Line #58 LastNameBasis/VideoGames


1	Examples of LastNameBasis in Video games.
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6	* ''Franchise/AceAttorney'':
7	** Phoenix Wright and Miles Edgeworth always refer to each other by their surnames. The only ones to refer to Edgeworth simply as Miles are Redd White, a pompous idiot, Marvin Grossberg, who presumably knew him from childhood through his father, and Ernest Amano, his old benefactor when he studied abroad. For the rest it's 'Edgeworth' to Phoenix, '[[FullNameBasis Miles Edgeworth]]' to Franziska and 'Mr. Edgeworth' to everyone else apart from Wendy Oldbag, [[ButtMonkey Larry Butz]], and Damon Gant, who use nicknames for him. Even his legal guardian Manfred von Karma refers to him as "Edgeworth" rather than Miles.
8	** In the original Japanese, virtually everyone calls Ryūichi Naruhodo (Phoenix Wright) by his surname of Naruhodo. Even Larry and Maya, who call him "Nick" in the English script, use his surname in the script.
9	** Franziska seems to switch between his full name and Miles during ''Investigations'' depending on her intent. She is also an example of this trope herself as she is referred to as von Karma (even in her name box) by Phoenix and Ms. von Karma by everyone else except Edgeworth and her father. Her text box name even appears as Franziska in ''Investigations'' rather than von Karma like it has in past games.
10	** It's notable that Phoenix drops the Last Name Basis with Edgeworth at exactly one instance, where he remembers their childhood and refers to him as 'Miles'. It returns quickly after this, however, and permanently sticks, even after they restore their old friendship. This was probably done in order to show that, despite being friends again, their relationship is still not the same anymore that it used to be prior to the DL-6 incident.
11	** Dick Gumshoe is almost always referred to as either "Gumshoe", "Detective", or "Detective Gumshoe", except by Kay Faraday, who usually calls him "Gummy". Amusingly enough, a nameless police officer calls Detective Gumshoe "Dick" even after the latter insists that no one call him that.
12	** Larry Butz and Maggey Byrde are referred to by their last names on their dialogue boxes, even though they're usually called by their first names otherwise.
13	** Both Manfred and Franziska von Karma have "Von Karma" in their dialogue boxes, although Manfred was just "Karma" in the first game. To avoid confusion, fans usually refer to Manfred as "Von Karma" while sticking to a first-name basis for Franziska. Similarly, "Edgeworth" is reserved for Miles Edgeworth, while his father is called Gregory.
14	** In the original Japanese version of ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyDualDestinies'', Juniper Woods usually calls Athena Cykes (whose Japanese name is Kokone Kizuki) "Koko-chan," but briefly switches to "Kizuki-san" when they meet for the first time after a long time in Chapter 3, causing Athena to worry that they've grown apart. In the English version, Juniper instead refers to Athena by her first name rather than "Thena."
15	** In the Japanese version of ''VisualNovel/TheGreatAceAttorney'', Ryunosuke Naruhodo and Kazuma Asogi refer to each other by their surnames all the time. In the localized version, they're on a FirstNameBasis outside of court.
16	* In ''VideoGame/BioShockInfinite: [[DownloadableContent Burial at Sea]]'', Elizabeth insists on referring to the Rapture version of Booker as "Mr. [=DeWitt=]", even after he requests that she call him Booker. [[spoiler:This is because this "Booker" is actually a version of Comstock, and she refuses to recognize Comstock as Booker.]]
17	* ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'': When he's not called Hazama, Yuuki Terumi is only referred to everyone else by his last name Terumi.
18	* Very common in the ''VideoGame/CallOfDuty'' series.
19	** In the UsefulNotes/WorldWarII-based games, only Russian protagonists are even ''given'' first names. Later games do give all player characters full names, but everybody still primarily calls them by their last name. Commanding officers fare little better.
20	** In the Zombies Universe for the Treyarch Call of Duty games, Tank Dempsey, Edward Richtofen, and Samuel Stuhlinger are often referred to by their last names.
21	* The main villain in ''VideoGame/CrashBandicoot'', Doctor Neo Cortex, is nearly always referred to as just Cortex. This also applies to many of the other villains, only with an initial at the front for [[PunnyName the pun]]; Doctor Nitrus Brio is commonly called N. Brio, Doctor Nefarious Tropy is mostly called N. Tropy, and so on.
