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I need help naming a patriotic British superhero I've been thinking of. The most obvious name, Captain Britain, is already taken. I'd prefer the name to not be gender specific, as the character can be either male or female (in fact I might make that a point in the backstory, not sure yet).
I'm still working on the concept, but basically, the character wears the proud colors of the Union Jack, and uses mystical artifacts as the primary means for combat. Any ideas?
Beefeater
The Bloody Foot
Redcoat
His/Her Majesty's Finest
(that was 30 seconds and I'll stop there)
[hr]I like to take your ideas and supersize them. This isn't criticism, it is flattery. I come with nothing but good will and a spirit of team-building. If you take what I write any other way, that is probably just because I wasn't very clear.
For mistic artifacts you gotta use a Trident and Shield, maybe even a magic helmet.
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Britannia works for a lady super
Union Jack can be either (Jack = Jacq = Jacqueline)
The British Soldier
Brit-Teen
That's all I have for names right now.
"Let the past die. Kill it if you have to."
I'd be tempted to say Hero One, that was a great british hero.
To keep off CoH related names...hmm...
The Bloody Awful (from Bottom)
Union Jack
Captain Britania
Fish 'n' Chips (or could be a super hero duo there)
Cockney Crosshair
Guyfawkes (could be a fire-based hero, combining into two names or two seporate if you wished)
Cromwell
(just stealing names off people from the past now...)
Best I've got I'm afraid for something that's uniquely British.
I have an interesting idea you might find som inspiration from:
Consider your character suffers from multiple personalities, or is actually a combination of three entities.
You can call him [b]Andrew Peter and George[/b] (for the three saint's crosses that appear in the Union Flag)
I know that name sounds like a lot, but it would be unique and evocative and just quirky enough to really give flavor to the character.
Andrew is the ascerbic and contrary Scottsman
Peter is the scrappy but kindhearted Irishman
George is the dominant and proper English personality who holds the three together; sometimes handing the reins over to one of the other two as the situation warrants (and sometimes being overruled if the passions flare high enough)
another option might be another callout to the design of the Union Flag:
[b]Cross Saltire[/b]
[hr]I like to take your ideas and supersize them. This isn't criticism, it is flattery. I come with nothing but good will and a spirit of team-building. If you take what I write any other way, that is probably just because I wasn't very clear.
Actually, I didn't say they suffered from multiple personalities. I'm just not sure if I want the character to be male or female, or a legacy situation.
Brexit
The Crown
Captain Whales
Excalibur
Castle
The Royal Guard
The Spotted Dick
The Irish Killer
I didn't say that you said. I asked you to consider...
[hr]I like to take your ideas and supersize them. This isn't criticism, it is flattery. I come with nothing but good will and a spirit of team-building. If you take what I write any other way, that is probably just because I wasn't very clear.
Queensman
not my video just one I lke ===> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6-SdIN0hsM
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There have been a few Union Jacks in Marvel. One of them fought beside Captain America in WWII on the Invaders, as Britain’s contribution to that team. I thought he had an awesome costume.
Marvel’s Union Jack on Wikipedia
I like the idea of the Golden Lion as a symbol of English strength, as seen on the country’s Royal Arms.
So, a name and costume inspired by that might work.
The Briton
The Welshman
The Albion
The Banger
The Full Monty
Short'n Stout
Think you got the makings of a Super Team right here. They all dress like Leisure Suit Larry and talk like Austin Powers.
Ringo Starman
John Lemon w/ sidekick Yokono
Paul McBearer
Jorge Hairyman
and that's how the Fab Four-ish were born.
A banger is a sausage.
Who would call themselves "The Sausage?"
"Let the past die. Kill it if you have to."
Yarp, I know that's the slang, that's why I picked it! And who wouldn't? It sounds hilarious!
Lord Bravery
...wait
[B]Revenge is motivation enough. At least it's honest...[/B]
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Probably the sort of person who, if Russian, would codename himself, "Durak."
(Note that in the original Champions, there WAS a Russian supervillain codenamed, "Durak.")
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur.
Union Jack is a Marvel character, in case nobody said that.
If Scottish, Claymore is good. Also, I like Broadsword as the English variant of that. Or Longbow. The British longbow was an iconic weapon of a certain era.
R.S.O. of Phoenix Rising
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Perhaps something using the name Constantine?
The Carnival of Light in the Phoenix Rising
"We never lose our demons, we only learn to live above them." - The Ancient One
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I'd refrain from using Britannia. You might accidentally incur the wrath of a certain snobbish CO player.
[B]Revenge is motivation enough. At least it's honest...[/B]
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Since there are already plenty of horrible/hilarious suggestions, here's a way to produce some useful names:
1) Obtain a list of British naval ship names. Wikipedia is very helpful here.
2) Cross off all the ships named after people, or mythological entities.
3) Pick from a wide array of names chosen by the British government to represent the best of their nation.
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur.
Yes because Constantine is such a unique name for a comic book character... ;)
Though I just got a vision of a pair of crime fighters named “Constant and Opal”.
(Who later change their names to Izzt and Bull?)
Well, I did say something using Constantine, I didn't say, "Hey, how about John Constantine, the HellBlazer!! *(Nailed it!-Inner Monologue)*"
Another name could be Concorde
The Carnival of Light in the Phoenix Rising
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The Colonist :P
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I like the name of the HMS Belfast. So Belfast it is! He can run at the speed of sound and his passing sounds like the chiming of a bell. Boom.
“The villains always know for whom Belfast tolls.”
Name: Safehouse
Ranger: Gunner
Primary: Force Blast
Secondary: Atrophic Aura
Tertiary: Kinetic Melee
Travel Power: Parkour
Status: Traveling. Following rumors of a huge city in Massachusetts that is teeming with supers.
