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cxd February 22nd, 2013 1:13 PM

How would you name your mother?
 
Found this on Bulbapedia:
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Naming the mother

Data, including text strings, remain for yet another forgotten feature: the ability to name the player's mother. Space is reserved in RAM for two other names as well, which default to RED and GREEN—the protagonist and his rival from the Generation I games.
So.. how would you name your mother?

Seth Rollins February 22nd, 2013 5:03 PM

i dunno too, i would call her...my real mothers name?

Elaitenstile February 22nd, 2013 6:45 PM

I would always name here Delia or Caroline or Johanna, after the anime character's mothers. In D/P they give her a name, right?

Sydian February 23rd, 2013 12:07 AM

I'd probably just name her Sherlyn, which is my mom's name. I wouldn't want to give her a rude name like I would with my rival. I don't like the idea of people disrespecting their parents in real life, so I wouldn't even do it in a video game either, haha.

Nothing Is Real February 23rd, 2013 4:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Sydian (Post 7550455)
I'd probably just name her Sherlyn, which is my mom's name. I wouldn't want to give her a rude name like I would with my rival. I don't like the idea of people disrespecting their parents in real life, so I wouldn't even do it in a video game either, haha.

Pretty much this, yeah. I would most likely name the mother after my own mother or another of my female family members.

Brendino February 23rd, 2013 10:53 PM

I'm not quite sure what context her name would be used in, but I don't think I would've called her anything other than "Mom" (I don't call my mom by her real name, so I don't see why I would in a game).

U.Flame February 25th, 2013 10:00 PM

I feel the ability to name your mother would make her character more personal rather than a simple starting point character. It doesn't have to mean the main character calls her by name, it just lets us know a bit more. Heck, I even made a hack on Mother's Day just for that purpose. I think it'd be a great idea for her to be nameable. I wonder why they didn't go through with that.

Sydian February 25th, 2013 11:01 PM

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I'm not quite sure what context her name would be used in, but I don't think I would've called her anything other than "Mom" (I don't call my mom by her real name, so I don't see why I would in a game).
Ya know, now that I think about it, this is probably why we don't name her. XD

U.Flame February 26th, 2013 6:37 AM

Aren't the moms in the latest gens named now? The player doesn't call them by their name, yet they still have names. That's why I think they should've been nameable.

cxd February 26th, 2013 9:54 AM

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Originally Posted by U_Flame (Post 7555107)
I feel the ability to name your mother would make her character more personal rather than a simple starting point character.

Maybe they cut this because they thought the start of the game would be annoying. "What's your name? What's your friend's name? What about your mother, father, dog..."

Sydian February 26th, 2013 3:53 PM

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Maybe they cut this because they thought the start of the game would be annoying. "What's your name? What's your friend's name? What about your mother, father, dog..."
idk, Earthbound and Mother 3 did that and no one barks about how awful that sequence is. And you do end up feeling more connected to the characters, especially if you name them after your own friends and family. I think they'd find a way to make it work, like they did with naming your rival in GSC.

curiousnathan February 27th, 2013 10:48 PM

Hmm, I don't know really; I've been so used to calling/naming her "Mom" it'd be awkward to name her otherwise.

TouchemonLearner March 3rd, 2013 10:33 AM

I would probably have named her Mommy, since I was a little kid. But nowadays I would either name it after my mom's real name... or Mommy for the humor.

Isseubnida March 5th, 2013 12:20 PM

I would name her L'shonda. I freaking love that name.

vovillia March 6th, 2013 12:53 AM

Maybe *Your Name*'s Mom?

Eg. Character's name is Timmy and his mom's name is Timmy's Mom XD

Satoshi Ookami March 6th, 2013 2:20 AM

Probably Kana... from the fulfiling your dream ("yume wo kanaeteru").
Well... she did give protagonist a way to fulfill his dream, so why not? :)

Isseubnida March 6th, 2013 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by vovillia (Post 7567295)
Maybe *Your Name*'s Mom?

Eg. Character's name is Timmy and his mom's name is Timmy's Mom XD

Haha, I love this one! I love the Fairly Oddparents reference.

Rivvon March 10th, 2013 1:16 AM

Probably after my own mother, since my character is always named after myself.

