History IAmNotShazam / VideoGames

* [[WordOfGod| Yoko Taro said]] that the protagonist of VideoGame/NieR is NOT named Nier. Nier is a word that means "curse", hence why the title fits with VideoGame/NierAutomata which does not contain the protagonist whatsoever.

** In the context of ''VideoGame/HaloInfinite'', "Echo-216" is the name of a [[DropShip Pelican]], not its pilot, who is known only as "[[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep the Pilot]]" or just "Pilot" for most of the game. [[spoiler: His full name is actually Fernando Esparza, and he isn't even a UNSC pilot in the first place, but a civilian maintainence tech who ''stole'' Echo-216 to escape the UNSC ''Infinity'' during a battle with the Banished,]] but his use of his dropship as his callsign causes some player to confuse it for ''his'' personal callsign.

** In the context of ''VideoGame/HaloInfinite'', "Echo-216" is the name of a [[DropShip Pelican]], not its pilot, who is known only as "[[EveryoneCallsHimPilot the Pilot]]" or just "Pilot" for most of the game. [[spoiler: His full name is actually Fernando Esparza, and he isn't even a UNSC pilot in the first place, but a civilian maintainence tech who ''stole'' Echo-216 to escape the UNSC ''Infinity'' during a battle with the Banished,]] but his use of his dropship as his callsign causes some player to confuse it for ''his'' personal callsign.

* The mouse hero of the virtual reality game ''VideoGame/{{Moss}}'' isn't named Moss. Her name is Quill.

* ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'' has an unusual example with [=McCree's=] ultimate ability. Officially, its name is "Deadeye," but thanks to the [[MemeticMutation memetic]] voice line played whenever he uses it, it's hard to find someone not calling it "High Noon."

** Also ''Banjo-Tooie''. Many thought there was a character added named Tooie, which there wasn't. This was lampshaded in the ending of the first game: Kazooie thought that by the title she was going to be replaced by someone named Tooie.[[note]]In case you haven't got it yet, it's the second game: phonetically, Banjo-2-ie.[[/note]] ''Banjo-Tooie'' players are justified, however, in using "Banjo-Kazooie" as shorthand for Banjo and Kazooie together, since Split Up allows playing as Banjo or Kazooie separately, with different moves.

* ''Franchise/{{Metroid}}'' is named after [[AntagonistTitle the parasitic aliens]] that appear throughout the series. The main character is Samus Aran, whose goal in the [[VideoGame/Metroid1 first]] [[VideoGame/MetroidIIReturnOfSamus two]] games was to exterminate the species. Because the weapon-equipped suit of armor Samus wears makes her resemble a humanoid robot, and "Metroid" sounding like a portmanteau "metal android", Samus is often erroneously referred to as being named Metroid.[[note]]The reasoning with the name isn't too far off. The name really is a portmanteau, with the second word being android (either referring to her suited appearance or the EarlyInstallmentWeirdness her being a cyborg rather than a [[BioAugmentation bio-augmented human]]). However, the first word is "metro"; as in a metro or subway system, referring to the labyrinthine, underground world Samus explores in that first game (and in many to follow).[[/note]] Compounding the issue is that Samus technically ''is'' a Metroid: she biologically becomes part-Metroid later on in the series' chronology (''VideoGame/MetroidFusion''), and the ''VideoGame/MetroidPrime'' sub-series establishes that it is a Chozo word meaning "ultimate warrior", which nicely doubles as a descriptor for what the [[InterspeciesAdoption human child they raised]] grew up to become as well as the monstrous creatures they created). [[spoiler:And come ''VideoGame/MetroidDread'', Samus has now mutated into becoming a full-on humanoid Metroid, even getting the nickname "Ultimate Metroid", making the game have a ProtagonistTitle with her being the last Metroid alive]].

