Titty Shepard

[badgersprite]

I used to invent my own when I was a kid, and give them Awesome McCool names. Then I grew out of it. There didn't seem to be much point when I was only changing like one name in the whole game. Now, I only come up with my own if I'm required to, or if the default name sucks.

I think the only time I gave everyone stupid names was in FF7. I played that so many times that I inevitably had to do one where I gave people puns for names.

 

[Jason Danger Keyes]

If I have the space I call them Stirfry McSteve.

EDIT: sorry for double post, did it when I refreshed :S

 

[Jaidenator]

Either my name or something generic like John or Xanther

 

[PrototypeC]

Oh wait... come to think of it, a frankly obscene number of old N64 games had the main character named "Penis" too... yeah I was that mature...

 

[Thatguykalem]

Kalem. Every damn time.

Reading the replies here, though, has made me think that I should start giving them funny names, too. It's been a while since I've laughed this hard.

 

[vrbtny]

I usually just call my character Bob....even if they're female.

 

[CarpathianMuffin]

Waffles. Nobody ever suspects Waffles the Terrible.

 

[Omikron009]

I have no naming conventions when it comes to RPG characters, although most of the names I choose are ridiculous. My Fallout 3 characters were named Luung, Pruntlehorn, and Asscrothu. My New Vegas characters are named Luung (same build, same appearance, and same morality as the first one), Phonebook, and Ragnar. You get the picture.

 

[GBlair88]

In most games I use GBlair88, GBlair or a_softcushion and in Mass Effect I used Blair Shepherd.

Yes I'm unimaginative.

Although I did go with the highly mature and original Pissflaps and Fagballs as two of my three Mount and Blade characters.

 

[The Paradigm]

I named my evil character in Fallout 3 "Willie 'Double-Barrels' McGee"
He was not a nice person.

I was thinking of naming my Legion-following New Vegas character something like "John Caesar's-Legion Smith" and go around telling everybody that it was a coincidence..

 

[Ironman126]

For male characters: Gareth or Adrian. For Female characters: Amy or Audrey. Unless the default name is better. Which is usually isn't.

 

[NeoShinGundam]

I rarely take the default name. Nothing against the developers for creating it, but it just seems lazy to choose it. I try my best to come up with a nice sounding name from another game or anime. Recently, I named my Phantasy Star Portable character Kannagi, after being introduced to the anime.

 

[theSovietConnection]

I've taken to using Auldous lately, not entirely sure why. Normally it's either my name or a random generated name, if the game has a name generator.

 

[y1fella]

I guess this only really happens in RPGs, but if this isn't the case let me know.

So in most RPGs, especially older ones, you're given the option to name your character because their are no voice files for others or you're given a predetermined title.

So do you often keep the character's name the given one, or do you always come up with your own? DO you have any names you often use, and if so, why?

I often use Revan, Rand, or G-man. Awsome Sith lord, Dragon Reborn, and my old nickname. Depending on the game, and the level of immersion I want with the character, I'll just leave the given name in.

I think dragon reborn is copyrighted by wheel of time. I'm not certain though.

 

[DLlama]

I always play my RPGs as Lord Tiberius Wolffenhoussen III Esquire. It usually needs to be shortened to fit.

 

[blankedboy]

When I'm roleplaying, like in my serious Morrowind accounts, I'll come up with a serious name (sometimes even fitting to the lore or race) but when I'm using a cheat account or just plain old bored I'll come up with something like theguywhogoesaroundfuckingpeople'sanuses or HURR I DONT KNOW YOUR NAME just to get some boring-amusing responses from NPCs.

 

[Fightgarr]

I recently started playing Ass Creed 2, I was given the option to name... I guess it's my save file? Anyway, they prompted by to name it Desmond, as in Desmond Miles, the bland dude from the future I'm supposed to be. Anyway, I decided to name him Douchemond, which made me giggle probably a lot more than it should have. Later, whenever any character would say Desmond's name I would, out loud, say: "No, my name is Douchemond". This also caused me to giggle far more than it should have. Thus ends my pointless anecdote about naming characters.

 

[Something Amyss]

I tend to stick with the default. In Mass Effect, my character is Jane Shepard (which was the default name suggested by the game).

In ME, my character was named "Miranda," because I'd watched Serenity recently. Got amusing in ME2.

I think my male Shep was just the default, though.

 

[Rabid Chipmunk]

I pretty much always use the name "Rabidiah," a fairly obvious play on the word "rabid" and the name "Jebidiah." I have an odd fascination with rabies, and hey, the name Jebidiah is cool, so it works.

 

[KimberlyGoreHound]

If I get to choose my character's gender, I name the character Kimmy. If it's default male (ie: Legend of Zelda), I use Stigwoe, or more accurately: Stigwoe Von Pawsyfuzz Tabarnack Rassenkrieg SPAM SPAM Eggs SPAM Togglebottom and it goes on like that for a while. It's written down on a Dungeons and Dragons character sheet somewhere in my apartment. It consists of approximately fifty words.