GW and Punny Names.

[MaltonNecromancer]

Having just read the new Necron Codex, is it just me or have GW gone all out for punny names?

From stuff like Trazyn the Infinite ("Tracing the Infinite", a book of poetry) and Imotekh (Imhotep - Tuthankhamun's architect IRL, and more importantly, the titular Mummy from Universal's 1930 film of the same name and the updated Stephen Sommers version), they just seem to be sticking in a whole lot more punny names than they used to; it's a bit like back in 1st ed.

Anyone else spotted this? Or any more examples? Because I'm sure it's not just Necrons, but can't remember the silly Slann fellow named after Noughts and Crosses...

[wittdooley]

All I can think of when I see Draigo in the GK book is Dolph Lundgren

[Lord Azaghul]

I hold up the name Rambo, err Marbo has proof of gw long standing history of coming up with neat, original and cool sounding names

[lattd]

Well if you rearrange Marbo :P, there's an inquisitor from rogue trader which was obi who, or something like that, there is quite a few if you look. Cruella Da vile from the old DE codex.

[Subexarch]

Mad Donna Ulanti from Necromunda (the model even had a pionty cone-bra), The afore mentioned Marbo (real name Sly Marbo), and I'm sure there are others but I'll have to ho; in the Wayback machine to remember them. =P

[Badtucker]

Apparently Ghazghkull mag uruk thraka is a pun on Margret thatcher.

[SotonShades]

Ferrus Manus; the man with metal hands...

About half the characters from the Ciaphus Cain series are parodies/puns from british television

[Hive Mind]

Could be worse, at least none of the Necrons are called Maid'en Ty-One.

[Psychosplodge]

Could be worse, at least none of the Necrons are called Maid'en Ty-One.

Only because Red Dwarf got there first...

[Lord Azaghul]

Could be worse, at least none of the Necrons are called Maid'en Ty-One.

I'm gonna have to re-read the dex but I'm betting there is busty '7 of 9' in there somewhere