** Perpetuated in the animated series ''WesternAnimation/CaptainNTheGameMaster'' where [[BigBad Mother Brain]]'s hideout was called "Planet Metroid" instead of Planet Zebes. Apparently an EnforcedTrope at Nintendo's request, for the same reason Pit goes by "VideoGame/KidIcarus" in the show -- they wanted the name of the game said as often as possible so the kids would know which game to buy. (Samus herself never appears in the show though, as the writers didn't know she existed.)

* It's easy to think that the sword in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG'' is the BigBad Smithy. There's actually no clue otherwise until [[InterfaceSpoiler his in-battle name]]. It doesn't help that the game's US TV ad actually called him "Smithy the Sword."

* The antagonist of ''Franchise/DanganRonpa'' is "Monokuma", not "Danganronpa".
* Out of the LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters in ''VideoGame/SenranKagura'', not one of them is named "Senran" or "Kagura". The first word isn't even a real Japanese word.

* ''Franchise/{{Metroid}}'' is named after [[AntagonistTitle the parasitic aliens]] that appear throughout the series. The main character is Samus Aran, whose goal in the [[VideoGame/Metroid1 first]] [[VideoGame/MetroidIIReturnOfSamus two]] games was to exterminate the species. Because the weapon-equipped suit of armor Samus wears makes her resemble a humanoid robot, and "Metroid" sounding like a portmanteau "metal android", Samus is often erroneously referred to as being named Metroid.[[note]]The reasoning with the name isn't too far off. The name really is a portmanteau, with the second word being android (either referring to her suited appearance or the EarlyInstallmentWeirdness her being a cyborg rather than a [[BioAugmentation bio-augmented human]]). However, the first word is "metro"; as in a metro or subway system, referring to the labyrinthine, underground world Samus explores in that first game (and in many to follow).[[/note]] Compounding the issue is that Samus technically ''is'' a metroid: she biologically becomes part-metroid later on in the series' chronology (''VideoGame/MetroidFusion''), and the ''VideoGame/MetroidPrime'' sub-series establishes that it is a Chozo word meaning "great warrior", which nicely doubles as a descriptor for what the [[InterspeciesAdoption human child they raised]] grew up to become, as well as the monstrous creatures they created). [[spoiler:And come ''VideoGame/MetroidDread'', Samus has now mutated into becoming a full-on humanoid Metroid, even getting the nickname "Ultimate Metroid", making the game have a ProtagonistTitle with her being the last Metroid alive]].

* None of the characters in ''VideoGame/LaMulana'' are called La-Mulana. La-Mulana is the ruins the Kosugi family explore.

** A popular meme poking fun at the trope itself are those that pretend Metroid is the [[SamusIsAGirl male hero]], while (Zero Suit) Samus is his girlfriend. There's one ''Metroid'' fanfic that [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/2391151/8/See-You-Next-Mission runs with this idea for a chapter]]: a fellow bounty hunter, [[ImpossiblyCoolClothes jealous of the Varia Suit]], catches Samus off-guard and steals it while she's lounging around in her ship. He at first assumes she's a prostitute that Samus bought the services of, before "realizing" that she's his lover after she hunts him down to reclaim it. He doesn't learn the truth until he sees Samus wearing the suit (sans helmet) moments before he dies.

* ''Franchise/{{Metroid}}'' is named after [[AntagonistTitle the parasitic aliens]] that appear throughout the series. The main character is Samus Aran, whose goal in the [[VideoGame/Metroid1 first]] [[VideoGame/MetroidIIReturnOfSamus two]] games was to exterminate the species. Because the weapon-equipped suit of armor Samus wears makes her resemble a humanoid robot, and "Metroid" sounding like a portmanteau "metal android", Samus is often erroneously referred to as being named Metroid.[[note]]The reasoning with the name isn't too far off. The name really is a portmanteau, with the second word being android (either referring to her suited appearance or the EarlyInstallmentWeirdness her being a cyborg rather than a [[BioAugmentation bio-augmented human]]). However, the first word is "metro"; as in a metro or subway system, referring to the labyrinthine, underground world Samus explores in that first game (and in many to follow).[[/note]] Compounding the issue is that Samus technically ''is'' a metroid: she biologically becomes part-metroid later on in the series' chronology (''VideoGame/MetroidFusion''), and the ''VideoGame/MetroidPrime'' sub-series establishes that it is a Chozo word meaning "great warrior", which nicely doubles as a descriptor for what the [[InterspeciesAdoption human child they raised]] grew up to become, as well as the monstrous creatures they created).

