History Main / WhoIsThisGuyAgain

* [[SoBadItsHorrible The terrible lighting and sound quality]] of ''AxEm'' makes it impossible to figure out who ''anyone'' is, which isn't helped by the fact that some major characters die offscreen and others seem to die onscreen [[BeyondTheImpossible multiple times.]]

* Happens in ''FullmetalAlchemist'' with Yoki (even in-universe), and it's justified -- he debuts as a HarmlessVillain in the manga's third chapter, and this was one of the two stories skipped in ''Brotherhood'' (though they do set that ChekovsGun early in episode 4, new viewers were likely left in the dust).

** [[RunningGag Who?]]

-->[[LetsPlay Let's]] [[http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=8948D5F5BE0561C3 Fail]] [[NewSuperMarioBrosWii New Super Mario Bros. Wii]], long after misidentiying Roy Koopa as Morton Koopa Jr. earlier in their playthrough

* ''TheElderScrolls: Oblivion'' has a few NPCs that no one seems to be able to remember the name of. For starters, what's the champion of the Imperial City Arena's name? The Grey Prince, yes, but what about his ''real'' name? It's Agronak gro-Malog, for the record. Also, Dar-Ma's mother is ''always'' called just that in the community, but never by her real name. The kicker here? [[WallBanger Every NPC's name comes up when they're selected in-game.]]

* In ''FiftyTwo'', Bea plays a very important (If minor) role within the series. She consoles Ralph Dibny, [[WhatTheHellHero confronts]] BoosterGold, and serves as the heart of the hero comunity, all while only speaking on the phone and later appearing "on-panel" in one single scene. Unfortunately, she is only ''ever'' addressed as "Bea," and is never called by her superhero name, last name, or shown in her costume. The series does not make it easy to identify which character she is in the DCUniverse.
** Her setting a door on green fire doesn't ring any bell?

* In ''FiftyTwo'', Bea provides a very important (If minor) role within the series. She consoles Ralph Dibny, [[WhatTheHellHero confronts]] BoosterGold, and serves as the heart of the hero comunity, all while only speaking on the phone and later appearing "on-panel" in one single scene. Unfortunately, she is only ''ever'' addressed as "Bea," and is never called by her superhero name, last name, or shown in her costume. The series does not make it easy to identify which character she is in the DCUniverse.

* "The [[EngagingChevrons Chevron]] Guy" from ''{{Stargate SG-1}}'' took many seasons to be identified despite being ever-present (it's actually [[spoiler: Chief Master Sergeant Walter Harriman]], though for the longest, his nametag said "Davis," as did the nametags of many a random extra.)

* The ''French'' {{macekre}} of ''DragonBall'' went through this phase on the Saiyan and Namek arcs, as most villains (except Vegeta and Freeza, respective {{Big Bad}}s of each arc) would be called most of the time "the enemy", confusing the hell out of viewers. Some villains such as Zarbon were lucky to have their name said on dialogue once or twice, but never on recaps. Later arcs started giving people names again.

* Happens in ''FullmetalAlchemist'' with Yoki (even in-universe), and it's justified -- he debuts as a FillerVillain in the manga's third chapter, and this was one of the two stories skipped in ''Brotherhood'' (though they do set that ChekovsGun early in episode 4, new viewers were likely left in the dust).

* Poor [[SuzumiyaHaruhi Kunikida]] is so unknown that he hadn't even been mentioned yet.

* ''TengenToppaGurrenLagann'' is rather stingy when it comes to even often-seen [[http://gurennlagann.wikia.com/wiki/Minor_Characters_of_Team_Dai-Gurren members of the Team Dai-Gurren]]. Name four of them, not counting Kamina, Simon, Yoko, Nia, Leeron, Rossiu, or Kittan and his sisters. Hard, isn't it? Of all of the other characters, five are namedropped exactly twice in the first two ''arcs'', one takes fifteen episodes to get a name, and the rest have their names mentioned once and then left unsaid

* One of the major problem EA Game's RPG, ''{{Lord of the Rings The Third Age}}'' has, is that the playable characters of your "fellowship" rarely ever say each other's names. The exception is the very first scene where Idrial and Berethor introducing each other, in the other cutscenes, playable characters are called by their race: [[TheHero Gondorian]], [[OurElvesAreBetter she-elf]], ranger, [[OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame drawf]], [[MsFanservice human]]. While it's easy to know their names just by opening up the menu, it's hard to memorize their names if you're not really into the game.