Line #18 ADogNamedDog/WebComics


1	[[ADogNamedDog Dogs named "Dog"]] in webcomics.
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4	* ''Webcomic/ZeroZeroZeroThisComicAppearsFirstAlphabetically'' has its main characters Bat and Bean, who are apparently supposed to be a bat and a walking bean with a face.
5	* Lampshaded in ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', though it's only used partially and only for some of the animal-people. The "brothers" of Grace, animalistic shape-shifters, are Guineas (a guinea pig), Hedge (a hedgehog) and [[OddNameOut Vlad]] (a bat... sorta). The kicker is when Elliot, temporarily transformed into a cat-person, is caught and interrogated by Damien.
6	-->'''Damien:''' Now, what is your name?\
7	'''Elliot:''' Um, well, what with me being a cat and all... Cat?\
8	'''Damien:''' All of you animal-people have horrible names.
9	* [[AuthorAvatar The Cartoonist]] in ''Webcomic/{{Sinfest}}'' has named his dog Pooch. Monique lampshades the absurdity:
10	--> '''Monique:''' Nice to meet you. My name is '''Girl'''!
11	* The robot from ''Webcomic/{{Zap}}'''s real name is XR-743-9Q. Zap can't remember it, so he redubs him to Robot.
12	* In Webcomic/AwfulHospital, Kidney Stone, who is a giant sapient kidney stone, though her name only appears in a [[AllThereInTheManual supplemental file]].
13	* In ''Webcomic/RustyAndCo'', the main characters are a mimic named Mimic ([[spoiler:actually [[PunnyName Boxford]]]]), a gelatinous cube named Gelatinous Cube, and a rust monster named Rusty. When [[spoiler:Mimic's real name is mentioned, and he lampshades how silly it would be for him to actually be named "Mimic"]], Kris points out that he knew a human named Manny and a guy named Guy, which he considers equivalent.
14	* In ''Crazy Ghosts'' we get Ghost, who has no knowledge he is a RealityWarper and is also a DirtyOldMan
15	* A non-animal version comes up in ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary'', when Tagon asks Petey what the local inhabitants -- whose water-covered planet they're orbiting -- call their world, it comes out as "Wet". When Tagon comments that this isn't very imaginative, Petey replies that they compare favourably to the natives of "Earth".
16	* In ''Webcomic/TryingHuman'', [[TheGreys Hue]] had a pet dog (that was accidentally abducted along with a pair of hippies). He never calls his pet anything else but Dog.
17	* Annie in ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt'' builds a robot in the very first chapter and starts calling him Robot. He does have a proper name, revealed later on, but the main characters keep calling him Robot (which can get somewhat confusing since there's a lot of other robots in the story).
18	* In "Tails of the Mynarski Forest" the vixen is named "Liska" (Czech for 'fox') http://mynarskiforest.purrsia.com/xsl97_07.htm
19	* In ''Webcomic/NoRestForTheWicked'', [[http://www.forthewicked.net/archive/04i-10.html a boy named Boy.]]
20	* Dragobo from ''Webcomic/RPGWorld'' is a parody of it. When he meets other Dragobos and tell them his name, they joke about it by calling him "THE Dragobo".
21	* ''Webcomic/BrawlInTheFamily'' lampshades the tendency for ''Mario'' games to do this. Mario seeks the Toad named Toad and the Yoshi named Yoshi, but finds [[http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/2012/08/20/431-frog/ the wrong Toad]] and the wrong Yoshi.
22	--> "I'm not Toad! I'm just ''a'' Toad!... You got the wrong guy!"
23	%%* ''Webcomic/DinosaurComics'': Discussed [[http://www.qwantz.com/index.php?comic=1513 here]].
