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Famous Unoriginal Character Names

Postby Doug R. » Sat Apr 07, 2007 12:06 pm

This thread is to post characters with unoriginal names that have become more famous (or infamous) to you than their real-life namesake.

I'll start:

Jules Verne - Much more famous to me as a Senator from Karnon than as an early science fiction writer.
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Postby cantrlady » Sat Apr 07, 2007 12:24 pm

John Locke – Ranger that was much more important to a few of my characters than the English philosopher.

Tommy Lee – Leader of a forest near Blojt that influenced one of my characters much more than the former Motley Crue drummer did in my life.

Kiefer Sutherland – A ranger that was friends with one of my characters – I admit I have never even seen the TV series 24. I was too busy playing Cantr II.
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Postby Doug R. » Sat Apr 07, 2007 3:50 pm

cantrlady wrote:John Locke – Ranger that was much more important to a few of my characters than the English philosopher.



He's been upstaged because I watch "Lost."
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Postby west » Sat Apr 07, 2007 8:35 pm

Austin Powers
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Postby ceselb » Sat Apr 07, 2007 10:53 pm

Al Gore
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Postby Lychee » Sun Apr 08, 2007 1:00 am

Jesus Christ
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Postby SumBum » Sun Apr 08, 2007 2:58 am

ceselb wrote:Al Gore


Second this one. My char admired him.
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Postby N-Aldwitch » Sun Apr 08, 2007 2:39 pm

I'd have to say John Locke, but it's a bit of a gray area as I'm not too sure which I learnt first, the Cantr character or the Philosopher...
Nakranoth's "evil" character says:
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Postby Racetyme » Sun Apr 08, 2007 3:03 pm

I have to be honest, reading all of these, I recognize quite a few, and I just think the real people are far more famous to me. Come on now, Jesus Christ? I think the only one that I really would say is true for me is Keifer Sutherland, due to the fact that I don't watch the show.
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Postby N-Aldwitch » Mon Apr 09, 2007 2:07 am

Racetyme, the one who posted Jesus Christ, I don't think he understood the point of the topic. :wink:
Nakranoth's "evil" character says:

"Thief! That's terrible! *shakes his head* That would hurt people's feeling if I did that."





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Postby sammigurl61190 » Mon Apr 09, 2007 4:53 am

I didn't even know Keifer Sutherland was an actor until 2 years or so ago.
I thought Keifer Sutherland was a strange name to have as a character, too.

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Postby Drakulya » Mon Apr 09, 2007 6:48 am

Keifer has been an actor for a while now... did Cowboy Way, Young Guns 1&2, and The Lost Boys. All four were fairly decent movies... maybe not YG 2, but The Lost Boys was a GREAT vampire movie based down near me in Santa Clarita I think.... they just changed the name.

Ohh... and he was also Athos in the Three Musketeers. ummm... I grew up on movies ok :P
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Postby Talapus » Mon Apr 09, 2007 7:09 am

Fidel Castro
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Postby Chris Johnson » Mon Apr 09, 2007 10:04 am

Rosa Luxemburg
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Postby Dee » Mon Apr 09, 2007 10:33 am

What does the real Rosa Luxemburg do? I've never heard about her...
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