Research Codenames (EU2012)

2015-01-21T09:43:08Z

Jeffrey Bosboom: fix a few typos

Each [[Research (EU2012)|Research]] project has a specific codename which is based either on the [[UFO Defense|original game]] or a scientific or sci-fi subject. A list of codenames and their references may be found below.

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| align="center" | '''[[Alien Nav Computer (EU2012)|Alien Nav Computer]]''' ''Lighthouse'' || Building used for ship navigation.
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| align="center" | '''[[UFO Power Source (EU2012)|UFO Power Source]]''' ''Waterfall'' || Natural formation. Could also refer to the allegations that a UFO was behind the 1965 Niagara Falls blackout that affected New York City.
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| align="center" | '''[[New Fighter Craft (EU2012)|New Fighter Craft]]''' ''Skylance'' ||
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| align="center" | '''[[Plasma Cannon (EU2012)|Plasma Cannon]]''' ''Snapdragon'' || Possibly related to Marvel Comics's Snapdragon character on the Morituri series who can fire plasma bursts.
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| align="center" | '''[[EMP Cannon (EU2012)|EMP Cannon]]''' ''Ion'' || Possibly related to Ion cannons from George Lucas' ''Star Wars'' universe, which, similar to EMP weapons, disable electronics and computer systems.
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| align="center" | '''[[Fusion Lance (EU2012)|Fusion Lance]]''' ''Godfinger'' ||
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| align="center" | '''[[Alien Alloys (EU2012)|Alien Materials]]''' ''Looking Glass'' || A mirror. Also the name of Lewis Carrol's ''Through The Looking Glass'', the sequel of ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland''.
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| align="center" | '''[[Carapace Armor (EU2012)|Carapace Armor]]''' ''Thorax'' || The chest part of an animal.
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| align="center" | '''[[Skeleton Suit (EU2012)|Skeleton Suit]]''' ''Rictus'' || A spasm of the facial muscles that causes them to grin caused by tetanus or poison.
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| align="center" | '''[[Titan Armor (EU2012)|Titan Armor]]''' ''Golem'' || Stone figure from Jewish legend that would turn alive to fulfill its creator's wishes. Possibly a reference to the [[Unused Features (EU2012)|cut Golem Armor]].
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| align="center" | '''[[Ghost Armor (EU2012)|Ghost Armor]]''' ''Nightshade'' || Family of common plants that includes potatoes, tobacco, mandrake, tomatoes and peppers.
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| align="center" | '''[[Archangel Armor (EU2012)|Archangel Armor]]''' ''Icarus'' || Legendary Greek figure who built a pair of wings for himself but fell down to Earth after getting too close to the Sun.
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| align="center" | '''[[Psi Armor (EU2012)|Psi Armor]]''' ''Witchwood'' || Related to witchcraft?'' Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.'' - Arthur C. Clarke
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| align="center" | '''[[Sectoid Autopsy (EU2012)|Sectoid Autopsy]]''' ''Roswell'' || Alleged 1947 UFO crash site where an alien craft and bodies were recovered by the US government.
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| align="center" | '''[[Thin Man Autopsy (EU2012)|Thin Man Autopsy]]''' ''Viperus'' || Reference to the original game's Snakeman (viperus = viper, a snake)
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| align="center" | '''[[Floater Autopsy (EU2012)|Floater Autopsy]]''' ''Crimson Cape'' || Reference to the original game where Floaters had red capes.
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| align="center" | '''[[Muton_Autopsy_(EU2012)| Muton Autopsy]]''' ''Nero'' || Roman emperor with a reputation for tyranny [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nero]].
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| align="center" | '''[[Chryssalid Autopsy (EU2012)|Chryssalid Autopsy]]''' ''Ridley'' || Ridley Scott, director of several sci-fi movies, including ''Alien'' and ''Prometheus''.
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| align="center" | '''[[Drone Autopsy (EU2012)|Drone Autopsy]]''' ''Arachnid'' || A class of animals such as spiders and scorpions. Also the name of the alien race in Robert Heinlein's ''Starship Troopers''.
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| align="center" | '''[[Cyberdisc Autopsy (EU2012)|Cyberdisc Autopsy]]''' ''Enigma'' || A mystery or a riddle.
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| align="center" | '''[[Sectoid Commander Autopsy (EU2012)|Sectoid Commander Autopsy]]''' ''Rosetta'' || Rosetta stone - discovered by Napoleon's troops it Egypt, it later allowed for the first translations of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs.
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| align="center" | '''[[Berserker Autopsy (EU2012)|Berserker Autopsy]]''' ''Anaconda'' || A large South American snake who kills its victims by crushing them.
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| align="center" | '''[[Heavy Floater Autopsy (EU2012)|Heavy Floater Autopsy]]''' ''Montezuma'' || The last Aztec emperor who was defeated by the Spanish conqueror Herman Cortés.
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| align="center" | '''[[Muton Elite Autopsy (EU2012)|Muton Elite Autopsy]]''' ''Imperial'' ||
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| align="center" | '''[[Sectopod Autopsy (EU2012)|Sectopod Autopsy]]''' ''Halcyon'' || A family of birds [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halcyon_(genus)]].
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| align="center" | '''[[Ethereal Autopsy (EU2012)|Ethereal Autopsy]]''' ''Aether'' || On Greek mythology, Aether was the personification of the sky. with its name meaning 'light'.
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| align="center" | '''[[Interrogate Sectoid (EU2012)|Interrogate Sectoid]]''' ''Roanoke'' || Roanoke colony - one of the first colonies in North America, where the colonists mysteriously disappeared years after the colony's founding.
