Names you use in games

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#1 Posted by MikkaQ (9717 posts) - 2 years, 8 months ago

Pretty simple. Lots of us play games, and a lot of said games ask to invent a character's name. Kinda curious as to how many people use their real name, or if they don't what names do they tend to stick on characters. 
 
For me I don't know why, but whenever I play an RPG, I always name my characters Winston. I guess you just never really see that name used anymore, and I find it kindof a strange name for someone trying to save the world.  
 
Anyway, what do you cats roll with?

#2 Posted by AhmadMetallic (18957 posts) - 2 years, 8 months ago

i like the word "Metallic" and use it everywhere

#3 Posted by FluxWaveZ (17877 posts) - 2 years, 8 months ago

If it's an RPG, I play as myself therefore the main character is named after me.  Those are usually the only games that let you name your character.

#4 Posted by bartok (2371 posts) - 2 years, 8 months ago

Back in the Game Boy days I had a whole menagerie of offensive named Pokemon.   I want to say I have matured since then but that would be a lie.

#5 Posted by Gamer_152 (13254 posts) - 2 years, 8 months ago

I usually go by the name Gilmot, Gamer_152 or use my real name.

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#6 Posted by Hailinel (18120 posts) - 2 years, 8 months ago

It varies, really.  Sometimes, I use names of characters from my own stories that I've written.  Other times, I try to come up with a name that sounds appropriate to the setting.  I haven't really named a character after myself since I was in high school.
 
Though I still think the best name I've come up with recently was calling my main character in Nier "Hamburg."  I mean, that face.  Oh, god.

#7 Posted by Animasta (12779 posts) - 2 years, 8 months ago

I don't really have a set name.
 
last time I named a character (devil summoner 2) I called him manny velacruz. I dunno why, he just looked like a manny to me.

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#8 Posted by evilrazer (466 posts) - 2 years, 8 months ago

I use "Banana Mouth" nickname for online games.

#9 Posted by Luigi8922 (128 posts) - 2 years, 8 months ago

In multiplayer, my name usually has the word "Paragon" in it. Like "Paragon8" or "Paragon8922".

#10 Posted by EVHKwick (452 posts) - 2 years, 8 months ago

A character with good karma: Kylan 
A character with bad karma: Sigmen

#11 Posted by MikkaQ (9717 posts) - 2 years, 8 months ago
@bartok said:
" Back in the Game Boy days I had a whole menagerie of offensive named Pokemon.   I want to say I have matured since then but that would be a lie. "
Yep. As recently as HeartGold one could take my level 30 Mr. T and use it to fight my rival, Assface.  
#12 Posted by Jadeskye (4324 posts) - 2 years, 8 months ago
@XII_Sniper said:
" @bartok said:
" Back in the Game Boy days I had a whole menagerie of offensive named Pokemon.   I want to say I have matured since then but that would be a lie. "
Yep. As recently as HeartGold one could take my level 30 Mr. T and use it to fight my rival, Assface.   "
You are everything that is right in pokemon sir. Continue to fight the good fight against douchebag.
#13 Posted by MysteriousBob (6201 posts) - 2 years, 8 months ago

Jamie. 
Why? Because its my name. I don't see why I would want to use anything else.

#14 Posted by Sigwood (10 posts) - 2 years, 8 months ago

If it is an RPG, I use the name of the main character from my wife's novel.
 
If it is a Star Wars game I use Sean Solo, because Sean is my name.

#15 Posted by Djeffers03 (2545 posts) - 2 years, 8 months ago

Dave or David. Tis my name.

#16 Posted by Atomasist (2817 posts) - 2 years, 8 months ago

I use my actual name.

#17 Posted by Yummylee (18156 posts) - 2 years, 8 months ago

Usually random names that pop into my head. Sometimes I'll even go with the defaults. Not too concerned since the name obviously won't be said by anyone. If it's a text game with no voices I might put a little more effort into it.

