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When I start an army I enjoy making a background story for it.
I also enjoy giving names to my army commanders and other models/characters of worth.

For example My Orks are lead By Warboss Lockjaw Da Deal Maka and Big Mek Zapzog Da Oiler . My Tau commanders name is Shas'O Dar Zuran'Ki.

Do any of you name your commanders and/or other characters? And if so what are they called?

I play Tyranids in 40k.
This means my opponent's get to name them.

Most of those names are auto-filtered though.


I am working on it for my Fantasy army, though.

My Emperor's Champion is called Solomon and my Venerable Dread is called Nathaniel

My space marine captain is named Novem

Ironklawmadgutsmek.... my ork Warboss....

Commander Martin Andrews, of the 91st Schrott Experimental Regiment reporting for duty.

Thats the name i gave my commander in my IG army. Most of those i play against never hear his name and he is currenlty not modeled. but he plays through the short storys i make for my Reigiment. Otherwise his command tank would be my Baneblade "Thunderfury"

Every tank in my army has a name otherwise and gets one after completion. shall i list them?

Otherwise the only named troopers on the ground are 4 guys,

Bob and Steve my Tech Preists. (Bob has the Gear axe and Steve has a drill-like device), i just anemd them that off the top of my head one day and it stuck. its as simple as that,

Private Jules: one of my plasma gunners who always kills a dreadnought when they are played, if he "dies" to the plasma gun he uses he gets a medal afterwards in the medical ward, then again he gets a medal for killing a Dreadnought with a Plasma gun anyways lol.

Lietenant Rodgers: a single Kasrkin trooper who survived dropping into the rear flank of a space marine detatchment. with his melta gun killed, 2 predators, a rhino and a REALLY pissed Space Marine Captain. out of all my Kasrkins the name swaps to whoever does a similar feat.



Edit:All the Tanks/Vehicales

Vanquisher: Dead Eye (Flak 88 turret), Longsword (Aircraft dozer blade and oversized hunter killer), The Hammer (Super Cannon and auto loader)

Battle Tank: Foe Hammer (excesive weapons), The Reaper (4 legged salvaged tank), the Banshee ("screaming projectiles" )

Demolisher: The Shatterer (Sonic Cannon), Burning Vengance (Rhino- Russ)

Exterminator: Steel Fury (Hover tank)

Executioner: Electrocutioner (Telsa Tank), Solar Infernus (Extensive cooling system)

Erradicator: Thunder Guns (additional armor plates and multilaser bolted to turret)

Punisher: The Paladin (Laser beam Tank)

Hell Hounds: Blazer Runner (Commander out of hatch with flamer), Seething Hatred (Converted from Chimera + extra fuel tanks)

Banewolf: Biohazerd (German Light tank with chem equipment), Toxin Tractor (Wee tractor with sprayer and paint pot tank)

Chimera: Marines Dept (Razorback turned Chimera)

Manticore: Apollos Fist (Plasma Flare projector/ different chassis)

Deathstrike: Final Word (MIssile has extra large fins)

Basilisks: Skull Shatter (few additional armor plates), Micro Basilisk (physically smaller tank with supports to increase width), Hand of Redepmtion (Scratch Built)

Venddettas: Tornado (Helicotper), Sky Hammer (Additional Weapons/Repaired landing gear)

Malcador Annialator: "Old Ork Crusha'" (M3 Lee convert)

Macharius Vanquisher: Dreadsaber (M60 tank with additional weapons and super structure+ turret)

Baneblades: Thunderfury (extensive additional weapons and front sponsons), Koloss (E-100 German Super Heavy Tank), KreigsGott (Maus German Super Heavy tank)
Shadowsword: Ashbringer (forward casemate)

Minotaur: The Guardian (T34/85 hull with upper super structure and cannons)

Super Weapon: The Harbinger of Conquest, 280mm American Atomic Cannon refitted for service including additional armor and weapons.

Atlas Recovery Vehicale: Draggin Wagon (Ork Battlewagon given a trailor and operated by Guardsmen)

Laster Destoyer Tank hunter: "Bad Kitty" (Older edition model, i can't tell what edition), "The Surgeon" (Stugg 3 tank destoyer, can't find him but i know he's around)

Hydras: Aircleaner (Chimera with quad AA shoved into the turret+ guardsmen operator), Whirlwind (Basilisk hull given a Flak Panzer quad AA turret)

Sentinals: The only "Sentinal" i have named is the Hellwheel, Uniwheel attack bike. the other 3 don't have names (armored sentinals, 2 with plasma cannons, 1 with lascannon)

I always name my characters. I usually come up with the name and backstory while assembling and painting the miniature, and in doing so, some of the core background ideas tend to transfer into the model itself. Likewise, the model itself could inspire parts of the character, too.

My Khorne Lord is named Achaeus; his name evolved slowly over the years, starting as Archon (though this led to confusion with Dark Eldar Archons), Archeon (which was too similar to WHFB's Archaon) and then, finally, Achaeus. In fluff, he came to his position by leading a massive revolt against his former master and, unlike his unintentional namesake, was successful but badly injured. He trapped his former commander's soul and bound it to his axe, which occasionally lashes out and kills one of his followers in retaliation for his treachery. The model is a heavily converted Huron Blackheart (as seen in my avatar), and counts as Kharn.

