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telophase ([personal profile] telophase) wrote2021-03-14 12:49 pm

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In the Gloomhaven RPG board game there’s a mechanic where once your character finishes their personal quest, they retire and you create a new character.

Tiny, my giant hulking tank, just finished his personal quest—he was interested in the Times Before, which I interpreted as him being a conspiracy theorist and now he’s retired to try to make perpetual motion machines—and my new character is going to be a Nightshroud, which is (without leaving spoilers for [personal profile] yhlee) a total edgelord. DARKNESS AND SHADOW IS HIS THING. He wears a dramatic hooded coat! Even more so because the randomly chosen personal quest I got boils down to “vigilante”—the world is corrupt and needs order AND I AM THE ONE TO BRING IT ONE DEAD CRIMINAL AT A TIME.

So I went looking online for good edgelord names, and found a Reddit thread where “Drakkar Noir” made me laugh hardest. And then I remembered my favorite fictional edgelord, Severian the Torturer from Wolfe’s Book of the New Sun. Aaand then the indigo/purple theme combined with vigilanteism suggested Darkwing Duck to both myrialux and I, so “Drake” also came to mind, DD’s secret identity name being Drake Mallard.

So a poll! Let me know which one you think my edgelord should be named, or suggest a new one you think is better. Difficulty level: you’re not allowed to use a Batman reference because that’s easy mode. I won’t guarantee I’ll name him what you pick* but I figure it’d be an entertaining poll anyway.

* because there’s a good chance I’ll end up calling him Gary.

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: Just the Poll Creator, participants: 15

What name do you think works best for my edgelord?

Drakkar Noir
9 (64.3%)

Severian
3 (21.4%)

Drake
2 (14.3%)

Do you have another suggestion?

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[personal profile] yhlee 2021-03-14 10:40 pm (UTC)(link)
I mean, they're all good, but I have a fondness in me for Gene Wolfe. :)
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[personal profile] adafrog 2021-03-15 02:34 am (UTC)(link)
What's wrong with Gary?
Also, really, a men's cologne? lol
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[personal profile] adafrog 2021-03-15 02:38 am (UTC)(link)
Ah. Darn.