BobGreenwade Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 I'm trying to come up with a decent name for a villain, described by the hero to whom he is arch-nemesis thus: "It's disturbing enough when a clown goes bad, but when one [intentionally] becomes a vampire... that's just wrong." The name I seek should, ideally, be something appropriate for a professional circus clown in the late 1920s (which is the time period in which he became a vampire), but which also fits, however ironically, with the fact that he is now a vampire. My working name to date has been Red Eye, but it doesn't seem to quite fit. I'd like to see what other superhero-minded folks can come up with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killer Shrike Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 Re: Trying to figure out a good villain name Count Whackula? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 Re: Trying to figure out a good villain name Smiley. (The fangs, you know.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoloOfEarth Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 Re: Trying to figure out a good villain name Well, the one-time head of the Fool's Guild in Ankh-Morpork was Dr. Whiteface. You could always go for a variation on this, such as Baron Whiteface. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comic Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 Re: Trying to figure out a good villain name Auguste Grotesque Grotesque - the technical name for a whiteface clown of the period with exaggerated aspects: bright hair, big wig, nose, ears, feet, pants, etc. Think Ronald McDonald. Auguste - the slapstick clown, the guy the soup gets spilled on, the butt of the straight-man's joke, or the one with the twisty comeback to the straight line. Red Skelton was one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Samson Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 Re: Trying to figure out a good villain name Here is some inspiration for your search. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evil_clown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clonus Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 Re: Trying to figure out a good villain name I'm trying to come up with a decent name for a villain, described by the hero to whom he is arch-nemesis thus: "It's disturbing enough when a clown goes bad, but when one [intentionally] becomes a vampire... that's just wrong." The name I seek should, ideally, be something appropriate for a professional circus clown in the late 1920s Professional circus clowns in the 1920s didn't have stage names. After all they weren't the star performers so the ringmasters didn't introduce them to the audience and they didn't hang around long enough to get known as individual performers to the rubes. Clown stage names are mostly for ones who rent themselves out to parties or host TV shows or something. But since most supervillains do have stage names, how about Hellequin? http://130.88.203.109/languages/culturevulture/general/harlequin/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 Re: Trying to figure out a good villain name FWIW "Hellequin" does it for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobGreenwade Posted June 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 Re: Trying to figure out a good villain name Smiley. (The fangs, you know.) I'm liking this one best so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilkmanDan Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 Re: Trying to figure out a good villain name Big Red Nose-feratu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattingly Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 Re: Trying to figure out a good villain name You might find it hard to believe (okay, knowing me, it's probably not at all hard to believe), but I had just such a villain in my game years ago. The Acro-Bat. (He was actually an archenemy of the grim vigilante Knuckles: the Clown of Death, who was described by the player as what Batman would have been if he'd been scared by a clown crashing through the window; he thought everyone else was deathly afraid of clowns like he was, and didn't get why some people weren't scared of him.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkwleisemann Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 Re: Trying to figure out a good villain name Personally, I like Auguste or Grotesque, myself.... Though, as a not-quite-random aside, I happen to think the Joker made an excellent vampire in the Batman vs Dracula 'movie'... creepier than Drac, and the highlight of the whole thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day6000 Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 Re: Trying to figure out a good villain name i play a vampire in one campaign and his name is Shackle. its evil sounding and intimidating. or maybe Hexus, Halvor, Daedra, Jan, any of those are evil sounding to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
"V" Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 Re: Trying to figure out a good villain name Ronald Red-Noseferatu. (only kidding) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hfergus Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 Re: Trying to figure out a good villain name Not sure of a name - but - he is the master of biting humor. (Ow! Ow! Stop hitting me!) Ok, so I like very bad puns. I like Smiley the best so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
braincraft Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 Re: Trying to figure out a good villain name I don't think you're gonna beat Smiley (the name, not the clown). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supreme Serpent Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 Re: Trying to figure out a good villain name Trampula Just "Clown", which going back in language apparently derived partially from 'clot'. The word comes from Low German, and originally described the peasant through uncomplimentary association with the soil that he tilled. ‘Clown’ meant ‘clod, clot, lump’, with more acerbic overtones of ‘clumsy, loutish, lumpish fellow’ and a female ‘hoyden or lusty bouncing girl’. A clown was someone with rude manners, undisciplined physicality, and an inability to control appetites or impulses. The uncivilized nature of such a rustic stereotype was sometimes symbolized by wild acrobatic dancing, as in Chaucer's Hous of Fame: Commedia del Artery Whiteface - should be pale now, and a boss-type Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
input.jack Posted June 25, 2007 Report Share Posted June 25, 2007 Re: Trying to figure out a good villain name Oddly, I have a similar character in my campaign, who calls himself GRIMALDI. (Hes like the Joker, but hes openly Undead) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haven Walkur Posted June 26, 2007 Report Share Posted June 26, 2007 Re: Trying to figure out a good villain name Mr Mania Rude Ronnie Redcap (the redcap of European folklore was a murderous goblin that dyed its cap red in the blood of children) Chuckles Nosfera-tutu (vampire clown in a ballerina costume...you may have to just kill me at this point) Thirsty Jack Sardonico (from the "Risus sardonicus", or "dead man's smile") Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comic Posted June 26, 2007 Report Share Posted June 26, 2007 Re: Trying to figure out a good villain name I don't think you're gonna beat Smiley (the name' date=' not the clown).[/quote'] Alas, it's been taken. Elementals vampire clown arch-enemy. Don't recall the issue, or his real name, but he was nicknamed Smiley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nekkidcarpenter Posted June 26, 2007 Report Share Posted June 26, 2007 Re: Trying to figure out a good villain name Shakes the Clown. I'm pretty sure the scenario you mentioned is Bobcat's true story anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted June 26, 2007 Report Share Posted June 26, 2007 Re: Trying to figure out a good villain name Alas, it's been taken. Elementals vampire clown arch-enemy. Don't recall the issue, or his real name, but he was nicknamed Smiley. Seems sufficiently obscure to not be an issue; and it is only a nickname. IIRC he only appeared over a two-issue special. To be honest, I thought of it because during the Wolfman/Colan Tomb of Dracula comic series, the heroic vampire Hannibal King sometimes called Dracula "Smiles." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Major Tom Posted June 26, 2007 Report Share Posted June 26, 2007 Re: Trying to figure out a good villain name How about The Red Jester? Major Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted June 26, 2007 Report Share Posted June 26, 2007 Re: Trying to figure out a good villain name Alas, it's been taken. Elementals vampire clown arch-enemy. Don't recall the issue, or his real name, but he was nicknamed Smiley. Captain Cadaver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Doctor Posted June 26, 2007 Report Share Posted June 26, 2007 Re: Trying to figure out a good villain name How about Mr. Giggles. When he laughs you can see his fangs. Very sinister. The Doctor- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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