22	* In ''Franchise/DanganRonpa'', most characters are on a LastNameBasis in the original Japanese unless they're particularly close or casual enough to use first names, but some examples stand out.
23	** Hifumi Yamada in ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc'' calls everyone by their last name (in the original Japanese, [[FullNameBasis he called everyone by their full name]] with the [[UsefulNotes/JapaneseHonorifics archaic honorific "-dono"]]). This becomes plot relevant in chapter 3, when [[spoiler:he names his killer as "Yasuhiro", refering not to Yasuhiro Hagakure, but to Celestia Ludenberg, whose real name is Taeko [[SignificantNameOverlap Yasuhiro]].]]
24	** In ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaV3KillingHarmony'', during the aftermath of the fourth trial, Kaito, upset with Shuichi, temporarily switches back to calling him by his last name in the Japanese version. [[DubInducedPlotHole The localization just has him call Shuichi by his given name, which is inexplicably in yellow text]].
25	** Also from ''V3'', Tenko Chabashira is rather formal with her classmates, referring to both boys and girls by their last names and "-san." This includes Himiko Yumeno, whom Tenko has an unrequited crush on.
26	* ''Franchise/DragonAge'' does this a lot.
27	** Seen a lot with [=NPCs=] in all three games. Some characters are known by their first names, but others - such as Arl Howe in ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'' and Ser Alrik in ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'' - are known by their last names. You have to pay attention to codex entries and lore to know that Howe's first name is Rendon and Alrik's is Otto.
28	** ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'':
29	*** Everyone calls the main character by their family name, Hawke. The game dialogue tries to avoid the awkwardness of having Hawke's family or long-term, live-in love interest call them by their surname, but it still happens from time to time. However, in salutations of letters from family members, Hawke will be addressed by his or her given name. It's also a little weird when you have your sibling in your party and [=NPCs=] still say things like "So, you're Hawke." Your sibling never mentions that he/she is ''also'' a Hawke. Of course, in many cultures, the eldest son and head of the household is addressed by their family name, so this makes some sense.
30	*** Played with in the ''Legacy'' DLC. Hawke and their sibling get attacked by the Carta, since they were tasked with finding the blood of "[[LegacyHero The Hawke]]"... and they were a little unsure ''which'' Hawke was actually required?! Taken further when you later discover that your father Malcolm was ''also'' called "The Hawke", which leads to some conversations, where all three are known by this title, completely interchangeably. So in other words, Malcolm ''was'' "The Hawke", [[LegacyHero Hawke]] is ''now'' "The Hawke", and [[BadassFamily Bethany/Carver]] ''could'' be "The Hawke"!
31	*** There are occasional references to Mahariel, the Warden from the Dalish Elf origin, whose clan appears in II's subplots. It's more pronounced if the game is played using a world state where Mahariel was the Hero of Ferelden, but even if they weren't, they get mentioned by their clan... where everyone calls them by their last name, including childhood friend Merrill. It's still a step up from just "Warden" or "Hero of Ferelden".
32	** ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition'':
33	*** The player character is known as "the Inquisitor," "the Herald," or their (variable) last name. Some of the companions even recorded certain dialogue lines four different times to create versions with each potential surname.
34	*** Blackwall's given name is never mentioned in-game, and is only revealed in [[AllThereInTheManual supplemental materials]]. [[spoiler:[[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] and [[JustifiedTrope justified]] when it is revealed that he is not the real Warden-Costable Gordon Blackwall, but a criminal named Thom Rainier who is [[DeadPersonImpersonation impersonating the late Blackwall]]. Rainier probably didn't know the full name of the man he was pretending to be.]]
35	*** Depending on the world state imported, the Inquisitor may be introduced to another Grey Warden whose full name is Jean-Marc Stroud. Like with Blackwall, he's only ever called Stroud, and his first name is only learned through supplemental material.
36	* ''VideoGame/EternalDarkness'':
37	** Edwin is referred to by his last name "Lindsey", which could be chalked up to OneSteveLimit, seeing as there's also an Edward.
38	** Paul is consistently "Brother Luther" to the people he interacts with in his time period. Michael Edwards is "Edwards" to his superiors, and refers to two dead firefighters by what may be their last names. LastNameBasis seems most common in the actual dialogue, [[OnlyOneName when the characters have last names]].
