CrosshairCollie Posted March 4, 2005 Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 I'm brainstorming an idea for a villain team. They have a spider-based team emblem, web-motif uniforms, and they all have Spider-like names ... however, none of them really have spider-like powers, which is the trick. So far, I have ... Daddy Longlegs -- Stretching, only in the legs. Spinnerette -- Spinning speedster (a la Marvel's Whirlwind) Trapdoor -- Teleporter Can anybody think of any other good names on this motif, that both relate to spiders and relate to another power concept? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertEdwards Posted March 4, 2005 Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 Re: Looking for Spidery names ... sort of. Aracnaphobia -- Fear projecting mentalist Webspinner -- Either an entangle or communication specialist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyMitchell Posted March 4, 2005 Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 Re: Looking for Spidery names ... sort of.Black Widow - poison specialist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightray Posted March 4, 2005 Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 Brown Recluse - invisibility/camouflage powers. Funnel Spider - well, I dunno. but they're cool, so you should use them somehow. maybe Funnel Spider could be an Australian Ninja? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sociotard Posted March 4, 2005 Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 Re: Looking for Spidery names ... sort of. Silk: A martial artist who only has his skill when wearing his magic pajamas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirkdougherty Posted March 4, 2005 Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 Re: Looking for Spidery names ... sort of. How about: Fly Catcher -- Flight Suppression. Watch the FEPs fall out of the sky onto their keisters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yamamura Posted March 4, 2005 Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 Re: Looking for Spidery names ... sort of. You could always try other languages for example Kumo is Japanese for spider and Aranea is Latin. G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steriaca Posted March 4, 2005 Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 Re: Looking for Spidery names ... sort of. Silk: A martial artist who only has his skill when wearing his magic pajamas. Forget that. I had a member of the Shite ("Hand of Death) Ninja clan named Silk. Her abilities were to project chi into cloth. She can cause ribbons to cut through steal, or even entangle a person with there clothing just by touching there clothed body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyMitchell Posted March 4, 2005 Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 Re: Looking for Spidery names ... sort of. Brown Recluse - invisibility/camouflage powers.Funnel Spider - well' date=' I dunno. but they're cool, so you should use them [i']somehow[/i]. maybe Funnel Spider could be an Australian Ninja?Maybe Funnel Spider could have Tunneling at range - create funnels underneath foes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike W Posted March 4, 2005 Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 Re: Looking for Spidery names ... sort of. Arachnaphobia(like RobertEdwards suggested) is good. Tarantula has been done a lot, but that's because it works. Beyond that, it's kind of a crap shoot. You can name one after a spider species, but most just don't sound right(IMO). Maybe base the names off of powers instead(e.g. Madame Web, which hs also been done admittedly, but there aren't many good spider names out there). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steriaca Posted March 4, 2005 Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 Re: Looking for Spidery names ... sort of. Arachnaphobia(like RobertEdwards suggested) is good. Tarantula has been done a lot, but that's because it works. Beyond that, it's kind of a crap shoot. You can name one after a spider species, but most just don't sound right(IMO). Maybe base the names off of powers instead(e.g. Madame Web, which hs also been done admittedly, but there aren't many good spider names out there). Well, there is The Web. And The Cobweb also. But beyond that...there is not much out there with spiders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemming Posted March 4, 2005 Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 Re: Looking for Spidery names ... sort of. Trap Door Spiderman! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doppler Posted March 4, 2005 Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 Re: Looking for Spidery names ... sort of. Sounds like my old hopeless villain team who showed up just to make the superheroes look good The Chicken Gang. Gamecock (scrapper with claws) Chicken Little (indirect EB vs PD) Spring Chicken (the power to leap really far, nothing else) S.D. (no powers, just wore a chicken costume and played practical jokes) ...you know, only cooler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullseye Posted March 4, 2005 Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 Re: Looking for Spidery names ... sort of. Let's not forget mythology. Particularly the african god Anansi, who's a spider god and a trickster. It's been used before, but what hasn't http://www.pantheon.org/articles/a/anansi.html Perhaps use the carribeanized version of the name: Annecy Looking around I also see Dijen, a Senneca indian figure who sounds like he'd make a great brick http://www.pantheon.org/articles/d/djien.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemming Posted March 4, 2005 Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 Re: Looking for Spidery names ... sort of. Trap Door Spiderman! So I look around a bit and find this: http://www.eyrie.org/superguy/altiverse/heroes/spider.html Not the same guy that used to have a theme for Trap Door Spiderman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corven_Ren Posted March 4, 2005 Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 Re: Looking for Spidery names ... sort of. In Nexus' redwood game I'm playing a 'spider-girl' character, the hero name I picked out for her is Black Arachnia (named after the predacon from theTransformers Beast Wars show) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted March 4, 2005 Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 Re: Looking for Spidery names ... sort of. Maybe Funnel Spider could be an Australian Ninja? Nooooooooo!!!! We've already had Seeker, please learn from the mistake!!! If you want an Aussie spider, try "Redback". At least you get a cool uniform (black, with vertical red stripe on the back and front). The Redback is a member of the Black Widow family, so whatever powers you think are appropriate for a Black Widow work for the Redback. Another common Australian spider is the 'Huntsman'. They are large ground-dwellers that don't spin webs. However, the name can apply to any character with hunting/tracking/stealth skills/powers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Knight Posted March 4, 2005 Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 Re: Looking for Spidery names ... sort of. Here's my two cents... Arachnia: Standard wall crawler (lends itself better to female characters) Funnel Web: Able to "spin" entangles OR a master tactician that can maneuver his/her enemies into traps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alibear Posted March 4, 2005 Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 Re: Looking for Spidery names ... sort of. I'm sorta designing one at the moment with the working title of ArachniKid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alibear Posted March 4, 2005 Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 Re: Looking for Spidery names ... sort of. I'm sorta designing one at the moment with the working title of ArachniKid. Kid Arachnid sounds better to be honest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Knight Posted March 4, 2005 Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 Re: Looking for Spidery names ... sort of. I like Kid Arachnid too.... If you are playing in a "teen" game it fits... but I don't see the character holding the name into adulthood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altamaros Posted March 4, 2005 Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 Re: Looking for Spidery names ... sort of. Wolfspider : four-armed werewolf Argyroneta (water spider) : water-gliding speedster. Orb Weaver : magic user Tegenaria (house spider) : shrinking (?), or evil mastermind with a huge base ("i'm waiting at the center of the web") Egg Sac : gadgeteer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubric Posted March 4, 2005 Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 Re: Looking for Spidery names ... sort of. Mandible -- strength/crushing character, possibly with stretching. Or call him Mr. Mandible, or Dr. Mandible, etc. Maybe he is a TK? Chitin -- armored character Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanguard00 Posted March 4, 2005 Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 Re: Looking for Spidery names ... sort of. Do you have a team name? An overall goal of the team? That might help direct things. A good team name either means something in and of itself, symbolizes something, or is an acronym. Their goals also help define the name, which in turn might help focus the names/powers of its members. By the way, remember that scorpions, mites and ticks are all related to spiders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Knight Posted March 4, 2005 Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 Re: Looking for Spidery names ... sort of. Did somebody say Tick??? SPOON!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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