History AerithAndBob / FanWorks

* ''Fanfic/JuniorOfficers'', an ''[[WesternAnimation/TheOctonauts Octonauts]]'' fanfiction, has characters with semi-reasonable names (Barnacles, Peso, Inkling, Tweak, Kitsune, and Deborah) alongside very outlandish names (Kwazii, Shellington[[labelnote:Spoilers!]]until it's revealed that his first name is actually Oliver[[/labelnote]], Dashi, Elekai, Lekona).

* ''Fanfic/ForTheGloryOfIrk'': Dib notes several times that [[TheFederation the Syndicate]] members' names can vary from human-like to extremely bizarre-sounding. For example, the most prominent Syndicate characters are Captain Rose and the brothers Lor and Carrius.
* ''Fanfic/FFSIBelieveInYou'': The lizalfos names -- Isolda, Candis, Tristram, Doomsnarl... and Gerald.
* Downplayed somewhat in ''Fanfic/KunoichisLikeUs'', where the main protagonist has the western name Alex, as one would from someone who is ethnically French-American, but his sisters, who are not adopted or from a remarriage, are given the decidedly Japanese names of Rika and Mayu.
* Present in ''Fanfic/TheNightUnfurls'':
** Amongst the Good Hunter's party, there are common names like Hugh, Lily, and Soren versus uncommon names like Kyril, Evetta, and Sanakan.
** The Seven Shields is this as well. We have Celestine, Claudia, Alicia, Prim, Maia, Kaguya, and Luu-Luu.
** Olga, the Dark Queen, and Chloe, her shadow.
** Ex-Black Dog members (Boris, Fredrick, Oliver, Soren) versus prominent Black Dogs (Vault, Kin, Hicks).
* In ''Fanfic/{{Jessica}}'', Cameron's Pokémon Yellow team includes the eponymous Pikachu and a Dragonite nicknamed "Gororo."
* ''Fanfic/TheExtendedRailwaySeries'': Like [[Literature/TheRailwaySeries the original books]] they're [[ContinuationFic a continuation of]], this series has engines with names like Evan, Brad, Scott, Simon, and Betty working with engines named Sodor Castle, Blandford, Warrior, Kaiser, and Janus.
** Although characters like Winston and Daphneare a special case, as they're also known as "Western Minister" and "The Queen's Own Scottish Borderer" respectively. Also, the full name of Sammie from "Last of the Crewe Engines" is Samarkand.
* The Daleks in ''WebVideo/TheBuggerAnthology'' have a wide variety of names, ranging from sufficiently alien-sounding ones (Caan, Malek) to names that are normal by human standards but do not fit giant pepperpots from space well (Ricky, Bertha, Lynda) to names intended primarily to be jokes (None Pizza With Left Beef, Thanks For 25K, Music/{{ABBA}} Megamix).
* ''Roleplay/HazbinHotelLucifersFolly'': Much like it's canon source, expect there to be many crazy and outlandish demonic names like Angel Dust, Sex Machine, Rift Landshark, Purr-Vert and Sparky Kaboom only to also be greeted with demons with more normal names like Fitz, Steve Stinger, Leonard and Toby.

* ''Fanfic/SailorMoonZ'' has an Elf named Derith and a Dragon named... Bob. Yes, they are ThoseTwoGuys during comedic scenes.
* ''Fanfic/SoullessShellRedwall'' has this, to a far more entertaining extent than [[Literature/{{Redwall}} its originating canon]]. The hero's name is Leif Melyamos, which fits fairly well with the canon. His girlfriend is named Maoimi, his adoptive mother is Aveena, and his followers are named Karas, [[TheUnpronounceable Thrnos]], Monroe, and the villainous ''Arnold.'' Yeah, which of these things is not like the others?
* FanFic/LegolasByLaura's title character is named "Laura" by Legolas ... ('Laure' is in fact the Noldorin word for 'golden colored,' but a Sindarin Elf like Legolas wouldn't be using Noldorin names.)
* Commonly seen in fanfics for pretty much any manga/anime series. Side by side with the Japanese names of canon characters, original characters will either have Western names, or names that the author [[AsLongAsItSoundsForeign thinks they can get away with passing off as Japanese]]. It is downright painful to be reading about Naruto buying equipment from Dave the blacksmith.
* In [[https://patreon.com/davidstorrs The Two Year Emperor]] it's played for laughs when the ruler's bodyguards are introduced as "Robert, Rob, Bob, and Aerith".
* In ''FanFic/ToyHammer'' we are given a spectrum: 'Alice' and 'Vincent' are relatively common names, while 'Ishabeth', 'Tomas' and 'Eizak' are merely distillations of Elizabeth, Thomas and Isaac. Then things get weirder with 'Sohm Vekt', 'Madork Gunna' and finally we get thrown off the deep end with 'Shas'ui Fi'rios Yon'anuk Eldi'myr' (AKA Sergeant Talon).

