Guide to Pseudonyms

As you know, Pencil 2.O is clearly not an animated show, and *far* from a show with voice actors. But if we did have a steady cast, we would seriously need to conceal some people's names. Therefore, I have devised a complex system of using pseudonyms. Here are four types of people I'd rename to voice characters.

**Note: As of 2018, this page is obsolete for future episodes created by me.**

## 1: People who have died

This seems stupid, but if I could travel back in time to record them in *Pencil 2.O* roles, I would totally do so.

**Renaming Algorithm**
* Same number of letters in first name
* Same number of letters in last name
	+ For example, *Leonora Braham* becomes *Lxxxxxx (7) Bxxxxx (6)*, which becomes *Lillian Bailey*.

Here's the rest of the original cast of *The Mikado*.

* Sybil Grey (Peep-Bo) → Sxxxx (5) Gxxx (4) → **Susan Gray**
* Jessie Bond (Pitti-Sing) → Jxxxxx Bxxx → **Judith Bell**
* Rosina Brandram (Katisha) → **Rachel Buchanan**
* Durward Lely (Nanki-Poo) → **Douglas Long**
* Frederick Bovill (Pish-Tush) → **Frederick** **Bailey**
* Rutland Barrington (Pooh-Bah) → **Robert Blankenship**
* George Grossmith (Ko-Ko) → **George Gutierrez**
* Richard Temple (The Mikado) → **Richard Taylor**

## 2: People you know but live far away

The next state or country is a good indicator of a thing like this.

**Renaming Algorithm**
* Last name letters for first name
* First name letters for last name
	+ For example, *John Smith* would be like *Jmith Sohn* → *Jxxxx (5) Sxxx (4)* → **James Shaw**

I'm doing the living presidents of the United States because it's 23 at night and I got nothing else.

* Jimmy Carter → Jarter Cimmy → Jxxxxx (6) Cxxxx (5) → **Joseph Clark**
* George Herbert Walker Bush → Gush Trebreh Reklaw Beorge → Gxxx+tr Bxxxxx → **Gariter Bailey**
* Bill Clinton → Blinton Cill → **Brandon Cook**
* George Walker Bush → **Gary R Bailey** → **Garry Bailey**
* Barack Obama → **Brian Obrien**

## 3: People who voice other people

Yes, because people actually do want non-object show-based voice actors to hypothetically voice-act on the show.

You do not have to do this with voice actors big already in the OSC: i.e. **Cary/Michael Huang**, **Adam Katz**, **Niall Burns**, etc.

**Renaming Algorithm**
* Last name initial for first
* First name initial for last
	+ For example, *Nina Kealiiwahamana* → *Kina Nealiiwahamana* → *Kxxx (4) Nxxxxxxxxxxxxx* (>9) → **Kara Napolitano**
	+ Or *Harry Potter* → *Parry Hotter* → *Pxxxx (5) Hxxxxx (6)* → **Peter Harris**

I'm assuming you don't need those reference points, given I've *two* examples in the algorithm box. Here is the cast of one of the episodes of *SpongeBob SquarePants* as their *noms de plume*.

* **Kim Terry** (SpongeBob, Fish #40, Narrator, Bert, Jeeves)
* **Fred Blankenship** (Patrick, Fish #106)
* **Bennie Clark** (Mr. Krabs, Fish #105)
* **Bob Y Davis** → **Bobby Davis** (Clam, Appraiser, Bill, Fish #41)
* **Fred Mann** (Employee, Bystander, Fish #60)

## 4: People you know and live nearby

The same state or country is a good indicator of a thing like this.

**Renaming Algorithm**
* Last name numbers for first
* First name numbers for last
	+ For example, *Michelle Obama* → *Obama Michelle* → *Oxxxx (5) Mxxxxxxx (8)* → **Olive Martinez**

Here are the pseudonymised list of people in one of my school classes:

* Adam Alvarez
* Rosemarie Alvarez
* Robin Amos
* Ellsworth Arnold
* Kendrick Bennett
* Lee Carpenter
* Tranquilino Duncan
* Geoffrey Elmore
* Fannie Green
* Paul Harris
* Susan Johnston
* Bob Jones
* Helen Lambert
* Kim Larson
* Yee Morales
* Marguerite Neal
* Peter Perez
* Henry Rivera
* Oscar Rivera
* Sandra Snyder
* Mason Yeager

## Notes

1. ↑ I do enjoy the practice that the II crew did in episode 16. But I don't think leaving the entire name censored or using account names makes it a good one - we're (mostly) human here, and people feel more comfortable when relating to human names than words.
2. ↑ Sometimes events like this happen. It's totally okay; they've been dead for about a century.
3. ↑ I doubt you'll have this problem, but just in case you do, here are the rules for MIDDLE NAMES: For *females*, the first letter is used. For *males*, the last letter is used. And if you're neither, whatever floats your boat. It may modify... **Brian Gary** may become **Brian Ygar** and convert so: as **Bryan**.
4. ↑ I'm thinking anime ... anyone else?
5. ↑ This is totally not a coincidence.