[Demosthenes]

I'm a thief!
There i said it!

I Stole my first nickname "Hitman" from an old school game called Mech Commander (god that's embarrassing). Hitman was some minor character you picked up a couple of levels into the game. I think he wore a bandana, and at the age of 12, people who wear bandana's were cool.

A couple of years later the game Hitman was released. Which is fine... Then Hitman 2... then a ******* Hitman movie based on the game.
And suddenly people are like "Oh, Cool name. I liked that game/movie"
To which i would reply "It's not FROM that game...it's from another...different game. One that you probably haven't heard of"
Making me sound like a video game hipster.
But seriously Hitman became nearly impossible to take. I became Hitman_1234 Or _Hitman_.
In real life you have things other than your name that identify you, your face, your voice but online your name is the only part of your outward facing identity. It felt like I lost my identity a little bit...


So I abandoned "hitman" and I turned my name stealing to literature.
One of my favorite books of all time. Enders Game by Orson Scott Card. It's a little confusing explaining why but the sister of the main character uses a pseudonym to publish works, and hold debates on public forums. The name she choose was a Greek Philosopher/Statesman. Demosthenes.

Now i know Demosthenes probably isn't a super unique name but it's a slight more unique than 'Hitman'.
A couple of days ago I heard that a Ender's Game movie is in the works. And rightly or wrongly that sent a wave of panic through me.

I'm still trying to decide if I should be worried but im interested...
Has anyone ese had similar stories? Maybe you really liked the name "Player 1"?

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Dox:

hahaha i love this post

[Flamga]

Thankfully not the name Flamga is pretty unknown to most people and I actually made it up. However the only site my name has been taken on is Twitter of all things >.< lol

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Norksman:

I know that feel bro D:

[FSNiseH]

Luckily my name is pretty unique, I don't ever think it'll be ruined by pop culture in the future.

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	Heady:	It will once my script is green lighted
	SLCN.Kez:	There was a sick movie called the brave little toaster, thats close :D

[Mattyb21]

If I had a dollar for everytime someone says: ARE YOU THAT KID WHO DID THOSE RAP VIDEOS?

I strongly dislike that child.

[ToRSmotPokingFish]

i wonder if anything will ever ruin my name? i would be muchly interested in it

[syfSoundwave]

Well, some guy on ladder thought my name was related to that shitty music festival.

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	x5_Potter:	You mean amazing?
	ETL.Santi:	soundwave is awesome brah
	Maynarde:	It's the best festival your music is flawed
	Dox:	angry comment goes here

[NOM]

My name is original and it has never been used as a pop culture reference.

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Cordance:

And you dont get people faking eating sounds and going "nom nom nom"

[EnTaroRainbow]

OMG some1 who played mech commander as well!!! Did u hate the train mission?

[VB_WhiplashJC]

Yep. Nothing to do with the supervillan.

[Antel0pe]

Some people ask me if I starred in National Geographic once, but meh, I'm too good to get owned by lions.

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Dox:

HAHAHAHA

[AsylumofSouls]

I used to have much trouble getting "Asylum" back in high school with the advent of the internets (yes I'm old ) so switched to AsylumofSouls and the only problem I have now is the old too many characters dilemma.
Also used Tshayela which is "sweep" or "sweeper" in an African language but switched it to Suipr for sc2 to shorten it and because I usually use Tshayela for female characters
I don't foresee pop culture references unless they're originally based off me

EDIT: I did play Quake as "Shadowfax" and "Deathcoil" for a time but those were intentional references

[nirvAnA]

I stole my name from a band I liked when I was 15 years old. Kurt was my hero and still is, I always felt there was something remarkable about him and how he rejected the fame his out of this world talent inevitably forced upon him. Although dave grohl is pretty good and I thought he was a much better drummer than a leader singer, hes like masters league if you compare him to GSL champion Kurt!

I still like nirvAnA till this day and that other day went through a couple of their unplugged videos on youtube. Nowadays I don't listen to this type of music anymore but it was nice to reminiscence for a while.

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	ETL.Santi:	your nickname is too mainstream bro
	AsylumofSouls:	hehe
	TAEdgE:	grohl and cobain both great!
	Dox:	what band is that? trolololol

[TABottles]

When I was in primary school I used my first name and attached a _element or (insert skateboarding brand here). Damn I was trendy.

[ETL.Santi]

I pick santi because using your real name is not mainstream

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	nirvAnA:	hahaha
	TAminimat:	(y)

[Norksman]

My name is pretty safe.

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	Cordance:	At least untill you get code S and become a Snorks man
	Dox:	BOOBS BOOBS BOOBS

[Cyanide]

& Happiness?



NOT!

[RicocheT]

Damnnnn.

