1 | -->''Yeah, his official name is Aku Aku. I get that. [[SarcasmMode I've always been about calling things by their official names]]. That's like the byline of my channel: "Always calls things by their real names dot com!"'' |
2 | -->-- raocow in [[https://youtu.be/YEDs3aLOBNg?t=1194 Part 8]] of his ''VideoGame/CrashBandicoot1996'' LP. |
3 | |
4 | raocow, being the eccentric [=LPer=] he is, has come up with plenty of wacky names for enemies in his videos. Here's a set of the more memorable ones: |
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6 | * From ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'', ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3'', ''Super Mario Bros. X'', or ROM hacks thereof: |
7 | ** [[ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}} Charlie]] for the Chargin' Chucks is probably raocow's most well-known and longest-lasting nickname. |
8 | ** (Stupid) Horse for Yoshi. Likewise, calls [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic ponies]] dinosaurs. |
9 | ** Marvin for the Banzai Bills in Rob-Omb's Quest. |
10 | ** "Fishing Fish Guy" for Fishin' Boo. |
11 | ** "Disco" for a rainbow Koopa shell. |
12 | ** "[[VideoGame/MegaManX Maverick]] Thwomp" for any Thwomp that moves sideways instead of up and down. This has become sufficiently pervasive that other romhackers and players have adopted the same terminology. |
13 | *** "Drunk Thwomp" for Thwomps that move diagonally. |
14 | ** "Skeletons" for the Dry Bones. |
15 | ** "Farts" for the Yellow Horse's ability. |
16 | ** The Pink Yoshi is often dubbed "Eldritch." |
17 | ** "Statue Man" for the Golden Bowser Statue. |
18 | ** In his [=LP=] of SMW Freedomn he calls the Scuttle Bugs "Gerbils". |
19 | ** "Neckbeard" for Fuzzies. He got tired of this one after a while, though, and started calling them Fuzzies again. |
20 | *** Also "Richard" after he once mispronounced this nickname as "Dickbeard". |
21 | ** The platforms that fall after a set amount of time are "Math". |
22 | ** "Duck" for Mechakoopas. |
23 | ** "Boo Laser", "Boo Carousel", "Boo Cloud", and "Boo Ceiling" for various ghost house enemies. |
24 | ** "Beardo" for Birdo. |
25 | ** "Missile Mike" or "Mack Bill" for the homing Bullet Bills. |
26 | ** The brown Munchers from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3'' are "Potatoes", while the four-legged Koopa Troopas from the same game are "Chickens". |
27 | ** "Dino-Rhino-Lino-Bino" (in any order, plus whatever else rhymes with "Dino" he feels like adding) for Dino-Rhinos. |
28 | ** "Durgan Coins" for the Dragon Coins. |
29 | *** Recently, Dragon Coins have become "Dagadons". |
30 | *** ''Even more recently'' they have become "novelty coins" or "giant novelty coins", particularly in games that require or track their collection. |
31 | ** "Necro Boom-Boom" for the glitchy Boom-Booms in Mario Adventure [[note]]If there are more than one Boom-Boom on the screen, and one is defeated while the other is flying, the flying Boom-Boom turns into a bizarre glitchy mish-mash of Dry Bones sprites.[[/note]] |
32 | ** The creepy version of VideoGame/{{Kirby}} from ''Super Talking Time Bros. 2'' has become "Zbambabar". |
33 | ** "Wizard" for Magikoopas. |
34 | ** Tanooki Suits are "Teddy Bears". |
35 | ** "Catnip" for the [[VideoGame/ASuperMarioThing ASMBXT]] Yoshi resprite. |
36 | *** "Zebra Space" for the hidden levels of ASMBXT. |
37 | *** ASMBXT eeries are "Paralars", after the talkhauser of the same name. |
38 | *** All three of the above became [[AscendedFanon canon]] to ASMT. |
39 | ** "The Elf" for Link from ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' (or occasionally "Lunk"), when he appears in ''Super Mario Bros. X'' hacks. |
40 | ** In Super Mario Bros. X episodes, he has been calling the [[VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2 Tweeter]] enemies Website/{{Twitter}}. |
41 | ** "Friction Ball" for the non-hatching green Spiny eggs from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3''. |
