Galaga Dog Names

Introduction

Galaga was a video game that arcade crawlers have known since 1981. It has been referenced in countless television shows and movies since then. It is so popular that the Chitauri spaceship in Marvel: The Avengers is shaped like the spaceships from the game. The shout out from Tony Stark is, in retrospect, foreshadowing as the aliens come into the city in much the same way as those from the game Galaga. So when you are using a Galaga inspired name, you should choose a strong name that is out of this world.

Galaga Names in Pop Culture

Featured Famous Dog With a Galaga Name

Riley

The bad guy aliens in Galaga were called bugs so how suiting is a bug sniffing dog named Riley? That's right, The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston has decided to cast away the societal norms of cats chasing bugs. They made the choice to get a puppy and train him to hunt bugs down before they can become a problem. Bugs are not a small deal in a museum. Moths, silverfish, beetles, and booklice that can destroy books, and checking bed bugs out in your library books is a thing now.

Riley will not be in charge of actually killing the bugs. That would be silly. With a long snout and floppy ears, he should be able to smell the bugs out and will be trained like a very quiet drug dog. He will sniff them out and sit quietly in library mode and wait for the humans to sort it out. Riley is a Weimaraner and they are great working dogs because they have the ability to work for long periods of time. With a short tail, he is perfect for such a job because a bull in a china shop has nothing on a dog with a big tail when they get excited. Riley is officially the cutest museum caretaker ever.

Meet Bug, the sad Chihuahua. He has over thirty-eight thousand followers on Instagram and a possible weight problem, but that's totally bone structure. He also has the saddest face you could ever see on such a cutie. Unless you catch him sleeping. Some of his cutest shots are of his mom trying to get him to smile. Of course, the rest are him being him awake and asleep. His hobbies actually include sleeping, and looking like he wants to be asleep. He's got range, this pup.

He is also a huge advocate for homeless and abused dogs as he has a similar history. His agents will not give further comment. All they know is that before he adopted his current family he had “a rough go of things”. Now he’s back on top and helping others from his website. He is just awaiting transport back to his native planet of Bugturdia. A philanthropic alien dog. There has to be a book there. Psst. When he does smile it’s adorable and derpy and awesome!

Galaga Dog Name Considerations

When choosing Galaga themed names you have to consider what Galaga is: an old-school video game about bugs in space. So you will look to science, science fiction, and video game characters and settings. This can be fun and rewarding and a huge throwback to your childhood. Classic arcade games like Street Fighter had an amazing and colorful cast of characters and Mario is a first generation game from Nintendo. Pulling inspiration from a lot of sources can be a fun time. You can reminisce about the time that Pluto was a planet or joke about how easy it used to be to get infinite lives on console games. The sky's the limit.

While they are not explored here, there are bug related movies turned to video games that you would not have to shield your children from. Sit them down with A Bug's Life or Bee Movie and let them choose their own bug name, or see how they would fare against the ghosts of Ms. Pacman. Choosing the dog's name should be a family affair. Get everyone involved and when in doubt, put a bunch in a hat and pull one out.

Male Galaga Dog Names

Votes	Name	Vote
0	Aerglo Reaction of chemicals in the night's sky themselves
0	Archer Half man, half horse constellation of Sagittarius
0	Burst A burst of speed
0	Buzz As in Buzz Lightyear, astronaut toy in Toy Story
0	Callisto 3rd largest moon
0	Cloud Protagonist from Final Fantasy game series
0	Cosmos The entire physical universe
0	Edgar The human who got taken over by the bug in Men In Black
0	Galaxian Prequel to Galaga
0	Galaxip Hero of Galaga
0	Gyaraga Another hero of Galaga
0	Holmes Large comet in our solar system
0	Ion Type of canon in Sci-Fi movies and shows
0	Jericho City of the moons
0	Kodan Alien race from the Last Starfighter
0	Laser Primary weapon in Galaga
0	Link Protagonist in the Zelda Video game series
0	Mario Protagonist from Mario Bros.
0	Norfair Third level of the game Metroid
0	Oberon Moon of Uranus
0	Orion Constellation in the night's sky
0	Proton Particle often associated with weapons in sci-fi
0	Rico Protagonist from Starship Troopers
0	Rigel Giant star in the Orion constellation
0	Rocket Also a weapon in Galaga
0	Saros Cycle where eclipses repeat
0	Scorpion Character from Mortal Kombat
0	Thrall Character in World of Warcraft
0	Turbo A speed boost in many games
0	Zeratul Leader of Protoss during Starcraft

Female Galaga Dog Names

Votes	Name	Vote
0	Aurora Reddish or greenish light in the sky
0	Brinstar The first level of the game Metroid
0	Celeste Female driven Nintendo game
0	Chrys Female protagonist of the video game Insecticide
0	Daisy Luigi’s love interest in Mario Bros
0	Europa One of the moons of Jupiter
0	Gravity Great for puppies that like to jump, catch, or fall
0	Halley As in Halley's Comet, visible from Earth every 75 years
0	Jaina Character in World of Warcraft
0	Janus One of the moons of Saturn
0	Kerrigan Character from Starcraft
0	Kraid Second level of the game Metroid
0	Luna Spanish word for moon
0	Ms. Pac-Man Classic arcade game from the Galaga set
0	Neptune The 8th and farthest planet from the sun
0	Nova Character in Starcraft
0	Ophelia Moon of Uranus
0	Peach Mario’s princess love interest in Mario Bros.
0	Phoenix Symbol of rebirth
0	Princess Because it seriously has to be a contender
0	Quinbee The female antagonist in the video game Insecticide
0	Ridley Fourth level of the game Metroid
0	Ripley The female protagonist in Alien
0	Samus Aran The female protagonist from Metroid
0	Scyther Bug creature from Pokemon
0	Storm Female mutant of the X-men
0	Sunny Good name for high spirited dogs
0	Tourian The final level and boss of the game Metroid
0	Ursa Bear; when paired with major or minor it is a constellation
0	Zelda Princess in game series of the same name