Dynamo Posted March 5, 2003 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2003 Re: Teen heroes and Villians Originally posted by PhantomGM6101 Prince SAGA AXE I notice that SAGA and AXE are all caps. Are they acronyms? If so, please post the full version along with the acronym. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamashii2000 Posted March 5, 2003 Report Share Posted March 5, 2003 Originally posted by Gargoyle Going through the list, I saw that theres both a Mindblade and a Mind Blade. Thats because their two supervillians with that name, and they are fighting over it!!!! Wait...thats been done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted March 5, 2003 Report Share Posted March 5, 2003 Rejected Names Dave, Thanks for this. With the gun ones I know that we have Gattling on the list. I thought that the others could go on as a result. The gun ones may be more appropriate for Dark Champions. For the mean time, three new ones Jensen Interceptor (which was a fast car) Liberty Hex (Patriotic Witch) Pathogen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynamo Posted March 5, 2003 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2003 Roundup edit: List deleted. Updated roundup posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomGM2602 Posted March 5, 2003 Report Share Posted March 5, 2003 Re: Re: Teen heroes and Villians Originally posted by Dynamo I notice that SAGA and AXE are all caps. Are they acronyms? If so, please post the full version along with the acronym. Sorry doc, Typos. Here's the real listing: Prince Saga{Saga is the name of a fictional Superman-type regularly spoofed at in Hudson City Times for Dark Champions.his name is supposed to inspired a story an epic a saga hence the nameSAGA! in the universe of CHS Saga is the ultimate superman who is created from an supersoldier experiment gone wrong.] Axe-brick with an axe[what else?] Billy Blue Blazes-Speedster with an attitude[silver age] Gossimer-gravity controlling energy projector[golden age] Kid Saga-the original and also the current Saga the tommorrow man[Golden Age] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Logue Posted March 6, 2003 Report Share Posted March 6, 2003 Zip-Lock. Speedster with entangles. His No. 1 enemy... Freezer-Burn. Half fire, half ice. All bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balok Posted March 6, 2003 Report Share Posted March 6, 2003 Here's a few of mine: From the League of Black Hearted Men: Gregory Talon (may fail the proper name test, although Talon isn't his original last name -- a childhood accident left him handless, until he designed mechanical claws and changed his name) Brother Assassin (the name was taken from the title of a novel, but the character isn't anyone who appeared in the novel) Dark Lensman Erl-King, The (from a Goethe poem) Mr. Crowley (might also fail the proper name test; he is a descendant of the "famous" magician, Alistair Crowley) Spectator Others: Doctor Decay Mister Mass Witherwing Monk, The Killrazor Burning Diamond Burning Fiend, The Malleus Looking Glass Green Thumb Faceless Lord, The Mandragora Walking Web Bioravager (Don't end up on his operating table.) Dead Ringer Phage (consumes matter) Tchernobog (evil Russian deity/spirit most recently made famous by the Blood series of games; before that was used as the demon in the Night on Bald Mountain segment of Fantasia) The Manhunters (I had that name before I knew these were Green Lantern foes.): Mantrap Pitfall Deadlock The Death Dealers: Scarmind Scumbagger Strafer Soulrender Deathbelle Timetwist Victor Six King Blizzard Negaton (negates energy) Nuclear Fire Solex Spider Mister Styx Some of these characters have been around for a very long time; many were originally written up for Villains and Vigilantes (probably few on this board even remember that game -- I'm so oooooold.) Because of this, it's possible some of the names subsequently appeared somewhere. I did my best to filter for that, but as I don't read *every* comic, that task is impossible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted March 6, 2003 Report Share Posted March 6, 2003 Old Champs Names Dave, The latest installment. These are all names that were used in previous editions of Champions for groups like Eurostar, Clown and Voice for example. For this reason I think they fail to qualify. However some of the names have already got through being (I believe) fairly generic ie Frost and Goshawk. Some of the ones here like Requiem and Scatterbrain might thus make it on but I don't think Arrowhead and Death Commando would. Be that as it may here is the list. Arrowhead Carrier Death Commando Death Singer Graf Von Gausrom Halfjack Irredencia La Pulga Le Sone Lion Slayer Lung Hung Merry Andrew Requiem Scatterbrain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted March 6, 2003 Report Share Posted March 6, 2003 Unknown reasons Dave, Right. This bunch I have no idea about. None of them are ones I know anything about so I can't complain or urge that they go in. They may easily fail the genre test but I include them for completeness sake. Akumashibaru Bionte Bruja Bulle Citius Deserre' Grax Grido Gurk Himavan Hodmandod (old Norfolk word for snail) Kalleth Kaltrah Kareel Kron Lowe Mlastina Pando Shalimar Tardak Tarlock Tarn Vetali Zashcheta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted March 6, 2003 Report Share Posted March 6, 2003 Dave, I believe that these failed to pass muster on the grounds that they could be a team name rather than a paranormal name. 1001 Knights (or 1001st Knight) 42nd Street Army of Many Chain Gang Dangerous Game Dark Forces Deadly Force Double Jeopardy Double Time Double Trouble Extreme Measures FBI Fish Goon Squad Mafia New Sensation Pirate Twins Seven Wonders (or Seventh Wonder) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted March 6, 2003 Report Share Posted March 6, 2003 Silly Part 1 (A to E) Dave, These are the ones that failed the silly test. Or so I think is the reason. I also assume that anything slightly rude would also fail. Like Bastard Sword for example or Psycho Slut. The latter was one that was used by the writers of the Aces series and was censored from that as well. Of the silly names there are over 250. So in consideration for your eyesight I have only done a first batch of 60. If however you want the rest in one foul swoop, so it shall be. 2 Minute Drill Africa Korpse Al-Khadr Alaczar Alexander the Greatest Alien Detective Amazing Desolidified Man American Excess Another Dimension Man Armed Carl Asskicker and Nametaker Auntie Biotic Auntie Climax Auntie Cyclone Baby Face Babyface Neilson Bad Samaritan Baysune' Beast E Beast from the East Belisha Beacon (sign to show it is safe to cross a road) Best Man Best Mate Big Aztec Guy Big Bully Big City Big Tease Big Yellow Taxi Bill Psychs Billy the Adult Blizzard of Oz Blue Blazes Blue Meanie Bored Enigma Bouncing Buddhist Bovine Boy Blunder Brood Mare Brown Ale Cowboy (partner of Captain Paralytic) Bully Beef Butch Cavity Captain Paralytic (and the Brown Ale Cowboy) Captain Platypus Cartoonist Centre of Attention Chairman of the Bored Chap, The Cheapskate Christmas Spirit, The Class Action Commander Whatsit Crimson Pilot Deadly Farce Doctor Disappearance Doctor Doctor Doctor Platypus Duc A L'Orange Evil Doctor Myu-Ta-Chu Evil Guy from the 23rd Century Evil Twin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynamo Posted March 6, 2003 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2003 Re: Old Champs Names Originally posted by death tribble The latest installment. These are all names that were used in previous editions of Champions for groups like Eurostar, Clown and Voice for example. For this reason I think they fail to qualify. However some of the names have already got through being (I believe) fairly generic ie Frost and Goshawk. Some of the ones here like Requiem and Scatterbrain might thus make it on but I don't think Arrowhead and Death Commando would. Be that as it may here is the list. *list omitted* Early in the original thread on the old boards, we decided to leave out the names from previously published Champions supplements until it was verified that the characters were still extant on 5e Champions Earth, since the list was originally intended as a conceptual experiment within that setting. That's why Steve's super names make the list regardless of any rule they might break. Heck, he even got in a duplicated pair, Thunderbolt 1 & 2. Many of the more generic names (e.g. Juggernaut) that have seen publication in 4e (and prior) books made the list, as I could easily believe any claims of originality or prior art on the part of the contributor. Are we looking at the same list? Requiem and Scatterbrain are on the list posted here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayday Posted March 7, 2003 Report Share Posted March 7, 2003 Naturally I left my character binders at work.... Mayday - My mentalist with telepathy/major Mindlink ability Les Gitane - French for gypsy, a family of tattooed gypsy mages T.R.A.C.E. - Tactical Recon And Combat E(ntity?) A car/power suit Adam Dei - My AI android with a god complex Manx - my streetwise acrobatic brawler LineDrive - Energy projector shortstop on baseball team White Fist - Brick with a glowing energy punch Metallion - Magneto in drag Mouse - Shrinker w/ strength, the Mouse that Roared.... Run-A-Muck - a dense pile of garbage doing move through/bys American Valor - A friend's super patriot Night Warden - A friend's Batman clone Old Glory - friend's Aging Super Patriot Shareware - Cyber Wear NoirBuck - friends speedster (only at night), french for Night Deer SteelFront - and x2 damage from behind (friend's) Stardancer - Submitted in memory of a departed beloved gamer Plinth - A