{"id":16,"date":"2008-03-30T17:43:15","date_gmt":"2008-03-30T21:43:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/2008\/03\/30\/supervillain-names\/"},"modified":"2008-03-30T20:50:51","modified_gmt":"2008-03-31T00:50:51","slug":"supervillain-names","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2008\/03\/30\/supervillain-names\/","title":{"rendered":"Supervillain names"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"justify\">Sadly, these are the kinds of things I find myself thinking about&#8230;<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">If I was a supervillain, I think I would avoid a name based around my arch-nemesis.\u00a0 It just seems to make sense if you take the time to think about it.\u00a0 While the name <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Reverse_Flash\" title=\"Reverse Flash\">Reverse-Flash<\/a> is totally bad ass, it\u00a0hinges completely on the Flash.\u00a0 I mean sure, it totally sets you up to be someone&#8217;s arch-enemy.\u00a0 But what happens if you\u00a0bump into Green Lantern?\u00a0 Do you think he&#8217;s going to be intimidated by your name?\u00a0 It&#8217;s not like you&#8217;re the Reverse-Green Lantern.\u00a0 What happens if you succeed in your life long goal of killing the Flash?\u00a0 What then? You&#8217;re now the &#8220;Reverse-Dead Guy&#8221;.\u00a0 You&#8217;re the &#8220;March of Dimes&#8221; of the supervillain set (March of Dimes was created to fight Polio; once Polio was eradicated, they had to find a new reason to exist).\u00a0 Dude, you&#8217;re better off sticking with &#8220;Professor Zoom&#8221;.\u00a0 Trust me.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Oh yeah, <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anti-Monitor\" title=\"Anti-Monitor\">Anti-Monitor<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Superman_Revenge_Squad\" title=\"Superman Revenge Squad\">Superman Revenge Squad<\/a>, and the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hulk_Busters\" title=\"Hulk Busters\">Hulk Busters<\/a>?\u00a0 It wouldn&#8217;t hurt if they started shopping around now for a new name.\u00a0 I&#8217;m just sayin&#8217;&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Tell the world about ONCE UPON A GEEK:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-16\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2008\/03\/30\/supervillain-names\/?share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-16\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2008\/03\/30\/supervillain-names\/?share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-email sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2008\/03\/30\/supervillain-names\/?share=email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to email this to a friend\"><span>Email<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#\" class=\"sharing-anchor sd-button share-more\"><span>More<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"sharing-hidden\"><div class=\"inner\" style=\"display: none;\"><ul><li class=\"share-reddit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-reddit sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2008\/03\/30\/supervillain-names\/?share=reddit\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Reddit\"><span>Reddit<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-linkedin\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-linkedin-16\" class=\"share-linkedin sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2008\/03\/30\/supervillain-names\/?share=linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on LinkedIn\"><span>LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sadly, these are the kinds of things I find myself thinking about&#8230; 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