LIVE POLL: Coolest 'Top Gun' Franchise Call Sign?

1. If you don't already have one, you will be assigned one by your "buddies".
2. You probably won't like it.
3. If you complain and moan too much about 1. and 2., you'll get a new nickname you'll like even less!

Do something stupid or have it fit with your last name. Obvious examples, 'Crash' or LT 'Cheese' Kraft. Sometimes it's based on a physical appearance thing like 'Carrot'. After you've earned the respect of your buddies, you'll get a more 'heroic' callsign.

 Top Gun: Maverick (2021) | 2 July 2021 (USA) is now scheduled for release November 19, 2021 (rescheculed May 27, 2022).

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@Jessica​ Thanks, corrected.

@urbanemovies​,

Iceman is currently dominating this poll with 16 our 38 votes (42%).

@dan_dassow​ I noticed. It is a pretty cool name, plus one of the few they took the time to explain the origins. I went with the contrarian pick, "Bob", because I thought it stood out. I thought it was a bold and cool name to have, given the field is littered with likes of Cyclone, Warlock, Viper, Slayer and the like.

@urbanemovies​ ,

It just occurred to me that Ice-Man is literally the coldest / coolest name out of all of the names.

I haven't voted in your poll yet. Honestly, none of the names on the list feels authentic, except for possibly "Bob".

@dan_dassow​ I didn't make that cold connection until now. I wouldn't have given him the #1 spot if I had. I just wanted to move Maverick off the top to the make the vote more honest. 

@urbanemovies​ ,

I probably would not have made the cold connection unless Iceman lead in the poll.

@dan_dassow​ 

"That's the way he flies. Ice cold. No mistakes." 

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@urbanemovies​ ,

I entered Possum for a call sign.

Interesting, Beliveable, but more risqué story

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@urbanemovies​,

Call signs tend to be slightly derogatory and can be borderline obscene.

By the way, the call sign I got from a former boss (an ex-military pilot) is Tridelt, since my initials are DDD. The person who bestowed this call sign upon me had the call sign, Mule, which is based on his last name.