History Main / TheExpyWithNoName

** The Stranger in ''Film/HighPlainsDrifter'' rides into a dusty town with the familiar beard, cigar and laconic personality, but is established upfront as being truly brutal, with almost [[MaybeMagicMaybeMundane supernatural]] gun skills. While his MysteriousPast is never fully explained, it's strongly hinted that [[spoiler:he may be the ghost of a marshal murdered in the town, back to get revenge]].

What separates him from other similar characters though, is his aloof nature, questionable motives, and his MysteriousPast, which has led to many imitators or influences in the fifty-plus years since the last film in the ''Dollars Trilogy'' came out. That said, the basic traits of The Man With No Name originated from [[LineOfSightAlias "Kuwabatake Sanjūrō"]], the main protagonist of Creator/AkiraKurosawa's ''Film/{{Yojimbo}}''. This even extends to settings and genres beyond the western, though said imitators are more likely to appear in a western work of sorts. Said {{Expy}} can be identified by some or all of the following traits:

* ''A Fistful of Mammary Gland''. Seven of Nine declares that names are irrelevant as she only has a number. Neelix promptly dubs her the Woman With No Name, followed by The Doctor who is The Man With No Mane, and a RedShirt who challenges Seven whom he calls [[TooDumbToLive "The Man With No Brain."]] By that point Seven finally loses patience and kills him.

* ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'': {{Parodied}} in the episode [[Recap/SupernaturalS06E18Frontierland "Frontierland"]] where Dean travels back in time to the Wild West and attempts to live his Clint Eastwood fantasies only to be disappointed in the grim reality. The episode is also a WholePlotReference to ''Back to the Future: Part III''.

* Talks in a [[BadassBaritone low, gravelly voice]], if they [[TheQuietOne talk at all]].

* The Mandalorian/Din Djarin from ''Series/TheMandalorian'', being a stoic BountyHunter with a mysterious past [[DarkAndTroubledPast (initially)]] and a ruthless gunslinger who wanders from place to place, and whose Beskar armor can protect him from blaster shots. He even gets to meet Boba Fett in Season 2. Din however undergoes CharacterDevelopment by becoming a PapaWolf to The Child/[[spoiler:Grogu]] and having a more altruistic personality.

* In the ''Series/{{Community}}'' episode "[[Recap/CommunityS2E23AFistfulOfPaintballs A Fistful of Paintballs]], each member of the study group is dressed as a famous western character. [[MetaGuy Abed]] is naturally dressed as The Man With No Name including his signature poncho, copies his voice and manner of speaking, and is the most aloof member of the group during the paintball game.

* ''Videogame/OddworldStrangersWrath'' has the titular Stranger, a mysterious bounty hunter in a poncho and hat who speaks in a gravelly voice. Unlike most examples however, he doesn't use guns (and even explicitly states that he doesn't like them), instead using a crossbow that shoots critters.

[[caption-width-right:350: "[[Film/TheGoodTheBadAndTheUgly There are two kinds of people in this world - those with loaded guns, and those who dig. You dig.]]"[[labelnote:Note]]Clockwise from top-left: [[Film/DollarsTrilogy The Man With No Name]], [[VideoGame/PlantsVsZombies2ItsAboutTime Poncho Zombie]], [[Film/BackToTheFuturePartIII Marty McFly]], [[Literature/TheDarkTower Roland Deschain]], [[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders Hol Horse]], and [[Series/TheMandalorian Din Djarin]].[[/labelnote]]]]

[[caption-width-right:350: "There are two kinds of people in this world - those with loaded guns, and those who dig. You dig".[[labelnote:Note]]Clockwise from top-left: [[Film/DollarsTrilogy The Man With No Name]], [[VideoGame/PlantsVsZombies2ItsAboutTime Poncho Zombie]], [[Film/BackToTheFuturePartIII Marty McFly]], [[Literature/TheDarkTower Roland Deschain]], [[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders Hol Horse]], and [[Series/TheMandalorian Din Djarin]].[[/labelnote]]]]

* ''VideoGame/PlantsVsZombies2ItsAboutTime'' has the Poncho Zombie, who is found in the Wild West period and is styled after the Man with No Name from a visual standpoint, wearing a poncho, cowboy boots, and a cowboy hat. The references don't stop there, as on occasion, he may be wearing a metal grate beneath his poncho like the Man with No Name did, turning him into a HeavilyArmoredMook.