#18 Posted by Lydian_Sel (2260 posts) - 2 years, 8 months ago

For stock rpg's I tend to cycle between joke names like Poon & Ch-Ching, unless I'm playing a female character in which case I usually name her Sugar.

#19 Edited by Timing (487 posts) - 2 years, 8 months ago
@XII_Sniper said:

" @bartok said:

" Back in the Game Boy days I had a whole menagerie of offensive named Pokemon.   I want to say I have matured since then but that would be a lie. "
Yep. As recently as HeartGold one could take my level 30 Mr. T and use it to fight my rival, Assface.   "
  
Sorry. Had to be posted.
 
Anyway, I used to go with just Tim, then Timing, now usually Ti, as in short for Timing. No sense at all, I know. Oh and if there's a default name (like Link or Mario or Isaac) I usually just keep that.
#20 Posted by Grumbel (902 posts) - 2 years, 8 months ago

I'd normally use the default name if the game supplies one, if not I use my nick name. I don't really get overly creative with the naming, as it doesn't really matter much anyway.

#21 Posted by NekuSakuraba (6812 posts) - 2 years, 8 months ago

Neku, NekuSakuraba and if they are taken I just wheep in a corner.

#22 Posted by Muttinus_Rump (801 posts) - 2 years, 8 months ago

I use Dicks when I get the chance... wait.

#23 Posted by AjayRaz (12251 posts) - 2 years, 8 months ago

i'll use something dumb if my name never really pops up as i progress through the game. if i'm playing something like Pokemon, where my name will constantly pop up, i'll use Ajay. 

#24 Posted by TheSilentTruth (1072 posts) - 2 years, 8 months ago

For most games I use 'Silent' as a profile name, but for character names I use that name of characters from other games and anime that I like.

#25 Posted by SlightConfuse (3963 posts) - 2 years, 8 months ago

i usally use my name for a male character  
 
Female i use sol or jean  
 
sometimes i think of sometihng else

#26 Posted by M_33 (515 posts) - 2 years, 8 months ago

Lots. Depends on what I'm playing.  
 
If we're talking a game where you play as a robat, then it's m-33. 
Typical fantasy RPG: Em-Thirty-Third. If there's not enough room, I settle with Em-Third. 
Random Save file name: M_33, M-33, m33td3th, m33td3thl or m33tball. 
For a Pokemon game: Wes (which in fact, isn't my real name.) 

#27 Posted by PK_Koopa (563 posts) - 2 years, 8 months ago

Depends on what I'm playing, really.
For example, in Pokemon I usually make up a name for the characters. Naming them all with my name just feels to weird. For Persona I make up a name that sounds japanese.
Sometimes the names I come up with are from other video games, like with pokemon Leaf Green I named my character Chris, and in Heart Gold I named my character Leon.  Not a big fan of Resi, it just kinda happened.

#28 Posted by Atlas (2140 posts) - 2 years, 8 months ago

My default female character name choice is Miranda.

#29 Posted by Aaron_G (1572 posts) - 2 years, 8 months ago

In Zelda games I always use Link. In most other RPGs I use my own name. 

#30 Posted by Afroman269 (7388 posts) - 2 years, 8 months ago
@jadeskye said:
" @XII_Sniper said:
" @bartok said:
" Back in the Game Boy days I had a whole menagerie of offensive named Pokemon.   I want to say I have matured since then but that would be a lie. "
Yep. As recently as HeartGold one could take my level 30 Mr. T and use it to fight my rival, Assface.   "
You are everything that is right in pokemon sir. Continue to fight the good fight against douchebag. "
Yup Pokemon is the one game where I still indulge in my inner immature child self. I shall continue to fight and destroy Faggot. As for my other games I just name myself Bob.
#31 Posted by Devil240Z (2465 posts) - 2 years, 8 months ago

I fucking hate naming shit. it takes me like a day to think of something. I usually name my character Devil or Romulox. But if I have to name a ship or a castle or a team or something im fucked! Thats the only thing I hate about the Suikoden series. YOU HAVE TO NAME TOO MUCH SHIT!

