Kajaro Posted April 28, 2003 Report Share Posted April 28, 2003 So what are some of your more favorite HERO names and WHY? Some I've used in the past to excellent fun were: The Grail - kind of a daredevilesque character The Seventh Sign - seismic power energy projector Jake Baker - martial artist Polecat - martial artist Cinder - fire thrower Blaque - a teleporter Ahoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jhamin Posted April 28, 2003 Report Share Posted April 28, 2003 One of my favorite character names as played by one of my players is: Dr. Toxin He was a chemistry based gadgeteer. I always thought the name was funky, with a bit of an edge, yet still gloriously four color. Everybody called him DT for short. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted April 28, 2003 Report Share Posted April 28, 2003 TK (I had it before Mutant File was published, honest ) Surge (not original, but I've always liked it for Electric types) Stalwart Valiant (Both because I enjoy the old 'knighthood' legends) Yes, I'm very simplistic in my names sometimes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
levi Posted April 28, 2003 Report Share Posted April 28, 2003 Daring Dustin Blake - a Luck manipulating bounty hunter turned Hero later changed his name to Jinx Myriad - Nano-tech Hero that could do almost anything with his body Flashburn - Second Generation Hero with cosmic energy chanelling powers Brawl - Italian-American Chicago native, streetfighting Brick who just keeps getting back up...and craving "samiches" This guy also has one of my favorite civilian names Nico Brantonelli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syberdwarf2 Posted April 28, 2003 Report Share Posted April 28, 2003 Chameleon - Team's Predator Alien / Romulan science experiment gone awry Black Dragon (I & II) - Martial artist / Team mentalist LaGrange - Power Aromored Knight Badger - Wolverine clone / team brick Unit - Android / Team government liason Wildfire - Plasma-based energy projector Siren - Sonic based projector / Team artillery. Wife of Black Dragon II Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Posted April 28, 2003 Report Share Posted April 28, 2003 So far... Uncle Slam - My Super Patriot character Dead Ringer - A guy who caused sonic damage when he laughed Nomad - A time traveler doomed to wander the ages Usurper - A doppleganger type of character Laser Lash - Okay, you had to see the character drawing to understand why the name was so cool Gridlock - Used entangles, Drains, and transformations to immobilize people Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkusDark Posted April 28, 2003 Report Share Posted April 28, 2003 Besides my organizational Acronyms (which I love), I enjoyed: Raven - rather common but it was the name of a mutant who found other, new fledgling mutants and then grabbed them and took them back to a safehouse - sort of like the way a raven collects shiny objects. Umbra - A shadow based hero Capasitor - A Russian Energy hurler with absorption powers to EB. Four Score - a Duplicator that would have a total of four forms and do a coordinated autofire (5 shots each). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asperion Posted April 28, 2003 Report Share Posted April 28, 2003 Since I am the GM in the current campaign, I have created several character recently. Two of these characters that are the best liked by the group are: Phantom: she can make an illusion of herself somewhere that she is not and fustrates the entire team to no end. Master Ju: Origianally designed as the primary villain for this campaign he has done such a good job of engraciating himself with the PCs that now he is an honorary hero by default. Despite normal convention, Master Ju is his true name and not an alais. Due to this (amongst other reasons) the primary villain has changed. There are a lot more possibilities that I could show and if I am pressed hard enough I could post them sometime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug McCrae Posted April 29, 2003 Report Share Posted April 29, 2003 Originally posted by Blue Uncle Slam - My Super Patriot character Nice one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug McCrae Posted April 29, 2003 Report Share Posted April 29, 2003 Some villains from my most recent campaign, set in the UK: Sidhe Hulk - Monstrous, muscular fae Haemogoblin, the Blood Boggart The Beast of Brent - an oil monster Mother Goose and her Rhymes of Crime Elephant & Castle - Small-time, thuggish duo from London. Vermiflame - A dragon. No pun, I just like the sound of it. Some other characters I haven't used yet, but like the names a lot: Shadow Boxer (I thought of it first!) - Golden Age Wildcat/Atom-type superhero The Phantasmic Four Whistlin' Dixie, and her partner Southern Bell - One has a magic whistle, the other a magic bell. Their comic is called Bells & Whistles. The Underlings - minions of a Moleman-type. