Name the Alien Race in Sonic Chronicles

[Doctor Setebos]

http://uploads.evilavatarcomics.com/DoctorSetebos/forums/sonic_chronicles_alien.jpgGoNintendo points out (http://gonintendo.com/?p=37033) that Bioware is seeking your input in naming the new alien race that will be featured in the upcoming DS RPG Sonic Chronicles. The choices are:

The Bluchaos
The Crushers
The Darknood
The Dusk
The Gravitus
The Guardian
The Icebo
The Psykore
The ZoahCast your vote here (http://www.sonic-city.com/en/games/888.html)!

[Gorvi]

My vote is a write in: The Belong In Metroid aliens.

[Variable Gear]

So many embarrassing names...

[violentp]

The Lamos.

[Wraith]

The Dusk
The Gravitus
The Guardian
The ZoahOf that list, these at least sound halfways decent.

*Edit* Looks like the link is dead already.

[Doctor Setebos]

*Edit* Looks like the link is dead already.HA! It worked before I posted the article. Looks like we killed Sonic. :D

[EternalGamer]

Uh, shouldn't the name be somehow tied to the characteristics of the race rather than just being a) an made up phrase or b) a recognizable phrase that has nothing to do with the race.

[Wraith]

Uh, shouldn't the name be somehow tied to the characteristics of the race rather than just being a) an made up phrase or b) a recognizable phrase that has nothing to do with the race.What, like Icey McIcemonster? Sometimes a made-up or unrelated name works just fine.

[Talon-]

Aren't the Zoahs from Star Fox Adventures?

Yes, I played that embarrassment of a game. Yes, I want my time back. :(

They should call them the Crushers because that's without a doubt the most embarrassing name up there.

[LionEyez]

Looks like crushers to me.

[Doctor Setebos]

Aren't the Zoahs from Star Fox Adventures?I found a reference to Zoah in Chrono Cross (http://www.chronocompendium.com/Term/Zoah.html), but not Star Fox.

[werthog42]

Aren't the Zoahs from Star Fox Adventures?

Yes, I played that embarrassment of a game. Yes, I want my time back. :(

They should call them the Crushers because that's without a doubt the most embarrassing name up there.

The Krazoa. Why do I remember that?

[Talon-]

The Krazoa. Why do I remember that?

I don't know, friend. I don't know. :(

I found a reference to Zoah in Chrono Cross (http://www.chronocompendium.com/Term/Zoah.html), but not Star Fox.

Ah! Muscle Head. I remember that guy.

[Wraith]

Looks like the site is working again.

[Vandenh]

The Tier 6 WoW aliens.

[Variable Gear]

I voted for "The Bluchaos," because that was the worst name on the list.

[Flatpicker]

the Suxxors.
Sega keeps finding that same shark to jump over again and again.
LET. SONIC. DIE.
Poor guy's on the floor twitching and you keep fucking the carcass.

[The Continental]

I'm writing in "The Desperation", because this franchise stinks of it.

[Segaholic2]

Just posting to say that "Zoah" was the name submitted by my site. The staff had a long fight about our submission before we voted on this one, for reasons you can read in this post: http://www.seganerds.com/2008/03/04/sonic-chronicles-naming-contest-vote-for-us/

[Variable Gear]

the Suxxors.
Sega keeps finding that same shark to jump over again and again.
LET. SONIC. DIE.
Poor guy's on the floor twitching and you keep fucking the carcass.

But...
:eek::mad::confused::rolleyes::D:p
...Sonic Rush was awesome!

...and any true Sega Nerd out there will know that “Zoah” is also the name of the forest in Panzer Dragoon Saga...

I am obviously not a Sega Nerd, as I've never heard of the name before. Nice choice, though. I like how you connected the name to Sega's past.

[Mr. Lake]

This is precisely where Sonic started going bad. "Hey, new 'Sonic' game, lets make a new character no one will care about."

It's all in my upcoming book titled "This is Precisely Where Sonic Went Bad".

[Lobster Mobster]

El Vibrato!

[TheKeck]

I went with Gravitus. Shrug.

[alienhead]

Vote: The Generic Alien Race

[Zaro]

What do you want Bioware have never been really original. ;)

[alienhead]

Wait is that the name of the game? Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood? Horrible name for a Sonic game, rpg or not.

[Switcher]

I like Psykore and Dusk, personally.

[Variable Gear]

Wait is that the name of the game? Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood? Horrible name for a Sonic game, rpg or not.

That's true. The title is just filled with words that bring back bad memories.

What do you want Bioware have never been really original. ;)

What about Shattered Steel's terrain effects?

[Lizard Dude]

I voted Bluchaos to cause the most pronunciation confusion.

