Name help and comments please

[Powerhouse]

As noted earlier, I'm working on writing up some characters for a super hero world I might work on one day. Yeah right. Anyway, I tend to be bad with names and was going to run some by for some help. Thanks.

 

Team Name: The Knights (possible The Silver Knights, which connote purity and is a nice nod to the Silver Age; the team in general has modern day realism but maintains a silver age morality in terms of doing the right thing, killing is bad, etc... to show that just because things are bad, you don't have to be part of the problem).

 

Members:

 

Lady Silver: (note, if I go with the word Silver in the knights, I would need to change this): leader and sorceress: psych limits include CVK (total), Compassionate (Str), and sworn to protect the world against magic threats (might change this since not sure if I REALLY want that type of psych limit, seems cheesy). Basically a defender of people who would rather make the world a better place than fight crime and demons. Very charitable and quietly active as a reformer.

 

Sentinel: battle commander and government liaison. Think Solid Snake of Metal Gear Solid forced to baby-sit a team of rank superhero amateurs. The government wanted to call him Captain Freedom and dress him in stars and stripes but this former Special Forces commando refused. Instead a more militaristic and utilitarian uniform that is only vaguely superhero. By the book and professional but not happy in the team.

 

Nova: alien energy projector (energy blast and flight only but good physical stats and damage reduction to be resilient) and last member of her race. The ark that she was on crashed into Earth and killed the last of her people, fleeing from genocidal invaders. Hard edged and willing to kill. Psych Limits include Protect Innocents (Str), Hatred of Violent Criminals (Str), and Enraged if Innocents hurt. Might have a desperation for acceptance Disadv even if no points are taken. Starfire of the Titans if you removed her loving nature and replaced it with a confused and lonely teenager lashing out at the world. Able to speak the major Earth languages (English, Spanish, Mandarin, and Arabic at least).

 

Earth Force (SO needs a name change): Prince from a small but rich country of Africa (think Eddie Murphy's country in Coming to America). Team Brick (60 str) with some earth powers and presently a college student of political science. Sketchy on personality but mostly affable and personal with a noble air. Only psych limit at the moment is Noblesse Oblige (Str) since he's newly created. Some inspiration from Geo Force of the Outsiders.

 

Azure Paladin (needs a name change possibly): a GL homage. Basically the newest member of an order of galactic knights (12 in total) with quasi-mystical origins. Inspired in part by Starguard from Allies as well. Has a host of energy powers (EB, various entangles, force wall), and very powerful armor. Can also form energy weapons (swords HKA, maces: HA's, etc...) I'm still working on her personality but she's kinda flirty without being silly, strong-willed and responsibility without giving up the ability to cut loose. One of the more normal supers out there. Of Asian descent (and no, I will not name her something like Blue Samurai)

 

Titan: inventor and filthy rich: kinda like Defender and Iron man admittedly. Typical super powered armor (may overhaul to be more distinct, perhaps a bit knightly as well). Paraplegic but not a drama case over it. He lives an active life, including mountain climbing and kayaking. Very heroically motivated with CVK and Code of the Hero.

 

Speed Demon (SCREAMING a name change): B-level actor who suddenly gained speedster powers. Out for himself mostly; joined the team for publicity for his first major motion picture: Swift Justice. Rather annoying, self-centered personality but is tolerated for powers and Lady Silver's belief that he can be a true hero.

 

That's the team for now. I might toss in a street level but avoid an angsty Batman type. Someone who Mr. Terrific's personality (JSA) would be used instead or a thrill seeker.

[McCoy]

Since we are talking possible publication, Nova and Speed Demon are going to cause copyright problems, Titan is iffy, and Silver Knights sounds familiar but I can't place it.

[Hermit]

Terraforce might work instead of Earth Force

[McCoy]

Couple of questions.

 

Did Azure Paladin choose this team because of the Knights connection? If not, it becomes too coincidental, choose a team name with no connection to knights.

 

What medium are we talking about possible publication? Comic, or text only?

 

What brought these people together?

[Powerhouse]

"Couple of questions.

 

Did Azure Paladin choose this team because of the Knights connection? If not, it becomes too coincidental, choose a team name with no connection to knights."

 

As noted, it's very much a work in progress. Going from something that was set before (default name was the drab name Guardians), I decided to revamp them. I like the idea of a GLC corp type with a knightly motif. I think I like the motiff a bit much though as noted by team name as well. Incidently, the Azur part is about 1 hour old so it can be let go, just liked the nod to the GL's.

 

"What medium are we talking about possible publication? Comic, or text only?"

 

Pipe dream at the moment. waiting until I either win the lotto or become a well known writer.

 

"What brought these people together?"

 

Not sure. I had a 6 parter plotted but kinda tossed. Basically the series starts out with a strange object crashing into South American. Sentinel is part of a black ops team that investiate but the VIPER analog beats them there, wiping out most of his team. In the battle, Nova gets woken up from cryo and kills some of the VIPERs. In the end, he hauls the battered alien into US government custody.

