Talk:Trion Soldier/@comment-4148373-20190319042629

...Huh. You know, I think I can make a case for all the Trion Warriors having animal-derived names.

Mole Mod, Rabbit, and Dog are obvious. Rad is likely from "rat", since they scurry around in the dark and try to hide themselves, and even have whip-like tails. Might explain why Enedorad got so angry about that name, too. "Bado" is probably "bat", though the main similarity is that both fly. Ilgar is a bit odd, but it's fish shaped, and there is a type of fish called "gar", though the shape is entirely different.

Bamster and Idra are kinda interesting. I think Idra, or "Aidora" is probably derived from "Hydra". This matches how they fight, as the grow stronger by working together, or gathering more "heads" in one place. Plus, the ability to, while remotely piloting an Idra, simply switch to a new one when the one being piloted is destroyed resembles how cutting off a hydra's head causes a new one to grow back.

As for Bamster, I probably wouldn't have gotten it without auto-corrupt's help. "Hamster", probably referring to how hamsters stuff their cheeks with seeds, the same way Bamsters stuff themselves with trion organs and captured people. Vander is also pretty hard. Best I can think of is "gander", a term for a male goose. Which kinda fits with the neck shape.