assault Posted November 8, 2013 Report Share Posted November 8, 2013 I've drawn a blank on names for a couple of NPC heroes, so I'm asking for suggestions. They are part of a team I am designing. One is a cyborg brick. He's male, and has the usual "woe is me, I wish I was meat rather than metal again". Kind of like Cyborg, Robotman or Commander Steel. I don't know much about the mentalist. Originally I had the team's energy projector also serving as team mentalist, but I decided that I should separate the two functions. She is definitely female. The team is based in Australia. The other members are: Black Opal. Energy projector - light powers, kind of. Female. Flying Fox. Martial artist, probably with flight. Female. Captain Mercury. Speedster. Male. As I have designed them, these are minimalist characters, with very basic power sets, built on as few points as possible. My intention is to eventually expand them to Standard Superheroic point totals, while retaining the minimalist aspect. With luck they should turn into interesting combat monsters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndianaJoe3 Posted November 8, 2013 Report Share Posted November 8, 2013 I'm working on a low-powered (standard heroic) psionic named Miss Mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted November 8, 2013 Report Share Posted November 8, 2013 You could always cut to the chase and just call the cyborg Angst. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassandra Posted November 8, 2013 Report Share Posted November 8, 2013 The team of Metal and Mental. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucius Posted November 9, 2013 Report Share Posted November 9, 2013 Cold Metalist Gold Mentalist Lucius Alexander Insert palindromedary tagline here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted November 9, 2013 Report Share Posted November 9, 2013 You could always cut to the chase and just call the cyborg Angst. Or give that sentiment a scientific twist, and name him Angstrom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmjalund Posted November 9, 2013 Report Share Posted November 9, 2013 Mentalist: Patrick Jane? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greywind Posted November 9, 2013 Report Share Posted November 9, 2013 Snap-On and Mind Games Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcw43921 Posted November 9, 2013 Report Share Posted November 9, 2013 The cyborg could be called Metallic Man. Wears huge, heavy armor and likes to fight, like a robotic version of The Thing. The mentalist could be called Bright Angel. Abhors violence, prefers to fight by either telepathically stimulating the brain's pleasure center, rendering the target unwilling to fight, or the motor control center, rendering the target unable to move. Hope that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostDancer Posted November 9, 2013 Report Share Posted November 9, 2013 Manbot and Psyche. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted November 9, 2013 Report Share Posted November 9, 2013 Meatgrinder and Suggestive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted November 9, 2013 Report Share Posted November 9, 2013 The mentalist could be called Bright Angel.. For me, Bright Angel is inextricably associated with some specific geology, but I recognize that's a personal problem of mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Arc Posted November 10, 2013 Report Share Posted November 10, 2013 Okay, I came up with a drawing for Black Opal Black Opal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Arc Posted November 10, 2013 Report Share Posted November 10, 2013 Flying Fox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greywind Posted November 10, 2013 Report Share Posted November 10, 2013 Flying Foxbatlass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Arc Posted November 10, 2013 Report Share Posted November 10, 2013 Captain Mercury Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucius Posted November 10, 2013 Report Share Posted November 10, 2013 Heroic cyborg: Metal Case Heroic mentalist: Mental Grace Lucius Alexander The palindromedary is chewing it over Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ned-kogar Posted November 10, 2013 Report Share Posted November 10, 2013 They're Australian? Well, an Aussie folkhero who famously incorporated metal into his schtick (though externally, not integrally) is Ned Kelly, so you could riff off that. But if you really want to insult a cyborg who yearns to be a man, just call him The Machine. As for a female Aussie mentalist, give her glowing light SFX (at the point of effect, rather than source of power) and call her Min Min, after the mysterious wandering Min Min Lights of Queensland. Or give her the ability to psionically mimic others' brainwaves (and appearance, perhaps) and call her Lyrebird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted November 11, 2013 Report Share Posted November 11, 2013 If the mentalist is a Criss Angel fan: Mind Freak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucius Posted November 11, 2013 Report Share Posted November 11, 2013 Metal Alloy Mental Ally Lucius Alexander Sometimes the hard part is thinking of a palindromedary tagline Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted November 11, 2013 Report Share Posted November 11, 2013 The Cyborg could go for Hardshell (as in Shell of a Man), Junkpile if he's "old tech," or perhaps Metalith. Mentalist, we know so little about, but how about Miss Mind, Nevermind, or Superego? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kahuna's bro Posted November 12, 2013 Report Share Posted November 12, 2013 if the mentalist is publicly known perhaps he/she does not really NEED a codename Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psyber624 Posted November 18, 2013 Report Share Posted November 18, 2013 Mentalist Cyborg? Psyber works well...... Oh wait, you need one of each, so sorry..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kahuna's bro Posted November 18, 2013 Report Share Posted November 18, 2013 for the cyborg mr.cyber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kraven Kor Posted November 19, 2013 Report Share Posted November 19, 2013 Metal Case is too close to my one and only Champs character, Hardcase, so no! Good guy or bad buy? What's his background? Military? Scientist testing on himself? Engineer in an accident at a robot factory? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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