#Lupe Comillo

[punchylr]

After rewatching most of the Nancy Drew games

For maybe a decade I kind of forgot about the Nancy Drew games since the controversies and changes left me pretty disheartened. And I thought that rewatching the games would just make me sad, knowing there'd never be another game like SCK-SEA again. However. I unexpectedly got motivated to rewatch the games this past month. And, wow, I had a lot more fun with it than I was expecting. This was my first time watching walkthroughs as opposed to playing them myself. And it was a nice change of pace. Really gave me a chance to just absorb all the info and freed up my mind to focus on certain things.

Anyways, I might try to post some of my observations and opinions if I can find a way to organize my thoughts in a coherent manner.  For now, here’s some random character info.

-Minette is ambidextrous.  She does not have a consistent favourite colour.

-Lupe is vegetarian.  (Or at least, she ate vegetarian at the lodge.)

-Prof. H is a Scorpio.  Her favourite colour is purple.

-Renata has chicken-scented markers.  (Prof. H should get some of those.)

-Em G. watched the Titanic movie.

-Red Knot is a type of bird.  (Just an alias!?)

-Abby and Dieter have guitars.

-Nancy carries a pencil, not a pen.  5’7” is her height.

-Nigel has a pet chinchilla.

-Clara’s middle name is Olivia.

-Alexei writes in all capitals.  (Also, Chase has really nice penmanship.)

-Rolfe Kessler put a black rose on all the carousel horses.

[a-m-w-worlds]

The Hidden Meaning of Names in Nancy Drew: The White Wolf of Icicle Creek

Okay, so I like names. I like researching them, discovering their meanings and histories, and finding the perfect one for my characters, locations, etc. This means it makes my nerdy little heart happy anytime I discover that someone else put as much thought into their character names as I usually do, and let me tell you, Nancy Drew: The White Wolf of Icicle Creek, is a goldmine!

The first name on this list I've known about for a long time, Guadalupe Comillo. Through other sources (mostly Heroes of Olympus if I'm being honest) I knew Lupa was the name of the She-Wolf in Roman mythology who cared for Romulus and Remus, so I already assumed Guadalupe's nickname, Lupe, was a reference to this. But I later learned the actual meaning of the name Guadalupe is "valley of wolves". This was a really fun discovery, but I kind of assumed she was the only character to have a name like this, until…

Lou Talbot.

I happened to fall down a rabbit hole one night regarding the classic Universal Monsters (falling down weird rabbit holes is a favorite pass time of mine!) and I discovered that the titular Wolf Man from the 1941 film happens to be named Larry Talbot. Since Lou was the only other Talbot I knew I made the connection instantly and had a good laugh over it, until it occurred to me that if Lou and Guadalupe both have wolf-themed names, other characters might as well!

The Hunt was on!

After making the Talbot connection I started checking other films and turned up two more connections. Bill Kessler shares his surname with David Kessler, the werewolf in the 1981 film An American Werewolf in London and Julius McQuade shares his name with the protagonist of the 1983 film Lone Wolf McQuade.

A basic search for the name Randall, Ollie and Freddie's surname, reveals that (at least according to this Wikipedia article) it's an anglicized form of a Scandinavian name meaning "shield wolf". (Ironic considering how badly Ollie wanted the wolf dead!)

And a search for Yanni Volkstaia's surname turned up this Reddit post by lemonapplecherry that fit into my hunt beautifully. In this post they explain that Volk is the Russian word for wolf, (easily verified by Google Translate) and Staya is a Russian word denoting a group of animals or a pack if you will!

And according to this article (and several others I forgot to save the links for, oopsy) Sheriff Mahihkan's surname is the Cree word for Wolf!

So, the simple version:

Guadalupe Comillo's first name means "valley of wolves" and (bonus fun fact) her surname means "acolyte". Pretty fitting since she one of the only characters who cares about the wolf's safety!

