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7 | !!The following have their own pages: |
8 | [[index]] |
9 | * AlliterativeName/TheDCU |
10 | * AlliterativeName/MarvelUniverse |
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12 | ---- |
13 | !!!Examples: |
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16 | * ''ComicBook/TheAdventuresOfPeterWheat'': One of [[TheProtagonist Peter Wheat]]'s friends is a boy named '''S'''ammy '''S'''weet. |
17 | * Lots of examples in ''ComicBook/ArchieComics'': Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Sabrina Spellman, Coach Clayton, Dilton Doiley, Moose Mason (full name plus nickname Marmaduke Merton Matowski "Moose" Mason), Waldo Weatherbee, Trula Twyst, Evelyn Evernever, and a few others. Some are nicknames or titles,[[note]]for example, Jughead's full name is actually Forsythe Pendleton Jones III[[/note]] but it still fits. |
18 | * Deadeye Duck from ComicBook/BuckyOHareAndTheToadWars, along with his former gang, the Corsair Canards. |
19 | * ''ComicBook/CaptainGravity'': The main character of the comic book is Joshua Jones. |
20 | * ''ComicBook/{{Dolltopia}}'' has Soccer Scotty, Kitty's old housemate from before she left her old life as a toy behind. |
21 | * In ''ComicBook/DruidCity'', the leader character and one the central villains are named Hunter Hastings and Scott Silo, respectively. |
22 | * ''ComicBook/ElMarvo'': The real name of one of El Marvo's allies, Go Get 'Em Girl, is Madeline Moonshine. |
23 | * ''ComicBook/HybridForce'': A number of members of [[NebulousEvilOrganization Testify]] have this naming theme. Examples include... |
24 | ** '''L'''izard '''L'''ady. |
25 | ** '''K'''omodo '''K'''han. |
26 | ** '''S'''ilver '''S'''pider. |
27 | ** '''C'''orporal '''C'''hameleon. |
28 | * Minor ''ComicBook/{{Invincible}}'' character Damien Darkblood, Demon Detective. In his latest appearance he remarked that he hates it when people say the "demon detective" part -- evidently it just sounds silly to him. |
29 | * When ''ComicBook/JosieAndThePussycats'' was named "She's Josie!", Josie's name was "Josie Jones". Nowadays she is named "Josie [=McCoy=]". |
30 | * ''ComicBook/JupiterJet'': The hero's civilian name is Jacqueline "Jacky" Johnson. |
31 | * Many characters in German comic strip ''ComicStrip/NickKnatterton''. (Barbara Beerbottle, Felix Finster...) |
32 | * Beverly Brooks, the civilian identity of Mother Wonder from ''ComicBook/ThePitifulHumanLizard''. |
33 | * ''ComicBook/RulahJungleGoddess'' has Rulah's friend, the BoldExplorer '''M'''uriel '''M'''axim. |
34 | * ''Comicbook/ScottPilgrim'', has quite a bunch of them. |
35 | ** Scott's cool gay roommate, '''W'''allace '''W'''ells. |
36 | ** Stephen Stills and his roommate, '''Neil''' '''N'''ordegraf. |
37 | ** Kim Pine's coworker, '''H'''ollie '''H'''awkes. |
38 | ** 5/7 of Ramona's evil exes have alliterative names. They are '''L'''ucas '''L'''ee, '''R'''oxanne (Roxie) '''R'''ichter, '''K'''yle and '''K'''en Katayanagi, and '''G'''ideon '''G'''ordon '''G'''raves. |
39 | * In stories by Creator/WilhelmBusch: Literature/MaxAndMoritz, Hans Huckebein, Kuno Klecksel, Balduin Bählamm, and others. |
40 | * [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Golden Age]] Ace Comics {{Superhero}} Magno the Magnetic Man. |