Other Skull Champions in the army either derive their names from various Latin adjectives, such as Validus ("strong") and Ferus ("feral"), or have completely fabricated names, usually in a Latinised or Hellenised form (I wanted them to be different to the usual guttural-sounding names that many Khorne players give their characters ).

2nd company captain Hugo "Scarecrow" Anaro.
The Doomhunters seige master and expert at "unconventional" assaults.

Nice to see so many people giving proper names to their models. Ive dabbled a bit with trying to write short fics for my Tau commander and his two wingmen. ( since their a 3 man crisis team ) but ive been less then successfull ad it. Still i enjoy reading what other people come up with. And its cool to see how some names evolved over time

I don't give my commanders names, but my friends have in the past (exactly zero of them serious). Our resident BT player named his two dreadnoughts "Dreddy" and "Freddy", Our guard player had a LRBT named "Old Faithful" (and some others named other things, but I can't remember them). Our DE player had a grotesque named Freddy too, and wrote a few stories around his shenanigans with the archon. When the BT player started IG, he got a Basilisk in a trade, and named it Isildur. For some reason.

I call my Belial "Bob" and my Ezekial "easy E" (old school hip hop for the win) I also named a mate of mines Al'rahem "Big gay al" because he is so pimped

I enjoy naming characters. I also come up with names while working on the model, as well as back story. Sometimes I already have fluff and back story for a character I'm modelling. For example, I have a bunch of chaplains (terminator, jump pack, and bike) that all represent the same character taking different war gear for each mission, Markus Kaayvan. While my lesser geared foot chaplains represent a few different guys.
Currently I'm building two predators, and while working on them I am working on coming up with names. I am magnetizing every possible bit for them, so I have some time. I have a list of possibilities, but haven't decided.
I have a friend who has named each of his models, and even gone as far as to paint their names on the bases of each. I thought about something like that, but am nowhere near creative enough.

pwntallica wrote:I have a friend who has named each of his models, and even gone as far as to paint their names on the bases of each. I thought about something like that, but am nowhere near creative enough.

Wow, thats got to be a bucketload of names

I've named my Word Bearer Dark Apostle: Nobek Karsoth

All of his chosen have names as well.

Well I usually play fluffed out armies...for my Guard I have the Gaunt's Ghosts as well as my own German based Cadian portion. Marines are Dark Angels though my vehicles are named:
Land Raider~ Samantha (old owner named her)
Predator~ Cindy (may as well stay with a girl name to match Samantha)
Rhino~ Rhonda (Same as above)
Drop Pods~ April, May, and June

I go a bit too far with it. I name all my HQ choices, all my dreadnoughts and all my champions. I have too much free time. My Alpha Legion lord is called Molloch.

I've named all my characters, and created fluff for all my armies.

The only difficulty is Chaos, since I named them ages ago, before I started keeping records, and I can't remember any of my model's names.

Tau:
Sept: Daw'Nenvaa
Shas'O - Commander Shas'O Daw'Nenvaa Savon Or'es Kais (Commander Dawnhammer)
Shas'El - Shas'el Daw'Nenvaa Va Ko Kunas (General Swiftstrike)
Crisis Alpha Team Leader - Shas'ui Daw'Nenvaa Kais Ka (Captain Greatstrike)
Crisis Beta Team Leader - Shas'ui Daw'Nenvaa Elan ko (Captain Strongblow)

And a few others. These are old, though, dating back over 3 years, and may be in for revision at some point.

Eldar:
Autarch Belissi - High Commander of Craftworld Dras'Scur
Autarch Anuvrael
Farseer Tariya - Chief Seeress of Dras'Scur
Farseer Erix
Farseer Thaniel
Revenant Titans - 'Executioners Borne by the Shadows'
Phantom Titan - 'Eldritch Stalker'
Scorpion Grav Tanks - 'Starfury' & 'Shadowsting'
Cobra Grav Tank - 'Harbinger of the Æther'
Lynx Grav Tanks - 'Lancet of Flame', 'Wrath of Heaven' & 'Swathed in Shadow'
Warp Hunter Grav Tank - 'Condemnation of Reality'
Fire Prism Grav Tanks - 'Death's Refractor' & 'Doom's Conflagrator'
Falcon Grav Tank - 'Vessel of the Night'
Hornets - 'Gloom Hunter' & 'Retribution from the Dark'
Avenger Wave Serpents - 'Harbinger of Might', 'Harbinger of Vengeance' & 'Harbinger of Sorrow'
Fire Dragon Wave Serpents - 'Born of the Inferno' & 'Nightflame'

