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  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    edited July 2023 Posts: 16,428
    It does doesn't it. I don't even know why considering there haven't been any Latin Bond titles! Is it because it sounds a bit octopus-ish? :D

    Even further back than Spectre though, as Dewi pointed out:
    https://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/semper_occultus_casting
  • LucknFateLucknFate 007 In New York
    edited July 2023 Posts: 1,649
    Multiple films could lead with "Semper -" as there are a lot of good translations. Semper Viglio, Semper Primus, Semper Major, etc.

    More Latin, some/many that have come up before:

    Tempus Fugit - time flies

    Vae Victis - woe to the conquered

    Memento Mori - live remembering death

    Vera Natura - true nature

    Talis Qualis - such as it is

    Species Nova - new species

    Other Latin phrases that came up as good titles but don't translate well:

    Force Majeure

    Virtue And Arms

    Land Of None

    One's Own Right

    The Supreme Good

    Under The Rose

    The Wonder Of The World
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    edited July 2023 Posts: 16,428
    LucknFate wrote: »
    Memento Mori - live remembering death

    I thought that often translates as Remember We Must Die, which is somewhere in the realm of the 007 title.

    Mottos should be good Bond fodder as well: Fear No Foe; Death Before Dishonour; Death Or Glory, that sort of thing. Obviously the SAS has Who Dares Wins, but thats been taken :)
    Defence Intelligence Group (who his fictional CR biography had Craig's Bond previously working for) have the quite cool To Know is To Conquer
  • SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷ Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria
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    Trust Is Golden.
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    Dragonpol wrote: »
    Ludovico wrote: »
    Dragonpol wrote: »
    Ubique.

    A bit of a Risico title. It means "Everywhere" and is the motto of the Royal Artillery. It could be the name of an operation or a villainous organisation in the mould of Quantum - "we have people everywhere" or a secret government department or whatever.

    Bit short. How about Ubique et Usquam, or Everywhere and Nowhere. Or Nowhere and Everywhere. Could fit the villain, Bond or the whole world of espionage.

    Good suggestion - we're coming full circle to an Everything or Nothing type title it seems. And people thought that Quantum of Solace was hard to say! :)
    That it's close to Everything or Nothing could be an issue or an asset: something very similar has been done before, bit then again we know it does sound Bondian.
  • LucknFateLucknFate 007 In New York
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    For The Life Of Me
  • TheSkyfallen06TheSkyfallen06 Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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    Septimus Miles
  • SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷ Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria
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    Spy And QuarterMaster.
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
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    Wise words from Q: Never Show Blood

    Needs a bit of work, but there's something there.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    edited July 2023 Posts: 16,428
    Yeah, as you say, not quite right but there’s something there.
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
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    Sounds more like a Van Damme film, I'll admit.
  • Posts: 15,127
    The thing with the world blood is that in a title it often belongs horror, medieval fantasy or even historical fiction. Blood Lust, Blood Thirst, Blood Oath, Blood Moon. It's strong and evocative, but tricky if used in spy or crime fiction.

    Blood Law? Sounds still too much like an episode from Game of Thrones. Maybe if you add it as part of a name?
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    Never Bleed Twice?
    Heroes Never Bleed
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
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    Blood and Thunder.

    I think that's a YOLT chapter title too.
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
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    Take the Bloody Shot!
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    edited July 2023 Posts: 16,428
    Dragonpol wrote: »
    Blood and Thunder.

    I think that's a YOLT chapter title too.

    Thunderblood! :D
    Ludovico wrote: »
    The thing with the world blood is that in a title it often belongs horror, medieval fantasy or even historical fiction. Blood Lust, Blood Thirst, Blood Oath, Blood Moon. It's strong and evocative, but tricky if used in spy or crime fiction.

    Blood Law? Sounds still too much like an episode from Game of Thrones. Maybe if you add it as part of a name?

    Maybe 'The Heart Bleeds'..?
    QBranch wrote: »
    Wise words from Q: Never Show Blood

    Needs a bit of work, but there's something there.

    In terms of dialogue from past films, I still say that I genuinely like
    Names Are For Tombstones

    :)
  • I wonder how long EON will resist using “Risico” or “The Property of a Lady” as titles. Seems they’d use “007 In New York” before those other two as this rate.
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    A Shot Of Blood
    Impossible To Kill
  • LucknFateLucknFate 007 In New York
    edited July 2023 Posts: 1,649
    A Shot Of Blood
    Impossible To Kill

    "Bloodshot" is cool

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    LucknFate wrote: »
    A Shot Of Blood
    Impossible To Kill

    "Bloodshot" is cool

    Yes it is. It's punchy. Though, similar to the PS3 game title. Sounds like a good one for my Bond Undead series ;)

  • Blood Fever
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    Had some more fun with titles today. Apologies if this is too much media lol

    The Golden Ninja (2027)
    Scorpion Sun (2029)
    Forever In Your Eyes (2031)

    Agent 007: Spy Stealth (PS5)
    Agent 007: Super Agent (PS5)
    Agent 007: Sea Master (PS6)

    Operation Braveheart (Comic #001)
    Instructed To Kill (Comic #002)
    Art Of Espionage (Comic #003)
    Shoot Or Bleed (Comic #004)
    Forward Without Care (Comic #005)
    Cards On The Table (Comic #006)
    Never In Danger (Comic #007)
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
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    Agent 007: Sea Master (PS6)

    Operation Braveheart (Comic #001)
    Instructed To Kill (Comic #002)
    Art Of Espionage (Comic #003)
    Shoot Or Bleed (Comic #004)
    Forward Without Care (Comic #005)
    Cards On The Table (Comic #006)
    Never In Danger (Comic #007)
    I like Sea Master - a naval/scuba based Bond game would be cool. Most of those comic titles sound good.

    A few serious and not so:

    Daylight Moon
    Killed to Death
    Espion
    Silencers Golden
    NightSpy
  • echoecho 007 in New York
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    Spy or Die
    Spy to Die

    I'm surprised they haven't worked "spy" and "die" into the same title.
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    @QBranch thanks! A naval spy game would be different aye. "NightSpy" is what I was looking for, nice one!

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    I wonder how long EON will resist using “Risico” or “The Property of a Lady” as titles. Seems they’d use “007 In New York” before those other two as this rate.

    Now that we have a king, I think we missed our chance using The Property of a Lady. I always thought it would have worked beautifully since that's what Bond is/was in regards to Queen Elizabeth.
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    LucknFate wrote: »
    Multiple films could lead with "Semper -" as there are a lot of good translations. Semper Viglio, Semper Primus, Semper Major, etc.

    More Latin, some/many that have come up before:

    Tempus Fugit - time flies

    Vae Victis - woe to the conquered

    Memento Mori - live remembering death

    Vera Natura - true nature

    Talis Qualis - such as it is

    Species Nova - new species

    Other Latin phrases that came up as good titles but don't translate well:

    Force Majeure

    Virtue And Arms

    Land Of None

    One's Own Right

    The Supreme Good

    Under The Rose

    The Wonder Of The World

    Well if they go with Tempus Fugit i have the best theme song for it



  • LucknFateLucknFate 007 In New York
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    Get Out Alive
  • Jordo007Jordo007 Merseyside
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    LucknFate wrote: »
    Get Out Alive

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    "A little late for that"

    I like the idea of using a Fleming chapter title, but I get the feeling they would have done that by now if they were going to.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
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    Jordo007 wrote: »
    I like the idea of using a Fleming chapter title, but I get the feeling they would have done that by now if they were going to.

    Perchance To Die - it's right there waiting! :)
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