24	* ''Webcomic/CommanderKitty'': The main character is, unsurprisingly, a cat; more obscure is Nin Wah, whose name is taken from the Chinese for "red panda." On a grander scale, entire ''planets'' are named for their inhabiting species (or possibly vice versa): [[http://www.commanderkitty.com/2009/01/03/good-to-be-back/ Cats come from Planet Cat]], [[http://www.commanderkitty.com/2010/05/02/did-that-just-happen/ Gazelles come from Planet Gazelle]], and so forth.
25	* ''Webcomic/GoodGuyComic'' features a guy named Guy.
26	* In ''Webcomic/LeftoverSoup'', the commentary in comic #209 reveals that the name of one of Max's 7 cats is Dog.
27	* In ''Webcomic/AliceAndTheNightmare'', the bipedal, talking rabbits serving Rougina are only ever referred to as Rabbits.
28	* Karen Park in ''Webcomic/ButImACatPerson'' gave her Being, the Bear, the straightforward name "Cub".
29	* ''Webcomic/WhiteDarkLife'': At first a name like Entegra Whidoe seems more like a case of MeaningfulName since the character is a [[SpiderPeople black widow]]. But remove the first "E" and "T" from her first name turns it into Negra(Black) Widow.
30	* The [[HumorMode endlessly creative]] Kleya Smith created a CatGirl character for [[ShowWithinAShow the Game]], naming her Kat. Several other characters imply that she's not the first one to use that particular combination either.
31	* ''WebComic/AskACat'' has Cat and Mouse.
32	* In ''Webcomic/TheBirdFeeder'', the first robin of spring is named Robin. Amazingly, as is revealed in [[http://thebirdfeeder.com/comic/226 #226]], "Names," people still tend to get the name wrong.
33	* ''Webcomic/TheFuzzyPrincess'' has a bear named Kuma, which is Japanese for "bear".
34	** Subverted with Princess Kat, however; it's short for ''Katrina''.
35	* ''Webcomic/FurryExperience'' has a cat named Cat, to her roommates' initial shock...only to be subverted the following strip to have her explain that it's short for Catherine.
36	* ''Webcomic/SluggyFreelance'': A frog that gains intelligence and the ability to talk is later introduced as being called "Frog". Ironically, his non-talking friend is called "Corsica"... or at least he seems immediately convinced of this as soon as he starts to talk, even though neither of them could even have uttered such a name before that moment.
37	* ''Webcomic/Validation2013'': Ally’s stuffed dinosaur friend is named Mr. Dino.
38	* ''Webcomic/WhiteRooms'': Ivan has a teddy bear named Mishka.
39	* ''WebComic/WildeLife'' gives us an [[OurWerebeastsAreDifferent animal person]] named Raven.
40	-->'''Clifford:''' So what's your name?\
41	'''Raven:''' [[NoNeedForNames Pfft. I'm a raven, silly]].\
42	'''Clifford:''' No shit. And I'm a [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent wolf]]. But ''my name'' is Cliff.\
43	'''Raven:''' Okay, then just call me Raven. We'll be like humans and have names!
44	* ''WebComic/{{Objectified}}'': Typical to most {{Object Shows}}, objects are generally referred to by common names (Spool being a spool, Citrus an orange...) However, they also each have unique "brand" names. Razor's is ''Astra.''
45	* ''Webcomic/VampireGirl'': Vampire Hunter and Goofy Idiot Sidekick, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin who happen to be a vampire hunter, and his goofy idiot sidekick]].
46	* ''Webcomic/VixenLogic'': The five main characters are anthropomorphic foxes named for their specific species: Red is a red fox, Arctica is an arctic fox, Ferra is a Tibetan fox (scientific name: ''Vulpes ferrilata''), Zerda is a fennec (''Vulpes zerda''), while Marble is actually named for her color morph (white and grey "red" fox).
47	* The three protagonists in ''Webcomic/DaddyLongLegs'' are a harvestman named Mr. Harvestman, [[ALizardNamedLiz a cranefly named Mr. Crane]] and [[OddNameOut a cellar spider named Mr. Scapegrace]].
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Context ADogNamedDog / WebComics