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Poll: Coolest 'Top Gun' Franchise Call Sign?

The original Top Gun (1986) included classic pilot call signs, such as Maverick, Goose, Iceman, Slider, Viper, Jester, Cougar, Merlin, Wolfman, Hollywood and Sundown among others. Thirty-six years later, its sequel, Top Gun: Maverick (2022) revealed a new batch of call signs for moviegoers embrace. The latest 'Top Gun' franchise installment featured Rooster, Phoenix, Payback, Fanboy, Coyote, Hangman, Bob, Warlock, Cyclone, Hammer, Hondo, Omaha, Fritz, Harvard, Yale and Halo. A speculative third installment could land in theaters, as early as 2026, with new characters (and new call signs) likely to join returning call-signed characters to complete the high-flying trilogy.

Which of these select 'Top Gun' franchise call signs is the coolest one of them all so far?

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Val Kilmer in Top Gun (1986)

Iceman

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Miles Teller

Rooster

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Anthony Edwards in Top Gun (1986)

Goose

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Monica Barbaro in Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

Phoenix

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Tom Cruise in Top Gun (1986)

Maverick

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Lewis Pullman in Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

Bob

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Kelly McGillis in Top Gun (1986)

Charlie

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Jon Hamm in Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

Cyclone

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Tom Skerritt in Top Gun (1986)

Viper

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Bashir Salahuddin in Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

Hondo

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Michael Ironside in Top Gun (1986)

Jester

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Charles Parnell in Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

Warlock

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Tim Robbins in Top Gun (1986)

Merlin

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Glen Powell in Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

Hangman

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John Stockwell in Top Gun (1986)

Cougar

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Danny Ramirez in Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

Fanboy

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Rick Rossovich in Top Gun (1986)

Slider

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Jay Ellis in Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

Payback

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Whip Hubley in Top Gun (1986)

Hollywood

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Ed Harris in Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

Hammer

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James Tolkan in Top Gun (1986)

Stinger

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Greg Tarzan Davis in Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

Coyote

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Barry Tubb in Top Gun (1986)

Wolfman

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Raymond Lee in Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

Yale

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Clarence Gilyard Jr. in Top Gun (1986)

Sundown

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Jack Schumacher in Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

Omaha

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Adrian Pasdar in Top Gun (1986)

Chipper

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Manny Jacinto

Fritz

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Kara Wang in Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

Halo

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Jake Picking in Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

Harvard

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