History SignificantAnagram / VideoGames

* In ''VideoGame/{{Mother 3}}'', twin brothers Lucas and Claus.

* In ''Videogame/KingdomOfLoathing'':
** The Wand Of Nagamar[[note]] an anagram of anagram[[/note]] is required to defeat the main boss without exploiting the kind of loophole that tends to get immediately closed after use. This is something of a GuideDangIt moment.

** ''VideoGame/{{Deltarune}}, the spinoff-sequel-thing, is an anagram of "Undertale".

** Eraqus is an anagram of Square, one of the series' developers. This is to parallel [[{{Disney/Fantasia}} Yen Sid]], which as noted in the Western Animation section is [[Creator/WaltDisney Disney]] backwards.

** Asgore Dreemurr is "sage or murderer", [[spoiler:while his son, Asriel Dreemurr, is an anagram for "serial murderer", which doesn't really describe Asriel himself, but fits his CameBackWrong alter ego Flowey to a T.]]

** The names of the members of Organization XIII are simply anagrams of their original names - or in one case, a name they stole from someone else - with an [[LetXBeTheUnknown X added in]]. Of particular note, Xion, the "14th member", is [[spoiler:No. ''i'', as in [[YouAreNumberSix the imaginary number]].]]
** Xehanort's name is an anagram-plus-X of both "another" and [[TheHeartless "no heart"]]. [[spoiler:''Birth By Sleep'' essentially makes a third one: "no earth".]]

** The names of the members of Organization XIII are simply anagrams of their original names - or in one case, a name they stole from someone else - with an [[LetXBeTheUnknown X added in]]. Of particular note, Xion, the "14th member", is [[spoiler:is No. ''i'', as in [[YouAreNumberSix the imaginary number]].]]

** The series has a grand total of ''sixteen characters'' with anagrams for names. The names of the members of Organization XIII are simply anagrams of their original names - or in one case, a name they stole from someone else - with an [[LetXBeTheUnknown X added in]], while Xehanort's name is an anagram-plus-X of both "another" and [[TheHeartless "no heart"]]. [[spoiler: ''Birth By Sleep'' essentially makes a third one: "no earth".]]
** There is always a large debate in the fandom over what their names mean, de-anagrammed. The only canon ones are [[spoiler: Ansem (Xemnas)]] (1), Braig (Xigbar) (2), Dilan (Xaldin) (3), Even (Vexen) (4), Aeleus (Lexeaus) (5), Ienzo (Zexion) (6), Isa (Saix) (7), Lea (Axel) (8) and [[spoiler: Sora (Roxas)]] (13).
** Marluxia's (11) was often theorized to be Lumaria, which is a genus of a certain group of flowers, which would [[PetalPower suit him.]] However, it turned out to be ''Lauriam'' when his human self unexpectedly showed up in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsX''.
** Unfortunately for Xemnas, if you leave in the X, his name is an anagram for "mansex" (or "sexman"), something that is made fun of a lot in {{Fanon}}. Oddly enough, nobody ever seems to make fun of Bigrax (2) and Rent-a-Ho (Xehanort). There's also E-Sexual (5).
** The real names of Demyx, Luxord and Larxene remain unknown, though fans have theories. ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIII'' eventually revealed Larxene's real name is Elrena.
** Xion, the "14th member", is [[spoiler: No. i, as in "[[YouAreNumberSix The imaginary number]]."]] Also [[spoiler: No. I, as in number one. She was the first creation of the Replica Program, of which [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsChainOfMemories Riku Replica]] was also a subject.]]
** "Ansem" can be rearranged into "Names", which is oddly appropriate [[spoiler: given the amount of people who've called themselves that.]]

** Much has been made by fans over the possible relationship between new character Mender Silos and established villain [[TheChessmaster Lord Nemesis]]. Whether or not this is significant has yet to be revealed, and it may just be a red herring. Of course, "Mender Silos" came into the game shortly after "The Honoree", which was a [[PaperThinDisguise Paper Thin Codename]] for [[spoiler: backstory character Hero-1]]. The ''VideoGame/CityOfHeroes'' staff do love their Significant Anagrams.
** Issue 19 of City of Heroes [[spoiler: confirms that Mender Silos is a future version of Lord Nemesis]].

** Another puzzle also qualifies as a Significant Anagram; the player is presented with a tic-tac-toe-like board on which Scrabblesque tiles are arranged. The letters must be rearranged to spell three words, one in each row. [[spoiler: The words are GET BOY TAD, which gives the player some idea of what Stauf wants from his guests and how the game is going to end.]]
** And another puzzle earlier on involves [[SolveTheSoupCans rearranging the cans]] in a pantry so that their labels spell out a sentence, which foreshadows later events in the game. The trick is that the only vowel you can use is Y. [[spoiler: The solution is "Shy gypsy slyly spryly tryst by my crypt".]]