* ''Franchise/{{Metroid}}'' is named after [[AntagonistTitle the parasitic aliens]] that appear throughout the series. The main character is Samus Aran, whose goal in the [[VideoGame/Metroid1 first]] [[VideoGame/MetroidIIReturnOfSamus two]] games was to exterminate the species. Because the weapon-equipped suit of armor Samus wears makes her resemble a humanoid robot, and "Metroid" sounding like a portmanteau "metal android", Samus is often erroneously referred to as being named Metroid.[[note]]The reasoning with the name isn't too far off. The name really is a portmanteau, with the second word being android (either referring to her suited appearance or the EarlyInstallmentWeirdness her being a cyborg rather than a [[BioAugmentation bio-augmented human]]). However, the first word is "metro"; as in a metro or subway system, referring to the labyrinthine, underground world Samus explores in that first game (and in many to follow).[[/note]] Compounding the issue is that Samus technically ''is'' a metroid: she biologically becomes part-metroid later on in the series' chronology (''VideoGame/MetroidFusion''), and the ''VideoGame/MetroidPrime'' sub-series establishes that it is a Chozo word meaning "great warrior", which nicely doubles as a descriptor for what the [[InterspeciesAdoption human child they raised]] grew up to become, as well as the monstrous created they created).

** Perpetuated in the animated series ''WesternAnimation/CaptainNTheGameMaster'' where [[BigBad Mother Brain]]'s hideout was called "Planet Metroid" instead of Planet Zebes. Apparently an EnforcedTrope at Nintendo's request, for the same reason Pit goes by "VideoGame/KidIcarus" in the show -- they wanted the name of the game said as often as possible so the kids would know which game to buy. (Though oddly enough, Samus herself never appears in the show, as the writers didn't know she existed.)

