Favorite RPG Common Names

[Siru Kai]

What I mean by this is , what are your favorite Common RPG names like Kyle , Ryu , Rei , Bastion , Musashi , Rikimaru.

Not Garr , or other names seen in only one game.

 

[ryanwh]

Alex!
Kyle's a common name for characters that end up not being used. The rest arent common at all.

 

[BlueScope]

I like 'Garet' a lot... well, I liked it a lot, before I named my Golden Sun character Garet, just to find out five minutes later that therE's already a guy named Garet in the game ~.~

 

[Siru Kai]

I didnt mean common as in a name being used alot .. i just meant as in that wasnt created for just one game and can therefore be used in anyones rpg

 

[LegacyComplete]

ryu >_> looooooololololol

jk

ummmm i think kenny is good.

 

[Dopples]

Leon. MAke him a badass vampire swordsman with a long cloak and more hair then he can manage. Seriously though, I've found "Will" to be rarely used, but then again, I've only seen it in one game. :P

 

[Prexus]

Will was the protagonist in Illusion of Gaia I think.

And Ryu isn't really used in RPGs much except for Breath of Fire where the main hero is always named Ryu (and always has blue hair.. never followed the story much, is he the same guy in all of them or reincarnations?)

Most amatuer RPGs suffer from either using names that are too plain, i.e. Ted, Matt, Jennifer, etc. or names that are too complex, i.e. Maxiumizuash or whatevre fake-japanese name ppl can come up with. The best are Medieval European English names for main characters (Lucas, Devon, Alfred, Leonard), more plain names like Samuel, Johnathan, Christine for not-so-main characters, and foreign names that match the character's personality stereotype (Russian/German name like Rocco or Kaiser for strong-bullheaded characters, Biblical names like Immanuel or Abriham for intellectual/spry characters) etc.

 

[$t3v0]

Cloud <3

 

[Despain v.1]

I try to avoid names that are used in really popular games by popular characters, but like to keep towards recognizable and normal-sounding names. Plus I like to have lots of references to other things- Ismael being a good example, and the first thing he says to Serren is "Call me Ismael".

I like 'Garet' a lot... well, I liked it a lot, before I named my Golden Sun character Garet, just to find out five minutes later that therE's already a guy named Garet in the game ~.~

You got fucking served.

 

[Tim.]

I cant think of any specific names, but I hate it when people use long, fake-japenese names on characters that look nowhere near japenese.

 

[$t3v0]

Yeah, I just hate the obsession with Japan altogether TBH. Is it cool to be Japanese or something?

 

[Prexus]

Yes, yes it is. You aren't cool if you aren't Japanese. ^_____^

 

[Despain v.1]

desu~

 

[EmuMaster2002]

I prefer almost any Celtic or Gaelic name.

 

[Dopples]

I loved the names of the two thieves in Tales of the World: Narikiri Dungeon 3


Ponnie and Clyte

Obviously a rip off of Bonnie and Clyde, but still awsome.