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* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' has a whole bunch of background ponies that fans have latched onto and even gave them names. Some of the more notable/popular ones like Octavia, DJ Pon-3, [[Franchise/DoctorWho Doctor Whooves]], and Derpy Hooves were canonized by either the show or merchandise.

* ''VideoGame/{{Deltarune}}'': A small example, the game officially use the pet name "Azzy" to refer to Asriel. Before that, it was solely used in ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'' fanfiction.

* ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys'':

* The Marvel Database fan-wiki has a system of Temporary Reality Numbers assigned sequentially to refer to universes that haven't been given official Reality Numbers yet, but in a few cases, those Temporary Reality Numbers have been adapted into their official Reality Number. One such case is Earth-517, formerly Earth-TRN517, the setting of "VideoGame/MarvelContestOfChampions".

* ''VideoGame/MassEffect'':

A SubTrope of AscendedFanon, where {{Fanon}} becomes official, and of course, FanNickname. It's also a sub-trope of both FanNickname and, if used in the work itself, InSeriesNickname.

A SubTrope of AscendedFanon, where {{Fanon}} becomes official. It's also a sub-trope of both FanNickname and, if used in the work itself, InSeriesNickname.

** A few US-centric manuals and some supplementary materials tend to refer to Miles "Tails" Prower as "Tails the Fox", which is otherwise a fandom-exclusive term. Ditto for Amy Rose (the Hedgehog).

** A few US-centric manuals and some supplementary materials tend to refer to Miles "Tails" Prower as "Tails the Fox", which is otherwise a fandom-exclusive term.

* In ''[[VideoGame/AngryBirds Angry Birds Seasons]]'', a DistaffCounterpart to Red was officialy given the fan name "Ruby" in a [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYC2wjLop-S6Ld4raeoUVNA/community?lb=UgxAssDiGxhiAIn4qhB4AaABCQ poll]] on YouTube.

** When VideoGame/{{S|onicTheHedgehog2}}hellcraker and [[VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles Snale Blaster]] respectively reappeared in ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog4 - Episode I'' and ''VideoGame/SonicRunners'', their names were officially updated to Shellcracker and Snail Blaster. These Badniks' {{spell|MyNameWithAnS}}ings come from Sonic Retro.

* In ''VideoGame/TheBindingOfIsaac'' there is an unlockable character who is simply a dead version of Isaac so was never given a name apart from ???. Fans started referring to them as Blue Baby becquse of blue baby syndrome, a condition which would cause Isaac to look like ???. This name has been referenced by Edmund [=McMillan=] and while it is still called ??? in game its file names and steam card now refer to it as Blue Baby.

** The [[VideoGame/SonicRushSeries Sol Dimension]] was originally coined as such by an unknown editor at Sonic News Network -- officially, it was only generically known as Blaze's world, contrasting Sonic's world. It was picked up by the ''Sonic the Hedgehog Sticker Collection''.

** The [[VideoGame/SonicRushSeries Sol Dimension]] was originally coined as such by an unknown editor at [[TheWikiRule Sonic News Network]] -- officially, it was only generically known as Blaze's world, contrasting Sonic's world. It was picked up by the ''Sonic the Hedgehog Sticker Collection''.
** When VideoGame/{{S|onicTheHedgehog2}}hellcraker and [[VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles Snale Blaster]] respectively reappeared in ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog4 - Episode I'' and ''VideoGame/SonicRunners'', their names were officially updated to Shellcracker and Snail Blaster. These Badniks' {{spell|MyNameWithAnS}}ings come from [[TheWikiRule Sonic Retro]].

* ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry2'': Originally, Dante's secret Devil Trigger transformation now commonly known as "Majin Form" had no official English name as opposed to being called the "Ultimate Devil Mode" (真魔人モード, ''Shin Majin mōdo'') in Japanese materials, leading to the corresponding FanNickname of {{Desperation|Attack}}/Desperate Devil Trigger ([[FunWithAcronyms or DDT for short]]). A member of the [[TheWikiRule Devil May Cry Wiki]] would be the first person to coin the term "Majin Form" in 2007, and despite "Majin" (魔人) being the terminology used for a character who has transformed using Devil Trigger, this name would see wide use throughout the fandom. When the English version of the ''3142 Graphic Arts'' artbook was released in 2015, the name would be canonized, made more noticeable by how the same "Ultimate Devil Mode" terminology was used to describe a scrapped second transformation for Dante in ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry4'' yet was translated as "Ultimate Devil Trigger" for that section.

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* ''Franchise/{{Hellraiser}}'': Pinhead was originally known as the Hell Priest, or simply the "Lead Cenobite". The production crew on [[Film/{{Hellraiser}} the first film]] nicknamed him Pinhead for his distinctive appearance, and ''Film/HellraiserIIIHellOnEarth'' marked the first time that a character referred to him by that name. Ironically, Creator/CliveBarker never liked the name, thinking it undignified; notably, it's only human characters who call him Pinhead, barring a scene in ''Film/HellraiserJudgement'' where Jophiel, a representative of God, calls him that as a dismissive insult [[spoiler:and promptly gets ripped apart]].

* The ''TabletopGame/WarhammerFantasy'' fandom often refers to Sigvald the Magnificent as "[[Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire Joffrey]] all grown up" due to both being the product of BrotherSisterIncest and as beautiful as they are morally monstrous. In ''Fanfic/TheMountainAndthewolf'', [[spoiler:Sigvald is stated to look exactly like Joffrey by people who knew him, including Tyrion and Cersei]].

* ''Webcomic/{{Unsounded}}'': A reader used the name "Flann" for a seeming doomed minor background character when asking the author a question. Then the character kept reappearing and gaining more popularity among readers and their name was given as Flann in the comic.

A SubTrope of AscendedFanon, where {{Fanon}} becomes official. See also FandomNod.

* Music/PeterGabriel had four self titled albums (the last was released in the US as "Security"). The fans labeled the first three based on the cover art -- Car [[labelnote:1]]Gabriel driving a big car[[/labelnote]], Scratch [[labelnote:2]]Gabriel looking like he's scratching big gouges into the cover[[/labelnote]], and Melt [[labelnote:3]]It looks like Gabriel's face is half-melted[[/labelnote]]. Gabriel doesn't seem to use the names, but official music publications do.