fenriz275 0 Posted September 6, 2004 I was wondering about StarTrek names. Why don't we ever see a Captain Bob? Admiral Pete? Ambassador Wally? Petunia, Hero of the Klingon Empire? Well I will admit those Klingon have some catchy names. Klang? Anyone? I can't be the only one who hears Kern and wants to put a 'el' on the end of it. :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nik 0 Posted September 6, 2004 (edited) Same here! I always wanted to see a chief engineer named Earl. I would also like to see helmsmen with names like Bo. We should also have a first officer with a deep south accent. In a college RPG, I modeled a science officer after Bonanza's Little Joe. His quarters were made out to look like a campsite in the dessert with holgraphic stars, crickets, and he owned a real horse, which made a great addition to the game. It was great because my character could come up with all sorts of western euphemisms which added an oddly humorous element to the game. I think the same would be neat in Star Wars. It would be interesting to see a Darth Maurice or a Darth Bob. Edited September 6, 2004 by nik Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeanway 0 Posted September 6, 2004 Hey nik. There is a Darth Shatner over at SWF.Net Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matt 0 Posted September 6, 2004 Would that really work? I'm not really lloking forward to a Star Trek: The Adventures of Skippy the Captain. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nik 0 Posted September 7, 2004 Would that really work? I'm not really lloking forward to a Star Trek: The Adventures of Skippy the Captain. 260718[/snapback] SKIPPY the Captain! There's another good one! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ddillard 2 Posted September 11, 2004 I can see where your going with the idea, but I think it would have taken away from the show if a character had a name like that as no one would have taken them seriously. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jaina27 0 Posted September 11, 2004 I can see where your going with the idea, but I think it would have taken away from the show if a character had a name like that as no one would have taken them seriously. 262119[/snapback] I agree. Though it has humor in it, Star Trek is more serious, thus requiring more respectable, often "Hard-to-pronounce" names. Hmm.....what was Sulu's first name? Was it Hikaru? Someone pronounce that for me If you wanted to, you could almost say that Spock is the Vulcan form of "Bob" ~Jaina Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nik 0 Posted September 14, 2004 Hikaru: hee-KAA-roo The 'a' sounds like the 'a' in father. The emphasis on the second syllable is only slight, and the r sounds almost like an l. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krysis 2 Posted September 17, 2004 That is one name that I'd like to see more often. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WEAREBORG4102 0 Posted September 18, 2004 What about Old Mcdonald? :wacko: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites