Collaboration: SciFi and Fantasy character names
 

Yes, I'm trying to compile yet another thematic list of shipnames. This time it's 'heros' and other major characters of SciFi and Fantasy stories. Literature, mythology, movies, tv, are all fair game. But I want active characters. Not 'also present' types but really powerful and dangerous types. Originally I was going to call the list 'Heros' but I don't think there are enough big-time protagonist/hero names without going into weirdly obscure books and/or using very ordinary sounding names that might conflict with other lists. The biggest problem is that some of the best sources of names, like Greek mythology, are already used in another list. Some of the names I've already got are kind of marginal as it is. And, please note, female characters would go into a different list. With that intro, here are the names I've come up with so far:

Ali Baba
Aladdin
Angatyr
Aramis
Athos
Atreyu
Beowulf
Buck Rogers
Captain Kirk
Conan
Corum
Corwin
Count Brass
Cyrano de Bergerac
Doc Savage
Dvim Tvar
Elric
Enkidu
Erekose
Eternal Champion
Fafhrd
Flash Gordon
Forrest Gump
Gilgamesh
Grey Mouser
Han Solo
Havelock
Hawkmoon
Heathcliff
Indiana Jones
Jherek
Kickaha
Kim Kinnison
Kull
Kullervo
Lochinvar
Luke Skywalker
Mister Spock
Moonglum
Ningauble
Porthos
Rakhir
Rick Deckard
Robin Hood
Robinson Crusoe
Roland
Sam Spade
Sheelba
Sherlock Holmes
Siegfried
Sinbad
Tarl Cabot
Theleb Kaarna
Tyrone Slothrop
Urlik
Vainamoinen
Yossarian
Yyrkoon

[ May 31, 2002, 05:55: Message edited by: Baron Munchausen ]

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Should "Captain Kirk" be listed down in the J's for James Kirk?
Titles don't appear in any other names on the list...

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Don Quijote
Elliot Ness
Aslan
Hari Seldon
Dixon Hill
Paul Bunyon

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How about:
Merlin
Mordred
King Arthur
Galahad
Paul Bunyon
Dick Tracy

and the Tasmanian Devil http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon6.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...s/rolleyes.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/shock.gif

[ May 31, 2002, 04:35: Message edited by: Taz-in-Space ]

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William Tell

And I thought it was Paul Bunyan?

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Just did a Google search both ways...and found it spelled both ways! (sometimes on the SAME site!!!)

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All the King Arthur related names are used in another list titled 'Chivalry', just like all the greek heroes are used in the Greek list. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif I've also got alist of American Indian tribes that includes a few famous/mythic indivuduals like Hiawatha. See how hard it can be to come up with names once you've got to avoid inter-locking lists? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

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Here are a few from my kid's current favorite book series (I have to admit to liking it too):

Harry Potter http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon6.gif
Voldemort http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/shock.gif
Albus Dumbledore
Hagrid
Sirius Black
Hermione Granger
Ron Weasley
Severus Snape
Remus Lupin
Draco Malfoy

Don't laugh. There is some serious firepower (some good, some evil) in that list. I have to admit, though, that they don't sound too serious.

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Some from Pratchet (off the top of my head)

Cohen
Rincewind
Two Flowers
Mort
Ridcully
Ponder Stibbons
Cut-My-Throat Dibbler
Commander Grimes
Captain Carrot
Seargent Detritus
Corporal Nobby
Seargent Colon
Reggie Shoe

Askan

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Action heros from a few of my favourite sf&f (ish)films:

Kaneda (Main character from "Akira")
Edgar Frog
Alan Frog (The vamp hunters from "The Lost Boys")
Eric Draven (The Crow himself)
Corben Dallas (5th Element - hey, I liked it)

Decker (Blade Runner- What was his 1st name?)

Uhh.. that's it for now.

*Edit - removed female character Leeloo from this chauvanistic list http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

[ May 31, 2002, 09:06: Message edited by: dogscoff ]