Best Ever / Worst Ever Hero names

Haha, here's where we share some of our favorite main characters' names.  This is a neat way to get some insight on what other members' tastes in character names are.  This is not meant to have any correlation with favorite video games or characters... as you'll see by my choices, my favorite and least favorite names are from games that I haven't really mentioned here before...  Ah, what I mean by that is, not everyone can just say "Sephiroth" because he's their favorite character... you would have to really believe that is the awesomest name you've ever heard.  This is also the place to share what you usually name the main character in games (such as Zelda and most RPG's) wherein the player is allowed to input the hero's name.
Please also state why you selected the names that you do.


Awesomest Hero Name:  Byuu, from Bahamut Lagoon.  It's such a cute name, and so fun to say!  BYUU, BYUU, BYUU!!
Worst Ever Hero Name:  Butz, from Final Fantasy 5.  Seriously.  What kind of name is Butz?!

And, finally...
What I Usually Name the Main Character:  Hayai, a Japanese word meaning "swift."  It just sounds awesome, and AGI is usually a stat that I find immeasurably useful in battle.

Awesomest Hero Name: Butz, from Final Fantasy 5. Seriously. Butz? That's awesome.
Worst Ever Hero Name: Arshes. Someone had to say it, I might as well do it first.

MOST awsome lol-  I dunno but i'll go with Byuu, cuz i pronounced it and it is sorta kewl..
WORSE- PEECH....you know like leech is a blood-sucking worm lol? AND ALSO ARSHES
butz lol...actaully its a funny name lol...butz

What i usually name my Character-Depends on the story..but..

For Girl- Meher...lol(yaeh its a girl in my class..which i sorta hate -.- but the name's good)MANY MORE
For Boy- Dev(Dev=God) and many more


edit- OMG! Gilga i didnt copy ur arshes idea, you posted just bforeme

lol Butz... I had not one, but two teachers in elementary school with that name.  Mr. Butz and Mrs. Butz... they were so mean.  I guess they're the main reason I hate that name.






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BYUU BYUU BYUU.  So fun.

lol Butz... I had not one, but two teachers in elementary school with that name.  Mr. Butz and Mrs. Butz... they were so mean.  I guess they're the main reason I hate that name.

Mr. And Mrs, Butz lol!@

It's not funny.  o_o  They were the meanest teachers you ever saw.

I'm feeling pretty pessimistic right now, so I can't think of any awesome names. I have a long laundry list of bad names though, and I'll start with Dragon Quest 8. The hero? You make his name, but in all the official screenshots they named him Eight. Oh, how clever. And then there's his buddy Yangus. What the fuck kind of name is Yangus? Final Fantasy X had some pretty bad names too. Wakka? I'd like to have names that don't sound like a 4-year-old mispronounced a word. And then there's Jecht. I don't even know how to pronounce that one. But hey, if you go to one extreme, why not the other? Kingdom Heart's main characters weren't too bad in terms of names, but the enemies were crap. Like Ansem? That sounds like some 50-year-old British lady going "AWW HES SUCH AN ANSEM BOY" Q)_Q) Then there's his counterparts, Xemnas (an anagram for man sex) and Xehanort. The "Xeha" sounded pretty cool, so why do they end it with a disgusting "nort"? Anyway, that's my rant. Enjoy.

*enjoys*

What about Dorcus, from Fire Emblem?  Dorcus is a girl's name... one of the girls from Seven Brides for Seven Brothers was named Dorcus.


I don't know how to pronounce "Cid."  Is it "Sid" or "Kid?"

In mario super smash brothers you can get a a guy called poo ?



what the hell . . .

No, Poo is from Earth Bound, but DON'T MESS WITH HIM because he's awesome.

Speaking of fire emblem, Shannon from Seisen no Keifu is awesome. I mean, a guy named Shannon? That's pretty cool.

It's pronouned "sid." Any C followed with an I makes an S sound. Like cinder and cilia.

best hero name: Dante, Devil May Cry/ Any other game with that name with thier character
why: it sounds bad ass

worst: cloud, ff7
sorry, love the game, but cloud is so generic...not alot of thought went into that name.

