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** Sanger also gets an epic yet delayed one that comes with its own ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xN-OpPTc-DU&t=1m title card]]'' when Dygenguard finally becomes combat-ready. It was absurd enough that the villain even [[BreakingTheFourthWall broke the fourth wall]] to call him out on it (in the English version).

* ''WesternAnimation/WinxClub'': "Bloom, Fairy of the Dragon Flame!"; "Stella, Fairy of the Sun and Moon/Shining Sun!"; "Flora, Fairy of Nature!"; "Musa, Fairy of Music!"; "Tecna, Fairy of Technology!"; "Aisha, Fairy of Waves!"

** During one early Ultimate Alien episode, Ben even ''sang'' one of the alien names as he transformed. [[HaHaHaNo Kevin told him to never do it again.]]

* Zigzagged in ''Webcomic/SleeplessDomain'': some of the magical girls will do so, particularly if they're introducing their magical girl identity to someone, while others don't. The first chapter actually has an ''inversion'': Team Alchemical shouted their magical girl names as they prepared to transform, then said their ''real'' names after transforming. Note: they ''don't'' need to call their magical girl names to transform, as Undine's demonstrated, they just...chose to. The real reason, of course, was to introduce the audience to the [[spoiler: [[DecoyProtagonist decoy, except for Undine,]] protagonists.

* Zigzagged in ''Webcomic/SleeplessDomain'': some of the magical girls will do so, particularly if they're introducing their magical girl identity to someone, while others don't. The first chapter actually has an ''inversion'': Team Alchemical shouted their magical girl names as they prepared to transform, then said their ''real'' names after transforming. (Note: they ''don't'' need to call their magical girl names to transform, as Undine's demonstrated, they just...chose to.)

* The ''[[Anime/DemashitaPowerpuffGirlsZ Powerpuff Girls Z]]''. "Hyper Blossom!", etc.

* Zigzagged in ''Webcomic/SleeplessDomain'': some of the magical girls will do so, particularly if they're introducing their magical girl identity to someone, while others don't. The first chapter actually has an ''inversion'': Team Alchemical shouted their magical girl names as they prepared to transform, then said their ''real'' names after transforming.

%%* [[WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow Powdered! Toast! MAN!]] (subverted, since he doesn't actually transform into anything)

* Averted in Western entries within the ''{{Transformers}}'' series.

* Most installments of the ''Franchise/Ben10'' franchise avert this, with Ben only mentioning the name he's given to one of his aliens when referring to it in conversation. Both ''WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce'' and ''[[WesternAnimation/Ben10UltimateAlien Ultimate Alien]]'' have Ben playing this trope straight though, with WordOfGod stating that the change was made so younger fans will know the names of all the alien transformations: after all, by the end of the first series, Ben had 19 different transformations. By the end of the classic continuity, he had ''61 different '''unique''' transformations''.[[note]]Including alternate forms, aliens only used by other Omnitrix users, and aliens from side/non-canon material, the number jumps up to 90.[[/note]] This was occasionally lampshaded by other characters, and Ben occasionally forewent the name announcement whenever he was [[LetsGetDangerous sufficiently enraged]].
** During one early Ultimate Alien episode, Ben even ''sang'' one of the alien names as he transformed. Kevin told him to never do it again, and Ben never did.
** Humorously lampshaded in the ''Ultimate Alien'' episode "Prisoner 775 is Missing", where many of the jokes surround Ben's tendency to do this. At one point, when Ben transforms into [[TheUnintelligible Wildmutt]], Gwen calls out the name in a phony "Ben" voice because Ben can't speak in that form. Cue shocked looks from Wildmutt!Ben and Kevin.

* In contrast to the above, most western made ''{{Transformers}}'' series avert this.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{WITCH}}'': The girls' transformations finish with each girl calling out the name of the element they use ("Water!", "Fire!", "Earth!", "Air!"). Will is the sole exception to this; initially she pants; eventually she says "The Heart!"; and when she gets her own element, she says "Quintessence!".

* Nearly every ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' series makes regular use of a "roll call" where the heroes shout first their names, then the name of the team in unison. Later shows expanded this into a full InTheNameOfTheMoon, but their names are still part of it. Some older shows also had the heroes simply say their names as their ActivationPhrase.

* ''VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork 5: Twin Leaders'' for the Nintendo DS has [=MegaMan=] doing this with Soul Unisons, similar to [[Anime/MegaManNTWarrior the anime]].

* ''WesternAnimation/CaptainCavemanAndTheTeenAngels'': "Captaiiiinnnn... '''CAAAAAAAVEMAAAAAANNNNN!!!'''" was the battle cry for the titular hero.

%%* [[VideoGame/FireEmblemTellius "I am Crimean Royal Knight, Fifth Platoon Captain Kieran!]] [[LargeHam See me and tremble!"]]

