Originally Posted by GoseiWonder (Post 189710)

Maybe one spelling is Politically Correct while the other isn't?

For that matter, why are the robots called "Gypsy/Gipsy" anyway? What do the Romani people have to do with any of this? Is the movie going to have a stereotypical Gypsy Fortuneteller going to predict the film's main conflict or something?

Originally Posted by conundrum (Post 189716)

Each bot has their own unique name (Gipsy Danger, Crimson Typhoon) but each are a Jaeger, derived from the German word [I][ Jäger /I], meaning hunter.

Originally Posted by GoseiWonder (Post 189722)

Yeah, but I still don't get the Gypsy thing.
Maybe the Gypsy Danger has a higher Speed Stat while the Crimson Typhoon has a higher Attack Stat?

Yeah, I have no clue.

Originally Posted by SPLIT LIP (Post 189705)

Which is dumb, because isn't the real word Gypsy? Or are there two spellings?

Originally Posted by ljacone (Post 189745)

Why is Mazinger Z named Mazinger Z? Why is Raideen named Raideen? Why is Dangard Ace named Dangard Ace? Because the writer thought they were cool names. Same deal here.

Originally Posted by ljacone (Post 189745)

Why is Mazinger Z named Mazinger Z? Why is Raideen named Raideen? Why is Dangard Ace named Dangard Ace? Because the writer thought they were cool names. Same deal here.

Originally Posted by ljacone (Post 189131)

This is going to be hard to resist for me. I read the prologue comic last weekend, and am set up for the movie on Saturday, so I have completely swallowed the hook on Pacific Rim at this point.

Originally Posted by Tmclaughlin7 (Post 189889)

Exactly. Maybe there will be a reasoning for it, but I doubt it. Either way they're cool names.

My favorite Jaeger so far is Australia's. It's like Striker Eureka or something like that. It's a beautiful robot.