Names that you are amazed you got
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4_Thirty_5,
Posted on: 2012-05-14 09:43 in CoH and CoV General Discussions
I was surprised I got to keep @Shadow Kitty after the server list merge.
Still @Shadow Kitty
"I became Archvillain before Statesman nerfed himself!"
Names that I'm (somewhat... almost, not so much) amazed I was able to get:
All on Virtue:
I suppose I have to say Amazing Ape, but I'm not really sure how amazing that is. I think my first name idea for my gorilla hero was the Great Ape, but that was taken. While I find the wit in that name to be fun, I think the alliteration worked out far better for the character.
I was somewhat surprised to find Captain Excitement available. I had written a song that talked about a fake comicbook character named Captain Excitement and I logged on later on just to see... it was available and I made the whole costume and persona that worked out rather great.
I was surprised to get the name Truesword quite recently.
And, really, I guess I was very lucky to land my first attempt at my old pen and paper RPG main character Electric-Knight in 2006, because, shortly afterward, I discovered that Electric Knight and ElectricKnight were taken (when I went to try out some alternate versions).
For me, it is the more common-word+cool-sounding names that I'm amazed to land.
I suppose DarkRanger and Dark-Ranger were somewhat nice grabs (but maybe not when Dark Ranger is taken by someone else).
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I was surprised to get 'Gridline' for an elec dom, just seemed like the perfect name for any electric character. 'Chronoblast' for a time/beam defender was another one that surprised me. I'm sure there may be a few others, but it's too early in the year to use my brain too much.
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Excuse me, but have you forgotten what kind of game we're playing? "Made up compound words" as names are pretty much the rule in superhero settings.
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Originally Posted by End Sinister
Many of them are made up compound words.
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Nice. I have a FF/Energy Blast Defender on Infinity with this name.
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Originally Posted by Nalrok_AthZim
Virtue:
Safeguard - Inv/SS Tanker |
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TO THE END!Villains are those who dedicate their lives to causing mayhem. Villians are people from the planet Villia!
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Scythus, I didn't mean to come down on anyone's names. I wasn't saying that they were bad, just that, to me, they didn't seem like they would have been that difficult to land.
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Originally Posted by Scythus
Excuse me, but have you forgotten what kind of game we're playing? "Made up compound words" as names are pretty much the rule in superhero settings.
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Yes, but, given that it's the 'rule in this genre', compound names are common and thus tend to already be taken (meaning they tend to be 'difficult to land'). I know I've cycled through numerous compound names with no luck when making characters.
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Originally Posted by End Sinister
Scythus, I didn't mean to come down on anyone's names. I wasn't saying that they were bad, just that, to me, they didn't seem like they would have been that difficult to land.
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Goodbye may seem forever
Farewell is like the end
But in my heart's the memory
And there you'll always be
-- The Fox and the Hound
I was moderately amazed to get 'Beam Line' for my Beam Rifle/Time Manipulation Corruptor on Union after CoH:Freedom went live last year. Been a while since I got my first choice name for a character 
Warning:
The above post may contain Cynicism, sarcasm and/or pessimism. If you object to the quantities contained, then tough.
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Oooh! Can I vent with you? WHO STOLE THE NAME "FINAL SOLUTION" ON GUARDIAN!?
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Originally Posted by khorak_EU
As an aside, when I find out who took 'Khorak' from me on Defiant in the space one ONE F****** HOUR, YEARS AGO, AND STILL F****** HAS IT, I WILL END YOU. |
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I'll definitely acknowledge a difference between a name I'm happy to have, and a name I'm genuinely surprised someone else didn't think of (and use) first. For example, I don't think the name "Dust Raven?" is something anyone but myself would pick, though I'm a bit surprised I can put a question mark in there. So I'm happy I'm able to play my own doppelganger on my 2nd account. I'm looking forward to seeing how his various doppelgangers' names appear in missions.
Of the names I'm genuinely surprised someone else didn't pick before I did...
On Justice:
Fox Girl
Legsweep
Nature's Ally
Spikes
On Protector:
Kickboxer
On Freedom:
Fissionette
On Liberty:
Ray
The last two perhaps surprise me the most, especially Ray. So simple yet so unexpectedly available.
I guess I should list the ones I am amazed at getting.
On Pinnacle:
Runesguard (Emp/Psy Defender)
Ax Murderer (TW/Dark Brute) (Did not get Axe Murderer, but Ax Murderer is close enough, right?)
On Infinity:
Screen Saver (Inv/EM Tanker)
Safeguard (FF/Energy Defender)
On Freedom:
Pitchman (Sonic/Sonic Defender)
Double-Team (Ill/Kin Controller)
to TO THE END!Villains are those who dedicate their lives to causing mayhem. Villians are people from the planet Villia!
