the lamest names in a video games.

[Custard_Angel]

Solid Snake.

Just, what the hell?

[sub]Yes, I know the character is a direct reference to Snake Plissken from Escape from New York. Doesn't explain why his name is a dick joke.[/sub]

You know thats a code name and not his real name

It's still a code name dick joke.

Anyway...

I have to say just about any character from Final Fantasy...

 

[I am 2 cool 4 anime]

Whaat is the llllammmmmmmmmmesssst name you have heard in a video game,for me it has to be Alucard.You sure are smart ass's ya Japanese!

Ahem*

I hearded from yahtzee dont blame me,im just a pop tart cat!

 

[sage42]

Hmm, Shepard and Hawke? I mean they're both badass yet safe, not gonna win any awards for character naming but aren't gonna be featured in a "lamest names in a video game" thread.

No wait...

Still name your DA2 character Ebon Hawke and you'll be rebuying KOTOR in no time.

I never thought of that, I thank you now I have a name for both my first and secound play throughs of DA 2 (still havn't bought the damn thing). The First being Nightelfmo.

OT Probably Dante, I mean I have nothing against DMC but the name just never really stuck for me.

 

[ZeroDotZero]

Deathwing, I mean really. Blizzard is usually so damn good at names and writing amazing lore/storylines, but I mean come on, they named a fucking giant earth dragon, the "aspect of death" who's trying to bring about the end of days, deathwing.

It's like a kids TV show all of a sudden, made all the more dissapointing considering how boss his trailer is.

Maybe I am the only one, but I think Deathwing is one of the less cringey names in the game. Giving every single living organism a title like 'the Betrayer', 'the Destroyer', 'the Deceiver' 'the Cruel', blah blah blah.

OT: Some JRPG names like 'Regret', 'Rain', and the no. 1 award goes to 'Butz'.
Oh no, they are kicking Butz' butt before Butz can kick their butts.

 

[Daffy F]

Douche, my rival in the Pokemon games. Why would his parents name him that.

Yeah. I always wondered why my rival's parents always named him 'Shit-bird'

 

[Moonlight Butterfly]

Squall...

No wonder he was emo.

Final Fantasy features heavily in this thread I see.

Yuffie is also a pretty stupid name.

At least we could rename them.

 

[jumjalalabash]

Deathwing, I mean really. Blizzard is usually so damn good at names and writing amazing lore/storylines, but I mean come on, they named a fucking giant earth dragon, the "aspect of death" who's trying to bring about the end of days, deathwing.

It's like a kids TV show all of a sudden, made all the more dissapointing considering how boss his trailer is.

Well his real name is Neltharion...

Which in itself is also a pretty cool name, sort of begs the question of why people insist on deathwing. Unfortunately the WoW lore machine is a beast of a thing, so It's probly wise not to try and reason with it.

Deathwing was what orcs called him and its a lot easier to throw around then Neltharion the Earth Warder. Its a nickname.

 

[Sleepy Sol]

A lot of maverick names in the later games in the Mega Man X series.
Such awesome names as Metal Shark Player, Bamboo PANDAmonium (nice pun right?), and Burn Rooster.

 

[Koruru]

I'd say Chefbot-9000 from the prinny game for the psp. They even put the DBZ reference in the bestiary.

 

[DesiPrinceX09]

Master chief, butz, solid snake, big boss, serious sam, squall, Dr eggman, tails,

those are all pretty dumb names

 

[Cogwheel]

Heard about some fighting game or the other where the protagonist was named Sol Badguy. Reckon that wins.

On the other hand, a name that terrible has to be intentionally bad.

 

[William MacKay]

Mario. I mean, who does that?!

theres a guy at my school called Mario. and he's black, which is what i found strange. because srsly, when you read that did you think that? no, you thought he was italian. and had an impressive moustache.

 

[Durxom]

Heard about some fighting game or the other where the protagonist was named Sol Badguy. Reckon that wins.

On the other hand, a name that terrible has to be intentionally bad.

The whole Sol Badguy thing though is suppose to be a reference to Freddie Mercury though. Most of Guilty Gears names or move names are references to music or rock/metal music.

Ex. Other characters in the game are called Slayer, Testament, and Axl Low(based off of Axel Rose).

So I honestly wouldn't call it a bad name

 

[roguetrooper96]

Desmond... Maybe it's just my personal preference but it sounds a bit nerdy for an assassin with an entire bloodline full of assassins.

 

[cgmetallica1981]

I can't stand JRPGs. Not a single thing about them is good. The names aren't and excuse either. What kind of name is "Cloud"? What about "Dart"?

 

[Canid117]

Deathwing, I mean really. Blizzard is usually so damn good at names and writing amazing lore/storylines, but I mean come on, they named a fucking giant earth dragon, the "aspect of death" who's trying to bring about the end of days, deathwing.

It's like a kids TV show all of a sudden, made all the more dissapointing considering how boss his trailer is.

Go back and play Warcraft II and be amazed as it turns out he has been named that since the beginning of the franchise!

 

[Xanadu84]

Probably Max Payne. Cheesy names can be fine and appropriate in the right circumstances, but Max Payne makes it seem like they think they are tricky, or making a serious allusion to the pun in the name. Its hard to have a more over the top. Its like a poorly written cartoon for 7 year old boys, written by writters with no respect for a child's intelligence. It was terribly out of place, and made the game a little bit worse for me.

 

[Cogwheel]

Heard about some fighting game or the other where the protagonist was named Sol Badguy. Reckon that wins.

On the other hand, a name that terrible has to be intentionally bad.

The whole Sol Badguy thing though is suppose to be a reference to Freddie Mercury though. Most of Guilty Gears names or move names are references to music or rock/metal music.

Ex. Other characters in the game are called Slayer, Testament, and Axl Low(based off of Axel Rose).

So I honestly wouldn't call it a bad name

Oh, right. Just completely absurd, then?

 

[TheKramers]

Douche, my rival in the Pokemon games. Why would his parents name him that.

"Lolz, where did they put that like button again...oh, this isn't facebook? Then I'm just gonna have to make a reply about it."

 

[Popido]

Albert Weskers pretty cool name considering theres Albert and Wesker in it.

Shepard. Adrian Shephard is still cool thought.