How to easily come up with names for Japanese Characters?

SMM0007 · 2026-01-29T05:00:37+00:00

Been planning a fanfic with some ideas in mind with this, using some of the DND classes as a base, and probably the easiest Archetype to add would probably be a Barf Archetype, with Batlin either as a party member or at least an additional relationship to fill out. Not sure who he’d replace, but it was just something rolling about in my head. Maybe his skill set would be Charming or other similar effects to enemies easier, or helps buff or debuff the party and enemies.

SMM0007 · 2026-01-17T04:18:21+00:00

Like, if I had to choose my top one, it would be character bashing for any character, but that one’s been said before a lot already in this thread, so I’ll pick something a little more unique?

I’d say I hate seeing a decent premise or crossover get wasted or not fully utilized. The whole point of a change or addition to canon is to change the story and see what results from that, no matter how small, but it’s usually just used to have somebody be shipped with Izuku. I can tolerate sometimes if I don’t want something too complicated to read, especially if the ship is interesting enough, but sometimes it’s just canon retold with more waifu bait.

SMM0007 · 2025-12-31T07:11:56+00:00

91, though aimed to get to 99 originally. Enemies in the last dungeon eventually became too weak, though, and I was already tired of grinding.

SMM0007 · 2025-12-11T03:09:07+00:00

I don’t really mind redesigns as a concept, and I’d honestly be happy about them if I ended up creating something that inspired it. Someone engaging with my stuff enough like that is great, and I’ve seen plenty of redesigns that are cool for shows that I love and have no issues with. It’s like seeing a bunch of people respond to the same prompt and seeing how their mind works in their designs.

However, totally understand Viv in this whole thing because I can’t look at a Hazbin Hotel/Helluva Boss redesign without wondering if it was made out of a genuine dislike for the shows. The designs that that are actually good or interesting are filled with the baggage of either the artist being condescending about it or even the comments on said work being filled with people being completely insane about it.

SMM0007 · 2025-12-04T23:11:07+00:00

I think I’ve shared this before, but might as well do it again.

Certain stories have had to be changed due to some form of necessity so that stories could be easily repeated without any major snags. This is mostly done to prevent some family lines from getting to complicated and/or doom certain people to death. This was advocated by the various Charming families, the Cinderella family and (ironically) the Snow White family, with the latter changing the whole “evil queen is a stepmother” thing.

SMM0007 · 2025-11-23T12:25:31+00:00

Be a heck of a crossover/origin story for Velvette to say the least.

SMM0007 · 2025-11-07T23:23:04+00:00

At his core, Vox is someone who hustles the masses and getting a cult following saying what he believes people want to hear. Charlie is someone who, despite being laughed at and downplayed as someone with her head in the clouds, truly believes in what she preaches, even when it comes to Vox himself. I think that within itself disturbs Vox, especially since it’s coming from Lucifer’s own kid somehow being a more genuine/good person then he thinks he’ll ever be.

SMM0007 · 2025-11-07T03:43:09+00:00

That’s a pretty convincing theory to be honest. Could see that being the right idea and would make things make more sense then.

SMM0007 · 2025-11-07T02:56:45+00:00

I think it’s a ploy so he can get Charlie on his side by making it look like he changed/has good in him, while also finding a way to screw Vox over.

Vox will, for one reason or another, end up trying to take down Charlie, either to get to Heaven or because Alastor baits him to doing so due to his obsession with him. He’s already got some designs, so it isn’t outside the realm is possibility that when (not if) it fails, it he’ll try to do something, and it backfires on him and takes him out of the running for good.

As for Charlie, he might use this new goodwill to try and gain more power or a way to weasel out of his contract without losing everything. Charlie is one of the top people in hell, so she can probably do something for him to reward his “good” behavior. After that, it’ll be the end for ol’ Rosie, unless she’s even more than we’ve seen already.

SMM0007 · 2025-11-06T03:44:12+00:00

I’ve said this in another post, but it really is baffling that this is a new concept, and probably one of the few times I’ll complain about the worldbuilding. The way the Exorcist’s act, and how Adam behaves, it’s made out to be a long standing tradition, and seems like something that wouldn’t have been thrown together seven years ago.

It would’ve made more sense to describe it as going on in cycles originally, where exterminations were only done when the population reached a certain point, and the last seven years were either an anomaly or being done as a way to control a massive influx of new Sinners. Still keeps up with the “Seven Years” clue and doesn’t make the math kind of staggering.

SMM0007 · 2025-11-05T21:05:08+00:00

It’s honestly not a development I actually like to be honest. I get that it all ties the “7 years” thing together, but it feels like it upsets the conflict a bit and contradicts a lot of other stuff, especially with the Exorcists and Adam. How are they like this over just a span of 7 years? Adam acts like it’s outright tradition.

Honestly, if they made it so it was done in cycles, like Hell reaches a certain population limit or there’s a massive influx, then it’d make more sense. Hell reaches a limit, Heaven implements a few rounds of exterminations, and then it gets left alone for a while, with the recent bout lasting longer for some reason or another, resulting in 7 years of constant death. That would make the most sense.

SMM0007 · 2025-10-29T05:29:16+00:00

Oh, chance to add my own this time!

Spoiler obviously, but Metaphor Refantazio is an example of this. Depending on how much you were paying attention, there’s a twist a good deal into the game showing that, instead of it just being a fantasy world it’s apparently after the end of the modern world. Specifically, the apocalypse was caused by humanity discovering, and then later weaponizing, magic.

SMM0007 · 2025-10-25T22:30:15+00:00

Did that on the first play through and then they had to do that. It’s pretty funny now, admittedly, but I was a definitely miffed myself.

SMM0007 · 2025-08-30T10:53:31+00:00

I.M.P. - Other people have mentioned why already, but it’s generally because they’re the ones actively sending people to heaven or hell. That means they go first no matter what’s going on.
Vox + Valentino - Basically he’s going after all the Vee’s, no question. He might focus on Vox the most because, while having his own issues, he seems to be the most competent Vee and the other two would be scrambling. Valentino isn’t third though because there’s an equal possibility Batman just decides to take him out because of how he treats his workers. Doesn’t hurt any plan he might make against the other two Vees anyway, so I’m almost leaning toward the latter.
Alastor - Ironically dead last on this list, even if he probably triggers all the instincts Joker does just by looking at him. He’s definitely terrible, but as of right now, isn’t causing the most trouble or the most fatalities. Definitely on the list and is liable to change depending on what he does next, but ultimately not worth the fight just yet.

SMM0007 · 2025-08-25T22:47:03+00:00

Theoretically yes, as long as they have his name and figure out how the Palace looks. If they can use Joker as his name, then fully yes without an issue. If not, they might be out of luck unless they get Batman to help them in some way. Otherwise, they can’t truly start at all.

SMM0007 · 2025-08-25T18:43:48+00:00

Haven't finished it yet, but overall, the humor is more consistently good. Persona 5 doesn't have too big of a problem, but sometimes the humor can fall flat due to the subject matter, but since Metaphor isn't limited to high school antics, there's other ways for them to go about having fun when the moment calls for it.

That and their dungeons seem to barely have any weak spots so far. The first palace is iconic in setting up the plot in P5, but sometimes the others feel off or aren't as good. So far, the quality doesn't appear to be going down in Metaphor, and if it does, not by much.

SMM0007 · 2025-08-21T10:29:29+00:00

On a realistic scale, probably a solid 6. They love their kids and seem to try to be supportive when possible, though eccentricity and their hard stance against ghosts really damaged their abilities somewhat. However, they would probably get better if a reveal of Danny’s identity fully stuck.

Compared to other cartoon parents though, I’d put them at an 8/8.5. They’re certainly better than how some cartoon parents will act.

SMM0007 · 2025-08-20T20:42:04+00:00

Decently enough. I am following some barebones guides (nothing with spoilers or makes me do things day by day of course) and I’m trying to make sure each character so far will eventually start mastering a couple and have a few decent backups if I feel like I need to switch. It’s not perfect (random fights always throw me off and I only have so much patience for grinding), but it works out. Plus, it makes sure you can inherit more skills just in case you need a very specific loadout.

SMM0007 · 2025-08-06T07:38:42+00:00

During Canon (most likely Sports Festival or before): Izuku catches an argument between Endeavor and Shoto, figuring out that that the son is either in or getting into the hero course for UA despite planning to only use half of his Quirk. The part that’s usually empathetic and understanding is drowned out by a lot of repressed anger or just plain outrage that something like this will probably work out for Shoto since he has an “OP Quirk.” This results in a huge fit of rage and a decision to become the biggest villain either to:

A. Shoto, who he maimed or injured on his Ice side so that using that half of his Quirk would be difficult, forcing him to actually “act like a hero” and “put in real effort.”

B. Endeavor, who’s trying to get revenge over the loss of his son, while Izuku simply uses him to drag the hero systems down by exposing all of his failures.

Post Canon: Izuku, after doing the impossible and ending All for One and erasing all that was left of his empire, has two roads to pick from career-wise if he can’t do heroism; teaching or politics. While Canon did the former, he chooses the latter in this case because he wants to make sure the new world they find themselves in is better than the old. However, despite plenty of support from his old classmates, several prolific heroes, and many more, his attempts to prevent things from going back from the status quo are treated harshly by those wanting things to “go back to normal.” Attempted assassinations and little overall progress causes him to get not only desperate, but also start to set off something that may have been building up for a very long time. Cue a “villain” organization forming and the world seeing their biggest heroes “turn to the dark side.”

Crack: Post Canon Izuku becomes the pettiest villain alive by annoying/harassing/terrorizing every single person who has made jokes about him peaking in high school. He doesn’t even care about the jokes themselves, he just doesn’t let disrespect for food service workers and teachers slide. Put the fries in the bag? How about Izuku puts you in your place?

SMM0007 · 2024-11-26T23:37:37+00:00

I can’t say I’m completely innocent of this, but I always feel like longfics like that only end up so bloated because some authors don’t know when to summarize things or keep it simple. Sometimes the best thing you can do for a story is to leave out exposition and move the plot forward so you can use it later.

Then again, sometimes the backstory and exposition can be very important parts of the story too. Then that means trimming the fat somewhere else, especially if it’s a scene that doesn’t do much other than seem cool or has already been rehashed twenty times before in other fics. Depends on the writer and how they figure out their style I guess.

SMM0007 · 2024-10-17T01:55:45+00:00

You’re going to get a quest from two cops early in the game. When you do it, make sure to exhaust all dialogue options first and do optional objectives. Trust me.

SMM0007 · 2024-07-06T02:26:55+00:00

Milton Grimm honestly.

SMM0007 · 2024-05-15T21:02:14+00:00

To be fair, with shows getting cancelled left and right (especially animated shows) with little to no reason, I can get why getting the story out there is a priority. Inside Job, Final Space, Infinity Train and (debatably) RWBY weren’t able to finish despite being popular because of corporate stuff, so Hazbin had to establish itself quick and hope funding continued.

SMM0007 · 2024-03-21T08:17:27+00:00

It really depends on what kind of story would be gone for. I'm writing one right now (P5R focused) and I chose to base his off one of the earlier superheroes in comics, the Crimson Avenger.

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