39	* In ''VideoGame/{{Evolve}}'', Aleksey Markov, James Parnell, William Cabot, and Ida Lennox all go by their surname.
40	* ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'':
41	** Boone is on a LastNameBasis with ''everyone''. His first name, Craig, is mentioned twice in-game.
42	** Rose of Sharon Cassidy is also on a LastNameBasis with everyone as well, being called Cass. She herself mentions she's not a huge fan of her first name after it evolved into an EmbarrassingNickname, Whiskey Rose, for her heavy drinking habits and rosy cheeks. Now the only people who call her Rose are those who quickly find themselves lying on the floor of a bar.
43	* ''Franchise/FinalFantasy''
44	** Cidolfas Orlandu/Orlandeau (differing translations) of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTactics'' is generally known by either his last name or as T.G. Cid (short for Thunder God Cid). The game system itself refers to him by his last name, though every other playable character is referred to by their first name. Goffard Gaffgarion (who is a GuestStarPartyMember) is in the same boat, as are a few [=NPCs=].
45	** Aldebert Steiner of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX'' is almost always referred to as Steiner, or occasionally "Rusty" by Zidane. He also holds the privilege of being the only Final Fantasy character to have his surname [[HelloInsertNameHere determined by the player]].
46	%%** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'': Averted. While many characters have first and last names, it seems to be common that most people get addressed (even by complete strangers) by their first name, regardless of their social or professional status (e.g., Rufus, Lazard, Reeve). Therefore, when only one name for a character is known (e.g., Hojo, Kunsel, Reno, etc.), it's impossible to know for certain whether this is their first or last name.
47	* ''Franchise/FireEmblem'':
48	** In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemGaiden'', Emperor Rudolf's name may be his surname, since his son is [[spoiler:Albein Alm]] Rudolf II, unless his son adopted his father's first name as a surname.
49	** In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'', most nobles are referred to by their titles and surnames. Edelgard's uncle, Volkhard von Arundel, is solely referred to as Lord Arundel.
50	* Sash Lilac's given name is only mentioned once within ''VideoGame/FreedomPlanet''.
51	* The main character of ''VideoGame/{{Freelancer}}'', Edison Trent, insists that people call him by his last name Trent. His final line of the game is actually "Please. Call me Trent."
52	* The ''VideoGame/GearsOfWar'' game series has Damon Baird and Augustus "The Cole Train" Cole, who are almost exclusively called by the last names, or in Cole's case, his Thrashball nickname.
53	* During the course of ''VideoGame/{{Geist}}'', no one ever refers to John Raimi by his first name. Then again, if you had his name, wouldn't you want everyone to call you by it, too?
54	* ''VideoGame/HiddenCity'' has Mr. Black, whose first name is Ivor, but no one calls him that, including the game itself. In fact, very few people know his given name that he could use it as [[RealNameAsAnAlias an alias]] when going undercover.
55	* ''Franchise/{{Hitman}}'':
56	** Carlton Smith, an ex-CIA now Interpol agent, is exclusively referred to as "Agent Smith". To the point his first name was only revealed in an [[AllThereInTheManual "ICA File" on IO's website]].
57	** ''VideoGame/WorldOfAssassinationTrilogy'':
58	*** Nearly everyone calls Lucas by his last name "Grey". The only time his first name is used is when someone is discussing his profile.
59	*** The Constant only refers to Diana as "Miss Burnwood" or "the Burnwood woman".
60	* ''VideoGame/TheIdolmaster: Cinderella Girls'' features Cool type idol Arisu Tachibana, a little girl who, for some reason, [[EmbarrassingFirstName despises her given name]], and has made a catchphrase out of trying to get people to simply call her Tachibana.
61	* In ''VideoGame/IllusionsOfLoyalty'', Julius Logan only calls Sarah Hawke by her last name, even though they've fought together for more than five years, and she saved him many times. She calls him out on this during the campfire talk at the Robin’s Pass, but he doesn’t budge. It’s strongly implied he’s doing this in order to suppress his growing feelings for her, and so prevent them from interfering with the mission.
62	* ''VideoGame/InazumaEleven'': In Japan, unless you're a girl or the heroes' relatives, expect to be called by your last name. Even the protagonists are not immune to this.
