Supreme Posted May 21, 2003 Report Share Posted May 21, 2003 I've got a character I'm making for a Golden Age game. The hero name is "Sergeant Victory" (tentative if you want to suggest alternatives). SV is a boxer of legend-worthy ability who retired early and funnelled his prize-money into a very successful engineering firm. The firm does a lot of defense contracting and worked up a "bullet-resistant" material which was abandoned because it wasn't cost effective. SV took the remaining experimental material and fashioned a star-spangled costume (attached) and now gives the Axis a one-two for America! What I need help with is his secret ID name -- and nickname. See, he's an ex-prize fighter. So I'm looking to make a name/nickname combination that sounds like one of those cool boxing nicknames (i.e., Evander "the Real Deal" Holyfield). I have the following restrictions: The name should be Irish, but not obviously so. Boxers from the time were mostly Irish or Jewish (IIRC). Each name should be one or two syllables. The whole name should not be more than three syllables (not counting the nickname). I think that keeps within the genre of the times. Bruce Wayne. Steve Rogers. Alan Scott. The character's last name will become the name of the engineering firm that he starts with money from his prize-fights. Thus [name] + Engineering should sound like a credible Engineering firm from the times (not like "O'Reilly Engineering"). The nickanme does not have to have any relation to the super-hero name (if you want to suggest one). I'm not a big fan of the nickname-becomes-the-super-hero-name convention. It's a bit silly, and seems to make for a really weak secret identity cover. Still, if you come up with something cool... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted May 21, 2003 Report Share Posted May 21, 2003 Joe "Mallet" Malloy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supreme Posted May 21, 2003 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2003 Originally posted by Lord Liaden Joe "Mallet" Malloy. Hmm... Not bad. Not bad at all. Any others? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Posted May 21, 2003 Report Share Posted May 21, 2003 Best real life boxer nicnames: Thomas "Hit Man" Hearns, "Hands of Stone" Roberto Duran, and James "Bonecrusher" Smith. Moe "Kid Presentable" Sizlak. Okay, so that last one is not from the real life, but I had to squeeze in my daily Simpsons reference. A little war influence on the name might help. "Air Raid" Tony Lynch "The Brooklyn Bomber" Butch Holt Ray "U.S." Steel "Howitzer" Al Cross Lou "The Hook" Carmichael Sam "Shellshock" Hope I kinda like "U.S. Steel" as a nickname, personally. Though U.S. also works with the last name of Bonds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supreme Posted May 21, 2003 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2003 Good stuff, Blue. Come to think of it, the campaign city is "Comet City" (was New London, until it was struck by a comet on New Year's Eve, 1900). So maybe "the Comet City Crusher" as a nickname. I like "Ray Steel" as a name, but it's already taken by a prominent DNPC. Also, I want it to be a bit more blue-collar (no pun intended). So far my favorite names are Sam Hope, Joe Malloy, and Al Cross. Maybe Sam "the Comet City Crusher" Cross, or is that too many Cs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killer Shrike Posted May 21, 2003 Report Share Posted May 21, 2003 Martin 'Marty the Mick' Mulcahey Jimmy 'the Badger' Brock Cathal 'the Crusher' Cassidy 'Mighty' Mike Morran Victor "O'Lordy" O'Rourke Company name: Aranrock Amalgamated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supreme Posted May 21, 2003 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2003 Originally posted by Killer Shrike 'Mighty' Mike Morran I like "Mighty Mike!" Hmm... "Mighty" Mike Moran, aka the "Comet City Crusher", now CEO of Moran Engineering... I think we have a winner! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killer Shrike Posted May 21, 2003 Report Share Posted May 21, 2003 Originally posted by Supreme I like "Mighty Mike!" Hmm... "Mighty" Mike Moran, aka the "Comet City Crusher", now CEO of Moran Engineering... I think we have a winner! Glad to be of help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stargazer Posted May 21, 2003 Report Share Posted May 21, 2003 Tomas "the Shotgun" Calahan "Bazooka Joe" Joseph Montgomery Tom" The Tank" O'Connor Jimmy "Swifty" Mcdermit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Posted May 21, 2003 Report Share Posted May 21, 2003 Nick "Fist of God" Hardcastle Phillip "Judgment day" Hayes Sal "Battering Ram" Cole Mark "The Saint" Del Santo (Okay, this guy was a boxer AND mafia in my game) Ron "Executioner" Hexton Jack "Battery" Flannery Mike "The Defendant" Tyson "The People versus" Mike Tyson Okay, maybe not those last two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug McCrae Posted May 22, 2003 Report Share Posted May 22, 2003 Originally posted by Supreme "Mighty" Mike Moran, aka the "Comet City Crusher", now CEO of Moran Engineering... I think we have a winner! Mike Moran is the secret ID of Miracleman AKA Marvelman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killer Shrike Posted May 22, 2003 Report Share Posted May 22, 2003 Originally posted by Doug McCrae Mike Moran is the secret ID of Miracleman AKA Marvelman. Did not know this; Mike Moran is a fairly common Irish name. But wow. Crazy continuity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Arrow Posted May 22, 2003 Report Share Posted May 22, 2003 Doesn't mean Supreme's charcter can't be Mike Moran too. As I like "the Comet City Crusher", please assume that is the nickname for these gents. Joe Casey (spot the Casey Jones/Engineer reference! Perhaps they called him Casey Joe by mistake once and it stuck because of the folk-hero. It also alliterates with his nickname.) Jim O'Dea (pronounced O'Day. Bit dull, but mileage from people getting his name wrong. If people say it "O D", sounds like a drugs reference!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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