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* The Makuta was originally the singular BigBad of ''Toys/{{Bionicle}}'', but different writers approached the word's meaning their own way. This overlaps with CharacterizationMarchesOn and UniquenessDecay.
** Initially, The Makuta was more of a figure of legend, [[BigGood Mata Nui]]'s evil spirit brother, and an all-round synonym of decay and destruction. One of the franchise creators, Alastair Swinnerton didn't even want Makuta to be an individual, but rather a concept. "It" gradually solidified into a "he" who was inconsistently called both "Makuta" and "[[SpellMyNameWithAThe The Makuta]]".
** Years down the line came the reveal that Makuta was the leader of the Brotherhood of Makuta, an organization of powerful beings who acted as guardians and scientists before turning evil. Being the only ones capable of performing their job, the word Makuta came to mean both their species and their title. They were assigned to different lands and were publicly known as "the Makuta of [place]". The original "The Makuta" was {{retcon}}ned into being a shorthand for "the Makuta of Metru Nui", as most characters didn't know his real name.
** Unlike Swinnerton, writer Bob Thompson claimed he always intended for there to be several Makuta. The reason there was only one at the start is that the in-universe characters were deliberately kept in the dark about his true nature, and thus so was the audience. Makuta was not really Mata Nui's spirit brother, the islanders merely believed that he was.
** The Karda Nui arc revealed his name to be Teridax. However, following the eradication of his brethren as part of his evil plan, he elected to go by just Makuta, as he believed himself to be the LastOfHisKind.
** The Karda Nui promotional ads muddled things up by referring to the several different Brotherhood members as a singular Makuta, falsely implying that characters like Chirox or Krika were somehow different forms of Teridax rather than his subordinates.
** The [[Toys/{{Bionicle2015}} reboot]] went back to the idea that Makuta was one character's given name rather than a species or title.
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* The Makuta was originally the singular BigBad of ''Toys/{{Bionicle}}'', but different writers approached the word's meaning their own way. This overlaps with CharacterizationMarchesOn and UniquenessDecay.
** Initially, The Makuta was more of a figure of legend, [[BigGood Mata Nui]]'s evil spirit brother, and an all-round synonym of decay and destruction. One of the franchise creators, Alastair Swinnerton didn't even want Makuta to be an individual, but rather a concept. "It" gradually solidified into a "he" who was inconsistently called both "Makuta" and "[[SpellMyNameWithAThe The Makuta]]".
** Years down the line came the reveal that Makuta was the leader of the Brotherhood of Makuta, an organization of powerful beings who acted as guardians and scientists before turning evil. Being the only ones capable of performing their job, the word Makuta came to mean both their species and their title. They were assigned to different lands and were publicly known as "the Makuta of [place]". The original "The Makuta" was {{retcon}}ned into being a shorthand for "the Makuta of Metru Nui", as most characters didn't know his real name.
** Unlike Swinnerton, writer Bob Thompson claimed he always intended for there to be several Makuta. The reason there was only one at the start is that the in-universe characters were deliberately kept in the dark about his true nature, and thus so was the audience. Makuta was not really Mata Nui's spirit brother, the islanders merely believed that he was.
** The Karda Nui arc revealed his name to be Teridax. However, following the eradication of his brethren as part of his evil plan, he elected to go by just Makuta, as he believed himself to be the LastOfHisKind.
** The Karda Nui promotional ads muddled things up by referring to the several different Brotherhood members as a singular Makuta, falsely implying that characters like Chirox or Krika were somehow different forms of Teridax rather than his subordinates.
** The [[Toys/{{Bionicle2015}} reboot]] went back to the idea that Makuta was one character's given name rather than a species or title.
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* Numerous characters on ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'' refer to all vampires as "Draculas," with the exception of Jefferson Twilight, Blackula Hunter, who explains that he refers to black vampires as Blackulas because he can't think of a better name to distinguish them from other vampires.
