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Narushima

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A name for the demon leaders
« on: July 10, 2008, 06:00:58 am »
Quote from: Toady's dev log
The demons start as the leaders of their goblin civilizations, but they aren't called kings, though "demon king" is of course a well-travelled and honorable name for an adversary. Demon mayor sounds pretty bad, and they don't use weapons at this point, so you don't have demon swordsmasters or anything like that. They are just demons.

What about calling them "princes" ? Demon mayor does sound dumb, and just "demon" sounds a bit too generic in my opinion.
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Re: A name for the demon leaders
« Reply #1 on: July 10, 2008, 07:13:17 am »
Demon Prince = copyright infringement.  :P

Lot's of options, though.

Demon Sovereign
Demon Baron
Demon Count
Demon Earl
Demon Knight
Demon President (okay, nevermind this one)

I think their race name is alright, but their names would sound cool with titles. Like Baron Kalak Ripperspleens or something like that.
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Re: A name for the demon leaders
« Reply #2 on: July 10, 2008, 08:15:04 am »
"King" is good. (It's good to be the king.)
I could see prince. Lord has a nice ring to it too.
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Re: A name for the demon leaders
« Reply #3 on: July 10, 2008, 08:46:02 am »
I like Demon Prince the best, but if it's too cliche Demon Tyrant or Demon Overlord could work.
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Re: A name for the demon leaders
« Reply #4 on: July 10, 2008, 09:07:13 am »
Demon prince is not cliché, it's just traditional. Overlord is cliché.
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Re: A name for the demon leaders
« Reply #5 on: July 10, 2008, 10:02:36 am »
Quote from: Narushima on July 10, 2008, 09:07:13 am
is not cliché, just traditional.
What's the difference?
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Re: A name for the demon leaders
« Reply #6 on: July 10, 2008, 12:48:33 pm »
Quote from: Omega2 on July 10, 2008, 07:13:17 am
Demon Prince = copyright infringement.  :P

What? "Prince" has been the preferred term for especially powerful demons for centuries, and nobody can hold copyright on a two-word phrase anyway.
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Re: A name for the demon leaders
« Reply #7 on: July 10, 2008, 01:38:55 pm »
Quote from: irmo on July 10, 2008, 12:48:33 pm
Quote from: Omega2 on July 10, 2008, 07:13:17 am
Demon Prince = copyright infringement.  :P

What? "Prince" has been the preferred term for especially powerful demons for centuries, and nobody can hold copyright on a two-word phrase anyway.

Check the emoticon again. I was joking about Games Workshop and their tendency to sue people for the most farfetched "copyright violations". I actually rather like Demon Prince, but it doesn't seem like the best option. I mean, aren't they supposed to be outcasts in their own society? So, after enslaving a bunch of goblins, shouldn't they give themselves a grand titles?
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Re: A name for the demon leaders
« Reply #8 on: July 10, 2008, 02:06:27 pm »
Quote from: Align on July 10, 2008, 10:02:36 am
Quote from: Narushima on July 10, 2008, 09:07:13 am
is not cliché, just traditional.
What's the difference?
It's traditional in a folkloric and religious way. When demons lead other demonic-like creatures, they tend to be called "prince".
« Last Edit: July 10, 2008, 02:11:19 pm by Narushima »
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Re: A name for the demon leaders
« Reply #9 on: July 10, 2008, 04:31:52 pm »
Demon Lord is another choice.

But Demon Prince is traditional, and who doesn't love tradition?
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Re: A name for the demon leaders
« Reply #10 on: July 10, 2008, 05:18:35 pm »
Quote from: Omega2 on July 10, 2008, 01:38:55 pm
Check the emoticon again. I was joking about Games Workshop and their tendency to sue people for the most farfetched "copyright violations". I actually rather like Demon Prince, but it doesn't seem like the best option. I mean, aren't they supposed to be outcasts in their own society? So, after enslaving a bunch of goblins, shouldn't they give themselves a grand titles?

Not realy. They don't realy have any backstory yet.
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Re: A name for the demon leaders
« Reply #11 on: July 10, 2008, 05:36:26 pm »
Some other titles that I got from Wikipedia that I thought sounded good:

Demon Hierarch (my favourite)
Demon Patriarch / Matriarch
Demon Primate
Demon Cardinal
Demon Marshall
Demon Preconsul
Demon Premier
Demon Warden
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Re: A name for the demon leaders
« Reply #12 on: July 10, 2008, 06:27:49 pm »
Demon Chief
Demon Chieftan
Demon Ruler
Demon General
Demon Marquis
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Re: A name for the demon leaders
« Reply #13 on: July 10, 2008, 06:37:48 pm »
How about a name that doesn't have the word "Demon" in it... yet could be recognised as Demonic...
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Re: A name for the demon leaders
« Reply #14 on: July 10, 2008, 06:57:06 pm »
Demon Prime Minister
Demon Speaker
Demon Supervisor
Demon Poobah
Demon Head Honcho
Demon Boss
Demon Big Cheese
Demon Manager
Demon Warlord
Demon Dictator
Demon Fuhrer
Demon Generalissimo

I think it's pretty obvious we need a titles/jobs raw file.
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