* [[TheGunslinger Usually wields a gun or a weapon of some sort]], and is usually very skilled with it.

* ''VideoGame/PlantsVsZombies2ItsAboutTime'' has the Poncho Zombie, who is found in the Wild West period and is styled after the Man with No Name from a visual standpoint, wearing a poncho, cowboy boots, and a cowboy hat. The references don't stop there, as on occasion, he may be wearing a metal grate beneath his poncho like the Man with No Name did.

* In ''TabletopGame/Exalted'' there is a [[HandCannon Plasma Tongue Repeater wielding]] Solar exalted wandering the south. Noone knows his name and only the only consistent name he called is the Righteous Devil, after the Martial Art he uses.

* The Mandalorian/[[spoiler:Din Djarin]] from ''Series/TheMandalorian'', being a stoic BountyHunter with a mysterious past [[DarkAndTroubledPast (initially)]] and a ruthless gunslinger who wanders from place to place, and whose Beskar armor can protect him from blaster shots. He even gets to meet Boba Fett in Season 2. Din however undergoes CharacterDevelopment by becoming a PapaWolf to The Child/[[spoiler:Grogu]] and having a more altruistic personality.

* Has a [[TheStoic stoic]] and aloof demeanor that makes them [[WildCard hard to read]]

* Cole Cassidy from ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'' is modeled after the Man With No Name, with a very similar outfit, a revolver he shoots with near-superhuman accuracy, the (initial) withholding of his real name[[note]]In Cassidy's case, he initially went under the criminal alias of "Jesse [=McCree=]", before eventually [[MeaningfulRename disowning it]] in the wake of rejoining Overwatch[[/note]], and a deep voice. Big parts of his past continue to be a mystery over the game's run, such as his life before joining the Deadlock Gang, and how he lost his arm. He also initially refused to join the reformed Overwatch, preferring to work alone as a drifter.

* Jesse [=McCree=] from ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'' is modeled after the Man With No Name, with a very similar outfit, a revolver he shoots with near-superhuman accuracy, and a deep voice. Big parts of his past continue to be a mystery over the game's run, such as his life before joining the Deadlock Gang, and how he lost his arm. He also initially refuses to join the reformed Overwatch, preferring to work alone as a drifter.

* ''A Fistful of Mammary Gland''. Seven of Nine declares that names are irrelevant as she only has a number. Neelix promptly dubs her the Woman With No Name, followed by The Doctor who is [[BaldOfAwesome The Man With No Mane]], and a RedShirt who challenges Seven whom he calls [[TooDumbToLive "The Man With No Brain."]] By that point Seven finally loses patience and kills him.

What separates him from other similar characters though, is his aloof nature, questionable motives, and his MysteriousPast has led to many imitators or influences in the fifty-plus years since the last film in the ''Dollars Trilogy'' came out. That said, the basic traits of The Man With No Name originated from [[LineOfSightAlias "Kuwabatake Sanjūrō"]], the main protagonist of Creator/AkiraKurosawa's ''Film/{{Yojimbo}}''. This even extends to settings and genres beyond the western, though said imitators are more likely to appear in a western work of sorts. Said {{Expy}} can be identified by some or all of the following traits:

What separates him from other similar characters though, is his aloof nature, questionable motives, and his MysteriousPast has led to many imitators or influences in the fifty-plus years since the last film in the ''Dollars Trilogy'' came out. That said, the basic traits of The Man With No Name originated from "Kuwabatake Sanjūrō", the main protagonist of Creator/AkiraKurosawa's ''Film/{{Yojimbo}}''. This even extends to settings and genres beyond the western, though said imitators are more likely to appear in a western work of sorts. Said {{Expy}} can be identified by some or all of the following traits: