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Do we have a fandom nickname?

22 posts · 701 views · started 2017-10-29 11:48 UTC
XM
X-metal
2017-10-29 11:48 UTC
#1

You know how all other fandoms have nicknames they call themselves like the bronies and the potter heads and the whovians right? Do we sentinels fans have something like that? Because if we don't I would like to suggest a couple. Maybe you guys could come up with some better ones.

 

  • The most obvious of course is Sentinels
  • or sentinels of the multiverse which would get really confusing.
  • Or Greater than Gamers or GtGamers for fans of greater than games as a whole.
  • or my personal favorite: Radio Landians because that's what Christopher and Adam call us on they're podcast.

 

What do you guys think? Got any ideas of your own? Or is one already in place and I'm just late to the party.

TA
TakeWalker
2017-10-29 12:13 UTC
#2

Brentinels :V

I seem to recall someone making up a clever, if tongue-in-cheek, term back when I first found the fandom, but I can't remember what it was. :B I figure we're just Sentinels.

JE
Jeysie
2017-10-29 12:35 UTC
#3

People who volunteer to help with GtG's booths are called Citizens, FWIW. Makes sense, since they're being Citizen Hammer & Anvil's lackeys. :3

I wonder what fans of the various superhumans and teams are called in-universe (whether the Sentinelsverse or the Sentinel Comics verse).

MA
Matchstickman
2017-10-29 12:44 UTC
#4

Sentinerds was bandied about a bit in the early days.

XM
X-metal
2017-10-29 13:22 UTC
#5

holy crap! Matchstickman replied to my thread! I thought that only happened to cool people. 

 

Anyway. For specific teams:

 

Freedom Fivers, freedom fighters, Fivers, Freedom Teamers or anything along those lines for the freedom five.

 

Darklings, Watchlings, Dark Watchlings for dark watch.

 

Wardens, Primers, for prime wardens with the prime wardens sometimes called Magi-aliens.

 

also expatback for expat X setback.

 

also: citizens awesome and epic for hammer and anvil.

XM
X-metal
2017-10-29 13:22 UTC
#6

Personally I'm still find of radio Landians.

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Powerhound_2000
2017-10-29 13:42 UTC
#7

Radio Landians doesn’t make much sense as a nickname.  That term could be applied to lots of groups not just Sentinel fans.  

JE
Jeysie
2017-10-29 14:30 UTC
#8

Lanterns would be interesting as a Legacy fan nickname.

XM
X-metal
2017-10-29 17:52 UTC
#9

What would we call fans of fanatics. Wait I know FANatics. Or just Christians.

CH
Chaosmancer
2017-10-29 18:05 UTC
#10

I've never thought much about it, Sentinels seems pretty inclusive for now, but I've always liked the Citizens at Gencon.

 

 

I'm now fascinated by the desire to know what the in-universe fans of the public superhero teams call themselves. We know there is a at least one crazy stalker fan (Radioactivist) so it is clearly possible to have sane fans.

 

You think they ever get a moment in sentinel comics like we've had in Spider-MAn or Justice League, where the heroes are beat down and almost dead and the every day citizens come to their rescue? Those are always cool moments for me, seeing the community at large throw their weight behind their hero. Though, in a realistic sense, most of them would be pretty horribly killed or beaten by a majority of the villains.

XM
X-metal
2017-10-29 18:46 UTC
#11

Bunkers fans are probably called bunkers. Or bunkies. Bunk mates?

AL
Arcanist_Lupus
2017-10-29 23:33 UTC
#12

They’re not quite every day citizens, but a well placed police backup can mean the difference between victory and defeat.

XM
X-metal
2017-10-30 00:16 UTC
#13

Holy crap! All the cool letters page personalities are commenting on this! That shouldn't happen! I'm not cool!

RA
Rabit
2017-10-30 02:09 UTC
#14

I always liked Sentinerds, myself, but I'm the kind of person who wears a shirt with a name tag of "Geek" to work, so take that for what it is…  :wink:

(Luckily, I've only used the name "Rabit" sparingly on the podcast, so X-metal won't get too excited by this post…  :stuck_out_tongue: )

TR
Trajector
2017-10-30 05:32 UTC
#15

Personally, I like Sentinels.

I mean that at least two ways!

JE
Jeysie
2017-10-30 10:56 UTC
#16

Same, I don't use my username to ask questions.

PH
phantaskippy
2017-11-04 02:06 UTC
#17

I think Fantinels is the appropriate amount of terrible.

TA
TakeWalker
2017-11-04 13:18 UTC
#18

I dunno, it could get us in trouble with the people who make Shmanta pop. :B

YG
Yak_Guardian
2017-11-15 15:00 UTC
#19

+1

AR
arenson9
2017-11-18 06:20 UTC
#20

Fantinels is my pick so far

SP
speedyolrac
2017-11-19 20:53 UTC
#21

I am with Rabit, Sentinerds all the way.

I do like X-Metal name for the fans of the team. I wonder is that is the in Comic book creator universe name for them. But then again I don’t hear people who like X-Men or avengers have a fan name.

I use SpeedyOlrac for all my online stuff. Make it easier to know who I am.

Side Note: X metal, after this con I meet a few of them and I can say they are just Humans who are also fans. I hear that Christopher is happy to see people dressing up as SC characters but seeing his reaction was refeshing.

XM
X-metal
2017-11-20 01:07 UTC
#22

i know. That was a joke.