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Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
edited March 2010 in Costumes and Concepts
During closed and open beta my main was an old PnP toon called Hornet. Basically he is an ex-UNTIL scientist who designed tech for UNTIL. During a raid by VIPER, he put on his latest creation and successfully fought them off. Realising how he enjoyed field work more than back room work, he quit and using his knowledge enhanced the power suit and entered the superhero field as Hornet. Basically he is a normal in a light-weight combat suit which has wings and fires electrical blasts from his stings. He can also inject venom with the same wrist stingers, actually an electrical charge that disrupts the nervous system and can paralyse enemies. His defence is the enhanced agility the suit gives him. He is DEX/END superstated.

As I said in beta he was Hornet, his original PnP name from 25 years ago. I had to call him Horrnet now as I can't use a single R since beta finished :( This is bugging me, so I want a new name with a Wasp motif, but can't think of anything that I really like. Any suggestions would be welcome, ideally a gritty feel and not a cutesy one.

Attached is his old look, haven't saved his new costume, but its similar except for legs and wrists have the 2 pronged bracer now.
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    The first other wasp/hornet based name that comes to mind would be Yellowjacket, but I don't know if that'd be name blocked too because of the marvel characters... :(

    Maybe another possibility could be Stinger, based on his main weaponry?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    The former will be definitely blocked and I am sure PnP Champions had a toon called Stinger as well :(

    Currently, I am leaning towards Vespiro or Vespiron, from Vespa the Hornet genus. Trouble is former is evening in Esperanto and the latter sounds like the drake from WoW :p
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    How about Calabrone? (Italian for hornet)

    Just a thought......
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    heres a few i came up with.

    Amber Fly
    Fly Hornet
    Horneto
    Insectohornet
    Insectoman
    Sting Fly
    Sting Insect
    Bee Man
    Grand Master Bee
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    psigar wrote:
    How about Calabrone? (Italian for hornet)

    Just a thought......

    Hmm, 2 issues, it sounds like a pasta dish and reminds me of cabron in Spanish which is an insult :p
    Gearz wrote:
    heres a few i came up with.

    Amber Fly
    Fly Hornet
    Horneto
    Insectohornet
    Insectoman
    Sting Fly
    Sting Insect
    Bee Man
    Grand Master Bee

    Some good ones, but non leap out and bite me ;)

    Thanks both of you for your input. I am tending towards one of these:

    Vespiron

    Vespatron

    Electrojacket

    Any preferences or thoughts?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    Vespion or Vespilon sound better to me. Vespatron just sounds off to me, and Vespiron just doesn't roll of the tongue. Electrojacket is ok. My personal takes obviously.

    A few more suggestions that might ignite the creative spark :
    Amperage
    Voltnet
    WaspShock
    Black Wasp
    Vemon Volt
    Buzz Bee
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    I had an insect-themed hero idea, but you are free to steal it, since I am not sure I will be using it. I had named him "Pest Control" and you can interpret that name to fit whatever theme you wish to use, I guess.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    Saldan wrote:
    Vespion or Vespilon sound better to me. Vespatron just sounds off to me, and Vespiron just doesn't roll of the tongue. Electrojacket is ok. My personal takes obviously.

    A few more suggestions that might ignite the creative spark :
    Amperage
    Voltnet
    WaspShock
    Black Wasp
    Vemon Volt
    Buzz Bee

    I like Vespion better, thanks :) Also you inspired Cyber Wasp
    bRA1N-b0X wrote:
    I had an insect-themed hero idea, but you are free to steal it, since I am not sure I will be using it. I had named him "Pest Control" and you can interpret that name to fit whatever theme you wish to use, I guess.

    I like this, but I think it would be a great name for his Nemesis.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    How about something like this...
    H.O.R.N.E.T.

    aka Human Operated Ranged Noxious Electro Tech
    or Human Operated Remote Nano Electrical Tank

    it did come from U.N.T.I.L. after all.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    Warpwind wrote:
    How about something like this...
    H.O.R.N.E.T.

    aka Human Operated Ranged Noxious Electro Tech
    or Human Operated Remote Nano Electrical Tank

    it did come from U.N.T.I.L. after all.

    I did a similar idea with N.E.M.E.S.I.S. a power armour hero in PnP from 20 years ago, but in CO it wouldn't allow it in beta, but does in live. It stood for Nuclear Electro-Magnetic Energy Source Infantry Suit.

    However, if a word is banned, even using full stops or it being part of another word is blocked.

    OK, nearly made my choice, please comment of which of these three you prefer:

    1. Vespion

    2. Cyber Wasp

    3. Electrojacket
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    Vespion out of those three....

    How about Buzzbomb?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    Apocrita?

    The sub-order of insects that includes hornets that brings an apocalypse to mind.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    i like cyber wasp.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    Why not "The Hornet?" Or can you not use "The" in the name generator?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    Merrow wrote:
    Vespion out of those three....

    How about Buzzbomb?

    Trouble is, he has no explosive type powers, otherwise that could work.
    TheMadKiwi wrote:
    Apocrita?

    The sub-order of insects that includes hornets that brings an apocalypse to mind.

    I did consider that but went with Vespa as more people know that term from the Italian Moped manufacturer.
    Gearz wrote:
    i like cyber wasp.

    That or Vespion
    are my favourites, but so far the poll is one each ;p
    GothGal wrote:
    Why not "The Hornet?" Or can you not use "The" in the name generator?

    The generator recognises the series of letters wherever they appear in a sentence.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    I do like Vespion more than Cyber Wasp but just barely. Vespion sounds more intellectual and Cyber Wasp sounds more rough and tumble. In a Fight Club situation I would rather be announced as Cyber Wasp, in a power armor convention with other brilliant inventors I'd go with Vespion. So for me the choice would be based on what kind of character he was.

    You said he was a scientist that helped invent the suit but he likes field work more so which would he name it is the approach I would take.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    Saldan wrote:
    I do like Vespion more than Cyber Wasp but just barely. Vespion sounds more intellectual and Cyber Wasp sounds more rough and tumble. In a Fight Club situation I would rather be announced as Cyber Wasp, in a power armor convention with other brilliant inventors I'd go with Vespion. So for me the choice would be based on what kind of character he was.

    You said he was a scientist that helped invent the suit but he likes field work more so which would he name it is the approach I would take.

    Excellent points. The problem is I am not 100% sold on either, but I guess he would have called it Vespion because of his scientific background. Cyber anything is a bit cheesey.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    I would definitely go with Vespion out of the two of those. Cyber Wasp sounds like he would be fighting Captian America in purple and yellow spandex. I was looking through translations for hornet, wasp, bee etc. in other languages and these caught my eye:

    -Lapsene (latvian for wasp)
    -Vosa (Slavik for wasp)
    -Tabuhan (indonesian for hornet)

    idk if that helps
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    I was just playing around with the name creator and Hornet itself is blocked, but if you add another word or designation it works fine. It is a mechanical suit, it stands to reason it would have an original designation. Adding a number could also lead to possible nemesis situation as new models were created and their pilots sent to capture or destroy the original.

    Have you considered a prefix or sufix or adding a color?
    All of these got past the name filter:

    1 Hornet
    Hornet 1
    HRT1-Hornet
    Hornet-1
    Black Hornet
    Hank Hornet
    Hornet Man

    It appears as long as there is one other character that isn't just punctuation Hornet can be used.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    jhonderbler wrote:
    I would definitely go with Vespion out of the two of those. Cyber Wasp sounds like he would be fighting Captian America in purple and yellow spandex. I was looking through translations for hornet, wasp, bee etc. in other languages and these caught my eye:

    -Lapsene (latvian for wasp)
    -Vosa (Slavik for wasp)
    -Tabuhan (indonesian for hornet)

    idk if that helps

    Cyber Wasp does sound a bit Silver Age. I did consider using Avispa, Spanish for wasp, but I wanted to have something that most people would recognise or see a connection. I do like the sound of Vosa in particular.
    Saldan wrote:
    I was just playing around with the name creator and Hornet itself is blocked, but if you add another word or designation it works fine. It is a mechanical suit, it stands to reason it would have an original designation. Adding a number could also lead to possible nemesis situation as new models were created and their pilots sent to capture or destroy the original.

    Have you considered a prefix or sufix or adding a color?
    All of these got past the name filter:

    1 Hornet
    Hornet 1
    HRT1-Hornet
    Hornet-1
    Black Hornet
    Hank Hornet
    Hornet Man

    It appears as long as there is one other character that isn't just punctuation Hornet can be used.

    Interesting, when i created him at the pre-launch I couldn't use any combination of Hornet. I even tried Balck Hornet. Guess they relaxed the restrictions. I have even had restricted words picked up when part of another word. This seems the best option, so now i can give it some serious thought.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    Ugh, just saw a toon called Scarlet Hornet, which puts me off Black Hornet et al. Tending towards Vespion again.
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