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Ridiculous Game Character Names Exposed

Posted by simoniker on from the like-super-mario dept.

Thanks to 1UP for their chart of the most ridiculous videogame character names ever. Among the crazed picks are Higharolla Kockamamie from Snake's Revenge ("How many 8-year-olds of the time were expected to get the Ayatollah Khomeini reference here is questionable"), Rocket Billy Redcadillac from Gungrave O.D. ("Here's a name so gloriously stupid, the mind protests at being asked to accept it"), and Fred Askare & Paula Abghoul from Castlevania IV ("Presumably from the same translation department that gave us Love Chaney, Jr. and Boris Karloffice.") Any other nominations?

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  1. the best one is missing by jmaatta · · Score: 3, Funny

    They forgot Guybrush Threepwood!

    1. Re:the best one is missing by psp · · Score: 2, Interesting

      The name Guybrush comes from that they called the file with the then-unnamed player guy.brush, because all SCUMM characters are called brushes.

    2. Re:the best one is missing by Decaffeinated+Jedi · · Score: 2, Informative
      From The Secret of Monkey Island:
      Pirate: Ahoy there, stranger.
      Guybrush: My name's Guybrush Threepwood. I'm new in town.
      Pirate: Guybrush Threepwood? Ha ha ha!!! That's the stupidest name I've ever heard!
      Guybrush: I don't know... I kind of like 'Guybrush.'
      Pirate: But it's not even a name!
      Guybrush: Well, what's YOUR name?
      Pirate: My name is Mancomb Seepgood.
      Heh.
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  2. Donkey Kong? by Illissius · · Score: 2, Funny

    It's just a translation error so I don't know if it counts, but if it does, then it beats all the rest hands down.

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  3. Other names... by Hackie_Chan · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Duke Nukem, Serious Sam, Max Payne...

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  4. What's on the developer's desk? by carndearg · · Score: 2, Funny
    A former employer of mine published the instantly forgetable "Action adventure" game Perfect Assassin. This was a rather pedestrian fixed camera 3D puzzle solving game for DOS and Playstation which might have caused some interest in 1994 but released in 1997 it sank without trace. Some publishers are stupid enough to sign any old rubbish.

    It featured a cast of characters whose names were sourced from whatever happened to be on the develper's desk at the time. I cant remember them all but the two that stick in my mind are G'set Kasse (Cassette case) and J'am J'ah (Jam jar).

    Who said creativity was dead in the games industry?:)

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  5. Remember Chrono Trigger? by ProgrammerCat · · Score: 2, Insightful
    Magus' three henchmen were named after people from bands that were popular at the time the game was written:
    • Ozzie (Ozzy Osbourne)
    • Slash (Guns 'n Roses)
    • Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
    Oh, and there was a Lemmy Koopa (after Lemmy Kilminster from Motorhead) at one point, too. I think he was in Super Mario World for SNES.
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  6. Dingoctopogina by LiberalApplication · · Score: 2, Interesting
    My favorites:

    1) Dingo Jehuty (PS2 - Zone of Enders 2)
    2) Decoy Octopus (PS1 - Metal Gear Solid)
    3) Quattro Vagina (PS1 - Gundam: Char's Counterattack)

    We've got a dog, an 8-legged spy, and something which can only be theorized to be multi-cunted. Oh the number of times I've hit "game-over" because I was too busy giggling.