The name "rocktopi" has to go.

Posted October 16th, 2007 by lened

EARTHCORE

A) They have six legs, not eight. Use almost any insect instead. Rockroach? B) Reminds me of Rock Lobster. Peppy '80s hit does exactly jive with this tale.

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heck no, rocktopi has to stay

On August 24th, 2008 (09:10 GMT) jannypie says:

rocktopi has to stay, it evokes the best mental image of what these creatures look like.

rock roach would be even more incorrect, since they neither have chitinous exoskeletons nor jointed legs. at least as rocktopi it connotates an invertebrate with tentacles.

and BTW- was i the only one who didn't get the B52s reference? i had to wikipedia it. "rock lobster" in my mind means Stephen King and the Gunslinger along the beach with the doors.

S.King Gunslinger beach crawler

On August 25th, 2008 (20:51 GMT) Jolenna says:

I think those were lobstrosaties?..

Baby McButter is always Hungry...

oh god...

On August 24th, 2008 (13:22 GMT) Delhome says:

I had just about forgot those little fuckers.... sigler don't scare, but those effing rock lobsters do...

"Freedom isn't free." Virak the Mean

North Carolina is where Sigler belongs....

sure was

On August 29th, 2008 (12:34 GMT) jannypie says:

yep lobstrosities, but for some reason the term "rock lobster" makes me think of them

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hmmm

On August 21st, 2008 (09:10 GMT) zaphodbblx says:

Id really like to know what species they really are and if they still exist in the rookieverse

have you herd of the drink ROCKTOPI RED

On August 24th, 2008 (13:42 GMT) redhedtexan says:

GET YOU SOME NOW

sir your bleeding i don't have time to bleed do you have time to duck?

Red, where, where ,where

On August 24th, 2008 (14:32 GMT) Twowire says:

tell me, tell me Plzzzzzz! :)

[brood en brood met brood ertussen] - My Mothers famous answer to whats for dinner!

its in my belly welly

On August 24th, 2008 (14:43 GMT) redhedtexan says:

sir your bleeding i don't have time to bleed do you have time to duck?

No fair! You dont share!

On August 25th, 2008 (18:55 GMT) Twowire says:

[brood en brood met brood ertussen] - My Mothers famous answer to whats for dinner!

d&d

On August 20th, 2008 (23:17 GMT) redhedtexan says:

beholders are close to it descrip wise anyway

this guy is from england.he's a spy.yea but for which side!!!

Whos an 80's game nerd?

On August 20th, 2008 (21:02 GMT) Vidurr says:

When you first heard "Rocktopi" did it automatically bring back fond memories of the original Zelda's Octorocs?

gotta stick with the rocktopi!

On August 20th, 2008 (13:21 GMT) SynapticJam says:

SynapticJam on Toast - hhhmmm... tastes like chicken (aka PUVJK) #2 in crack hits (Special? Ain't I just)

You dare blaspheme against the High One???

On August 20th, 2008 (13:07 GMT) Delhome says:

Scott sez Rocktopi, so they are Rocktopi!

The Siglerverse now includes the Eve Universe.

North Carolina is where Sigler belongs....

I'll drink

On August 20th, 2008 (13:01 GMT) MuchAdo says:

a Rocktopi red to that!!!!!!!!

"Even crazy people sometimes base their fiction on an ounce of truth" -Scott Sigler

Helll yeah

On August 20th, 2008 (15:36 GMT) Delhome says:

make that 2 bartender!

The Siglerverse now includes the Eve Universe.

North Carolina is where Sigler belongs....

the only thing I could think of

On August 19th, 2008 (14:55 GMT) Pjotr NL says:

would be:

Rock to π

[1st Dutch junkie] All that matters is getting my fix.

Now that's a great post!

On August 20th, 2008 (14:02 GMT) JP says:

Well done, my OJ brother! Simple and elegant! Even treed should like that one.

- "I don't have time for a grudge match with every poser in a parka." -Dr. Horrible

We must keep rocktopi

On August 15th, 2008 (21:15 GMT) JP says:

or else they'd probably have to be sextopi if the basis for naming is the number of legs rather than what the legs are made of. Sextopi? That's just wrong. We just went from scary to some of that bestiality that n8man is so fond of. (Not judging; just saying...)