[Lint of Death]

I voted Bluchaos to cause the most pronunciation confusion.

I think it's the best name on the list if you pronounce it BLU-chouse, where the ch is that sound you make when you're clearing your throat, like in Hebrew.
:D

[Kryopsis]

I bet Sonic will turn out to be the amnesiac leader of said aliens, you'll have have a whiny female side-kick who'll join them in the end and your former student will be trying to kill you. :p

[Variable Gear]

I think it's the best name on the list if you pronounce it BLU-chouse, where the ch is that sound you make when you're clearing your throat, like in Hebrew.
:D

Also,

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/7e/Sonichannel_chao.png/200px-Sonichannel_chao.png

I see some Blue Chaos.

[violentp]

I would figure that such a dying franchise should be left to professionals to bring back from the grave. I personally think that the Sonic franchise has gone to shit and they're asking me what certain characters should be labeled? Insanity. Surprise us all with the revitalization, that's the only way to bring it back to it's original glory. Don't make us a part of the process.

That is of course, unless you get your thrills from seeing something you voted for come to fruition.

[koorb]

Cliché Alien Race of lameness from planet 'Get A Clue'. Their mission is to invade games with potential and turn them into generic rubbish that we gamers have all played a dozen times over by providing so much filler content that any actual story or intelligent ideas become watered down so much that nobody cares about the game and the franchise dies a slow death by a combination of poor reviews and sales.

Too many brave games with potential have fallen victim to this menace in the past so if anybody can stop their impending invasion you must make a stand and say, I am not allowing my talent to be squandered on this piece of C*** project and not going to take this anymore.

[destoo]

Great design, btw.. (from the Sega Nerds link)

The details were sketchy, but we were given some information from Sega about the race, which helped us to come up with the name:

* It is an Alien Race (Not a robot, nor from Earth)
* It is a major enemy of Sonic’s in the game
* The race appears to be energy based
* The right arm is a weapon that fires an energy blast (possibly electricity)
* The left shoulder has a bit that sticks out and rotates, possibly to charge up the weapon on the other arm
* The race is covered in a thick armour
* The race is three times taller than Sonic and chums
* Where the nose should roughly be is a single blue light - possibly a sensor, or a single eye
* They appear to be a very advanced Alien race
* On its back (you can’t see here) the shoulders have a crystal each, pointing downwards
* The heels (again you can’t see) have a crystal each pointing upwards


They probably just want to get us drooling.. the name isn't THAT critical anyway, is it?
As long as Sonic doesn't have a gun, it's good with me.

[Meglomaniac]

The Lamos.

Damnit!, you beat me to it. I think Lameos(the actual spelling) would be perfect since it fits in with that 90's "Baditude"(Gawd just typing it makes me sick) that sonic was all about.

[Durka-Dan]

As long as Sonic doesn't have a gun, it's good with me.

Maybe Sonic does need a gun.. maybe not. All I know is they better do something with the franchise before it loses any fan base that might be left.

[Disgustipated]

Maybe Sonic does need a gun.. maybe not. All I know is they better do something with the franchise before it loses any fan base that might be left.

http://media.teamxbox.com/games/ss/1119/1116433473.jpg

I think after the above travesty we can safely say Sonic does NOT need a gun.

[destoo]

I think after the above travesty we can safely say Sonic does NOT need a gun.

The problem is the "we" that you use.
You, me, and anyone who knows Sonic, yes.
But look at the numbers.. That Gee-Tee-Hey game all the kids are playing. And Halo. Look at the SALES NUMBERS! They have guns in that game.
(or maybe Sonic will have a Guitar this time?)

[Heretic Machine]

Let's go team Dark Nude!

[Doctor Setebos]

Let's go team Dark Nude!Wow. That so did not occur to me until you wrote it that way. I'm definitely voting for that choice now. :D

[jakie_chon]

I vote for them to stop doing (bad) sonic games

[Korialstrazs]

(or maybe Sonic will have a Guitar this time?)

Already been done, see sonic underground, and yes that was before sonic went to hell.

[IndependentGMR]

It looks like a Del Saber.

[Micasa]

Write-in vote: The Gygaxians.

[Magnanimous Gnome]

I'm all for Sonic having a gun in this game.

I want to control Sonic as he uses said gun to blast away all of his annoying friends before finally putting the barrel in his mouth and ending the collective misery of gamers everywhere.

[AbeLincoln]

BIXNOOD my goodness I can't believe it!

[Lon Lon Rabbit]

I vote for them to stop doing (bad) sonic games

Sonic's best game yet comes out in just a few days.

[DSSJ]

They should take all their original ideas and go to hell.

After that they should lock some guys in the basement and let them program the next REAL, 2D Sonic.

[Crono]

The Desperates