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MrHoon *
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
10183 Posts
October 19 2008 06:41 GMT
#1
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Poll: Which Nickname is better for Jaedong?
(Vote): (Eng) The Legend Killer
(Vote): (Kor) The Tyrant

Currently, there are 2 Nicknames for Jaedong
For the English one, it is the Legend Killer
I have NO idea where this came from, but I honestly don't like it. It doesn't suit someone that is good as Jaedong

Now for the Korean Nickname, they call Jaedong The Tyrant, which makes sense since he just dominates everyone. So lets make a vote

****
dats racist
riptide
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
5673 Posts
October 19 2008 06:44 GMT
#2
I think Legend Killer was fitting for a Roya Roader, but now that he's at the top, I'd say Tyrant. As for him dominating everyone - the bigger they are, the harder they fall.
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BreaK
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Canada890 Posts
October 19 2008 06:46 GMT
#3
I agree, The Tyrant sounds better.

I'm not even a Jaedong fan but I always found the legend killer was sort of... not enough. He deserves more.
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Motiva
Profile Joined November 2007
United States1774 Posts
October 19 2008 06:48 GMT
#4
A year ago Legend Killer was good. Definitely Tyrant now though.
ScarFace
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
United States1175 Posts
October 19 2008 06:48 GMT
#5
I always hated the Legend killer. It didn't really have a purpose either. I mean, all great players have beaten all other great players at one point. Savior has beaten oov, nada, boxer...blah blah blah. If Jaedong had a msl/osl run where he completely totaled a slew of old Bonjwa's or something, then the nickname begins to make sense...but he didn't. So its just stupid, and it sounds awkward to boot.
Can you dig it?
GTR
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
51640 Posts
October 19 2008 06:50 GMT
#6
legend killer is so loosely used, like it was first initially for cloud
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Folca
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
2235 Posts
October 19 2008 06:53 GMT
#7
The Legend killer sounds really cheesy, Tyrant sounds super badass
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MrHoon *
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
10183 Posts
October 19 2008 06:55 GMT
#8
On October 19 2008 15:53 Folca wrote:
The Legend killer sounds really cheesy, Tyrant sounds super badass

EXACTLY
dats racist
Realpenguin
Profile Joined December 2006
8253 Posts
October 19 2008 06:57 GMT
#9
explanation for legend killer:
http://senseofstar.blogspot.com/2007/02/legend-killer.html

I actually like both of them, too hard to decide t.t
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OneOther
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
United States10774 Posts
October 19 2008 07:07 GMT
#10
pok goon
GHOSTCLAW
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States17042 Posts
October 19 2008 07:31 GMT
#11
The tyrant is an amazing name...Both fit though.
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infinity21 *
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
Canada6683 Posts
October 19 2008 07:33 GMT
#12
Isn't he sometimes referred to as 파괴신? (i.e. the God of Destruction)

I swear I heard some commentators refer to JD as that. Tyrant sounds pretty badass though.
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MrHoon *
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
10183 Posts
October 19 2008 07:35 GMT
#13
On October 19 2008 16:33 infinity21 wrote:
Isn't he sometimes referred to as 파괴신? (i.e. the God of Destruction)

I swear I heard some commentators refer to JD as that. Tyrant sounds pretty badass though.

yeah currently there are 2 things
폭군 (tyrant) and 파괴신 (God of Destruction)
I remember in the early phase people called him 파괴신 but slowly started to drift to Tyrant.

Isn't it odd how someone as dominant as Jaedong has no real nickname
dats racist
thunk
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
United States6233 Posts
October 19 2008 07:38 GMT
#14
Jaedong will always be the Legend Killer in my mind.

Flash's nick of Ultimate Weapon seems so neutered though right now.
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Ideas
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
United States8173 Posts
October 19 2008 07:39 GMT
#15
I think it's too late to change his nickname.

+ Show Spoiler +
And I'm okay with that.
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sqwert
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
United States781 Posts
October 19 2008 07:57 GMT
#16
why wasnt savior the "tyrant" since every1 caleld him hitler.
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Shymon
Profile Blog Joined February 2005
United States620 Posts
October 19 2008 08:13 GMT
#17
i think everyone called him dictator zerg not tyrant per se. Plus his korean nickname is Maestro, so tyrant was up for grabs.
FakeSteve[TPR]
Profile Blog Joined July 2003
Valhalla18444 Posts
October 19 2008 08:49 GMT
#18
On October 19 2008 15:50 GTR-2-Go wrote:
legend killer is so loosely used, like it was first initially for cloud


