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It comes from Shalashaska, which is another name for Revolver Ocelot in Metal Gear Solid 2. It was also my username in msn so my best friend started calling me "Chalacachaca" everytime he saw me (he still does it sometimes), so it stuck.
If you haven't read the night angel trilogy, go do so right now, and I mean right now; then you will understand why I wanted this name 
It's German for "pure white knight" or "true white knight".
Originally, it's a reference to a particular unit from the strategy RPG series Super Robot Wars, called the Weissritter [http://images.wikia.com/superrobotwars/images/3/35/Weiss_Ritter.jpg]. But, well, the Weissritter is a popular unit of a popular (at least in Japan) series, making taking it as a user name before someone else does unlikely.
"Weissritter", however, while indeed being German, and intentionally so, is grammatically inaccurate; "weiss" is the noun meaning "white", but as an adjective, "white" translates as "weisser". So, the correct way to say "white knight" in German would be "weisser ritter", as in, a knight that is white. "WeisserRitter", as it turns out, is a lot less common as a user name because not many people know that it's the correct spelling. Or care, for that matter; correct or not, it's technically still not the unit's name.
However, there's an upgraded form of the Weissritter known as the Rein Weissritter [http://images.wikia.com/superrobotwars/images/0/00/Rein_Weiss_Ritter.jpg], its name translated as above. I opted to take this as my user name, with the grammatically correct spelling, making it, arguably, the "pure" or "true" version of the name.
In short, it's a kind of a personal joke that sort of loses its amusement factor when I have to explain it like that. But hey, turns out it's a lot easier to get as my personal user name where ever I decide to use it.
Originally, it's a reference to a particular unit from the strategy RPG series Super Robot Wars, called the Weissritter [http://images.wikia.com/superrobotwars/images/3/35/Weiss_Ritter.jpg]. But, well, the Weissritter is a popular unit of a popular (at least in Japan) series, making taking it as a user name before someone else does unlikely.
"Weissritter", however, while indeed being German, and intentionally so, is grammatically inaccurate; "weiss" is the noun meaning "white", but as an adjective, "white" translates as "weisser". So, the correct way to say "white knight" in German would be "weisser ritter", as in, a knight that is white. "WeisserRitter", as it turns out, is a lot less common as a user name because not many people know that it's the correct spelling. Or care, for that matter; correct or not, it's technically still not the unit's name.
However, there's an upgraded form of the Weissritter known as the Rein Weissritter [http://images.wikia.com/superrobotwars/images/0/00/Rein_Weiss_Ritter.jpg], its name translated as above. I opted to take this as my user name, with the grammatically correct spelling, making it, arguably, the "pure" or "true" version of the name.
In short, it's a kind of a personal joke that sort of loses its amusement factor when I have to explain it like that. But hey, turns out it's a lot easier to get as my personal user name where ever I decide to use it.
Mine originally is my name backwards, but misspelled. My cousins used to taunt me with it. When I got a steam account, I just took it as I have no imagination.
Later I found out that it could be mistaken for Kirk, as in Captain Kirk. So now one of my friends call me 'Kaptenen' (Swedish for the captain.) now and then. It also means Church in danish.
Later I found out that it could be mistaken for Kirk, as in Captain Kirk. So now one of my friends call me 'Kaptenen' (Swedish for the captain.) now and then. It also means Church in danish.
Character naming is srs bsns, bro.Torrasque said:
I don't know, I tend to put a lot of thought into naming my characters in games. Even if I don't draw on a particular language I like to make names sound "right" in the context of the character's culture. I just like words and linguistics, I guess.
I usually just pick a name that suits their class or race. Every character I name has meaning though. For example, my Undead Death Knight was Gargauth one of the lords of one of the tiers of hell. My Undead Warlock was Todeswunsch, which means "death wish" in German. My Tauren Druid was Torrasque. I picked Torrasque because when I first started playing, I thought that druids (especially feral druids) to be unstoppable engines of death and destruction; Torrasque fit that motif well. My Blood Elf Mage was Lights (with an alternate i) as a tribute to the musician.Eamar said:
And then there are the names I use in RPG's, etc. etc.
So yeah, I put quite a bit of meaning behind each of the characters I name, but I don't usually name them a combination of two elvish words in Tolkien Elvish, especially when that pronunciation would confound most people
Just wanted to say that series IS SO FUCKING GOOD.The Night Angel said:If you haven't read the night angel trilogy, go do so right now, and I mean right now; then you will understand why I wanted this name
I don't usually have a problem with putting a book down (the last few chapters of a Wheel of Time book are usually bad for that), but the ENTIRE SERIES of the Night Angle trilogy, is like that. EVERY CHAPTER is a cliff hanger into the next chapter, you can't put the book down until you're done! And you only put it down long enough to grab the next book!!!
I agree entirely with you, if any of you are a fan of reading, start reading the Night Angel series as soon as possible.