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Rocky is also called Stoney, for obvious reasons. Venus Fly Trap, for the sake of accuracy, should be called "Twoey" rather than Audrey. In the "Little Shop of Horrors," (both play and movie), the plant was named the "Audrey II," but Seymore called it "Twoey." My groups usually call the Imps, "minkeys" (from the Pink Panther series).|
Originally Posted by Argentae
So when I finally dinged 32 with Shadow-Fallen I asked my kids and frequent teammates what it should be nicknamed.
Gravity's Singularity: Singy Fire's Imps: Psycho aggro monkeys Ice's Jack Frost: Jack Earth's Animate Stone: Rocky, Poo-Man Plant's Venus Fly Trap: Twitchy or Audrey But what should the official nickname of Umbral Beast be? Some folks are calling it the "Puppy" or "The Dog" But I think my nine year old NAILED it. Umbral Beast is officially: Mrs. O'Leary (http://camphalfblood.wikia.com/wiki/Mrs._O'Leary) It's prefect. If you've read the Percy Jackson books, you'll know that Mrs. O'Leary is a huge, pony sized greek hellhound (black with glowing eyes) that DOES tear bad guys apart, but she's also super friendly and really just wants a chance to play frisbee (with bronze shields), knock her friends down and lick them. Perfect.  Arg |
As for "Mrs. O'Leary," it is a very good concept for a nickname, but the big problem is that it is too long. All of the other nicknames are one or two syllables, and the two syllable ones end in an "ee" sound. The secondary problem is that I'm not sure all that many people will get the reference. You have to have read the books (which I didn't).
Anyone have a nickname for the two Haunt pets? Since they are called "shades," Mental Maden and I were discussing names: She came up with "Ray" and "Ban" at the same time I came up with "Foster" and "Grant."
LOCAL MAN! The most famous hero of all. There are more newspaper stories about me than anyone else. "Local Man wins Medal of Honor." "Local Man opens Animal Shelter." "Local Man Charged with..." (Um, forget about that one.)
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Cujo.
Rin Tin Tin.
Buck. (kudos to anyone who knows where that came from)
Old Yeller.
Benji.
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I'm sticking with GothLassie & the Caspers
Ubie
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I'm guessing Lassie and Casper are the ones that are going to stick.
I was going with Ubu....
(you know, "sit Ubu, good dog")
And the Haunts are currently Dan and Bill (for the ghost busters)
-Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. - Albert Einstein.
-I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use. - Galileo Galilei
-When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty. - Thomas Jefferson
The Grim.
The umbral dog is definitely Lassie.
Dark Servant is Fluffy. Animate Stone is Stoney. Jack frost is Jack. Singularity is Singy. Phantasm doesnt have a well-established name. I prefer Phanty, some use Casper. The plant should be Twoey, and Audrey II is acceptable, but some say Audrey. For the fire imps, we just call them Impz, usually in a chanting style. "Impz! Impz! Impz!". I have never heard a name that I felt was firm on Phantom Army. Our group of friends calles em "Boyz" even though there is a female. "I'll drop boyz, then you wait a few seconds and cast VG."
Is there a name for the electric imps? AC and DC maybe?
As for the Haunts, I havent thought about it. I think I may try Bert & Ernie and see how I feel about that.
Lewis
Random AT Generation!
"I remember... the Alamo." -- Pee-wee Herman
"Oh don't worry. I always leave things to the last moment." -- The Doctor
"Telescopes are time machines." -- Carl Sagan
I don't even play the set and it's obvious that it should be Scooby Boo.
Maybe the names of the agents in Men in Black? They wear shades.
Lewis
Random AT Generation!
"I remember... the Alamo." -- Pee-wee Herman
"Oh don't worry. I always leave things to the last moment." -- The Doctor
"Telescopes are time machines." -- Carl Sagan
Gumby
Bud (Black Umbral Dog)
We don' need no stinkin' signatures!
I've just been calling it Pup.
@Brightfires - @Talisander
That chick what plays the bird-things...
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The "dog" from Zombieland?
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Buck. (kudos to anyone who knows where that came from)
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I was thinking more the main dog from Call of the Wild.
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The "dog" from Zombieland?
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Buck. (kudos to anyone who knows where that came from)
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Call of the Wild?
Those are the only other Buck the Dogs I can think of.
*Mad Grim beat me to it!*
We don' need no stinkin' signatures!
Wuffie
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how bout mr doesnt worky?..cause you know..its still broke!
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Don't forget "Chompy"; I prefer that one.
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The plant should be Twoey, and Audrey II is acceptable, but some say Audrey.
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I think "Lassie" is the most obvious name, especially as my Sand Control/Sand Assault Dominator has everything colored brown, including the dog, which makes it look even more like Lassie.
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I've just been calling it Pup.
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For me:
Singularity = Singy
Animate Stone = Pooman (cause I really don't like his model. I'd love it if we could use the Granite Armor or one of the DE rock models instead)
Fly Trap = Audrey (honestly I don't think I've ever seen Little Shop of Horrors, someone just called it that, and I like they name anyhow so I use it)
Voltaic Sentinel = Sparky (Even though it's not a real pet)
Dark Servant and Dark Extraction are both "Fluffy." I leave it up to context to specify which I'm referring to.
All the other pets I just call by their (shortened) name; Imps, Gremlins, Phantasm, PA, Jack.
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Zuul.
It seems to me that "Lassie" is the most used term right now. Too familiar to be overturned unless by something really really mainstream and memorable.
Personally, I like "Boudreaux" from Grosse Pont Blank. 
It's 106 miles to Grandville, we got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark and we're wearing faceless helmets
... Hit it ...
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So far, my favorite suggestion is "Scooby Boo." "Scooby" fits the two-syllable, ending "ee" trend, and I like the little bit of a joke.
LOCAL MAN! The most famous hero of all. There are more newspaper stories about me than anyone else. "Local Man wins Medal of Honor." "Local Man opens Animal Shelter." "Local Man Charged with..." (Um, forget about that one.)
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I am definitely going with Scooby or as shaggy would say "Scoob"
So when I finally dinged 32 with Shadow-Fallen I asked my kids and frequent teammates what it should be nicknamed.
Gravity's Singularity: Singy
Fire's Imps: Psycho aggro monkeys
Ice's Jack Frost: Jack
Earth's Animate Stone: Rocky, Poo-Man
Plant's Venus Fly Trap: Twitchy or Audrey
But what should the official nickname of Umbral Beast be?
Some folks are calling it the "Puppy" or "The Dog"
But I think my nine year old NAILED it.
Umbral Beast is officially: Mrs. O'Leary (http://camphalfblood.wikia.com/wiki/Mrs._O'Leary)
It's prefect. If you've read the Percy Jackson books, you'll know that Mrs. O'Leary is a huge, pony sized greek hellhound (black with glowing eyes) that DOES tear bad guys apart, but she's also super friendly and really just wants a chance to play frisbee (with bronze shields), knock her friends down and lick them.
Perfect.
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