I for one appreciate the nod to a wild west icon. No matter what name they choose if it’s a good cowboy name there was probably a real person in the wild west with that name because we rate how good a cowboy name is based on real cowboy names. Were you upset when his name was Jesse before the real McCree was outted as a sex abuser? Cause Jesse James was a real cowboy who killed real people too.
But I thought the idea was to take his name away from ties to people in the real world who did bad things?.. I don’t see why they didn’t just go with Joel and give him some other last name. It was already set up.
Either way, it’s just a name. Can’t say that I care at all for his new name but at the same time, it’s been hinted that McCree wasn’t his name anyway, so it’s whatever.
Honest truth, I kind of like the new name. Not quite as cowboy-esque as Jesse McCree, but close enough it’s in the same vein. I can roll with it.
Granted he was an outlaw, a killer and a thief IRL so a bit odd to associate with that considering why they changed his name to begin with. But then again history doesn’t exist these days unless it happened on Twitter or TikTok.
I actually like Cole more than Joel personally but McCloud more than Cassidy. Interestingly both McCloud and Cassidy are cowboy homages. Cassidy being the old west outlaw and McCloud being the fictional TV big city cowboy. For those who never heard of him, here’s McCloud, it was pure cheese I assure you but that’s nothing against Dennis Weaver.
Personally though, in regards to “Cole Cassidy” I feel like it’s an alright name. Totally fitting that his initials are “C.C.” lol. But maybe I’m biased. Best New Vegas companion.
I think it was gonna be impossible to find a name that pleased everybody.
Hey look, I know I can tell you why your opinion is wrong but at the end of the day you can’t help the way that you feel. But what I can say is that if somebody has a name you think is girly and is a badass more power to them I say.
Here’s a wacky idea. Why not call out… “Cole”?
You know the stupid thing is the whole reason McCree was probably named “Jesse McCree” in the first place was somebody thought the employee’s name sounded like a cowboy because of this old FMV game:
And McCree’s the bad guy in it. He kidnaps the Mayor’s daughter to have his way with her. I mean… I don’t know if that counts more as irony or foreshadowing, lol.