Name brainstorming help
The Champion of Light
"I do so love taking a nice, well thought out character and putting them through hell. It's like tossing a Faberge Egg onto the stage during a Gallagher concert." - me
@Palador / @Rabid Unicorn
Red Knight
Crimson Knight
Rosie Palm
Red Priest
Red Bishop
Red Wizard
Red Rover
Crimson Adversary
Crimson Reign
Yeah, a couple are there for humor.
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I am a bad speeler, use poorer grammar, and am a frequent typoist.
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You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life. Winston Churchill
Sounds like you're after a golden age name. Typical recipe:
Mix 1 part:
- Captain _____
- Mister _____
- Mr. _____
- _____ Man
- _____man
- _____ Avenger
- _____ Mask
- _____ Savior
- _____ Angel
- _____ Prism
- _____ Avatar
- _____ Knight
with 1 part:
- Vigilant
- Amazing
- Prismatic
- Masked
- Fantastic
- Miraculous
- Meteoric
- Cosmic
- Super
- Crimson
- Ivory
- Silver
- Shining
- Honor/Honorable
- Virtue
- Moon
- Sun
- Galaxy
- Solar
- Emerald
- Azure
- Amethyst
- Golden/Gold
- Indomitable
- Upright
- Steadfast
- Bulwark
- Titanium
- Iron
- Plutonium
- Steel
- etc. etc.
Tweak as necessary. i.e. Virtue Mask sounds better as Virtue's Mask. Play with this list and see if anything strikes you. Then see if it is available. Alliterations are fairly golden age. Something like Mister Meteor works. But the most iconic names seem to buck alliterations, i.e. your inspiration Captain Marvel.
But stay away from joke names like Queso Rojo. That's just... cheesy.

Main Entry: red
Part of Speech: noun, adjective
Definition: color of blood; shade resembling such a color
Synonyms: bittersweet, bloodshot, blooming, blush, brick, burgundy, cardinal, carmine, cerise, cherry, chestnut, claret, copper, coral, crimson, dahlia, flaming, florid, flushed, fuchsia, garnet, geranium, glowing, healthy, inflamed, infrared, magenta, maroon, pink, puce, rose, roseate, rosy, rubicund, ruby, ruddy, rufescent, russet, rust, salmon, sanguine, scarlet, titian, vermilion, wine
Main Entry: champion
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: defeater in competition; preeminent supporter
Synonyms: advocate, ally, backer, challenger, champ, conqueror, defender, endorser, exponent, expounder, guardian, hero, heroine, medalist, nonpareil, number one, numero uno, paladin, partisan, patron, proponent, protector, supporter, sympathizer, the greatest, titleholder, top dog, upholder, vanquisher, victor, vindicator, warrior, winner
Main Entry: chief
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: person in charge
Synonyms: big cheese, big gun, big wheel, bigwig, boss, captain , chieftain, commander, dictator, director, foreperson, general, governor, head, head honcho, head person, honcho, key player, leader, manager, monarch, overlord, overseer, president, principal, proprietor, ringleader, ruler, sovereign, superintendent, supervisor, suzerain, top brass, top cat
So the Ruby Paladin might be available
Main Entry: red
Part of Speech: noun, adjective Definition: color of blood; shade resembling such a color Synonyms: bittersweet, bloodshot, blooming, blush, brick, burgundy, cardinal, carmine, cerise, cherry, chestnut, claret, copper, coral, crimson, dahlia, flaming, florid, flushed, fuchsia, garnet, geranium, glowing, healthy, inflamed, infrared, magenta, maroon, pink, puce, rose, roseate, rosy, rubicund, ruby, ruddy, rufescent, russet, rust, salmon, sanguine, scarlet, titian, vermilion, wine Main Entry: champion Part of Speech: noun Definition: defeater in competition; preeminent supporter Synonyms: advocate, ally, backer, challenger, champ, conqueror, defender, endorser, exponent, expounder, guardian, hero, heroine, medalist, nonpareil, number one, numero uno, paladin, partisan, patron, proponent, protector, supporter, sympathizer, the greatest, titleholder, top dog, upholder, vanquisher, victor, vindicator, warrior, winner Main Entry: chief Part of Speech: noun Definition: person in charge Synonyms: big cheese, big gun, big wheel, bigwig, boss, captain , chieftain, commander, dictator, director, foreperson, general, governor, head, head honcho, head person, honcho, key player, leader, manager, monarch, overlord, overseer, president, principal, proprietor, ringleader, ruler, sovereign, superintendent, supervisor, suzerain, top brass, top cat So the Ruby Paladin might be available ![]() |
Thunderlight.
Thunderforce.
Thunderstar.
Thundersky. <-- available on Virtue right now
Thunderin' Lightning. (avail.)
Mister Thunder. (avail.)
Jonny Thunder. (avail.)
Thunderwere. (Capt. Marvel as a werewolf; avail.)
Night Thunder. (avail.)
Captain Thundersky. (avail.)
Thunder Cowboy. (avail.)
Thunderbred. (avail.)
The Alt Alphabet ~ OPC: Other People's Characters ~ Terrific Screenshots of Cool ~ Superhero Fiction
Thanks for the ideas everyone! After a couple of choices already being in use, and some thesaurus lookups, I'm now the proud owner of Captain Steadfast!
"Trust me, it worked in the Simpsons." - Calash
I was re-reading Kingdom Come recently, and decided I wanted to make a Captain Marvel-esque character. After thinking about different AT/powerset combos, I decide that I would take an existing (formerly villainous) SS/Inv brute and re-spec him into Mu for APP/PPP.
For a costume, I started by just seeing how close I could come to simply re-rcrating the comic book look. Turns out, you can get really, really, generic-baitingly close. I changed around the colors some, made some other minor changes, and ended up with something I like. Don't have a pic to post, but it's essentially Captain Marvel with dark grey tights, red lightning emblem and red highlights/accessories.
What I don't have is a name. When the costume was mainly red, I considered Queso Rojo, but that doesn't really fit any more. Other ideas have been Red/Crimson Avatar, The Wizard's Choice/Champion, and Captain Something, though I'm at a loss at just what that Something should be.
So, fellow players, I come to you looking for ideas. What do you think he should be named, or simply what thematic ideas might be worth pursuing to come up with an idea?
"Trust me, it worked in the Simpsons." - Calash