Where do the names of the TR Series come from?
Because team leader Wes Murphy is fond of rabbits, all the TR Series machines assigned to the Titans Test Team are given nicknames derived from Watership Down, a novel by Richard Adams which recounts the adventures of a group of rabbits. Hazel, Bigwig, Dandelion, and Fiver are the names of heroic rabbits, Kehaar is a friendly bird who helps them, and Woundwort is a rabbit general who becomes their adversary. Some variants of the TR Series, such as the Gundam TR-1 Hazel-Rah, the Hazel Owsla, and the Gaplant TR-5 Hrairoo, also have nicknames derived from the story. The support vehicle which combines with the Hazel to form the Hazel-Rah is named Hrdudu, which means “machine” in Watership Down’s rabbit language.