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* Numerous characters on ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'' ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBros'' refer to all vampires as "Draculas," with the exception of Jefferson Twilight, Blackula Hunter, who explains that he refers to black vampires as Blackulas because he can't think of a better name to distinguish them from other vampires.
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** Kamek, at least in Japanese, where that is also the generic name of the enemy type that is known in English as Magikoopa.
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** Kamek, at least Kamek is an inversion: in the original Japanese, where that is also the generic name of the enemy type that is known in English as Magikoopa.Magikoopa. In the West, it became the proper name of one particular Magikoopa, Bowser's right-hand man.
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** The same can be said of the planet Earth, which just means "dirt" or "the ground", though this hasn't stopped the perception of OrphanedEtymology situations in fantasy works that use the classical ElementsOfNature.
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* Franchise/{{Frankenstein}}: There are dozens of different kinds of {{Golem}}s and [[BackFromTheDead reanimated humans]], but FrankensteinsMonster has become a catch-all term for them all.
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* Franchise/{{Frankenstein}}: There are dozens of different kinds of {{Golem}}s and [[BackFromTheDead reanimated humans]], but Creator/{{Mary Shelley}}'s FrankensteinsMonster has become a catch-all term for them all.all.
* "{{Dracula}}" has been occasionally used as a synonym for "vampire" since Creator/{{Bram Stoker}}'s [[Literature/{{Dracula}} work]] was published, usually in a playful context. For example, in Desmond Dekker's 1964 humorous song "Dracula", he warns the listener "Do not fall in love for that girl, she is a Dracula."
* "{{Dracula}}" has been occasionally used as a synonym for "vampire" since Creator/{{Bram Stoker}}'s [[Literature/{{Dracula}} work]] was published, usually in a playful context. For example, in Desmond Dekker's 1964 humorous song "Dracula", he warns the listener "Do not fall in love for that girl, she is a Dracula."
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* "Dracula" has been occasionally used as a synonym for "vampire" since Bram Stoker's work was published, usually in a playful context. For example, in Desmond Dekker's 1964 humorous song "Dracula", he warns the listener "Do not fall in love for that girl, she is a Dracula."
* Fenrir, also known as the Fenris Wolf, was one of the three children of Loki in {{Myth/NorseMythology}}. He was bound by the gods using a rope made of impossible things called Gleipnir. When he was not released from the bindings he bit off Tyr's hand. In many fantasy settings Fenrir is often just a very high tier type wolf monster often with some amount of ice magic.
* Fenrir, also known as the Fenris Wolf, was one of the three children of Loki in {{Myth/NorseMythology}}. He was bound by the gods using a rope made of impossible things called Gleipnir. When he was not released from the bindings he bit off Tyr's hand. In many fantasy settings Fenrir is often just a very high tier type wolf monster often with some amount of ice magic.
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* In one issue of ''Comicbook/Batgirl2009,'' Steph and Comicbook/{{Supergirl}} team up to fight twenty-four Draculas! They [[RefugeeFromTVLand came from a movie]], so it's justified if we assume "Dracula" was the character's name.
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* In one issue of ''Comicbook/Batgirl2009,'' Steph and Comicbook/{{Supergirl}} team up to fight twenty-four Draculas! They [[RefugeeFromTVLand came from a movie]], so it's justified if we assume "Dracula" was the character's name.
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* Lamia was a queen of Libya who became a child eating demon in Greek mythology. Over time she came to be generalized into a broad category of succubi, vampires, and other monsters called ''lamiae''. It also became a name for witches and harlots. "Lamia" or "Lamiae" in the neoclassical sense are usually described as: a) demon women who change into snakes, b) demon snakes that change into women or c) strange half-woman half-snake demon things. The last is by far the most common in Japanese pop-culture, and sometimes they are not even demonic at all. They are also very, ''very'' [[ClingyJealousGirl clingy]].
