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Paranoia Name Generator
Clone Names with Clearance, Sector and Clone Number for Troubleshooters
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How the Paranoia Name Generator works
A Paranoia name generator for darkly comic dystopian sci-fi. In Paranoia-style games, troubleshooters serve a friendly, all-powerful computer and are expected to die often, so every character has several clones. Generate clone names with a first name, clearance letter, sector code and clone number.
How the Paranoia name generator works
Clone names follow a strict format: a short first name, a clearance letter, a three-letter sector code and a clone number, like ANN-R-SUN-2. Clearance letters follow the rainbow, from IR for infrared up through red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet. The clone number goes up each time the character dies. Squad names are cheerful and ominous.
Counting your clones
Start at clone 1. When a clone dies, the next one arrives with the number increased, often to general laughter at the table.
Not affiliated
Paranoia is a trademark of Eric Goldberg and Greg Costikyan, published under licence by Mongoose Publishing. This site is not affiliated with them. All names here are original.
FAQ
What does the clearance letter mean?
It is the character's security clearance, which follows the colours of the rainbow. Most player characters start at R for red. Higher letters mean more access and more danger.
Why do names have a clone number?
Characters die often, and each has several clones waiting. The number shows which clone is currently in play, so JIM-R-BOB-4 has already died three times.
What is the sector code?
The three-letter code is the sector of the underground complex where the clone lives. It works like a surname and adds to the cheerful, bureaucratic absurdity of the setting.
Can I use these in other dystopian games?
Yes. The names are original and fit any comic dystopia, clone story or bureaucratic sci-fi game, especially ones where characters are expected to die and return often with new numbers.
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