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#1 Oct 06 2013 at 8:10 PM Rating: Good
Am I the only one that rewards people with clever retainer names?

I mean, I just bought something off a retainer named Kmart. No, it was not the cheapest listed, although it was not significantly more expensive.

I'd just rather buy something knowing it probably came from a real character with a sense of humor.

Retainers I've rewarded with business:

The aforementioned Kmart
Wallyworld
Carrymystuff
Trapperkeeper
Lilmoocher

Moral of the story: Make me giggle when I see your retainer's name, and I'll buy your stuff even if it's not the lowest price.

Edited, Oct 6th 2013 10:16pm by Catwho
#2 Oct 06 2013 at 8:13 PM Rating: Excellent
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I don't know that mine are particularly clever, but I have a Roegadyn retainer named Grizzlybear and a Lalafell retainer named Koalabear.
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#3 Oct 06 2013 at 8:18 PM Rating: Good
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My retainers name is Preciousroy. If we could have slogans for them, mine would say something like "Buy my flightless birds... SUCKERS!"
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#4 Oct 06 2013 at 8:55 PM Rating: Excellent
I named mine Fastnsassy. There was this 93 year old couple that used to come to my clinic and every time I asked the husband how the wife was, he'd tell me "Ohhh boy, she's fast n sassy!" Which was hilarious because she was the sweetest, slowest moving lil lady I'd ever met.
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#6 Oct 06 2013 at 10:07 PM Rating: Decent
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lol, mines name is wallywallyworld on cactuar.

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#7 Oct 06 2013 at 10:36 PM Rating: Good
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trapperkeeper is awesome. mine are Tankgirl and Ripley. I like my female heroines. and apparently i like them to be selling stuff instead of fighting bad guys.
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#8 Oct 07 2013 at 12:22 AM Rating: Excellent
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I continued with a comics theme and called mine FrankCastle and SelinaKyle. Selina was KittyPryde but someone took that name in 2.0 before I reactivated my two.
#9 Oct 07 2013 at 12:47 AM Rating: Decent
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#10 Oct 07 2013 at 12:59 AM Rating: Decent
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My retainer's a Miqote chick named Voyevoda. It's a Metal Gear Solid reference. Not necessarily clever but it's awesome as hell!
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#11 Oct 07 2013 at 6:19 AM Rating: Good
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Both Lalafells, male is named Rumpel Stiltskin and female is Holly Hobby, he's greedy, she's just bored I suppose. *shrugs* I was also thinking of Bread'n Butter, Bacon Bringer, Bread Winner, Going'Going Gone... lotsa' different variations and ways to spell them. :)

Edited, Oct 7th 2013 8:20am by Subarcana
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#12 Oct 07 2013 at 6:31 AM Rating: Excellent
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I doubt mine are considered very "clever", but...

I named my original retainer "Wynne", and wanted to name her twin sister "Lynne", but it was already taken, so I got all creative and named her "Dynne" (Wine & Dine...kinda sorta). If I ever get a chance to re-create them, I'll make them more wine 'n dine-ish...
#13 Oct 07 2013 at 7:57 AM Rating: Excellent
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My retainer is a male hyur named "Swarovski" and, yes, he sells lots of jewelry. : D
#14 Oct 07 2013 at 8:48 AM Rating: Excellent
Oh boy. You can have two retainers? *sigh* Why do I miss the important stuff? Thanks guys!
#15 Oct 07 2013 at 9:48 AM Rating: Decent
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Ugh, why do I always think of doing stuff like this only when I see someone else mention it.

I already named my two, happy with how they are, but now I wish I'd made at least one with a funny name ; ;
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#16 Oct 07 2013 at 10:55 AM Rating: Good
Yeah I'm glad I only made one on each character before it occurred to me to give them a silly, memorable name.

On Taprara Rara, her retainer is a male Highlander named O'Malley. On Ornlorna Wystowyn, she has a female Highlander named Halle that came out looking like Halle Berry... Katarh Mest has a "brother" named Zatarh, which looks like her, Moonkeeper and all, only male.

Now I have to think of cute, clever names for their second retainers. Not that there is a shortage of retail store names out there...

Edited, Oct 7th 2013 12:55pm by Catwho
#17 Oct 07 2013 at 11:01 AM Rating: Good
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My retainer names are horrible and I feel a great shame.

Elvaan named lolretainers
and Miquote named BigolPuta

#18 Oct 07 2013 at 11:02 AM Rating: Good
lolretainers would get a sale from me!
#19 Oct 07 2013 at 11:05 AM Rating: Decent
Mine are called Quick Ben & Tattersail.

Just finished reading Gardens of the Moon and fell in love with those characters, wanted to honour them.
#20 Oct 07 2013 at 11:08 AM Rating: Decent
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Ooo I still have my Legacy character... will get retainers on my week off :D
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#21 Oct 07 2013 at 12:26 PM Rating: Excellent
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I have, still amazed I got this in XI and kept it in a server merge for a mule as well, gobbiebag.
#22 Oct 07 2013 at 12:52 PM Rating: Excellent
My 1.0 retainer was Igotwood, but I changed it to Mercy. My second is named Duty. Just named them after their personalities. I had a retainer named Junkpunch but I let my buddy take that name for his retainer.
#23 Oct 07 2013 at 1:18 PM Rating: Excellent
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I continued with a comics theme and called mine FrankCastle and SelinaKyle. Selina was KittyPryde but someone took that name in 2.0 before I reactivated my two.

Rate up for the Punisher reference.

Speaking of Kitty Pryde, I have a huge crush on Ellen Page.
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#24 Oct 07 2013 at 2:04 PM Rating: Good
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I used to have a mule in FFXI named Walmartaru. I didn't think of anything clever for XIV though. I just named my retainers after characters I created when I used to play Tera.
#25 Oct 07 2013 at 2:11 PM Rating: Good
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Mine are called Elathia and Shalandra.
#26 Oct 07 2013 at 2:14 PM Rating: Good
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I have a redhead named Readhead
I have a another named Backpack.
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