20 Characters I Just Now Made Up

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Sometime last year, I got involved in a reddit thread about women in gaming and ended up getting interviewed by Jamie from The Lonely d12. She posted the interview earlier this week, and I think I’m officially the first non-lady to be interviewed for their Ladies of Gaming series. Since I’m still easing back into coming up with stuff to say about gaming every week, I’m going take the easy route this week and give you a list, in this case of completely random characters that I’m going to make up as I go along based on (in some cases, slightly altered) random names generated at Behind The Name.

1. Suspiria Crimsondoom

Job: Motherfuckin’ Sorceress

Goal: To awaken ARARARARAR, God fo FIRE! and EVIL!

Fun Fact: Not her real name.

WWPHITM? Sarah Paulson

2. Bubba Ray Brady

Job: Quarterback

Goal: Regional Championship

Fun Fact: Surprisingly good at math

WWPHITM? Dave Franco

3. Almira Faust

Job: Wealthy Socialite

Goal: To get away with murder

Fun Fact: Has excellent marksmanship

WWPHITM? Catherine Zeta-Jones

4. Cosmicfreak Groovedropper

Job: Electronic Musician

Goal: Oneness with the universe

Fun Fact: Is SOOOOO high right now

WWPHITM? Terry Crews

5. Masher McNeil

Job: Small-time Crook

Goal: To pay off his debts

Fun Fact: Knows all the words to “Let it Go”

WWPHITM? Thomas Hayden Church

6. Bertrand Sinclair Orsini

Job: Rare book collector

Goal: Ancient occult knowledge

Fun Fact: Speaks 9 languages (3 of them dead)

WWPHITM? Oded Fehr

7. Carolina Hightower

Job: Local News Anchor

Goal: To become a household name

Fun Fact: Collects Barbies

WWPHITM? Hayden Panettiere

8. Gertrude Boothman

Job: Librarian

Goal: To finish her novel

Fun Fact: Used to be a dominatrix

WWPHITM? Betty White

9. Seveli Busto

Job: Pawnbroker

Goal: The American Dream

Fun Fact: Wears way too much cologne

WWPHITM? Tommy Wiseau

10. Felix Silva

Job: Safe Cracker

Goal: One last big score

Fun Fact: Fluent in Klingon

WWPHITM? Clifton Collins, Jr.

11. Icarus Aleshire

Job: Eccentric Inventor

Goal: To show them. SHOW THEM ALL!

Fun Fact: It’s pronounced “AL-i-shire”

WWPHITM? Kelsey Grammer

12. Heidi McKendrick

Job: Waitress

Goal: To get the hell out of this town

Fun Fact: Loves 80s music

WWPHITM? Reese Witherspoon

13. Landen Vaughn

Job: Fraternity President

Goal: Fast cars, faster women

Fun Fact: Majoring in Flying Disc Sports

WWPHITM? Bradley Cooper (from Wedding Crashers)

14. Chantal Lemieux

Job: Lawyer

Goal: Revenge

Fun Fact: Loves miniature golf

WWPHITM? Lyndie Greenwood

15. Crispus West

Job: Computer Scientist

Goal: To upload his brain to the cloud

Fun Fact: Owns several very valuable comic books

WWPHITM? Crispin Glover

16. Pandora Mercer

Job: Musician (Sales Associate)

Goal: To become a professional musician

Fun Fact: Raised in a commune

WWPHITM? Zooey Deschanel

17. Raphael Volk

Job: Fencing Instructor

Goal: To own a vineyard

Fun Fact: Has seen every John Woo movie ever made

WWPHITM? Hank Azaria

18. Nina Foster

Job: Tomboy

Goal: Adventure

Fun Fact: Inevitable stowaway/runaway; Someone should really call social services

WWPHITM? Maisie Williams

19. Alex Olsson

Job: Treasure Hunter/Ship Salvager

Goal: Discover something awesome

Fun Fact: Has a PhD in Archaeology (Oxford), Masters in History (Princeton), and Bachelor’s in Marine Biology (University of Phoenix)

WWPHITM? Chris Pratt

20. Europa Teague

Job: Crime Boss

Goal: Power

Fun Fact: Scared of clowns

WWPHITM? Katheryn Winnick

It’s really tempting to put these characters all in the same town and use it as a game setting. I’m at least 95% sure the town is in Florida. It might make a good backdrop for an M-Force game.

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