DShomshak Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 I hope to benefit from the shared wisdom of the Forum. For my campaign, I'm working on a villain team called the Vulture Fund. Their schtick is using battles, hurricanes, attacks by bigger-time villains, and other disasters as covers for their robberies -- extracting profit from the misfortune of others. I have write-ups for all four team members, but names for only three. The names follow the team's financial theme. Team leader is Risk; the speedster is Venture (he refuses to be Fast Buck because of racial connotations); the telekinetic is Leverage. For the brick member, though, all I've come up with is Credit Crunch. (Grabbing is a good tactic for bricks.) And that's a terrible name. Can anyone please suggest something better? Thank you in advance for all suggestions. Dean Shomshak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assault Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 Foreclosure More if I think of any. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucius Posted August 4, 2016 Report Share Posted August 4, 2016 Bear Market - if he likes to grab and squeeze Bull Market - if he likes to move-through Lucius Alexander Palindromedary if he resembles a camel with a head at each end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Arc Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 M. Bullion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nothere Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 Put him in a yellow costume and call him....Goldbrick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 First thing that came to me was, "Fort Knocks." I admit to liking puns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyper-Man Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 boom a state of economic prosperity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 "Bust" would be at least as applicable. Maybe combine them in one name, "Boom And Bust." His gimmick might be to give one of those names to each of his fists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoloOfEarth Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 Given that you have Risk, Venture, and Leverage, I'd go for a similar one-word name. How about Capital? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Tom 2009 Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 How about Rollover? (IIRC, this was the title of a finance-related film from either the late '70s or early '80s, and is the only thing that comes to mind where a name for a finance-themed supervillain is concerned). Major Tom 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 Crash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheQuestionMan Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 Finance Jargon http://www.vice.com/read/the-what-of-wall-street-0000512-v21n12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 Vault Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 I was thinking of Wall Street Crash as that had major worldwide effects and has name recognition outside the United States. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolgroth Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 Ingot cuz you know, valuable metal brick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
massey Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 Make him British, and call him Pound. Or have him pretend to be British because that's the best name he could come up with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 Finance Jargon http://www.vice.com/read/the-what-of-wall-street-0000512-v21n12 Everytime I read "Equity" I must think of horses. Because that was what horses were called back in Roman times. Riders were "Equites". I wonder if there is any relation between the two words? Recently I had a glimpse into the whole stockmarket system, by playing Railroad Tycoon 3. Wich suprisingly has a Stock Market mechanic, that even is the victory condition at some points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DasBroot Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 Collateral Repo Downturn Captain Fistpunch (he couldn't think of a money based villain name. The others value their teeth and let it slide.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundog Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 Das Wall Street. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyper-Man Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 "Bust" would be at least as applicable. Maybe combine them in one name, "Boom And Bust." His gimmick might be to give one of those names to each of his fists. Even better would be to name him Free Market and have "Boom" and "Bust" tattoos on the knuckles of each hand. HM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmjalund Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 The Adjuster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rravenwood Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 How about Clout? The two usual meanings of "heavy blow" and "political or business influence or power" seem to coincide nicely for this... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 I'm assuming he's part of a team call the Market Forces? Bounce? VANGUARD? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GCMorris Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 Years and years ago I had a suit wearing brick named Big Business. You're welcome to use the name if you like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregor3d Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 Keiretsu - a network of companies based around a bank. a brick with duplication that can share strength between each other with in range Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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