DreadtechSavant Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 (edited) http://fantasynamegenerators.com/chiss-names.php#.V-LBfiQdBhE So for Ranos it would be something like; Honor'ano'stryker Assuming that the naming convention linked above is correct. Yes, that would be a realistic name for what we know of the Chiss but the first and last part of the name could easy be different but a good example all the same. So basically the Jedi Master is using her "core name". Assuming Disney stay with what was established in the EU. All we really know so far is that in the "new" timeline the Chiss are still around. How much of there history will be rewritten still remains to be seen. Edited September 21, 2016 by DreadtechSavant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UmbralSpirit Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Vanilla Ice Like that singer from the 90's? I feel sorry for that poor little companion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanArgent Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 (edited) Like that singer from the 90's? I feel sorry for that poor little companion. Chiss, chiss, baby Well, it was either that or have her sing Let It Go. Edited September 22, 2016 by IanArgent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamtas Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Smurfettee... I mean Chissette? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KWONRYU Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Lady Gaga Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenduKundalini Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 This made me chuckle for some reason. Oh wait. I just got it lol. I think my subconscious was laughing and now my conscious brain finally cottoned on. rofl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlrikFassbauer Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 (edited) http://fantasynamegenerators.com/chiss-names.php#.V-LBfiQdBhE So for Ranos it would be something like; Honor'ano'stryker Assuming that the naming convention linked above is correct. Thank you for that explanation. I'd still vote for a family name connected to Thrawn, though. Edited September 23, 2016 by AlrikFassbauer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob_Cora Posted September 24, 2016 Share Posted September 24, 2016 (edited) I'm saying the name doesn't sound very Chiss. Because when I hear "Ranos" I first think "vamos" which is some Spanish word. Then I immediately think "Hey, isn't that the annoying brutish green jedi?" and I imagine the poor woman wearing that ridiculous Queen Amidala jedi garb in green. I guess most people won't make the former association, but the second isn't far-fetched to anyone who's played TOR through the Imperial campaign. Now tell me, does "dumb, angry, smashy jedi" sound very Chiss to you? Are Chiss just space orks? No, it doesn't sound very Chiss. That's true. But there can be dozens of reasons: early adoption by non-Chiss parents, lack of interest in her Chiss heritage due to her Jedi training, a nickname to make her name easier to pronounce or spell... Your second point for not liking the name is totally legit, though. But too personal to have any impact in the game. And now I kind of hate you because it has come to my mind other Spanish word: Rabos. Now I can't unsee Master Rabos Stuff of nightmares... XD Edited September 24, 2016 by Jacob_Cora Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFacelessOne Posted September 24, 2016 Share Posted September 24, 2016 (edited) Her name doesn't matter to me, IF BW gives us the option to kill her i will do it on every toon i have! Edited September 24, 2016 by AFacelessOne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechbotAlpha Posted September 24, 2016 Share Posted September 24, 2016 Why they made a Chiss Jedi, of all things, is beyond me. The only thing worse would have been a Sith Pureblood Jedi. God knows there's enough of THOSE running around played by terrible RPers Then again, with the likes of KotFE, the writers seem to have stopped giving that much of a damn about lore... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZanyaCross Posted September 24, 2016 Share Posted September 24, 2016 Why they made a Chiss Jedi, of all things, is beyond me. The only thing worse would have been a Sith Pureblood Jedi. Do yourself a favor and go watch Zootopia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eriksarcasm Posted September 24, 2016 Share Posted September 24, 2016 Why they made a Chiss Jedi, of all things, is beyond me. Probably something to do with a certain well known Chiss Admiral soon graduating to the realm of Canon Then again, with the likes of KotFE, the writers seem to have stopped giving that much of a damn about lore... Lore? Lore you say? How about, until this game scattered them all over Hoth, there weren't supposed to BE any Chiss outside of the Unknown Regions? Bioware playing fast and loose with lore goes way back before KOTFE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transcendent Posted September 24, 2016 Share Posted September 24, 2016 Lore? Lore you say? How about, until this game scattered them all over Hoth, there weren't supposed to BE any Chiss outside of the Unknown Regions? Bioware playing fast and loose with lore goes way back before KOTFE. I would hazard a guess that the Imperials deliberately got Chiss involved on Hoth due to the nature of the climate there. Either way, I'm glad BioWare included them in SWTOR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlrikFassbauer Posted September 24, 2016 Share Posted September 24, 2016 Why they made a Chiss Jedi, of all things, is beyond me. The only thing worse would have been a Sith Pureblood Jedi. Well, it's against the cliché ... A pureblood Sith as a Sith Warrior is far, far worse, in my opinion ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JediRelentless Posted September 24, 2016 Share Posted September 24, 2016 I'm glad I chose not to participate in the DvL event. If it was up to me the Chiss wouldn't be in this era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aebrynis Posted September 24, 2016 Share Posted September 24, 2016 Seeing as we'll end up with the Light side winning the DvL event unfortunately, we'll be getting that Chiss Jedi companion. Since nothing ever gets changed or fixed after it goes live, I guess it's better to ask for it now, pre-emptively. Please change Ranos' name to... something else. For one, it doesn't sound very Chiss. Secondly, it's much too similar to that of