My first character was called 'Montezuma' and after a few days of me exploring the mod and being a nub, was turned into Praetorian, eventually becoming a Lunchbox and then the Praefect it is today.
My first guy was named Victor Remond he was a freelancer, son of a whore from Manhatten. He flew around interacting with everyone he could, he made money by farming Nomad Blasters off of Wild NPCs in NB.
I ragequit and deleted most of my characters before realizing that I'd like to come back.
My very first character was named Jeffer Roshak. It was originally a Freelancer, but then I realized I needed money so I turned him into an IC trader. Now it is my Ageira| Character.
Jack Aubrey, a lolwut helium miner, then a Liberty Gunboat with Gallic Weapons on it, then a privateer, then a baffer, then a zoner, then a cerberus and finally in the Order.
I had my first char up to last year. Took a few month's off,and it got wiped,along with 5bil in other ships and gear. I do still have my first char from after that wipe though,and still in his original ship.
Was first a Hawk, then I started escorting a friend's Firefly, bought a Kingfisher with bluebells, then flew out to Theta, bought an Eagle, got Purple Godesses, then went Junker. (I was very wuttish) Then I learned of RP, and a friend gave me the money to get a LNGB. Then flew around as Russell Hunter (The shipname was Russell at this time ever since I started), a 17 year old Mining Faction leader that sometimes captained his brother's LNGB. His brother was 33, yet Russell was the mature one. Then sold the ship to Ebon when I ditched the LN idea. Trying to talk him into selling it back to me:D
My first character was Gheis Mace, who is currently one of the Board Members of OSI, so succinctly, yes, I still use my first character.
The original ship where the character was created upon was a Garanchou, which I bought after a short time mining Helium in Penn in a Starflea. Took the little bugger on some freight runs with some other folks and generally had a good time my first few days. Now, I've retired that little Garanchou and the account sits nestled in a docking bay on Erie. 'Tis my bank ship nowadays.