Best Video Game Character Name

Bharfalcon Wyvernjac

Simply can not be beaten.

Or, King Bubble /king-bubble/94-9836/

These names are descriptive and when you say these names you know who they are, what they are, and what they look like.

- Duke Nukum

- Leisure Suit Larry

@Dany said:

Shepard.

Wrex.

Alucard

Gordon Freeman

Max Payne.

@James_Giant_Peach said:

Dick Gumshoe

This one's pretty good imo.

Not an officially given name, but I got Deathsatan out of the random name generator on Disgaea 3.

Dagoth Ur, how much more evil can a name get?

Miles Kilo

@ImmortalSaiyan said:

Garcia "Fucking" Hotspur

I think Miles Kilo is a great futuristic name that as Jeff said is at the same time the best and worst thing ever.

@ImmortalSaiyan: Every name by Suda 51 actually.

Big bo is pretty good. I've also always liked Frank West.

Thane Krios for me.

I agree with Garcia "Garcia Fucking 'Garcia Fucking Hotspur' Hotspur" Fucking Hotspur.

@Hockeymask27 said:

Big bo is pretty good. I've also always liked Frank West.

the best thing about big bo's name is that his "real" name, roy boateng, is an actual guy who works at Sega.

@ImmortalSaiyan said:

Garcia "Fucking" Hotspur

Yup, that one!

@WickedFather said:

Alex Mason. It's all you need.

So, my name is Alex, and one of my buddy's names is Mason. Needless to say, playing the game led to us confusing each other a lot.

I think most of the names in RES Operation Raccoon City were fitting and awesome (Beltway, Party Girl, Dee-Ay, Tweed, Willow)

Basch von Rosenberg from FF XII was also a great name.

Ermac, Noob Saibot, Baraka, Sub-Zero and a lot of other mortal kombat names.

Apophis, Devastation, Szalor, Torgr, Sapphire, Selket (Unreal Championship 2 The Liandri Conflict)

Really hard to focus on just one, too many cool names.

Kinda surprised it hasn't been mentioned yet, but my vote goes to Sir Roderick Ponce von Fontlebottom from Jade Empire

@Commisar123 said:

Miles Kilo

Yes! I knew someone would have said it!

Adrian Shepherd of HL:OF, and depending your choices Adrian Shepard of the Mass Effect series.

John Yesterday

Mr. Game & Watch -

He's flat, he's monochromatic, and he has an ampersand in his surname.

Uhh Link! Or toad...

Francis York Morgan

@ImmortalSaiyan said:

Garcia "Fucking" Hotspur

@Dany said:

Shepard.

Wrex.

Royce Glas is a pretty badass name. George Stobbart, just because of how ordinary a name it is, in a medium filled to the brim with lovably dumb character names. Harry Mason is another for that reason. Frank West because of how it's (intentionally) the most American name ever.

Garcia Hotspur is naturally another solid as well. Ermmm... Bryan Fury is a brilliant fighting game character name too, as is Paul Phoenix.

Oh, and Funky Student.

Leisure Suit Larry 7 had a character named Xqwzts. There were many jokes regarding the fact that his name is unpronounceable. I also thought that Lester Knight Chaykin was a cool name. It seems like most of you have already mentioned the best ones.

Aya Brea

Max Carnage. The default character / vehicle you played as in the Carmageddon games.

I might be slightly biased, but Noel Vermillion is a sexy name.

Liquid Snake is probably the most bad ass character name I've ever heard.

Prince Fluff

50 cent

@WilltheMagicAsian said:

B.J. Blazkowicz

yup

Dingo Egret

It's hard to go past Duke Nukem, Max Payne, Alan Wake, and Pheonix Wright.

Character names so good they are also the names of their respective games.

I also think the Mortal Kombat has some pearl character names with Sub Zero, Sonja Blade, etc.

Actually the corny 'Action Movie' pun type names get me every time.

Ok, so Japan has given us:

Solid Snake

Big Boss

Harry Mason

James Sunderland

Heather Mason

Henry Townshend

Travis Grady

Alex Shepherd

Francis York Morgan

Leon S. Kenedy

Barry Burton

Frank West

Chuck Green

Bayonetta

Sam Gideon

and Poo. One thing you can't say is that Japan can't come up with some american ass names.

@Nottle said:

Ok, so Japan has given us:

Solid Snake

Big Boss

Harry Mason

James Sunderland

Heather Mason

Henry Townshend

Travis Grady

Alex Shepherd

Francis York Morgan

Leon S. Kenedy

Barry Burton

Frank West

Chuck Green

Bayonetta

Sam Gideon

and Poo. One thing you can't say is that Japan can't come up with some american ass names.

A number of those are names of characters developed by western studios that were published by Japanese companies. :P

@Hailinel: Other than Chuck Greene and Alex Shepherd who else? Travis?

Well I'd have to say either Toejam & Earl or Earthworm Jim. Those are both pretty amazing.

Pretty much anything that comes out of Suda 51's head. Travis Touchdown, Garcia "Fucking" Hotspur, Destroyman, Thunder Ryu, etc.

Max Payne 

Bob Poundmax (from Gungrave). That name just screams badass.

Roger Wilco

Renekton.