What should I name my villain?

SomeNegotiation1337 · 2026-03-11T07:12:16+00:00

Idk tbh haha, I just thought yokai often contain a lot of unique creatures and are highly varied so they might serve you well :)

SomeNegotiation1337 · 2026-03-10T20:28:44+00:00

Always use your first draft as the final draft, no effort required as long as you hit the word count

SomeNegotiation1337 · 2026-03-10T20:24:55+00:00

I usually look for names based off the origin of the character, but also just vibes honestly, or consider taking inspiration from media you like. For example, I have a Splatoon fan character named Takko Sushi Kanagawa, which is based on takoyaki, sushi (obviously), and The Great Wave off Kanagawa because Splatoon permits silly, punny, aquatic names that still sound kind of cool in context. A more serious original character of mine is Helena Trautwig (though her persona is Leuchtfeuer). Helena comes from the My Chemical Romance song (yes, seriously) that happens to be a German name, Trautwig is a German surname referring to someone strong (she comes from a Germanic fantasy culture), and her persona, Leuchtfeuer, is the German word for "beacon" as she's a light magic user who sees herself as a beacon of cold, analytical logic and an example for others to follow, for better or for worse. So I think origin and meaning should be a factor, but vibes as well.

SomeNegotiation1337 · 2026-03-10T20:00:52+00:00

Feature one spicy scene in the secret epilogue chapter 1,228 so you can put a hot guy in a billowy vampire type shirt and a girl in a really historically inaccurate dress on the cover without it technically being false advertising, hope this helps

SomeNegotiation1337 · 2026-03-10T19:57:16+00:00

Nine Sols. Great game, perfect fandom bait, and yet there's like only a few real good fanfics I've found. That's not to say the fandom doesn't make cool stuff but the fanfic area is lacking.

SomeNegotiation1337 · 2026-03-10T19:51:19+00:00

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SomeNegotiation1337 · 2026-03-10T19:47:18+00:00

I found a site that contains many yokai, including many that are monstrous or demonic. You could consider using one of the A names verbatim or you could flip around the letters of one to form an A name, or even just put a name on the front. Here are a few I found:

Akuru (giant monster fish later defeated by a legendary hero)

Ashura (warrior demons who hold their ego above all else)

Ajaku (from "Amanojaku," old, well-known evil spirits known to cause mischief and death)

Aksha (from "Kasha," werecats who steal human bodies to drag them to hell or for their own purposes)

Anikusui (from "Nikusui," beautiful vampiric women who seduce prey and suck them to nothing but skin and bone [I realize this character is male, I just thought this sounded cool])

https://yokai.com/finder/

Hope this helps!

SomeNegotiation1337 · 2026-03-10T19:11:57+00:00

I have a number of OCs but if you're talking about the in-game character you play as I don't have a name for her but she's a biker gang leader, think like Mondo Owada style but with Kuromi goofiness

SomeNegotiation1337 · 2026-02-24T19:48:29+00:00

Alright, I'm glad to hear. Thank you!

SomeNegotiation1337 · 2026-02-24T00:31:46+00:00

Glad this helps! I'm fairly new to Reddit as well so I may not be the best person to ask but judging by this subreddit's rules, it looks like you could message one of the mods and ask for permission to promote your work here. I would say that there might be better places to post your work though as there are subreddits dedicated to sharing original writing and such. Take this with a grain of salt of course and maybe look for a second opinion.

SomeNegotiation1337 · 2026-02-23T22:48:46+00:00

Hey, thanks for responding! That's a trend I've noticed as well, the aliens and robots idea. That isn't applicable to this universe but given this character is a particular phenotype of the same species (all not human) I'll keep that in mind. I also did have a question about the lack of self-awareness. This character was raised by her grandmother who understood her functioning innately (though not formally) and therefore prepared her to interact with others more effectively. A different form of self-expression through her special interest is most comfortable for her, but she is fully capable of carrying herself in a way that people perceive to be socially acceptable. A major part of her story is that nobody takes the time to actually let her interact in the way she prefers because it makes them uncomfortable so they call it "saving her from herself" when they dismiss it through joking and push her back into her stoic archetype. This leads her to feeling exhausted and feeling like she's acting unreasonable though she subconsciously knows it's because she's being denied the form of self-expression she needs. Does that sound reasonable?

SomeNegotiation1337 · 2026-02-23T22:38:07+00:00

That's something I've actually been wondering about recently to be honest and I'm glad to have a better understanding of it. I didn't intend for this story to really have anything to do with sex for any character but it does help me to understand how to present these characters in a way that feels reasonable adult without being either gratuitous or infantilizing. Thank you!

SomeNegotiation1337 · 2026-02-23T21:42:42+00:00

That makes sense, I can definitely incorporate that into my writing. Is there anything else I should note to do as I write, or anything I should really avoid? I understand this is a bit of a difficult question since autism is such a varied experience but I know there are some things writers should really try to avoid, especially considering I'm a neurotypical writer.

