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[pinkxeno]

Display Name: Pinky
Profile Photo: Showing off her horns
Notes: n/a

with so many of u sharing the same superhero name [ totally looking at all of you spidermen ] made me wonder
how did u all come up with ur hero name???

and do u like register it in ur worlds?
how do u make sure nobody else takes that name anyway?

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Display Name: Venom

[frenchkissed]

I think our superhero name is just our… name? Our regular name?

Not sure if that’s better or worse…

[pinkxeno]

how will ppl call for u if they want ur help?

[pinkxeno]

no wait a sec
ur name is venom???

ur parents called u that???
thats really cool!!!!!

( text | un: ms.marvel )

[bestversion]

I kind of borrowed the name from another superhero?

She didn't mind and she wasn't using it.

[pinkxeno]

if u are continuining their legacy its fair to use their name i think!!

was she cool?

text | un: strongestprincess

[tough_love]

This world is the first one I've ever visited to even have such a concept.

And I don't have one yet, because they keep rejecting all my ideas!

[Because they're not very heroic, Looma.]

[pinkxeno]

booo
why?? whats the name u wanted?

text, un: $how$topper

[lowercase_el]

I was cloned from one of the greatest heroes in my world, Superman.

Which made me a surprise part of the family. Some of the other people that roll with Superman have Super names, too, like Supergirl. So it made the most sense for me to have a "Super" name, too.

Since I was younger, going with "Superboy" was the pretty obvious way to go.

text, anonymous

[mostdangerousbird]

Really?

$how$topper

That’s the life you want to lead.

[pinkxeno]

but what about after u grow up?
i mean u arent gonna be a boy forever, right? u are gonna turn into an adult

text | un: Nox

[a_gaggle_of_ghosties]

I didn't. Darth Nox is just the most common name/title given to me, while also being short enough to comfortably use in conversation.

To see what I mean, others have included:

-The Everlasting Night
-The Outlander
-Master of the Dead
-The Alliance Commander (no idea why this one's a favorite of my diplomatic contacts, it's not like they don't know who I am)
-Master of Dread
-The Forcewalker

Some are even longer, and considerably more difficult to use in anything but official reports. Or as part of any official formalities, though I don't expect to deal with any here.

[pinkxeno]

those sound more like titles no?
i guess not the outlander or forcewalker those sound like proper hero names tho

username; mnkybzns

[buildallthethings]

i mean i'm a literal grease monkey so

[pinkxeno]

u are a mechanic?
and thats ur hero name?

wouldnt a lot of people use something similar?

text | spiderman3

[kindofamazing]

[SWEATS!!]

There aren't many super-beings where I'm from. Just me, really. And your occasional Science-related experiment gone wrong. No registry necessary, but I'm pretty much considered a vigilante so pretty sure the state of New York would *like* me to register it, but I think they use another word where I'm from called an 'arrest' so... Yeah.

But hey, imagine my surprise when I found out could basically form a boyband of other versions of me and we all have the same very basic approach to naming concepts: we stick to walls. We're guys. Spider-Man. Makes me wonder what the Beatles had going on, let me tell you.

[pinkxeno]

ah right
vigilantes are also not really accepted where im from |:

why spiderman anyway
bc like tons of things stick to walls
like geckos!

text | un: batman

[knight_shift]

It's because I'm actually 30 bats in a mansuit.

[pinkxeno]

WHAT
REALLY???????

Text | ID: 2fast4U

[kid_flash_found]

Kid Flash is actually a legacy name, my cousin had it before me when he was younger. My grandpa is the Flash, and so is my cousin, now, and there's also my uncle Jay. Yes, three Flashes at the same time, and yes, it can get confusing, but we usually know who's doing what, and that's what matters.

As for other people using the name? I don't know who would want to.

text, anonymous

[mostdangerousbird]

That’s how you know you’ve got job security.

Was Kid Flash taken?

text

[resurrxion]

teacher named me

[pinkxeno]

thats cool
our teachers told us to pick our own names
it was kinda like an exercise

text; @hulk

[chulk]

I got his powers so I took the name with it.

There's no register so no one could stop you if you really wanted to take someone else's name, but you're running the risk of someone else giving you a new one so it stops being confusing.

[pinkxeno]

i guess it makes sense
how can u just take someone's powers tho????

text - @JINX!!

[whimsikills]

every1 used to call me a jinx as a kid
and then my dad told me 'be what they fear!!' after he took me in
i like it

[pinkxeno]

why did they call u jinx? [ that sounds mean )= ]

text; un: Terra; private

[judascontract]

well, my name is Tara. and my powers involve rocks.

basic, i know.

[pinkxeno]

terra
means
???

[ so here is the thing: Mina is kind of dumb. She still hasn't figured out the connection, no ]

un: CaptainMarvel

[mightiestmortal]

The Wizard who gave me my powers gave me the name. He said he pulled it out of my head, but I don't know about that.

Once I told the press who I was, the name was pretty much solidified. No registry or anything. Most heroes are pretty good at coming up with their own stuff, but we've still got two Flashes and about five Green Lanterns now. And then there's the whole Starman legacy, but there's usually only one Star person active at a time. They sort of inherit the name

Do the Green Lanterns count? They're like space cops, and that's the name of their organization.

Re: un: CaptainMarvel

[pinkxeno]

[ She heard of Flash! Or at least someone called Kid Flash, who knew several other Flashes. So does that mean these people all came from the same world or is "Flash" a popular interdimensional hero name?

BUT! wait a moment

there is already a Ms. Marvel. Maybe the older MS marvel was married to CPt. Marvel and that's why they share the same here name? OH BOY. ]

if its an organization i dont think that counts as a superhero name
how do they tell each other apart
do they have their own names? cuz then that would be their hero name right??

anyway!!!!
do u know ms marvel? bc there is someone with that name here too
and that name used to belong to another hero

text | un: songbird

[misattributed]

I didn't come up with the name on my own. I was changing my identity, away from Screaming Mimi, and someone else suggested Songbird, so I took it.

No name registration, most people aren't rude enough to just steal a name someone else is using. I used to know a guy who had to change his name from Power Man to Goliath to something else because superheroes kept stealing his moniker. Kept trying to fight the superheroes for the 'right' to the name and kept losing. Poor guy.

Well, no, he's a Master of Evil now, so maybe not so poor guy. Jackass.

[pinkxeno]

ok but look
screaming mimi sounds really cool??
why didnt u keep it?


hmmm even villains kinda have their own names tbh
but i dont think they care about stealing each others villain names anyway