- "I don't have time for a grudge match with every poser in a parka." -Dr. Horrible

LOL

On August 16th, 2008 (18:25 GMT) Shadygirl says:

"I'm going to show him what a little girls made of, gunpowder and lead" - Miranda Lambert

Rocktopi

On August 15th, 2008 (17:49 GMT) MuchAdo says:

has to stay. That is the name of several of my fantasy teams and it is my username on several sites! I hereby form a political action committee to aid Sigler in keeping the name Rocktopi.

"Even crazy people sometimes base their fiction on an ounce of truth" -Scott Sigler

Just one question: why?????

On August 14th, 2008 (19:18 GMT) Pjotr NL says:

[1st Dutch junkie] All that matters is getting my fix.

Hey Ned! ;)

On August 15th, 2008 (17:26 GMT) Twowire says:

I know you like to cook as indicated by your ancestor fin soup recipe. Are you any good with desserts? A little Rocktopi pie? (Now that wouldnt have even be a possiblilty if werent for Rocktopi would it?)

[brood en brood met brood ertussen] - My Mothers famous answer to whats for dinner!

yeah well

On August 19th, 2008 (14:11 GMT) Pjotr NL says:

since Rocktoπ are gelatinous I would make a bavarois out of them... Serve them with a some nuts or a caramel sauce... I mean everybody knows Rocktoπ, nuts and caramel (because of the "earthy" flavour that nuts) have is a great combination... and actually I am a professional chef in a kitchen not much different than the one Gordon Ramsay owns (you know the guy from hell's kitchen).

[1st Dutch junkie] All that matters is getting my fix.

I could have cared less...

On August 20th, 2008 (14:46 GMT) JP says:

until you said CARAMEL SAUCE! Now I'm in!

- "I don't have time for a grudge match with every poser in a parka." -Dr. Horrible

Mmmmm carmel sauce!

On August 21st, 2008 (00:24 GMT) Twowire says:

Good to hear from you JP!

[brood en brood met brood ertussen] - My Mothers famous answer to whats for dinner!

CAMEL SAUCE??

On August 21st, 2008 (06:27 GMT) redhedtexan says:

this guy is from england.he's a spy.yea but for which side!!!

Camel sauce?

On August 21st, 2008 (07:39 GMT) Twowire says:

Hmmm? *ahem* yesss, mmmmmmmm camel sauce!

[brood en brood met brood ertussen] - My Mothers famous answer to whats for dinner!

Do you prefer...

On August 23rd, 2008 (08:41 GMT) JP says:

the Dromedary or Bactrian-based sauce? I hear one is clear while the other is creamy. I think either would go well with pasta and a bowl of good fin soup.

- "I don't have time for a grudge match with every poser in a parka." -Dr. Horrible

Mmmm creamy

On August 23rd, 2008 (10:00 GMT) Twowire says:

Creamy goooood!

[brood en brood met brood ertussen] - My Mothers famous answer to whats for dinner!

Rocktopi is perfect

On August 14th, 2008 (17:48 GMT) gmanvsfreeman says:

G-Man

Nine million terrorists in the world I gotta kill one with smaller feet than my sister. - John McClane

Rocktopi Rocks!

On August 14th, 2008 (16:36 GMT) Twowire says:

Earthcore just wouldnt be the same with out the ole Rocktopi running around waving their knives.

[brood en brood met brood ertussen] - My Mothers famous answer to whats for dinner!

I totally think Roctopi is cute!

On August 14th, 2008 (14:26 GMT) juju92 says:

I just finished the podiocast of EarthCore and I think Rocktopi makes them sound kind of cute and not like the mad killing monsters that they are.

The Leading Lady

Don't mess with the

On December 2nd, 2007 (12:38 GMT) zaphodbblx says:

Don't mess with the formula....man!

Hextopi?..

On November 30th, 2007 (17:30 GMT) DragonRiderOfPe... says:

The Irishman from Ohio"I never Get to Get it!"-Wacko Warner Hextopi raised by Silver Bugs/Platinum Bugs?