41 | * Peyo's superhero character Benoit Brisefer, also named Steven Strong and Benny Breakiron. |
42 | * Antonio "Tony Twist" Twistelli, a mob enforcer from ''Comicbook/{{Spawn}}'' |
43 | ** Todd [=MacFarlane=] admitted he named the character after real-life [[UsefulNotes/NationalHockeyLeague NHL]] player Tony Twist. Unfortunately, the real Twist wasn't amused, and he sued [=MacFarlane=]... and won. |
44 | * Mindy [=McCready=][=/=]Hit-Girl from ''ComicBook/KickAss''. |
45 | * ''ComicBook/StrontiumDog'' had "Middenface" [=McNulty=] (His given name is Archibald, but the only one who calls him that is his gran). For added bonus, his code name as a resistance fighter was "The Tartan Terror". |
46 | * Creator/AlanMoore's ''ComicBook/{{Supreme}}'', which is a blatant and affectionate {{Pastiche}} of [[UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Silver Age]] ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'', gives all the analogues of the "LL" characters of ''Superman'' "DD" names. In particular the Lex Luthor CaptainErsatz is Darius Dax and the Lois Lane one is Diana Dane. |
47 | ** The ShowWithinAShow in ''ComicBook/VForVendetta'' is called Storm Saxon ([[ThoseWackyNazis no coincidence that the initials are SS]]). |
48 | * ''ComicBook/{{Ungrounded}}'' has Mister Solenoid's girlfriend, Vivian Von Valiant, and her brother, Virgil Von Valiant. |
49 | * In the German comic ''ComicBook/{{Werner}}'': |
50 | ** Werner Wernersen. |
51 | ** Günter Günzelsen. |
52 | * ComicBook/JudgeDredd ("'''Dr'''edd" = "'''Jr'''edd"), or to give his full name, Judge Joseph Dredd. |
53 | * ''ComicBook/WilqSuperbohater'' has the SS Sisters, a duo of female villains who turned from being typical Neo-nazis into ecofascists. |
54 | * ''Comicbook/RadioactiveMan'' is naturally rife with this: Claude Kane, Gloria Grand, Rod Runtledge, Gretchen Grille, Miles Mando, Lure Lass, Larceny Lass, and so on. |
55 | * ''Comicbook/{{Manifest}}'' has protagonist Tessa Theus. |
56 | * ''ComicBook/PatPatriotAmericasJoanOfArc'': Pat Patriot's real name is Pat Patrios. |
57 | * ''ComicBook/ThinBlueLine'': The Mayor of the city of Hagan, Illinois is named Myron Mulch. |
58 | * ''ComicBook/{{Tintin}}'' has Prof. Cuthbert Calculus. This even extends to his name in the original French, which was Tryphon Tournesol. |
59 | * ''ComicBook/{{Varmints}}'': One of the outlaws seen in the train is known as Two-Bit Teddy Tudson. |
60 | * In ''Comicbook/GastonLagaffe'', Gaston himself is a [[DownplayedTrope downplayed]] example due to the prefix "la", but his name reads as "Gaston la Gaffe" ('''G'''aston the '''G'''oof). |
61 | ** Bertrand Labévue is a similar name, reading as "Bertrand la Bévue" ('''B'''ertrand the '''B'''lunder). |
62 | ** Gaston, Jules and Bertrand made a music group called "Moon Module Mecs". |
63 | * ''ComicBook/BigBangComics'': In keeping with the stories they are homaging, many of the faux golden age characters have aliterative names. These include: |
64 | ** Roger Ryan a.k.a. The Badge |
65 | ** Marla Mason a.k.a. Infra-Girl |
66 | ** Kent Kane a.k.a. Infra-Man |
67 | ** Reid Randall a.k.a. Knight Watchman |
68 | ** Chuck Cox a.k.a. Mr. Martian |
69 | ** Chris Kelly a.k.a. Ultiman |
70 | ** Christine Kelly a.k.a. Ultragirl |
71 | * The eponymous heroine of ''ComicBook/LoriLovecraft''. |
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