History Main / RenamedTheSame

* In ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger'', there is a character originally named R-66Y before joining your team. After he joins, you can name him whatever you want, and it'll be treated as his new name... including the name R-66Y.

* In ''VisualNovel/NineHoursNinePersonsNineDoors'', every character, besides the main character, takes on a numerical code name to hide their true identity. It later turns out that the character [[spoiler:Clover]] actually used their real name as their code name, since it fit with the numerical system.

* When UsefulNotes/GeneralMills revived Fruit Brute and Fruity Yummy Mummy in the 2013 Halloween season, Fruit Brute is renamed '''Frute''' Brute, [[LiteCreme possibly because it can't legally be called "Fruit" any more due to changing USDA truth in labelling standards]], hence Frute. Even the retro edition sold exclusively at Target carries the new name.

* The Matoran Universe in Toys/{{Bionicle}} does this for its YouMeanXmas equivalent, Naming Day. In addition to the day off and exchanging gifts, certain Matoran would have the spelling of their name slightly altered as a way to thank them for their good deeds. Jala became Jaller [[note]] [[NoPronunciationGuide even though the pronunciation didn't change]] [[/note]], Huki became Hewkii, and Maku became Macku. Takua, who didn't get this honor, renamed his Ussal Crab Puku into Pewku. The meta reason for such a thing being a big honor is due to {{LEGO}} coming under fire for the names of certain Bionicle characters being taken wholesale from Oceanic languages.

* In one episode of ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'', UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler is hiding out in Minehead as Adolph Hilter. His cronies Von Ribbentrop and Heinrich Himmler are similarly renamed Ron Vibbentrop and Heinrich Bimmler. Hilter is the National Bocialist Party candidate in the North Mineahead by-election, and plants to set up boncentration bamps if elected.

'''Gill:''' I added an "L". You know, as in [[FishPerson gill]], as in, these things that grew ''when I mutated!''

'''Ron:''' [[LampshadeHanging ...What's the difference?]]\\

* In one episode of ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'', UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler is hiding out in Minehead as Adolph Hilter. His cronies Von Ribbentrop and Heinrich Himmler are similarly renamed Ron Vibbentrop and Heinrich Bimmler.

* A play on this can be found in the ''Literature/MalazanBookOfTheFallen'', when Fiddler renames himself Strings to go incognito in ''Literature/HouseOfChains''. It does not sound the same, but the meaning remains, essentially, and nobody who's ever even heard of Fiddler is fooled.

* Three different [[ComicBook/{{Robin}} Robins]] have gone by the name [[Comicbook/RedRobin Red Robin]].

* A varient in the ''ThisTimeRound'' fic ''Yet An Other Daibhid and Bob Story''. Bob the Muse's MirrorUniverse duplicate is - uniquely among Some Other Time Round's {{Evil Twin}}s - called Bob the Muse. When the original Bob the Muse hears this, he claims it's a SdrawkcabName.

''Webcomic/StandStillStaySilent'': Three days worth of WebcomicTime go by between the moment the crew rescues a kitten and the moment they decide to choose a name for her. In the meantime, everyone was calling her either "kitty" or "kitten". Everyone realizes this while trying to find an actual name for her and settles for just giving her the name they have been calling her all along. This actually got pointed out in the author notes:

* On ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'', ChristopherReeve manages to get his mobility back by [[{{Squick}} sucking the stem cells out of fetuses]], but becomes increasingly crazy and supervillainous in the process. Eventually he declares that [[ThatManIsDead he won't be called Christopher anymore]], since that's the name he used when he was weak and disabled. From now on he will be...'''''Chris.'''''

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''Webcomic/StandStillStaySilent'': Three days worth of WebcomicTime go by between the moment the crew rescues a kitten and the momment they decide to choose a name for her. In the meantime, everyone was calling her either "kitty" or "kitten". Everyone realizes this while trying to find an actual name for her and settles for just giving her the name they have been calling her all along. This actually got pointed out in the author notes:

* In one episode of ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'', Tom Servo changes his last name to Serveaux. It's pronounced exactly the same, but Tom thinks he can tell when people aren't pronouncing it right. Crow mocks him by saying he's going to change his name to "[[HeavyMetalUmlaut Crüe]]".

* On ''SouthPark,'' ChristopherReeve manages to get his mobility back by [[{{Squick}} sucking the stem cells out of fetuses]], but becomes increasingly crazy and supervillainous in the process. Eventually he declares that [[ThatManIsDead he won't be called Christopher anymore]], since that's the name he used when he was weak and disabled. From now on he will be...'''''Chris.'''''

* In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX'' there's a scene in which Garnet changes her name to an alias, which she takes from Zidane's dagger, but then a naming screen pops up prompting the player to enter whatever they'd like if "Dagger" doesn't sound good enough. You're free to rename her "Garnet", which will render the whole scene rather pointless.

* Any time you can [[HelloInsertNameHere rename a character in a video game]], there is a chance for this to happen.
** In ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger'', there is a character originally named R-66Y before joining your team. After he joins, you can name him whatever you want, and it'll be treated as his new name... including the name R-66Y.
** In any ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' game, if you ask the Name Rater to rename one of your {{Mons}}, but give him the same name it already had, he'll lampshade it, declaring that the new name may ''look'' the same as the old one, but it's still vastly superior.

* C.J. Cherry sounded like a name for a trashy romance writer, so the science fiction authoress styled herself Creator/CJCherryh.

* Three different [[ComicBook/{{Robin}} Robins]] have gone by the name Red Robin.

* Another particularly humorous example for many people was when the Creator/SciFiChannel changed it's name to... the [=SyFy=] channel. [[NetworkDecay This was nowhere near the most drastic or unpopular change the owners made.]]

* The Matoran Universe in Franchise/{{Bionicle}} does this for its YouMeanXmas equivalent, Naming Day. In addition to the day off and exchanging gifts, certain Matoran would have the spelling of their name slightly altered as a way to thank them for their good deeds. Jala became Jaller [[note]] [[NoPronunciationGuide even though the pronunciation didn't change]] [[/note]], Huki became Hewkii, and Maku became Macku. Takua, who didn't get this honor, renamed his Ussal Crab Puku into Pewku. The meta reason for such a thing being a big honor is due to {{LEGO}} coming under fire for the names of certain {{Bionicle}} characters being taken wholesale from Oceanic languages.

* Another particularly humorous example for many people was when the Sci-Fi channel changed it's name to... the [=SyFy=] channel. [[NetworkDecay This was nowhere near the most drastic or unpopular change the owners made.]]

* Another particularly humorous example for many people was when the Sci-Fi channel changed it's name to... the [=SyFy=] channel.

* In ''Discworld/MenAtArms'', Cheery Littlebottom changes the spelling of her name to "Cheri" after defying dwarf tradition to "come out" as a female. Angua suggests she could pronounce it "Sherie" as well.

* In ''Game/FinalFantasyIX'' there's a scene in which Garnet changes her name to an alias, which she takes from Zidane's dagger, but then a naming screen pops up prompting the player to enter whatever they'd like if "Dagger" doesn't sound good enough. You're free to rename her "Garnet", which will render the whole scene rather pointless.