cloud was called "Giant Killer"
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Chill
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
Calgary26003 Posts
October 19 2008 09:04 GMT
#19
Legend killer obv. Votes contrary are retarded :D
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PH
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States6173 Posts
October 19 2008 09:30 GMT
#20
THe guy is too much of a monstrosity to just be "Legend Killer"...he's a fucking tyrant for sure.
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.Ix
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
Philippines266 Posts
October 19 2008 09:47 GMT
#21
On October 19 2008 15:53 Folca wrote:
The Legend killer sounds really cheesy, Tyrant sounds super badass
MrHoon *
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
10183 Posts
October 19 2008 10:34 GMT
#22
On October 19 2008 18:04 Chill wrote:
Legend killer obv. Votes contrary are retarded :D

NO U
dats racist
Azrael1111
Profile Joined July 2008
United States550 Posts
October 19 2008 11:09 GMT
#23
Legend killer doesn't fit anymore, he IS the undisputed legend of current SC.
NergalSC
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
Poland186 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-10-19 12:05:53
October 19 2008 12:05 GMT
#24
Tyrant fits better to Jaedong than Legend Killer. -_-
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loupouk
Profile Joined May 2003
France105 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-10-19 13:04:05
October 19 2008 13:03 GMT
#25
I don't like both :/
When Jaedong plays, he looks very focused. Something like cold blooded killer would fit better.
InfeSteD
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
United States4658 Posts
October 19 2008 14:09 GMT
#26
I think nicknames are usually first impressions kind of stuff for me regardless of how much your skill level decreases/increases.. for example

iloveoov will always be monster terran even if he sux now

boxer the emperor

jd will be the legend killer for me always
w/e
jello_biafra
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
United Kingdom6642 Posts
October 19 2008 14:16 GMT
#27
I think The Tyrant is a more appropriate name.
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Mindcrime
Profile Joined July 2004
United States6899 Posts
October 19 2008 14:17 GMT
#28
On October 19 2008 23:09 InfeSteD wrote:
iloveoov will always be monster terran even if he sux now


cheater terran forever
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MrHoon *
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
10183 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-10-19 14:31:59
October 19 2008 14:30 GMT
#29
On October 19 2008 23:09 InfeSteD wrote:
I think nicknames are usually first impressions kind of stuff for me regardless of how much your skill level decreases/increases.. for example

iloveoov will always be monster terran even if he sux now

boxer the emperor

jd will be the legend killer for me always

Well the thing is like the Emperor and the Cheater, Jaedong has always been called the Tyrant in Korea

Its just that the foreign community slapped another nickname
dats racist
InfeSteD
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
United States4658 Posts
October 19 2008 14:53 GMT
#30
On October 19 2008 23:30 MrHoon wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 19 2008 23:09 InfeSteD wrote:
I think nicknames are usually first impressions kind of stuff for me regardless of how much your skill level decreases/increases.. for example

iloveoov will always be monster terran even if he sux now

boxer the emperor

jd will be the legend killer for me always

Well the thing is like the Emperor and the Cheater, Jaedong has always been called the Tyrant in Korea

Its just that the foreign community slapped another nickname


true
w/e
Waxangel
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
United States33650 Posts
October 19 2008 16:01 GMT
#31
What, Jaedong has never had a consensus nickname. Some fans absolutely hate the Tyrant/폭군 name. We just have to face the fact there's nothing good to call him for now
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ScarFace
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
United States1175 Posts
October 19 2008 16:35 GMT
#32
Well at the very least we should put "the tyrant" as one of his nicknames on TLPD. Unless its already there...?
Can you dig it?
Little-Chimp
Profile Joined February 2008
Canada949 Posts
October 19 2008 17:32 GMT
#33
The Legend Killer reminds me of Randy Orton haha.
OneOther
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
United States10774 Posts
October 19 2008 17:37 GMT
#34
On October 20 2008 01:35 ScarFace wrote:
Well at the very least we should put "the tyrant" as one of his nicknames on TLPD. Unless its already there...?

Done!
Djabanete
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
United States2786 Posts
October 19 2008 18:03 GMT
#35
I've always thought of him as the Tyrant ever since that "interview over wine" thing when the hosts asked him how he liked that nickname. He acted kind of embarrassed but you can't deny that Legend Killer is a pretty weak nickname for a player of his calibur.
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Mikilatov
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
United States3897 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-10-19 18:17:21
October 19 2008 18:16 GMT
#36
Yeahhh, it seems that The Legend Killer is something too specific for a player as good as he.

