Line #74 FanNickname/GirlsFrontline


1	Being a gacha game with many characters, it is given that it will spawn tons and tons of fan nicknames.
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3	* T-Dolls as a whole are called "raifus", a portmanteau of "rifle" and "waifu".
4	* "African Cannon" for [=NTW-20=], due to her being an [[{{BFG}} Anti-Materiel Rifle]] made in South Africa, and her skill acts like a cannon.
5	* "African Commander" for free players who don't spend money in the game, synonymous with poverty.[[note]]The Chinese version of the nickname refers to players who are unlucky; this originates from an old Chinese slang term that refers to unlucky people as having "black faces" (face being originally associated with luck, and black being associated with bad, thus "black face" = "bad luck"). The term mutated into "African" after being used in the gacha circle, creating terms like "African Admiral" for ''VideoGame/KanColle'' and other ship girl gacha games, which leads to the African Commander term here.[[/note]]
6	** Likewise, "European Commander" for players who spend a huge sum of money to [[BribingYourWayToVictory bribe their way to victory]].
7	* "Beggar Run" or "Corpse Dragging" is for a certain trick used to reduce ammo and food consumption during farming runs. It involves switching dolls around so that only damage dealer dolls are supplied with food and ammo, while the damage tanking dolls at the front are left as meat shields, unable to attack.
8	** "Rich Run" refers to farming while fully supplying all your dolls.
9	** "Zas-Run" refers to a very unique variation of the beggar run that uses Zastava's skill to wipe out a large number of armored weak units. It is often done in very specific stages such as 6-3N or 8-1N.
10	* The combination of [=IWS-2000=], Stetchkin, [=Five-SeveN=], [=M950A=], and Welrod Mk.2 is named "Exodia Squad" for the card combination in a [[TabletopGame/YuGiOh certain card game]]. The name comes from the fact that a) the combination maximizes the firepower of [=IWS-2000=]'s skill, and b) all of the dolls used in this combination are ''notoriously'' rare and hard to get.
11	** A similar combination that uses a mod 2 or 3 [=M4A1=] instead of IWS is called "M4-dia squad".
12	** IWS herself under these formations is also nicknamed "Griffon's Jupiter" or "Griffon Cannon" due to her immense firepower.
13	* "Grenade Squad" refers to an AR-SMG combination that employs [=ARs=] with grenade or other similar splash damage skills.
14	* "Gunboat" or "Tankbuster" refers to the abnormal combination of 4 machine guns and one doll with high mobility (usually Contender or AR), devised solely to combat the [[spoiler: tanks in the singularity event. The four [=MGs=] mow down all of the tanks' escorts before the tanks fire, and then immediately retreat to avoid damage from the tank fire. The AR (or Contender) doll then runs around, avoiding tank fire, until it finally runs up to the tanks' blind spot, and then chips away at the now-inert tanks.]]
15	* [=M950A=] has "Calico". She also has "Seaweed" for her hairstyle.
16	* Welrod Mk.2 is called "Bakana" in the Korean server fandom, due to her infamously horrible, out-of-character voice acting.
17	* "Slutbunny" for [=SR-3MP=], a combination of her rabbit motif and her rather revealing and practically non-existent outfit.
18	* "Cinnamon Roll" for [=M4A1=], due to her quirky and kinda air-headed personality.
19	** Fans have also taken to naming [=M4A1=] "Mai", by applying CalculatorSpelling on her name. This is also often combined with the "Cinnamon Roll" nickname above to form "Cinnamai".
20	* Generally, if a doll's name even sort of looks like an existing word, you can bet that the English-speaking fanbase will latch onto it. The most popular by a wide margin is "Shrimp" for the aforementioned [=SR-3MP=] because of how well it [[PintsizedPowerhouse fits]], while [=OTs-12=] Tiss is often called "Oats" just because it's easier.
21	* [=MP5=] is called "Milk" because of her white hair and her dialogue.
22	** In this context, [=MP5's=] exclusive equipment is called "Milk Carton".
23	** Relatedly, Heavy Production is often referred to as "[=MP5=] Production" due to the absurd rate at which [=MP5=] appears when using it despite her high rarity.
24	* [=RO635=] is often called "Ro-chan" in the Korean server.
25	** After [[spoiler:she got converted into a Dinergate by [=SOP II=] in a desperate attempt to save her life, her Dinergate form is often nicknamed "[=RORO=]" or "[=ROnergate=]".]]
26	* [=MDR=] is nicknamed "Shitposting Gremlin" due to her internet {{Troll}} persona.
27	* "German Emperor" for [=Kar98K=], due to her majestic attire and attitude.
28	** She is also called "Boots" in the Korean Server fandom.
