mr_easy_money wrote:Auron1 wrote:Since I am not English, I didn't know if the planet (and race) is written Vulcan, Vulkan, or Volcan.
Just something to note:
Vulcan is the roman god of fire, which is what the "Chain Vulcan" and the Star Trek race/planet are named after and it makes sense. In Star Trek, the planet Vulcan is hotter and more desert and mountainous than Earth; hot planet ---> fire, so Vulcan. Vulcan species named after planet. Chain Vulcan is named that either because
1. just like all those other weapons named after roman gods and the like (for example, Leto, Artemis, Hermes, Pegasus, etc.), and the Chain Vulcan is after all a special weapon which is why unlike the other lasers it has a roman god name.
2. think about the frightening rate of fire attributed to the Chain Vulcan. Vulcan is the god of fire, so maybe because of the Vulcan's rate of fire it has the name in common.
links for fun:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulcan_(mythology) {Vulcan roman god of fire}
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulcan_(Star_Trek)#Homeworld {planet Vulcan}
I have some knowledge over the ancient Gods worshipped by the people who lived long (long) ago in my land... but thanks anyway!