History Main / MultipleReferencePun

** A friend is someone who reminds you of their friendship in your time of need (once again; in [their] deed[s]).

* Most of the {{Double Meaning Title}}s endemic in ''TheDresdenFiles''. For instance, ''Grave Peril'' features Harry in... well, grave peril, mostly due to [[TheUndead vampires and ghosts]][[hottip:*:[[DontExplainTheJoke Grave]], get it?]]. ''Summer Knight'' begins with the murder of the Summer Knight, happens on summer nights, and [[AMidsummerNightsDream is about fairies]].

* ''[[StarTrekXI Star Trek]]'''s scene with The Beastie Boys' song "Sabotage" can refer to the director going against Star Trek tradition by using a radical approach that may unsettle fans, Kirk's rebellious nature that could endanger his chance of reaching the iconic status he's known for eventually, and it's a reference to William Shatner's trouble pronouncing the word sabotage without a Canadian accent.

* Most of the {{Double Meaning Title}}s endemic in ''TheDresdenFiles''. For instance, ''Grave Peril'' features Harry in... well, grave peril, mostly due to [[TheUndead vampires and ghosts]][[hottip:* :[[DontExplainTheJoke Grave]], get it?]]. ''Summer Knight'' begins with the murder of the Summer Knight, happens on summer [[strike:k]]nights, and [[AMidsummerNightsDream is about fairies]].
** The only exception is ''Changes'', which is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin

* The title of ''EasyA'' is a pun that uses the common expression to refer to both the protagonist's alleged sluttiness and the [[TheScarletLetter 'A']] she sews onto her clothing to make a point.

* In the WebComic ''EverydayHeroes'', Mr. Mighty has been known to exclaim "Great Siegel's Ghost!" This is based on the phrase "Great Caesar's Ghost", commonly used by ''Daily Planet'' editor Perry White in ''[[Radio/TheAdventuresOfSuperman The Adventures]]'' [[Series/TheAdventuresOfSuperman of Superman]]... which starred a character created by Jerry Siegel.

* In the WebComic ''EverydayHeroes'', Mr. Mighty has been known to exclaim "Great Siegel's Ghost!" This is based on the phrase "Great Caesar's Ghost", commonly used by ''Daily Planet'' editor Perry White in ''TheAdventuresOfSuperman'' ... which starred a character created by Jerry Siegel.

* In Japanese, "Kami" can mean "god" (as in "spirit"), "paper" or "hair" (of the head). It's so easy to make wordplays of it.

** ''DeathNote'': Writing names on a notebook (full of '''paper''') given to you by a '''god''' of death; the main character wants to become "God of the New World". You can make more puns from there.

* Music/AHawkAndAHacksaw's name is a reference to Smollet's translation of ''DonQuixote'': "...therefore, let every man lay his hand upon his heart and not pretend to mistake an hawk for a hand-saw..."[[hottip:*:other versions of ''Quixote'' contrast black and white, rather than a hawk and a handsaw]]; this was itself a reference to ''{{Hamlet}}'': "I am but mad north-north-west: when the wind is southerly I know a hawk from a handsaw." They replaced "handsaw" with "hacksaw" as a reference to a meter from Balkan and Turkish music, called Aksak.

* [[VideoGame/KingdomHearts358DaysOver2 Xion]] and [[KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep Vanitas]] from the ''KingdomHearts'' series. Let's see...

* ''ArrestedDevelopment'' had a double entendre for the title of almost every episode, not to mention the title of the series itself. (It obviously refers to the mental immaturity of the main cast, but it's also about a real estate developer who gets arrested.)

* ArrestedDevelopment had a double entendre for the title of almost every episode, not to mention the title of the series itself. (It obviously refers to the mental immaturity of the main cast, but it's also about a real estate developer who gets arrested.)

* SoundHorizon's ''Märchen'' album gets a lot of mileage out of "ido", which can refer to, among other things, a well or the Freudian concept of id. There's a point in one song where the word is used four times in a single sentence - and it means something entirely different each time

{{Anime}} and other Japanese media often has this in the form of a BilingualBonus. For instances which occur in titles, see PunBasedTitle and DoubleMeaningTitle.

* In ''[[BakusouKyoudaiLetsAndGo Bakusou Kyoudai Let's & Go!!]]'', the title characters' names, Retsu and Gou, are a pun on "Let's go!" Combined with their friend Jun, the three are named for Jun Retsugou, the stage name of [[BokeAndTsukkomiRoutine manzai]] comedian Yoshiji Watanabe.

* In the fan translation of {{Mother3}}, [[CompleteMonster Fassad]]'s name is the arabic word for "greed", it also sounds like the word "facade", both of these are apt summations of the character who uses an overly nice face to hide all his KickTheDog moments done to further his and his master's desires.

