Something different

[Intensity Angel]

Didn't know where to put this stupid idea, wind me up if it is in the wrong place.

If you were in Spectrum and were an Angel pilot, what would your Angel name be?

Firgured this would be a harmless bit of fun.

[CyberMarionette]

I'd say Eccentricity Angel.

[Marion]

No way could I think of something for myself that would have any point as, if it related to myself, most people don't know me so they wouldn't know if it was any good.
But I did wonder if these would do for series characters:

Scarlet as Recovery Angel
Blue as Affability Angel
Ochre as Comical Angel
Magenta as Pixelated Angel
Grey as Aquatic Angel…


Any suggestions of your own?

[Elentari]

Nostalgic Angel - because that's where I am when I think of CS.

In a 1960s kind of 21st Century world.

[LadyP]

Should I ever find the time in my busy schedule to become a Spectrum Angel, I would chose 'Elegence' as my code name. I do feel that one should make an effort to remain ladylike whatever the circumstances.

[CyberMarionette]

Should I ever find the time in my busy schedule to become a Spectrum Angel, I would chose 'Elegence' as my code name. I do feel that one should make an effort to remain ladylike whatever the circumstances.

Nice one, Lady P, but I do tend to notice that most of the Angel names end in a "y" sound...

Is this true? I'm just saying...

[Marion]

Yes, the canon Angels' names end up with Y in English - I don't think they do in other languages and it would get very difficult to make all of them end in Y.
At least, I think so.

[chrisbishop]

They sound pretty much the same in French:

SymphonIE
HarmonIE
RhapsodIE
MelodIE
...
And
DestinÉE (because Destinie doesn't exist in French)

In Japanese, they really didn't follow much of the established canon:

Symphony (kept her own name)
Fantasy (Rhapsody )
Carol (Melody. Well... somehow related to 'music')
Sally (Harmony. Uh...)
Concerto (Destiny. Musical, anyway)

If there would be other Angels, I would figure they would use either musical and classical names.

By the way, Lady P... I love "Elegance Angel"

[CyberMarionette]

I guess I'm just a stickler for canon in a way, plus it gave the angels a theme of sorts...

[chrisbishop]

Oh, of course! They do seem to want to follow a theme in regard of the Angels names. Most of them are musical (obviously!) and the last one is classic. I read somewhere that it was simply because Gerry couldn't think of any other musical name ending with 'Y'.

Within fandom, you have those who stick to 'Y' names - which would give such variant as "Verity", "Charity"... and you can add the Japanese "Fantasy" into that lot...

And you have those who would prefer the musical-theme names, notwithstanding the fact that they do not end in 'Y'. Like "Sonata", "Concerto" (yep! Again one of the Japanese names!), "Serenade" and so forth.

Oh, I did find another musical name ending with 'Y' - "Threnody". But do you really see our Destiny with that name?

[Marion]

How about 'Cacophony'? That's musical.

I have used both other musical terms and 'classical names' for additional Angels in my stories.
In one of the comics/annual stories there is a picture of 2 Angels getting ready to launch and one of them is called 'Modesty'. It doesn't look like Melody, so it might not be a mis-print. It could be used to support the suggestion that there are more Angels than we see on the show, which would make some sense, as 5 is a very odd number to deal with rotas and duty shifts etc.
I used this in my story 'Natural Selection':

In addition, there are six potential colour captains under consideration: Blue, Grey, Purple, Red, Violet and Yellow; and – until today - six defence squadron pilots: Destiny, Harmony, Melody, Modesty, Rhapsody and Symphony.”
“What happened today?” Stephens asked.
“We discovered that Modesty has managed to get pregnant.”
Despite himself, Conrad gave a snort of laughter. “How careless of her,” he said, meeting White’s exasperated glance with a shrug.
“Modesty is a lady?” Stephens asked, looking bewildered.
“Not much of a one, it seems,” Conrad muttered.


I also remember that in the run up to the launch of NCS when a sultry promotional picture of (Dismal) Destiny was published - and no one was sure which Angel it was meant to be - that she acquired the nickname 'Nymphony'. Strange how apt that turned out to be.

[chrisbishop]

I've used "Concerto" for Parallax View, where she's the replacement of one of the Angels. As Parallax View is set in a parallel world, I'll have no qualms to use it again in another story, where I want to create a new squadron of Angel pilots. That's a project I've been having for year, but didn't find the time or proper inspiration to write yet.

Four of these new pilots will have musical name, while the fifth - like Destiny - will carry a classic name.

[Marion]

I have used Cadenza and Sonata as Angel names in alternative realities and Cantata, Calypso, Fantasia, Pavane, Sarabande and Sonata, as the names of a 'back-up' Angel Squadron in the 'real' world. Not to mention: Serenade, Madrigal, Concord, Mellifluous and Kismet for the PRISM Seraphs, in the spoof TV show 'Captain Starlight'.

It might well be that each subsequent Angel squadron would have codenames with a theme, but not necessarily the same theme as the original Angels - after all, like colours, musical terms are a relatively finite resources. I can't really see a 'Hip-Hop Angel' or 'Reggae Angel' - can you?

[chrisbishop]

Marion, we did a "Rockabye Angel" - but does it count?

[hazel]

I used Modesty, Cantata and Sonata Angels in Back to Basics, but blame my lack of imagination on a sudden realisation of "gawd, I need to have some new Angels as cannon fodder in this story!"

The name "Modesty" came from the Angels comic strip in Lady Penelope, I think.