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don Posted April 29, 2003 Report Share Posted April 29, 2003 Off the top of my head, my favorite so far has been Trilogy, a heroine like Triad from Legion, able to split into three, with a special martial art that she used to devastating effect, but only when triplicated. Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killer Shrike Posted April 29, 2003 Report Share Posted April 29, 2003 some names Ive had fun with in the past, either my own idea or those of my players (*): *Lance Dashing: Vain genetically engineered Super-Wrestler from an alternate dimension where the Media has gone mad (sort of a Mojo-verse in that respect, but not silly -- deadly serious; similar to Running Man); Medium Brick w/ some Martial Arts and a massive Presense & COM. Relentless: a regenerating martial artist NPC; in the 4th edition built as an automaton. Farad: an Electricity based uncontrolled Damage Shield character Javelin: flying light brick with visible Armor (bronzed skin). *The Logician: A strange character who was basically a wizard/mage in effect, but whose schtick was he altered reality by stating and enforcing "Irrefutible Constructs of Enforceable Logic". A Reality-bender with a Transform, Change Environment, and a VPP. Didnt work well in application (too inefficient points wise) but I always liked the concept/name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted April 29, 2003 Report Share Posted April 29, 2003 Almost anything with the word "Thunder". Valor (Reformed Hideous) Avalon (Arthurian themed gadgeteer) Foresight (telepath) Insight (Blind Martial artist) Purple Haze (apparently I took it from a GURPS Supers side bar but i love the name) Conquest Silk Dragon Stone Tiger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted April 29, 2003 Report Share Posted April 29, 2003 Personal favorites of my own devising: Deadeye (undead private investigator); The Wrath (summoned supernatural assassin/ punisher of the guilty); Airborn (super-acrobat hero); Newtron (genius gadgeteer, pun on "new", "neutron" and "Newton"); Hegira (Middle-Eastern speedster hero - name for Mohammed's flight from Mecca to Medina); Killer Bee (South American villain with shrinking and insect powers). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEmerged Posted April 29, 2003 Report Share Posted April 29, 2003 The Disruptor -- gadgeteer with an anarkist bent (villain) Hexadecimal, formerly the Hexadecimal Heroine -- 16 multiforms, with the base form also having 16-unit Duplication. (villain) Alexandria, the Librarian -- originally created as an example of a non-combat nova, developed into an interesting character Aurakill -- originally a Halo (of the original Outsiders) one-off, the name and character grew on me Gargantujuan -- shamelessly lifted from The Crossovers when I discovered the CU already had a Gargantua Baethan Electrum -- one-off of Booster Gold as a female The Yellow Journalist -- Can't take credit for this one ("Brave New World" system character), but I love that name Flying Squirrel -- One-off of Batman, the way Batman would really be in a world of super-powered people (by the by, I'm not a bat-fan). The Meteorologist -- name of one of the 7 most powerful individuals in The Emergence continuity, he originally thought his powers were limited to weather effects Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Worldmaker Posted April 29, 2003 Report Share Posted April 29, 2003 These are some of my favorite character names, from my own NPC stable. !: Pronounced "bang". A teenaged energy blaster with explosive powers. Iron Horse: An American Indian brick who can turn to metal. Simon Bar Sinister and Penny Dreadful: Fraternal twins who are the Jokers of my gameworld. Aryan Nation: A white supremacist who can duplicate himself. These are from PCs in the GGU: Statuesque: A brick made of white marble. AniMae: A martial artist who is a living anime character. The ironic part is that she doesn't even like anime in the first place... Gray Matter the Living Brain: A mentalist whose body is 100% brain matter. Los Hermanos ("the brothers"): Another duplicator. Tieresias: You don't get that many superheroes who take their names from Oedipus the King. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yogzilla Posted April 29, 2003 Report Share Posted April 29, 2003 From previous HERO game... Saint (may not sound like much, but his real-life identity was Nicholas Cannon - - I've always been so envious at how perfectly that character was named) ...and from current HERO game... Tie: Philosoraptor OCX (Overclock eXtreme, I believe) -Yogzilla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbsousa Posted April 29, 2003 Report Share Posted April 29, 2003 Revenant Pulp Hero who returned from the dead to foil the Bund-ists who killed him. Johnny Angel. 