42 | ** He once called a Thwimp [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaguTsCVjGc&t=249 "Tinbit,"]] and referenced how he quickly adapts to nicknames. He did use it later in the LP, but he hasn't been consistent about it since then. |
43 | * From ''VideoGame/YoshisIsland'': |
44 | ** "Flying Condom Man" for Gustys |
45 | ** "Catoboo" or "Catobo" for Lava Drops, the fireballs that have :3 faces. |
46 | ** "Flesh Lord" for Tulips. |
47 | ** "Lord Puddington" for [[http://www.mariowiki.com/Muddy_Buddy Muddy Buddy]]. |
48 | ** "Eggplant" for the flowers that shoot eggs. |
49 | ** "Lava Frog" for [[http://www.mariowiki.com/Hot_Lips Hot Lips]]. |
50 | ** "Karate Man" for [[http://www.mariowiki.com/Zeus_Guy_%28Bandit%29 Zeus Guy]]. |
51 | ** "tap-tap the tap-tap" and various other extended versions for [[https://www.mariowiki.com/Tap-Tap Tap-Tap]], as well as for any other video game enemy with vaguely similar appearance or behavior. |
52 | * From ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy'': |
53 | ** [[VideoGame/{{Rayman}} "Lums"]] for Star Bits is by far his most commonly used fan nickname in this series. He also frequently calls them "candy". |
54 | ** "Ribbons" for Prankster Comets due to their icons on the map. |
55 | ** [[WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants "Patrick"]] for the large purple Luma that needs to be [[BigEater fed 20 Star Bits]] to move the Prankster Comets. |
56 | ** "Overripe Goombas" for [[https://www.mariowiki.com/Mini_Goomba#Super_Mario_Galaxy Micro-Goombas]] (the smaller tan Goombas that die instantly to a spin instead of being stunned). |
57 | * From ''Franchise/TouhouProject'': |
58 | ** Bob, the piranha plant fuzzies from ''Super Marisa World''. |
59 | ** Rumia became "Bootleg Yoshi". |
60 | ** "Gremlins" for the Shanghai dolls. |
61 | ** Marisa has been dubbed "Marrow" in [=MariAri=] 2. |
62 | ** He has also started to call Flandre, [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Flanders]]. |
63 | ** Unsurprisingly, "Purple" for Yukari. |
64 | * Bartholomew the bird in ''VideoGame/AnUntitledStory'' |
65 | * "Darwin" for the hang-gliders in ''VideoGame/RunmanRaceAroundTheWorld'', "Stalker" for the Hugabugs. |
66 | * In his short video of Spelunky during Random Week, he called the snakes "Optimus Prime". |
67 | * "Spaceman Joe" for Galaxy Man from ''VideoGame/MegaMan9''. |
68 | * The protagonist for ''VideoGame/DistortedTravesty'' is apparently "Allen"[[note]]real name Jerry[[/note]], originating from [[Manga/DGrayMan Allen Walker]], whose sprite Jerry uses. |
69 | * "Butter" for the yellow grabbable blocks in ''Fantasy Explorer Nitroid''. |
70 | * "Armageddon" (or, as he pronounces it, "Armegadon") for the pilotable Virs mechs in ''VideoGame/CopyKitty'' |
71 | ** "Satan" for Maszlyg (the industry-styled boss), "Wizard" for the gear-shooting Yinimros, and "Kettle" for the [[MookMaker Hoagalls]]. |
72 | ** He calls recently-reencountered Burst Kryjil "The Emperor", probably in reference to how he put arcana names in his ''Copy Kitty'' video titles. [[spoiler:Even though in the video where he first fought Burst Kryjil, the Hanged Man was in the title rather than the Emperor.]] |
73 | * Bubble Man, the Mastodon of Pain. |
74 | * Doctor Light in ''VideoGame/MegaManX'' is "Santa Huygens". |
75 | * "[[VideoGame/BanjoKazooie Banjo Kazooie]]" for [[FunWithAcronyms B.K.]] from Apocalypse of Foroze. |
76 | * [[Franchise/{{Metroid}} Ridley]] is often referred to as LetsPlay/{{Slowbeef}}. |
77 | * "God's Umbilical Cord" for World 6 of Hina's Fluffy Dream. |
78 | ** He calls the gravity shift-ignoring[[note]]the game's central platforming mechanic is shifting the gravity, which also effects several enemies[[/note]] fire wizards "American Wizards." |
79 | *** The ice wizards, whose ''shots'' obey the current gravity, are similarly called "Canadian Wizards." |
80 | * You know those giant hopping enemies that are present in every single 8-bit VideoGame/MegaManClassic game? Well raocow has a name for those guys ... "Hoppy Hopper Man". |
