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When being a gamer is not a good thing: check out this kid's Final Fantasy name photo

Wow.

I mean ... wow.

Please, if you will, imagine Sephiroth Andrew Martin in third grade, at which point it is highly unlikely that he will be a badass anywhere near worthy of his name. Imagine other kids asking "What's your name?" And then, imagine a skinny, pimply, awkward seven year old kid replying "Sephiroth."

I'm all for gamer references when it comes to your loved ones (it's quite funny to name your fish Sephiroth, for example), but naming your kid after one of the most memorable game villains of all time is just downright wrong. That kid is going to suffer so much by the time he is finished high school that he is going to fantasize about killing his parents. Even worse, he may hate the source his name came from, which totally negates the coolness of using a game reference in the first place.

So yeah. it's goes without saying, but don't do this to your kid. Ever.

[Via Photobasement -- Thanks, Ben]


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Gamer Named Tim's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/17/2008 19:00
Gamer Named Tim
Oh God.
TrailerParkJesus's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/17/2008 19:00
TrailerParkJesus
I'm gonna name my kid NBA Jam, Tournament Edition.
eternalplayer2345's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/17/2008 19:00
eternalplayer2345
That poor kid atleast he can go by andrew
diablo8001's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/17/2008 19:02
diablo8001
Could be worse. he coulda been named Sonic and grown up to be fat and slow.
Gandysampras's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/17/2008 19:03
Gandysampras
Thank god his parents didn't give him a game related second name. Sephiroth Cloud Martin anyone?
Tactix's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/17/2008 19:08
Tactix
I'm not going to bestow a videogame name to my child as the FIRST name, but i do plan to give some sort of "videogame middle name" to my children :D

For example, if I have any girls, the middle name will be Aeris.

Of course, this is just what I WANT to do, I'm sure if my wife vetoes, there is nothing I can do about it..:(

*off to search for a mate who loves FF7*
The Young Scot's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/17/2008 19:08
The Young Scot
I HATE that kid!!
Rosseh's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/17/2008 19:10
Rosseh
Maybe he can forget the 'H' and try and say its to do with the kabala. I think it's fine to name your kids something unusual but not sephiroth.
The-Excel's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/17/2008 19:10
The-Excel
Where's the story of that one kid who was given the name Yuji Naka ________ at birth by a mentally ill Sonic fan?
Dexter345's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/17/2008 19:16
Dexter345
Um, OR he could end up loving Final Fantasy VII, and be totally grateful that his parents gave him that name. Really, I don't see a problem with this. I wouldn't do it, but I don't really think giving the kid a name from a game that came out ten years ago (and probably won't even be known by his peers by the time he gets into school) is that bad.
Mustin's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/17/2008 19:16
Mustin
I know people that named their son Gannon.

Trump?
rabbitgod's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/17/2008 19:17
rabbitgod
Meh, if the kid doesn't like his name, he can always use one of the many possible nicknames like roth, seph, ir, hir, irot, sep, or h. But it really isn't that big of deal, plus once he is older it could be a conversation topic.
Holyetheline's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/17/2008 19:18
Holyetheline
LOL.

That's terrible.
yaisuah's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/17/2008 19:25
yaisuah
You guys are fags for bashin somethin you probably jealous you don't have the balls to do your self. Like rabbitgod said, he'll definitely go by a shortened version, and seph or roth are both very good names.
Projectexodus's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/17/2008 19:25
Projectexodus
Maybe Sephiroth is a certain name in some cultures? This reminds me of the time where I wanted to change my name to Satan or Judas, just for the heck of it.
Zero Atma's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/17/2008 19:27
Zero Atma
I don't plan om having kids, but if I did, I've at least considered naming it Rydia if a girl and either Kain or Edward Gerald (Edge) if a boy.
SetoChaos's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/17/2008 19:35
SetoChaos
Ya know as much as I wouldn't do this to my own kid. I personally wouldn't mind being named after a video game character. So I don't see what all the fuss is about...
brainderailment's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/17/2008 19:37
brainderailment
So, what you're saying is I shouldn't name my child iPod?
Daxelman's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/17/2008 19:37
Daxelman
It's not that bad.

Imagine being named Flower....
Rosseh's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/17/2008 19:39
Rosseh
Because fanboyism is lame, and of all of it, Final Fantasy 7 fanboyism is the most lame.
CrocBox's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/17/2008 19:48
CrocBox
If you are gonna do that make sure it's something obscure that no one will get :P

@Daxelman

Damn hippies >.<
Im OK's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/17/2008 19:48
Im OK
For what it's worth, the word "sephiroth" has been around a lot longer than FFVII, so there's that to consider. And they could call him "Seph" for short, so that's not so horrible. Kind of like Seth or Steph or something.