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* Lamia {{Lamia}} was a queen of Libya who became a child eating demon in Greek mythology. Over time she came to be generalized into a broad category of succubi, vampires, and other monsters called ''lamiae''. It also became a name for witches and harlots. "Lamia" or "Lamiae" in the neoclassical sense are usually described as: a) demon women who change into snakes, b) demon snakes that change into women or c) strange half-woman half-snake demon things. The last is by far the most common in Japanese pop-culture, and sometimes they are not even demonic at all. They are also very, ''very'' [[ClingyJealousGirl clingy]].
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** Some authors try to get around this by calling them "firebirds" as though they were a separate species, and sometimes cutting out the immortality piece. (Note: the "Firebird" of Russian fairytales is still the only one of her kind.) But there is something of a "precedent" in similar magical, and/or fire-based birds from other mythologies such as Fenghuang and [[TheFourGods Suzaku]]. This also counts for the Native American Thunderbird.
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* Yoda from ''Franchise/StarWars'' probably deserves a mention here, since his species name was never revealed, and any other member that shows up is invariably referred to as "a yoda". George Lucas himself is said not to want the species named [[note]]After the 2014 sale to Disney, it's unlikely this is still legally binding.[[/note]], and so it's almost universally referred to as 'Yoda's Species'. At one point he was even reluctant to allow any other characters of Yoda's Species to be introduced, and even after relenting on this ''very few'' others have appeared. Apparently he hasn't shared his reasoning for ''why'' Yoda's background should be so mysterious.
* Yoda from ''Franchise/StarWars'' probably deserves a mention here, since his species name was never revealed, and any other member that shows up is invariably referred to as "a yoda". George Lucas himself is said not to want the species named [[note]]After the 2014 sale to Disney, it's unlikely this is still legally binding.[[/note]], and so it's almost universally referred to as 'Yoda's Species'. At one point he was even reluctant to allow any other characters of Yoda's Species to be introduced, and even after relenting on this ''very few'' others have appeared. Apparently he hasn't shared his reasoning for ''why'' Yoda's background should be so mysterious.
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* Yoda from ''Franchise/StarWars'' probably deserves a mention here, since his species name was never revealed, and any other member that shows up is invariably referred to as "a yoda". George Lucas himself is said not to want the species named [[note]]After the 2014 sale to Disney, it's unlikely this is still legally binding.[[/note]], and so it's almost universally referred to as 'Yoda's Species'. At one point he was even reluctant to allow any other characters of Yoda's Species to be introduced, and even after relenting on this ''very few'' others have appeared. Apparently he hasn't shared his reasoning for ''why'' Yoda's background should be so mysterious.
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** Some authors try to get around this by calling them "firebirds" as though they were a separate species, and sometimes cutting out the immortality piece. (Note: the "Firebird" of Russian fairytales is still the only one of her kind.)
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** Averted in ''The Kindly Ones'' arc of ''ComicBook/TheSandman'', where Lyta meets the two remaining sisters who are still in mourning for Medusa.
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* The [[FrankensteinsMonster Prometheans]] from ''VideoGame/MonsterSanctuary'' are named after Prometheus, who was the first corpse Victor reanimated and the first to gain free will.
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* A rather odd example in ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}''. Observing his behavior, Leela names a pet [[KillerRabbit oh-so-cute creature]] "Nibbler". What does his species ultimately turn out to be called? "Nibblonians". Possible explanations include that [[PlanetOfHats they all]] ''do'' like [[BigEater eating things]], thus making them a DiscriptivelyNamedSpecies, and that the species name is only heard by psychic translation, so it may just have been their choice for her.
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* A rather odd example in ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}''. Observing his behavior, Leela names a pet [[KillerRabbit oh-so-cute creature]] "Nibbler". What does his species ultimately turn out to be called? "Nibblonians". Possible explanations include that [[PlanetOfHats they all]] ''do'' like [[BigEater eating things]], thus making them a DiscriptivelyNamedSpecies, DescriptivelyNamedSpecies, and that the species name is only heard by psychic translation, so it may just have been their choice for her.