81 | * In ''Super Pika Land Ultra'', [[VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld dragon coins]] have been replaced with [[VideoGame/{{Pokemon}} Pokéballs]]. Naturally, he calls them Manga/{{Dragon Ball}}s. |
82 | ** He calls the rising fire pillars Lickitung. |
83 | * Intra-level shortcuts that are accessed by entering an invisible door or pipe are called "Luna shortcuts", after [[MarathonLevel the Luna Tower level from ASMBXT]] that used them extensively. |
84 | * In ''VideoGame/ValdisStoryAbyssalCity'', he calls the red-hooded scythe-armed enemies Red Riding Hoods. Of course, [[UndergroundMonkey their green counterparts are Green Riding Hoods.]] |
85 | * Soon after obtaining the ability to summon a ghost familiar in ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight'', raocow quickly took to referring to him as Franchise/ScoobyDoo, and considered him to be more charismatic than the demon familiar. |
86 | ** The Holy Water weapon is "juicy juice", which carried over into his LP of ''VideoGame/DistortedTravesty 3'' when Claire received it as an ability of her own. |
87 | * The Oobs in ''VideoGame/MeatBoy'' are Soil Erosion Monsters. |
88 | ** Bandage Girl is sometimes 'Meat Girl' or 'Glitch Girl'. |
89 | * The mummies in ''VideoGame/StarTropics'' are Mummlies. |
90 | ** He pronounces Zoda-Y's name as Zod''ayy''. |
91 | * ''VideoGame/WingsOfVi'': |
92 | ** Due to a series of coincidences, Vi is now "A the Safety Bee". |
93 | ** Due to the unpronouncability of his name, Jeh'Oul gets a lot of these. raocow seems to have settled on Happy Joel, while the talkhausers also call him JJ or Jello. |
94 | * At the start of his Patreon videos, he addresses his supporters as VideoGame/{{Patapon}}s and Saucepans. |
95 | * After witnessing the [[PlatformHell hell]] that is the ''VideoGame/EscapeGoat'' [[BrutalBonusLevel post-postgame]], the viewers have started calling it ''[[VideoGame/IWannaBeTheGuy I Wanna Be The Goat]]''. |
96 | ** The goat's [[AnimalCompanion mouse companion]] in the sequel is "Roo". |
97 | * Lyft from ''[[VideoGame/FlyN Fly'N]]'' is "Salad" |
98 | * The developer of ''Mega Man'' on the DOS (and subsequent Mega Man games of dubious quality) is named Kevin. |
99 | * From ''[[VideoGame/WarioLandII Wario Land 2]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/WarioLand3 3]]'', the giant owl on which Wario can hitch a lift is affectionately, loudly, and [[RunningGag repeatedly]] referred to as 'OWL CONTROL'. |
100 | ** Also in ''3'', Mad Scienstein (the MadScientist-looking fellow who can turn Wario invisible) gets called Professor Science. |
101 | * Madeline, the protagonist of ''VideoGame/{{Celeste}}'', gets her name abbreviated to "Maddy". Her EnemyWithout Badeline inherits the other half of the name and becomes "Deline". |
102 | * ''VideoGame/HollowKnight'': |
103 | ** The protagonist's SoulPower is called "milk" due to its white color. |
104 | ** The Leaping Husks are called "Larries". |
105 | * The generic resistance soldiers in ''VideoGame/MegaManZero'' are all named Douglas, as are the Guardian troops in ''VideoGame/MegaManZX''. |
106 | * Weights in ''VideoGame/LaMulana'' are "Bread". Daises, especially those that need to be repressed after leaving the area, are "Weight Tax" or "Bread Tax". |
107 | * The High Jump in ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiSuperstarSaga'' is the Sad Jump or the Depression Jump, due to Mario's oddly sad-sounding "Let's go" whenever he's moved to the front to perform the move. |
108 | * Tosanaizer V and similar enemies that jump out of pits in ''VideoGame/MegaManClassic'' are "Up-and-Downs". This extends to other games, like ''VideoGame/HenryHatsworth'', with similar types of foes. |
109 | * On the topic of ''VideoGame/HenryHatsworth'', Skull Enemies are Hammer Bros, and a Pokey-like enemies composed of several smaller ones are called, of course, Pokeys. |
110 | * Rings are "Coins" in the ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' series. |