* ''Franchise/{{Metroid}}'' is named after [[AntagonistTitle the parasitic aliens]] that appear throughout the series. The main character is Samus Aran, whose goal in the [[VideoGame/Metroid1 first]] [[VideoGame/MetroidIIReturnOfSamus two]] games was to exterminate the species. Because the weapon-equipped suit of armor Samus wears makes her resemble a humanoid robot, and "Metroid" sounding like a portmanteau "metal android", Samus is often erroneously referred to as being named Metroid.[[note]]The reasoning with the name isn't too far off. The name really is a portmanteau, with the second word being android (either referring to her suited appearance or the EarlyInstallmentWeirdness her being a cyborg rather than a [[BioAugmentation bio-augmented human]]). However, the first word is "metro"; as in a metro or subway system, referring to the labyrinthine, underground world Samus explores in that first game (and in many to follow).[[/note]]
** To compound the issue even further, outside those two games (and the remakes of both), most games in the series have very little to do with the species, if they even appear at all. That said, Samus is ''technically'' a metroid; both biologically (''VideoGame/MetroidFusion'' opens with Samus Aran's life being saved with a serum that turns her part-metroid) and by title (the ''VideoGame/MetroidPrime'' sub-series establishes that it is a Chozo word meaning "great warrior" that nicely doubles as a descriptor for what the [[InterspeciesAdoption human child they raised]] grew up to become, as well as the monstrous created they created). Combine all of that with Samus Aran's bizarre genetic cocktail of human, bird, and parasitic jellyfish technically makes her the last one in existence by the end of ''Fusion'', then Samus Aran isn't just ''a'' metroid, but ''The Metroid''.
*** Lampshaded in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' during the "[[VideoGame/KidIcarusUprising Palutena's Guidance]]" conversation for Samus. Viridi calls her "Metroid", but Palutena corrects her, leading to they and Pit joking about other instances of this in Nintendo games (namely Link and Pit, both above). This is also discussed in the trophy description for the Queen Metroid in the "Wii U" entry.
---->''Have you ever met people who thought Metroid was the name of the game's heroine? Adding Queen to the title would just make it worse. But if you show them what a Queen Metroid REALLY looks like, they won't make that mistake again in a hurry. Metroids are fearsome creatures, and the queen is the nastiest of the lot.''
*** Perpetuated in the animated series ''WesternAnimation/CaptainNTheGameMaster'' where [[BigBad Mother Brain]]'s hideout was called "Planet Metroid" instead of Planet Zebes. Apparently an EnforcedTrope at Nintendo's request, for the same reason Pit goes by "VideoGame/KidIcarus" in the show -- they wanted the name of the game said as often as possible so the kids would know which game to buy. (Though oddly enough, Samus herself never appears in the show... because the writers didn't know see existed.)
*** A popular meme poking fun at the trope itself are those that pretend Metroid is the [[SamusIsAGirl male hero]], while (Zero Suit) Samus is his girlfriend. There's one ''Metroid'' fanfic that [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/2391151/8/See-You-Next-Mission runs with this idea for a chapter]]: a fellow bounty hunter, [[ImpossiblyCoolClothes jealous of the Varia Suit]], catches Samus off-guard and steals it while she's lounging around in her ship. He at first assumes she's a prostitute that Samus bought the services of, before "realizing" that she's his lover after she hunts him down to reclaim it. He doesn't learn the truth until he sees Samus wearing the suit (sans helmet) moments before he dies.
----> ''You're Samus Aran. The stupid little girl is Samus Aran.''

---->"Have you ever met people who thought Metroid was the name of the game's heroine? Adding Queen to the title would just make it worse. But if you show them what a Queen Metroid REALLY looks like, they won't make that mistake again in a hurry. Metroids are fearsome creatures, and the queen is the nastiest of the lot."

*** A popular meme poking fun at the trope itself are those that pretend Metroid is the [[SamusIsAGirl male hero]], while (Zero Suit) Samus is his girlfriend. There's one fanfic that runs with this idea for a chapter: a fellow bounty hunter catches Samus off-guard and steals her suit while she's lounging around in her ship, with him first assuming she was some prostitute that Samus bought the services of, before realizing that she might be his lover upon learning that she's hunting him down to reclaim it. He doesn't realize the truth until moments before he dies.

