When Todd Howard revealed that Starfield‘s robotic buddy Vasco may vocalize your character’s identify, I knew there have been certain to be some “Bort license plate” conditions ready to occur. Reddit consumer andy24olivera claims to have datamined the listing of a whole lot of recorded names Vasco can draw from, and in my testing, it appears to be correct—each the omissions, and the extra out-there inclusions.
There are a variety of joke choices on that listing, however one thing about “Assface” referred to as to me. I girded my loins, booted up Starfield, and did an aggressive, impatient speedrun of its less-than-winning intro. Certain sufficient, after I approached Vasco, there it was: “Captain Assface.” Mom of God, they really did it.
I might truly forgotten all about this promised function with my first character, named “Glenn”—Vasco will solely acknowledge the one-n model of this noble identify, so my first dude was out of luck. The Gregs of the world are equally left within the chilly, be they of the one or two-g selection. There are a number of Gregs in andy24olivera’s feedback lamenting Starfield’s anti-Greg bias.
As a lot as I do have sympathy for the Gregs of the world, I do not need to get on Bethesda’s case about omissions—Vasco saying your identify aloud is such a enjoyable, foolish flex, and there are so many names that may truly work, all drawing from an incredible number of cultures and traditions. I am principally right here for the joke ones although. It feels just like the end result of telling Ness’ mother that his favourite meals is one thing unmentionable, or giving your Pokemon rival a very undignified identify. Listed here are a number of of my different favorites from andy24olivera’s listing: