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'''[[Dragon Quest V]]''' SNES | '''[[Dragon Quest V]]''' SNES | ||
<u> | <u>Elliott</u>. As the names for DQ 1-3 connected, so I decided to do the same between 4 and 5, so [[Gordon Elliott]] was the inspiration. | ||
'''[[Dragon Quest VI]]''' SNES | '''[[Dragon Quest VI]]''' SNES | ||
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==Other== | ==Other== | ||
'''[[ | '''[[Glory of Heracles]]''' DS | ||
<u> | <u>Sorbo</u>. You start as an amnesiac character who may or may not be Heracles. You give him a name as people want to refer to him as ''something'', so I named him after [[Kevin Sorbo]] who played Hercules in the 1990s TV show Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. | ||
'''[[Mass Effect]]''' Xbox 360 | '''[[Mass Effect]]''' Xbox 360 | ||
<u>Fischer</u> Sheppard. Since the fixed last name of every character is a variant spelling of an animal-based profession, I decided the first name should be that way too. | <u>Fischer</u> Sheppard. Since the fixed last name of every character is a variant spelling of an animal-based profession, I decided the first name should be that way too. | ||
'''[[Star Trek Online names|Star Trek Online]]''' As a game with a ton of people/vessels to name, it has its own page. | |||
'''[[Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic]]''' Xbox | |||
<u>Lacto Bacili</u>. This one's a bit convoluted. Many years ago there was a segment on The View where they discussed this vaginal bacteria, lactobacilli. Great, right? But then-host of [[Talk Soup]] [[John Henson]]'s joke response was that it sounded like someone who would work with Boba Fett. So this is kind of my go-to ridiculous Star Wars-sounding name. | |||
Latest revision as of 22:39, 16 April 2023
Dragon Quest
Dragon Quest I GBC
Hiro. Â Simple name pun, worked with the 4 letter limit.
Dragon Quest II GBC
Yuki. Â For lack of anything better, took the name Hiroyuki and cut off the part I'd already used.
Dragon Quest III GBC
Saki. Â Continuing with the theme, I decided to use as much as possible of Iron Chef French Hiroyuki Sakai's last name.
Dragon Quest IV NES
Gordon. Â With an unrelated game story came an unrelated name. Â Gordon means "round hill", but why I thought it appropriate for the hero's name, search me.
Dragon Quest V SNES
Elliott. Â As the names for DQ 1-3 connected, so I decided to do the same between 4 and 5, so Gordon Elliott was the inspiration.
Dragon Quest VI SNES
Shumway. Â Well, Gordon Elliott didn't leave much room for growth, and I couldn't find his middle name, so I took Gordon in another direction. Â That's Gordon Shumway of Melmac, also known as Alf.
Dragon Quest VII PS1
Meredith. Â A fresh start for an unrelated game. Â So named after Stargate Atlantis's Rodney McKay's real first name.
Rodney. Â I know 7-8-9 isn't a trilogy like 1-2-3 or 4-5-6, but I still wanted some naming continuity.
Other
Sorbo. Â You start as an amnesiac character who may or may not be Heracles. Â You give him a name as people want to refer to him as something, so I named him after Kevin Sorbo who played Hercules in the 1990s TV show Hercules: The Legendary Journeys.
Mass Effect Xbox 360
Fischer Sheppard. Â Since the fixed last name of every character is a variant spelling of an animal-based profession, I decided the first name should be that way too.
Star Trek Online As a game with a ton of people/vessels to name, it has its own page.
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Xbox
Lacto Bacili. Â This one's a bit convoluted. Â Many years ago there was a segment on The View where they discussed this vaginal bacteria, lactobacilli. Â Great, right? Â But then-host of Talk Soup John Henson's joke response was that it sounded like someone who would work with Boba Fett. Â So this is kind of my go-to ridiculous Star Wars-sounding name.