megalithic standing stone (friend's brick) Toro - Friend's brick (spanish for bull) Ginsu - knives Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynamo Posted March 7, 2003 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2003 Re: Unknown reasons Originally posted by death tribble Right. This bunch I have no idea about. None of them are ones I know anything about so I can't complain or urge that they go in. They may easily fail the genre test but I include them for completeness sake. *List omitted* All of these except Hodmandod are effectively nonsense words without translations provided. Hodmandod got cut because Snail is a lousy super name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynamo Posted March 7, 2003 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2003 Originally posted by death tribble Dave, I believe that these failed to pass muster on the grounds that they could be a team name rather than a paranormal name. *List omitted* Right. Good superteam names (some of them), bad superhero names. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynamo Posted March 7, 2003 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2003 Re: Silly Part 1 (A to E) Originally posted by death tribble These are the ones that failed the silly test. Or so I think is the reason. I also assume that anything slightly rude would also fail. Like Bastard Sword for example or Psycho Slut. The latter was one that was used by the writers of the Aces series and was censored from that as well. Of the silly names there are over 250. So in consideration for your eyesight I have only done a first batch of 60. If however you want the rest in one foul swoop, so it shall be. *List omitted* My eyeballs thank you for your consideration. Batches of 60 is fine. Yup, whacked these for being too silly and/or just dumb. Except Blue Blazes. I was going to put that one back, wondering what I had been thinking, but I found that it had not been removed. It's entry 0536 on the current roundup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug McCrae Posted March 7, 2003 Report Share Posted March 7, 2003 Re: Naturally I left my character binders at work.... Originally posted by Mayday Les Gitane - French for gypsy, a family of tattooed gypsy mages 'Gitanes' does mean gypsies but it's also the name of a popular brand of French cigarettes. Most people in this country would assume you were referring to the latter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug McCrae Posted March 7, 2003 Report Share Posted March 7, 2003 Re: Re: Unknown reasons Originally posted by Dynamo Hodmandod got cut because Snail is a lousy super name. Reasons why 'Hodmandod' is a good name 1. It sounds good. 2. Precedent - The Flash fought a GA/SA villain called 'The Turtle' who planned to beat the scarlet speedster by travelling too slow for him to cope with. He is now in prison. Although the plan, and the character, was clearly stupid, such things exist in comic book universes. 3. Not every superbeing has to be a kickass nuclear lightning bolt-hurling laser-god with tiger DNA. 4. British things are often naff, especially in comparison to American things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted March 7, 2003 Report Share Posted March 7, 2003 Not Naff Oi McRae ! I resent that remark about Brit stuff being naff in comparison to American stuff. But then again when I think of Haggis......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted March 7, 2003 Report Share Posted March 7, 2003 Silly Part 2 E to L Dave, Here is the second installment. I must admit to a liking for old style ones that were in the list like I of the Hurricane, Humus Sapiens and the wonderful Gronk the Talking Monkey with a Zap Gun. Some of these are mine particularly things like Horrid Hun. I include it for completeness sake but am grateful that you did adapt the idea on one of the others cf Pillaging Persian begat Pillage and Persian. I can only proof read one list at a time. The one I looked at did not have Requiem and Scatterbrain. If they are on now, fair enough. Ex-Benedict False Hood False Identity Fancy Free (of Footloose and Fancy Free) Fancy Man Fire Drill First Impression Flying Fish Flying Scotsman Frequent Flyer FUBAR (similar to Snafu) Full Otto Garrison Killer Gerbil Man Glamour Puss Golden Goose Good Fellow Good Guy Good Sort Good Sport Goody Two Shoes Grand Opera Grand Turk Greasy Bastard Great Adventure GrimKaiser Grimblud Gronk the Talking Monkey with a Zap Gun Happy Fun Ball Has Been Hatpin, The Heavenly Body Her General (female. pun on Herr General) High Brow High Five Hindu Giant Hooded Man Horrible Hoplite Horrid Hun Humus Sapiens I of the Hurricane Impossible Dream Instant Gratification Intensive Therapy Jack the Giant Killer Jammy Dodger (Jam meaning luck) Jest Apo (Unfunny azi clown) Jinkies the Clown Juan ForDemonet Julie 8 Julius Squeezer Knavish Norman Kung Pow Lady Marmalade Laughing Threatener Law Suit Leaping Lizard Living Laboratory Lobster Long Fingered Fiend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted March 7, 2003 Report Share Posted March 7, 2003 Normal more General Names warning Dave, After going through the Silly Names there will be juat over 250 names left which don't qualify as silly but might be too General or Specific or fail the Genre test. Some of these I will make a case for as I would like to see them included so they will only start going up after the Silly ones are finished. These I will again break down into digestable chunks, maybe 50 at a time or smaller if I am making a case for inclusion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted March 7, 2003 Report Share Posted March 7, 2003 Missing 33 A to I AAAARRRRRRGGGHHHH ! Sorry managed to miss the following 33 from the first batches on the silly side. Silly old me. Augsburg Mutant Big Chill Boomtown Butch Cavity Captain Carribean Captain Wonderman Cherry Baby Chinese Burn Chinese Whisper(s) Comrade Bloom Constable Wasp Cruel Cruel Crusader Cruel Summer Cruella De Ville Cut Rate Avenger Dangler Daylight Robbery Dehumaniser Detective Dwarf Dire Straits Disaster Area Egalitarian Egyptian Mole Even Steven Fair Play Frisian Gargantua Game Bird Gorgeous George Great Zamboni Heliognome Hung Jury Inch Perfect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted March 7, 2003 Report Share Posted March 7, 2003 Too Similar ? Dave, These five may have been too similar to ones already there (in the list) and in one case to an established comics character (Deliberately so). Ambusher (Ambush) Cheat, The (Cheater) Colour, The (Colours) Crimson Gnome (Green Goblin) Scam Artist (Scam) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altamaros Posted March 7, 2003 Report Share Posted March 7, 2003 I just correct a few spelling and translations Les Gitane - French for gypsy, a family of tattooed gypsy mages As Doug MacRae said it's a brand of cigarettes. You can use "les Gitans" (means exactly the same thing; "les gitanes" would indicate a female-only group I just help for translations in french of some english words if it can help. Originally posted by Dynamo Roundup 0382 - Bette Noire (French: Black Beast) -> right spelling is "Bête noire" 0589 - Bouc (French: Scapegoat) --> Bouc just means goat translation for scapegoat is "bouc emissaire" (litt Emissary goat) 0813 - Chasseuse (French: Huntress) --> french for Huntress is "chasseresse" 1340 - Dragon-ciel (French: Sky Dragon) --> I know it's a official NPC but the name doesn't mean anything. i don't have any satisfying way to translate that in a nice way : Sky dragon would litteraly be "dragon du ciel" (but it sounds ugly) or dragon celeste (celestial dragon). Anyway he's dead so who cares ? 1550 - Fantôme, la (French: Phantom) --> grammary problem : Le fantome ("la" is female, the word "fantome" is male gender) 1587 - Feu Boule (French: Fire Ball) --> Boule de feu. 1710 - Fusion 1711 - Fusionne, la (French: Fusion) --> the correct translation is "la Fusion" which is too close from the previous IMHO 1747 - Gaul (France in Roman era) --> Gaule but i would not suggest you to use that name "avoir la gaule" (to have the G.") is a french slang expression to errr... describe the fact that a man is in a state of sexual excitation. (i don't joke) 2073 - Homme de Gel, l' (French: Frost Man) 2074 - Homme de Glace, l' (French: Ice Man) 2075 - Homme de Magie, le (French: Man of Magic) --> it's syntaxically correct but it really sounds too bad in french. avoid hero names with "homme" 3050 - Monsieur Diamont (French: Mister Diamond) --> Monsieur Diamand 4939 - Triomphe, la (French: Triumph) --> Le Triomphe (male gender) cheers D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynamo Posted March 7, 2003 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2003 Re: Unknown reasons Originally posted by Doug McCrae Reasons why 'Hodmandod' is a good name 1. It sounds good. 2. Precedent - The Flash fought a GA/SA villain called 'The Turtle' who planned to beat the scarlet speedster by travelling too slow for him to cope with. He is now in prison. Although the plan, and the character, was clearly stupid, such things exist in comic book universes. 3. Not every superbeing has to be a kickass nuclear lightning bolt-hurling laser-god with tiger DNA. 4. British things are often naff, especially in comparison to American things. Maybe to you. Turtle evokes "slow but impervious." Snail evokes "crunchy vermin you don't want in your garden" or "French snack." The Flash villain was dumb, but the name is salvageable, unlike Snail. Lower power doesn't mean having to pick a name that makes you sound like a wimp. Assuming "naff" means good or cool, I refer you to counterpoint #1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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