Naming Your Characters

[Evastio]

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...

[Lawr]

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.

[Araciel]

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.

[Jessweeee♪]

I just ask Mogi for names xD

[Wolf Kanno]

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...

[Rase]

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.

[ReloadPsi]

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.

[Timekeeper]

a little bit of cheese goes a long way.

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.

[Jiro]

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'd be happy if you saved my world

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

[The Unknown Guru]

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

Yes, I seriously use them.

[oddler]

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.

[xXsarahXx]

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.

[Old Manus]

Something stupid. DICK (all caps) usually.

[DK]

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.

[Selphie]

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.