Rebar Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 I'm building this character idea which is (irritatingly) starting to look at lot like Thor, except he's Russian. (He's a blacksmith, a venerable occupation dating back to Russia's roots in industry - y'know hammer & sickle & all.) He carries - and can throw - his hammer. I'm thinkin' rather than drag him away from a Thor wannabe, why not embrace it? So, I'm looking for a name. Thor in Russian is Thor. Thunder God in Russian is Бог грома (Bog groma) Blacksmith in Russian is kuznets (I'm probably going to give him the common surname Kuznetzov) He's a very stoic pragmatic type, so his name (if he had to have one) would be pragmatic. Thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebar Posted November 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 Hm. I guess quick peek at the Slavic God of Thunder Perun couldn't hurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cowan Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 Maybe Thunder Hammer? ok bad russian coming up - https://translate.google.com Гром молоток (Grom molotok) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoloOfEarth Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 Another idea is God of Storms (бог бурь - bog bur') The Slavic god of fire, Svarog, is also described as a smith god. More closely identified with the Greek god Hephaestus. He had a son Svarožič who symbolized the flame on earth (in the forge). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassandra Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 Perun is the Thunder God in Slavic Mythology. He used an the Axe of Perun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armitage Posted November 29, 2016 Report Share Posted November 29, 2016 Perun is also in Marvel Comics, as a member of the Supreme Soviets and People's Protectorate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebar Posted November 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2016 Maybe I'll go with Heart of Russia. Or Heart of Motherland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinecone Posted November 30, 2016 Report Share Posted November 30, 2016 Not "MC Hammer"..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burrito Boy Posted November 30, 2016 Report Share Posted November 30, 2016 Why not Red Hammer? Or, if he's not a Communist, White Hammer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steriaca Posted December 1, 2016 Report Share Posted December 1, 2016 Why not Red Hammer? Or, if he's not a Communist, White Hammer? White Hammer sounds worse. Makes him sound like a white supremist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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