* ''Franchise/{{Metroid}}'' is named after [[AntagonistTitle the parasitic aliens]] that appear throughout the series. The main character is Samus Aran, whose goal in the [[VideoGame/Metroid1 first]] [[VideoGame/MetroidIIReturnOfSamus two]] games was to exterminate the species. Because the weapon-equipped suit of armor Samus wears makes her resemble a humanoid robot, and the name "Metroid" sounds like a portmanteau "metal android", Samus is often erroneously referred to as "Metroid".[[note]]The reasoning with the name isn't too far off. The name really is a portmanteau, with the second word being android (either referring to her suited appearance or the EarlyInstallmentWeirdness her being a cyborg rather than a [[BioAugmentation bio-augmented human]]). However, the first word is "metro"; as in a metro or subway system, referring to the labyrinthine, underground world Samus explores in that first game (and in many to follow).[[/note]]
** To compound the issue even further, outside those two games (and the remakes of both), most games in the series have very little to do with the Metroid species, if they even appear at all. That said, Samus is ''technically'' a Metorid; both biologically (''VideoGame/MetroidFusion'' opens with Samus Aran's life being saved with a serum that turns her part-Metroid) and by title (the ''VideoGame/MetroidPrime'' sub-series establishes that it is a Chozo word meaning "great warrior" the doubles as a descriptor for [[InterspeciesAdoption Samus]] as well as the species they created. In fact, combine all of that with the fact that by the end of the series' chronology, her bizarre genetic cocktail of human, bird, and parasitic jellyfish technically makes her the last one in existence, then Samus Aran isn't ''just'' a Metroid, but ''THE'' Metroid.
*** Lampshaded in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros for Wii U'' during the "[[VideoGame/KidIcarusUprising Palutena's Guidance]]" conversation for Samus. Viridi calls her "Metroid", but Palutena corrects her and points out that Link and Pit (both above) have names that don't match their game titles either. This is also discussed in the trophy description for Queen Metroid.
--->Have you ever met people who thought Metroid was the name of the game's heroine? Adding Queen to the title would just make it worse. But if you show them what a Queen Metroid REALLY looks like, they won't make that mistake again in a hurry.
*** Perpetuated in the animated series ''WesternAnimation/CaptainNTheGameMaster'' where [[BigBad Mother Brain]]'s hideout was called "Planet Metroid" instead of Planet Zebes. Apparently an EnforcedTrope at Nintendo's request, for the same reason Pit goes by "VideoGame/KidIcarus" in the show -- they wanted the name of the game said as often as possible so the kids would know which game to buy.
*** Also perpetuated in Fanfic/GarfieldInAlongCameASplut, which has Garfield playing ''Metroid'' in the opening, which the story inexplicably claims is about a guy named Metroid who fights the Mama Bran to save the whales.
*** A Miiverse user posted about ''VideoGame/SuperMetroid'' on Wii U Virtual Console, and the post later became a widespread meme in the community: "[[MemeticMutation y can't metroid crawl?]]"
*** Like ''The Legend of Zelda'', this series got hit with an internet meme poking fun at this trope, where "Metroid" refers to Samus wearing her Suit and "Samus" refers to Samus not wearing her Suit. Metroid is the [[SamusIsAGirl male hero]] and Samus is his girlfriend.

* Ryu Hayabusa is not "VideoGame/NinjaGaiden" - gaiden means "side story," or "anecdote" - a title which is [[GratuitousJapanese nonsensical in Japanese]] and was only chosen because someone at Creator/{{Tecmo}} believed that the [[MarketBasedTitle Japanese title]] of ''Ninja Ryukenden'' (which loosely translates to the "Ninja Dragon Sword Tale") was difficult for non-Japanese speakers to pronounce, due to how commonly the Japanese word/name Ryu gets mispronounsed as "Rye-you". Unfortunately, that still didn't prevent people from [[NoPronunciationGuide butchering the pronunciation]] of ''gaiden'' (hint: it rhymes with "guy", not "gay").

** Lampshaded in ''VideoGame/KidIcarusUprising'', where Pit asks who this Icarus guy is and when he can meet him. Since they were just discussing the potential for Pit's power of flight to run out and burn up his wings, Palutena quickly changes the subject.

