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* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???

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* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???Everyone calls him Clay because [[IHaveManyNames he has a ludicrous amount of names]].
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* '''Straight''': A character, best known for wielding a {{BFS}}, is named "Clay Moore".
* '''Exaggerated''': Clay's real name, "Claidheamh Mor", directly translates to "Greatsword".

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* '''Straight''': A character, descendant of one of ''JustForFun/TalesOfTroperia'''s mainstay rivals, best known for wielding a {{BFS}}, is named "Clay Moore".
* '''Exaggerated''': The name of Clay's real name, ancestor, "Claidheamh Mor", directly translates to "Greatsword".



* '''Justified''': Clay lugs around a claymore as his signature weapon.

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* '''Justified''': Clay lugs around a claymore as his signature weapon. It's only natural to call him after the sword he wields, especially when there's NoNameGiven.
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Back to TheyCallHimSwordTheyCallHimSword, but we call him ''[[Tropers/{{request}} Cuthbert Liszt]]''.

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* '''Inverted''': ICallItVera

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* '''Inverted''': ICallItVera'''Inverted''':
** ICallItVera
** The weapon is named after the character. (EG: Samuel Colt, founder of the eponymous firearm manufacturing company)
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* '''Double Subverted''': However, the name he picked; "DeLeigh", makes his name sound similar to "Claidheamh da Laimh", which means "Two Handed Sword".

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* '''Double Subverted''': However, the name he picked; "DeLeigh", "[=DeLeigh=]", makes his name sound similar to "Claidheamh da Laimh", which means "Two Handed Sword".
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* '''Subverted''': ???
* '''Double Subverted''': ???

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* '''Subverted''': ???
Clay drops the surname "Moore" for a surname that makes his name sound less strange.
* '''Double Subverted''': ???However, the name he picked; "DeLeigh", makes his name sound similar to "Claidheamh da Laimh", which means "Two Handed Sword".



* '''Invoked''': ???

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* '''Invoked''': ???Clay, in order to adopt a more menacing new profile, takes on the nickname "Claymore".
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* '''Parodied''': Characters are given a naming scheme after their WeaponOfChoice.

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* '''Parodied''': Characters are given a naming scheme after their WeaponOfChoice.weapon of choice.
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'''Basic Trope''': [Nicknaming someone after a weapon.]
* '''Straight''': Alice has the nickname "Sword".
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice is nicknamed "18-inch Steel Greatsword With Leather Handle".
* '''Downplayed''': Alice is nicknamed "Sword-Swinging Alice".
* '''Justified''': Swords are Alice's signature weapon.

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'''Basic Trope''': [Nicknaming [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Naming (or Nicknaming) someone after a weapon.]
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* '''Straight''': Alice has the nickname "Sword".
A character, best known for wielding a {{BFS}}, is named "Clay Moore".
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice is nicknamed "18-inch Steel Greatsword With Leather Handle".
Clay's real name, "Claidheamh Mor", directly translates to "Greatsword".
* '''Downplayed''': Alice is nicknamed "Sword-Swinging Alice".
Moore isn't Clay's surname, but he's still called "Claymore" by other characters.
* '''Justified''': Swords are Alice's Clay lugs around a claymore as his signature weapon.



* '''Parodied''': ???

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* '''Parodied''': ???Characters are given a naming scheme after their WeaponOfChoice.



** Alice doesn't have a nickname.
** Alice isn't nicknamed after a weapon.
* '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded''': ???

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** Alice Clay doesn't have a nickname.
** Alice Clay isn't nicknamed named after a weapon.
* '''Enforced''': ???
It sounds intimidating, and perfect for the NinetiesAntiHero archetype.
* '''Lampshaded''': ???"What dumb fucking parent calls their kid sword!?"



* '''Defied''': ???

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* '''Defied''': ???"Nah, we're not calling our kid after a weapon. That's too strange."



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'''Basic Trope''': [Nicknaming someone after a weapon.]
* '''Straight''': Alice has the nickname "Sword".
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice is nicknamed "18-inch Steel Greatsword With Leather Handle".
* '''Downplayed''': Alice is nicknamed "Sword-Swinging Alice".
* '''Justified''': Swords are Alice's signature weapon.
* '''Inverted''': ICallItVera
* '''Subverted''': ???
* '''Double Subverted''': ???
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''':
** Alice doesn't have a nickname.
** Alice isn't nicknamed after a weapon.
* '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': ???
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
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%% * '''Implied''': ???
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%% * '''Reconstructed''': ???
%% * '''Played for Laughs''': ???
%% * '''Played for Drama''': ???
%% * '''Played for Horror''': ???

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