What'd you name your Shepard and why?

[The Funslinger]

So yeah, self explanatory, gimme a name and and explanation. And just for fun, maybe throw in a pic or a screencap if you didn't go with the default look.

I named my mine Adrian. 10 internets to the guy who first gets that reference. I used the default MaleShep so no pic for you.

Late to the game, but Half Life.

OT: Jack Shepherd. Because my name is Jack. Unfortunately, Jack Shepherd is also a Lost character.

 

[liveslowdiefast]

Cloud. As i name every one in a game i can name Cloud, just to screw with final fantasy. MWHAHAHA

 

[Chaos Incarnate]

I was a big Lost fan and named mine Jack Shepard

 

[Dingo John]

Maverick Shepard...

The most manly name I could think of. Maverick... You just know trouble are inbound !

 

[Aircross]

I thought about naming my Shepard "Adrian" as well, but stuck with John.

 

[Lord Kloo]

German...

I'm so witty it hurts, but OT: in the end I called him Nathaniel.. it seemed good at the time.. I've never had a femshep so I guess I would have gone with something like Amy, simple..

 

[No_Remainders]

Book, because he's awesome like that.

Obvious reference is obvious, and if you don't get it you shouldn't be here.

 

[King British]

Lawrence... It's my middle name. Don't Judge me

EDIT: On my second play through I called him Markus because I've always thought it was a cool name.

 

[Susan Arendt]

Joanna, in honor of Joanna Dark.

 

[Varrdy]

I named my Shepard "Lion". This is because I am a furry with a lion fursona and lions are also generally regarded as being quite hard, thus fitting in with his character quite well. Sure he could have been an utter wimp as a kid but fuck it, it's my Shep and I'm sticking to it!

While I haven't got a screencap, I did alter his appearence quite a lot...I tried to make him look like me, seeing as Mass Effect is supposed to have a RPG element here and there. Sadly he looks better, has muscles that are bigger than knots in a wasp's penis and has a backbone made of something considerably stronger than crepe paper dipped in turpentine.

Wardy

 

[Varrdy]

Book, because he's awesome like that.

Obvious reference is obvious, and if you don't get it you shouldn't be here.

You win one-million, gold-plated internets...and a bagel.

Wardy

 

[faspxina]

Cheperd Shepard.

Side-note: it works for female version too.

 

[Izael]

Rand Shepard. Keep reading the Wheel of Time and it just seemed to fit perfectly.

 

[No_Remainders]

Book, because he's awesome like that.

Obvious reference is obvious, and if you don't get it you shouldn't be here.

You win one-million, gold-plated internets...and a bagel.

Wardy

Mmm... Bagel...

Damn, I've gotta go have lunch, I'm hungry now.

 

[Raideh]

Cleaned.

 

[Alien Mole]

Holly Shepard. I needed some name that would sound antithetical given her penchant for ass-kickery. Even if they are the bloody champion of the universe, it's hard not to think about the parents and childhood someone with a non-badass name like Holly must've had. I thought it would be humanising, really.

Why yes, I do put too much thought into things.

 

[carpathic]

Redfern...I really liked where the redfern grows

Carpathic...um, gee I wonder why I named him that

Tabitha, because I liked her in Fallout NV

Tonnes of other names, Ophelia, Maeve

 

[The Keeper]

I named my Femshep Kaylee. I love that name, and it also serves as a nod to Firefly.

Also the Mass Effect novels xD

Really? That's interesting. Never heard of them. XD

 

[personion]

I named him Mordecai because I thought it was a cool name, and he ended up looking kind of like an Asian cross between my brother and Michael Jackson... yeah, it's hard to explain.

 

[mikeli4194]

For the playthrough where I was just screwing around, I named mine Seamus Shepard, and made him look like a pale, red-headed Irish college student, so that making him look like the hero of the galaxy became doubly funny