111 | * Aku-Aku from ''VideoGame/CrashBandicoot'' is sometimes "Rutabaga", which sounds like the gibberish he says when picked up, and sometimes just "mask". |
112 | ** Dr. Cortex is Sturg, a talkhaus community member with him as his avatar. |
113 | ** The time-freezing crates in ''VideoGame/CrashBandicoot3Warped''[='=]s time trial stages are called "time donuts". |
114 | * All {{Temporary Platform}}s are referred to as "Yoku Blocks" or "Yokus", after the ''VideoGame/MegaManClassic'' series. |
115 | * The Roller Bombs from ''VideoGame/{{Iconoclasts}}'' are "hamburgers" due to their similar appearance. |
116 | * [[spoiler: 0[[superscript:2]]]] from ''VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards'' is "[[PunnyName Oxygen]]" |
117 | * Mustache Girl from ''VideoGame/AHatInTime'' is "Robin", because of her hood. |
118 | ** Hat Kid is called "Hatricia". |
119 | ** The bird enemies in Mafia Town are "Heartless" |
120 | * [[VideoGame/HalfLife Gordon Freeman]] is John Freedom or Gordon Human, and later on, some mixture or another of both. |
121 | ** Manhacks are referred to as Bees. |
122 | ** The enemy helicopter in "Water Hazard" is called Heli-Chan. |
123 | ** Fast Zombies are Werewolves, on account of their howling. |
124 | ** After getting the Bugbait, Antlions are Family, with John Human Freedom as Dad. |
125 | ** The helpful Vortigaunt companion from Episode 2 is lovingly nicknamed Vort. |
126 | * Chaotix' client in ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes'' is "Frieza", out of raocow's belief that Chaotix is comparable to the Ginyu Force, as well as the high-pitched filter of the client. |
127 | * Any manner of cat-like enemy is [[VideoGame/CatPlanet "cat planet cat planet cat planet cat"]], or some combination thereof. |
128 | * In ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong64'', Diddy becomes "[=DeeDee=]" and Lanky Kong is "Uncle Larry". |
129 | * Black Doom from ''VideoGame/ShadowTheHedgehog'' is Evil Pete. |
130 | * Squawks the parrot, as appearing in ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountryReturns'', is referred to as a [[VirtualYouTuber VTuber]], as, when brought into a level, he sits on a branch affixed to the bottom left of the screen, as though posing in front of a [[ChromaKey green screen]]. |
131 | * Erik and Baleog from ''VideoGame/TheLostVikings'' are "Red" and "Stinky", respectively. |
132 | * Bikkuracoil, Spring Man's weapon from ''VideoGame/Rockman7EP'', is "Gross Finger" |
133 | * The bearded man from ''VideoGame/HotlineMiami'' is "Roscoe". He goes through a few names for [[spoiler:Biker]], eventually settling on "Knife-kun" by the end of the game. |
134 | * Miitans, the floating, self-destructing Reaverbots from ''VideoGame/MegaManLegends 2'', are "Explosion Buddies". |
135 | * In ''VideoGame/PaperMario64'', raocow quickly took to calling Eldstar "Old Man" after relying on him for many a mid-battle FP boost. |
136 | * The prisoners Klonoa rescues in ''VideoGame/KlonoaDoorToPhantomile'' are referred to as "feathers", for the symbol used to represent them in the first world. |
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138 | * On the other end of the scale, raocow's fans have several affectionate nicknames for him, too, such as 'cowrao', 'the Cow of Rao' and 'Mr. the Cow'. |
139 | * Certain types of gameplay moments bring forth other personas: |
140 | ** Frustrating gameplay or game design elements may result in a video with an "angrycow" warning. |
141 | ** raocow almost always commentates live while playing for the first time, but on the rare occasions that video editing requires it, "postcow" or "post-production cow" or "PPR" makes an appearance. |
142 | ** When replaying a long segment that has just been seen (e.g a level that requires going through the first half twice before encountering a branching path, or a perennial "died right at the end" moment), raocow tends to speed up video footage rather than cutting it entirely. He will typically continue commentating in that footage, leading to "chipmunkcow". |
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