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What references would you have in your character's names?

Discussion in 'Starbound Discussion' started by AlphaMongoose, Jun 24, 2013.

  1. AlphaMongoose

    AlphaMongoose Ketchup Robot

    This could be based off of their race or just personal preferences.
    I would have an Apex named Winston Smith, a Novakid named Billy (with a pet named So-crates), a Hylotl named Toranaga, a Glitch named Eddard-574RK, and a Floran named Jakesully.
    What about you?
     
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  2. Adinxs

    Adinxs Big Damn Hero

    A human named Tiy.
    Its so subtle.
     
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  3. Sapling

    Sapling Scruffy Nerf-Herder

    Sapling is the name from a character of a book I'm reading, "Night Rise"
    The 2nd half of this book is strikingly similar to what I've seen of the world of Starbound.
     
  4. frostybubbles

    frostybubbles Scruffy Nerf-Herder

    I usually use anime character's names like Ken Sugisaki... I love that name
     
  5. Cosmin Negoita

    Cosmin Negoita Phantasmal Quasar

    I'll have a reference to my own, real name. Oh yeah...
     
  6. Tylord234

    Tylord234 Orbital Explorer

    Apex, gotta love them 1984 references....Can't help wanting to name one Goldstein :p
     
  7. Combine_Kegan

    Combine_Kegan Phantasmal Quasar

    Well I'm naming my Glitch after a DnD character I had awhile ago.
     
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  8. Autzome

    Autzome Black Hole Surfer

    i'll probably grab a book and pick a random name from said book,the last name shall be "Powers"(after Austin Powers) for single player(gotta keep my immersion). my multiplayer name will be forum name~
     
  9. Blankness

    Blankness Void-Bound Voyager

    Glitch called Necron99
     
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  10. Catoosie

    Catoosie Heliosphere

    I wouldn't name my character after a harem-obsessed pervert :sarcasm: unless it helped me get chizuru

    But I would just make my own names for my characters anyway.. so no references.
     
  11. A Floran named Blinkroot.
     
  12. Menasor

    Menasor Phantasmal Quasar

    Apex: Dr. Epp Simian - Epp a monkey, chimp, ape sort of sound, and Simian is a type of primate, and Dr because he is a mad scientist.
    Avian: The good one. Sora Aves - Sora sounds like soaring, and it is the name of a character in Digimon who Digimon is a bird, and Aves is a class of bird. | The bad one Raven Crow - well two black birds with a negative conitation to them.
    Floran: Rosie “Venomous” McGardun - well Rose McGowan I was thinking of her role in Planet Terror. Venomous I was channeling the fan pic of a Floran.
    Glitch: Maria Cybodain – I researched Female robot names and found in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fictional_female_robots_and_cyborgs and got Maria from Maria (aka Futura, Hel, or the Robotrix), perhaps the original film gynoid in Metropolis (1927), and Cybodain from Cybodain Model 103 from Cyborg She (2008)
    Human: Goury Ikari – Goury is the first name of a swordsman character from the Slayers Universe (anime) and Ikari is the last name of Shinji in the Neon Genesis Evangelion Universe (Anime)
    Hylotl: Angel – was thinking of Angel, the cousin, from the Stitch TV series. I at first wanted asecond name, but just the name Angel I feel fits her best.
    Novakid: Cosmo “ Celestro” Naut – Cosmo both for its space theme, as well as for Cosmo from Fairly Odd Parents, but name only. Naut goes with Cosmo, for Cosmo Naut, and Celestro is his nickname channeling name only Sinestro
     
  13. Jonesy

    Jonesy Sarif's Attack Kangaroo Forum Moderator

    An ape named Caesar because it seemed like the obvious and unimaginative thing to do. I'll probably try and give my characters original, lore-friendly names.
     
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  14. Evangelion

    Evangelion Supernova

    Who knows. Maybe something generic, maybe something with some reference to an anime.
     
  15. Menasor

    Menasor Phantasmal Quasar


    :cautious: Well if I run into an Asuka Langley in game, I might run the other way :rofl: jking cause I would know you were not the real (i know she is an anime character so not real) Asuka.
     
  16. Show

    Show Phantasmal Quasar

    For names I usually translate words into other languages and mash them up to get a sound I like. Pretty much guarantees a unique name, but sometimes you come up with something unexpectedly common.

    Examples:

    Beiholzer - Mash up of german and italian for "pretty woods" (same meaning as one of my rl names : ).
    Vikrus - Lithuanian word for agile

    Japanese is a great language to work with as well. If you look at a Japanese alphabet, you can just construct a name you like the sound of. Use the built in keyboard in google translate to enter each letter, and pick a symbol (kanji) with a meaning you like.
    Once you have the whole name spelled out, run a few translations and searches to make sure you didn't accidentally create a bad word ; )

    Examples:

    Keitoubi
    Akama
    Ren
     
  17. I'm naming my Avian "Kazooie", that's for certain.
     
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  18. Neapher

    Neapher Phantasmal Quasar

    Aside from my Fan Fiction Characters...
    I'll probably use some characters from D&D Games, Inside or Legend Zero references, and I will most definitely do Dayman.
    My main character is going to be a Human named Roland Noble; my personal character who has managed to get involved in D&D Games, Web Comics, and even an actual Trading Card Game.

    EDIT: I retract that last comment, Roland Noble will be my secondary character.
    My MAIN will be Archie (From my Fan Fiction.) Wanted to set the record straight, Avians rule!
     
  19. Sim2k

    Sim2k Big Damn Hero

    I'm gonna call my Floran Daisy, I always (if the game allows it) name my female characters Daisy after Princess Daisy who is obviously the best princess, and it seems to suit the Floran very well!

    My male character will be called Sim...

    After that, any other characters I tend to name after old RPGs from back in the day, with names like Purim, Rodi, Melody etc...
     
  20. LordHavoc

    LordHavoc Phantasmal Quasar

    "What's in a name? that which we call a rose
    by any other name would smell as sweet"
     
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