 

Meanwhile, Lady Silver knows Titan in their civillain ID's (Titan isa public ID though) through high society/charities. She is investigating some strange occult stuff. Titan just gets dragged into the story when Nova goes berserk, escapes, and fights Titan to a standstill in mid-air. It takes Lady Silver to calm the alien down and it starts a strong bond between the two.

 

Earth Force is new.. not sure how he fits in yet. Azure Paladin (whose last name, Star Knight, was even worse), is kinda the same way. The core has always been in my mind lady Silver, Sentinel, Nova, and Titan though Earth Force and Azure Paladin (I'm hating that name more and more) are founders and important as well. I think I'll toss in a teleporting street level hero as well to investigate thos occult crimes from another angle. Maybe Earth Force looks into it but is kinda new to the whole thing and gets a lesson in the street.

 

Anyway, Nova is on the run and Lady Silver is refusing to hand her over. Titan is trying to call in some lawyers who are gealing with their first alien in recorded existence. Sentinel, stil la civillain, pops in and tries to take Nova back. Some blank stuff since everything got so revised.

 

The origin wraps up with the heroes confronting a serious occult menance, new heroes are here, everyone cheers and I think it needs some work.

 

Anyway, Lady Silver, Titan, and Earth Force are the traditional good guy types who want to make the world a better place while Azure Paladin has a duty to defend this part of space so she might as well join the team. Nova has nowhere else to go, and Lady Silver is her new best buddy anyway. Sentinel gets a costume, the name, and is ordered to baby sit. Sentinel btw has like 3d6 unluck.

 

Anyway, suggestions for names? I'm not worried about Nova too much. The only other Nova I know of are nothing alike and it's a real world. Speed Demon is kinda common too (and the characters are obscure) but that name is SOOOOO overused. Suggestions would be appreciated, thanks!

[Blue]

You could adopt a location name or mascot around which to base the name. Something tough or noble. Knights Draconis, Knights of Orion has a nice space-type feel, Order of Orion, etc.

 

Maybe simplify Azure Paladin to something like "Paragon"; sounds virtuous enough. Though naming yourself something like that certainly would denote a certain amount of ego (perhaps justified).

 

I keep getting hung up on constellation names for some reason when reading your write up. Lady Virgo, Lady Andromeda, that sort of thing.

 

Speedster names I've been hanging onto: Rush, Blur

 

Earth Force: Aftershock, Shockwave, Landslide

[Le Schtroumpf]

To differentiate Titan perhaps a bit of Growth on the armour? Something massive and worthy of the name Titan.

 

For earth force I direct you here:

http://www.freedict.com/onldict/swa.html

When in doubt find a cool sounding, but appropriate, word or phrase in an appropriate foreign language. Swahili came to my mind first.

 

For Speed Demon don't have a Super Hero ID - have the guy go public for better name recognition. If you have to have a then take a que from your first post and call him the Screamin' Demon and tack a roaring sound as a special effect onto his running (he is a running speedster, yes?) and perhaps a small flame effect as the kinetic field that keeps him from going splat at high speed gives off the heat build up from all of the KE. Doesn't do any damage, just looks and sounds cool and leaves openings for improved presence and sonic attacks later with XP.

[Powerhouse]

"You could adopt a location name or mascot around which to base the name. Something tough or noble. Knights Draconis, Knights of Orion has a nice space-type feel, Order of Orion, etc."

 

For location name, I actually considered the New York Knights but since it's this world's JLA/Avengers I nixed it. Still, if they are the Knights, then the NY part can be tagged on by the locals affectionately.

 

Interesting SFX for Speed Demon but I still think he needs a code name even though he has a Public ID. It works for Sapphire. Hmm.. maybe he changes his name to his Hero ID!

[Powerhouse]

I hope that no one minds the bump but I would REALLY love some additional input and suggestions.

 

Thanks!

[OddHat]

It's an international team. No reason for the names to be in English. !na-ka-ti is the son of the wind in African mythology. Good name for an eco-character, and good chance for him to lecture ethnocentric Westerners who can't be bothered to learn how to prononce it. The Azure Lantern in Japanese could be reasonably be translated as Soten-kento or Soten-Bon (sounds better but not as close, refers to "O-Bon,"the lantern festival for the dead).

 

The speedster wants to be a star. Call him Swift Justice, and have him change his name with every movie. Or give him a contract with a TV advertiser as Speedy Delivery Guy or somesuch. ;-)

[Doug McCrae]

Speedster: Frontrunner, Pace, Speedline, Fast Forward, Mach Ten, Johnny Hermes

 

Blue Lantern: How about just Azure? Or Viridian (it means blue-green, could refer to the colour of her energy and basically just sounds cool). Or Quest, Star*Lance, Shield

 

Earth Force: Kilimanjaro, Geb (Egyptian earth god), Boulder, Crag, Heartland, Basalt, Granite

[wcw43921]

Re: Name help and comments please

 

Originally posted by Powerhouse

Team Name: The Knights (possible The Silver Knights, which connote purity and is a nice nod to the Silver Age; the team in general has modern day realism but maintains a silver age morality in terms of doing the right thing, killing is bad, etc... to show that just because things are bad, you don't have to be part of the problem).

