7) DOZER – Real Name: JOSEPH MENDOZA
Wetworks member Sgt. Mendoza may seem like an aversion, as I’m sure he’s not the only Mendoza to get the “Dozer” nickname. Joe makes this particular list, though, because he became accidentally bonded with a metal symbiotic creature, coating him with a steely shell and causing him to grow out of control until he resembled a literal bulldozer in size and bulk. He eventually grew so massive that he could barely move, and may or may not have died a few times in his Wetworks career…
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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…