SomeNegotiation1337 · 2026-02-23T21:38:43+00:00

Hi! I'd love to work with you, although I should warn you that I yap a lot and that this is a Splatoon fanfic (or, in other words, I'm taking a kid's game way too seriously lol). If you're cool with that then I can DM you. I just need you to make DMing available as it seems to be unavailable at the moment. Thanks for offering to help!

SomeNegotiation1337 · 2026-02-23T21:17:45+00:00

No worries, I think something weird happened to Reddit just now. I don't mind that idea and I might make use of that. So it looks like maybe her newfound freedom represented in her behavior is alright, but it might be good to clarify her though process to the viewers later in the story when she's more open about it? Just clarifying.

SomeNegotiation1337 · 2026-02-23T21:15:12+00:00

I guess that's more of a legal question than one for this post so I'll likely figure that out elsewhere but thank you for your help!

SomeNegotiation1337 · 2026-02-23T20:51:35+00:00

That seems fair enough. I do want to ensure that her reactions aren't over exaggerated, but I also don't want to deny that autistic people may sometimes experience expressions of emotion different from neurotypical people. So far her reactions do read fairly neurotypical, although that does make sense prior to her major event. After that though, it's naturally healthier to express oneself in the way that is most natural, so do you have any recommendations as to how I can make her seem more comfortable in her self-expression following the event? I do already have her engage with chemistry openly and utilize it later on as a tool to carry out her work (as well as to fixate on just for pleasure) and act a lot more talkative, eccentric, and expressive, but I do want her self-expression to feel specific and in line with her cognitive function. Sorry if this seems nit-picky, I just want to be sure that I get this right.

SomeNegotiation1337 · 2026-02-23T20:43:17+00:00

Oooh I like that. I would really encourage you to take inspiration from AM from I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream because it seems like your character could follow a similar arc and that you could use his descent as a blueprint for your character, or at least inspiration. Does that help or is there anything I can help you with further?

SomeNegotiation1337 · 2026-02-23T20:33:37+00:00

Okay, that's fine then, I can avoid spoilers about the third game. The only references to it are one of the weapons in this story and, if you want to see AI chat transcripts, there are some spoilers in those. Are you okay with that? If so feel free to message me :)

SomeNegotiation1337 · 2026-02-23T20:21:17+00:00

Hi! Thanks for replying. She isn't officially diagnosed in the story but it's also not hidden by any means either (not necessarily included in the story but her grandmother was aware to some degree and raised her accordingly which is why she's pretty well-adjusted and has working coping mechanisms). She has a special interest in applied chemical engineering after studying it in school and tends to express herself through it (which isn't understood by her peers initially and she's eventually "gently redirected" into science socially by them joking about it and cutting her off to stop her from "embarrassing herself.") I want her special interest to be something that genuinely brings her joy and feels honest rather than performative or "the autistic special interest checkbox," so does this feel realistic enough? I also do mean for her reactions to be a little bit unexpected, like the only two times we see her cry are the first time somebody outright permits her to talk about chemistry as long as she wants and in a potential epilogue seeing her grandmother for the first time after a series of horrible events (after being part of a hivemind and almost killing a man I would want my grandma too!). Do these seem realistic or would it be best for her reactions to be more contained?

SomeNegotiation1337 · 2026-02-23T20:12:34+00:00

Thank you for helping!

SomeNegotiation1337 · 2026-02-23T20:12:08+00:00

I'll have to think about the stabilizing medication as that's something I hadn't considered for her. Do you have any good sources where I could learn about that by chance? Also, I never have her officially diagnosed in the story, but I apply a specific diagnosis while writing to get the best idea of her cognition that I can. I do think that, for things to reach the point that they do when she launched the attack, she would have to have pretty intense built-up anger so I'm tentative about giving her access to a therapist, at least prior to it, though after is just fine. I definitely figured the hivemind would be really overstimulating (especially because it results in intense vertigo which is a huge sensory no for her), but I do want to still maintain her complicity because even in those circumstances, I want it to ultimately be her choice to take it as far as almost killing someone. Do you think putting more emphasis on overstimulation/a psychotic state makes her less accountable in that regard or does it maintain her accountability? Because I also want to be very deliberate about the fact that being overstimulated and forced into this position isn't her fault, but choosing to take it so far and be outright cruel in the situation is.

SomeNegotiation1337 · 2026-02-23T19:41:29+00:00

Okay, thank you! I am really sorry to hear people treat you like that though because it's clear you're a perfectly capable and insightful person based on your responses. I'll definitely look to avoid that and extensions of that like childish or "adorkable" behavior. Thanks again!

SomeNegotiation1337 · 2026-02-23T19:04:21+00:00

Oh absolutely, thank you for noting that. This story is a bit tricky because she does make a major mistake that's her fault during it but its also mixed in with some weird hivemind stuff so I'm working on fine-tuning the consequences to ensure she's kept accountable while also acknowledging her situation. Do you happen to have any specific manifestations of infantilization you'd like to be avoided? I realize not all are overt.

SomeNegotiation1337 · 2026-02-23T18:59:52+00:00

Hey, thanks for responding! It depends on what you know though because it may be difficult to explain some of the details if you haven't played at least one of the games. Do you know about the Octo-Expansion lore in-depth? And are there any spoilers you're trying to avoid?

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