History Main / TieredByName

** Super Pike Balls are the better version of Pike Balls.

* ''VideoGame/MarchenForestMylneAndTheForestGift'': Satchels hold food, at the ones with / named of different materials, can hold more food, with Leather Satchels being better than Hemp Satchels.

* ''VideoGame/ShanghaiEXEGensoNetwork'': Ω is suffixed to virus names to denote a higher tier.

* When ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'' is powered up by the chaos emeralds, he becomes ''Super Sonic" and turns yellow. There's other transformations from other sources as well, but this is the most famous.

* In ''VideoGame/WarcraftIII'', most neutral creeps of a line use different suffixes (but there's no universal "this suffix means this type" effect) in addition to the usual size, model and hue differences. For example, Bandit/Salamander/Ogre Lord, Forest/Ice/Dark Troll Trapper/Priest/Warlord, Ancient Sasquatch/Wendigo/Hydra, etc.

* ''VideoGame/CubeColossus'': Suffixes for the names of weapons give their tier, except for Missiles, which use the one before, since they don't have a 1st Tier version: LM = 1st, TG = 2nd, KT = 3rd, X = SP or EXCA.
* ''VideoGame/FireEmblem'': Higher-tier elemental magic tomes have prefixes denoting their level, with 2nd-tier spells prefixed in El-, and 3rd-tier prefixed in Arc-. 4th-tier spells, however, don't follow this, instead having unique names.

* ''VideoGame/MightAndMagic'': In VI to VIII, monsters were all divided into three tiers, with most having names that fall into this category. There wasn't any one pattern for this, but generally the base category (eg. "Skeleton" or "Bat") was kept intact while adjectives or descriptive nouns were appended or switched around (for example, Skeletons being just Skeleton at Tier 1, Skeleton Warrior at Tier 2, and Skeleton Lord at Tier 3, while Bats were Giant Bat at Tier 1, Vampire Bat at Tier 2 and Inferno Bat at Tier 3). Sometimes this trope was used for just two of tiers (such as Thieves being Thief at Tier 1 and Master Thief at Tier 3, with Tier 2 instead being Rogue).

* In ''Literature/WarriorCats'', this doubles as both MeaningfulName and MeaningfulRename, in that the name of a cat denotes rank in a Clan Hierarchy (like -kit for kits, -paw for apprentices, and -star for leaders).
* In ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'', direwolves are a species of wolf common north of the Wall that can grow to the size of a small horse. They are named after the real-world [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dire_wolf dire wolf]], the largest species of ''canid'' (but still much smaller than its fictional counterpart), which went extinct around 10,000 years ago.

* BonusBoss Vanitas Remnant in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep'' Final Mix has more attacks than the original, all of which {{One Hit Kill}}s you if you did not set your abilities up right.

* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda'': The equipment that enemies use comes in various quality tiers containing multiple weapon types each, which are distinguished from each other by the prefix added to their names.

** In the remake of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyV'' for the Gameboy Advance (and later iOS) there is Omega MK. II, which is not only stronger than the original Omega but is also 22 levels ''lower'' than the original.
** In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'', the summon Bahamut comes in 3 increasingly powerful versions, culminating in Bahamut Zero.

* The ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter'' series has many types of variant monsters, which are tougher and more aggressive versions of monsters that show up at higher ranks, and sometimes also have different elemental attacks and weaknesses. The classic example being the flagship flying wyverns Rathian and Rathalos, which later come in the variants Pink Rathian and Azure Rathalos, and later still Gold Rathian and Silver Rathalos. ''Monster Hunter Rise'' has Apex variants of normal monsters. The series also has variant armors, with the upgraded versions of armors having "Alpha", "Beta", or "S" (depending on the game) appended to the name.
* Almost all of the bosses and minibosses in ''VideoGame/KirbysReturnToDreamLand'', ''VideoGame/KirbyTripleDeluxe'', and ''VideoGame/KirbyPlanetRobobot'' that appear in [[NewGamePlus extra mode]] have an extra suffix added to their names in addition to looking more menacing than their normal mode counterparts. This is "EX" in ''Return to Dream Land'', "DX" in ''Triple Deluxe'' and "2.0" in ''Planet Robobot''. This is likely a successor to Revenge of the King, a sub-game in the remake of ''VideoGame/KirbySuperStar'', which acted as an extra mode for Spring Breeze and added "Revenge" to Whispy Woods, Lololo and Lalala, Kracko Jr, and Kracko. In later games like ''VideoGame/KirbyStarAllies'' and ''VideoGame/KirbyAndTheForgottenLand'', these bosses appear in special post-game modes, and the naming scheme uses the prefix "Parallel" and "Phantom", respectively.

* The ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter'' series has many types of variant monsters, which are tougher and more aggressive versions of monsters that show up at higher ranks, and sometimes also have different elemental attacks and weaknesses. The classic example being the flagship flying wyverns Rathian and Rathalos, which later come in the variants Pink Rathian and Azure Rathalos, and later still Gold Rathian and Silver Rathalos. ''Monster Hunter Rise'' has Apex variants of normal monsters.
** The series also has variant armors, with the upgraded versions of armors having "Alpha", "Beta", or "S" (depending on the game) appended to the name.

