I'm working on this "project" about a mysterious assassin that wonders form city to city killing specific people. He lurks in the dark shadows of the night and uses a samurai sword but also uses guns when the time is right. It's very fiction/fantasy/almost-near-anime-ish-except-without-the-actual-anime. So far the best name I can think of is "Drifter" but that sounds almost corny. It could just be me though... I'd like to hear your suggestions.

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Obtenebrater

Sure, that conjugation of the word doesn't exist...

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Blondie. Preferably to be said in an elongated context by a greasy git whilst being hung from the neck. Blloooooooonnnndddiiiieeeee!!!!! . . . err, well, you get the idea.

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retfird ;p

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I find Ploppy, the name of my Fallout character(s), to be a very cool and mysterious name.

Some of name generators here are useable if you want some typical unpronounceable fantasy name. You get some hilariously random results with the Warhammer Orc name generator, including such classics as:
- Horsepoker
- Toethrottler
- Noseraper
- Grasslover

Plenty o' name generator links here.

Anyhow. If you want something unique and personal, you should make something up yourself. As far as Drifter goes, it's a tad on the corny side, even for a noun-based name. Not quite as corny as something like Plaguebringer though, and way better than say "THE PUNISHARRR!". Drifter makes me think more of a homeless person sleeping under the bridge than a ruthlessly efficient killing machine.

What type of person of we talking about here? Cliché loner non-talkative trenchcoated assassin? Anything remarkable about him? Anything special? Does he he have a trademark thing he does (leave a calling card, play a harmonica ominously, leave coins in the eyes of the dead, do a little happy jig)? Any exotic ethnic background? Any reason for his career choice, or does he moonlight as something else for cover (The FLORIST! The INTERIOR DECORATOR!)?

tommy-vercetti!!!!

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janitor bobs idea of rogers video: He's actually the overweight guy next door who has a HUGE selection of videos, including the entire Lethal Weapon, Halloween, and 'Ernest' series.
The advantage is is that you can 'borrow' movies for long amounts of time without him remembering that you borrowed them.

The disadvantage is the pizza cheese grime on the DVDs

Firebert.

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tim

could be a tree hugging hippie or a pothead

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Why give him a name, surley he'd be much more mysterious without one.

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[This message has been edited by Rod-Nog (edited February 08, 2004).]

Hmmm Vozan? Maybe you can use a name with biblical or mythological influence.

It would be unique...

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Amoung other things...

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I will not have my fwiend widiculed by the common soldiew. Anybody else feel like a little giggle when I mention my fwiend Biggus Dickus?



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Isn't that picture a little...erm...revealing?

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Shadowy
drifter
loner
assassin
samurai sword
anime influenced

The ingenuity, the originality, the depth of character, the sweeping vistas of plot..
Whoah.. this may be a winner..

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My first thoughts were much like Dor's, but Daeron's questions about what makes this character special and such are what I'd ask as well. Depends on outside factors as well. You know -- culture, environment, needs, etc.

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Well, you have to keep in mind, allot of starting story ideas are unrefined and well, corny.

You can't tell me that when you think about it, Star wars doesn't sound like a corny name.

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Ahh, yes, Arafat, slayer of children...

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According to Tom Cruise, Samurai sorta have this thing against guns...

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Sweet irony...

I'm going to have to go with Noseraper, Ruiner of Worlds.

JC Denton.

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The Crypter?
The Cadaver?

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