Lou Talbot shares his surname with Larry Talbot, the werewolf from Universal's The Wolf Man.

Bill Kessler shares his surname with David Kessler, the werewolf from An American Werewolf in London.

Julius McQuade shares his surname with the protagonist of the film Lone Wolf McQuade.

Ollie and Freddie Randall's surname means "shield wolf".

Yanni Volkstaia's surname is a fusion of the Russian words for wolf and pack.

Sherriff Mahihkan's surname is the Cree word for wolf.

These are all of the characters from The White Wolf of Icicle Creek I've been able to draw concrete connections between their names and wolves for, but I'm not convinced they're the only ones! There are still three characters I really expected to find connections for: Chantal Moique, Elsa Sibbelhoth, and Daniel "Trapper Dan" Weisnitz. Based purely on how atypical their surnames are, I was CONVINCED they must also have wolf connections, but I've been completely unable to find any. I've run every wolf-related word I could think of through every language on Google Translate and found nothing. I've searched for literary names connected to wolves with no luck. I've run their names through search engines to no avail. (Google reeeeaaaaalllllllyyyyy thinks I mean Monique when I search for Moique!) And I've done some (admittedly shallow) glancing into different types of wolves and people who have researched wolves, and still haven't found anything.

So, any and all members of the Clue Crew hanging out on Tumblr, I want to know, do you know any wolf connections that I missed? If you let me know of any I'd love to add your findings and credits to this list!/gen

Thanks for reading and happy sleuthing!

[nancydrewpcpolls]

Aside from Nancy

[trademarknickersoncharm]

AUSTIN CASTS #16- THE WHITE WOLF OF ICICLE CREEK

MOVIE CAST:

-Pierce Brosnan as Ollie Randall

-Benedict Cumberbatch as Yanni Volkstaia

-Will Ferrell (but as Ron Burgundy) as Bill Kessler

-Bill Hader as Lou Talbot

-Camila Mendes as Lupe Comillo

-Siena Agudong as Freddie Randall

-Kennedy McMann as Nancy Drew

What do I change/add?

Lupe never leaves the lodge. She gets asked to leave, but she hides out around the lodge to monitor the wolf.

No fox and geese

Rolfe and Bill Kessler are related

Nancy is just the maid, not the cook

Yanni is from Sweden

Bill and Lou are comedic gold

Nancy sees the other accidents play out (the food poisoning, etc)

Same culprit, same chase sequence.

BROADWAY MUSICAL CAST

-David Garrison as Ollie Randall

-Jim Parsons as Yanni Volkstaia

-Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Bill Kessler

-Will Roland as Lou Talbot

-Phillipa Soo as Lupe Comillo

-Presley Ryan as Freddie Randall

-Erika Henningsen as Nancy Drew

SONG LIST

Act 1 Songs

Accident- (Ollie, Nancy)

Maid Song- (Nancy)

Well, Hello There!- (Bill)

Dude- (Lou)

The Bird’s Eye- (Lupe)

Competition- (Yanni)

The Snow Queen- (Freddie, Nancy)

Skating- (Nancy)

Trapper Dan’s Needle- (Ollie, Nancy)

The Ice Shack- (Nancy)

Act 2 Songs

The Ice Shack (reprise)- (Nancy)

Secret- (Lupe)

Fossils- (Lou)

Rolfe- (Bill)

Spy- (Yanni)

How?- (Nancy)

Isis- (Nancy, Lupe)

The Mine- (Nancy)

Spy (reprise)- (Yanni)

Isis (reprise)- (Nancy)

[thebeastofblackmoor]

meaningful (or not so meaningful) nancy drew names

Hector “The Hulk” Sanchez (SCK): Surprisingly, “The Hulk” isn’t key here. The fact that his first name is Hector and that the steroid stolen from the drugstore was called Hectinol is foreshadowing here.

Ralph Guardino (STFD): Yes, the guy named Guardino is the security guard.