29	* "Little Monster" for [=HK416=], due to her HiddenBuxom.[[note]]It comes from a [[https://img.moegirl.org/common/thumb/d/d2/59317621_p1_master1200.jpg/500px-59317621_p1_master1200.jpg comic strip]], saying "416's chest, hides a little monster".[[/note]]
30	* G11 is called "Sleepyhead", for obvious reasons.
31	** Thanks to [[https://www.facebook.com/CaselessG11Memes/ Caseless G11 Memes]], the term "Sleepo Beepo" is also popular.
32	* AS Val MOD is the "New night battle queen" or the "Night battle commissar" for dethroning Groza below as the champ of night battles.
33	* [=OTs=]-14 Groza is called "Night battle queen" for her extremely powerful skill in night battles.
34	* 9A-91 is called "Night battle princess" for her significantly powerful skill in night battles.
35	* T91 is mockingly called "Night battle lady-in-waiting" for being very weak overall, and her skill that only activates in night battles being weak.
36	* ST AR-15 is often called "Star-chan".
37	** Her exclusive equipment, the .300 [=AAC=] Blackout ammunition, are often called "Black Rounds".
38	** She is also given the nickname "School Shooter", due to her weapon's infamous reputation of being used by mass shooters at school. It doesn't help that her skin alludes to this association.
39	* The sister dolls Type 95 and Type 97 are called "Chinese Sisters".
40	* G41 is called "Puppy" for her appearance and behavior resembling those of a dog and "Homete" for her voice line. The English fandom also nicknames her "Doggo" due to said dog behavior.
41	** Similarly, due to [=SOPMOD=]'s puppy-like behavior to the Commander, she's been nicknamed "Soppo" by the fans, a portmanteau of [=SOPMOD=] and Doggo.
42	** Also to note, [=ART556=] is often called "Green Homete" for her similar appearance to G41 but differing color palette.
43	* FNC is called "Choco" for her craving of chocolates. [[AscendedMeme Later revealed]] in ''Neural Cloud'' to be her actual name.
44	* The sister dolls Carcano [=M1891=] and Carcano [=M91/38=] are collectively called "Carcano Sisters".
45	** Individually, they have "Strawberry-cano" and "Grape-cano", respectively, in the Korean fandom. The name comes from their overall color schemes.
46	* [=WA2000=] is often called "WA-chan" or just "Wa" in the Korean server fandom.
47	* "Rib" or "Ribey" for Ribeyrolles as both a shortened name and an AffectionateNickname and her hard to pronounce name [[note]]Rib-hey-roll[[/note]]. She's also being called "Bloodbag" due to the IV drip carried by her.
48	* Lee-Enfield's child costume is sometimes referred to as "Loli-Enfield" or "Loli-en".
49	* Any rifle T-dolls with either the aimed or interdiction shot skills[[note]]Pauses to take aim and fires a shot that deals a lot of damage[[/note]] are known as "bamboos", a term that originated on the Korean server due to the tendency for Korean [=MMOs=] to include some sort of bamboo rod or stick as a very powerful weapon. "Bamboo" rifles that have skills with an initial cooldown of 10 seconds are called "small bamboos", and the ones with 15 seconds are called "Large bamboos".
50	* Negev's child costume is called "Logev".
51	* "Captain China" for Type 97 Shotgun, due to her carrying a circular shield with a red star emblem, resembling ComicBook/CaptainAmerica.
52	* "Milk Shotgun" for [=M37=], as of the introduction of her summer outfit.
53	** "Northern Hemispheres" is also popular for obvious reasons.
54	* Super-Shorty is often just called "Shorty".
55	* The Sangvis Ferri Destroyer has "Dis-Loli" due to her childish proportions and personality.
56	** Her alternate form Gaia, due to its more mature appearance, is nicknamed "Dis-Sis".
57	** "Nanda" is another common one, named after her {{Verbal Tic}}/engaging-enemy quote.
58	* "The Big Four" refer to the four best general-purpose machine guns in the game. The group consists of [=MG5=], PKP, PK, and [=M2HB=]. They get this treatment as their passive skills are some of the best skills for a machine gun in the game.
59	* "Lord Tachanka's wife" for [=DP28=], which spawned from the ''VideoGame/RainbowSixSiege'' community where a modified [=DP28=]/[=RP46=], formerly on a stand, is the signature weapon of said character. [[https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=69328926 Some fanart]] of [=DP28=] even have her using the same setup, [[https://www.reddit.com/r/girlsfrontline/comments/a47ljt/the_new_r6s_mod_looks_great/ or being used as the MG in said setup]].
60	* "Sopa de macaco"[[note]]"monkey soup" in Portuguese[[/note]]: Taurus MT-12, due to the eponymous meme that the internet has associated with Brazil.