It's not funny.  o_o  They were the meanest teachers you ever saw.

I expereince a bad teacher like everyday..she has to have her period EVERY FRIGGIN DAY

I had one teacher in 9th grade, Mrs. Alexander. She sent one kid to detention for smiling during class.

Oh My God!
That wicked wizened lady..

Omg like everyone hates Arshes, mission 1 in my maybe upcoming game- KILL FRIGGIN ARSHES

Okay, time to clear up a huge misunderstanding for Square.

You people that knew him as Butz must have played an emulator version. Hell, it's the ONLY way you could have played it prior to it coming out on Playstation. But the ROM version had the name WRONG. The guy translating the ROM was, obviously, not an official translator for Square, and had to use his "best" judgement, and when he saw "" he read it as, what it is, batsu. Bats? Butz? Get it? Well, he was WRONG.

Square re-released the game on Playstation years later, forever clearing up the hideous mistake we made and showing us that his name was, in fact, Bartz. It's Bartz. BARTZ, DAMMIT. NOT BUTZ.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Final_Fantasy_V_characters#Bartz_Klauser


That being said.

Worst: Galuf. Come on.
Best: Kairi. Because it's a beautiful name.

Honestly? I think square was just embarassed that they had named him Butz.

I don't think so. There's no "uh" consonants in the Japanese language. They named him "bah-ts" and someone thought it was "buh-ts."

It makes sense if you know a little Japanese. Tsuno will agree with me on this. If they put in the R in Bartz, it would be "Bah-ru-tz" in Japanese. "Bah-tz" is closer to what they wanted, which is "Bartz."



edit: It would have been easier if I had just said "Square didn't actually change anything between the SNES version and PSX version of FFV. The name was spelled exactly the same in Japanese, in both versions."

Yeah, I don't know any Japanese even though I took Japanese for two years.

Just like me and spanish. THREE years now, and I still can't say shit.

Well, either way, all I'm saying is that Square didn't name him Butz. They named him Batsu, and beause FFV was originally not released in America/Europe, they never bothered with specifying an English counterpart to his name, hence why it was up to some guy (or guys) who translated to ROM over the English. And they chose to name him Butz.

YANGUS

hm...most awesome? not really sure. I like Serph from DDS2 though. I mean, it sounds like "serf" but its almost spelled like "seraph" which makes it cool.

worst? not really sure. I didnt really like Cloud. i mean, the first time i played it im like "wtf kind of name is cloud? he doesnt look like a large amount of evaporated water in the sky to me!"

or course, i was like...9...so...yeah.

WHat i name my characters?

i dont usually play girls... for guys its now either Dante or Vahn, but mostly Vahn now as Dante is really...i dunno, getting overdone. I suppose Vahn is to though...*shrug*

Kingdom Heart's main characters weren't too bad in terms of names, but the enemies were crap.  Like Ansem? That sounds like some 50-year-old British lady going "AWW HES SUCH AN ANSEM BOY" Q)_Q).  Then there's his counterparts, Xemnas (an anagram for man sex) and Xehanort.  The "Xeha" sounded pretty cool, so why do they end it with a disgusting "nort"? Anyway, that's my rant. Enjoy.

That's because they just took the people's human named mixed them up and added an X. SO I would be Feendorehishbax!
But I agree with you the name did soud stupid. 

Favorite-  Zidane ff9

hated- schala Chrono trigger and cross...
1. I don't know if i spelled it right.
2. I don't know hot to say it.

I have a theory

menace is pronounced kinda like menas
then you switch the first 2 letters to get emnas
and then they added an X cuz people who made kingdom heart's are stupid
(they brought Aeris back from being dead AND changed her name to aeris so it sounds like somebody with a speech impediment were trying to say her name)

Best hero name EVAR ~ Joe Kick Ass (A D&D Char I have)
Worst hero name EVAR ~ Lima Douchebag (Some on in my D&D group has this char)

Or does D&D not count?

Wait, what was Xehanort's "human name"?

I don't know... my brother play those games he told me about the name stuff. ill ask him he is sitting right there playing FF9.

