Naming Your Character

[matsugawa]

One time, when I was bored, I started up a new game of FFVII, and thought I'd screw around:
Cloud: Bad Ass
Barrett: Whoop Ass
Tifa: Kick Ass
Aerith: Sweet Ass
Cait Sith: Fat Ass
Cid: Hard Ass
I don't remember what I named Red XIII, and I never had Vincent or Yuffie join up, so I never thought up any names for them.
More recently, on FFVIII, I gave Squall my name because I almost look like him, and though I'll deny it endlessly, I'm probably just as big a loser as he. I gave Rinoa the name Sarah because that's my favorite name for a woman (what can I say, I loved Labyrinth as a kid... and Jennifer Connelly), though I'd rather have given that name to Quistis.
... yeah, I'm a sad and lonely man.

For other games, it really just depends on my mood, though somehow I've never felt right re-naming Link in any of the Zelda games. I'm not even a huge Zelda fan, but I have this huge hang-up about it that I can't explain.

 

[Hydra_venom-90]

I'm probably one of the nihilistic ones. Although I do name some characters based on my mood. When I feel like pissing about I use "Gary" just because I've always wanted a pet with that name. Don't judge me

Other times it's based on something I'm currently into, reading or have recently viewed on the Idiot Box.

 

[chowderface]

Guys usually get named something mundane like "Jim" or "Chuck" because I enjoy hearing the epic tale of some schmuck named Jim.

Girls I generally name "Delilah" because I just happen to like the name, even if it does sort of imply that she's a treacherous shrew.

 

[WolfThomas]

Depends on the setting, I went through a Shakespeare phase a few years ago (Iago, Othello, Tybalt etc), but generally it's random. I just go with a name that fits, in Dragon Age I called my character Nathan as I based him physically off the marvel character Cable. My Malkavian in VTMB I called "the March Hare" after Alice in wonderland.

 

[Jnat]

Quite easy, Bob or Female Bob.

 

[Jenova65]

I name my characters in an entirely arbitrary fashion which is why my import save for ME3 will be Riot Shepard (since she is my favourite Shepard) In Sims games I tend to use stupid names like the ones of NPCs. Either way, it is based on how I feel at the time, I never use my own name though.

 

[yoyo13rom]

If it's a male then my own name(Theodor) or a variation of it(in DA:O for example: Therod)
If it's a female anything that sounds sexy at that time(for me the simple names are the best): Cloe, Gwen, Anna, etc. But sometimes I just go for a common American name: John/Jack/Max.

 

[Hellz_Barz]

I tend to go with a latin pair i like. Drusus or Cassius for males and for females ill just cut the second down and have Cass.

 

[Iznat]

I'll usually just name it after myself or a variant of my name, or, if I'm pissed off about something, I'll call it something like C. Mongler or something similarly offensive.

 

[MurderousToaster]

I just name it whatever comes to mind.


My WoW character is called "Gavinator"

A mistake I shall not repeat.

 

[Jamous]

I just make it up on the spot, or stick to my usual name. Jamous.

 

[mip0]

I try to find my characters main characteristic or something else that is important in the game/for the character. I try to find one word for that, then I translate it into Latin and make a name out of it.
Like Umbrao (not very proud of this one), my gnome warlock. Umbra means shadow, as in "Between good and evil, there is shadow."

 

[AVATAR_RAGE]

depends, i go with my PSN (see user name) my old arcade name (Rage), but only in fighting games wher eyou make your own character.

In RPGs i go with whatever fits, but my favs are Malaketh (was gutted that there is a similar name in the Warhammer and elderscrolls franchises), Snorri and Thornir (I got these from a viking name genorator for some oblivion saves when all I could think of for a name was Titty).

I also use my real name some times, I mean what name is more amazing than Joe

 

[tgcPheonix]

Link
Rogue
Neri
enRogue
Cepheus
Cerosia

 

[Kajt]

If it's a male, I'll go with something Russian. Like Sergei, Boris, Vladimir and so on. If it's a female, I'll go with whatever comes to mind.

 

[Jory]

I tend to go for the name Urizan all the time. Occaisionally spelled differently. (Urizen, Urízán etc)

 

[ilikepie59]

I actually have real trouble with this. If a character sort of has a name already, I keep it. My character in Zelda is always Link, My character in Borderlands is always their original name. If I have to come up with one, I try to find a random name generator on the net. Best one I've gotten from those is "Utijirosu" for EVE Online (plus that character looked japanese, so it worked nicely)

 

[Sun Flash]

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar, Jacosta Divillnerve or a variation there upon

I always call my rival on Pokemon games Titface. After 8 games through 12 years, you'd think it gets old. But it doesn't

 

[Malkavian]

I don't have a pattern. I find a name whn I need it, usually borrowing from fiction.

 

[PAGEToap44]

Something Biblical usually... why not?

Right now Moses wanders the Capital Wasteland and Jesus is jumping from Mass Relay to Mass Relay.