Naming Your Characters

I think you guys are probably getting sick of me posting that list of names I made up repeatedly, so I'll tell you something you don't know.

I actually use the name "Player 1" every now and then for some games.

Maybe I should change my EoFF name from Evastio to Player 1...

Lysander is common in a lot of places, and Lenid is the name of my Tankadin. I have a subconscious tendency to include at least one L, or create an L name, all but my own name.

Really now...people named Lawrence do not save worlds. Would you be happy if some random schleaze named Lawrence saved the world? I don't think you would.

I just thought of three character names

Graelin
Wixster Windblade
Kraille Ectar

It's never hard but then I always had to think of names on the spot playing D&D.. a little bit of cheese goes a long way.

I just ask Mogi for names xD

Surprisingly enough, I don't bother naming my characters after myself (sometimes I'll use Kanno). I get pretty sick watching WoW or FFXI and seeing 8 billion variations of Wolf____ So I forgo it completely. I came up with the Tilos some time ago for a story I was writing and for some damn reason it sticks. I keep trying to remember where it came from.

For Suikoden, I always name the main character Hiro until I learn their true names later. For MegaTen games, I always try to give a Japanese name cause it looks weird when Junpei and Yukari are talking to "Bob". In Nocturne, where I have to come up with a nickname/demon name, I go with Kamui cause I'm a hopeless fanboy...

I have only once tried a game where I name my characters after people I know and must say I will never do that again...

My friend gave me the idea of using bands or songs as names as long as they work and look decent. Hasn't steered me wrong so far.

Single-character games: ReloadPsi, ReloadXPsi if it'll fit, rXp if neither will fit.

Party-based games: Whichever of my friends I currently see the most (usually my band these days). With me as the leader, natch.

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Originally Posted by Araciel

a little bit of cheese goes a long way.

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I was told cheese was being mentioned in this thread and now I will become a part of it.
I love cheese, it's the best.


As for naming characters, I usually fail at it and end up using some name generator with which I mutated to make another, better name.

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Originally Posted by Sagensyg

Lysander is common in a lot of places, and Lenid is the name of my Tankadin. I have a subconscious tendency to include at least one L, or create an L name, all but my own name.

Really now...people named Lawrence do not save worlds. Would you be happy if some random schleaze named Lawrence saved the world? I don't think you would.

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I'd be happy if you saved my world :love:

But I agree, I like to use outlandish or heroic names for my heroes.

Here are the 700 hobo MMO character names you have requested.

Yes, I seriously use them.

I usually like to use names of obscure characters in old games (Erdrick, Oddler). If I use an original name, it's usually Teyvn, influenced by the name of a river in the Prydain Chronicles. I find making original names an awesome creative outlet. :choc2:

Im terrible at making up names lol
So i put my name into a name randomiser and it came out with Suriel. Im happy eith that.
My mule character on ffxi was less original, surimule lol.

Something stupid. DICK:bou::bou::bou::bou: (all caps) usually.

In online games I usually use 'penilewarts', this came about when I used to play GB and they had that stupid feature that let players click a persons character and hit enter and just spam their username into the chatbox over and over and over again. If they were going to spam my name constantly, by god, I was going to make them spam something stupid. And then the reactions it got from nubs were usually quite entertaining as well so I ended up sticking with it. S'good, because it's usually always available. :freak:

Other than that I generally just go the lazy route of doing theme games like naming everyone after famous 80's action movie stars or something. Apart from I always name the most failridden character after one of my best friends, such as Cait Sith. Dunno how that started but it has produced some pretty good comedy moments so I still do it now.

Sometimes I think of brand names that sound cool and just change up the spelling a tiny bit.

For example: Audix microphones. I had a character in WoW named Audyx.

Or I'll use silly puns like AlCapwn, MyLilPwny, and RobertELeet.