Finis Valorum

Some of you who know Latin may recognize the phrase "Finis Valorum." It means "the end of worthy deeds." Well it is also the name of Chancellor Valorum from "Star Wars episode 1: The Phantom Menace." His name was chosen by Lucas to refer to the fact that he is the final "legitimate" Supreme Chancellor of the Galactic Republic. When he is ousted, it paves the way for Senator Palpatine to become "Emperor."

The actor who played him in "The Phantom Menace" is Terence Stamp. If you are an uber nerd, you may recall Terence in the well-known role of General Zod from the second Superman movie starring Christopher Reeve and Margot Kidder.

So in a really weird kind of way, Terence in the role of "Zod" had to relinquish his leadership role and kneel before Superman when all of his powers were stripped away at the end of Superman II.

And he also had to kneel before Amidala in "The Phantom Menace" when she stripped away all of his political power through a vote of "No Confidence" before the galactic congress. Coincidence? The world may never know.

I know that I've embedded double meanings within the names of some characters who exist solely in the pages of fiction that I write. For example, I made up this villain once and called him "The Hater of All", because I thought it sounded rather cool. The villain was a huge monster with tentacles that sprouted from its head. It lived inside a huge cylindrical fish tank. People that stared in through the glass would see this kind of floating disembodied head with a huge eye ringed by stalks that had other eyes. On a plaque in front of the tank read "Hater of All."

One kid asked me, "Why is it called that?"

I shrugged and replied, "Because it hates everything. Hence 'Hater of All.'"

I thought it was pretty self-explanatory :P And "Hater of Some" just wouldn't have the same ring to it.

So quid pro quo? Do you use double meanings in the names that you choose?