Destiny can be a harsh mistress. For instance, what were the odds that Otto Octavius would end up with eight limbs? Or John Henry Irons eventually getting covered in Steel? At least little Eddie Nygma has the excuse that his name created an obsession with riddles, but none of that explains Roy G. Bivolo… Welcome to Ten Things!
Whooshman-Bicarbonate Films, in conjunction with ‘An Amateur Comics Historian’ and Tomorrow Person Adam Newman, Presents:
TEN SUPER-COINCIDENTAL SUPER-NAMES!
10) BULLET-PROOF – Real Name: B.P. Vess
Special Agent Baldwin P. Vess is known for his amazingly sonorous basso profundo voice, his courage in the field and his kickass battle cry: “It’s crime-fighting time!” As the commander of Empire City’s progressive C.O.P.S. (Central Organization of Police Specialists) strike force, B.P. was badly injured in the line of duty, receiving cybernetic enhancements that make his torso a literal “bulletproof vest”
(C.O.P.S. has a number of punny names, most of them quite clever, and this is one of the best.)
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Although fun set, Matthew, thank you!
Fun trivia: there’s actually a word for this. An aptonym is a name that corresponds to a career or skills.
From the webcomic world, Goblins Comics takes an interesting approach to this. The central characters are from a village with a shaman, who names every newborn according to her visions of the child’s future. So there’s Complains Loudly, who protests every nonsensical thi g about the world; Dies Horribly, who lives in constant fear; and… Chief. Who is now the village chief. Because he was named Chief upon birth.
Ha! That sounds really cool…