What he said "zehanort! That is his human name!" *shakes head and goes back to playing. Mummbles "retard" under breath.

I thought the logic mentioned beforehand said that each name with an X was someone else's name in the game, anagrammed without the X.

It makes sense if you know a little Japanese. Tsuno will agree with me on this. If they put in the R in Bartz, it would be "Bah-ru-tz" in Japanese. "Bah-tz" is closer to what they wanted, which is "Bartz."

Usually, if an R is intended to be implied, the preceding vowel will be emphasized.  I would expect, if his name were Bartz, that it would be written ?  (baattsu).  Rarely ever is an R in a name portrayed as a "ru," unless it posesses a syllable of its own.

It doesn't change the fact that it's a stupid name.  Bartz?  What's that short for, Bartztholomew?  Hehe.


Anywho, Bahamut Lagoon is home to all KINDS of awesome names.  Not only is the hero named Byuu, but his friend is named Bikkebakke, and his girlfriend is Princess Yoyo.  Awesome!!

I never knew how to pronounce "Schala," either!  Is it "Skah-la," "Sha-la," "Shay-la," or some other pronounciation I never even thought of?

I say Squall is a very weird name. Also Crono is a little bit unoriginal if you call the game Chrono Trigger.

I think Leximus is an awesome name for a hero.

Jeez, BOE your brother sounds like an ass.

Best: Zero, cuz it's an oxymoron

Worst: ZIGGY

EDIT: JEZZ = WORST SPELLING ERROR EVER

Zero!!  Woot!!  That is an amazing name.

Oh wait, BOE. Is the brother you were asking earlier that Kefka kid?

I think Dart is a horrible name for a hero. That's dart:

throw a dart at a person and see what it does to them, wouldn't you like to be able to do that when somebody throws you?

Dart's also a horrible name for a retarded forum member.

I kinda liked that name really, all of the names in that game were kinda cool. For the characters at least.

What game are we talking about?  I've never heard of a character named Dart.

The game's called: Legend of Dragoon

@thingy: I don't want to be thrown around. '..' I want to slice up enemies on my own. -_-

Oh, that's that game that I haven't played.

Well, you should. Their battle system's pretty sweet, with the combos. It inspired the system I planned on making for my Broken Sheath project.

@thingy: I don't want to be thrown around. '..' I want to slice up enemies on my own. -_-

lol was kidding, probably should've added that you can't do that much damage when you're normally thrown at people

Well, you should. Their battle system's pretty sweet, with the combos. It inspired the system I planned on making for my Broken Sheath project.

I don't have a PSX emulator... should prolly get one one of these days, so I can finally form a concrete opinion of FF7.

I never beat FF7. The battles got so incredibly monotonous I couldn't bear to finish it.

Lol, the same happened to me in FFX! xD

Whatcha think about the name "Lucid"?

Really? I found the FFX battle system to be one of the best I've ever played, just because I was able to be strategic about what I did and not sit around waiting for ATB to fill up before I hit the Action button multiple times.

lol FFIX was so ez

FFX's battle system wasn't bad, the game itself was. The story and the plot was quite weak as was the gameplay (except the battles). I quit playing when beating Seymour at these Snowy mountains, because he's so pathetic.

FFIX is the 2nd/3rd best FF IMO.
Steiner was a cool name. Good they didn't name him after his first name "Albert".

The problem was, they abandoned that battle system because they must have thought it was FFX's downfall, when in fact it was the bad story and superficial stereotypical characters. Plus I just flat out despise ATB, and I didn't think much of XII's battle system.

FFIX was soooooooooooooooooo easy tho

Me neither. XII's system was stupid. I can only hope XIII will finally make up the disappoinment of FF in the last few years. They could use me well as a story/plot writer, LMAO!

FFVI rox. But Gau is a quite confusing name. ?_?

I think "Gau" is supposed to rhyme with "cow."  But, yeah, it is confusing.

It makes sense if you know a little Japanese. Tsuno will agree with me on this. If they put in the R in Bartz, it would be "Bah-ru-tz" in Japanese. "Bah-tz" is closer to what they wanted, which is "Bartz."