Zorogami March 14th, 2013 1:25 PM

i think I'd either name her "mom", my real mom's name or "Princess Consuela" ^^

Sirfetch’d March 19th, 2013 3:28 PM

I'd name her Mom because that is what I call my mother in real life.

vaporeon7 March 25th, 2013 3:46 AM

I'd either name her my real mother's name, or just mum (not mom, because I'm not American).

tnfsf11 April 10th, 2013 8:20 AM

i would call her... MOTHER OF GOD!!!
Oh lol jk that's really inappropriate :P I would call her mummy (like a miss-spell of mommy but has a meaning) that would be freaky :D

Mr. Magius April 10th, 2013 10:29 AM

MOM... or MARITA, which is my actual mother's name. I can see why they left this feature out, haha.

Warship April 10th, 2013 10:38 AM

i would probably call her Mom as well. that's what i call her :P

Rai April 11th, 2013 1:36 PM

I would probably just name her Mom or Mommy or some kind of silly nickname. When I was little, I called my mom MomMoo so I probably would have named her that when I first started playing Pokemon.

My question is... Why are there no dads in any of the games?

Cavalreaper April 11th, 2013 2:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Rai (Post 7619851)
I would probably just name her Mom or Mommy or some kind of silly nickname. When I was little, I called my mom MomMoo so I probably would have named her that when I first started playing Pokemon.

My question is... Why are there no dads in any of the games?

There's always Norman in R/S/G, right? He's the only dad that comes to mind.

Treecko April 12th, 2013 1:12 AM

I think I would name her my mom's name , or Celeste , or just mom. Or maybe Delia like Ash's mom in the anime. Though the idea of naming your mom in the game seems sort of odd to me.

T!M April 12th, 2013 5:35 PM

Cassandra, after my IRL mother. I always like to the play the role of the character in any game that gives me the chance to name characters. So every Trainer I've played with, Generation 1 to 5, I've always, always named Tim.

Yusshin April 12th, 2013 6:27 PM

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Originally Posted by vaporeon7 (Post 7595154)
I'd either name her my real mother's name, or just mum (not mom, because I'm not American).

Same. Either "mum," "mama" or Tammy (my mum's actual name).

#18 April 14th, 2013 7:50 PM

I would have just named her Mom. I never call my Mom by her first name, it would be weird to me.

Aurora April 14th, 2013 10:18 PM

I address my mother as "Mum", so naturally it would have carried over to the name of my mother in these games. It would feel strange to me if I saw my mother's actual name on the screen when addressing her, after all.

razor8771 April 20th, 2013 8:16 AM

I would call her Misa from death note

legobricks-312 April 23rd, 2013 4:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Sydian (Post 7556203)
And you do end up feeling more connected to the characters, especially if you name them after your own friends and family.

Really now? I feel disconnected unless the characters have some sort of canonical state, and that goes for names.

lmcde22 May 20th, 2013 8:44 PM

Probably Jennifer cos thats my real mum's name

blue May 21st, 2013 2:42 AM

I'd just call her "Mom" so it would look normal I guesss.

Olli May 21st, 2013 9:16 AM

Slavedriver

Eh, I'm gonna go with the flow and say either 'Mom' or her real name. I can't really imagine giving my in-game mom any other name (unless it's linked to someone in the anime), and it's not quite the same as giving your rival a name. And as mentioned, there's not really any context wherein giving her another name would really matter, as the only time her name appears is during calls and when talking directly to her :p

Powerserge May 22nd, 2013 4:16 AM

I would name my dear ole' mum "Queen B."

JawDane June 1st, 2013 5:00 AM

I would name her my real mum's name. As I would always name my character my name. Just seemed to make sense.

tnfsf11 June 1st, 2013 6:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Powerserge (Post 7671333)
I would name my dear ole' mum "Queen B."

Beyonce right??? :D hahaha actually it's "Queen Bey" & her minions are called "Beyhives" & I can see a lot of honey already ;)

milkymew June 1st, 2013 7:48 AM

i would name my mom amy because thats my irl mom's name :3

Sabrewulf238 June 1st, 2013 9:34 AM

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Originally Posted by cxd (Post 7555738)
Maybe they cut this because they thought the start of the game would be annoying. "What's your name? What's your friend's name? What about your mother, father, dog..."

Personally I don't mind a bit of setup at the start of a game if it makes the experience more personal and novel.

As for what name I would have given....probably would have just put "Mum" or my mums actual name.


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