Please help me name my Ice/Ice Dominator!

MonkeySpirit · 08-30-2012 04:28 AM

Hello forums!

I've been playing an ice/ice dominator for a while and I really enjoy him. However, the name I chose when making the character, Winter Vagrant, strikes me as uninspired and not really fitting with his backstory. Could you help me choose a better one?

Here's the low-down on his backstory:

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Growing up as an African-American teenager from a poor family in the 1950s, Dominic Jones's life was drastically influenced by two historical events: the Cold War and the Civil Rights Movement.

The fear of a Russian atomic threat had motivated many scientists to experiment with radioactive substances, with the consequence of a sudden influx of metahumans with radiation-based superpowers and these new superhumans, as much a product of their era as regular citizens, fell on either side of the question of desegregation.

When one particular protest that Dominic was taking part in appeared to get out of control, one such newly-minted pro-segregation "hero" decided to intervene and used his powers to contain it, with tragic consequences: many of the protesters died in the following months due to tumors and radiation poisoning. Dominic was among those that fell ill, developing a particularly resilient kind of blood cancer that resisted all kinds of treatment available at the time. As an effort to save him and others, government researchers proposed a cryogenization scheme.

Now, more than fifty years later, Dominic has been unfrozen, but, to the surprise of all involved, it appears that the cancer, under the effect of the extreme cold, has over the years adapted his body and no longer poses a threat, but rather a source of icy superpowers.

Dominic has since taken up the mantle of superheroics and joined the Ouroboros Menders, where he watches over the timeline together with his partner Forgebreath.

Although good-hearted, physically, Dominic looks quite imposing. A big, muscular black man (well, post-cryogenization his skin is blue). He uses the huge male model and most of his costumes have him bare-chested, brandishing a large blade of ice and wearing his hair in a short mohawk (I think the haistyle is called "fighthawk"). I'll try to post some screenshots later.

"Winter Vagrant" just doesn't it cut it for someone who's that in-your-face. I'd like a name that's punchy, while still evoking icy powers in some way. Although he works for Ouroboros, I'm not necessarily looking for a name that starts with "Mender". Also, if possible, a name that rings well when said together with "Forgebreath", his partner, as in "____ and Forgebreath" or "Forgebreath and ____".

Thanks a lot for any input on a good name, and feel free to comment on the concept!

MonkeySpirit · 08-30-2012 02:18 PM

As promised, here are some pictures!

Sparkly Soldier · 08-30-2012 02:49 PM

Nice design! I'm not the best with names, but one thought that crossed my mind, if it's not taken, is "Cold Soldier," a reference to his cryogenic background and the expression "old soldiers never die, they just fade away."

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FloatingFatMan · 09-01-2012 05:54 AM

Looks good, buuuuut.... Probably isn't a lot of point in naming him any more.

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