* In the fan translation of Mother3, [[CompleteMonster Fassad]]'s name is the arabic word for "greed", it also sounds like the word "facade", both of these are apt summations of the character who uses an overly nice face to hide all his KickTheDog moments done to further his and his master's desires.

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* [[KingdomHearts358DaysOver2 Xion]] and [[KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep Vanitas]] from the ''KingdomHearts'' series. Let's see...

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** BenHur, really?

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** Rorschach is named after a famous personality test. The popular image of the test (though not [[RealityIsUnrealistic the test itself]]) is a series of black-and-white images, appropriate for Rorschach's worldview. Also, being named after a psychological test is perhaps appropriate for a character with the deep-seated mental problems Rorschach has.
** Adrian Veidt's codename Ozymandias is the name Greek sources give to the pharaoh Ramesses II, fitting to his obsession with both ancient Greek and Egyptian culture. It's also a reference to a poem by Percy Bysshe Shelley, the main theme of with is [[spoiler:futility]], implying that [[Veidt's plan will not ensure world peace after all]].
** The title of the chapter "Fearful Symmetry" is a good description of Rorschach's mask, and the epigraph "What immortal hand or eye/Could frame thy fearful symmetry" could refer to the fact that Rorschach has just been [[spoiler:framed for the murder of Moloch]] or, in the actual meaning of the line, the fact that [[spoiler:he has been captured by the police after avoiding arrest for many years]].

* Ozymandias in ''{{Watchmen}}'' chose his name because of his respect for the historical figure. Ozymandias is also a symbol for [[spoiler:futility]], from a famous poem. Representing that [[spoiler:thanks to Rorschach's journal, all his work may be for nothing]].
** Similarly, Rorschach is named for how the blots on his mask change, which resemble the patterns used in the Rorschach blot test. However the results in the test are largly down to interpretation, in the same way that Rorschach's actions are prone to controversy in universe (and of course FanWank).
*** And this is pretty much ''everywhere'' in Watchmen. For the Rorschach example, he chooses the name because of what it represents, the idea that the only meaning is what we ourselves impose, but it's also interesting that he's named after a psychological test, considering that he's [[spoiler: batshit crazy]].
*** Further, Rorschach tests are typically thought of as being in black and white, and [[BlackAndWhiteMorality that's how Rorschach sees the world]], but the actual images are a mix of black-and-white and color. Huh.
** The title itself. The phrase "Who watches the watchmen?" can be translated from the original Latin ("Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?") as "who guards the guards?", implying that the superheroes themselves are under attack. But it can also refer to those who watch, implying that someone else is watching them. Alternately, it can be interpreted as "who polices the police?", referring to the fact that the "heroes" aren't really as heroic as they should be. It also has an entirely different set of layered meanings - Dr. Manhattan was originally a watchmaker, and his ability to see the future implies that everyone and everything in the universe is simply an unwinding clockwork mechanism - a world of mechanical watch-men.
** Another example is the quote at the end of the chapter titled "Fearful Symmetry", from the William Blake poem "Tyger, Tyger". In this case the "tyger" is Rorschach, and the excerpt "What immortal hand or eye / could '''frame''' thy fearful symmetry" has two meanings. In the original context of the poem it refers to the unconquerable imagery of the tiger, as in, the impossibility of capturing such a powerful being. And in the previous scene Rorschach has just been [[spoiler: captured by the police]]. And then there's the fact that Rorschach has just been literally framed for [[spoiler: killing Moloch]].
*** "Fearful symmetry" is also a good description of Rorschach's mask.
*** Especially since, at one point, it actually does take the form of a tiger's facial markings.
** Hollis Mason's biography, ''Under The Hood'' has a triple meaning: It refers to the car repair that represented the early and late portions of Hollis' life, the Masked Vigilante phase that represented his mid-life, and how the book represents the metaphorical explication of both.
*** And raptors in captivity sometimes wear hoods, which sort of fits with his alias.

** Xion: She's named after a flower (shion) that symbolises remembrance. [[spoiler: Not only is Xion ''made'' of someone's memories, but she's eventually erased from the mind of everyone who knew her.]] 'Shio' also means "tide" in Japanese, tying her into the ThemeNaming of Kairi, Namine and Aqua. Oh, and, like the rest of the Organization, her name is an anagram with an "x" added: [[spoiler: No. i, meaning an imaginary number]].

*** Further, Rorschach tests are in black and white, and [[BlackAndWhiteMorality that's how Rorschach sees the world]].

* ''EasyA'' is a pun that uses the common expression to refer to both the protagonist's alleged sluttiness and the [[TheScarletLetter 'A']] she sews onto her clothing to make a point.