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| align="center" | '''[[Interrogate Sectoid Commander (EU2012)|Interrogate Sectoid Commander]]''' ''Voynich'' || Voynich manuscript - a 15th century book written in a undecipherable language containing hundreds of hand made drawings.
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| align="center" | '''[[Interrogate Thin Man (EU2012)|Interrogate Thin Man]]''' ''Masquerade'' || Masquerade = a deception, can also mean dressing up for Carnival.
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| align="center" | '''[[Interrogate Floater (EU2012)|Interrogate Floater]]''' ''Goalpost'' || align="center" |
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| align="center" | '''[[Interrogate Heavy Floater (EU2012)|Interrogate Heavy Floater]]''' ''Dreadnaught'' || Dreadnaught = naval battleship of the early 20th century
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| align="center" | '''[[Interrogate Berserker (EU2012)|Interrogate Berserker]]''' ''Rubicon'' || "To cross the Rubicon" - Roman saying attributed to Julius Caesar meaning 'no turning back'
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| align="center" | '''[[Interrogate Muton (EU2012)|Interrogate Muton]]''' ''Tempest'' ||
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| align="center" | '''[[Interrogate Muton Elite (EU2012)|Interrogate Muton Elite]]''' ''Gomorrah'' || Sodom and Gomorrah, the two biblical cities destroyed by God because of their sins
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| align="center" | '''[[Interrogate Ethereal (EU2012)|Interrogate Ethereal]]''' ''Rosetta'' || Rosetta stone - discovered by Napoleon's troops it Egypt, it later allowed for the first translations ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs.
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| align="center" | '''[[Arc Thrower (EU2012)|Arc Thrower]]''' ''Spark'' || Can be a reference to the legend of the titan Prometheus, who stole a spark of fire from the Greek gods to give it to mankind.
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| align="center" | '''[[Weapon Fragments (EU2012)|Weapon Fragments]]''' ''Sagaris'' || Ancient Persian axe weapon.
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| align="center" | '''[[Beam Weapons (EU2012)|Beam Weapons]]''' ''Sunray'' ||
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| align="center" | '''[[Precision Lasers (EU2012)|Precision Lasers]]''' ''Lightwire'' ||
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| align="center" | '''[[Heavy Laser (EU2012)|Heavy Lasers]]''' ''Penumbra'' || Dark side
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| align="center" | '''[[Plasma Pistol (EU2012)|Plasma Pistol]]''' ''Jacamar'' || Bird
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| align="center" | '''[[Light Plasma Rifle (EU2012)|Light Plasma Rifle]]''' ''Corvid'' || Bird
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| align="center" | '''[[Plasma Rifle (EU2012)|Plasma Rifle]]''' ''Kestral'' || Bird
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| align="center" | '''[[Plasma Sniper Rifle (EU2012)|Plasma Sniper]]''' ''Osprey'' || Bird
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| align="center" | '''[[Heavy Plasma (EU2012)|Heavy Plasma]]''' ''Kingfisher'' || Bird
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| align="center" | '''[[Alloy Cannon (EU2012)|Alloy Cannon]]''' ''Avocet'' || Bird
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| align="center" | '''[[Blaster Launcher (EU2012)|Guided Fusion Launcher]]''' ''Tunguska'' || Located in Siberia, in 1907 there was a massive explosion on the Tunguska area caused by a meteorite, or as some claim, by a UFO exploding upon crashing on Earth.
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| align="center" | '''[[Xeno-Biology_(EU2012)|Xeno-Biology]]''' ''Mobius'' || Jean Girard (aka Moebius) - French sci-fi artist and creator, contributed to the ''Alien'', ''Tron'' and ''Fifth Element'' movies [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Giraud]].
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| align="center" | '''[[Outsider Shard (EU2012)|Outsider Shard]]''' ''Novato'' || 2K Marin, responsible for the development of [[The Bureau: XCOM Declassified]] and the introduction of the Outsiders to the XCOM universe has an office at Novato, California, United States.
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| align="center" | '''[[Hyperwave Relay (EU2012)|Hyperwave Communication]]''' ''Tachyon'' || Hypothetical physical particles mentioned on the original game.
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| align="center" | '''[[Psi Link (EU2012)|Ethereal Device]]''' ''Skylight'' || Roof window that allows for daylight to enter a room.
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| align="center" | '''[[Experimental Warfare (EU2012)|Experimental Warfare]]''' ''Skunk Works'' || Skunk Works is the department of Lockheed-Martin's aerospace company responsible for designing advanced top secret planes such as the SR-71 and U-2 reconnaissance planes.
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| align="center" | '''[[Elerium (EU2012)|Elerium]]''' ''E-115'' || Reference to the atomic number of Elerium mentioned on the original game.
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| align="center" | '''[[Meld Recombination (EU2012)|Meld Recombination]] EW DLC''' ''Purity'' || Reference to the ''X-Files'' 'Purity Control' top secret government project that used alien tech to create supersoldiers?
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| align="center" | '''[[Mechtoid Autopsy (EU2012)|Mechtoid Autopsy]] EW DLC''' ''Goliath'' || Biblical reference to the giant warrior defeated by David.
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| align="center" | '''[[Seeker Autopsy (EU2012)|Seeker Autopsy]] EW DLC''' ''Lovecraft'' || Reference to H.P. Lovecraft, American horror/sci-fi writer of the 20th century that is a source of inspiration for [[TFTD|X-COM: Terror From The Deep]].
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