Originally posted by: Commander Courage
The way I see it, if we're doing away with the concept of "Darth" being a Sith title, it shouldn't be a personalized Sith title, either ... this is one area where I think a direct parallel isn't necessary. I dunno, I still like the idea of the Sith taking new names when they become a Sith Lord. On the other hand, maybe taking the title of 'Lord' is change enough? I'll keep thinking...Originally posted by: JamesEightBitStar
Even "Obi-Wan Kenobi" is a bit more traditional ... I've never really liked this trend towards "nonsense" names that the EU showed.

I dunno about "Obi-Wan Kenobi" and "Han Solo" sounding natural - I wonder if that's because they have become familiar names, rather than sounding natural to start with. As for the nonsense names of the EU, I think I object to it most when the name is intentionally or, even worse, unintentionally funny. Jar Jar Binks is pretty bad but, I have to say, I think Mace Windu is one of the worst. Sounds like some kind of cleaning product for windows. As for Count Dooku and General Grievous, I think those are some of the laziest villain names in cinema!

I think some new names are inevitable and making them sound "otherworldly" can be a positive thing, particularly for non-human characters. The idea of "Jai-Yun Skywalker" stems from thinking along far eastern lines, to maintain the similarity of the Jedi to far eastern traditions.

I'm actually starting to think of an overall concept for the saga of identity. Changing one's name is only part of that. Add to that the cloning issues, issues of parenthood and kinship and issues of right and wrong and you've got a lot of good stuff to get your teeth into!