Jan 17, 2012 at 5:43 PM
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So, here are my theories for the names of all of the guns in Cave Story.
Missile Launcher: It is quite self-explanatory why it is called that. It launches missiles. Enough said.
Fire Ball: It is quite self-explanatory why it is called that. It shoots fire balls. Enough said.
Bubbler: Yet another self-explanatory name. It shoots bubbles. Enough said.
Machine Gun: Probably because of its automatic rapidfire. Quite self-explanatory.
Blade: Dude. It's a blade. The most self-explanatory of them all. Enough said.
Snake: It's probably called this due to its wavy motion which apparently reminds Pixel/AGTP/NICALiS of a snake. Pretty obvious though.
Super Missile Launcher: Same as the missile launcher, but super because it's more powerful. Very obvious. Enough said.
Nemesis: Probably just a cool name. Not necessarily a ton of philosophy behind it unless stated otherwise.
EDIT: Captain Fabulous pionted out that Nemesis was the Greek goddess of revenge. Which is worth noting.
Alright, so the above was pretty much piontless, but the whole point of this thread is for the sake of presenting my theory for the names of the Spur and Polar Star which you probably noticed were omitted from the list. I recently had a revelation a few days ago when I was studying Biology. Here's my belief:
Polar Star: When a method of sexual reproduction called meiosis takes place within animal (or human) cells, the offspring is four younger cells (as opposed to a different method called mitosis which is asexual, and results in two offspring cells). When this takes place in a female's body, two different types exist in the four offspring cells: one of the four cells produced is called an egg, with which I'll take for granted that most of you are familiar with, and three much smaller cells, called Polar bodies. Polar bodies are much smaller, and have little to no functionality as far as we presently know. As anyone who has played Cave Story knows, the Polar Star is regarded as incomplete, and not at its full potential. This is much the case with Polar Bodies. Polar Bodies, Polar Star? I'd be surprised if you didn't see the connection.
Spur: When meiosis, the method that results in four offspring cells, takes place in a male, the four offspring cells are sperms with which I will take for granted that you are familiar with. All four of the produced sperms are fully functional, and can move around as opposed to the Polar Bodies produced in a female. Sperm, Spur? I'd be surprised if you didn't see the connection. Additionally, since Polar Bodies not only have less functionality than Sperms, but are produced in females as opposed to males who, of course, are often regarded as being stronger than females. Serving as a connection for the Spur being more powerful than the Polar Star.
So, if any admins think that some of the aforementioned content is overly graphic, then I will be fine with this being taken down.
Missile Launcher: It is quite self-explanatory why it is called that. It launches missiles. Enough said.
Fire Ball: It is quite self-explanatory why it is called that. It shoots fire balls. Enough said.
Bubbler: Yet another self-explanatory name. It shoots bubbles. Enough said.
Machine Gun: Probably because of its automatic rapidfire. Quite self-explanatory.
Blade: Dude. It's a blade. The most self-explanatory of them all. Enough said.
Snake: It's probably called this due to its wavy motion which apparently reminds Pixel/AGTP/NICALiS of a snake. Pretty obvious though.
Super Missile Launcher: Same as the missile launcher, but super because it's more powerful. Very obvious. Enough said.
Nemesis: Probably just a cool name. Not necessarily a ton of philosophy behind it unless stated otherwise.
EDIT: Captain Fabulous pionted out that Nemesis was the Greek goddess of revenge. Which is worth noting.
Alright, so the above was pretty much piontless, but the whole point of this thread is for the sake of presenting my theory for the names of the Spur and Polar Star which you probably noticed were omitted from the list. I recently had a revelation a few days ago when I was studying Biology. Here's my belief:
Polar Star: When a method of sexual reproduction called meiosis takes place within animal (or human) cells, the offspring is four younger cells (as opposed to a different method called mitosis which is asexual, and results in two offspring cells). When this takes place in a female's body, two different types exist in the four offspring cells: one of the four cells produced is called an egg, with which I'll take for granted that most of you are familiar with, and three much smaller cells, called Polar bodies. Polar bodies are much smaller, and have little to no functionality as far as we presently know. As anyone who has played Cave Story knows, the Polar Star is regarded as incomplete, and not at its full potential. This is much the case with Polar Bodies. Polar Bodies, Polar Star? I'd be surprised if you didn't see the connection.
Spur: When meiosis, the method that results in four offspring cells, takes place in a male, the four offspring cells are sperms with which I will take for granted that you are familiar with. All four of the produced sperms are fully functional, and can move around as opposed to the Polar Bodies produced in a female. Sperm, Spur? I'd be surprised if you didn't see the connection. Additionally, since Polar Bodies not only have less functionality than Sperms, but are produced in females as opposed to males who, of course, are often regarded as being stronger than females. Serving as a connection for the Spur being more powerful than the Polar Star.
So, if any admins think that some of the aforementioned content is overly graphic, then I will be fine with this being taken down.