#32 Posted by Jasta (2214 posts) - 2 years, 8 months ago

`faDeD- was my CS name but everything else is Jasta.

#33 Posted by HypoXenophobia (1045 posts) - 2 years, 8 months ago

I use Roman emperors as my naming guide. I beat Demon's Souls with Caligula, to which my Fallout 3 character is also named Caligula.  But when I was playing Metropolismania yesterday, I named my guy Domitian.
#34 Posted by HandsomeDead (11863 posts) - 2 years, 8 months ago

Unless there's a name already suggested, Dynamite.

#35 Posted by Cerberus86 (15 posts) - 2 years, 8 months ago

I have used Cerberus or variants of that name such as Cerberus86 or 99, first online game I played was Diablo and have used the name ever since, have way to many online friends that know me as that name to change now 

#36 Posted by MooseyMcMan (8563 posts) - 2 years, 8 months ago

I usually put MOOSE, and always in all caps. Also, when I played Twilight Princess, I put the horse's name in as Homer, only to find out a short while later that the horse was actually a girl horse.  
 
However, after watching a lot of Endurance Run videos, I think I might use Charlie for a game at some point. 

#37 Posted by NikoAlexander57 (359 posts) - 2 years, 8 months ago

For PC games, I usually go by Nikolai, but my xbox name is dethmcbul1ets. Now, how I came across that name is a story for another thread.

#38 Posted by JJWeatherman (13875 posts) - 2 years, 8 months ago
@XII_Sniper: My grandma's Siamese cat is named Winston. Winston's also a brand of cigarettes. 
 
But anyways, I usually go with my first name, middle name, or some variation of one of those. Occasionally I'll use something weird like "Charie Tuna" for example. :P
#39 Posted by Video_Game_King (29329 posts) - 2 years, 8 months ago
@Timing: 
 
I can beat that:
 
#40 Posted by cap123 (2475 posts) - 2 years, 8 months ago

I use 'Verbatum' alot, also Rexel, and if not that Liberogrande sometimes.

#41 Posted by odintal (1093 posts) - 2 years, 8 months ago

In Dragon Age I named the dog Shithead. 
 
Usually I use my own name or the default name. 

#42 Posted by Ignor (2372 posts) - 2 years, 8 months ago

I am usually Sid.

#43 Posted by Flaime (520 posts) - 2 years, 8 months ago

Flaime, Evoca, Caza, Shanria, Mallyx (all WoW characters).

#44 Posted by mylifeforAiur (3408 posts) - 2 years, 8 months ago

Bisu Cousland. I doubt anybody will get this ;)

#45 Posted by Milkman (14003 posts) - 2 years, 8 months ago

Depends. For sports games though, my go-to name is "Robbie Shrimp".

#46 Posted by FreakAche (2869 posts) - 2 years, 8 months ago

In RPGs, I tend to name my character Simon.

#47 Posted by iam3green (14380 posts) - 2 years, 8 months ago

i either use my name or poop, penis, something a long those lines.

#48 Posted by probablytuna (2521 posts) - 2 years, 8 months ago

For most games I just use the default hero name 'Jack'.
For RPGs I usually create a name. For male human characters in RPGs, it usually starts with 'A' like Alghas.

#49 Posted by Bigheart711 (1244 posts) - 2 years, 8 months ago

I normally use "Menos" as my gamer name. This spawned my Twitter name "MasterMenos". If they're female, It depends on either "Petal Jane" or "Pearl Jess".

#50 Posted by PenguinDust (12102 posts) - 2 years, 8 months ago

For males, Penguin, Penfold, and Kozu Otomo (JRPGs)
For females, Strawberry, Sunflower, Cinnamon, and Yukiko (JRPGs)
 
I never use my real name.  What's the fun in that?

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