When I think "Legend Killer" I think of someone who is consistently beating people he shouldn't out of nowhere. Now it's to the point where I assume Jaedong will win 70% of matches, so it really doesn't make sense. Sure he's still killing legends, but he's not quite the underdog anymore, he's expected to slay these people now, so why have a nickname for it?

A more generic nickname that can still be used over time makes more sense in my opinion. (Such as Tyrant, Maestro, Emperor, Tushin.. Snottoss, etc.)
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LemOn
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
United Kingdom8629 Posts
October 19 2008 18:19 GMT
#37
On October 19 2008 18:04 Chill wrote:
Legend killer obv. Votes contrary are retarded :D

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Chef
Profile Blog Joined August 2005
10810 Posts
October 19 2008 18:59 GMT
#38
Legend Killer is 10 billion times better. It romanticizes the SC scene so much more than "The Tyrant." The Tyrant is more like... someone who just brutalizes players... Not necessarily a consistent winner like Jaedong.
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Zoler
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Sweden6339 Posts
October 19 2008 19:04 GMT
#39
On October 20 2008 03:59 PsycHOTemplar wrote:
Legend Killer is 10 billion times better. It romanticizes the SC scene so much more than "The Tyrant." The Tyrant is more like... someone who just brutalizes players... Not necessarily a consistent winner like Jaedong.


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FreeDoM[YA]
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
Canada855 Posts
October 19 2008 19:07 GMT
#40
I think Tyrant fits better.. He killed the legends to ge to the top. Now that he's at the top he's just dominating everything
arb
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Noobville17922 Posts
October 19 2008 19:11 GMT
#41
On October 19 2008 16:57 sqwert wrote:
why wasnt savior the "tyrant" since every1 caleld him hitler.


Because savior is the Maestro. And it was Matler i think..
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eborp
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United States266 Posts
October 19 2008 19:32 GMT
#42
I prefer Tyrant, Legend Killer should be used for someone that is perennial underdog but always manages to upset the "Legend". Jaedong is the favorite in pretty much any game so Tyrant suits him better.
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Nitrogen
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States5345 Posts
October 19 2008 19:39 GMT
#43
"the dong"
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Jaeden
Profile Joined September 2008
Romania1489 Posts
October 19 2008 20:31 GMT
#44
Actually Jaedong sounds cool imo :D
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onihunter
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
United States515 Posts
October 20 2008 01:34 GMT
#45
Iono, Tyrant fits because he beats everyone, but that has a negative connotation that doesn't really suit him. Except to Jaedong-haters....And Legend Killer used to fit, not anymore, like everyone's said already.

So neither?
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koreasilver
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
9109 Posts
October 20 2008 02:19 GMT
#46
God of Destruction was always my favourite nickname for him.
XCetron
Profile Joined November 2006
5226 Posts
October 20 2008 03:32 GMT
#47
I dont see how just because hes a legend he cant be legend killer, I mean there are other "legends" in sc.
Liquid`Jinro
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
Sweden33719 Posts
November 04 2008 04:48 GMT
#48
On October 19 2008 15:46 ClouD.BreaK wrote:
I agree, The Tyrant sounds better.

I'm not even a Jaedong fan but I always found the legend killer was sort of... not enough. He deserves more.

Wow I know this is late but legend killer is a god damned EPIC nickname.

The Tyrant is like making your SC nickname TwistedKiller (hi Erwin ).

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capek
Profile Joined September 2008
United States585 Posts
November 04 2008 06:48 GMT
#49
where did tyrant even come from?
i remember reading that senseofstar blog but tyrant I do not remember.
MrHoon *
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
10183 Posts
November 18 2008 09:19 GMT
#50
On November 04 2008 15:48 capek wrote:
where did tyrant even come from?
i remember reading that senseofstar blog but tyrant I do not remember.

it was the original Korean nickname when jaedong bursted into the scene
but at the same time SoS gave jaedong the nickname Legend Killer
And since more foreigners read SoS rather than care about translated nicknames, Legend Killer was done as Jaedong's nickname

However since oneother already put Tyrant on Jaedong's profile page this really doesn't matter anymore
dats racist
disciple
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
9071 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-11-18 12:31:34
November 18 2008 12:30 GMT
#51
Midas was The Tyrant back in the day, one of the OGN commentators put this nickname for him. JD should be JustAnotherZerg
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ZeeTemplar
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
United States557 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-11-18 15:56:31
November 18 2008 15:54 GMT
#52
The Korean Bomber O_O (i enjoy this one)

The Apostle. O_O!!!
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