Usually, if an R is intended to be implied, the preceding vowel will be emphasized.  I would expect, if his name were Bartz, that it would be written ?  (baattsu).  Rarely ever is an R in a name portrayed as a "ru," unless it posesses a syllable of its own.

It doesn't change the fact that it's a stupid name.  Bartz?  What's that short for, Bartztholomew?  Hehe.


Anywho, Bahamut Lagoon is home to all KINDS of awesome names.  Not only is the hero named Byuu, but his friend is named Bikkebakke, and his girlfriend is Princess Yoyo.  Awesome!!

I never knew how to pronounce "Schala," either!  Is it "Skah-la," "Sha-la," "Shay-la," or some other pronounciation I never even thought of?

But at least we agree that it's not Butz, and it was never supposed to be Butz.

Me neither. XII's system was stupid. I can only hope XIII will finally make up the disappoinment of FF in the last few years. They could use me well as a story/plot writer, LMAO!

XII!?

The problem was, they abandoned that battle system because they must have thought it was FFX's downfall, when in fact it was the bad story and superficial stereotypical characters. Plus I just flat out despise ATB, and I didn't think much of XII's battle system.

My favorite is actually FFX-2's battle system. I've always loved changing classes. The ATB system was incredibly fast and smooth, making combat quick and fun. My main complaint is that it was too easy. =/

Yeah, X-2's was awsome.  Still, the battles were overly easy-Vegnagun was a laugh.  He only looked scary.

not hero...but it would have to be Kongol

worst: eh i can't think of one

XII!?

Yes?

XII!?

Yes?

http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/rpg/finalfantasy12/index.html

Release Date:  Oct 31, 2006

Oh?

I know, I'm as comfused.

I have the demo. It came with my copy of Dragon Quest VIII.

I heard it was a crappy demo.

Oh, well, I'm more excited fo-

No, nevermind, I won't say, because we're already way off topic here.

How so? We're discussing RPGs, which is the general topic of this thread. We don't necessarily have to be Nazis about making sure each topic contains a best and worst hero name.

Actually, no, the general topic of this thread is videogames. RPG's would be a specific area of the general topic. And now, *sigh* we've gone completely off topic because you had to make a post demanding a reply from me.

I've seen a movie on XII's battle system. Try youtube. Maybe you can find it. It's quite dissapointing and no REAL FF BS. =/

Back-on-topicness, woo.

Awesome hero name:  Sword, the main character from a Dreamcast RPG called Time Stalkers.  He's a VAMPIRE.  With SPIKEY BLUE HAIR.
Bad, bad, bad hero name:  Nigel, the Landstalker, omg.  I think Gilgamesh and I are still the only people here who know who this is.  Nigel is a stupid name, especially in comparison with his original Japanese name, Rail.

Actually, a really bad name would be Georg, from Suikoden V. It's pronounced just like George, but without the E at the end. What the hell were they thinking?

Kalas' father, in Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings & The Lost Ocean, is also named Georg.

Hey, Kalas is a pretty cool name.  In the game, they explain that he was named after the word for "raven" in an ancient language.  The language they were talking about is, duh, Japanese. (raven="karasu")

But it's nonsensical for that G to be hard. Like in "range" or "charge," you need an E to make that rough G sound. Without it, the G sounds like it would in "bang" or "song."

Back-on-topicness, woo.

Awesome hero name:  Sword, the main character from a Dreamcast RPG called Time Stalkers.  He's a VAMPIRE.  With SPIKEY BLUE HAIR.
Bad, bad, bad hero name:  Nigel, the Landstalker, omg.  I think Gilgamesh and I are still the only people here who know who this is.  Nigel is a stupid name, especially in comparison with his original Japanese name, Rail.

Nigel is a fine name.   My only problem with landstalker is how hilarious his face looks on his sprite.

Geog is a european name. Such as found in the interlopers (i dont especially like english class, mind you)

anyways...
@ offtopic- the FFXII battle system...meh, we'll wait and see

@back on topic- Does this have to be rpg names? because i think Ratchet is an awesome name. I love that series...