** In ''Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney'', [[spoiler: Kristoph's name in the Japanese version is Kirihito, an anagram of 'hitokiri', meaning 'killer']].

** And in Case 3 of ''VisualNovel/AceAttorneyInvestigationsMilesEdgeworth'', [[spoiler: "Oliver Deacon" turns out to be an alias of Colin Devorae, the secretary who was forced into TakingTheHeat for the Amano group, and his Japanese assumed name is also an anagram of his real one]].

** Players meet Matthias Lehner, who turns out to be [[spoiler: Arthas Menethil. Or at least, the last remnant of his humanity]].

* ''VideoGame/JustCause2'' has the arms dealer Sloth Demon. Players can use this trope to figure out he's actually [[spoiler: Tom Sheldon]].

* In the AlternateRealityGame for ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamAsylum'' you agree to help a woman named Wendi Maga, who claims to have a doctorate in psychiatry, hack into the Arkham security system. [[spoiler: Dr. Wendi Maga anagrams to Edward Nigma.]]

* ''VideoGame/{{Safecracker}}'' has a jukebox listing 12 real-life song titles, with other meaningless titles around them. The player is supposed to figure out which artists made the real ones (which you can find out elsewhere in the Crabb house), unscramble the fake songs and select them in sequence with the real ones. [[spoiler: "Stab the eel", for instance, translates to "[[Music/TheBeatles The Beatles]]".]]
* In the first dream world of ''VideoGame/{{Obsidian}}'', your initial objective is to find a document that can fix the BrokenBridge to the chief's office. It's filed under a two-word title, but every document in the archives is listed as single words. The trick is to [[GameWithinAGame play an anagram game]] on the archive computers that can create the longest possible word from two given words. [[spoiler: Standard Damage is revealed to be Tradesman.]]

* ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition'' has a subtle, but extremely important one hidden in the name of [[spoiler: Solas']] personal quest [[spoiler:"All New, Faded For Her"]]. When the letters are rearranged, they read as [[spoiler:"Fen'Harel, Dread Wolf". One guess as to what's [[GodWasMyCopilot revealed]] in TheStinger]].

* In ''{{VideoGame/Aion}}'', you eventually learn [[spoiler: that the leader of the revolutionaries, Lephar, is Israphel]].

** Asgore Dreemurr is "sage or murderer", [[spoiler: while his son, Asriel Dreemurr, is an anagram for "serial murderer", which doesn't really describe Asriel himself, but fits his CameBackWrong alter ego Flowey to a T.]]
** The [[http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0014/1962/products/product_UT_deltarune_shirt_designview_1024x1024.jpg?v=1449349072 crest of the Dreemurr family]], which symbolizes [[spoiler: a prophecy foretelling the events of the game]], is called the "Delta Rune", an anagram of the game's title.

*** On that note, [[spoiler: Ralsei is an anagram if Asriel. And this is significant.]]

*** "Two milkmen go comedy" = "Welcome to my kingdom." Zero's greeting to the players, which connects with Zero III's proclamation of being the "King of this kingdom".

** Marluxia's (11) was often theorised to be Lumaria, which is a genus of a certain group of flowers, which would [[PetalPower suit him.]] However, it turned out to be ''Lauriam'' when his human self unexpectedly showed up in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsX''.

** The real names of Demyx, Luxord and Larxene remain unknown, though fans have theories.

*** "Let the game end where I treat two" = [[spoiler:"Together with me, we are ten". Leftover letters (l, d, a, e, t) can be used to arrange Zero's true name, Delta, who is the hidden 10th participant.]]

** ''VisualNovel/VirtuesLastReward''
*** "Two milkmen go comedy" = "Welcome to my kingdom." Zero's greeting to the players, which connects with Zero III's proclamation of being the "King of this kingdom".
*** "Memento Mori, if the nineth lion ate the sun" = "The man on the moon rules the infinite time". [[spoiler:The man on the moon refers to Sigma, and infinite time refers to sending his unconscious back decades into the past. Memento Mori when the nineth lion ate the sun also acts in itself as the key for Sigma to pull the from login and password from other timelines when the ninth lion he's seen so far is eating a sun on the login screen. Phi also brings up the intentional typo in "nineth", where the extra "e" was needed to make the anagram work.]]

* The antagonist of ''VideoGame/BioShock'' is named And Ryan. The game is basically a deconstruction of Creator/AynRand's philosophy.

*** On that note, [[spoiler: Ralsei is an anagram if Asriel. And they’re revealed to look alike.]]

** Asgore Dreemurr is "sage or murderer", [[spoiler: while his son, Asriel Dreemurr, is an anagram for "serial murderer".]]

