Sports teams..., Urban Brawl, Combat Biker, Desert Wars... Options

[CanRay]

Which are your favourites?

For Urban Brawl, you can't beat the Ares Predators!

For Combat Biker, it's a rough choice, but I'd have to say the Saeder-Krupp Steel Dragons.

For Desert Wars, it depends on the conflict, but I go with the UCAS Army Winnipeg "Black Devils" light infantry.

What teams does your characters follow?

[Prime Mover]

NORTH AMERICAN URBAN BRAWL FRANCHISES
(As of 2052)
Ares Predators (Ares Macrotechnology)
Atlanta Butchers (CAS)
Boston Massacre (UCAS)
Chicago Sensations (Truman Technologies)
Chicago Shatters (UCAS)
Cincinnati Lasers (UCAS)
Denver Thunderheads (UCAS)
Detroit Nightmares (UCAS)
Havana Guerrillas (CL)
Lakota Arrows (Sioux Council)
Los Angeles Bolts (CFS)
Miami Spears (CL)
Montreal Assassins (Quebec)
Mountain Dragons (Dunklezahn Enterprises)
New Orleans Tombstones (CAS)
New York Slashers (UCAS)
Norfolk Battlers (CAS)
Oakland Terminators (CFS)
Renraku Invindbles (Renraku)
Seattle Screamers (UCAS)
St. Louis Slaughter (UCAS)
Tacoma Wings (Federated Boeing)
Tenochtitlan Volcanoes (Aztlan)
Tsimshian Warriors (Tsimshian)

[Prime Mover]

WCCL Franchises

Eastern Conference

Atlanta Rebels
Baton Rouge Red Devils
Chicago Lightning
Cleveland Commandos
DeeCee Shurikens
New York Marauders

Western Conference

Los Angeles Sabers
New Orleans Buzzsaws
Houston Mustangs
Oakland Hogs
Seattle Timber Wolves
Texas Rattlers

[Prime Mover]

Was just looking at these few minutes ago, all the talk of old shadowbeat in the books you want to see topic got me looking. Teams listed above are from Shadowbeat.

Edit: Can't find corporate wars teams off the top of my head. One of the Corp downloads maybe?

[CanRay]

Always knew I heard of the "Ares Predators" somewhere!

[ravensmuse]

Go go Boston Massacre!

I just love my hometown team name (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[CanRay]

Just noticed not Canadian cities seem to have teams. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/frown.gif)

Yes, I saw Montreal, that's Quebec now. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/devil.gif)

[Snow_Fox]

That's ok, there's no Canada anymore either. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

since the Mets have disappeared, I'll have to go with the
Philadelphia Phillies (baseball)
" " Eagles (football)
" " 76'ers (Basketball)
New York Slashers (urbanbrawl) Seriously, who's better at a mugging than New Yorkers?
Houston Mustangs (combat bikers) Gotta love the mustang

Do we know of any European or Japanese teams?

[CanRay]

Still parts of Ontario and Manitoba. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif)

Toronto at least would have some kind of team. Probably Combat Biker at the very least.

[Snow_Fox]

I'd never noticed that Toronto was missing from the lists of published sports teams. You'd think baseball at least, but there were never any offical lists of hockey teams.

[CanRay]

Toronto Blue Jays are probably still around, they're baseball.

Hell, I'm sure that Sudbury would have an Urban Brawl team, probably in the Minors. "Sudbury Hard Rockers" or something.

[Snow_Fox]

Unfortunatley the Bluejays didn't survive on the official lists but The Expos did survive (Quebec)
added on to existing lists were the Richmond Generals. and FDC Senators, Portland Lords, San Diego Jaguars,
SF Whalers, Miami Sharks, Texas Lone Stars.

other lost teams are the DC Nationals, Colorado Rockies, Arizona Diamondbacks, Cleveland Indians Chicago Cubs, Florida Rays, Texas Rangers and San Diego Padres.

The Rays might have become the Sharks, the Rangers became the Lone Stars and the Nationals the Senators but that's it.

The Cinninatti Reds became the Whites.

[nezumi]

As long as the New Orleans Saints are still losing the super bowl, I'll know there's some sanity to the world...

[DreadPirateKitte...]

I imagine no Canadians were involved in the writing, and so Toronto was skipped.

It seems Quebec/Montreal is the defining city for most foreigners designing games, where Canada is concerned, maybe because Toronto is basically just another big US city, and Montreal is totally different from a standard US city.

I dunno. It was the same in Rifts, and World of Darkness, too.

[Stahlseele]

there's german Urban Brawl teams too, at least in some novels and they have much cooler names O.o
as for Combat Biking: L.A. Sabers and New Orleans Buzzsaws . .

[Snow_Fox]

you'd think Vancouver would have developed a team and Denver kept some.

[CanRay]

So, by 2070, there should be more teams!

Mainly because I'm hoping Sudbury got a Urban Brawl/Combat Biker team. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif)

[Fortune]

For Desert Wars, it depends on the conflict, but I go with the UCAS Army Winnipeg "Black Devils" light infantry.

I've seen you mention this particular 'team' a number of times now. Is this your own creation, or is there an actual canon reference to this unit (or any other specific Desert Wars unit)?

[CanRay]

Not cannon to Shadowrun.

