There are a lot of cool names in the worlds of pop culture: Erik Killmonger. Hoban Washburn. Knives Chau. But many superhero code names fall under the header of “Explains Too Much”, as seen with a number of Legionnaires (like Karate Kid) or just plain trying too hard, like Blackagar Boltagon. The difficulties in coming up with a really good name stem in part from the fact that the pinnacle of alter ego naming, Booster Gold, was established back in 1986, leading to today’s time-traveling query…
The MS-QOTD (pronounced, as always, “misquoted”) reminds Faithful Spoilerites that Booster’s name is canonically due to a misunderstanding by President Ronald Reagan during his first public outing, asking: Is there any name cooler than Booster Gold? (If yes, show your work!)
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Taryon Darrington or Randus DuThane
I just realized something… They’re both Human Artificers… Coincidence?
Sundra Peale. It works best if you say, “Hey, it’s Sundra Peale!”
Mr Freeze
Captian Cold
Iceman
Blizzard
Ice Maiden
Frozone