Hero's Name ! (possible Spolier)

[Ninjar]

[Aesa]

I wonder.....what if i named him Ted :shock: 2 Teds...in 1 game :shock: :shock: :shock: OMG

*like, omg, how does this add to the conversation? post something WORTHWHILE, instead of crap; also, overusage of smileys is a big NO.*
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[Admiral Ackbar]

In Suikoden 2 you can choose a random name when naming your character. I forgot what you press (I think you enter in on a blank name or something?) but all of the names it generates were likely playtester names. I once wrote down all of the names I found and they spanned well over 50, thats for sure. Some of them were already Suikoden character names, and some were Suikoden 3 character names. Some were just too wierd to be names at all.

I named the Suikoden 4 hero Konami. That was the demo's name for him, and the name used in all of the Japanese promo videos.
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[Schala-Kid]

well, i just started playing Suikoden IV. and before hand, i spent a little while selecting a name. i ended up choosing Amos.

from http://www.bostonuk.com/names/names.asp?Name=Amos

[Saben]

In the PAL manual the screenshots stick to using the "Konami" name for the hero. However in the PAL manual there are also some other anomalies such as the spells being translated literally from Japanese instead of the pre-established spell names being used.

I daresay I agree with Schala-Kid that "Amos" is a good name, though, "bearer of burdens"/ "carrier" really does fit the hero, from what I know of him. I personally named him "Malachi", though. It's a biblical name that I really love the sound of and I have used it to refer to Suikoden heros in the past, mostly before the official names were released.

One of the things I'm most disappointed about with the translation of Suikoden IV is the naming inconsistancy, though. "Orbs", "Combos", etc just is annoyingly inconsistant with the names in previous games. It's frustrating nearly me as much as the Cyndar did :x

[Tensatsu Star]

I named my hero Julian

[Falcon Critical]

I called my hero Nikku like I always do first time through. I was sort of stuck on the other names in GS4 however, like always it asks for three names:

HERO NAME
HQ (SHIP) NAME
ARMY NAME

As we have discussed it doesn't seem there is a released name for Hero4 yet, but do we have any word on the ship or nation names?

The ship I assume will be officially heralded as the Dauntless, since the ship's designer suggested it and it does fit.

Still the nation / army name I'm not sure about, what is a good name for it ...?

Call your hero Schtolteheim! ( probably doesn't even fit... )
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[Starslasher]

I thought that i would be very original when naming the HERO4. So i named him Tenkai :P . You'll see in the roster:
Tenkai
Tenkai

lol. You can't deny that's who he is!
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[Trevoke]

"you portugese"?
What did "you portugese" do to revolutionize ocean travel?
Let me think.
I can't think of anything. Help me out?
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[Ninjar]

They were actually one of the main contenders in ocean travel. They started the first school for mariners and were pretty advanced as far as sea faring went for a time.

[John Layfield]

Trevoke is being sarcastic. Erm, I hope. But, just in case such base ignorance has indeed spread across the globe...

Although Portugal is a small nation and thus not 'cool' enough to register on the radar of most people, its geographical position meant that Portugal was compelled to regard the Atlantic Ocean as its main medium of travel.

King John I of Portugal led his people into a period of high achievement and took direct aim at Moorish strength. The North African city of Ceuta fell in 1415, giving a European power its first foot-hold in the African continent. Prince Henry (the Navigator), son of John and a hero at Ceuta, organized Portuguese resources and information for the purposes of exploration. Voyages were made into the Atlantic to the Madeira Islands and the Azores. Portugal emerged at the leading maritime power in Europe, but interest in exploration diminished after Henry's death in 1460.

John II (reigned 1481-95) revived overseas activity and employed two bold, innovative navigators, Bartholomeu Dias, who rounded the southern tip of Africa and sailed as far as the Indian Ocean and, of course, Vasco da Gama who reached India and returned home with an alluring array of jewels and spices.

In 1500, Pedro Ã?lvares Cabral was blown far off course, touched the coast of present-day Brazil and in doing so, established the Portuguese claim to that region.

Other Portuguese navigators pushed on to Cathay (China) and the Spice Islands (Indonesia), which established the beginnings of a Far Eastern empire. During a period in the early 16th century, Portugal became the most prosperous trading power and eclipsed the Italian city-states and Spain for the time being.

So, really, as far as letting any one nation have a influence on what you name your Suikoden IV Tenkai, I suppose Portugal is as good a choice as any.
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