tancred Posted February 4, 2005 Report Share Posted February 4, 2005 In keeping with the sudden spate of "...Name Needed" threads, I need a name for a speedster. The character is secretly the son of the 3rd Edition villain The Dash (from The Great Supervillain Contest and his girlfriend Microwave. The boy was taken from his parents when they were in jail 20 years ago and given to adoptive parents. He has no idea he is adopted or that his biological parents are supervillains (still active, and looking for him). Lance Lamont Barclay (his real name), is an EMT in real life. He just moved to Millenium City 6 weeks ago, and met his new girlfriend (who is a PI) 3 weeks ago. He has movie-star good looks, and is quite the goody-two-shoes. He's not stuffy and self-righteous, just an old-fashioned country boy who would never consider breaking the rules. (He never double-parks, never cuts in line, is always polite and helpful. In short, a Boy Scout.) The game is a new one set in the CU (though tied into an existing game) , and will have a very Silver Age feel. I've considered and rejected Sleight of Hand, Phase Shift (from a sci-fi book where that was the "warp drive"), Frequency, Inertia, and Kinetic (because too close to an existing CU character). There's already a Quicksilver character in the universe. Silly names are not entirely out of the question; PDQ is my current working "name." Any help appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Posted February 4, 2005 Report Share Posted February 4, 2005 Re: Speedster Name Needed Dash & Microwave? How about Shake-N-Bake? Okay, sorry, couldn't resist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Posted February 4, 2005 Report Share Posted February 4, 2005 Re: Speedster Name Needed Slipstream The Glimpse Prime Mover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corven_Ren Posted February 4, 2005 Report Share Posted February 4, 2005 Re: Speedster Name Needed Blur Quicken Dash Sprint Dragster Cheetah Rocket Speed King Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjcurrie Posted February 4, 2005 Report Share Posted February 4, 2005 Re: Speedster Name Needed Silly names are not entirely out of the question; PDQ is my current working "name." Any help appreciated. Actually, I like PDQ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Keneton Posted February 4, 2005 Report Share Posted February 4, 2005 Re: Speedster Name Needed |Dash + Microwave = Hotflash (Just kidding) Good Speedster Name is "Autobahn|" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battlestaff Posted February 4, 2005 Report Share Posted February 4, 2005 Re: Speedster Name Needed For a good storyline, he could decide to use the name Dash, knowing that a villain is currently using the name, in an attempt to "redeem" the name. Hey, stranger things have happened. And imagine what happens when villain Dash decides to show up and punish the upstart...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted February 4, 2005 Report Share Posted February 4, 2005 Re: Speedster Name Needed Quicksilver Zip Bullet Ray Hermes Speedy Gonzales Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supreme Serpent Posted February 4, 2005 Report Share Posted February 4, 2005 Re: Speedster Name Needed Howabout something tied into his being an EMT - fast emergency response type of thing? 911 Hermes or Mercury - the Caduceus is a prominent medical symbol or Redline Mach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPMiller Posted February 4, 2005 Report Share Posted February 4, 2005 Re: Speedster Name Needed Ballastic Velocity Streak Flash? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Hiemforth Posted February 4, 2005 Report Share Posted February 4, 2005 Re: Speedster Name Needed Howabout something tied into his being an EMT - fast emergency response type of thing?I was thinking along the same lines... How about 'Stat'? "We need some help over here, stat!" (zooming noise and rush of wind) "I'm here! How can I help you?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPMiller Posted February 4, 2005 Report Share Posted February 4, 2005 Re: Speedster Name Needed Hey, that's a pretty good name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doppler Posted February 4, 2005 Report Share Posted February 4, 2005 Re: Speedster Name Needed I humbly offer my own name to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beetle Posted February 4, 2005 Report Share Posted February 4, 2005 Re: Speedster Name Needed Bolt is a pretty good name for a speedster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobGreenwade Posted February 4, 2005 Report Share Posted February 4, 2005 Re: Speedster Name Needed My first thought was Rush. Stat looks pretty good to me too. In keeping with PDQ, how about ASAP? (At least it's pronounceable.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tancred Posted February 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2005 Re: Speedster Name Needed Wow! Didn't think I'd get this many responses this quickly. Consider them all swiped....er, used in homage. I actually considered Speedy Gonzales (or his cousin, Slowpoke Rodriguez, for the irony factor). I like Stat and ASAP; those will appear somewhere, somewhen. Hotflash just became my long-lost twin sister; too funny not to use! I still like PDQ, but it doesn't fit him that well. Slipstream is my currently favorite, at least until somebody hits me with one I like better. Thanks for all the help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcw43921 Posted February 4, 2005 Report Share Posted February 4, 2005 Re: Speedster Name Needed I suggested these in an earlier post-- Super-Swift Lightning Swift Speed Star Lightspeeder These are also possibilities-- Tachyon (Insert favorite color) Streak Hot Streak The Racer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted February 4, 2005 Report Share Posted February 4, 2005 Re: Speedster Name Needed Since he's a good ole country boy, maybe he grew up on a farm (maybe?) or has a farm in the family and with the "reap what you sow" thinking, he calls himself Whirlwind. But Hotflash for a girl Oh, she'd better be a bombshell, or an angry woman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyper-Man Posted February 4, 2005 Report Share Posted February 4, 2005 Re: Speedster Name Needed Dash + Microwave eh? How about Hot-Rocket? or Good-Feets? or Boom? (as in Sonic-Bamm!) HM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hypnotoad, the Posted February 4, 2005 Report Share Posted February 4, 2005 Re: Speedster Name Needed I like Stat and Slipstream myself. If the character had a bad case of narcolepsy, I'd suggest the name Speedbump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyper-Man Posted February 4, 2005 Report Share Posted February 4, 2005 Re: Speedster Name Needed ...snip... If the character had a bad case of narcolepsy, I'd suggest the name Speedbump. That's sounds like what happens when I run over a frog in the road! HM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPMiller Posted February 4, 2005 Report Share Posted February 4, 2005 Re: Speedster Name Needed Thought of another one... Nike (as in the deity?... and the shoe ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.J.Gibson Posted February 4, 2005 Report Share Posted February 4, 2005 Re: Speedster Name Needed My suggestion: Trailblazer You've got the inference of kinetic energy, travel, and a somewhat country sounding word. Or maybe not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedball Posted February 4, 2005 Report Share Posted February 4, 2005 Re: Speedster Name Needed I think "Stat" if you want to emphasize his work as a paramedic and make that central to his character, but PDQ is absolutely perfect if you want to emphasize him as a corn-fed country boy, since it's something his adopted parents would've used as a common phrase. I can just *smell* the crisis of character coming down the pike for this guy when he learns that his adoptive parents lied to him and he finds out he's really the son of a couple of villains. ("How can I be good? Am I just fooling myself? What *is* good, if the people who I thought were righteous were lying to me all these years," etc.) Fun stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEROWEAPON Posted February 5, 2005 Report Share Posted February 5, 2005 Re: Speedster Name Needed Road Runner is the name of my teenage speedster. His quote is Bep! Bep! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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