* ''Franchise/{{Metroid}}'' is named after [[AntagonistTitle the parasitic aliens]] that appear throughout the series. The main character is Samus Aran, whose goal in the [[VideoGame/Metroid1 first]] [[VideoGame/MetroidIIReturnOfSamus two]] games was to exterminate the species. Because the weapon-equipped suit of armour Samus wears resembles a humanoid robot, and the name "Metroid" sounds like "metal android"[[note]]-- almost intentionally so; it's a portmanteau of "metro" (as in a subway system, referring the labyrinth nature of the worlds Samus explores) and "android" (this is just plain EarlyInstallmentWeirdness, with Samus being a cyborg before later games retconned her into a normal human that had undergone BioAugmentation as a child [[ItMakesSenseInContext to become part-alien bird]]) --[[/note]], Samus is often erroneously referred to as "Metroid".
** To compound the issue even further, outside those two games (and the remakes of both), most games in the series have very little to do with the Metroid species, if they even appear at all. That said, Samus is ''technically'' a Metorid; both biologically (''VideoGame/MetroidFusion'' opens with Samus Aran's life being saved with a serum that turns her part-Metroid) and by title (the ''VideoGame/MetroidPrime'' sub-series establishes that it is a Chozo word meaning "great warrior" the doubles as a descriptor for [[InterspeciesAdoption Samus]] as well as the species they created. Also, the titular Metroid Prime, after being defeated at the end of the first game, fused with Samus's Phazon Suit in order to resurrect itself, becoming an EvilKnockoff of Samus called Dark Samus. Therefore, it technically wouldn't be wrong to continue calling this particular Samus "Metroid Prime."

*** A Miiverse user posted about ''VideoGame/SuperMetroid'' on Wii U Virtual Console, and the post later became a meme: "[[MemeticMutation y can't metroid crawl?]]"
*** Lampshaded in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros for Wii U'' during the "[[VideoGame/KidIcarusUprising Palutena's Guidance]]" conversation for Samus. Viridi calls her "Metroid", but Palutena corrects her and points out that Link and Pit (both above) have names that don't match their game titles either. This is also discussed in the trophy description for Queen Metroid.
--->Have you ever met people who thought Metroid was the name of the game's heroine? Adding Queen to the title would just make it worse. But if you show them what a Queen Metroid REALLY looks like, they won't make that mistake again in a hurry.

* The protagonist of ''VideoGame/{{Celeste}}'' is not named Celeste. Her official name is Madeline. Celeste is the name of the mountain she's climbing.

* ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'' refers to the massive ringworld superweapons, not the main character who's generally referred to as Master Chief.[[note]]Which is not actually his name either, but his military rank; his actual name is John-117.[[/note]]

** From ''The Legend of Zelda'' series, we have... Zelda. A number of people seem to be under the impression that Link, the protagonist, is named Zelda himself (which in turn causes some people to believe Link is a ''[[ViewerGenderConfusion girl]]'' -- not helped by the fact that he's often portrayed as very {{Bishonen}}). Zelda is, in fact, the [[DamselInDistress princess]]. This is a major FandomEnragingMisconception. The fact that the games allow you to name Link anything you want means that, if you like, you CAN make "Zelda" the main character (except for ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild Breath of the Wild]]'', where you can't name your save file; therefore, Link remains Link throughout the story). In fact, Zelda is the second most common thing for players to name Link (after, well, Link). That said, one of the biggest open secrets in the gaming community is that using ZELDA as your name in the original ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaI'' unlocks the [[NewGamePlus second quest]] early.

* ''Franchise/{{Metroid}}'' is named after [[AntagonistTitle the parasitic aliens]] that appear throughout the series. The main character is Samus Aran, whose goal in the [[VideoGame/Metroid1 first]] [[VideoGame/MetroidIIReturnOfSamus two]] games was to exterminate the species. Because the weapon-equipped suit of armour Samus wears resembles a humanoid robot, and the name "Metroid" sounds like "metal android", Samus is often erroneously referred to as "Metroid".
** To compound the issue even further, outside those two games (and the remakes of both), several games in the series have very little to do with the Metroid species, if they even appear at all. There have been two attempts to "solve" this artifact title issue, however. ''VideoGame/MetroidFusion'' opened with Samus Aran in a life-threatening situation where the only way doctors could save her life was to make her part-Metroid. Meanwhile, the ''VideoGame/MetroidPrime'' sub-series ([[NonLinearSequel which takes place between Metroid I and II]]) have it be a Chozo word meaning "great warrior", and it is used to describe [[InterspeciesAdoption Samus]] as well as the species they created. Also, the titular Metroid Prime, after being defeated at the end of the first game, fused with Samus's Phazon Suit in order to resurrect itself, becoming an EvilKnockoff of Samus called Dark Samus. Therefore, it technically wouldn't be wrong to call this particular Samus "Metroid."
*** Perpetuated in the animated series ''WesternAnimation/CaptainNTheGameMaster'' where [[BigBad Mother Brain]]'s hideout was called "Planet Metroid" instead of Planet Zebes. Apparently an EnforcedTrope at Nintendo's request, for the same reason Pit goes by "VideoGame/KidIcarus" in the show--they wanted the name of the game said as often as possible so the kids would know which game to buy.

