Giant Squid Name Generator

Draw a name for the first thing you see

Imagine a giant squid at the edge of a submersible's lights. In one frame there is an eye, and in the next a long tentacle leaves the beam. Draw a few names and write them into the same line of a fictional dive log. Midnight Trench could recall the dark water around the sighting. Midnight Eye would direct a reader's attention to what came into view first. Try each one under a still from the dive as well.

Choose how much the observer can tell

A giant squid has eight arms and two long feeding tentacles. A person watching a brief recording might only see one of those tentacles, while someone drawing the animal from a clear view can include the arms around the beak. Onyx Mantle could fit a view where the dark outline stands out. Write a sentence that describes what the observer can see, then put the name into the next line without adding any details the camera missed.

Read it in a log and in a legend

Bathypelagic Phantom can sound like a nickname from a fictional dive team. Ancient Kraken might be passed down among a crew that never saw the original footage. Choose one event for both versions to share. It might be the moment the light moves and an arm crosses the beam. The person who reads the log and hears the story can then work out where the legend began.

If you use two names for the same creature, let a character repeat both in one scene or put them on the same sketch. If you have two animals, give them names with different opening sounds. Read the two names in a scene where only one squid is visible and ask someone to point out which name belongs to it. Keeping a note with the spelling and the first sighting will help when you return to the creature later.