I Love The Character But Hate The Name

[DrNewGod]

There's only so many good names to go around, but sometimes: yikes! Still, there's great characters hiding under there.

Such as?

I say Atom Smasher. I don't know what the alternative is (Atomax? Nuklon was no better). I love Rothstein. His personality, his powers, all of it. The name? Ick.

[LordMikel]

Deathstroke
Deathblow

I'm pretty sure there was another one. They always just made me think, "what a terrible way to die."

[The Darknight Detective]

There's only so many good names to go around, but sometimes: yikes! Still, there's great characters hiding under there.

Such as?

I say Atom Smasher. I don't know what the alternative is (Atomax? Nuklon was no better). I love Rothstein. His personality, his powers, all of it. The name? Ick.

B'wana Beast would be my pick.

[K7P5V]

Photon - I would like for Genis-Vell to go back to being called Captain Marvel (T_T)

[Jim Kelly]

Fire and Ice seem like totally useless codenames. Also Thunder and Lightning. What next, Bacon and Eggs, French Fries and Gravy, Milk and Cookies?

Shazam is a dumb name for Billy Batson--it's his magic word, what's supposed to make him transform into Captain Marvel. Johnny Chambers didn't call himself 3X2(9YZ)4A.

[WestPhillyPunisher]

Shazam is a dumb name for Billy Batson--it's his magic word, what's supposed to make him transform into Captain Marvel. Johnny Chambers didn't call himself 3X2(9YZ)4A.

Well, we all know why Billy calls himself Shazam, and, unfortunately, that has nothing to do with unimaginative writers.

By the by, after Genis-Vell kicked the bucket in Thunderbolts, Monica Rambeau took the Photon name. And it's just as lame for her too.

[Riv86672]

Drake.

It was thankfully short lived but man what a stank codename.



I saw a lot of ppl on a lot of boards trying to rationalize this move, but was never moved.

As bad as Tim has it right now, at least he’s not Drake.

[AnthonyO'Brien]

Monica Rambeau as.... Spectrum! (makes her sound like she has autism)

[babyblob]

Will o the Wisp from Spiderman. I thought he was a pretty cool character but man do I hate the name.

[AnthonyO'Brien]

Night thrasher and Speedball (masturbation and drug references)

[the illustrious mr. kenway]

Duke Thomas- the Signal.
Tim Drake- Red Robin

[Riv86672]

Night thrasher and Speedball (masturbation and drug references)

^^^I Googled and, Night Thrasher doesn’t seem to mean masturbation.

But oh so many other things do!

Duke Thomas- the Signal.
Tim Drake- Red Robin

^^^Yeah, Tim being named after a chain restaurant was…not good.

[WestPhillyPunisher]

^^^Yeah, Tim being named after a chain restaurant was…not good.

Indeed. I wondered if DC had ever gotten a cease and desist order from the restaurant’s legal arm about that.

[K7P5V]

By the by, after Genis-Vell kicked the bucket in Thunderbolts, Monica Rambeau took the Photon name. And it's just as lame for her too.

I mean, can you believe the two were "willing" to throw-up some hands just for that name (LOL):

Monica Rambeau as.... Spectrum! (makes her sound like she has autism)

There was another one before that... Pulsar

[CaptCleghorn]

[center]I mean, can you believe the two were "willing" to throw-up some hands just for that name (LOL):

It's more common than one might think.