Master Ramos, an angry, arrogant, useless, stupid-hat-wearing and just plain unlikeable green Jedi in the Imperial Corellia campaign. I'm sure there's plenty of lore-savvy forumites that can come up with better and more fitting name suggestions, so knock yourselves out! I'm hoping they'll at least include some dialog as to why her Core name is 'Ranos' (and what the entire name is, as well). They could have done much worse. And I, for one, am pleased that we will (seemingly) get a companion race (chiss) that we don't yet have. Akaavi Spar has the red-skinned spiky-head department sewn up all nice and tidy, thanks very much. I wouldn't have bothered doing a power-rush to Eternal level if I thought I'd be saddled with a lightsaber-shaking zabrak goofball who will undoubtedly not possess even a tenth of Akaavi's personality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myrdinn Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 I'm hoping they'll at least include some dialog as to why her Core name is 'Ranos' (and what the entire name is, as well). They could have done much worse. "My name is Zat'nik'tel. O'Neil, though, calls me 'Ranos.' I think he cannot say Zat'nik'tel. Strange man. Odd obsession with fishing where there are no fish." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asmodesu Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 Unless she was raised by the Jedi from a very young age, then likely she doesn't have a Chiss name at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eriksarcasm Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 I would hazard a guess that the Imperials deliberately got Chiss involved on Hoth due to the nature of the climate there. Either way, I'm glad BioWare included them in SWTOR. True, but they're not even supposed to know about them. They weren't "discovered" until between Episode I and II by the Republic. Sure, it's possible that the Sith Empire knew about them and didn't share, but then Republic NPC's and players should react with suprise. "Who are these blue people?" and such. Instead they're just like "oh those are Chiss". This implies that the galaxy knew about them 3000 years before Outbound Flight, and just.... forgot? Anyway all that being said, I don't see a problem with the name. Both the core name convention and the adopted name theory hold true. I'm hoping for some back story at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanArgent Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 True, but they're not even supposed to know about them. They weren't "discovered" until between Episode I and II by the Republic. Sure, it's possible that the Sith Empire knew about them and didn't share, but then Republic NPC's and players should react with suprise. "Who are these blue people?" and such. Instead they're just like "oh those are Chiss". This implies that the galaxy knew about them 3000 years before Outbound Flight, and just.... forgot? Anyway all that being said, I don't see a problem with the name. Both the core name convention and the adopted name theory hold true. I'm hoping for some back story at least. I figure it's just one more thing lost to the galactic knowledge base in the roughly 3000 years between TOR and the Battle of Tavin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transcendent Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 I'm hoping for some back story at least. Same, hopefully not just the codex variety. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_Nil Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 Hmm, from what I recall about Chiss culture, there are four main "ruling families" in the Ascendancy. Granted, this may be subject to change given the ~3000 years between now and the Battle of Yavin, as well as Disney changing a lot of the canon, but otherwise, the four main families are Csapla, Nuruodo, Inrokini, and Sabosen. Given what we know about how the Chiss core names work (Last letter of the first name, full second name, first letter of the third name i.e. Weith'aske'nuruodo=Thasken), I strongly suspect that Jedi Master Ranos would have been a part of the Sabosen clan. Given that the Sabosen clan oversees justice, public health, and education, this seems like an ideal fit for someone who would end up walking the path of a Jedi. Once again, this is just a theory on my part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transcendent Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 Hmm, from what I recall about Chiss culture, there are four main "ruling families" in the Ascendancy. Granted, this may be subject to change given the ~3000 years between now and the Battle of Yavin, as well as Disney changing a lot of the canon, but otherwise, the four main families are Csapla, Nuruodo, Inrokini, and Sabosen. Given what we know about how the Chiss core names work (Last letter of the first name, full second name, first letter of the third name i.e. Weith'aske'nuruodo=Thasken), I strongly suspect that Jedi Master Ranos would have been a part of the Sabosen clan. Given that the Sabosen clan oversees justice, public health, and education, this seems like an ideal fit for someone who would end up walking the path of a Jedi. Once again, this is just a theory on my part. Pretty good theory though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlrikFassbauer Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 True, but they're not even supposed to know about them. They weren't "discovered" until between Episode I and II by the Republic. Sure, it's possible that the Sith Empire knew about them and didn't share, but then Republic NPC's and players should react with suprise. "Who are these blue people?" and such. Instead they're just like "oh those are Chiss". This implies that the galaxy knew about them 3000 years before Outbound Flight, and just.... forgot? Anyway all that being said, I don't see a problem with the name. Both the core name convention and the adopted name theory hold true. I'm hoping for some back story at least. Well, Mon Calamari have a similar problem, if I recall this correctly ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFDebris Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 I figure it's just one more thing lost to the galactic knowledge base in the roughly 3000 years between TOR and the Battle of Tavin I wonder if a systematic purging of information might have taken place at some point, by the Chiss or by an enemy of theirs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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