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* In ''Film/TheDarkCrystal'', Jen has a pet, a furry {{Cephalothorax}} with MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily, named Fizzgig. In ''Series/TheDarkCrystalAgeOfResistance'', fizzgigs are the name of the species.
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* In ''Film/TheDarkCrystal'', Jen Kira has a pet, a furry {{Cephalothorax}} with MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily, named Fizzgig. In ''Series/TheDarkCrystalAgeOfResistance'', fizzgigs are the name of the species.
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* In ''Film/TheDarkCrystal'', Jen has a pet, a furry {{Cephalothorax}} with MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily, named Fizzgig. In ''Series/DarkCrystalAgeOfResistance'', fizzgigs are the name of the species.
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* In ''Film/TheDarkCrystal'', Jen has a pet, a furry {{Cephalothorax}} with MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily, named Fizzgig. In ''Series/DarkCrystalAgeOfResistance'', fizzgigs are the name of the species.
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* ''Fanfic/UnderTheNorthernLights'': Several of the monster species in the story are based on singular beings from Norse myth, which the author compares to how fiction usually handles Greek monsters.
** Hraesvalgs, flying, wind-shaping spirits resembling a cross between eagles and maggots that possess corpses, are based on Hræsvelgr, a giant eagle that creates the wind and whose name means "corpse-swallower".
** Mokkurkalfes, ice golems created by reindeer magicians using clay from a frozen river and an enemy's heart, are based on Mökkurkalfe, a man built by giants out of clay and the heart of a mare.
** Nidhoggs, ice-breathing, wood-eating serpents that try to devour Tarandroland's forests each winter, are based on the dragon that gnaws on the roots of Yggdrasil.
** Ratatosks, squirrel-like gossip spirits used as spies and informants, are based on Ratatosk, the squirrel who ran up and down the World Tree to ferry insults between Nidhogg and an unnamed eagle.
** Skolls, northern relatives of the diamond dogs that breathe ice, eat light and heat, and want to make winter last forever, are based on Sköll, a wolf that chases and tries to eat the sun.
** Tursos, in a break from the Nordic trend, are plague-spreading sea monsters based on Iku-Turso, a sea-dwelling horror said to be the father of disease from ''Literature/TheKalevala''.
** Hraesvalgs, flying, wind-shaping spirits resembling a cross between eagles and maggots that possess corpses, are based on Hræsvelgr, a giant eagle that creates the wind and whose name means "corpse-swallower".
** Mokkurkalfes, ice golems created by reindeer magicians using clay from a frozen river and an enemy's heart, are based on Mökkurkalfe, a man built by giants out of clay and the heart of a mare.
** Nidhoggs, ice-breathing, wood-eating serpents that try to devour Tarandroland's forests each winter, are based on the dragon that gnaws on the roots of Yggdrasil.
** Ratatosks, squirrel-like gossip spirits used as spies and informants, are based on Ratatosk, the squirrel who ran up and down the World Tree to ferry insults between Nidhogg and an unnamed eagle.
** Skolls, northern relatives of the diamond dogs that breathe ice, eat light and heat, and want to make winter last forever, are based on Sköll, a wolf that chases and tries to eat the sun.
** Tursos, in a break from the Nordic trend, are plague-spreading sea monsters based on Iku-Turso, a sea-dwelling horror said to be the father of disease from ''Literature/TheKalevala''.
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** In general, most mythological beings included in the game are treated as entire and sometimes fairly widespread species even when their inspiration was a singular being -- chimeras, medusas, hydras, sphinxes and minotaurs are all examples of this.
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* The elephant [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumbo Jumbo]] didn't name any animal species, but his name did become a synonym for "huge".
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* [[ALoadOfBull The Minotaur]] was originally -- again -- a unique monster, the result of [[MakesSenseInContext an affair between Minos' wife in a sex-bot shaped like a cow and a magical bull from out of the ocean]]. Granted, this one does make some sense at least: "Minotaur" means bull of Minos, and in some versions the original Minotaur's proper name was Asterion, which would kind of make "Minotaur" even more of a descriptive, species-like name in the first place.
