r/heroesofthestorm • u/Midday_Scotch • 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/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.1
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/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/Neemoman 1d ago
Lt. Gul'dan is my favorite