Best Ever / Worst Ever Hero names

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?!