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GoogleFrog wanted to remove names that were holdovers from Total Annihilation. Archangel wasn't in Original TA, but was used as a name by a few third-party unit creators: https://units.tauniverse.com/?p=q&q=archangel - Accordingly, it wasn't on the "must change" list, but as the unit renames were being discussed, someone felt it could use a rename if a good name could be found.
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GoogleFrog wanted to remove names that were holdovers from Total Annihilation. Archangel wasn't in Original TA, but was used as a name by a few third-party unit creators: https://units.tauniverse.com/?p=q&q=archangel - Accordingly, it wasn't on the "must change" list, but as the unit renames were being discussed, someone felt it could use a rename if a good name could be found.
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I think GoogleFrog in particular liked "Toad" because it jumps.
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I think GoogleFrog in particular liked "Toad" because it jumps.
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I
argued
for
Skyscraper
(
originally
suggested
by
someone
else,
but
I
can't
find
that
post
any
longer)
as
a
clever
double-meaning
semi-joke
in
the
vein
of
the
other
Jumpfac
units
Firewalker,
Placeholder,
and
Moderator.
Firewalker
is
a
unit
that
walks
around
and
shoot
fire,
but
a
firewalker
is
also
a
person
who
walks
over
hot
coals
as
a
stunt.
Placeholder
holds
units
in
place,
but
a
placeholder
is
also
a
thing
that
you
put
in
place
temporarily
until
you
can
replace
it
with
something
better,
thus
jokingly
suggesting
that
the
unit's
name
is
a
temporary
name
until
we
can
find
a
better
one
(
which
of
course
makes
it
the
perfect
name
that
will
never
be
replaced)
.
Moderator
slows
units
down,
which
is
also
one
definition
of
"to
moderate",
but
a
moderator
is
also
a
person
on
a
forum
who
edits
and
removes
forum
posts
to
prevent
flamewars,
and
of
course
Zero-K
notably
has
an
active
forum
that
requires
moderators.
So
in
that
same
vein,
a
skyscraper
is
a
very
tall
building,
but
the
Skyscraper
unit
also
scrapes
aircraft
out
of
the
sky.
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I
argued
for
Skyscraper
(
originally
suggested
by
someone
else,
but
I
can't
find
that
post
any
longer)
as
a
clever
double-meaning
semi-joke
in
the
vein
of
the
other
Jumpfac
units
Firewalker,
Placeholder,
and
Moderator.
Firewalker
is
a
unit
that
walks
around
and
shoots
fire,
but
a
firewalker
is
also
a
person
who
walks
over
hot
coals
as
a
stunt.
Placeholder
holds
units
in
place,
but
a
placeholder
is
also
a
thing
that
you
put
in
place
temporarily
until
you
can
replace
it
with
something
better,
thus
jokingly
suggesting
that
the
unit's
name
is
a
temporary
name
until
we
can
find
a
better
one
(
which
of
course
makes
it
the
perfect
name
that
will
never
be
replaced)
.
Moderator
slows
units
down,
which
is
also
one
definition
of
"to
moderate",
but
a
moderator
is
also
a
person
on
a
forum
who
edits
and
removes
forum
posts
to
prevent
flamewars,
and
of
course
Zero-K
notably
has
an
active
forum
that
requires
moderators.
So
in
that
same
vein,
a
skyscraper
is
a
very
tall
building,
but
the
Skyscraper
unit
also
scrapes
aircraft
out
of
the
sky.
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But, alas, GoogleFrog liked Toad better, so Toad it is.
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But, alas, GoogleFrog liked Toad better, so Toad it is.
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Rename the Toad back to Archangel.