Titty Shepard

[Flishiz]

Usually I go with my own name, but that's mostly because mine is pretty original and different enough to keep the master of all whateversville I'm playing in have a bland and boring name, while giving me a better chance to project.

 

[josemlopes]

"Mike Hawk"
"Falstad"

Those were the ones

 

[Admiral Stukov]

Setting you name as Revan in KotOR 1 is hilarious;
"I'm not Revan anymore, I'm Revan now!"

Other than that my standard names include Vokuts, Shassui, Ivanova, Amalthea, Leda or Susan.

The few times I actually make a male character it's Stukov.

Or if I'm in the mood I go for a punny name, like my most recent Fallout 3 character, "Psycho *****"
-Dad: "That's a pretty name don't you think? Fits you perfectly."
Yeah thanks Dad...

 

[Gahars]

I usually make up a name that sounds fitting for the RPG, so if its a sci fi game, something with a more futuristic bent, and for fantasy rpgs, something with a "ye olde english" sound to it

 

[itsnotyouitsme]

Answer: The main character, unless it's memorable like chrono or link, gets their name replaced because, I'm sorry to say, half the time the main character has a very bad name.

 

[Magnatek]

First character I make is usually my name (even last name, if allowed, which actually fit SMT: Strange Journey). Second one and onward are the fantasy names. Examples of names currently in use: Cailus, Odorn, Ghikan, Muukran, and Rio

 

[nin_ninja]

Why the hell is the thread called 'Titty Shepard'? ?
And on-topic, I usually have a range of names available, for both males and females, depending on my mood.

I'd imagine because that's what the OP names his Shepard.

I had two possible outcomes when seeing "Titty Shepard"
1) A person who shepards herds of wild breasts
2) A female Shepard from mass effect who is unnaturally well endowed

I was a little disappointed.

OT: I generally name characters "Hydros" but it doesn't really fit many settings so I'm thinking of new names to use. In games where the character already has a name I'll leave as is most of the time, but in pokemon I will always name the rival something stupid like newfag or some such thing to make it more amusing.

The name comes from ZP's review of Mass Effect. Thought it might help people understand what I was asking them.

 

[Lord Beautiful]

Barney Stinson

 

[Westaway]

Crapbag and or Shitsac. Screw immersion, I say a game is way better when npcs insult you whenever they addresse you!

 

[Kakashi on crack]

I usually give them a name that reflects their personality, or physiology. For instance, in the fallout universe, I gave my character a distinguished name, but changed it when he left the vault to "Blob" because he was litterally a constitution/STR tank with almost no intelligence. I also use the name Shilleka if the character is kinda nature-liking, ranger/druid kinda personality.

I have plenty of other names I use associated with different personalities and such, and sometimes I just make up names. Only time I use the classic name is on the first playthrough.

 

[Lambi]

Sometimes I use what my username here is. Sometimes, as of late, I use Landon, or Landon Garth, for my male characters, and Zestia, or Zestia Dakron, for my female characters.

 

[thenumberthirteen]

Well in Mass Effect I stuck with John Sheppard since that's the main character in Stargate Atlantis, and would have totally been the name I would have chosen anyway.

In RPG's I tend to go for LOTR characters, or something normal. Though in Fallout 3 my character was called "Liam Neeson Jr".

Also if your character is a big tough guy I find the names they say in MST3K's version of "Space Mutiny" are good.

 

[SomethingUnrelated]

Heh, in Mass Effect, I'm 'Shepard Shepard'.

Usually, I just use my own name, a suggested name, or something I come up with.

 

[WaywardHaymaker]

I love naming my own characters, it just pulls me into the game more, even if the name only appears on character records. I even nickname all of my Pokemon.

My favorite name has got to be one of my Mass Effect characters, Commander Shepard. It was surreal, people actually called me by my first name!

 

[NeedAUserName]

Although with Pokemon I'll always name the rival character something bad, hoho I remember having battles against "Poo" or "Willy" when I played pokemon Red and Blue at the age of 6! Haha... Serves you right!

Yeah, don't do that anymore or anything....

Anyway, my two main characters in Fallout 3 and NV are called El Stupido, and Clive Anderson (named after the comedian) respectively.

 

[zHellas]

I always try to come up with a new name. 'Dick Neptune' has been a prominent one lately.

Damn. That's a pretty badass name. Well, as Richard Neptune it is.

So gonna use that name.

OT:

Jack, James, Danny, Lance, Nick, Jane, Jessica, Sally, Alice, Lilly, etc.

Hiro for my Pokemon games(usually HeartGold), as an homage to my Gold version.

First ever time I beat the Elite Four.

I also ran from the fight with Ho-Oh, not realizing I couldn't fight him again.

And I also used the Masterball on a Nidorina.

I was like 8.

 

[standokan]

Some times standokan some times names I like at the time, like Argus, Wolfgang and Xanxus

 

[chromewarriorXIII]

If it's a JRPG then I always leave it at the default.

For WRPGs though I usually go with Axle for male characters and I just make something up for females.

I also have the rule that if it's a Pokemon game my character must be named Golden.

 

[Magicman10893]

For my "canon" playthrough - My real name
For a game where I have little to no interest in the story - My very offensive nickname
For a game where I have played through a dozen times - Fagballs

 

[EllEzDee]

I can't remember what i used to use, but since i got onto WoW last year and found out LSD was an illegal name, i took my middle name, and i've used it in every RPG i've played since.
Evaristé.