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Well, first thing I thought of was a sun dial. Not a great name though. Looked it up to see if there was another good synonym. DIdn't find one. So, I looked up shadow. Came up with an interesting one "Vestige."

Vestige: a tiny often physical indication of something lost or vanished


You could also do something along the lines of "Sunrise" which is when this guys powers would be at their strongest because there are less shadows at night than in the day.

Or maybe "Eclipse," all a Solar eclipse is, is the moon casting a shadow on to the Earth by moving in front of the sun. Of those I've listed, I like this one best.

IMHO, pretty much everything that doesn't completely suck (and much that does) has been "taken." Comic book creators have been churning at this for eighty years. Unless you're seriously going after publication, I'd say stay away from the majors but otherwise don't worry about digging for something that's never been used.

Shadow and Phantom are what I'd consider major (movies, ya know); there's a Magician that appeared for a few issues of Ultimate X-Men, but if it were me I'd use The Magician anyway. Especially if his identity or origin is known (i.e. no secret identity), I think this would be the name the press would be most likely to coin for him.

My first thought for other names was the obvious Shadowmaster. (Marvel has Shadowmasters, ninja half-demons, but they look pretty obscure.)

You might consider putting off the name until you've fashioned a few plots for him and worked out ways that he'd apply his powers to the practical business of fighting evil. That may suggest a more appropriate name and even an interesting way to give it to him.

Vestige is a really good name, but I'd tuck that one away and use it for another character. There's a connection between vestige and shadow, but vestige to me is more about some trace left behind; I'd use it with a character whose traits are closer to the word.

Hey Neitherspace...this is a name I like but it isn't exclusively shadows or magic..." Darque" pronounced "Dark"

..or if you have a name picked out and you don't care if it's a secret you could make it " ______ of the Shadows"

..or maybe The Shadow Lord
...I wouldn't go anything Illusionist IF you want people to not know what he creates isn't real  most "illusions" are illusions because they are perceived not really real   

...you could go with just an overall title...like "The Creator"  or "The Miracle" or maybe like Net said "The Shade"
...maybe something long winded " The Lord of the Recently Unperceived"  that sounds like he'll open eyes 

..."Master of the Unknown"  shorten it to Master..hehehe then everybody has to call him Master 

....How about "The Bender"  as in the Bender of reality...most people against him would be trown off thinking  "What's he gonna do the splits?  I got a gun, I ain't scared of no acrobats."  So they would naturally underestimate the character which would be good for him..

Last edited by dv8n (2007-01-16 12:17:06)

heheheh villians huh?

well sometimes the best good guy is a good bad guy 

hhmmm Visage...when I think Visage...it makes me think of face..are you doing anything to his face?  like freaky scary effects or something...cause that would be a cool thing to go with a magic using shadow controlling "good" guy    maybe a phantom shull floating just in front of his face as a mask...caused of course by him or something he made that activates when he dons it....

maybe a "phantom" demon face twisted in whatever emotion he's feeling at the time.....when he's happy it has a huge salivating grin...when angry it keeps trying to leap out and bite at the person he's mad at...when just generally upset it just goes all crazy looking and spits fireballs at people....   ok maybe a bit much but you get the idea

Last edited by dv8n (2007-01-16 13:42:17)

if I could help I'm glad...I'll keep thinking on it...Shadow Bender sounds cool

You said learned magic?  all magic? just illusions? you already said shadows but there many other things that can be used for illusions besides shadows, that can be added to the shadow magic even if he specializes in shadow working. Now add other types of magic to that ( like enchanting: making magic items, divining: seeing the future or other places through scrying, Conjuring/Summoning: creating or transporting specific items or creatures to where he wants them, Warding/Protection: casting spells that will protect him and others from all kinds of stuff magical and mundane...just as an idea)  BUT that said if he is an illusionist that specializes in manipulating shadows, you could still bring in characters like the ones mentioned as companions or enemies     just some thoughts

Neitherspace wrote:

HIs mutant powers alow him to create illusions by warping light and sound (whichj he eventually figures out how to use as an attack).

If he can warp light I wonder if he could actually concentrate the light to a focal point like using a magnifying glass or an ambient light laser?  Neither of these would be very effective at night of course, but on a bright sunny day; if he could concentrate enough light, it could be pretty potent as a weapon.

cause its lame...and he gets other powers later

Neitherspace wrote:

cause its lame...and he gets other powers later

LAME?? LAME???

Well, okay, maybe a little.

*Picks up several volumes of the Oxford English Dictionary, unabridged version, and slams them upside Neitherspace's head repeatedly for soiling this site with that crap.*

okay what was the 1337 thing?  I don't get it...I understood mage of de shadows? I think  but 1337 I don't get

Yes, by all means, keep any discussion of this CRAP off this forum.

Net Wolf

hahahahah...ok
I sorta get it now 

I'll be damn, I never knew...20+ years huh?