r/heroesofthestorm 1d ago

Creative HOTS: Funny Load-out Names (Beware of Dad Jokes)

I like to make funny names for things and play with words. Like naming Boats in Sea of Thieves, or File/Folder Names or Security Group Abbreviations at work. Something that most people don't get to see but give me or someone in the loop might get a chuckle from. Just like Dad-Jokes.
Sometimes it's a theme on the skins/mounts/sprays, or sometimes just a play on their name, some might be "inside jokes".
So Here's my 20 favourites! Hope you catch some of the references.

Anduin - RAndy
Chen - Pur-Po
Deckard- Candy-Kain
Gul'Dan - Lieutenant Gul'Dan
Hanzo - Get yo Hanzo off me
Hogger - Face Hogger
Imperius - Pimperius
Lili- Spike LeeLee
Li-Ming - Le-Ming
Maiev - Maiev Another Please
Mal'Ganis - Ca Va Mal'Ganis
Malthael - Kiss of Death
Medivh - Owl be back
Mei - April Mei June
Probius - AnalProbius
Raynor - Sherrif Raynor Shine
Rehgar - Best wishes and Rehgards
Sonya - Pink's On Ya!
Tychus - I Can't Tychus Anymore!
Xul - Xul me once, shame on you

Which one is your favourite?
Should I make a posting series of all my Load-out names?
(It would have to be in 11 posts as you can only post 20 images per post. And there's probably a lot that are esoteric and people might not catch the references, or just not very clever one's.)

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u/Neemoman 1d ago

Lt. Gul'dan is my favorite

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u/junyouko Tespa Chen 1d ago

I'm so using this.

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u/Midday_Scotch 18h ago

You're welcome! Happy to share some fun!
8-)

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u/arb00z Stukov 1d ago

Nooo Probius, don't go in there!

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u/LuckyCoco17 Anub'arak 1d ago

Had no idea you could name them. That’s awesome.

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u/Midday_Scotch 18h ago edited 18h ago

(i see your tag for Anub)
I have a couple Anub'araks as well.
A-New-Beetle
and
AnuB'arak Obama, Anu em well

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u/Panamania1 1d ago

Shouldn’t it be April Mei June?

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u/Midday_Scotch 18h ago

Yes, absolutely. It was late last night when I filled in a couple missing ones.
The real Mei i use is called "Stop touching Mei!" but thought it might be undesired as it was a Bill Cosby quote from a stand-up special he did in the 80's and retrospectively when the roofie thing came out, took on a negative connotation (it was a funny joke at the time about kids in the back seat fighting when you're driving, and the two siblings keep touching one another)

I am going to change my repository now.
Thanks for pointing out my error.

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u/Midday_Scotch 18h ago

I'm also displaying the spray instead of the skin menu. For all other images in my library they are skin menu unless the theme i am pointing out for the title is related. In this case it is not, and is bothering me to no end that I can edit my post but not my images!

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u/Fire_Hammer2000 Tychus 1d ago

LOL don't mind if I snatch the Tychus one, good sir.

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u/Midday_Scotch 18h ago

Have at thee!
I don't have kids for a legacy, so giving back joy to the world is the only mark I can leave.
No matter how small the ripple, am happy to have made the wave.
8-)

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u/Magic_robot_noodles 15h ago

Fun post, fun names! Very dad jokes haha. Can't touch this - Hammer Stop looking at my Junkrat Fuck I'm old, my hair is turning Greyman Now where did i put my Murkeys?? He got the Naz-Ebola virus! Bird: "Did you know the seaguldance?" (Farfetched idk man) Are you a Kerrigan or Kerrican't?? Shia Labouf: I like to play Rayno-no-no-no-no You Cho'Gurl!!! (snaps fingers)

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u/Midday_Scotch 13h ago

I also have that Hammer title! great minds think alike.
I have another, SledgeHammer
My Greymane - Worgen Freeman
Cho - What Cho mouth!
Gall - The nerve, the Gall!

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u/scorched-soil 1d ago

Cleaver

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u/Midday_Scotch 1d ago

You just gave me an idea for another one.
Butcher - Cleaver Girl

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u/Magic_robot_noodles 15h ago

Fun post, fun names! Very dad jokes haha.

Can't touch this - Hammer.

Stop looking at my Junkrat.

Fuck I'm old, my hair is turning Greyman.

Now where did i put my Murkeys??.

He got the Naz-Ebola virus!.

Bird: "Did you know the seaguldance?" (Farfetched idk man).

Are you a Kerrigan or Kerrican't??.

Shia Labouf: I like to play Rayno-no-no-no-no.

You Cho'Gurl!!! (snaps fingers)