Also, at least "Sephiroth Andrew" is a better name than "Sarah McCain Palin". (Please note also that this man's original choice of name for his daughter was "John McCain".)
Mxyzptlk's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/17/2008 19:54
Mxyzptlk
Those parents had better be hardcore Judaism fanboys, otherwise this is just sad.
Paul Soth's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/17/2008 20:09
Paul Soth
Old.
Trowble's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/17/2008 20:13
Trowble
That's one way to have your kid picked on at school.
gamadaya's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/17/2008 20:13
gamadaya
It would be funny if he grows up to dislike Final Fantasy.
Knigge's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/17/2008 20:15
Knigge
Pimply? At the age of 7? Surely, you could have found a more suitable age.
Meh. It's not that bad. It's better than being named Shaquila or Anferny.
Aziel13's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/17/2008 20:26
Aziel13
hope the next kid is not named cloud
Veidt's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/17/2008 20:27
Veidt
Eh, it'd work in his favor if he did it right. If he was an evil bastard it'd be perfect. And you know you'd like to have an excuse for people to follow you humming One Winged Angel.

(Also, watch this kid become the next Bundy and it gets blamed on games.)
Lithium's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/17/2008 20:33
Lithium
the most I would go is purposfully giving my kid's 3 letter names so they can fit the whole think at an arcade.
Ffordesoon's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/17/2008 20:41
Ffordesoon
[quote]and seph or roth are both very good names.[/quote]

Where I live, if you walked into school and said your name was Seph or Roth, you would get your ass curbstomped.

Just FYI.
Ffordesoon's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/17/2008 20:43
Ffordesoon
Stupid quote-y thing... :?
mr spooky's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/17/2008 21:14
mr spooky
What if his name was hitler, just kidding.
akathatoneguy's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/17/2008 21:19
akathatoneguy
I love video games, but naming your kid after a character is beyond lame. Does this guy not know any *real* people worth naming his kid after? If you want to name your child after a person, that is.

@ Dexter345- Maybe it wouldn't be that bad if the name wasn't fucking Sephiroth. Even if they just made the shit up, it'd be a stupid ass sounding name.
JDavis1186's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/17/2008 21:30
JDavis1186
I've long considered naming my son, if I ever have one, Quinton, which is an actual name (and an awesome one), but the decision was influenced by the obscure Megaman character Quint. The middle name I was going to give him with it is Tiberius. Quinton Tiberius Davis.

Some may think that a terrible choice for a name, but I've been stuck with the combination of three *very* common names my whole life, and I hate it.
JamnOnTheOne's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/17/2008 21:32
JamnOnTheOne
Same as getting a video game tatoo in my eyes.

In the end, the person is scarred for life :-D.
Mike's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/17/2008 21:48
Mike
Considering the kid could easily go by Seph with no one being the wiser, I don't really see the problem here.
SWE3tMadness's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/17/2008 21:48
SWE3tMadness
Goddamn, what a stupid name for a kid. For the sake of the baby's sanity, I sincerely hope they call him by his middle name. O.O

Im OK, it doesn't matter what the origin of the name was in the first place, people associate "Sephiroth" with FFVII, and no amount of explanation from the kid or his parents is going to keep his peers from tormenting him with it.
NihonTiger90's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/17/2008 22:04
NihonTiger90
I hope some other parent in town names their kid Aerith.

In fact, I dare them to.
Niero's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/17/2008 22:08
Niero
DOES NOT KNOW IF WANT
sirinth's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/17/2008 22:30
sirinth
Better than naming him after anime.
My son's father seriously wanted to name him Alucard.
No way.
DynamicSheep's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/17/2008 22:37
DynamicSheep
Well, Sephiroth (or Sephirot or Sefiroth) is defined by Kabbalah as the ten attributes that God uses in order to manifest in the physical (and metaphysical) universe.

So... either they're obsessed with Final Fantasy 7, OR they follow Kaballah and feel that their child is the embodiment of the physical manifestation of God.

Either way it's obnoxious and uncalled for.
kevvo's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/17/2008 23:11
kevvo
seriously, by the time he gets in high school FF7 will be nothing but a faint memory from an ancient system to this kid
Gen Eric Gui's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/17/2008 23:23
Gen Eric Gui
This is older than the internet.

And those parents are stupid on a magnitude that is sadly becoming so common these days. *sigh* Why the hell would you name your kid after a videogame character, let alone one that was so incredibly lame?
PrinceofCannedPeaches's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/17/2008 23:26
PrinceofCannedPeaches
I'm not sure what type of seven-year-olds you're looking at, Collette, but if my maybe-possibly-one-day-not-likely seven year old has acne... he's got bigger problems at hand than a bad name.
JiR INC's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/17/2008 23:30
JiR INC
I feel sorry for the kid, I reckon the father was Drunk or high on drugs while naming the child....
There's a guy at uni who changed his name to "cell-ichigo" why... I have no idea but he need a kick to the head....
13thDragon's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/17/2008 23:31
13thDragon
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!
Xhumation's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/17/2008 23:34
Xhumation
It doesnt sound that bad. but if you get the reference it's too..well fanboy-y.

Nothing wrong with liking a game but there's something wrong with forcing it into other people
zeroword's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/17/2008 23:36
zeroword
Should have been his middle name.
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