I have low self esteem now so I no longer use my own name and just use a generic description like Protagonist or use their cannon name instead.

>>715477821 (OP)
i use an initialism of my screen name

>>715477821 (OP)
No.
I have a short list of names that I use depending on type of character.
I got most of them from making dedicated generics in Disgaea

I just call myself JoJo every game

Ill usually just pick some random name depending on the setting. I dont self insert

>>715477821 (OP)
I am from a country that uses a different alphabet and anglicized my name looks retarded as fuck, so I opted to use Richard as my vidya name since I was like 12

I mostly take my character names from literature I've read recently

>>715478015
Are you a Dick?

>>715477821 (OP)
My name is Mathew, I use ‘Math’ for my characters, also because I study maths.

>>715477939
is this a joejoes reference

With Dragon Quest i just use "Hero", old Zelda i would use "Link", i looked up the name for Mother 1's characters and named them accordingly.
Idk, i don't like to self-insert.

>>715477821 (OP)
Nill Kiggers

>>715477821 (OP)
Depends on the game. If it's a story you have no choices in (e.g. Zelda), I always look up the official name(s) and get annoyed if I can't find any. If it's something more free/open (e.g. TES), I come up with my own name

I give my full name which is pretty unique. Only some old English alternative music journalist has it. I also try to insert my social security number and date of birth if possible

>>715477821 (OP)
Never my own name. I'll use the canon name above all else. If one isn't available like in most Dragon Quest games, I'll do some digging around official material and try to pick something that fits.

I name the player character Anon so I don't have to scribble over it in Paint if I want to post a screenshot.

>>715477821 (OP)
I like being a disembodied observer of fiction. I name the character whatever I think fits the setting.

>>715477821 (OP)
Have you tried using the name Andy?

>>715477821 (OP)
I relate to this, it really depends on the game though. If it's a fully customizable character in chibi artstyle like that I'd use my real name still, but if it's like SMT V it feels weird.

>>715477821 (OP)
No, if I ever self insert which is very unlikely to happen I will use my vidya nickname instead.

>>715477821 (OP)
I just use my screen name for my character. I also have a variety of names I came up with for characters over the years for story concepts that I use if I don't make a male character.

>>715477821 (OP)
i put ass or dick

>>715477821 (OP)
nah, i always use their canon names

>>715477821 (OP)
>gender AND body type
I don't know what to make of this

>>715477821 (OP)
Canon name first.. If there is none, but the character is still supposed to be their own thing; then I pick a fitting name. If they are supposed to be you then my standard username.

>>715483949
Actual body types. Not the "modern" Type A/B.

>>715477821 (OP)
I always name the character Link, even in non-Zelda games

>>715477821 (OP)
I try to use the canon name, unless it's Pokémon, which I haven't played for almost a decade.

>>715478163
I find it very hard to self insert into an already established character.

>>715483949
The "body type" was just to pick up the size of the character. Nothing to do with the woke shit

I used to name male main characters after myself and female ones after my sister
I stopped doing that once I played the first game that paired the male and female leads together romantically

>>715477821 (OP)
I base him off what I'd be and base my identity online around
a little wizard boy
I'd throw away my life and identity to be one

>>715485154
Gay

>>715477821 (OP)
My own name just feels weird to see on the screen
Been a long time since I played a choose a name game that wasn't pornographic though, maybe it would feel less weird in a standard game.

>>715485154
cute wizard boy

>>715485412
Yessir

>>715485503
this image reminds me of "Tensei Shitara Dai Nana Ouji Datta no de, Kimama ni Majutsu o Kiwamemasu" (in that it radiates shotacon energy and dai nana ouji is definitely drawn by a shotacon)

>>715477821 (OP)
I play a character, not self insert like some kind of faggot

>>715477821 (OP)
I use my own name because its short and generally fits into all medivalish settings. I use different names if I don't want the character to be a self insert

i'm starting to realize i'm anti-autistic
like autistic in the opposite direction
where i avoid self-inserting as much as possible because it's not narratively coherent for me to be in most gaming situations so instead a craft a character to suit the game

>>715477821 (OP)
I make up a name that fits. I have a different name for each of the DQ guys. I default to Shin Minagi whenever I play an SMT game.

>>715477821 (OP)
Usually my real name in Pokemon or DQ likes.
In SMT games I'll use my real name transliterated to Japanese on a first playthrough, or use canon names on completionist replays.
In games with character creators instead of single hero, I have a handful of D&D and MMO character names I'll re-use for certain archetypes, if nothing new springs to mind.

phimosis

>>715477821 (OP)
only sometimes but when i do i look up my name in different languages that could fit the games theme or century

>>715477821 (OP)
one time i picked the girl and named her after my crush
i was scared someone would see and find out so i turned the game off whenever someone came around