Board Thread:Writer's Workshop/@comment-26018849-20150118105654/@comment-26007602-20150120012010

Why are you under the impression that he needs a name? You called him Shadowblade once in this story, and it really didn't play into his character. In the current way the story is written, the character's name is irrelevant. "Death Jaws" (which I personally don't think is any better) would not fit with this character, as he does nothing to earn the name.

That's the thing, you're character has to earn their nickname if they must have one. Just like in real life, if your name was John, and you told everyone to start calling you "John the Badass", they wouldn't take you seriously. The name wouldn't stick. As a writer, the concept is the same: if I were to name a character "_____ the Badass", they better damn well earn the nickname.