Thursday, November 1, 2012

The Minutiae of Mandible # 2.a): "What's in a name?"


So, why Drake Mandible?

To be honest, this isn't the first time that I've used the name. 

I used to play a zombie-apocalypse themed MMO called "Dead Frontier: Outbreak."and when you customize your character, their former occupation influences their stats. "Actor" was a relatively well-balanced class (remember what I said about even numbers?) 

Originally my character's name was going to be "Jake Jackson", but since I was typing in the dark at the time, "Jake" became "Dake." On a whim, I added an R and decided that I liked Drake better, but "Drake Jackson" didn't quite have the same ring to me. Suddenly, the term "mandible" wandered into my head. It immediately conjured up an image of a square-jawed, uber-competent, alpha-male action star.


So when I needed an extraordinary protagonist to have extraordinary adventures, who better than Drake Mandible?

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