 

Hou about--The Honor Guardians

 

Lady Silver: (note, if I go with the word Silver in the knights, I would need to change this): leader and sorceress: psych limits include CVK (total), Compassionate (Str), and sworn to protect the world against magic threats

 

I was thinking Lady Moonlight has a nice mystical non-threatening ring to it.

 

Sentinel: battle commander and government liaison. Think Solid Snake of Metal Gear Solid forced to baby-sit a team of rank superhero amateurs.

 

You could say that he has no secret ID, and that his "code name" and real name are one and the same. Of course his real name would be something tough, like Hammer or Savage; if he routinely carries large caliber weapons, you could call him Cannon.

 

Nova: alien energy projector (energy blast and flight only but good physical stats and damage reduction to be resilient) and last member of her race.

 

Aurora is one possibility, so is Stargirl or StarWoman (both of which might have been bestowed by the press)

 

Earth Force (SO needs a name change): Prince from a small but rich country of Africa (think Eddie Murphy's country in Coming to America). Team Brick (60 str) with some earth powers and presently a college student of political science.

 

I'd call him Antaeus, after the Earth-strengthened giant who fought Herakles.

 

Azure Paladin (needs a name change possibly): a GL homage. Basically the newest member of an order of galactic knights (12 in total) with quasi-mystical origins.

 

This would be a good character to call Sentinel.

 

Titan: inventor and filthy rich: kinda like Defender and Iron man admittedly. Typical super powered armor (may overhaul to be more distinct, perhaps a bit knightly as well).

 

Give the armor electrical powers, and call him Charger. (Hey, HERO Games isn't using the name anymore. . .)

 

Speed Demon (SCREAMING a name change): B-level actor who suddenly gained speedster powers.

 

Speed Star has a nice Silver Age sound to it--you think? Or if you want him to go patriotic, call him Spirit Of America, after Craig Breedlove's supersonic jet car.

 

That's the team for now. I might toss in a street level but avoid an angsty Batman type. Someone who Mr. Terrific's personality (JSA) would be used instead or a thrill seeker.

 

 

Your street-level character could be called Nemesis.

 

Thanks for letting me play.

[Powerhouse]

"It's an international team. No reason for the names to be in English. !na-ka-ti is the son of the wind in African mythology. Good name for an eco-character, and good chance for him to lecture ethnocentric Westerners who can't be bothered to learn how to prononce it. "

 

Hmm... would you have something similar for an earth based god? That would rock... no pun intended.

 

"The Azure Lantern in Japanese could be reasonably be translated as Soten-kento or Soten-Bon (sounds better but not as close, refers to "O-Bon,"the lantern festival for the dead)."

 

Hmm... not a bad idea at all. She is actually American though, hanging in San Francisco. Guess I should have been more specific, sorry. One part of her character, at the moment, is that she's is very independent and Americanized. Her more traditional parents, though happy to be in America with its freedoms and opportunities, still cling to the older ways. I could see her quoting Green Dragon's sister: "your views are 1000 years old and 3000 miles away!"

 

"The speedster wants to be a star. Call him Swift Justice, and have him change his name with every movie. Or give him a contract with a TV advertiser as Speedy Delivery Guy or somesuch. ;-)"

 

That could be a great running gag... again no pun intended. Kinda like how the Wasp changes her costume all the time, so does the Speedster. I LIKE that.

 

Thanks! Also thanks to everyone else even though I have not yet had the change to comments. It is appreciated and I look foward to more.

[Rook]

These are taken directly from my own NPCs, but you're welcome to use them.

 

Earth Force: Grindstone

 

Titan: Since he seems pretty generic, rather than powered armor, how about telekintic "phantom limbs" to replace those he's lost? Name: The Torso.

[OddHat]

Originally posted by Powerhouse

"It's an international team. No reason for the names to be in English. !na-ka-ti is the son of the wind in African mythology. Good name for an eco-character, and good chance for him to lecture ethnocentric Westerners who can't be bothered to learn how to prononce it. "

 

Hmm... would you have something similar for an earth based god? That would rock... no pun intended.

 

Here: http://www.purgingtalon.com/nlm/worldmyth/african.htm

 

Dxui, Gunab, and Kibuka all look good. Easy to google for others.

[Dr. Anomaly]

For the speedster, what about Redline? "Livin' on the edge, baby!"

[Le Schtroumpf]

Redline - that's a good one.

- begin evil overlord

Glad I thought of it.

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