** The Japanese version of the game is titled ''Parutena no Kagami'', which translates into "The Mirror of Palutena", a reference to the Goddess that Pit is trying to rescue. Nintendo of America likely tried to came up with a title that would perfectly describe the game without being too wieldy, while also avoiding the same confusion that ''Legend of Zelda'' and ''Metroid'' went through in which players mistook the game's title as the name of the protagonist.

* The song featured in the end credits of ''VideoGame/SuperKirbyClash'' is ''not'' named "Green Tree Memories." It's named "Green Tree Memories ''from Kirby''."

** From ''The Legend of Zelda'' series, we have... Zelda. A number of people seem to be under the impression that Link, the protagonist, is named Zelda himself (which in turn causes some people to believe Link is a ''[[ViewerGenderConfusion girl]]''-- not helped by the fact that he's often portrayed as very {{Bishonen}}). Zelda is, in fact, the [[DamselInDistress princess]]. This is a major FandomEnragingMisconception. The fact that the games allow you to name Link anything you want means that, if you like, you CAN make "Zelda" the main character (except for ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild Breath of the Wild]]'', where you can't name your save file; therefore, Link remains Link throughout the story). In fact, Zelda is the second most common thing for players to name Link (after, well, Link). That said, one of the biggest open secrets in the gaming community is that using ZELDA as your name in the original ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaI'' unlocks the [[NewGamePlus second quest]] early.

** This confusion is understandable since throughout ''VideoGame/StarFox64'', all the enemy characters keep addressing the player as "Star Fox". They mean the entire team, but it's easy enough to think that they're just talking about Fox [=McCloud=]. There's also one instance where Fox is entirely alone, yet Andross still calls him "Star Fox." Fox himself is only called "Fox" by his allies.

** A Norwegian boy wanted to change his name to [[http://www.destructoid.com/six-year-old-boy-asks-king-to-change-his-name-to-sonic-x-129705.phtml Sonic X]]. The problem... Sonic doesn't really have a surname, and it certainly isn't X.

'''Knuckles:''' I thought your middle name was "The"?

* ''Franchise/{{Metroid}}'' is named after [[AntagonistTitle the parasitic aliens]] that appear throughout the series. The main character is Samus Aran, whose goal in the [[VideoGame/Metroid1 first]] [[VideoGame/MetroidIIReturnOfSamus two]] games was to exterminate the species. Because the weapon-equipped suit of armour Samus wears resembles a robotic warrior, and the name "Metroid" sounds like "metal droid", Samus is often erroneously referred to as "Metroid".

* The player's ship in ''VideoGame/{{Gradius}}'' is called the Vic Viper. "Gradius" is the planet that it comes from. **In flyers and instructions for the Japanese arcade version, the game was given the alternate title of ''Chō Jikū Fighter Gradius'', which translates to "[[AdjectiveNounFred Super Dimensional Fighter Gradius]]," seemingly implying that Gradius is the name of the ship. It doesn't help that "Gradius" sounds like an Engrish spelling of the Roman sword "Gladius" (which probably explains why some versions of the game went by ''Nemesis'' instead, after the Greek goddess of vengeance), a fitting name for an interdimensional fighter craft, although the developers have claimed that this wasn't the case and they just wanted a cool sci-fi sounding title.