The "Black Devils" is the nickname for the Royal Winnipeg Rifles.

"Hosti Acie Nominati" ("Named by their enemies") is their motto.

I figure that the Militaries of the world would just send in their own units for Desert Wars. Why should the Megacorporations get all the advertising Cred and Publicity?

[Fortune]

Not arguing about it. Merely curious. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[Snow_Fox]

that might make sense, competing with corp armies for recruiting with better pay and resources the military might want to push out their own teams to recruit, the way the navy and airforce have flying display teams and the military academys in RL compete with college teams.

This would workparticularly well with well set units with an Esprit de Corps. The British have the top line with that with their regimental system. I guess the Canadians have that too. The French and americans are more limited. The forign Legion has romance , and some units lend themselves easly. For example the 101 Airmoble's team would of course be the "Screaming Eagles" and the UCAS martime light infantry would not need any name like the 'slashers' or 'lightning' Just call the what they are and stand back. "Who are we playing this week?"
"The Marines."

[Cantankerous]

Go Woooooolvvvessss!!!

The Super Sonics are my B-Ball idols (hey I'm 9'2" can press a small truck, run like a gazelle and I'm agile as a cat; think I might like B-Ball?) while for Brawl I've always liked the Terminators "smash head" style.

BB

[CanRay]

This would work particularly well with well set units with an Esprit de Corps. The British have the top line with that with their regimental system. I guess the Canadians have that too.

For the most part, we do. Lots of guts and honour, but the support from the Government is... Less than stellar.

And I should point out that this is from a Civilian's point of view. I've never served, but fully support Canadian Soldiers and Peacekeepers.

... For example the 101 Airmoble's team would of course be the "Screaming Eagles" and the UCAS martime light infantry would not need any name like the 'slashers' or 'lightning' Just call the what they are and stand back. "Who are we playing this week?"
"The Marines."

Some US (And, thus UCAS) Marine units have nicknames (2nd Battalion, 4th Marines are supposedly "The Magnificent Bastards") but mostly it's, yeah, "The UCAS Marines".

Unit nicknames go back a long way (The "Black Devils" I keep mentioning got their nickname in 1885, with the offhand comment: "The red coats we know, but who are those little black devils?"), and certainly make great "Team Names" when it comes time for marketing!

[MaxHunter]

Maybe it is cultural bias, but I do want to hear some names for corporate soccer teams.

Cheers

Max

[Stahlseele]

Urban Brawl/Stadtkrieg Teams


International
Anarchie Wien (Austria)
Ares Predators (Ares Macrotechnology)
Atlanta Butchers (CAS)
Blue Helmets Genevé (Swiss CSF)
Boston Massacre (UCAS)
Chicago Sensations (Truman Technologies)
Chicago Shatters (UCAS)
Cincinnati Lasers (UCAS)
Denver Thunderheads (UCAS)
Detroit Nightmares (UCAS)
Havana Guerrillas (CL)
Lakota Arrows (Sioux Council)
Los Angeles Bolts (CFS)
Madrid Matadores
Maschine Moskwa
Miami Spears (CL)
Montreal Assassins (Québec)
Mountain Dragons (Dunklezahn Enterprises)
New Orleans Tombstones (CAS)
New York Slashers (UCAS)
Norfolk Battlers (CAS)
Oakland Terminators (CFS)
Renraku Invincibles (Renraku Computer Systems)
Seattle Screamers (UCAS)
Seattle Slugs (UCAS) (Pre-Season Match against New York Slashers on March 15. 2052)
St. Louis Slaughter (UCAS)
Tacoma Wings (Federated Boeing)
Tenochtitlán Volcanoes (Aztlan)
Tsimshian Warriors (Tsimshian)
Warsaw Warmachines (Poland, Exilteam)
Zürich Account Zero (Swiss SEg)


Deutsche Teams(German Teams)
2060 München - (Munich, Oberliga - Amateurs?)
ADL Allstars ( best of the best made up from popular players of different teams of the league, played against prisoner Team Borkum Jaildogs on 10.12.2063)
AGC LabRats (AG Chemie)
Münchner/Munich Asphalt Cowboys (Renraku)
Bavarian Bayonets
Berlin Solids
Blood Royals (Frankfurt ?)
Borkumer Jaildogs (Prisoner-Team of mayor Jail Borkum - 10.12.2063 eradicated playing against the ADL-Allstars)
SK Centurios Essen (Saeder-Krupp)
Chromlegion Bremen
Cyberzombies Düsseldorf
Duisburg Toxic Spyryts
Frankfurt FireRaisers (Frankfurter Bankenverein)
Frankfurt Massaker
Hamburg Rams
Harburg-Sharks (Hamburg)
Hellhounds Hannover
Hornissen (?)
Kölner Maniaks (eradicated by the AGC LabRats in Ascension Match to get to Pro-League)
Kreuzberg Assassins
Kieler Black Knights
Leipzig-Halle Duellists (Duke of Saxony)
Mainzer Black Barons
Naniten Nürnberg
Nürnberg Neons
Ruhrmetall Leviathane
Schwarzwald Titanen (made up ENTIRELY of Trolls!)
Stuttgart Samurais (IFMU)
Weser Warriors

Schwarzwald Titanen (made up ENTIRELY of Trolls!)

must suck like hell having to play against THEM . .