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** Wandajin is the name for a group or cloud and rain spirits from [[Myth/AboriginalAustralianMyths Aborginal Mythology]], yet the superhero from Earth-7 with that name is white, whilst his counterpart on Earth-8 who is [[UsefulNotes/AustralianAborigines aboriginal]] is given the more generic moniker: Thunderer.

** Another superhero is named American Crusader and whilst he does have elements resembling a Holy Crusader, he doesn’t have any design elements that say America. Contrast this with his Earth-8 counterpart Crusader, who lacks the American part of the formers name, but is near-identical to ComicBook/{{Ultimate|Marvel}} ComicBook/CaptainAmerica with the WearingAFlagOnYourHead slightly toned down.\\

* ''Comicbook/{{Spawn}}'': recurring cop character Twitch is a skilled marksman with nerves of steel and a steady hand. In one issue it's commented, "The reason they call him Twitch is because he ''doesn't''."

* DC's ''Vigilante'' (Adrian Chase) occasially fought a pair of assassins named Cannon (who wielded blades) and Saber (who used guns).

* Harmony Smurf from ''Comicbook/TheSmurfs'' is a DreadfulMusician.

* Firestorm's powers and origin have nothing to do with fire, weather, or firestorms, unless you count nuclear "fire". His main ability is molecular-level transmutation.

* In MarvelComics, you'd think with a name like Typhoid Mary, this occasional DareDevil villain would have some kind of 'walking plague' power set. But that's far from the case, she's actually a mentally ill telepath with telekinesis/pyrokinesis. She just wanted a tough sounding name to declare that no man is ever going to abuse her again.

* BlackCanary dresses (partly) in black, but she doesn't exactly sing like a canary so much as [[MakeMeWannaShout screech like a banshee]]. And the ''[[LegacyCharacter original]]'' Black Canary [[BadassNormal didn't even have that power]].

** WordOfGod is "You can't call him 'Hellman'. It's a mayonnaise."

* The [[Franchise/{{Spiderman}} Sinister Six]] in Comicbook/SuperiorFoesOfSpiderMan suffers this, as there are five of them. Boomerang defends this to the other members by claiming that it will make people think there's a secret sixth member, who could be anyone. It could be Dormammu! (A demon lord vastly more powerful than all of them combined.

* One incarnation of the [[Franchise/{{Spiderman}} Sinister Six]] suffers this, as there are five of them. Boomerang defends this to the other members by claiming that it will make people think there's a secret sixth member, who could be anyone. It could be Dormammu! (A demon lord vastly more powerful than all of them combined.

* Firestorm's powers and origin have nothing to do with fire, weather, or firestorms, unless you count nuclear "fire". His main ability is molecular-level transmutation.

** Lampshaded in [[Film/TheAvengers the movie]], where as [[spoiler:Agent Coulson]] lays dying he says that he's okay with it, as the team would never work without something to... well, he ends there, but "avenge" is implied. Later on, Iron Man states that if they can't save the world, they ''will'' avenge it.

** Of course, his archenemy, '''Mr'''. Fantastic, has several doctorates...

* In 1944, Harry "A" Chesler publications introduced a character called ''Dr. Vampire''. He was actually a VampireHunter, not a [[OurVampiresAreDifferent Vampire]].

* {{Warlock}} is not a male witch, he's a robot alien.

** AdamWarlock is not a male witch either.

** And, to quote [[AtopTheFourthWall Lester B. Bum]], "There's these guys, called the Watchmen, but they're not called the Watchmen!"

* One incarnation of the [[Franchise/{{Spiderman}} Sinister Six]] suffers this, as there are five of them. Boomerang defends this to the other members by claiming that it will make people think there's a secret sixth member, who could be anyone. It could be Dormammu! (A demon lord vastly more powerful than all of them combined.)

--> '''Oracle:''' ...One does.

* The [[Comicbook/XMen X-Men's]] resident [[DeathDealer card-obsessed Badass]] is named Gambit, even though "gambit" is actually a chess term. Perhaps young Remy [=LeBeau=] was a fan of the blackjack-themed game show ''Gambit'', to which viewers could stay tuned after ''MatchGame'' on most CBS stations?

** The animated series ''[[WesternAnimation/AvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes]]'' has Iron Man talk about "avenging the wrongs caused by all these villains".

** Adam Warlock is not a male witch either.

* In {{Watchmen}}, The Comedian, despite his name, never actually says or does anything funny. He [[NietzscheWannabe understands what a joke society is,]] and becomes a parody of it. Could be justified, as "The Parodist" isn't nearly as good of a superhero name. Granted, he originally wore a jester costume and had a smiley, happy-go-lucky attitude, but whatever.

** [[DoctorHorriblesSingAlongBlog But does he have a [=PhD=] in doominess?]]