ctankep Posted March 30, 2011 Report Posted March 30, 2011 Ok, seriously, that's it! No more pretending... What does the acronym "TK" stand for? I mean, sure it's stormtroopers but T and K, does it have a meaning? Also wondering about "SE" and "HWT", both mentioned in THIS Thread... Hey, while i'm embarrasing myself i can go ahead and ask about every other acronym used to id different troopers! tell me I am guessing: TD = Trooper Desert TS = Trooper Snow TB = Trooper Batman Thanks for the help. /Varg Quote
JoeR Posted March 30, 2011 Report Posted March 30, 2011 According to Google: TK stands for Teras Kasi. The number is the serial number for the Stromtrooper. By giving them a number designation it basically removed the "humanness" of the Stromtrooper and made it easier for them to rationalize the evil that they did. Sounds very nerdy EU to me though! Quote
Locitus[Admin] Posted March 30, 2011 Report Posted March 30, 2011 HWT stands for "Heavy Weapons Trooper" something already mentioned in the title of that forum. SE usually stands for "Special Edition" - the remade original trilogy (OT) released back in 1997 Quote
Dmian Posted March 30, 2011 Report Posted March 30, 2011 TK is NOT Teras Kasi! (That Jedi Dude is an a**hole) It means nothing. It comes from the TK-421 designation in the film, which was probably randomly selected by Lucas (as THX 1138). TB= Trooper Biker HWT= Heavy Weapons Trooper (as mentioned) Quote
ctankep Posted March 30, 2011 Author Report Posted March 30, 2011 HWT stands for "Heavy Weapons Trooper" something already mentioned in the title of that forum. SE usually stands for "Special Edition" - the remade original trilogy (OT) released back in 1997 My god... special edition indeed. : ((((((((((((((((( UCAH is more closely describing my feelings for the SE of A New Hope (Unforgivable Crime Against Humanity) Quote
DarthVeach Posted March 30, 2011 Report Posted March 30, 2011 TK is NOT Teras Kasi! (That Jedi Dude is an a**hole) It means nothing. It comes from the TK-421 designation in the film, which was probably randomly selected by Lucas (as THX 1138). TB= Trooper Biker HWT= Heavy Weapons Trooper (as mentioned) Funny you mention that, because I was flipping thru my old Star Wars novel the other day and in the novelization it was THX-1183 and not TK-421! Quote
Dmian Posted March 30, 2011 Report Posted March 30, 2011 (edited) On 3/30/2011 at 9:06 PM, DarthVeach said: Funny you mention that, because I was flipping thru my old Star Wars novel the other day and in the novelization it was THX-1183 and not TK-421! Yes, the THX 1138 name was a homage to Lucas first film in the novel. TK-421 was also known as TX-421 in the radio drama. Also, when you think about it, in the film the trooper is referred as "Tee-Kay-421", but as the empire uses Aurebesh it should better be "Trill-Krill-421". But, it's not important really. TK is just a random acronym. It was funny, so it was used for the 501st. And then expanded for other designations. Edit: two funny TK-421 pics. ------------- Edited July 1, 2021 by gmrhodes13 link not working, removed gmrhodes13 2021 Quote
FIVE[501st] Posted March 30, 2011 Report Posted March 30, 2011 (edited) Here's a list of common acronyms. And here's a whole discussion on this topic... On 3/30/2011 at 9:17 PM, Dmian said: Also, when you think about it, in the film the trooper is referred as "Tee-Kay-421", but as the empire uses Aurebesh it should better be "Trill-Krill-421". Yes... but, "Trill-Krill" is pronounced "Tee-Kay" in basic — the spoken language. Just like the western alphabet has different pronunciations for many letters... especially if you're talking to someone other than an American. Edited July 1, 2021 by gmrhodes13 link not working, removed gmrhodes13 2021 Quote
Dmian Posted March 30, 2011 Report Posted March 30, 2011 (edited) On 3/30/2011 at 10:52 PM, Bluey said: ------------ Yes... but, "Trill-Krill" is pronounced "Tee-Kay" in basic — the spoken language. Just like the western alphabet has different pronunciations for many letters... especially if you're talking to someone other than an American. Thanks Noel! I was looking for that thread, but I didn't find it, so I ended up repeating the whole thing... Edited July 1, 2021 by gmrhodes13 link not working, removed gmrhodes13 2021 Quote
FIVE[501st] Posted March 30, 2011 Report Posted March 30, 2011 Thanks Noel! I was looking for that thread, but I didn't find it, so I ended up repeating the whole thing... You bet! I'm actually getting pretty good at finding things... that time it only took me like 15 minutes. Quote
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