My first-ever screen name was "IceCreamSoldier". Now you may be wondering, "What kind of goofy name is 'IceCreamSoldier'?" I get that a lot; people often think that I like ice cream a lot (well, I do -- but that's not the source of the name). Ice Cream Soldier is the name of my favorite G.I. Joe figure. He's one of the only "good guys" who got a cool uniform, in my opinion, and the coolest one of those! (Plus I have no doubt that there are many people who use the names 'Snake Eyes' or 'Storm Shadow'!)
Ice Cream Soldier is a "Fire Operations Expert" and here's his picture (from his File Card):
Image copyright © Hasbro Inc.
So when I had to come up with a screen name, I decided to use his name, since I figured no one else would use it. I was right, and that is the name I use when playing games online, for e-mail, and for chatting online.
As you can see, however, my online identity has somewhat shifted in years past. At a party a few years ago, we were playing Tekken 4 while drunk. Now, I have a tendency to get angry playing this game when I'm sober. So I got really mad at one point, and I got up after being whooped and glared at my opponent Van, who cringed into the couch and squealed, "Don't kill me, heavyset... angry man!". This was so funny I just fell back down laughing, and the name stuck. Made a second AIM screen name of it, to use at school and work, and while I still use IceCreamSoldier for some things, some friends suggested that the new name was much more humorous and less childish. So I switched my domain over to that when ics.net expired.