61	* "Gundam" for Doppelsoldners.
62	* Commanders that treat their T-Dolls badly or are mean to them in fan comics are called "Shitkicunt" or "Shikicunt", a portmanteau of "Shit", the romanization of the Japanese word Commander, "Shikikan", and '"Cunt".
63	* Persica is called "Cat Mom" by fans due to her cat ears and how she treats the Anti-Rain Team like her daughters and the fact in the lore she helped design the current generation of T-Dolls.
64	* "[=NVidia=]" and "AMD" for the fire control chips for [=M1918 BAR=] and the UMP trio or Mosin-Nagant, respectively, due to their similar appearances to the GPU units from said manufacturers. [=M1918=]'s chip is even named "Titan", just to further drill the point home.
65	* Similarly, Ameli's unique upgrade chipset is called "[=RAMs=]", [[https://www.gfwiki.com/wiki/Dedicated_Tactical_Memory due to them being literally an array of 3 RAM cards]].
66	* Among the South Korean fandom, [=M16A1=] is sometimes called "Old Brother" because many players carried the actual weapon during their mandatory service in the military, before it was replaced with indigenous rifles.
67	* "Brown", "Green", and "White Suomi" for Daewoo K2, Kel-Tec RFB and Desert Eagle, respectively, due to [[OnlySixFaces their faces looking nearly identical]] to their eponymous fellow Anmi-illustrated T-Doll.
68	* Some have started calling the Parapluie virus "robot AIDS".
69	* [[Franchise/TouhouProject Touhou Frontline]] or [[VideoGame/AzurLane Azur Frontline]] for the final battle against Isomer Black [[spoiler:or rather, Nimogen]], due to being an UnexpectedShmupLevel with a BulletHell boss.
70	* The Korean fandom frequently refers to AK-12 as "Miley", a portmanteau of "Ma" (AK typed on a Korean keyboard) and "Illi" (the individual words for 1 and 2 read together).
71	* "Strider" or "Stryder" for the White Faction Thunder, due to it resembling the [[VideoGame/HalfLife2 Combine Strider]].
72	* "Ball Dispenser" or "Ballshitter" for the KCCO Pathfinder, due to it being a MookMaker which dispenses balls-shaped robots.
73	* Fans were particularly quick to call [=M200=] "Aimbot" and "Quickscoper" due to her skill's nature and her gun being [[VideoGame/CallOfDutyModernWarfare2 a rather infamous choice for players of military-themed shooter games]]. She's also being called "Noodle Legs" due to her long, slender, almost OffModel legs. Fans also affectionately call her "Potato" due to how her face is similar to VideoGame/KanColle characters drawn by Shibafu, who all have similar generic faces nicknamed "Potato style".
74	* "Babushka", meaning "grandmother" in Russian, for Nagant [=M1895=], due to her tendency to portray herself as an old lady.
75	* "Commander MADCORE" for the white-haired, monocle-wearing commander in the loading screen [=4koma=] and ''Madness Chapter'' anime, named for the illustrator of said 4koma.
76	* "Abakan" for AN-94, which is [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Abakan the name of the project]] that created her assault rifle. She's also often affectionately being called "Precious One" due to her endearing {{Adorkable}} tendencies or "Russian Space Magic" due to her prowess/a carryover from the real weapon's IronicNickname.
77	** She has also been given the fan name "Annie", formed using the two letters in the appellation.
78	* "ugi" (AllLowercaseLetters [[SpellMyNameWithAnS optional]]) for Micro Uzi due to being commonly depicted as stupid, with "ugi" being "Uzi" misspelled/mispronounced in a childlike way.
79	* "Creepy Potato" for [=HS2000=] due to her grim outlook on life and her uncanny resemblance to [=M200=] above.
80	* "Shotacon/Child Predator" or "Sugoi Dekai" for VSK-94, the former due to her awkward love for children, the latter due to her physical resemblance to [[Manga/UzakiChanWantsToHangOut Hana Uzaki]].
81	* "Chocolate IDW" or "Buff/Swole IDW" for CR-21 due to being both LittleBitBeastly and drawn by the same artist.
82	* "Yeet Cannon" for [=Mk23=], after [[https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2019/06/29/yeet-cannon/ a certain incident involving Hi-Point and Heckler & Koch]].
83	* "Hoxy" [[note]]Korean for "perhaps"[[/note]] for Five-seveN due to being very hard to farm when introduced; notable for starting as a taunt towards unlucky players who couldn't get her.
84	* Springfield is sometimes called 春田[[note]]''Chūntián'' (CN) or ''Haruta'' (JP)[[/note]] by Chinese and Japanese fans, a rather literal translation of her English name using the characters for "spring" and "field".

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