Whence Your Moniker? - Page 5

DavidG · #41 July 30th, 2002, 02:51 AM

Wow You guys really spent a lot of time thinking about this. Am I the only one who had a question I desperately needed answered and registered really quick and just used my real name? (although I do use the name Kazarp a lot in Online games. A character from a Larry Niven novel that I though sounded cool)

Master Belisarius · #42 July 30th, 2002, 03:44 AM

When I joined to the SE madness, was in SE3 times, and everybody had Empires to rule, and of course a title. Then, first I needed a title, and because I was an old MOO and MOO2 player/fan, decided that my title should be "Master".

And Belisarius, well, for the Great Byzantine General who reconquered half of the old Roman Empire for Justinian... and the legend says that he finished their days sightless and dependent on charity (due the jealousy Emperor). Interesting, but he died the same year that died Justinian, 565 AD.(Russell Crowe should be happy!)

Can remember that Asimov based the General Belriose in Belisarius, in "Foundation and Empire".

[ July 30, 2002, 02:47: Message edited by: Master Belisarius ]

Fyron · #43 July 30th, 2002, 09:58 AM

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I think Ragnarok was also used as the name of a sword in FF VII (and possibly in FF IX and/or FF X).

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Hmmm... I never played FF VII or FF IX... I have FF X but I don't remember Ragnarok being in it. I'll have to go check it out.

In FF IX, Ragnarok was some stone thingy that you found and could either turn it into an Esper that taught you Ultima, or waste it by having it turned into a sword.

Like MB, my title comes from SE3 days when everyone had a title and an empire.

Imperator is just a cool title (I am 99% certain it is Emperor in Latin

). Fyron is just some name I made up.

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Atraikius · #44 July 30th, 2002, 12:40 PM

Mine came from a drunken mis-pronounciation durring a D&D game I was DMing my junior year. One of the players meant to say atrocious (as in 'what an atrocious character') when refering to the main villian, but it came out atraikius (ah-TRAY-ki-us). After that, I used that villian as the perpetual opponent whenever I DMed; eventually using him as the main character for all of the games I played, and as a handle on the net.

DirectorTsaarx · #45 July 30th, 2002, 08:58 PM

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In FF IX, Ragnarok was some stone thingy that you found and could either turn it into an Esper that taught you Ultima, or waste it by having it turned into a sword.

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I think that was FF 6... but thanks for the reminder!

I just realized I hadn't made an on-topic post in this thread: my screen name is also related to the SE3 days. I liked the title "Director" because it made me think of an empire being run by a corporation (overtly or covertly), which were always my Favorites in sci-fi movies & books (i.e., the Alien series; the Gap series by Donaldson; a couple novels by Poul Anderson; etc.). And (again, like some others here) "Tsaarx" was the name is used for various AD&D characters I played during college.

capnq · #46 July 31st, 2002, 10:44 PM

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an empire being run by a corporation

I think my first exposure to the idea of a corporate state was the original _Rollerball_ movie (which was also my first encounter with Bach's "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor", one of my favortie classical pieces).

Master Belisarius · #47 August 1st, 2002, 03:44 AM

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an empire being run by a corporation

I think my first exposure to the idea of a corporate state was the original _Rollerball_ movie (which was also my first encounter with Bach's "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor", one of my favortie classical pieces).

I love this movie!

Gandalph · #48 August 1st, 2002, 04:05 AM

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an empire being run by a corporation

I think my first exposure to the idea of a corporate state was the original _Rollerball_ movie (which was also my first encounter with Bach's "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor", one of my favortie classical pieces).
I love this movie!

Yeah, it is a classic, a classic they should not have messed with. I refuse to even rent the remake.

Captain Kwok · #49 August 1st, 2002, 04:09 AM

Greetings...

I used to be Captain Spoogy which was named after my cat.

I became Captain Kwok after plans to make a race based on an "Adventures of Captain Kwok" story I made in elementary school.

Ed Kolis · #50 August 3rd, 2002, 01:51 AM

Carmen Sandiego... Yes I remember that show... based on a computer game and it was actually halfway decent!

There was a Where in Time show, too... I still remember the episode of World where Kneemoi (no relation to Leonard) hid the Sun in Arizona!!! ROFL!!! The SUN in ARIZONA!!! Um, let's see, the SUN is 800,000 miles across... and Arizona is...