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* ''Franchise/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha'''s machines announce their own mode changes, such as "Barrier Jacket: Aggressor Mode."

%%* '''[[Anime/YuGiOh YU-GI-OOOOOOOHHHHHHHHH!]]''' (but only in the dub)

* "From now on, this mech's name is... [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann GURREN-LAGANN]]!" The first time for each new robot, the present Hot Blooded hero would name it.

* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'': A [[EmpathicWeapon zanpakutou]] releases into shikai as a result of the shinigami calling out a [[ByThePowerOfGrayskull release activation phrase]] that ends with the [[TransformationNameAnnouncement announcement]] of the zanpakutou's true name, at which point the zanpakutou [[TransformationSequence transforms]] into its true form.

* '''[[Anime/YuGiOh YU-GI-OOOOOOOHHHHHHHHH!]]''' (but only in the dub)

* It didn't used to count (as the character's name was [[IAmNotShazam Captain Marvel]]), but ComicBook/{{Shazam}} counts these days.

* '''[[Series/KamenRiderBlackRX "I am the child of the sun, Kamen Rider Black RX!"]]'''

* '''"I AM VideoGame/{{TUROK}}!"'''

** Sanger also gets an epic yet delayed one that comes with its own ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xN-OpPTc-DU&t=1m title card]]'' when Dygenguard finally becomes combat-ready. It was absurd enough that the villain even [[BreakingTheFourthWall broke the fourth wall]] to call him out on it ([[{{Woolseyism}} in the English version]]).
*** Which was put back in the Japanese remake and the anime.
* [[VideoGame/FireEmblemTellius "I am Crimean Royal Knight, Fifth Platoon Captain Kieran!]] [[LargeHam See me and tremble!"]]

* "[[AllYourPowersCombined By your powers combined]], I am '''WesternAnimation/{{Captain Planet|and the Planeteers}}!'''"

* [[WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow Powdered! Toast! MAN!]] (subverted, since he doesn't actually transform into anything)

* Most installments of the ''Franchise/Ben10'' franchise avert this, with Ben only mentioning the name he's given to one of his aliens when necessary. Both ''WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce'' and ''[[WesternAnimation/Ben10UltimateAlien Ultimate Alien]]'' have Ben playing this trope straight, though, with WordOfGod stating that the change was made so younger fans will know the names of all the alien transformations: after all, by the end of the first series, Ben had 19 different transformations. By the end of the classic continuity, he had ''61 different '''unique''' transformations''.[[note]]Including alternate forms, aliens only used by other Omnitrix users, and aliens from side/non-canon material, the number jumps up to 90.[[/note]] This was occasionally lampshaded by other characters, and Ben occasionally forewent the name announcement whenever he was [[LetsGetDangerous sufficiently enraged]].

* The [[UrExample ur-magical girl example]], from the original transforming Magical Girl: "Ai no senshi, ''Anime/CuteyHoney'' sa!"

** The "Yes! Precure 5 [=GoGo=]" versions are practically this trope and InTheNameOfTheMoon combined.

* ''Manga/MermaidMelodyPichiPichiPitch'': "[insert name] Pearl Voice!" Well, in the manga, at least. The anime changed it so the phrase was ''just'' [[ByThePowerOfGreyskull for transforming]], and they just used their regular names.

* ''Manga/GetterRobo'', every single incarnation up til ''Armageddon''. "Change, Getter-1! Switch on!"

* ''Zoids New Century Zero''. "Liger Zero, CAS complete!"

** ''[[WesternAnimaton/HeManAndTheMastersOfTHeUniverse1983 He-]][[WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTHeUniverse2002 Man]]'': "I have the power!"

* It didn't used to count (as the character's name was [[IAmNotShazam Captain Marvel]]), but {{Shazam}} counts these days.

* While most installments of the ''Franchise/Ben10'' franchise avert this, with Ben only mentioning the name he's given to one of his aliens when necessary, ''WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce'' and ''[[WesternAnimation/Ben10UltimateAlien Ultimate Alien]]'' have Ben performing this trope. WordOfGod has stated that the change was made so younger fans will know the names of all the alien transformations: after all, by the end of the first series, Ben had 19 different transformations. By the end of the classic continuity, he had ''61 different '''unique''' transformations''.[[note]]Including alternate forms, aliens only used by other Omnitrix users, and aliens from side/non-canon material, the number jumps up to 90.[[/note]] This was occasionally lampshaded by other characters, and Ben occasionally forewent the name announcement whenever he was sufficiently enraged.

* The entire Rivera family in ''WesternAnimation/ElTigreTheAdventuresOfMannyRivera'' calls out their hero or villain name upon transforming from their civilian identities:

* Both Hiroshi and Kenji of ''Steel/Koutetsushin Jeeg'' would strike a pose and shout "Koutetsu Jeeg!" once all the Parts were together.