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[[January 17]] - [[Andy Kaufman]] is born.
==[[Dragon Quest]]==


[[January 24]] - [[John Belushi]] is born.
'''[[Dragon Quest I]]''' GBC


[[February 2]] - [[Brent Spiner]] is born.
<u>Hiro</u>. &nbsp;Simple name pun, worked with the 4 letter limit.


[[March 2]] - [[Gates McFadden]] is born.
'''[[Dragon Quest II]]''' GBC


[[May 20]] - [[Dave Thomas - Canadian]] is born.
<u>Yuki</u>. &nbsp;For lack of anything better, took the name Hiroyuki and cut off the part I'd already used.


[[May 27]] - [[Robert Ripley]] dies.
'''[[Dragon Quest III]]''' GBC


[[June 15]] - [[Jim Varney]] is born.
<u>Saki</u>. &nbsp;Continuing with the theme, I decided to use as much as possible of Iron Chef French [[Hiroyuki Sakai]]'s last name.


[[July 24]] - [[Michael Richards]] is born.
'''[[Dragon Quest IV]]''' NES


[[July 26]] - [[Roger Taylor]] is born.
<u>Gordon</u>. &nbsp;With an unrelated game story came an unrelated name. &nbsp;Gordon means &quot;round hill&quot;, but why I thought it appropriate for the hero's name, search me.


[[November 5]] - [[Armin Shimerman]] is born.
'''[[Dragon Quest V]]''' SNES


[[December 17]] - [[Paul Rodgers]] is born.
<u>Elliot</u>. &nbsp;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.


{BORDERLINKSYEAR()} 1949 {BORDERLINKSYEAR}
'''[[Dragon Quest VI]]''' SNES
 
<u>Shumway</u>. &nbsp;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. &nbsp;That's Gordon Shumway of Melmac, also known as Alf.
 
'''[[Dragon Quest VII]]''' PS1
 
<u>Meredith</u>. &nbsp;A fresh start for an unrelated game. &nbsp;So named after [[Stargate Atlantis]]'s Rodney McKay's ''real'' first name.
 
'''[[Dragon Quest VIII]]''' PS2
 
<u>Rodney</u>. &nbsp;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==
 
'''[[Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic]]''' Xbox
 
<u>Lacto Bacili</u>. &nbsp;This one's a bit convoluted. &nbsp;Many years ago there was a segment on The View where they discussed this vaginal bacteria, lactobacilli. &nbsp;Great, right? &nbsp;But then-host of [[Talk Soup]] [[John Henson]]'s joke response was that it sounded like someone who would work with Boba Fett. &nbsp;So this is kind of my go-to ridiculous Star Wars-sounding name.
 
'''[[Mass Effect]]''' Xbox 360
 
<u>Fischer</u> Sheppard. &nbsp;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.

Revision as of 17:41, 17 July 2010

Dragon Quest

Dragon Quest I GBC

Hiro.  Simple name pun, worked with the 4 letter limit.

Dragon Quest II GBC

Yuki.  For lack of anything better, took the name Hiroyuki and cut off the part I'd already used.

Dragon Quest III GBC

Saki.  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.  With an unrelated game story came an unrelated name.  Gordon means "round hill", but why I thought it appropriate for the hero's name, search me.

Dragon Quest V SNES

Elliot.  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.  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.  That's Gordon Shumway of Melmac, also known as Alf.

Dragon Quest VII PS1

Meredith.  A fresh start for an unrelated game.  So named after Stargate Atlantis's Rodney McKay's real first name.

Dragon Quest VIII PS2

Rodney.  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

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Xbox

Lacto Bacili.  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.

Mass Effect Xbox 360

Fischer 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.