What made you choose your name?

[miho]

Personally it's my nickname at school from my last-name.

[The_Doctor]

It is my name with "-us" on the end and the "y" changed to an "i".

It is a Roman name.

[Dîn-Heru]

Dîn-Heru Elvish for Silent Ruler/Lord. Because I am a silent person, and Heru because it fits with the types of games I play, and because I like to think that I am in control of things..

[Togakure]

Back when I first decided to come online to give Shogun MP a try, I found myself here in short order. The first task I faced was creating an account. Ever a RPG enthusiast, I wanted to create a name that fit my character and interests. At the time, I was reading a lot about real-world ninja, and I really liked the ninja videos in the game, so I settled upon a ninja character for my alter-ego in S:TW-land.

Togakure Ryu is a well-known and respected Ninja school in Japan. According to several books that I've read, ninja hierarchy was divided into three levels: chunin ("grunt" ninja that carried out orders; the ninja shown in the game are most likely chunin), genin (tactical "captains," that were in charge of groups of chunin), and jonin (strategic commanders or ninja "generals," who made the major decisions for a ninja clan).

The prefix 'O' means "Great" in Japanese (or at least something to that effect). An example of its use would be O'Sensei, which means "Great Teacher," and is used to refer to Ueshiba Morihei, the founder of Aikido and arguably the most profound Japanese martial artist of the twentieth century.

I chose the surname Togakure from the ninja school, and O'Jonin as my personal name, though the latter is really a title (one which likely doesn't make any sense in the Japanese language).

All in good fun. I've been thinking for a while now about shortening my name here to just "Toga." The original name is too long, and most of my friends in the community call me Toga now anyway.

[Sasaki Kojiro]

All in good fun. I've been thinking for a while now about shortening my name here to just "Toga." The original name is too long, and most of my friends in the community call me Toga now anyway.

No Way!


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First posted using "Shinano" and played under "Mimesaka", both provinces from Shogun. Eventually decided I didn't like Shinano and changed the name to Sasaki Kojiro, which looks cool.

[Craterus]

I didn't have a say in it. My parents chose before I could get a word in edgeways.

[Reverend Joe]

I didn't have a say in it. My parents chose before I could get a word in edgeways.

Odd...

Well, everyone is tired of hearing how I got my name.

[TheSilverKnight]

Odd...

Well, everyone is tired of hearing how I got my name.

I haven't heard it. Tell me the story

[Togakure]

I didn't have a say in it. My parents chose before I could get a word in edgeways.

Do you have a bad acne problem?

j/k, j/k, j/k, j/k ... J/K!!! So sorry, but I just couldn't resist!

[Craterus]

Do you have a bad acne problem?

j/k, j/k, j/k, j/k ... J/K!!! So sorry, but I just couldn't resist!

I am, in fact, surprisingly fresh-faced.