I had to double-check my calendar and made sure it wasn’t the 1st of April when I heard this tidbit: some loving couple from the Philippines are naming their baby boy after their favourite gaming brand: Razer.

https://www.facebook.com/minliangtan/photos/a.116842955040162/2148912341833203/?type=3&__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARDbWbpOX4H-Vw4CtXYvU6_r1riTNq1uNI0wL78uoFScFp8IN9Wk1rmk1_ai79pV0sEs62znZEnhGU9LhC_e-IpnM7NUJY8hAZpEnfcbJNS5PAhvz0dCAuS9IMMUimXBaVq2t9PZOpIC_FDMSGNMsolnn-Q-ZuYFY0bCOiwCEa4WEY3T0AC4kj2x5_1lrbo-xbcrwzgY0H69ellc9A7HadiCKMKEJDcdfnW8QQ6nRGfdq5rQy9sOYAeAGReQ2q3rUbD1QwaenOyT-ipOQsFkWrFgE1JBGAHsLV3ZDM1kIkqjOqL4hN9BeKb0TY8MvFDm5FfNA7XDF3HdwGQgUcmz3lHkBg&__tn__=-R

Clearly, they’re fans of gaming. I do have some pressing questions:

• Apart from the free Razer Phone 2 they’re getting, are the family getting any other lifetime benefits? Discounts? Naming your child after a company is quite a commitment.
• If he has siblings, will they be named RGBT, Chroma, or DeathAdder? That would be sweet.
• If he grows up to emulate his namesake, will he start charging triple for simple freelancing assignments?

Truth be told, there are worse names than Razer; he can be the next “Raz” or something. Besides, if the parents really wanted to make their child’s life a living hell or denounce him as a troglodyte, they would have named him Armaggeddon.