THE BEST, BADDEST ACTION HERO NAMES
To honor Vin Diesel's second appearance in xXx: Return of Xander Cage, Entertainment Weekly ranks the most muscle bound monikers from awesomely cheesy to just brilliant:
Snake Plissken-Kurt Russell in Escape from New York
Everything about this dystopian hero is perfect his eye patch, his flowy hair, and the thought of a parent looking down at newborn and thinking, "Snake."
Lincoln Hawk-Sylvester Stallone in Over the Top
Stallone, the king of the cheesy character names, he bore this winged masterpiece of a name in a movie about arm wrestling.
Charly Baltimore-Gena Davis in The Long Kiss Goodnight
Hey, writers just pair a basic name with a geographic location and viola instant charismatic killing power.
Sargent Jericho Action Jackson-Carl Weathers in Action Jackson
The Harvard Law educated Detroit cop's nickname bring together two powerful allies: Biblical reference and rhyming.
Mason Storm-Steven Seagal in Hard to Kill
"Mason" is the rare intersection of names for B-level action heroes and children from the Bay Area.
John Matrix-Arnold Schwarzenegger in Commando
"John plus Cool Word" served Schwarzenegger and others well during the '70s and '80s.
Frank Shatter-Chuck Norris in Hellbound
What is the etymology of the surname Shatter? Did Frank's ancestors have it shortened at Ellis Island? What did it used to be? Shatterstein? Shatteroni?
Castor Troy-Nicolas Cage and John Travolta in Face/Off
The baddie in this face swapping duo is ripped from the tablets of mythology. Castor and Pollux were twins, one mortal, one immortal. Troy was the city that fell because it trusted its enemy. Now, that's a deep cut.
Chev Chelios-Jason Statham in Crank
What's more absurd: the idea of a man needing adrenaline to keep his heart from exploding, or Statham playing someone names Chev?
Beatrix Kiddo-Uma Thurman in Kill Bill
No doubt Quentin Tarantino understands the art of action hero name. Note the hard, sadistic x of the first name, followed by the friendly arm-punch of the last. A worthy addition to the canon.
Snake Plissken-Kurt Russell in Escape from New York
Everything about this dystopian hero is perfect his eye patch, his flowy hair, and the thought of a parent looking down at newborn and thinking, "Snake."
Lincoln Hawk-Sylvester Stallone in Over the Top
Stallone, the king of the cheesy character names, he bore this winged masterpiece of a name in a movie about arm wrestling.
Charly Baltimore-Gena Davis in The Long Kiss Goodnight
Hey, writers just pair a basic name with a geographic location and viola instant charismatic killing power.
Sargent Jericho Action Jackson-Carl Weathers in Action Jackson
The Harvard Law educated Detroit cop's nickname bring together two powerful allies: Biblical reference and rhyming.
Mason Storm-Steven Seagal in Hard to Kill
"Mason" is the rare intersection of names for B-level action heroes and children from the Bay Area.
John Matrix-Arnold Schwarzenegger in Commando
"John plus Cool Word" served Schwarzenegger and others well during the '70s and '80s.
Frank Shatter-Chuck Norris in Hellbound
What is the etymology of the surname Shatter? Did Frank's ancestors have it shortened at Ellis Island? What did it used to be? Shatterstein? Shatteroni?
Castor Troy-Nicolas Cage and John Travolta in Face/Off
The baddie in this face swapping duo is ripped from the tablets of mythology. Castor and Pollux were twins, one mortal, one immortal. Troy was the city that fell because it trusted its enemy. Now, that's a deep cut.
Chev Chelios-Jason Statham in Crank
What's more absurd: the idea of a man needing adrenaline to keep his heart from exploding, or Statham playing someone names Chev?
Beatrix Kiddo-Uma Thurman in Kill Bill
No doubt Quentin Tarantino understands the art of action hero name. Note the hard, sadistic x of the first name, followed by the friendly arm-punch of the last. A worthy addition to the canon.
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