* ''Roleplay/SburbPatchNotes'' has Avery, Tricia, Kira, Aaron, and Daniel. And Hazika, Blue Sunny Day, [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname The Lich]], [[spoiler: and Goranius Mirokat]].
* Happens a lot in ''Anime/WeissKreuz'' fanfiction. The four-man team of [[HitmanWithAHeart Hitmen with Hearts]] take their codenames from cat breeds. Far too many of their OC teammates either fail to notice the pattern or they just didn't care, resulting in characters with codenames like Calico, Tigera, Reflector and Suicide. In one instance, a fanficcer added an (entirely legitimate) OC sibling named 'Bryn' to a family whose canonical members were named Saijou, Reiji, Shuuichi, Kikuno, Hirofumi, Masafumi, Mamoru and Ouka. Bad, but not quite ''as'' bad as the fanficcer who furnished CorruptPolitician Reiji with a son named ''Windsor Wellington Markham III''.

* In ''Fanfic/TheEquestriaChronicles'' a reason is provided for why some ponies have regular names and others don't. Since ponies are named at birth but don't receive their cutie marks until they come of age there is just as much chance that the name will turn out to be completely wrong as there is of it lining up properly (e.g. a plumber whose baker father named him Nine Grain). Most parents choose not to take the risk and instead use generic names.

* ''Fanfic/WarriorsOfTheWorld'' has a wide spectrum of names that range from familiar to completely made-up. This actually fits with the canon, however, since the game itself hardly uses any form of standardised naming convention despite being Norse-influenced.
* In ''Fanfic/DeathNoteIITheHiddenNote'', the new Shinigami who we're introduced to are named Arik, Ruoma, Muerte and Greg.
* In ''WebAnimation/DusksDawn'' Donut is a name alongside Iridescence and Star Whistle.
* In ''Fanfic/TheTerminatorsArmyOfLegend'' series, you have characters such as Alex, Ruby, Elliot, and fighting alongside characters such as Terrias, Piermont, Cheet, Arratroth, and Pyron.
* In the ''Franchise/StarWars''[=/=]''Franchise/MassEffect''[[spoiler:[=/=]''VideoGame/{{Borderlands}}''[=/=]''Franchise/{{Halo}}'']] crossover ''FanFic/{{Origins}}'', some acolytes of the main villain ([[HeelFaceTurn for a while anyway]]) fall under this trope with names like "Zera Zelit", "Urthula Shurken", "Drythlyn Narb", and "Venera Sola." Given that the canon background/galaxy they [[Franchise/StarWarsExpandedUniverse come from]] is written about on this very page, it's not surprising.
* In the ''VideoGame/HeroesOfTheStorm'' fanfic ''FanFic/HeroesOfTheDesk'', we have the Heroes (like Valla, Nova, Jim, and, well, [[BigRedDevil Diablo]]), the [[FeaturelessProtagonist Player]] and...[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars Bokat-Anne Vizsla]].
* Happens a lot in Wicked fanfics too, especially among the characters' children- Elphaba and Fiyero will have a daughter named Amy, for instance. Often you'll have a "normal" name (e.g. Lucy) spelt in a way that looks more like it fits with the source characters and world, but will be pronounced normally, which fits better (e.g. Lucy as "Lucee").
* ''Roleplay/DemigodPower'': There are normal names, like Peter and Carly and Steven, and then you have names like Tempest, Jolon and Rhaenys. Some names, like Eteocles, are justified because they are archaic names, and the character in question is incredibly old.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom''/''Film/{{Beetlejuice}}'' {{crossover}} story, ''FanFic/SayItThrice'', the characters include (but are not limited to) [[WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom Danny, Sam, Tucker]], [[OriginalCharacter Aunt Melinda]], [[Film/{{Beetlejuice}} Lydia, Adam, Barbara, Juno]], [[OurGhostsAreDifferent Poindexter, Skulker]], Betelgeuse, and [[OriginalCharacter Sanduleak]]. [[spoiler:In the {{flashback}} portion, Betelgeuse lived in the same area as Peter, William, Agnes, Elinor, Remfrey, Galeren, Lord Gilbert, Hamund, Ysembert, and Sibylla. The [[TheHighMiddleAges time period]] helps make it more reasonable.]]
* ''Fanfic/MiraculousThePhoenixRises'' has one major character named Moof, which is revealed to come from "'Moof out of the way".
* ''Fanfic/RidingTheDragon'' has Cecilia and her daughter Siriwan, as well as Hanse and his wife Nelith. This isn't unusual for Battletech and Siriwan is a name of historical significance in the setting.
* Though ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire''/''Series/GameOfThrones'' already has examples of this, such as the name Jon existing in the same part of the world as the name Rhaegar, ''Fanfic/ForumOfThrones'' takes this to even more of an extreme thanks to some of the characters created by readers. On one hand, there are canonical characters with names like Argella and Mern. On the other hand, there are characters like Federico, Richard and Christian.
* ''Fanfic/AManOfIron'' mostly averts this, as the Creator/{{Marvel|Comics}} characters who show up have their names changed, when applicable, to their [[Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire Westeros]]-style version (with the author cursing Martin for not just creating names wholesale like Tolkien did). One exception, however, is Jane Foster's counterpart Jane Seaworth, whose name is ''not'' changed to the Westerosi "Jeyne".
* The ''Sonic'' franchise's usage of this trope is explained as a cultural difference in the HighSchoolAU ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10785555/1/Shadow-the-Hedgehog-First-Class Shadow the Hedgehog - First Class]]''. [[FunnyAnimal Mobians]] use "Aerith" names while humans use "Bob" names. Shadow stands out with his human surname of "Robotnik" (which he received from his human creator and father figure Gerald Robotnik). Amy's name is explained as her having grown up in a human-oriented orphanage.
* Creator/{{Savu0211}} doesn't follow the standard of ''The Lion King'' characters having African (usually Swahili) names. For example, Sarafina's brother is named "Riku" (a Japanese and Finnish name) and another character is named "Loki" (a Norse name).
* ''Fanfic/DeepDishNine'' changes all the aliens into humans but everyone still has the same name, so you get normally-named people like Benjamin Sisko, along with people who are allegedly human but called things like Quark.