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As touchy as they are about names of existing comic book characters, I'm surprised that DC's Ray didn't have that name in the auto-filter.
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Originally Posted by DustRaven
The last two perhaps surprise me the most, especially Ray. So simple yet so unexpectedly available.
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Goodbye may seem forever
Farewell is like the end
But in my heart's the memory
And there you'll always be
-- The Fox and the Hound
My original name that I wanted for my Fire/Time Corruptor was Burnt Reynolds ... but it was taken 
Originally when I created my second account I was going to do a play on famous names ala Burnt Reynolds for my toons, but when that name fell through I changed my "concept" to what it is now: I "*******" toons.... I Burnt The Toast, I Drunk Dialed My Ex, I'm A Hot Mess, I Ride Stick....
CURSE YOU BURNT REYNOLDS! 
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Originally Posted by Paladiamors
I love you, I Burnt the Toast!
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Here's some of the names I managed to get on Virtue since the name purge and beyond
Captain Lightning
Chance
Kitsune
Payback
Nightstick
Grotesque
Madame Phantom
Rumour
Ms. Spell
Major Risk
Atomic Spectre
Green Sentry
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Freedom:
Rick Vicious
Liberty:
OmniStar
Ms. Paramount
Guardian:
Commander Victory
Pinnacle:
Magnus Defender
Rockin' Roller
Exalted:
iCandy
Dr. Sin
Foredoomed
Victory:
Hot Number
Nova Girl
Tracershot
Lady Courage
Some previous ones that I can no longer lay claim to include Burning Passion, Citizen Zero, Arcane Outlaw, and Mourn
Yeah, I'm one of those that doesn't suffer from AltaholismÂ… I enjoy every moment of it.
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Well, Ray is a non-unique proper noun/name, not to mention a word in the English language with multiple definitions. So filtering it out would be like filtering out Bill (the Galactic Hero) or Norm (Peterson) or any similar name. Still surprised I got it though. |
Originally Posted by Tenzhi
As touchy as they are about names of existing comic book characters, I'm surprised that DC's Ray didn't have that name in the auto-filter.
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Oh, so you're the one. |
Originally Posted by Unknown_User
Kitsune
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Originally Posted by End Sinister
Scythus, I didn't mean to come down on anyone's names. I wasn't saying that they were bad, just that, to me, they didn't seem like they would have been that difficult to land.
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Originally Posted by Tenzhi
Yes, but, given that it's the 'rule in this genre', compound names are common and thus tend to already be taken (meaning they tend to be 'difficult to land'). I know I've cycled through numerous compound names with no luck when making characters.
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It's also easier now with the "check name" function.
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Originally Posted by DustRaven
Oh, so you're the one.
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Honestly, it wasn't until the last year (when I returned after a couple years off) that I even had any memorable name issues...
I forget what it was, but there was this one really cool one I made on beta and got bummed when it was already taken on live.
Mad Ness
Princess Penumbra
Centurion One
Annie Mayhem
Archerina
and a few others. Those are just off the top of my head.
"It's hard for you to be yourself, if you don't know who you really are."
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By the way, wasn't the check name function broken for a time? I remember a while back that it didn't even properly search or something. Yes, it's nice that it's working now.|
Originally Posted by Scythus
Precisely. I've also gone through the same cycle myself to find quite a few already taken and I'm sure quite a few people here have as well.
It's also easier now with the "check name" function. |
I am so surprised that Ray, Payback, Nightstick, and Chance we're not taken. Good job on those.
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Only the Name Check on the ID Screen was broken, the check in the character lists worked, though you had to already have a character on that particular server for it to do so.
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Originally Posted by End Sinister
By the way, wasn't the check name function broken for a time? I remember a while back that it didn't even properly search or something. Yes, it's nice that it's working now.
I am so surprised that Ray, Payback, Nightstick, and Chance we're not taken. Good job on those. |
On Pinnacle, in descending age:
* Little Miss Muffet (Been years, still surprised)
* Agility (years, prior to purge)
* Union Labor
* Wheelgun
* Cute Li'l Devil
* Screamin' Eagle
* Chronologist (After Time Manip release)
* Intelligensia
* Pack Animal (After Beast Mastery release)
* Masse (After Staff Fighting release)
* Codename
* Compass Rose
* Mujahideen
* Punch Drunkard
* Nundertaker
And on Virtue, just one... Compound Fracture. As with Muffet, been years.
I recall being surprised in getting all of these. While some may be old, that I got them is still a surprise.
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See, it's gems like these that make me check Claws' post history every once in a while to make sure I haven't missed anything good lately.