Necrons:
Ptaeri the Restorer - Phaeron of the Ptaktoum Dynasty
The Court Reborn - Royal Court:
Ammuntah the Hidden One
Rahmes of the Twin-Suns
Tekhu the Qualifier
Ohraetu of the Court Reborn
Phoresis of the Court Reborn
Ahkan the Deliverer - Overlord of Dusk
Mehsarket - Catacomb Command Barge
The Court of Deliverance:
Rahmis of the Twin-Suns
Zekhem the Empowered
Jehut the Shaper
Tahtun, the Emissary of Dusk
Kepoch, Lord of the Abyss
Takhem-Ra the Decimator; Vargard of Ahkan
The Court of the Decimator:
Hemut, Reaver of Dusk
Azahkath the Vengeful
Raddamat the Formless One
Pehktu the Prowler - Triarch Stalker
Ptaerii – Guardians of the Restorer
Ptaerio I – Immortals of the Restorer
Ptaerio II – Immortals of the Restorer
Ptaero I – Warriors of the Restorer
Ptaero II – Warriors of the Restorer
Khepo – The Swarm - Canoptek Scarabs
Khepi – The Horde - Canoptek Scarabs
Aepephi – Vessel of the Deliverer - Annihilation Barge
Aepepho – Vessel of the Deliverer - Annihilation Barge
Khepomin – Father of the Swarm - Canoptek Spyder
Khepimin – Father of the Horde – Canoptek Spider

And a few others i've named but can't remember.

They're my army's names as they stand, with a few missing thanks to a crappy memory and having not recorded them on my PC yet.

For my necron army, look in my sig for the names.

Literally every member of my Elysian 3000pt army is named. Troopers, Sergeants, Pilots/Copilots, Door Gunners, Tauros Driver+Gunners, Sentinel pilots, etc.

Thats not all.

I give each of the vehicles "Crew-given" names. Even my Tarantula guns have squad/numerical designations.

Thats not all.

I named the cruiser that my regiment is assigned to, as well as her Captain, it's bridge crew, and it's important officers.

Yeah, guess that's what college tuition is paying for.

TheCaptain wrote:Literally every member of my Elysian 3000pt army is named. Troopers, Sergeants, Pilots/Copilots, Door Gunners, Tauros Driver+Gunners, Sentinel pilots, etc.

Thats not all.

I give each of the vehicles "Crew-given" names. Even my Tarantula guns have squad/numerical designations.

Thats not all.

I named the cruiser that my regiment is assigned to, as well as her Captain, it's bridge crew, and it's important officers.

Yeah, guess that's what college tuition is paying for.

I don't even want to know how long this would take...go college!

My chaos higher ups are named after Shakespear characters. I have Chaos Lord Macbeth, Sorcerer Horatio, Emissary of the Chosen Marcus Brutus, and two twin oblits named Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. I name my vehicles after Fear Factory songs. I have a vindicator called Godeater, rhino called Edgecrusher, and two Dreads Smasher and Devourer.

I numbered all my soldiers for my Krieg siege regiment, with a simple way to have numbers very quickly: 5 for the 5th Siege Regiment, 6 for the company, x for the squad number and y for each men in the squad.

2 examples:

56-93-6 6th soldier of the 93th squad

56-01 Captain and commanding officer of the company.

My urban combat Chimera is called ' The Rubble Roller', but that's the only model I've really named (I just haven't put much thought to it, although it seems a good idea).

My Wolves are lead by Lord Arjac, the Burning Wolf (who rather likes fire, and wolves, as his name suggests) and he is assisted by Rune Priest Odin Stormborn.

Some of my other guys will get names, but only when they are sutably awesome.

When I was going to start Tau, I was going to call the Sept Ro'Lin Ro'Lin Ro'Lin and have an ethereal with modeled glasses called Commander Shortsight.

Avatar 720 wrote:I've named all my characters, and created fluff for all my armies.

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They're my army's names as they stand, with a few missing thanks to a crappy memory and having not recorded them on my PC yet.

There are some really cool names in there. Mustve taken a long time to come up with them all

I'm currently making up some good names for my more notable ork units and vehicles. I named my new burna bommer Da Burnynator. i painted the name onto the fuselage.
When i finish the Dakkajet and blitza Bommer i will write their names on them too. The jet will be called "Maksemum Dakka" and the blitza's name shall be "Git Killa"

Fluffwise my Ork army travels across the galaxy aboard the looted space marine battle barge they named the "Kingdom Krusha".

Not a name but something funny i painted on my battlewagons front ram: "We'z dun brake fer 'umies."

I name all my units except Nids. I made a 2k ork. list recently involving 9 Meganobs (Ghazzy 's Ladz) and a Battlewagon with all the toppings ( Da Pimp Mobile)

I name anyone that performs well. So if a terminator with a CML drops a predator and then kills a Sergeant in CC he gets a name involving his deeds.

TheCaptain wrote:Literally every member of my Elysian 3000pt army is named. Troopers, Sergeants, Pilots/Copilots, Door Gunners, Tauros Driver+Gunners, Sentinel pilots, etc.

Thats not all.

I give each of the vehicles "Crew-given" names. Even my Tarantula guns have squad/numerical designations.

Thats not all.

I named the cruiser that my regiment is assigned to, as well as her Captain, it's bridge crew, and it's important officers.

Yeah, guess that's what college tuition is paying for.

The f....

I demand a list of said names.

I have names for my Overlord, Xeranthus and on occasion, a warrior who will just refuse to die (either in CC, or he just keeps making RP rolls. I call him bob)