Wednesday, May 09, 2007

Predator language

The Predator language is a constructed language spoken by the Predator in their fictional universe. Not well-developed in the films, a basic language was created by Steve Perry for use in the non-canon novels.

  • 'Awu'asa' - Armor
  • Bakuub - Straight Spear
  • Bpi-de - End
  • Cetanu - The Black Hunter (God of Death)
  • Ch'hkt-a – Nervous, Hyper-Active
  • Chiva - Trial, Test
  • C'jit! - Expletive
  • C'nlip - Intoxicating Beverage
  • Dachande - Different Knife
  • Da'dtou-di - Little Knife (spelled Dahdtoudi in certain novels)
  • Dai-shui - Yautja Musk
  • Dhi'ki-de - The Long Sleep (Death), Unconscious, Coma
  • Dtai'k-de - Fight
  • Dtai'k-dte sa-de nav'g-kon dtain'aun bpide - "The fight begun would not end until the end".
  • Gkei'moun - Easy/Simple
  • Gkinmara - Camera
  • Guan - Night
  • Guan-thwei - Night Blood
  • H'chak - Mercy
  • H'dlak - Fear
  • Hulij-bpe - Crazy
  • Hult'ah - Observer
  • Jehdin - Individual, One
  • Kainde amedha - Hard Meat (Aliens)
  • Ka'rik'na - The Summoning (Of Other Yautja)
  • Kehrite - Training Hall, Dojo
  • Kiande - Hard
  • Ki'cte! - Enough!
  • Kv'var - Exercises
  • Kwei - Sly
  • Lou-dte kale - Child-maker (Female)
  • L'ulij-bpe - Mad
  • M-di h'chak - No Mercy
  • M-di h'dlak - No Fear
  • Mei'hswei - Brother
  • Mesh'in'ga - The Battle Dreamtime
  • Mi - Fuel
  • Nain-de - Type of Hunt
  • Nain-desintje-de - The Pure Win (Absolute Victory)
  • Nan-de than-gaun - "Kiss Of Midnight", No Mercy
  • Nanku - Alive
  • N'dui'se - Yautja Scent
  • Nok - Unit of Measurement (Equivalent to 13 Inches)
  • Ooman - Humans
  • Pauk! - Expletive
  • Pyode Amedha - Soft Meat (Humanoid)
  • Pyode - Soft
  • Setg'in - Deadly
  • S'yuitde - Pathetic
  • Tarei hsan - Unworthy Opponent, Bug
  • Te'dqi - Secretion
  • Thei-de - Death
  • Thwei - Blood
  • Tjau'ke - Compressed Dust
  • U'sl-kwe - Final Rest (Death)
  • Yeyinde - Brave One
  • Zabin - Insect
  • Zazin - Completely Centred, Within Oneself
  • Z'skvy-de - Birth of Xenomorph from Host (Chestburster)

Thursday, May 03, 2007

MS-07 Gouf

The Gouf was the successor to the MS-06J Zaku II Ground Type mobile suit. The Zeonic Company engineers worked hard to produce their superior ground-combat-use mobile suit to replace the older J-Type Zaku II.

The Prototype Gouf was just a redesigned and improved upon Zaku II, lighter due to more efficient use of equipment and space, and more maneuverable than the typical F-Type Zaku II. The Prototype Gouf was also supposed to be built with a 5-barreled 75 mm machine gun hand and tentacle-like heat rod built into the forearm. However, these weapons were not ready until the second prototype, the YMS-07B Prototype Gouf, was finished. The B-Type Prototype Gouf also featured extra thrusters built into the legs to provide powerful, jet assisted jumps and improved maneuverability. The YMS-07B was nearly identical to the mass production version of the Gouf known as the MS-07B Gouf.

Although the MS-06J Zaku II Ground Type was doing a fair job, the Principality of Zeon saw a need for a more effective ground based mobile suit for their operations on Earth. After the designing and testing of the YMS-07A Prototype Gouf, the first model Gouf was rolled out as the MS-07A Gouf. The A-Type Gouf was a "dumbed-down" model of the true model design. It had been released early to training battalions to get pilots used to the controls. Some models were also released into combat service for those units that desperately needed a higher performance mobile suit. The A-Type Gouf lacked several of weapons from its mass production brother, including the 75 mm five-finger/barrel machine gun left hand and the tentacle-whip "heat rod" mounted on the right forearm.

Quickly though, the A-Type Gouf was replaced by the completed MS-07B Gouf model. This full model had the 75 mm machine gun hand and "heat rod", which could be used as a superheated slicing weapon or as a grappling weapon with a powerful electric shock effect. It also had a powerful heat sword, an improved heat-based weapon from the Zaku's heat hawk. The Gouf could also use the standard Zaku II weapons, such as 120 mm machine gun or 280 mm bazooka.

The Zeon pilot, Lieutenant Ramba Ral, played havoc with the crew of the Pegasus-Class Assault Carrier, White Base and the young pilot of the RX-78-2 Gundam with his YMS-07B Gouf, a prototype of the standard B-Type Gouf.

The Gouf easily outstripped the MS-06F Zaku II, but its improvement was not justified by its increased cost. The Gouf's production was cut short by the development of a more cost efficient unit, the more powerful and nimble MS-09 Dom. Despite its very short production run, it was still deployed across the world alongside Zakus and Doms.