*** "Memento Mori, when the nineth lion ate the sun" = "The man on the moon rules the infinite time". [[spoiler:The man on the moon refers to Sigma, and infinite time refers to sending his unconscious back decades into the past. Memento Mori when the nineth lion ate the sun also acts in itself as the key for Sigma to pull the from login and password from other timelines when the ninth lion he's seen so far is eating a sun on the login screen. Phi also brings up the intentional typo in "nineth", where the extra "e" was needed to make the anagram work.]]

* In the Inferno campaign of ''VideoGame/HeroesOfMightAndMagic 5'' you play as a NobleDemon general Agrael. In the subsequent League of Shadows (dark elves) campaign you play as an aspiring dark horse warlock named Raelag. Then there's TheReveal. GenreSavvy players instantly recognized the [[spoiler:Agrael/Raelag]] anagram, effectively spoiling the [[ItWasHisSled surprise before the game came out]].

* ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots'' does this with [[spoiler:Rat Patrol, whose callsign is [=RAT-PT01=], an anagram of the [=LaLiLuLeLo's=] proper title]]. While not appearing in the game itself, the fact that 'SOLID SNAKE' anagrams to 'SNAKE IS OLD' was emphasised in the marketing.

* ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition'' has a subtle, but extremely important one hidden in the name of [[spoiler: Solas']] personal quest [[spoiler: All New, Faded For Her]]. When the letters are rearranged, they read as [[spoiler: Fen'Heral, Dread Wolf. One guess as to what's [[GodWasMyCopilot revealed]] in TheStinger]].

* The InteractiveFiction game ''Delightful Wallpaper'', intended as an homage to Edward Gorey, was submitted by author Andrew Plotkin under the anagram "Edgar O. Weyrd".

* ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'':
** One of the new characters in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsZ'' is an antagonist named Asakim Dowen, which immediately got him to be referred as 'Evil Masaki'. Not only is his name is an anagram to Masaki, but he's also clad in black bondage gear, looks {{emo}}, and has the same voice with Masaki (Probably Creator/HikaruMidorikawa is going to use his standard voice for Asakim), and his mecha is considered to be like a 'Black Cybuster'.
** Dowen can also be rearranged into Endow.
** Masaki Ando was named after a member of JAM Project named Masaki Endoh.

* The antagonist of ''VideoGame/BioShock'' is named And Ryan. The game is basically a deconstruction of {{Ayn Rand}}'s philosophy.

** Marluxia's (11) was often theorised to be Lumaria, which is a genus of a certain group of flowers, which would [[PetalPower suit him.]] However, it turned out to be ''Lauriam'' when his human self unexpectedly showed up in ''VIdeoGame/kingdomHeartsX''.

** There is always a large debate in the fandom over what their names mean, de-anagrammed. The only canon ones are [[spoiler: Ansem (Xemnas)]] (1), Braig (Xigbar) (2), Dilan (Xaldin) (3), Even (Vexen) (4), Aeleus (Lexeaus) (5), Ienzo (Zexion) (6), Isa (Saix) (7), Lea (Axel) (8) and [[spoiler: Sora (Roxas)]] (13). Marluxia's (11) is almost certainly Lumaria, which is a genus of a certain group of flowers. And, well, given that his element is [[PetalPower flowers...]] Unfortunately for Xemnas, if you leave in the X, his name is an anagram for "mansex" (or "sexman"), something that is made fun of a lot in {{Fanon}}. Oddly enough, nobody ever seems to make fun of Bigrax (2) and Rent-a-Ho (Xehanort). There's also E-Sexual (5). The real names of Demyx, Luxord and Larxene remain unknown, though fans have theories.

** There is always a large debate in the fandom over what their names mean, de-anagrammed. The only canon ones are [[spoiler: Ansem (Xemnas)]] (1), Braig (Xigbar) (2), Dilan (Xaldin) (3), Even (Vexen) (4), Aeleus (Lexeaus) (5), Ienzo (Zexion) (6), Isa (Saix) (7), Lea (Axel) (8) and [[spoiler: Sora (Roxas)]] (13). Marluxia's (11) is almost certainly Lumaria, which is a genus of a certain group of flowers. And, well, given that his element is [[PetalPower flowers...]] Unfortunately for Xemnas, if you leave in the X, his name is an anagram for "mansex" (or "sexman"), something that is made fun of a lot in {{Fanon}}. Oddly enough, nobody ever seems to make fun of Bigrax (2) and Rent-a-Ho (Xehanort). There's also E-Sexual (5). The real names of Demyx, Luxord and Larxene reamin unknown, though fans have theories.