Social NintenZone Social 6.0 - L'Arachel Edition, Apparently?

[AndreaAC]

The best plan for naming characters is writing Xzerxeys well enough that nobody gives a **** about his name.

Although you're on hard mode with that example.


Oh believe me, I ain't gonna. I haven't done proper prose in ages.
Pokemafia was fun but hardly counts.

The weekly and word count stuff is probably best explained by just linking you to the challenge itself.

Admittedly the language bit I don't have a proper solution for. I can read Spanish to a degree, but not to a great one.

...although I suppose if it's just a word count, the language the words are in doesn't matter quite as much...

Thanks yet again red. I will check it out tomorrow hopefully!

 

[Swamp Sensei]

Ya know, this conversation brings up something interesting...

If the setting is fantasy or science fiction...

Do you prefer made up names or real world names for human characters?

 

[Metal Shop X]

Ya know, this conversation brings up something interesting...

If the setting is fantasy or science fiction...

Do you prefer made up names or real world names for human characters?

I'd say it depend of the setting and the origin of the character. Some of the human characters I have does have somewhat normal names, but others have more "special" names, through, some of them are more codename.

 

[Mythra]

>Roflstomps Book II of FEH just to realize is still in progress

So...

Spoiler

Fleshless Fjorm gonna wreck Surtr with the power of cough in the next chapter right? :V

 

[Knight Dude]

Ya know, this conversation brings up something interesting...

If the setting is fantasy or science fiction...

Do you prefer made up names or real world names for human characters?

Mix of both. Certain characters might work better with stranger names than normal ones.

Like with Marvel, you have guys named Peter Parker, Steve Rodgers, Logan ect. But on top of that there's Namor(he's technically part human, and he's from Earth anyway). Having a couple of weird names adds to the flashiness I feel.

 

[vaanrose]

Ya know, this conversation brings up something interesting...

If the setting is fantasy or science fiction...

Do you prefer made up names or real world names for human characters?

It isn't as simple as "made up" or "real."

It's plausible vs implausible.

"Eddard" is a made up name. But it's clearly derivative of Edward and feels like a plausible name.

"Cloud" is a real word. It's not a name, but it feels plausible because it's an existing word we're all familiar with.

"Kvothe" is just a random jumble of letters that the book needs to stop and tell you how to pronounce because it's such a stupid name.

 

[Chrono.]

I can't stop watching the Vegito trailer.

Damn, I liked how Broly and Bardock looked. But with these two I need them like right now.

 

[allison]

Ya know, this conversation brings up something interesting...

If the setting is fantasy or science fiction...

Do you prefer made up names or real world names for human characters?

I like how Star Wars mixes up names like “Maz Kanata”, “Kit Fisto”, and “Luke”

 

[Mythra]

>Successfully farmed enough **** for my Gravity Skell Superweapon
>But now I have to wait for a cycle of Miranium as I used all to refuel

I can't stop watching the Vegito trailer.

Damn, I liked how Broly and Bardock looked. But with these two I need them like right now.

I just realized that Im missing a lot of stuff of this thread since I got FEH; including this.

brb

 

[allison]

Imagine going through high school except your name is “Kit Fisto”

 

[Chrono.]

Imagine going through high school except your name is “Kit Fisto”

My real name is weird enough that many teachers in school mispronounced it and some still do.

A curse really.

 

[Swamp Sensei]

My last name is mispronounced a lot.

Worse part is that everyone makes it sound so ugly...

 

[Mythra]

I don't like any of my names.
But Im glad Im not a mexican named "Bryan"

We make memes with those here.

 

[Chrono.]

I don't like any of my names.
But Im glad Im not a mexican named "Bryan"

We make memes with those here.

Here in PR "Ángel" is the meme name.

Only because it's so damn common. Back in grade school it wasn't rare to be in a class with at least two people that were named that. Even now that I'm in Uni, it's still everywhere.

 

[Aurane]

I don't like any of my names.
But Im glad Im not a mexican named "Bryan"

I'm not a Mexican but my name is Bryan.

We make memes with those here.

Lol why?

 

[Mythra]

I'm not a Mexican but my name is Bryan.

Lol why?

Because many parents thought that putting a common american name would make their kids look cool.
However most of the dudes here named Bryan, Brian, Kevin, etc. are cholos with ugly haircuts.

 

[Chrono.]

Because many parents thought that putting a common american name would make their kids look cool.
However most of the dudes here named Bryan, Brian, Kevin, etc. are cholos with ugly haircuts.

You could do worse than Bryan.

You could be a Scott.

Or Greg.

 

[Swamp Sensei]

Okay...

Greg the American is bad enough.

But Greg the Mexican?

