JmOz Posted November 13, 2007 Report Share Posted November 13, 2007 Character is a patriot in the sense of the USAgent, kind of a jerk, but still heroic (debate it elsewhere, I feel USAgent is a heroic character). Spy type background, a Goverment agency (PRIMUS, CIA, FBI, etc..., have not decided which) has asked him to be part of the hero team to make sure that america's interest are being met. While he is not to activly spy on them he is expected to file reports (He does not have to give SI's or such, but is expected to report what the team has done). To his credit he does not hide that he does this, but it should still create some conflict Power wise I want him to be a trick ammo hero, my first inclination is an archer, but I am not married to that idea. I am also playing around with an idea of giving him a multi-purpose gun (Think Judge Dredd) So any suggestions for a name for this character would be nice, it is also important that the name has a certain patriotic Flair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyper-Man Posted November 13, 2007 Report Share Posted November 13, 2007 Re: Need a name If he maintains a Secret ID from the PC's you could use Unknown Soldier. If he's a Marine you could use Semper Fi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spence Posted November 13, 2007 Report Share Posted November 13, 2007 Re: Need a name Legionnaire Armsman Leatherneck Trooper Minuteman GI Liberty G-Man Blueboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheQuestionMan Posted November 13, 2007 Report Share Posted November 13, 2007 Re: Need a name US Themed Superheroes - Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:United_States-themed_superheroes Champions-Earth 1 ??? Champions-Earth 2 ??? Champions-Earth 3 ??? Champions-Earth 4 ??? Champions-Earth 5 ??? San Angelo-Earth ??? Gestalt-Earth ??? Algernon-Earth ??? Silver Age Sentinals-Earth ??? Mutants and Masterminds-Earths ??? Brave New World-Earth ??? Etc...-Earths ??? More later... Cheers QM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comic Posted November 13, 2007 Report Share Posted November 13, 2007 Re: Need a name Tyrannis? (As in 'Sic Semper Tyrannis', with an implied double meaning.) Or, in homage to the founding fathers and revolutionaries, name him after one of them? Revere? Prescott? Freemason? Trueborn (Son of Liberty)? Liberty Boy? Corny, I know, some of them might sound.. but what motivates your patriot? What star's light guides his way, and makes him able to be the jerk he is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Certified Posted November 13, 2007 Report Share Posted November 13, 2007 Re: Need a name Freedom Justice Freeman Sam (Just Sam you know like our uncle) Solder Patriot American Spirit (Have him smoke Djarums, it's just better that way) The Law Lawman (American or US) Arms (For a super gunner thingy) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supreme Serpent Posted November 13, 2007 Report Share Posted November 13, 2007 Re: Need a name Could give him a bunch of mini-missiles and call him Rocket, as in "rockets' red glare". Star or Major Star, Captain Star, etc.with trick shuriken. Minuteman with a trick-ammo firing rifle could be good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supreme Serpent Posted November 13, 2007 Report Share Posted November 13, 2007 Re: Need a name Sam (Just Sam you know like our uncle) Uncle SAM (surface to air missile) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Samson Posted November 13, 2007 Report Share Posted November 13, 2007 Re: Need a name Major Force (Kind of has a double meaning with force majeure, aka an act of God.) General Justice and Lieutenant Truth (Sidekick) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JmOz Posted November 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 Re: Need a name Could give him a bunch of mini-missiles and call him Rocket, as in "rockets' red glare". Star or Major Star, Captain Star, etc.with trick shuriken. Minuteman with a trick-ammo firing rifle could be good. I don't know if I like the name, and first I was against the shuriken, but with the symbolism of the flag it has grown on me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinniuint Posted November 14, 2007 Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 Re: Need a name William Wright or Bill Wright. Oh, wait that's a private identity... Actually I stole that from a fiction story, can't remember the title, but the character's hero ID was Captain Constitution. The story collection was edited by John Varley. Superheros or some such for the book title. If he uses a blade he could be George Washington: Carver Okay that was really dumb. Past my bedtime the sanity censor is off duty. Freedom Fighter, Liberty's Lance... no he wouldn't use a lance. LAW of Liberty? He might use a Light Anti-tank Weapon. Is there some other bit of ordinance that begins with an L and is contemporary? Alliteration is not really necessary, how about The Champion of the Republic? Longwinded (like me). The Republican. Confusing but could be fun. Laser has an L. I think DC had a hero named Uncle Sam that claimed to be THE Uncle Sam. Too late to really do this query Justice.. wait TJAW Truth, Justice &.... 'nite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alibear Posted November 14, 2007 Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 Re: Need a name Hmm. Are you looking for his agency codename or the name his public persona has? I'm guessing his public image is purer than driven snow, The All American , boy next door type who is putting his ass on the line to protect his homeland. Some names evoke stoic defence and patriotism better than others but some names sound too British in my ears for your puposes: Vanguard, HomeGuard... I'll give this some thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JmOz Posted November 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 Re: Need a name Hmm. Are you looking for his agency codename or the name his public persona has? I'm guessing his public image is purer than driven snow, The All American , boy next door type who is putting his ass on the line to protect his homeland. Some names evoke stoic defence and patriotism better than others but some names sound too British in my ears for your puposes: Vanguard, HomeGuard... I'll give this some thought. I would figure that his public image would definatly be "cleaner" than the truth, but probably not without some controversy, as I think most patriotic characters would get the backlash of either the opposing party or the goverment is always wrong crowd I did decide on a gun for him, for probably the worst reason imaginable, I started thinking about points, and realised to get him on budget will be tight, thus the OAF instead of the OIF I would use for most of the other weapons, I know, munchkiny but well you do what you got to do... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoneDaddy Posted November 14, 2007 Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 Re: Need a name Gadsden or Rattlesnake. Sure it's obscure, but the Gadsden flag has always been my favorite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alibear Posted November 14, 2007 Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 Re: Need a name We had a Rogue Trooper rip-off in our campaign called Major Magnum who sounds similar to this guy. Anywhore what about Trooper or Ranger for a military feel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JmOz Posted November 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 Re: Need a name We had a Rogue Trooper rip-off in our campaign called Major Magnum who sounds similar to this guy. Anywhore what about Trooper or Ranger for a military feel? Ranger is not a bad name at all I think he is going to have three names 1) his real name 2) his code-name (Used by the agency he works for), I really like Rattlesnake for this one 3) his cover (Super-hero name). Going back and forth on Trooper or Patriot on this one right now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alibear Posted November 14, 2007 Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 Re: Need a name If he had a Jetpack you could call him Rocket Ranger, if he was 6 inches tall you could call him The Pocket Patriot I'll get me' coat... If he is Codename Rattlesnake are ther other Codename [insert North American Snake Here] types? Perhaps his predecessors went rogue, perhaps they are still in service but much murkier and less scrupulous than the public face - Rattlesnake? Assasins, spys and what have you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casualplayer Posted November 14, 2007 Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 Re: Need a name You're in North Dakota; what about Rough Rider? Bastion Battalion Crosshair Defiant Pioneer Marksman Minuteman Militia Revolutionary Soldier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alibear Posted November 14, 2007 Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 Re: Need a name What about trawling through the thread with all the names.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supreme Serpent Posted November 14, 2007 Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 Re: Need a name Arsenal, as in "Arsenal of Democracy"? Plus, if he's kind of a jerk the other characters have a ready-made nickname for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casualplayer Posted November 14, 2007 Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 Re: Need a name Thought of another one. Sharpshooter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alibear Posted November 14, 2007 Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 Re: Need a name Plus' date=' if he's kind of a jerk the other characters have a ready-made nickname for him.[/quote'] Gooner? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supreme Serpent Posted November 14, 2007 Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 Re: Need a name Gooner? Just drop the second part of the name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alibear Posted November 14, 2007 Report Share Posted November 14, 2007 Re: Need a name Just drop the second part of the name. It's a football (soccer) thing. http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://static.sky.com/images/pictures/1579556.jpg&imgrefurl=http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30400-1282018,00.html&h=180&w=180&sz=39&hl=en&start=6&tbnid=rt3v3z6U8c2PSM:&tbnh=101&tbnw=101&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dgooner%26gbv%3D2%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JmOz Posted November 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2007 Re: Need a name I want to thank everyone, at this point I think I will be calling his "Hero ID" The Patriot, his SAT code name "Rattlesnake", as for his real name, that I will leave blank for now (this has to do with while I refer to him as a he depending on what player randomly draws him it might be a her Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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