60's Teen Hero with Magnetic Propulsion Wings (built by Doctor Daedalus) and a precog ability that foretold the Kennedy assassination. Citizen Pain, Johnny's Nemesis. Freewheeler, 80's rollerskating speedster, inspired by a spring break trip to Venice Beach. Kid Ninja, a 12 year old samurai whose player refused to pick a hero name. Never let the New York Post pick your nom de guerre... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterhawk Posted April 29, 2003 Report Share Posted April 29, 2003 Hmmm...well, these are some names that I think capture the spirit of the character and the age that they live... Red Rocket and Bombburst - Golden Age patriotic brother team, speedster and EB, from the lyrics of the Star Spangled Banner. Jericho Jett, Man of Action - Silver Age/Blaxploitation Luke Cage/Shaft styled hero. Doc Atomic - Silver Age Superman/Reed Richards Clone...really think this one has a nice SA ring to it. Hannibal aka Jumbo - An elephantine brick member of a Morlock styled mutant gang...prefers to be called Hannibal, but usually tagged Jumbo by his cohorts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JmOz Posted April 29, 2003 Report Share Posted April 29, 2003 One I liked was Crownguard, it was the guys last name,he had a PI He was sort of a Captain Britain clone, Brick that would loose some umph outside of UK controled terretories, his powers were actualy linked to the throne of Britain (or that is to say the govermental postion of Britain) so when Britain did not have a monarch he would be powerless, the powers were passed down from father to eldest son Powers he lossed were Hardend on his Armor and 1/2 End on his str, 10 points of Strength and 5/5 Armor, that is when he left Brittish lands, without a monarch he was powerless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Raven Posted April 30, 2003 Report Share Posted April 30, 2003 Giggling Phantom - a comically stupid hero who lived on top of Coit Tower in San Francisco. Cape, cowl, the whole 9 yards. Secret ID was Gideon Lipps. Krakatoa (secret ID Prof. Blofess Pain) - A midget sized normal with a freakishly round head (basketball on a baby) who turned into a humongous being as hot as lava. P.A.D. (Powered Armor Device) - Simply put, a brain in a jar. Everything was through a focus. Lucious Laser - tough guy Fly Eye - a flying orb with a single eye and wings out the sides. Tarantula - the brick with NO spider powers. Shaka Jesus - An African medicine man with a VPP. Beaten to death by another character (Power Boy, the Junkyard Hero) while riding a bus. The list goes on...and on... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted April 30, 2003 Report Share Posted April 30, 2003 Donald Brook -- a brick with Growth and Brawling. His name many not make any sense until you switch over to his nickname. "Donny." [if you still don't get it... look up "donnybrook"] Bandit, Racoon of the Future! -- pulp-era animal sidekick. Only heard about him, but have loved the name ever since. A.P.E. (Algernon Patrick Emerson) -- because every campaign needs an intellagent gorilla. Johnathan Morganthall Nightshade -- one of my longest (and favorite) SIDs ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick R Mortis Posted May 2, 2003 Report Share Posted May 2, 2003 From various concepts lying around: Panzerfaust (Iron Fist) - Power Armour Feedback - EP with Absorbtion Siphon - EP with Drain Taz - Wolverine Clone/Parody from Tasmania (natch) Flashfire - Flying EP with light SFX Skyguard - Flying EP with force walls and, my favourite... Superflous Man II - Duplicator Rick R. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrunkyMcSwerven Posted May 2, 2003 Report Share Posted May 2, 2003 Favs: Obi Wan Jabroni - O.G. jedi pimp of WWF smackdown fame Cloth Cannon - robed, fireball shootin' mage Gonad the Barbarian - nemesis of Princess Orgasmia American Maid - the Tick's crack-whore and of course, my namesake - Drunky McSwervenCrash gonads and strife, gonads and strife, gonads and strife, gonads and strife, gonads and strife, gonads and strife, gonads and strife, gonads and strife, gonads and strife, gonads and strife, gonads and strife, gonads and strife... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syberdwarf2 Posted May 2, 2003 Report Share Posted May 2, 2003 Originally posted by DrunkyMcSwerven Favs: gonads and strife, gonads and strife, gonads and strife, gonads and strife, gonads and strife, gonads and strife, gonads and strife, gonads and strife, gonads and strife, gonads and strife, gonads and strife, gonads and strife... and weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee........... (sorry to go OT) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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