Revenant rename to "umbras"

[Xhuis]

I'm doing a rewrite of revenants at the moment to improve their outdated code and I wanted some player input on a new name I have planned for them. Right now, they're named revenants, which are, by definition (taken from dictionary.com):

• a person who returns.
• a person who returns as a spirit after death; ghost.

My proposal is to rename them into umbras, which are:

• shade; shadow.
• the invariable or characteristic accompaniment or companion of a person or thing.
• the complete or perfect shadow of an opaque body, as a planet, where the direct light from the source of illumination is completely cut off.
• the dark central portion of a sunspot.
• a phantom or shadowy apparition, as of someone or something not physically present; ghost; spectral image.

I felt that umbra was more thematically fitting of a spirit that's not quite alive but not quite dead, but it was suggested that I gather player input on the subject. Please make a choice in the poll above and give your thoughts.

[TechnoAlchemist]

revenant is more catchy

[oranges]

What if you renamed them to cucks?

[Zilenan91]

Umbra is really generic. I think Revenant is just better.

[InsaneHyena]

Just call them what they actually are, griefghosts.

[Basilman]

I think that if you're gonna name them umbras, you should make a version of revenants named penumbras that instead of hiding when not using powers has to be 100% unrevealed to be effective, masquerading around the station and fucking things up as the crew are oblivious, in the rare case a chaplain does his job and reveals him through means unknown to me, he plays this song.


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[Super Aggro Crag]

if i was going to rename revenants, i would rename them poltergeists

[Lumbermancer]

if i was going to rename revenants, i would rename them poltergeists

Hey. That was my idea.

[Ezel]

THERES REV!!!!

REVS?!?!?!

uh i mean revenant

[Armhulen]

I don't like umbra, maybe wraith? shade? anything else? Why haven't we made them look like every other ghost? More at 7.

[MrEousTranger]

I like revenant, but I think that poltergeist would be an even better name.

[iamgoofball]

name it poltergeist

[ShadowDimentio]

Poltergeist.

[Jacough]

Poultrygeist

[confused rock]

why do we need a fucking rename
I say only name them umbras if we rename ratvar

[Zilenan91]

The revenant needs to be able to throw/possess items like the Goon wraith does if it becomes a poultergeist because currently it's not a poultergeist

[Falamazeer]

name it poltergeist

I'm for this.

[Drynwyn]

Call them Spectres or Wraiths. Probably the first, since Wraiths are already a spooky red murderbeast.

[Cheridan]

Name them Grudges damnit



also give them a cat howl button

[MrEousTranger]

Some faggot went to the wiki and actually RENAMED revenants to Umbras on the game modes page!
Lynch the bastard.