I'm dying! XD

 

[Aurane]

Because many parents thought that putting a common american name would make their kids look cool.
However most of the dudes here named Bryan, Brian, Kevin, etc. are cholos with ugly haircuts.

Bryan as spelled isn't actually common. Know that for a fact. I spent a good portion of my school years telling people that's how its spelled- including teachers.

Eh well. A name's a name. At least they aren't called Blanket or something.

 

[PsychoIncarnate]

I didn't realize how lucky I was getting a shiny Squirtle from just 6 eggs.

I NEVER got the shiny charmander I sort of needed - though found a way around be breeding with other pokemon

And I've been trying to get a shiny totodile for at least a week.

 

[Cutie Gwen]

As someone who's name is Gwen but hasn't come out to the world yet I do get misnamed literally all the time. Sometimes they can't even pronounce my to be deadname right either

 

[Delzethin]

Nah, don't worry I know. I just wish people would look at the older mons that aren't Gen 1 is all, cause they can still have interesting movesets. Since I'm someone who comes here to talk mainly moveset potential, I keep my eye out on interesting Pokemon and characters.

For example, I've worked on a Donbe/Hikari moveset and a Baby Mario & Luigi moveset, I know both of these are highly unlikely, but its fun to come up with how they'd play in Smash.

Yeah, I've had my share of ideas for characters who have little to no chance of ever getting in. You should see my Absol concept.

It isn't as simple as "made up" or "real."

It's plausible vs implausible.

"Eddard" is a made up name. But it's clearly derivative of Edward and feels like a plausible name.

"Cloud" is a real word. It's not a name, but it feels plausible because it's an existing word we're all familiar with.

"Kvothe" is just a random jumble of letters that the book needs to stop and tell you how to pronounce because it's such a stupid name.

Is that chimera of a third name from anywhere in particular? I honestly can't tell if you made it up on the spot to make a point, or if it actually exists in a book somewhere.

Poe's Law in action.

 

[Deleted member]

As someone who's name is Gwen but hasn't come out to the world yet I do get misnamed literally all the time. Sometimes they can't even pronounce my to be deadname right either

Gwenie-chan, I'll beat them up for you.

 

[Cutie Gwen]

Gwenie-chan, I'll beat them up for you.

I will ban anime if you keep this up Koko

 

[Deleted member]

I will ban anime if you keep this up Koko

Gomen nasaaaaaaai!

All right, I'll stahp.

Still gonna destroy them with POWAAAAAAA.

 

[Cutie Gwen]

Ok I need to ramble about the new Kamen Rider episode. The main villain became a Rider and is setting up the final arc of the show. When he transformed a warped version of Ode to Joy plays. This **** is ridiculous and I love it

 

[Deleted member]

Ok I need to ramble about the new Kamen Rider episode. The main villain became a Rider and is setting up the final arc of the show. When he transformed a warped version of Ode to Joy plays. This **** is ridiculous and I love it

lol

Gotta love Japan.

 

[Megadoomer]

Yeah, I've had my share of ideas for characters who have little to no chance of ever getting in. You should see my Absol concept.


Is that chimera of a third name from anywhere in particular? I honestly can't tell if you made it up on the spot to make a point, or if it actually exists in a book somewhere.

Poe's Law in action.

He's the main character of the Kingkiller Chronicles. I'm reading the first book, The Name of the Wind, right now - aside from the occasionally unpronouncible names, it's good so far.

 

[Starlight_Lily]

If they just forget Mexico is part of NA, that's a better fate than Quebec, honestly.

They know we exist and straight up ban us from literally every contest they have. Every. Single. One.

Why? Well, I'm guessing it's because of the fact that our primary language is French and they don't wanna bother translating everything, which is actually a very bull**** reason since all Quebeckers who go to school have mandatory English lessons. -_-

That is stupid, especially since most Quebec residents, do in fact speak English, most of you guys do end up being bilingual after all. Even stupid when Nintendo already has a French translation to use, just put the translation from France in the North American release, and you can't exactly argue they care about the nuisance in Quebec French, when Nintendo in the past has just slapped the USA English translation on UK English releases after all.

They just focus on those two presumably because that's their biggest market in the Americas. They leave the rest of the Americas to third-party distributors. Or because countries going from Mexico (the audiences in those countries Nintendo is trying to target) are more into the other two systems and PC and don't play something like ARMS or Splatoon much?

Well, you never going to expand your market if you don't find for it. That also reminded, most USA games should have a Spanish translation in them, since if I remember correctly Spainish is actually the single spoken language in some parts of the USA, and is the 2nd most spoken language. Of course I'm referring to Mexican Spanish, for the translation.

Rule of thumb: if your character's name has an X in it, it's a bad name.

How rude to Charles Xavier

No way. The Dream World is so much better.

But the Dream World shut down a while ago.

Guys, c'mon. Let's all agree that those Organization 13 edgelords names are horrible except for Axel, since that an actual name a real human being would feasibly have.

Isn't Axel just a tool for fixing cars?

This is normally the point where I say "great minds think alike."

But...uh.

So, you'd rather not be lumped in with the Fate weeb then?

If you're gonna invent your character's name, at least do what Tolkien did and justify them by creating an entire spoken language with its hundreds of years of history and its own etymological rules.

Tolkien named an elf "Teleporno" and then invented an entire language to defend that choice.

I'm not sure porno meant that back in Tolkien's time. A lot has changed about the UK English from back then, one easy example being Gay, no longer just means happy.

That reminded me of how Tolkien came up with the name for 'Orc'...

Oxford Rubgy Club...

How rude to the Oxford Rugby Club,.

Why did I have eggs in my fridge

from last year? •_•

They wanted to Egg you on.

Ya know, this conversation brings up something interesting...

If the setting is fantasy or science fiction...

Do you prefer made up names or real world names for human characters?

Well, as long as it doesn't break immersion for me, I don't really care.

My last name is mispronounced a lot.

Worse part is that everyone makes it sound so ugly...

Tell me about, everyone completely fails at pronouncing my German last name, I only remember one person ever doing it once, and that was a Nurse who could speak German.

Yeah, I've had my share of ideas for characters who have little to no chance of ever getting in. You should see my Absol concept.

OOOhhh, you made an Absol concept, neat, cause Absol is my favourite Pokemon, I just love its design. Though here's a question, could the concept be adapted to Pokken Tournament, cause I saw your twitter, on how you'd like Absol in Pokken. And your videos did say you wanted to expand out from Smash, so how about doing some Pokken character concepts, if you feel like it in the future.

 

[Kirby Dragons]

I want parents to stop giving their kids super generic names, like Jacob or Mike. It's because of this how I know at least 10 girls named Grace.

 

[Pazzo.]

Ya know, this conversation brings up something interesting...

If the setting is fantasy or science fiction...

Do you prefer made up names or real world names for human characters?

50/50.

My favorite sci-fi works include the likes of Philip K. D ick's work and Cowboy Bebop, and the names of characters tend to be normal-sounding (Rick Deckard, J. C. Denton) to something a little more out-of-place (Spike Spiegel).

So uncommon, real world names for the perfect compromise.

 

[praline]

I can't stop watching the Vegito trailer.

Damn, I liked how Broly and Bardock looked. But with these two I need them like right now.

Fused Zamasu and Vegito Blue interest me way more because I actually know about them.

I’ve never seen anything with Bardock or Broly in it so they are pretty meh for me, but I knew they had to be the first dlc characters

 

[Pazzo.]

That reminded me of how Tolkien came up with the name for 'Orc'...

Oxford Rubgy Club...

That's almost certainly false, Tolkien's early dictionaries for Elvish spelled it with a "K", likely inspired by the Latin "Orcus" which was used for a pagan god, ogres, and "hell demon".

 

[Opossum]

I want parents to stop giving their kids super generic names, like Jacob or Mike. It's because of this how I know at least 10 girls named Grace.

Better to have a "super generic" name than to force your kid to grow up with a name made unique for the sake of it, whether it's a deliberate misspelling or a word like Apple.

 

[Deleted member]

"hey what's your name?"
"Vitor"
"Ok, Victor"
I swear to god if I had a cent for everytime this happened.

Ya know, this conversation brings up something interesting...

If the setting is fantasy or science fiction...

Do you prefer made up names or real world names for human characters?

I always prefer sticking to human names and human-sounding names for human characters, regardless of setting. Makes it easier for me to actually remember their names.

My favorite part is trying to make up names for my own characters and finding out they're actual names. Makes me think I'm better at naming than I might think.

 

[Deleted member]

Fused Zamasu and Vegito Blue interest me way more because I actually know about them.

I’ve never seen anything with Bardock or Broly in it so they are pretty meh for me, but I knew they had to be the first dlc characters

I'll make a fan of Broly out of you yet.

 

[Cutie Gwen]

I'll make a fan of Broly out of you yet.

Isn't that such a SAD backstory? A baby cried a bit loudly? So sympathetic!

 

[Deleted member]

Isn't that such a SAD backstory? A baby cried a bit loudly? So sympathetic!

Better than Jiren's at least.

 

[Ivander]

My last name is mispronounced a lot.

Worse part is that everyone makes it sound so ugly...

And I thought my family was the one with the last name people mispronounced a lot. They don't make it sound ugly, but it's still rather cringey when they mispronounce it.

 

[Cutie Gwen]

Better than Jiren's at least.

Wait up I have a perfect meme