* ''Fanfic/UniverseFalls'':
** In "Peridot in the Wild", Celestiabellebethabelle's fellow unicorns are [[NamedByTheAdaptation given the names]] Barry and Maurice.
** Similarly, the alien refugees Ford meets in "The Nightmare Realm" are Yottos, Hocoh, Qharquains, and George.
* ''Fanfic/JuniorOfficers'', an ''[[WesternAnimation/TheOctonauts Octonauts]]'' fanfiction, has characters with semi-reasonable names (Barnacles, Peso, Inkling, Tweak, Kitsune, and Deborah) alongside very outlandish names (Kwazii, Shellington[[labelnote:Spoilers!]]until it's revealed that his first name is actually Oliver[[/labelnote]], Dashi, Elekai, Lekona).

* The Daleks in ''WebVideo/TheBuggerAnthology'' have a wide variety of names, ranging from sufficiently alien-sounding ones (Caan, Malek) to names that are normal by human standards but do not fit giant pepperpots from space well (Ricky, Bertha, Lynda) to names intended primarily to be jokes (None Pizza With Left Beef, Thanks For 25K, ABBA Megamix).

* FanFic/SoullessShell has this, to a far more entertaining extent than its originating canon, ''Literature/{{Redwall}}''. The hero's name is Leif Melyamos, which fits fairly well with the canon. His girlfriend is named Maoimi, his adoptive mother is Aveena, and his followers are named Karas, [[TheUnpronounceable Thrnos]], Monroe, and the villainous ''Arnold.'' Yeah, which of these things is not like the others?

* Tends to pop up in bad fanfiction a lot. Either you're having a setting with lots of unusual, fantastic names and the Original Characters are all usual, western names, or it's just the other way around. It gets worse when the Original Characters' names are actually incredibly GratuitousJapanese that every true Japanese person would cry about or are stolen from the writer's favourite anime or manga. However, [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools Tropes Are Not Bad]]. Just because this pops up, doesn't mean that the fanfiction is bad.
** There's [[Fanfic/SailorMoonZ one floating out there]] with an Elf named Derith and a Dragon named... Bob. Yes, they are ThoseTwoGuys during comedic scenes.
** FanFic/SoullessShell has this, to a far more entertaining extent than its originating canon, ''Literature/{{Redwall}}''. The hero's name is Leif Melyamos, which fits fairly well with the canon. His girlfriend is named Maoimi, his adoptive mother is Aveena, and his followers are named Karas, [[TheUnpronounceable Thrnos]], Monroe, and the villainous ''Arnold.'' Yeah, which of these things is not like the others?
** FanFic/LegolasByLaura's title character is named "Laura" by Legolas ... ('Laure' is in fact the Noldorin word for 'golden colored,' but a Sindarin Elf like Legolas wouldn't be using Noldorin names.)
** Commonly seen in fanfics for pretty much any manga/anime series. Side by side with the Japanese names of canon characters, original characters will either have Western names, or names that the author [[AsLongAsItSoundsForeign thinks they can get away with passing off as Japanese]]. It is downright painful to be reading about Naruto buying equipment from Dave the blacksmith.
** Justified (sort of) in [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8264561/3/ToLoveRu-Stratos this fic]]: [[Manga/ToLoveRu Rito Yuuki]] is christened as [[MeltingPotNomenclature Reed Yuuki]] in universe, where all of his family has normal Japanese name with perfect kanji, but most characters still call him Rito ([[JustifiedTrope most are Japanese]]); the one character who consistently spells his name properly is a ''British'' girl. In a way, his name in canon is written in katakana and definitely not a Japanese word, and [[AccidentalPun somehow]] Reed ''fit'' the [[ThemeNaming Plant Themed]] Yuuki family (Mikan = orange, Ringo = apple, Riko = little pearl, [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg Saibai = to cultivate]]).

* In [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9669819/1/The-Two-Year-Emperor The Two Year Emperor]] it's played for laughs when the ruler's bodyguards are introduced as "Robert, Rob, Bob, and Aerith".