I'd also cross off names of cities, as well. JMO.
Foradain, Mage of Phoenix Rising.
[url=https://cityoftitans.com/forum/foradains-character-conclave]Foradain's Character Conclave[/url]
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Nuts! Well there’s always Bounty, Dauntless, and Victory.
Name: Safehouse
Ranger: Gunner
Primary: Force Blast
Secondary: Atrophic Aura
Tertiary: Kinetic Melee
Travel Power: Parkour
Status: Traveling. Following rumors of a huge city in Massachusetts that is teeming with supers.
I kinda like the idea of an English speedster named Belfast. It works for me in a corny (not Cornish) way.
Add a modest splash of tomato sauce and call it The Pasty. Suffers so much mispronunciation when abroad that it turns to the dark side, becoming...
The Undercroat. (too soon?)
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[size=14] "One piece of flair is all I need." - Sister Silicon[/size]
Lord British!
..wait.
[B]Revenge is motivation enough. At least it's honest...[/B]
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That is the Ultimate name.
That's likely why it was [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_British]taken decades[/url] ago... ;)
CoH player from April 25, 2004 to November 30, 2012
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I know.
[b]Ultima[/b]te...
I guess I was being too subtle?
By the way I wasn’t being snarky or sarcastic, I considered making the pun more obvious at first but decided not to. Clearly I made a mistake.
Sometimes it can be as serious as the bridge of the Battlestar Gallactica around here, [i]Admiral[/i]...
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[size=14] "One piece of flair is all I need." - Sister Silicon[/size]
Close, one letter off. :)
The Britain Brigadier?
A Modern Major-General?
Be Well!
Fireheart
British Titan or British T(ea) for short. With his dog sidekick Biscuits
Ah, and one rank off, too. We're onto you now, Cylon.
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[size=14] "One piece of flair is all I need." - Sister Silicon[/size]
You weren't being "too subtle". I'm actually old enough to have played many of the Ultima games when they were first released. I was basically "agreeing with you" by adding more info. Maybe I was being too subtle? ;)
CoH player from April 25, 2004 to November 30, 2012
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Yeah we all gotta stop that crap!
From the serious suggestion department:
[b]Three Lions[/b] - obviously a reference to the crest already linked in this thread - it's commonly called the three lions - but also a nickname for the national soccer/football team, and a football anthem
[b]Lion Rampant[/b] - the crest of Scotland, or the Lion Rampant of Scotland - though people might associate this with Destiny gear
[b]Old Bailey[/b] - the building that houses the central criminal court of England and Wales
[b]Boudica[/b] - queen of the British Celtic Iceni tribe, fought the Romans
[b]Avalon[/b] - Arthurian reference
[b]Camelot[/b] - Ditto. I mean, you could also go with Excalibur or something, but that's commonplace.
[b]Saint George[/b] - or St. George, etc. The English flag is the Saint George's Cross, and it's part of the Union Jack
[b]Ascalon[/b] - technically a city name, but with this spelling, more commonly known as St. George's lance or sword
[b]Curtana[/b] - Sword of Mercy, used in the coronation ceremony, part of the Crown Jewels. The legendary version was Tristan's sword, supposedly also later used by one of Charlemagne's paladins. Alternatively 'Cortana', of course, the pop culture spelling people are familiar with, but the ones in the Tower of London are specifically spelt Curtana, IIRC.
[b]White Tower[/b] - central tower, old keep, of the Tower of London
[b]English Rose[/b] - old term for an attractive Englishwoman. Also possibly something like 'Tudor Rose', etc.
[b]Dreadnought[/b] - the popular culture naval battleship usage comes from the HMS Dreadnought - archaic term for 'fearless', of course.
One issue you'll probably need to consider is whether the character uses patriotic iconography for the United Kingdom in general - i.e. the Union Jack, etc., or whether they're more specifically English, Scottish, Welsh, or Irish. Stuff like 'Three Lions' and anything related to the legend of St. George is particularly English.
Avalon is a pretty neat name
"Let the past die. Kill it if you have to."
There’s sort-of already a [url=http://lego.wikia.com/wiki/Captain_Avalon]Captain Avalon[/url] in Marvel. But otherwise the name would be unique for a hero.
Interesting! Seems to be an alternate swords-and-sorcery version of Captain America, from particular stories, rather than a regular character... so I guess that's unlikely to be an issue if someone wanted to use it? Maybe just 'Avalon' would be fine, and there's any number of variants like 'Agent Avalon'.
My thought exactly.
"Pound Sound" as in 'sound as a pound.' There are lots of connotations you could run with, on that theme.
Lord/Lady Sterling. Sterling reputation, currency or famous location, though the battle wasn't so good for the English forces.
That battle took place at Stirling with an 'i' so you're safe there.
Spurn all ye kindle.
All this talk of names being taken makes me wonder what the full extent of the gray area is, because it's impossible for names not to be used in multiple works from unrelated creators. I remember people saying my character "Mecha SubZero" violates Mortal Kombat's copyright, but going by that logic MK must of violated Marvel's copyright with Scorpion. Thing is, you can't copyright a name, only trademark it. I'll consider these names and come up with the full backstory later.
The "grey area" is when you try to use both a name and a character concept together that are too close to someone else's IP. Just copying a name by itself or a character concept by itself is usually not that bad - it's when you try to completely "clone" an existing character by copying both its name and its appearance/concept is when you get people willing to sue you for it.
It's the same thing I was trying to explain [url=https://cityoftitans.com/comment/148295#comment-148295]in your other thread[/url] a few months ago.
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Exactly, thought I wish some people knew this more. It seems any time a concept has a similar name or concept you have people saying "X will sue!" because they have no idea how the law works.