* Almost all of the bosses and minibosses in ''VideoGame/KirbysReturnToDreamLand'', ''VideoGame/KirbyTripleDeluxe'', and ''VideoGame/KirbyPlanetRobobot'' that appear in [[NewGamePlus extra mode]] have an extra suffix added to their names in addition to looking more menacing than their normal mode counterparts. This is "EX" in ''Return to Dream Land'', "DX" in ''Triple Deluxe'' and "2.0" in ''Planet Robobot''. This is likely a successor to Revenge of the King, a sub-game in the remake of ''VideoGame/KirbySuperStar'', which acted as an [[spoiler:extra mode]] for Spring Breeze and added "Revenge" to Whispy Woods, Lololo and Lalala, Kracko Jr, and Kracko. In later games like ''VideoGame/KirbyStarAllies'' and ''VideoGame/KirbyAndTheForgottenLand'', these bosses appear in special post-game modes, and the naming scheme uses the prefix "Parallel" and "Phantom", respectively.

* Almost all of the bosses and minibosses in ''Videogame/KirbysReturnToDreamLand'', ''Videogame/KirbyTripleDeluxe'', and ''VideoGame/KirbyPlanetRobobot'' that appear in [[spoiler:extra mode]] have an extra suffix added to their names in addition to looking more menacing than their [[spoiler:normal mode]] counterparts. This is "EX" in ''Return to Dream Land'', "DX" in ''Triple Deluxe'' and "2.0" in ''Planet Robobot''. This is likely a successor to Revenge of the King, a sub-game in the remake of ''VideoGame/KirbySuperStar'', which acted as an [[spoiler:extra mode]] for Spring Breeze and added "Revenge" to Whispy Woods, Lololo and Lalala, Kracko Jr, and Kracko.

** Ancient Magic uses a similar system with the "elements" of Smoke, Shadow, Blood, and Ice, using the tiers of [Element] Rush, Burst, Blitz, and Barrage. Unlike the standard elements, the Burst and Barrage spells can affect multiple targets, and each element also causes a unique StatusEffect.

* Direhorses in ''Film/{{Avatar}}'' are alien creatures named [[CallASmeerpARabbit for their superficial resemblance to Earth horses]], only [[ShapedLikeItself more dire]].

** Ancient Magic uses a similar system with the "elements" of Smoke, Shadow, Blood, and Ice, using the tiers of [Element] Rush, Burst, Blitz, and Barrage. Unlike the standard elements, the Burst and Barrage spells can affect multiple targets, and each element also causes a unique StandardStatusEffect.

* ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'' frequently (but not always) denotes different Digimon in the same family by adding prefixes to a base name; for instance in ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'' Greymon digivolves to [=MetalGreymon=] and then to [=WarGreymon=]. Not all prefixes are different tiers -- across the franchise, [=WarGreymon=], [=EmperorGreymon=], [=ShineGreymon=], and [=ZekeGreymon=] are all at the highest tier (or would be, as ''Frontier'' and ''Xros Wars'' don't have standard tiers). ''Anime/DigimonXrosWars'' uses a different name system for its main Digimon, Shoutmon. Shoutmon can [[FusionDance combine]] with his friends, and the result is called Shoutmon X[number] -- as in, a four-mon combination is Shoutmon X4. The "X" is pronounced "cross" in Japan and "times" in the US, by the way. By the end of the series, he goes up to Shoutmon X7.

* There's various templates in ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' that can be applied to a single creature to modify its stats (size, ancestry, and other traits), which are then reflected in its name. Usually a good indicator of a MarySue / [[MinMaxing Min Maxer]] if applied to a PC.

* In the ''VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork'' games, depending on the game, the enemies may be leveled with letters alpha, beta and omega, or a number (1, 2, 3) followed by EX and/or SP. Bass will often be an exception: He had been XX, BS, GS, etc. [[spoiler:The life virus]] in ''Megaman Battle Network Transmission'' gains an "R" in its name and a different color when it was revived.

* In ''TabletopGame/{{OGRE}}'' by Metagaming and Steve Jackson Games, The titular {{AI}} controlled tanks were identified by putting a "Mark X" after the word "Ogre", with the X being a Roman numeral (I, II, III, IV, V, VI). The higher the number, the more powerful the Ogre.

* ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter'' has the many types of variant monsters, which are tougher and more aggressive versions of monsters that show up at higher ranks, and sometimes also have different elemental attacks and weaknesses. The classic example being the flagship flying wyverns Rathian and Rathalos, which later come in the variants Pink Rathian and Azure Rathalos, and later still Gold Rathian and Silver Rathalos.

** All Mega Evolution forms in ''VideoGame/PokemonXAndY'' officially have the name "Mega ".

Subtrope of UndergroundMonkey and MeaningfulName. Compare GreekLetterRanks and RandomlyGeneratedLoot, which tends to use a similar naming convention for equipment.

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* ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'' frequently (but not always) denotes different Digimon in the same family by adding prefixes to a base name; for instance in ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'' Greymon digivolves to [=MetalGreymon=] and then to [=WarGreymon=]. Not all prefixes are different tiers — across the franchise, [=WarGreymon=], [=EmperorGreymon=], [=ShineGreymon=], and [=ZekeGreymon=] are all at the highest tier (or would be, as ''Frontier'' and ''Xros Wars'' don't have standard tiers). ''Anime/DigimonXrosWars'' uses a different name system for its main Digimon, Shoutmon. Shoutmon can [[FusionDance combine]] with his friends, and the result is called Shoutmon X[number] — as in, a four-mon combination is Shoutmon X4. The "X" is pronounced "cross" in Japan and "times" in the US, by the way. By the end of the series, he goes up to Shoutmon X7.

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* ''ComicBook/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicIDW'' has an example where the possessed Rarity is called Nightmare Rarity.

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* ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'':

** Many Pokémon have a two-part name with one part changing to reflect a higher power level upon evolution, such as Machop -> Machoke -> Machamp, or Larvitar -> Pupitar -> Tyranitar.
** All Mega Evolution forms in ''VideoGame/PokemonXAndY'' officially have the name "Mega <mega evolved Pokémon>".

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