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Title: Come up with the best alien race name.
Post by: tigaer on May 27, 2010, 02:36:57 AM
I'm writing a story for a future project, possibly a book, or a future game, and when I say future, I mean way later, but the story is coming along nicely. I won't talk about it right now, but I've been trying to come up with a good name for my bad alien race, and wanted to see if you guys could come up with anything cool.

I'd like the name to have something to do with them being evil, demonic, or just something that is taken from ancient history. I don't want something weird and super hard to pronounce like Skaarji (Skari) and stuff like that, unless it's really, really good. Got anything?

Possible names I have so far,
Reapers
Jackals
Title: Re: Come up with the best alien race name.
Post by: Farley4Fan on May 27, 2010, 03:24:08 AM
Lol reapers and jackals. 

"Get me outta here, I'm a Klingleenian!" - guess the reference
Title: Re: Come up with the best alien race name.
Post by: LoChang on May 27, 2010, 05:27:00 AM
I always thought that 'Shivans' were a bad-ass name for a race of bad-ass aliens. From Freespace 1 + 2.
Title: Re: Come up with the best alien race name.
Post by: frvge on May 27, 2010, 09:01:34 AM
Reapers are already in Mass Effect.
Title: Re: Come up with the best alien race name.
Post by: tigaer on May 27, 2010, 09:54:17 AM
Frvge, I know, but it's so perfect... help me think of something else!
Title: Re: Come up with the best alien race name.
Post by: Succubus Dryad Of The Undying Comet on May 27, 2010, 10:46:48 AM
The Kathos.
The Xymerians.
The Coross.
The Ytrons.
The Alvbloods.
The Cymetrions.
The Ablako.
The Unte.
The Morr (from the land of Morrr).
The Ur.
The Shaguards (shadow guards, lol).
The Styrros.

I tried to keep all of this easy to read :)
Also, I demand mentioning my name if you use any of those ::)
Title: Re: Come up with the best alien race name.
Post by: Serg on May 27, 2010, 02:03:44 PM
"Reagit" (tigaer <> reagit)
Title: Re: Come up with the best alien race name.
Post by: Wh1tE_Dw4rF on May 27, 2010, 02:04:34 PM
Dödfödd (ians/'s/en)

Martians

Max Beland

Jackeapers/Reapals (Rea-pals for the lulz)

From-far-far-away-in-the-galaxy-ians

Skewartonics

Title: Re: Come up with the best alien race name.
Post by: Farley4Fan on May 27, 2010, 09:07:04 PM
Quote from: frvge on May 27, 2010, 09:01:34 AM
Reapers are already in Mass Effect.

And Jackals are in the Halo series.  That's why I lol'd.   :D
Title: Re: Come up with the best alien race name.
Post by: tigaer on May 28, 2010, 01:51:13 AM
Yeah, I don't really care if it's from another game, as long as it fits the context of the game. Basically, these races will be nicknamed by humans, they never get their actual race name, just what we call them. This is for their race name, not the species within the race. So, I need something good, quick and that sounds like it's a nickname that we made up to identify this race from the other one, as there's two alien races, one good and ones bad, but through the first two chapters (books) you won't know the other ones good. There will be three books, games or whatever. It's very long.

Matrix and Halo use the machine race called 'Sentinels', tons of games use 'Jackals'. Basically, the only one I'm considering is Reapers, but I'd like something more original than that. It'll probably come to me later, but I just wanted some inspiration from you guys posting some cool names.
Title: Re: Come up with the best alien race name.
Post by: MulleDK19 on May 28, 2010, 02:31:43 AM
Na'vi :P
Title: Re: Come up with the best alien race name.
Post by: tigaer on May 28, 2010, 02:37:41 AM
Fuck you :P
Title: Re: Come up with the best alien race name.
Post by: Farley4Fan on May 28, 2010, 02:38:42 AM
Prawns.
Title: Re: Come up with the best alien race name.
Post by: Succubus Dryad Of The Undying Comet on May 28, 2010, 08:09:14 AM
Preds.
Or just call them foes.
Title: Re: Come up with the best alien race name.
Post by: I.esus on May 28, 2010, 08:58:42 AM
http://www.seventhsanctum.com/generate.php?Genname=alienracename

Choose 25 and click generate.
Title: Re: Come up with the best alien race name.
Post by: Spark Mandriller on May 28, 2010, 10:08:16 AM
Succubus-dryads Of The Undying Comet


!!!
Title: Re: Come up with the best alien race name.
Post by: MulleDK19 on May 28, 2010, 03:28:07 PM
Quote from: I.esus on May 28, 2010, 08:58:42 AM
http://www.seventhsanctum.com/generate.php?Genname=alienracename

Choose 25 and click generate.

"Rock Ladies", hahaha.
Title: Re: Come up with the best alien race name.
Post by: tigaer on May 28, 2010, 03:36:52 PM
lol this thread is fail.
Title: Re: Come up with the best alien race name.
Post by: Farley4Fan on May 28, 2010, 06:25:36 PM
lmfao volcano eels
Title: Re: Come up with the best alien race name.
Post by: Spark Mandriller on May 28, 2010, 08:03:46 PM
Quote from: FarleyFan on May 28, 2010, 06:25:36 PM
lmfao volcano eels

holy fuck this is awesome
Title: Re: Come up with the best alien race name.
Post by: Succubus Dryad Of The Undying Comet on May 28, 2010, 08:21:43 PM
Quote from: Volcano Eel on May 28, 2010, 08:03:46 PM
Quote from: FarleyFan on May 28, 2010, 06:25:36 PM
lmfao volcano eels

holy fuck this is awesome
O DUDE FUK I WANTED THAT NAME
Title: Re: Come up with the best alien race name.
Post by: Spark Mandriller on May 28, 2010, 08:24:42 PM
You can have succubus-dryad if you want it.
Title: Re: Come up with the best alien race name.
Post by: Succubus Dryad Of The Undying Comet on May 28, 2010, 08:27:19 PM
Woah thanks. Awesome. I'm one of the cool guys now!
Title: Re: Come up with the best alien race name.
Post by: Spark Mandriller on May 28, 2010, 08:29:50 PM
fuck
Title: Re: Come up with the best alien race name.
Post by: Farley4Fan on May 28, 2010, 09:20:21 PM
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Title: Re: Come up with the best alien race name.
Post by: Spblob on June 04, 2010, 05:22:22 AM
Antimatter Dolphins

Goblin-wolves Of The Mental Galaxy

Energy Conquerors Of Time

Spider-centaurs

Unhealers Of Sirius

Tripod-mounted Rainbow Bomb (not same generator, but still)

......there are so many good ones that that generator generates.
Title: Re: Come up with the best alien race name.
Post by: Farley4Fan on June 04, 2010, 05:49:04 AM
My mind was just screwed by the awesomenessity.