On September 01 2010 20:53 iNF wrote: Found it a bit weird that no one has mentioned the battlecruiser "the loki" on the wraith mission, part of the achievement "battling the asgard". Obvious reference to stargate sg-1.
Is there a really long battlecruiser in SG1?...because I hope you know Loki is a figure from Norse mythology...not something invented by Stargate. (as is Asgard)
Yea I do know that, but Loki is a character in stargate sg1 (an asgard.) and the asgard have a tendency to name their ships after ppl. The O'neil and the Daniel Jackson for example. And also as MisterD wrote, quite the "coincidence" with the wraiths
lol, thats not a Stargate reference. SG and SC are both referencing Norse mythology, which is quite a bit older than both of them. Loki is the Norse god of mischief and chaos who resided in Asgard along with all the other gods. Many of the Terran units in SC2 are references to Norse mythology, such as the Thor, Viking, and Raven (The symbol of Odin, he always appears with two), the Odin in that same mission, and even the Hel's Angels mercenaries (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hel_(location).
Because loki and the asgard from stargate is based on norse mythologi doesn't change the fact that the reference in starcraft2 is infact aimed towards the stargate series and not norse mythology though. That's like saying rory swann is a reference to germanic mythologies because he resembles a dwarf.
it's not a reference to sg. if you look across blizzards games, a huge amount of units (if not most) and buildings etc. are named after something in some kind of mythology.
The EoD mission takes place on a planet called Valhalla.
You have the Odin and the Loki and references to Asgard.
Immortal's avatar occasionally has a goldfish in it. Couldn't get a good shot of it so here is the texture:
Also the Goliath's and Spartan Company's avatars are more than just a reference to Dustin Browder. This guy is NOT Dustin Browder. This is modelled after Brian Sousa. Apparently it's a running joke at Blizzard to make fun of his likeness to Dustin Browder. However that's why the mercenary version of the Goliath: is indeed modelled to resemble Dustin Browder.
On September 19 2010 13:50 Raidern wrote: science vessel says 'let's roll' which is a clear reference to 9/11
Nope. Guess you've never played BW because science vessel had this quote since 1998...
really?
well my mistake then, I thought it was related to Todd Beamer's words
"Let's roll" is a catchphrase that has been used extensively as a term to move and start an activity, attack, mission or project. After the attacks of September 11, 2001 the phrase, especially in the United States, has come to symbolize heroism, self sacrifice and initiative in a tough situation. This use of the phrase was inspired by Todd Beamer's final known words, "Are you guys ready? Let's roll!" The phrase has been widely appropriated as a battlecry.
"Let's roll" is a catchphrase that has been used extensively as a term to move and start an activity, attack, mission or project. After the attacks of September 11, 2001 the phrase, especially in the United States, has come to symbolize heroism, self sacrifice and initiative in a tough situation. This use of the phrase was inspired by Todd Beamer's final known words, "Are you guys ready? Let's roll!" The phrase has been widely appropriated as a battlecry.
Let's roll has been uses as a phase for ages. Linking it to 9/11 is just plain arrogance.
On September 19 2010 13:50 Raidern wrote: science vessel says 'let's roll' which is a clear reference to 9/11
Nope. Guess you've never played BW because science vessel had this quote since 1998...
really?
well my mistake then, I thought it was related to Todd Beamer's words
"Let's roll" is a catchphrase that has been used extensively as a term to move and start an activity, attack, mission or project. After the attacks of September 11, 2001 the phrase, especially in the United States, has come to symbolize heroism, self sacrifice and initiative in a tough situation. This use of the phrase was inspired by Todd Beamer's final known words, "Are you guys ready? Let's roll!" The phrase has been widely appropriated as a battlecry.
Let's roll has been uses as a phase for ages. Linking it to 9/11 is just plain arrogance.
why would that be arrogance, care to explain? especially since its coming from a non-american.
isn't it easy to understand that it was a mistake? do you really need to act like an idiot?
On September 01 2010 20:53 iNF wrote: Found it a bit weird that no one has mentioned the battlecruiser "the loki" on the wraith mission, part of the achievement "battling the asgard". Obvious reference to stargate sg-1.
Is there a really long battlecruiser in SG1?...because I hope you know Loki is a figure from Norse mythology...not something invented by Stargate. (as is Asgard)
Yea I do know that, but Loki is a character in stargate sg1 (an asgard.) and the asgard have a tendency to name their ships after ppl. The O'neil and the Daniel Jackson for example. And also as MisterD wrote, quite the "coincidence" with the wraiths
lol, thats not a Stargate reference. SG and SC are both referencing Norse mythology, which is quite a bit older than both of them. Loki is the Norse god of mischief and chaos who resided in Asgard along with all the other gods. Many of the Terran units in SC2 are references to Norse mythology, such as the Thor, Viking, and Raven (The symbol of Odin, he always appears with two), the Odin in that same mission, and even the Hel's Angels mercenaries (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hel_(location).
Because loki and the asgard from stargate is based on norse mythologi doesn't change the fact that the reference in starcraft2 is infact aimed towards the stargate series and not norse mythology though. That's like saying rory swann is a reference to germanic mythologies because he resembles a dwarf.
The Yggdrasil was a hero Overlord in SC1. In Norse mythology, Yggdrasil was the world tree, around which existed nine worlds.
There is no mention of Yggdrasil in Stargate, at least according to what Google can tell me.
The fact that StarCraft has even one thing on Stargate leads to the rational explanation that these terms were taken directly from Norse mythology, and not lifted from Stargate.
Also, regarding the Sousa/Browder thing, here's a helpful PSA direct from Blizzard:
Stargate had Yggdrasil somewhere, but I can't remember where. I'm pretty sure it was the ship that the ancient Asgard had (the humanoid ones in stasis underground on some planet), but I'll have to check.
Anyway, it's a reference to Norse mythology AND Stargate. Is it really that hard to just get along?
In the mission where you kill the nydus worms, and you have to save a certain group of people, if the brutalisk/omegalisk gets to them they say "game over man, game over!"
EPT
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