Coming Undone from Korn was my inspiration for this name.
Previous name Ricochet was made up though =D

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syfSoundwave:

Good song.

[turtles]

I am always suprised at how often I get people saying "I LIKE TURTLES!" either opponents or people PMing if they see the name turtles in a chat channel.

( for those that don't know the meme:

You Tube

You Tube

)

[xGKingdelete]

there is some bastard running around with the alias delete12 so sometimes i have to use deleet12 and delete-12 which is lame.

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nirvAnA:

daLEET1337

[eCKo`Switch]

Some would say this song ruined my IGN.

You Tube

You Tube

I say it made it the best IGN in the world.

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	ShinyA:	agree, if your name gets affiliated with Will Smith in any way thats definitely a bonus :D
	AsylumofSouls:	^^ Switching my name to Jiggy right now
	ToRDolo:	hahahaha amazing <3

[ShinyA]

When I first started watching BW replays and trying to learn more, I had a ton of [NC]..ShinyA's reps and studied them. A band I used to listen to, Dir En Grey, their drummer's name is Shinya, and there's this MMA guy, Shinya Aoki, who's pretty bad ass and broke this guys arm then flipped him off in the ring once.

So when SC2 came out I figured shinyA would be a pertty cool name to use

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Dox:

badass :o

[TAEdarus]

I stole my name from the name of a ship mentioned on Stargate Atlantis.
Shoulda spelt it "Adaris" but Edarus came out... now i'm not even sure how its pronounced...

Some people say Ed-aris, E-darus, Adaris (soft i)... Haven't come across any other users of it though.

Previous aliases?
Jackal
Jackal43 (43 referring to german rifle Gewehr 43)
*stopped using the above around 2005/06, used mostly in shooters or Combat Flight Sims)*
Edarus
Weiland
Tapion


Fun side-note, a mate (and fellow clansman) [TA] Mahonanida got his name through the WoW "randomise" function and we've NEVER seen another person with that name EVER.

[Mayo]

My name is not short for Mayonnaise.

Although I do enjoy some on my chicken.

[TAHawkeye]

Well i first i used my rl nickname Darty and still use it for Steam however i tried a few non steam games and decided i would choose my favorite character from MASH Hawkeye however since the avengers movie everyone thinks its that Hawkeye..

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x5_Bard:

I prefer the Fullmetal Alchemist Hawkeye personally! :D

[LaughingMan]

People always seem it means a laugh a lot... but no it's from Ghost in the shell. FFFUUU- makes me rage.

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breadfan:

♥GitS

[JiNxXx]

I'm a independent black woman who likes to Ice punch and smooch people into submission.

...

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	x5_Bard:	We know this already, what on earth does it have to do with your name!?
	AsylumofSouls:	Pokemon = win. You're awesome
	Dox:	i luv ur hair

[x5_Bard]

Yeah damn Dragonball Z pretty much ruined Bardock for me

I totally came up with it first

[Hydroid]

Well I've been through my share of cheesy stolen reference names including Double_Agent121 because I was a big fan of Splinter Cell at the time. I never really learned to move away from bad online names but I finally decided to just stop changing it atleast. Originally though it was "teh_HyDr0iD" until I matured a bit and just changed it to "Hydroid".

[ToRSpookToR]

I was a fan of NCIS at the time i made my name Spook - Spy agent what ever, only problems i have had is when an American talks to me.... As apparently its a derogatory term for a black person i didn't know at the time of course

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inFeZa:

bm

[Meatex]

First online nick i used for gaming was actually LiquidMetal... ^^
My current one came from woolworths shopping with my mum and we bought some salami and the price tag said "meatex salami" ^^

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AsylumofSouls:

hehe I lol'd

[BaKaiNu]

Pop culture, more specifically SC2 ruined my name.

Even more specifically, Unstable the once GSL caster ruined my name.

It's spelled with an i!, not an L!!!!!!

[inFeZa]

I used to play under Stalchild - See if anyone gets that reference

[JoFritzMD]

I have never been unable to get my username in any game I've played.

[RuineD]

I am a part of this thread's title
IS THAT NOT ENOUGH

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	Dox:	hahaha
	JiNxXx:	and we have a winner!

[FS.Kezz]

My first aliases online were all Star Wars references (ForceYoda / Chewwyy) because I loved Star Wars as a kid, and then I switched to using my IRL nickname which isn't big in pop culture.

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SLCN.Kez:

Pop culture ruined my name. :p

[Lokth]

My name was safe until WoW came out and had it in the random name generator ><

(Lokth is the full online alias btw)

[Typhoon]

I assume im safe. Who in there right mind would name them self "Typhoon"?

annnndd next week some bastard will probably make a cartoon about a Typhoon. Ive jinxed my self!