Louis Chandler (MHM): His last name is a probable nod to the fact that you have to drop a chandelier on top of him.

Poppy Dada (SSH): A combination of two art styles, pop and Dada. Her work is arguably a combination of the two, too. 

Joy Trent (CAR): “See, Joy’s just kinda Joy-less.”

Dirk Valentine (SHA): Valentine. The guy was definitely drinking his “love my gf” juice.

Tino Balducci (TRN, ICE): Tino Bal-douchey, indeed.

Noisette Tornade (DAN): HAZELNUT TORNADO. The coolest name ever, but lacking in deeper meaning.

Guadalupe Comillo (ICE): Guadalupe. Lupus = wolf in Latin, so probably a nod to the fact that she wants to protect the wolf.

Chase Relerford (TOT): Chases storms.

Savannah Woodham (SAW, GTH): She lives in Savannah, Georgia.

Niko Jovic (DED): Took lots of his scientific and personal inspiration from Nikola Tesla.

Harper Thornton (GTH): To harp is “to talk or write persistently and tediously (on a particular topic).” Much like Harper did when trying to convince the family that Clara killed Charlotte, even to the point that people thought she was crazy.

Charlotte Thornton (GTH): Charlotte. The girl died in a fire. Probably got a little charred in the process.

Thanos Ganas (LIE): Actually, he and Marvel Thanos probably share the same name inspiration. Thanatos was the mythological Greek personification of death, like the Grim Reaper.

These were done with little to no research so I probably missed a ton! Add em if you know em!

[incorrectnancydrewquotes]

Guadalupe. My friends call me Lupe; at least they would if I had any friends.

Guadalupe Comillo, White Wolf of Icicle Creek

[velcroandvelour]

there is not nearly enough stuff about guadalupe comillo on here tbh. shes easily one of my fav characters now

[nancydrewrings]

Guadalupe Comillo

Everyone's favorite tree-hugger should have a ring that matches her environmental activism. You can check out the ring here!

[punchylr]

Nancy Drew Games: queer headcanons

I came across a list of potential LGBT+ characters in the games and I have to admit that I was a tiny bit disappointed that the only ace character listed was a villain.  So, here are some of my aro/ace (and other queer) headcanons.

Ryan – aroace (all you need is dragons)

Renate – aroace (all you need is cake)

Mel – aroace spectrum (like Wednesday Addams)

Lupe – aroace

Donal – aroace

Jeff – aroace

Nigel – aroace

Mason – ace.  But not aro.  The reason I think Mason is ace and planning to adopt is because he asks his dates what their gender preferences are for kids, and the only way you can choose which gender your kids are is if you adopt.  (More queer autistic rep in media would be awesome.)

Yumi – I could see her being queer in some way.  Her grandma thinks she’s going through a “phase” and will return to tradition.  I think I’m leaning towards her being biromantic ace.  (Also childfree, no adoption either.  So no kids to pass on the tradition to of running the ryokan.)  Article I came across.

Harper – lesbian ace

Ingrid – lesbian

Joy – possibly also lesbian

Jenna and Katie – bitter exes?

Minette – bi

Frosty and Chase – I could maybe see them having an opposites attract thing going on. 

Chase: “He’s the outgoing sophisticated type, and I’m just a simple country boy.”

And they’re already sharing an MP3 player. 

(I’d say Frosty would be bi since he seemed to like Lori Girard.)

Nancy – panromantic, greyromantic, and ace

Deirdre – lesbian

I wasn’t sure whether to add this one about John.

John – romance-repulsed aroace.  Some men scoff at “girl things” like romance novels, but what if there’s a different reason for his distaste in Charleena’s work?  I don’t particularly get aroace vibes from him, but him being aroace and romance-repulsed sounds better than him not taking Charleena seriously just because she writes “girl books.”  (Or maybe he could be gay and feels alienated from heteronormative fiction?)