codenames

by **Night Fury** » Tue Jul 07, 2015 6:59 pm

Why did they use codenames :?:

instead of there real names :?:

by **Isabelle** » Tue Jul 07, 2015 10:37 pm

In OCS, I would say the color codenames are used to preserve the identities of the Spectrum officers and protect them (and their families/loved ones) from personal attacks from present (or past) ennemies.

In NCS, it's a little grayer (no pun intended :wink:

), as we sometimes see their actual names in identification sequences, or even on their space suits, and they call each other by their real names pretty regularly. It could still protect their identity in most situations, but I almost see it as some sort of "merit badge", that if you're assigned a color, you're part of the senior staff (although I think lieutenants are technically considered as junior staff in the military... ).

by **Night Fury** » Thu Jul 09, 2015 6:45 pm

Isabelle wrote:In OCS, I would say the color codenames are used to preserve the identities of the Spectrum officers and protect them (and their families/loved ones) from personal attacks from present (or past) ennemies.

In NCS, it's a little grayer (no pun intended ), as we sometimes see their actual names in identification sequences, or even on their space suits, and they call each other by their real names pretty regularly. It could still protect their identity in most situations, but I almost see it as some sort of "merit badge", that if you're assigned a color, you're part of the senior staff (although I think lieutenants are technically considered as junior staff in the military... ).

Thanks you for answering my question.