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* [[ALoadOfBull [[OurMinotaursAreDifferent The Minotaur]] was originally -- again -- a unique monster, the result of [[MakesSenseInContext an affair between Minos' wife in a sex-bot shaped like a cow and a magical bull from out of the ocean]]. Granted, this one does make some sense at least: "Minotaur" means bull of Minos, and in some versions the original Minotaur's proper name was Asterion, which would kind of make "Minotaur" even more of a descriptive, species-like name in the first place.
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* ALoadOfBull -- In the original myth there was only one "Minotaur": Asterion, the Bull of Minos. In many works, it becomes the name for an entire species of bovine humanoids.
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* A rather odd example in ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}''. Observing his behavior, Leela names a pet [[KillerRabbit oh-so-cute creature]] "Nibbler". What does his species ultimately turn out to be called? "Nibblonians". Possible explanations include that [[PlanetOfHats they all]] ''do'' like [[BigEater eating things]], thus making them a DispectivelyNamedSpecies, and that the species name is only heard by psychic translation, so it may just have been their choice for her.
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* A rather odd example in ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}''. Observing his behavior, Leela names a pet [[KillerRabbit oh-so-cute creature]] "Nibbler". What does his species ultimately turn out to be called? "Nibblonians". Possible explanations include that [[PlanetOfHats they all]] ''do'' like [[BigEater eating things]], and that the species name is only heard by psychic translation, so it may just have been their choice for her.
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* A rather odd example in ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}''. Observing his behavior, Leela names a pet [[KillerRabbit oh-so-cute creature]] "Nibbler". What does his species ultimately turn out to be called? "Nibblonians". Possible explanations include that [[PlanetOfHats they all]] ''do'' like [[BigEater eating things]], thus making them a DispectivelyNamedSpecies, and that the species name is only heard by psychic translation, so it may just have been their choice for her.
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* Caesar. It started as [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etymology_of_the_name_of_Julius_Caesar part of one man's family name]], then became a term for emperors, spawning both Czar and Kaiser. Hilariously, Julius Caesar once proclaimed "I am not King, I am Caesar" in response to followers of his trying to proclaim him King of Rome -- that's right, he insisted on being called "Caesar" as a show of ''humility''.
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* Caesar. It started as [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etymology_of_the_name_of_Julius_Caesar part of one man's family name]], then became a term for emperors, spawning both Czar and Kaiser. Hilariously, Julius Caesar once proclaimed "I am not King, I am Caesar" in response to followers of his trying to proclaim him King of Rome -- that's right, he insisted on being called "Caesar" as a show of ''humility''.''[[UnbuiltTrope humility]]''.
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* ''VideoGame/DragonBallOnline'' has some examples:
** One of the healer's sub-classes is literally called Dende, based on the original Dende.
** Many of the species that one comes across are named after the original character that was of that species, such as the Giran and the Buyon.
** One of the healer's sub-classes is literally called Dende, based on the original Dende.
** Many of the species that one comes across are named after the original character that was of that species, such as the Giran and the Buyon.
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* Fenrir, also known as the Fenris Wolf, was one of the three children of Loki in {{Myth/NorseMythology}}. He was bound by the gods using a rope made of impossible things called Gleipnir. When he was not released from the bindings he bit off Tyr's hand. In many fantasy settings Fenrir is often just a very high tier type wolf monster often with some amount of ice magic.
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* In the ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'' episode "[[Recap/RickAndMortyS4E9ChildrickOfMort Childrick of Mort]]", Rick fights against a Zeus. Not against Zeus himself from Myth/ClassicalMythology; ''a'' Zeus, named Reggie, who apparently comes from an entire species of god-like beings with dominion over lightning who are all "Zeuses".
* In ''WesternAnimation/TuffPuppy'', the CartoonCreature species Keswick belongs to are also called "Keswicks".
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