"haha like the Grim Reaper--" YES LIKE thE REAPER he is so very tired of this conversation but it's efficient.
Believe it or not, but I looove characters whose names are jokes, puns, and/or silly references to random stuff! I have some of them myself and I would love to see yours too! ♥ So feel free to post them here (or list them if you have many), and explaining the joke or references if you think it's needed :D
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My thought process was "Nicknames and Pen names serve a very similar purpose..... YOu know what would be funny-". Stacy Fakename sounding ass
all of the demons in my story have names taken from the animal theyre based on! neil is a crow, which in french is corneille :]
Roody Tutti, a kangaroo that carries frozen sweets in their pouch... Like Tutti Frutti, candied fruits? Popular ice cream flavor? I like to think I'm smart sometimes.
I only actually realized that his name was "Dr Pepper" until after I named him, but I'd consider this a joke name lol
alright. so
Net is an adjective in french meaning clear/distinct as in like. a clear image
Nette is the feminine form. Mr Nette is a trans man, and is an amnesiac. He does not have a Clear memory, and also should not have the feminine adjective. its a very obscure joke that i always need to explain but its sooo good
Guy Mann, from the Isle of Man, Douglas city. Lover of man, becomer of man. Private investigator for Richard Dicksons private investigations agency. Supporter of Man united.
🥜 Minni clark 🥜 - she's a fennec fox, which is a very small animal so her name is a pun on the word "mini" (although there WAS some influence from minnie mouse there too)
🌿 Weedix dankiels 🌿 ......i feel like this one speaks for itself
🌻 Juanna marion 🌻 - her name is a play on the french word for yellow, "juane"
🌈 Renée ashbridge 🌈 - both her first AND middle names are a pun on the word "rainbow" (renée bonnebelle, ren bon, rainbow)
💗 Kranch razorblade 💗 - they're literally named after a heinz sauce, what more can i say?
🐱 Tabitha 🐱 - she's a cat, her name is a reference to tabby cats (she is also half orange tabby)
🍎 Sprite dreemurr 🍎 - named after sprite soda (both in-universe and IRL)
🌰 Deez nuts 🌰 - another one that speaks for itself
👻 Pixel 👻 (Patty manasco) - her name is a subtle reference to pacman (patty manasco, pat man)
🩸 Dot 🩸 - this character is based on cliché haunted game/lost episode creepypastas so their name is derived from the "." In ".EXE"
🤖 Fangurl 🤖 - he's a robot with a fan for a face, he's into fandom culture, therefore he's a FANGURL!!! (Though it's spelled with a U bc they're bigender)
🧀 Choese squeakerton 🧀 - he's a mouseboy and his name is a distortion of the word "cheese"
🥕 Carrie carrie 🥕 - her name is a pun on "carrot"
✝️ Makeighlyn miller ✝ - she's named after the title character's daughter in the tiktokker caitlyn reilly's "the girl who bullied you in high school" skits
🧟♀️ Alive 🧟♀ - it's a frankenstein monster.......need i say more?