hooligan x Posted July 27, 2009 Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 What's your take on Teen Hero names? Do you name them the same as any other character or do you try to capture what a teen would think was "kewl"? I am running a Teen Champs at a con and I am not happy with the character names. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yamamura Posted July 27, 2009 Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 Re: Teen Hero Names Give us their concept and current names then we might come up with something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Samson Posted July 27, 2009 Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 Re: Teen Hero Names My only experience with Teen Champs was that my group made characters for a game based loosely off of the Teen Titans but set in the mainstream Champs universe. As such, I think we all had "sidekick" style names. For example, my character was named Kid Grond (though he never saw actual play time). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assault Posted July 27, 2009 Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 Re: Teen Hero Names It would depend on the character. That said, I doubt I would play a character "kewl" enough to take a "kewl" name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkham Posted July 27, 2009 Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 Re: Teen Hero Names Unless they are assigned a name by their Mentor, Teen heroes are just as likely to try to use a Kewl name as any adult hero. Its not just the kids that try to go by Karnage Klown, Deathstroke, or Baron Blood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooligan x Posted July 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 Re: Teen Hero Names The unnamed teens are an alien female shape-shifter with a Molly Ringwald obsession, a male lycanthope (or caninethope more accurately), a female mentalist, a male brick, and a male Hydroman clone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doomed Prophet Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 Re: Teen Hero Names Most of my players tend to go with names that their character will be willing to use as an adult, not just as a teen hero. Mostly because they don't mind keeping the name recognition that they gained as a teen. There is the occassional player who wants to name their character something 'kewl', and later they tend to pay for it later when they're an adult hero named the 'Poo Man'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novi Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 Re: Teen Hero Names I don't think there is any one good answer on Teen Hero names. It sounds like their choosing their own names, and they'll honestly run the gamut. Having said that, I would expect a trend towards either making a statement and/or displaying a lack of taste/judgement. I wouldn't imagine that to overlap with 'kewl' much at all. And when I say statement, I mean they are going for a codename that shows how unique they are within the tight context of the established social order. An extreme example is the girl who has the exact same model cell phone as all her friends, but her is the only lime-yellow one, proving how different she is. Also, it it will depend on the personality of the character in question. An emo-kid will make a different choice than a jock than a nerd, etc. Your Hydroman clone may be completely unaware of any double-entendre in calling himself Gusher. Or he saw it right away and has a different name. Or he noticed it, and he likes it that way. Lastly, one of them should have a codename that is far too clever to work. Maybe the caninethrope is a bit of a francophile, or Quebecois, and decides he'll be Loup-garou, which is just 'werewolf' in French. But who that he runs into will know that? He'll just be remembered as Loopy-Guy, and he'll angst about how life isn't fair and rewarding his cleverness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Arc Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 Re: Teen Hero Names a male Hydroman clone. Liquid Lad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilkmanDan Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 Re: Teen Hero Names the unnamed teens are an alien female shape-shifter with a molly ringwald obsession' date=' [/quote'] "omg ph33r me, 4 i m siksxtyene kandl3ssss!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Arc Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 Re: Teen Hero Names a male lycanthope (or caninethope more accurately). Bad T. Da Bone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooligan x Posted July 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 Re: Teen Hero Names The team line up: Dot Fusion (public ID;no codename)- Teen genius gadgeteer, daughter of Professor Fusion Backdraft- Fire-themed energy projector Gauntlet- Brawler with mystical artifact Attitude- Punk rocker/brick Riptide- Wanna-be surfer and water-powered energy projector/metamorph Unnamed mentalist Unnamed alien metamorph Unnamed were-rottweiler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narratio Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 Re: Teen Hero Names an alien female shape-shifter with a Molly Ringwald obsession' date='[/quote'] In her "16 Candles / Pretty in Pink" days huh? Lord but that's disturbing. Modern kewl usage I think is more towards badly spelled one word names, you know Havok, Karnaj, Anarkee. Where there is little tie to the Mentor (if there is one) Stepping back to the 70's & 80's and you get the Kewl sidekick names as variants on the mentors names; Kid Dynamo, Hulkling. Back to the 50's & 60's and it's the famous lad / Lass, Boy Girl variants on them Man / Woman themes. Superman / boy, Wonder Woman / Girl. I think it's a lot to do with your game style and theme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BNakagawa Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 Re: Teen Hero Names My current teen hero will not be keeping her name if she survives long enough to be an adult super. Mittens discovered her paranormal abilities while she was quite young... