Bookworm Posted March 15, 2015 Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 So, while reading Steelheart and Firefight i was wondering how come Epics haven't run out of supervillan names? Because think about it, David said that there were thousands of epics and while yes, the english language does have lots of words it's pretty known around the world, so how did they not run out of names? If there are thousands of Epics in Newcago, so while it's third largest, behind New york and Los Angelos. In Firefight, Knox didn't even have a epic name, although he was newly made, so that's it, but still. David said that most Epics are easy to classify, so how come they haven't run out of names around the world even? That's just a question that's been bothering me. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted March 15, 2015 Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 So, while reading Steelheart and Firefight i was wondering how come Epics haven't run out of supervillan names? Because think about it, David said that there were thousands of epics and while yes, the english language does have lots of words it's pretty known around the world, so how did they not run out of names? If there are thousands of Epics in Newcago, so while it's third largest, behind New york and Los Angelos. In Firefight, Knox didn't even have a epic name, although he was newly made, so that's it, but still. David said that most Epics are easy to classify, so how come they haven't run out of names around the world even? That's just a question that's been bothering me. Maybe it's because they picked names like Instabam and El Brass Bullish Dude? It's easier to not run out of names when all the names you come up with are notoriously bad. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mailliw73 he/him Posted March 15, 2015 Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 So, while reading Steelheart and Firefight i was wondering how come Epics haven't run out of supervillan names? Because think about it, David said that there were thousands of epics and while yes, the english language does have lots of words it's pretty known around the world, so how did they not run out of names? If there are thousands of Epics in Newcago, so while it's third largest, behind New york and Los Angelos. In Firefight, Knox didn't even have a epic name, although he was newly made, so that's it, but still. David said that most Epics are easy to classify, so how come they haven't run out of names around the world even? That's just a question that's been bothering me. I also doubt that there are no repeated names. While prominent Epics like Regalia or Steelheart are unlikely to have their name repeated, a name something like Quicksilver is probably repeated multiple times. Comic book hero and villain names are also pretty popular, I would assume. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voidus Posted March 15, 2015 Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 So, while reading Steelheart and Firefight i was wondering how come Epics haven't run out of supervillan names? Because think about it, David said that there were thousands of epics and while yes, the english language does have lots of words it's pretty known around the world, so how did they not run out of names? If there are thousands of Epics in Newcago, so while it's third largest, behind New york and Los Angelos. In Firefight, Knox didn't even have a epic name, although he was newly made, so that's it, but still. David said that most Epics are easy to classify, so how come they haven't run out of names around the world even? That's just a question that's been bothering me. There are perhaps a few million Epics around the world in total, I think the English language is more than sufficient for naming that many I've managed a good few hundred by myself for the RP on the forums, and some are bound to repeat since they don't necessarily look up all other Epics names. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bookworm Posted March 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 Maybe it's because they picked names like Instabam and El Brass Bullish Dude? It's easier to not run out of names when all the names you come up with are notoriously bad. Instabam I'm okay with, but instead of El Brass Bullish Dude, why not just Bullrush? I mean or something like Brass Bull it would also fit in with their power, probably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Pifferdoo he/him Posted March 15, 2015 Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 Plus a lot of the minor epics might just go by their normal names. Kinda like Megan. Kinda... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unhinged he/him Posted March 15, 2015 Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 Also not all of these Epics are going to be from English speaking countries you could get a lot of overlap with multiple epics who have the same name but in different languages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted March 15, 2015 Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 And we learn in Steelheart that at least one Epic had no qualms against calling himself Insulation. If there's an Epic named Insulation out there, then there are probably at least a couple who just looked at random objects and said "Eh, good enough." I fully expect to meet Blanket, Lamp, Nightstand, and Jewelry Box in Calamity. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vineyarddawg Posted March 15, 2015 Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 And you just know there's like a million Wolverines out there, but Brandon can't mention them because of copyright reasons. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jefftucker0525 Posted March 15, 2015 Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 Its the Epic code. If someone already has your name u must have a battle to the death. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bookworm Posted March 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 Also not all of these Epics are going to be from English speaking countries you could get a lot of overlap with multiple epics who have the same name but in different languages. Likie Punos de Fuego? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curiosity he/him Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 And we learn in Steelheart that at least one Epic had no qualms against calling himself Insulation. If there's an Epic named Insulation out there, then there are probably at least a couple who just looked at random objects and said "Eh, good enough." I fully expect to meet Blanket, Lamp, Nightstand, and Jewelry Box in Calamity. Somehow, I think I know what you were looking at when you typed this... 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 Somehow, I think I know what you were looking at when you typed this... Whaaaaat? No….you can't possibly know that. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jefftucker0525 Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 Whaaaaat? No….you can't possibly know that. Unless... you have the ability to see events that have already occurred! proof of Epics in Modern society! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sirce Luckwielder he/him Posted March 26, 2015 Report Share Posted March 26, 2015 And we learn in Steelheart that at least one Epic had no qualms against calling himself Insulation. If there's an Epic named Insulation out there, then there are probably at least a couple who just looked at random objects and said "Eh, good enough." I fully expect to meet Blanket, Lamp, Nightstand, and Jewelry Box in Calamity. Nightstand actually sounds like a cool name if you were a Epic. People would think you were being clever when really you are just bad at picking a name. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jondesu he/him Posted May 7, 2015 Report Share Posted May 7, 2015 And we learn in Steelheart that at least one Epic had no qualms against calling himself Insulation. If there's an Epic named Insulation out there, then there are probably at least a couple who just looked at random objects and said "Eh, good enough." I fully expect to meet Blanket, Lamp, Nightstand, and Jewelry Box in Calamity. Pretty sure those are all way better than The Pink Pinkness. jW 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid King he/him Posted May 15, 2015 Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 according to this site, there are over 1 million words in the english language. Even assuming that epics didn't have boring names like "that", "the", or "and", I think we can safely assume that there are still hundreds of thousands of words left. And this is if epics only use 1-word names. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted May 15, 2015 Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 according to this site, there are over 1 million words in the english language. Even assuming that epics didn't have boring names like "that", "the", or "and", I think we can safely assume that there are still hundreds of thousands of words left. And this is if epics only use 1-word names. Yeah, that's not even counting the longstanding comic book trend of The [Adjective] [Noun]. In addition to the Pink Pinkness, we could also have…. The Purple Teddy Bear The Blue T-Shirt The Plastic Bottle The Wood-Panel Bookshelf The Metal Fan The Antibacterial Hand Sanitizer The Wicker Basket And no, none of those things are in my room right now. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgedancer he/him Posted May 15, 2015 Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 Are we just turning this thread into a colection of Epic names? 'Cause right now I'm really feeling the name Vapor Snake. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted May 15, 2015 Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 Are we just turning this thread into a colection of Epic names? 'Cause right now I'm really feeling the name Vapor Snake. I like the name Pug Whisperer, myself. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarcasm she/her Posted May 16, 2015 Report Share Posted May 16, 2015 Epic Profile: Stick Primary Ability: Is a stick. Secondary ability: Is a stick. Weakness: Is a stick. Back story...Is a stick. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haelbarde he/him Posted May 16, 2015 Report Share Posted May 16, 2015 The first thing that popped into my head when I saw this thread was a close approximation to 'Umm... have you seen the Reckoners RP?' 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccstat he/him Posted May 16, 2015 Report Share Posted May 16, 2015 The Antibacterial Hand Sanitizer My family has called that "Hanitizer" for a long time, which thanks to this thread now strikes me as having great Epic potential. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kobold King he/him Posted May 16, 2015 Report Share Posted May 16, 2015 My family has called that "Hanitizer" for a long time, which thanks to this thread now strikes me as having great Epic potential. "I'm going to sterilize the filth of humanity... with my fist." 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgedancer he/him Posted May 16, 2015 Report Share Posted May 16, 2015 The first thing that popped into my head when I saw this thread was a close approximation to 'Umm... have you seen the Reckoners RP?' Why yes I did. To be honest this kind of makes me wonder if Calamity actually picks the names for the Epics and keeps a list or if it's just random. "Hmm, I need something with Fire- I already used Firefight, so how about Fire...peace... that's even worse than Deathpoint. Maybe I should just go with Firewall. I could throw in some tecnomancy to make the name fit better." (and now we also discovered the reason as for why most fire Epics have some kind of quirk. ) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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