OK, let's think this one through

On November 28th, 2007 (09:31 GMT) treed says:

octopus, means 8 FEET or legs the OCTO means 8 and pus means feet sooooooooooooooo rocktopi (rockopus in sigular) would mean....... feet made of rock (and can we agree that METALS come from rocks), SOOOOOOOOOO the name totally fits ok now, do not expect me to defend this or explain any further, i am a teacher and that would be repeating myself, which i do not do....... (yea, right, mr. reed) * It's all about the Numbers, my friends The Math god

To contunie...

On November 27th, 2007 (19:16 GMT) DragonRiderOfPe... says:

I would agree about the names. As for their appearance, its not horrifying to someone like me. But the smell of the creatures, that would be hell.

Fine with me

On November 19th, 2007 (14:02 GMT) KnitWitch says:

I like the name, it created great imagery for me when listening to and reading the story. I think they'll always be rocktopi for me even if a more formal name emerges in the course of the story. There so cute! - NOT!!! ------------ KnitWitch

rocktopi

On October 26th, 2007 (10:51 GMT) Steven666 says:

Rocktopi is a good name but if we found out the real name in the new book that would be cool (tho id still call them rocktopi)

Rocktopi Stays

On October 25th, 2007 (11:50 GMT) BillyB says:

I mean it gives you an awesome mental image to connect with the creatures. Correct me if I'm wrong, but rocktopi isn't the name of the species but just what they were called by the humans in the book and Sigler as narrator. So, it's more of an imagery technique, right?

Definitely. You have hit the nail, man.

On October 26th, 2007 (06:29 GMT) Brad P. from NJ says:

I think that those words really do sum it up, "it's more of an imagery technique". ------- Whole Lot of Nonsense PodCast - http://www.wholelotofnonsense.org UUCSH Sunday Services - http://uucsh.libsyn.com Follow Me - http://www.twitter.com/bpende Pownce on Me - http://www.pownce.com/bpende

I'm fine with "rocktopi," BUT...

On October 19th, 2007 (09:45 GMT) mspence says:

Please, let's not forget that rocktopi is the PLURAL form. The singular would be rocktopus. A) Six, not eight? No problem. Ever since that K went in there, the "octo" idea was kaputski. B) You mean you can't envision the beasties boiling out of the ground, laying waste to the campsite, and slaughtering personnel right and left, all with the B-52s musically cavorting in the background?

The Irishman from Ohio"I

On November 19th, 2007 (20:46 GMT) DragonRiderOfPe... says:

The Irishman from Ohio"I never Get to Get it!"-Wacko Warner I could see someone at the EarthCore or Earthcore site playing the B-52's in the background when the attack happened. The music would make it creepier. It might make the experience more alien, no pun intended. That's if it was made into a video or animation.

Rocktopi like the B-52s?

On October 26th, 2007 (06:36 GMT) Brad P. from NJ says:

Yeah, but where do they put their headphones? ------- Whole Lot of Nonsense PodCast - http://www.wholelotofnonsense.org UUCSH Sunday Services - http://uucsh.libsyn.com Follow Me - http://www.twitter.com/bpende Pownce on Me - http://www.pownce.com/bpende

GENIUS!!!

Rocktopi=PodCasting

On October 19th, 2007 (07:35 GMT) Brad P. from NJ says:

Sure we could call them rockroaches... just like we could call PodCasting, NetCasting. While we're at it, let's rename xeroxing and fed-exing... Not trying to be a shit, I just get irritated with people who are more picky than I am... and I'm a Grammar Cop... ------- Whole Lot of Nonsense PodCast - http://www.wholelotofnonsense.org UUCSH Sunday Services - http://uucsh.libsyn.com Follow Me - http://www.twitter.com/bpende Pownce on Me - http://www.pownce.com/bpende

The Irishman from Ohio"I

On November 19th, 2007 (20:40 GMT) DragonRiderOfPe... says:

The Irishman from Ohio"I never Get to Get it!"-Wacko Warner If I may, what is a Gamma Cop?

The name "rocktopi" has to go.

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