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnotherSkip Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 Re: Teen Hero Names My then six year old daughter saw the first Austin Powers movie and decided to call herself Minime..... Now she is the Unknown the other daughter was Wondrous Girl (she wanted to be Wonder Girl But that I had to explain to her was allready taken). She is a keeping the name even at the ripe age of 18.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug McCrae Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 Re: Teen Hero Names For me the biggest factor with names is the time period - Golden Age, Silver Age, Iron Age, etc. Naming styles change a lot through the ages. You wouldn't really have a character called Voodoom the Living Zombie these days, but at one time it was all the rage. Is your game set in the 80s? It sounds like it might be, with the Molly Ringwald thing, but the name Dot Fusion makes it sound more contemporary. Teenagers are people too. They might have kewl names if they're kewl or nerdy names if they're nerdy and so on. Of the names you have: Dot Fusion - Excellent, do not change this Backdraft, Gauntlet, Riptide - Yawn. Riptide was used for a Youngblood member. Attitude - Bad name, this guy should have something both better and kewler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug McCrae Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 Re: Teen Hero Names My suggestions: Alien metamorph - Prettypink Were-rottweiler - Molossus or Weredog Mentalist - Lockstep, Trance or Bliss Fire-themed energy projector - Wicked Burn Brawler with mystical artifact - Beatdown or Smashmouth Water-powered energy projector/metamorph - Flood. Punky/rebel alternative - Enema Punk rocker/brick - Dr F-kk or Munkif-kk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkham Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 Re: Teen Hero Names The team line up: Dot Fusion (public ID;no codename)- Teen genius gadgeteer, daughter of Professor Fusion Backdraft- Fire-themed energy projector Gauntlet- Brawler with mystical artifact Attitude- Punk rocker/brick Riptide- Wanna-be surfer and water-powered energy projector/metamorph Unnamed mentalist Unnamed alien metamorph Unnamed were-rottweiler Dot Fusion : Cool Backdraft : Decent. Gauntlet : The artifact is a gauntlet, right? Meh. Good way to advertise your weakness though. Attitude : Ick. Doesn't sound like what any punks I know would call themselves. I'd recommend something like 'Aggro' for a similar meaning. mentalist : Daydreamer? alien metamorph : I got nothin'. were-dog : Spot? Fido? Spike? Junkyard? What's the character's attitude like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba smith Posted July 29, 2009 Report Share Posted July 29, 2009 Re: Teen Hero Names alien metamorph : I got nothin'. shifty?[shape shifter] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnotherSkip Posted July 29, 2009 Report Share Posted July 29, 2009 Re: Teen Hero Names Slippery Sam or Soupy Sales? naaah would probably be lost on em. Hereboy for the weredog how about "Heyou"? if he's brainy how about Peritas? (the dog of Alexander the Great) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novi Posted July 30, 2009 Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 Re: Teen Hero Names re: teen female alien shapeshifter with a Molly Ringwald obsession: If she wants to go around in her secret ID as Molly's character from The Breakfast Club, she could always make her hero ID "The Princess". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheQuestionMan Posted July 30, 2009 Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 Re: Teen Hero Names Child Superheroes - Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Child_superheroes Category: Comic Book Sidekicks - Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Comic_book_sidekicks Project Superpowers: The Inheritors by Dynamite Entertainment - Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Superpowers Gen¹³ by Image Comics - Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gen%C2%B9%C2%B3 Invincible by Image Comics - Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invincible_(comic) Teen Team by Image Comics - Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teen_Team Teen Titans by DC Comics - Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teen_Titans Young All Stars by DC Comics - Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_all_stars Legion of Super-Heroes by DC Comics - Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legion_of_Super-Heroes New Mutants by Marvel Comics - Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Mutants New Warriors by Marvel Comics - Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Warriors Young Avengers by Marvel Comics - Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Avengers Harbinger by Valiant Comics - Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harbinger_(comics) Armor by Continuity Comics - Wikipedia http://www.mightycrusaders.net/continuity_armor.htm Cheers QM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooligan x Posted July 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 Re: Teen Hero Names As it stands now: Dot Fusion (public ID;no codename)- Teen genius gadgeteer, daughter of Professor Fusion Flashpoint- Fire-themed energy projector Gauntlet- Brawler with mystical artifact (legacy hero, actually the 3rd Gauntlet) Ripper- Punk rocker/brick/Misfits fan Breaker- Wanna-be surfer and water-powered energy projector/metamorph Unnamed mentalist (Perhaps Stagefright?) Unnamed alien metamorph (Variable?) Unnamed were-rottweiler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbywolfe Posted July 30, 2009 Report Share Posted July 30, 2009 Re: Teen Hero Names Just a side note. Any teen who thinks it's "kewl" to spell it that way, isn't. I'm pretty sure that was a thing for about 5 minutes which is now simply a phase most pre-teens go through.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DusterBoy Posted August 2, 2009 Report Share Posted August 2, 2009 Re: Teen Hero Names Well, you can always have someone older and (theoretically) wiser ask them "Are you sure you want to take that name" if a Teen Champs PC comes up with something spectacularly naff. And there's always the option of changing your name when you get older. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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