Best? Kirby. Mainly because when I play SSB against my friend (who ALWAYS uses pikachu or Samus). Thus, it is easier to cheer "Kirby! Kirby! Kirby!" than it is to "Samus! SAmus! SAmus!". Therefore everyone would cheer for me even if I was getting my ass kicked.
Worst name? Terry, from the pokemon seires. (one of the names you could get) Come on! what sort of name is THAT?!

Best? Kirby. Mainly because when I play SSB against my friend (who ALWAYS uses pikachu or Samus). Thus, it is easier to cheer "Kirby! Kirby! Kirby!" than it is to "Samus! SAmus! SAmus!". Therefore everyone would cheer for me even if I was getting my ass kicked.
Worst name? Terry, from the pokemon seires. (one of the names you could get) Come on! what sort of name is THAT?!

wut about ash?

i agree. however, i think having the name "blue" (e.g. in blue version" is Uber Ghey.

Nigel is a fine name.   My only problem with landstalker is how hilarious his face looks on his sprite.

I completely and totally agree with you.

Best Names: Vaan/Penelo or Auron
Worst Names:Lulu/Iceman or Sharkboy

Lulu is really a dumb name. I mean, couldn't her *cough* parents think of a better one?!

Did anyone mention Phantasy Star 2's english version for worst hero names?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantasy_Star_II

ROLF LANDALE!
RUDOLF STEINER!
HUGH THOMPSON!
JOSH "KAIN"!
SHIR GOLD!

What an all-star team.

Those names shir are gold.

Those names rudolf are steiner.






...not quite the same effect.

Why has no one stopped and marveled at the awesomest name EVER? JOE KICK ASS, come on you don't get a better name than that! Oh how I would love to be named Joe Kick Ass, but no, you've forsaken the greatest D&D character of all time.... Seriously, He's Joe Kick Ass... PRAISE AND WORSHIP HIM!

Man . . . Fuck Joe Kick Ass
The best name of a game character of all time is.... Ifrit. I mean Ifrit actaully sounds good and looks even meaner.

Just say it once... Ifrit, fuck thats cool.

Joe Kick Ass all the way! His name sums up his personality PERFECTLY! Ifrit sounds like a drunken Rabbi or something.

No Joe Kick Ass is a lame name! And thats half the reason why i like Ifrit. A drunken Rabbi? Fuck thats an awesome analogy. lol.

Joe Kick Ass is the greatest name in the history of names. Your mind cannot grasp how awesome it is. Think All the dude has to say is "I'm Joe Kick Ass" Then people know what's gonna happen, people will be Skull Fucked. And considering Joe Kick Ass beat the hell out of any one who pissed him off, he never stopped Kicking Ass. Hell, when that Character wasn't killing things, he was pissed because he wasnt killing things.

Ifrit sits on his ass all day until he gets summoned.

Joe Kick Ass is kicking ass 24/7. Ifrit Kick ass about once a week.

I'm Joe Kick Ass

Sniper Joe, a badguy who's been in just about every Mega Man game, has a pretty cool name.

Whenever I play Halo online, and there's some d00d who thinks he's some elite sniper, I go "gzomg sniper joe's at it again :B"



"Sniper Joe" is like my codename for anything related to sniping.







Maybe I'm just a dork.

I think Sniper Wolf from the Metal Gear Solid series (MGS1, she's a villain) was a cool name~

u better think!

HE's my brother

I think Sniper Wolf from the Metal Gear Solid series (MGS1, she's a villain) was a cool name~

I'm starting to wonder if Joe Kick Ass and Sniper Joe are related.

I'm starting to wonder if you'll ever grow up SORRY HAD TO

anyways

A cool name is Seifer. Though if it was spelled like Sypher it would be even cooler.

I can be an imamture idoit if I want to.

errrm. I know I didn't like the name from the guy from syphon filter >.>.

Gabe, wasn't it?

I've never played syphon filter.

I thought the name Lance Vance from GTA Vice city. that craked me up. LANCE VANCE