The 50 most gloriously stupid character names in gaming

Marshall Law

Seen having a stupid name in: several Tekken games

Name is stupid because it sounds like: martial law. Even though the character has nothing to do with the military or the legal system. Super funny, right? Get it?

Henry Cooldown

Seen having a stupid name in: No More Heroes

Name is stupid because it sounds like: a cheap way to have "down" in his last name. The main character's name is Travis TouchDOWN so, naturally, his rival should have the word 'down' in there so🌳mewhere.

Lancelot Lakeknight

Seen having a stupid name in: Toshinden 4

Name is stupid because it sounds like: a bunch of knightly words strung together. If your character is already a knight - and you feel the need to put the word knight in his name - then take a s🌺tep back and really think over the decis🃏ions you've made in your life.

Wakka

Seen having a stupid name: Final Fantasy X

Name is stupid because it sounds like: the noise a teeny, tiny baby would make while playing with a toy. Actually, Wakka was the goofball of the group, and he did fight𓆏 using a toy, so I guess this name fits.

Starkiller

Seen having a stupid name in: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

Name is stupid because as a matter of fact: Starkiller didn't kill any stars.

Afro Thunder

Seen having a stupid name in: Ready 2 Rumble Boxing

Name is stupid because it sounds like: the name of a porn star.🏅 Seriously, you're going to find a lot of thesꦡe in this list.

Dingo Egret

Seen having a stupid name in: Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner

Name is stupid because it sounds like: an Australian game show host. And yes, I🦩'm saying the name's Australian because it has the word 'dingo' in it. I'm sorry.

Darkdeath Evilman

Seen having a stupid name in: Zettai Hero Project: Unlosing Ranger VS. Darkdeath Ev🍷il꧃man

Name is stupid because it sounds like: the first draft of a new Power Rangers villain. To be fair, ZHP is a parody game, so Mr. Evilman is technically a parody of geneꦦric villain names. But even so, it's still too ridiculous not to feature here.

Hot Coldman

Seen having a stupid name in: Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker

Name is stupid because it sounds like: his parents had a really, really cruel sense of humor. I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall during the 'Hot Coldman vs. Cold Hotman' nꦺamin🧔g meeting at Kojima Productions. Thankfully, good taste prevailed.

Pink Gold Peach

Seen having a stupid name in: Mario Kart 8

Name is stupid because it sounds like: ෴Nintendo really has run out of new ideas for Mario Kart Racers.

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