Fun Names

[Maya]

Tinker -> Inspector Gadget.

[Spielverderber]

Originally Posted by Kaar

Pudge - Om Nom Nom Nom

Originally Posted by Alucard.

Syllabear & Bear - Yogi Bear & BooBoo

i like that haha


silencer - silent bob
axe -hellboy

[ReviMFadli]

Silly bear the Lone Druid
If there's an indonesian version of dota, then these would be the fun names:
Anub'arak:Anu'BADAG
Jah'rakal:Bisa Jah'rak jauh ato dekat
Kael:Kael pancing
Sorry, i forgot others.

[Zypher~]

To the guy who suggested that Enchantress have Bambi.

She already has that fun name.

[quaz12]

Purist Thunderwrath (Omniknight) - Triple H (Cerebral Assassin)

[Kouganei]

Anub'Arak = V (for Vendetta)

[WorngSpelling]

Crixalis - Nak Machine

[JawsXXX]

Lifestealer-Mr. Crowley

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Rifleman-Elmer Fud

[JawsXXX]

Chuck Norris-Chuck Norris....

[Burndead]

Techies -> Ed, Edd and Eddie

[Terresquall]

Meepo - Meepok

Mee pok is a Chinese noodle served as a dish with fishball and spices in Chinese Asian (most prominently in Singapore) countries.

[Burndead]

Originally Posted by Terresquall

Meepo - Meepok

Mee pok is a Chinese noodle served as a dish with fishball and spices in Chinese Asian (most prominently in Singapore) countries.

And how many people beyond Chinese Asian knows that?

[NHP54]

Originally Posted by Burndead

And how many people beyond Chinese Asian knows that?

That could be said about a lot of the fun names. I have seen people confused about who Gandalf is.

[Catholic_ninja]

Darchrow - Enigma : Genie - Enigma (sadly the genie from aladdin's name was just genie...)

Rooftrellen - Treant Protector : Whomping Willow, or Grandmother Willow - treant protector

Demnok Lannik - Warlock : Quasimoto - Warlock(he seems to be our very own hunchback of Azeroth

Morphling - Morphling : Hero formerly known as Morphling, or Ben 10 - Morphling

Aggron Stonebreaker - Ogre Magi : dumb and dumber - Ogre Magi

Slithice - Naga Siren : Ariel - Naga Siren

Banehallow - Lycanthrope : Jacob - Lycanthrope

Balanar - Night Stalker : Edward Cullen - Nightstalker (though i do like Imbalanar)

Squee Spoo and Spleen(w.e.) - Goblin Techies : Al Qaeda - Goblin techies. or alvin and the chipmunks

Ish'kafel - dark seer : Haley Joel Osment(kid from sixth sense) - Dark seer

lina, rylai crestfall, aiustha : blossom, bubbles, buttercup

Black Arachnia - Broodmother : Baby Mama(or octomom, or even Kate(plus eight)) - broodmother

Dirge - Undying : Himotep(from The Mummy movies) - Undying

Rotund'jere - Necrolyte : Rasputin - Necrolyte

Slark - nightcrawler : Nemo - Nightcrawler

Leviathan - Tidehunter : Bubble Bass - Tide Hunter

Barathrum - Spiritbreaker : Speedy Gonzalez - Spiritbreaker

Icarus - Phoenix : Fawkes, Tweety, Robin, etc.

Aiushtha - enchantress : chikorita, bayleef, meganium, take your ppokemone reference - enchantress

Leshrac - tormented spirit(or is it soul?) : captain planet - tormented spirit(or is it soul?)

Nevermore - Shadowfiend : Summoned Skull - Shadowfiend


Ulfsaar - Ursa Warrior : Smokey or Baloo or Teddy - Ursa Warrior

Lanaya - Templar Assasin : Lara Croft - Templar Assasin

Mercurial - Spectre : Casper, Danny Phantom, - Spectre

Kael - Invoker : Keenan(keenan and kel?) Invoker

[Catholic_ninja]

Originally Posted by NHP54

That could be said about a lot of the fun names. I have seen people confused about who Gandalf is.

I think the difference here lies in the fact that meepok is unknown y the vast majority, and not very relevant or clever, whereas gandalf is from a similar fantasy genre as warcraft. gandalf is prominent in pop culture.

this could be just my interpretation, but isn't the idea that most people would get the reference? that's why i went for things like movies most people have seen (disney classics) or things like historical figures that are pretty much in every textbook. the idea of pop culture is that it is common among the culture. if its well known and comical in singapore, than it can be introduced in the singapore(what language?) version of dota.. not necessarily in the general dota.

[NHP54]

Originally Posted by Catholic_ninja

I think the difference here lies in the fact that meepok is unknown y the vast majority, and not very relevant or clever, whereas gandalf is from a similar fantasy genre as warcraft. gandalf is prominent in pop culture.

this could be just my interpretation, but isn't the idea that most people would get the reference? that's why i went for things like movies most people have seen (disney classics) or things like historical figures that are pretty much in every textbook. the idea of pop culture is that it is common among the culture. if its well known and comical in singapore, than it can be introduced in the singapore(what language?) version of dota.. not necessarily in the general dota.

Look at Puck's fun name. Some names are a little bit harder to figure out.

[Terresquall]

And how many people beyond Chinese Asian knows that?

IceFrog's blog: It is roughly estimated (based on the statistics from popular Chinese sites) that the Chinese DotA audience is about 40-50% of the worldwide audience.

I'm sure most of the Chinese audience will know what mee pok is. Moreover, because mee pok has become a prominent part of Southeast Asian cuisine (most prominently Singapore and Malaysia), you can be sure that the reference will also be understood by the other races of those regions.

[MaDuiN]

Originally Posted by Burndead

And how many people beyond Chinese Asian knows that?

And how many ppl of all DotA Community, lives in Asia? I bet almost all asians knows Meepok.

So, my guess is over 60% of all DotA players, are from Asia.

Ur argument is invalid.

[Burndead]

Originally Posted by MaDuiN

And how many ppl of all DotA Community, lives in Asia? I bet almost all asians knows Meepok.

So, my guess is over 60% of all DotA players, are from Asia.

Ur argument is invalid.

Fully disagree with you.

IceFrog's blog: It is roughly estimated (based on the statistics from popular Chinese sites) that the Chinese DotA audience is about 40-50% of the worldwide audience.

Which means that there are 50% or maybe more that don't know what meepok is and they will not get the joke, which is important. And I'm asking outside Asia, not inside, geez.

You want a proof? Ask in every single game all the players what meepok is and see how many knows that. And you are outside Asia, infact in Europe, same as me. -_- So, like the other guy said, there must be reference to something familiar to see the connection and therefore to understand the joke.

Originally Posted by Terresquall

I'm sure most of the Chinese audience will know what mee pok is. Moreover, because mee pok has become a prominent part of Southeast Asian cuisine (most prominently Singapore and Malaysia), you can be sure that the reference will also be understood by the other races of those regions.

I'm talking about the other players that are non-asian. -_-

[wd.Ripper]

Originally Posted by Nozumu-

Anub'Arak = V (for Vendetta)

I like this one .

Batrider > Batman mb ;p ? & also tint him black when he gets that name .