63	* Most characters in the ''VideoGame/KaneAndLynch'' games. Lynch is an interesting example in that he seems to prefer being called by his last name Lynch by everyone, all the time, even by his girlfriend in the second game.
64	* ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters'':
65	** Kyo Kusanagi never refers to Iori as anything other than "Yagami." While rules regarding names are different for Japan, his lack of honorifics indicates that he doesn't hold him in too high of a regard. This is also done to show that the rivalry is an impersonal one from Kyo's side, as Iori addresses Kyo [[FirstNameBasis by his first name]].
66	** On the other hand Kyo refers to Chizuru simply as "Kagura" and also without honorifics, but they get along decently and he was '''really pissed off''' [[spoiler: when Ash attacked her and stole her MagicMirror]]. In this particular case, while Kyo [[ScrewDestiny still keeps some distance from the whole Orochi legend]], he is more receptive to [[TheOjou Chizuru]] due to her ''far'' more agreeable personality. (Even if, in ''Sky Stage'', he says that he feels [[TeamMom she kinda babies him and others]]).
67	** Chizuru calls Kyo and Iori by their last names, though in ''her'' case she most likely just addresses the Japanese social rules as well as their heritages (rather than them as persons) and tries not to antagonize either of them directly.
68	** ''Several'' people refer to either Iori or Kyo by their last name. I.e., Shingo calls Kyo "Kusanagi-san" to show his [[HeroWorshipper extreme respect for him]].
69	** Kyo's girlfriend Yuki tends to go by the FirstNameBasis + "-san" formula with everyone (including ''Iori''), however she refers to Shingo as "Yabuki-kun" instead.
70	** In the case of [[VideoGame/ArtOfFighting the Sakazakis]], only Takuma is referred to by his last name. Presumably this is because he's the patriarch of the family and for practical reasons.
71	* In ''VideoGame/LastWord'', Holden [=McCall=] and Judge Boasting have obviously known each for a long time, and yet they only ever address each other as Mr. Boasting and Mr. [=McCall=], respectively.
72	* At the beginning of ''VisualNovel/LittleBusters'', Riki is on a LastNameBasis with Komari, Haruka, and Kurugaya. He starts calling Komari by her first name after she does so for him after she joins the baseball team and Haruka explicitly asks him to use her first name part-way through, but Kurugaya, who cultivates an image of a beautiful, [[TheAce competent]] CoolBigSis, is ''very'' insistent that everyone call her 'Kurugaya' or [[UsefulNotes/JapaneseSiblingTerminology 'Anego']] - anything but by her cute first name [[EmbarrassingFirstName 'Yuiko']].
73	* ''Franchise/MassEffect'':
74	** The main character is always called "Shepard," even by someone you just had sex with. This is because [[HelloInsertNameHere you can choose your character's first name]], but the game is fully-voiced. Urdnot Wrex, meanwhile, is ''not'' an example, even though everyone calls him "Wrex"; krogan names give the clan name first, in the same fashion as real-world Japanese names.
75	** After two games of playing it straight, ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'' hangs a lantern on it when Dr. Chakwas and Shepard sit down to drink together. Chakwas notes that Shepard has never called her by her first name. "Well, neither have you." Chakwas replies that she never will, as using Shepard's first name would be a disservice to everyone she's fighting for.
76	--->'''Shepard:''' "That...makes no sense."\
77	'''Chakwas:''' "Consider it a lady's prerogative, then."
78	** Some of the party members tend to go by LastNameBasis; Ashley is almost always addressed as "Chief Williams" or "Williams" through most of the first game, and this also applies to Kaidan to a lesser extent. James Vega in the third game is most often called by his last name by his fellow crew members.
79	* In ''VideoGame/MedalOfHonorVanguard'', all named characters are refered to as either 'Rank Surname' or just 'Surname' during gameplay.
80	* ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3'': In ''Ultimate'', with the inclusion of [[Franchise/AceAttorney Phoenix Wright]], the roster now has two characters named [[ComicBook/JeanGrey "Phoenix"]]. To distinguish them from one another, the majority of characters refer to the lawyer as "Mr. Wright". In a similar vein, because they share the same profession, Phoenix Wright refers to ComicBook/SheHulk as "Miss Walters".
81	* ''VideoGame/MetalGear''
82	** Not exactly a true full name, but it still counts: Solid Snake is usually addressed as "Snake" and never as "Solid", even when he is mentioned alongside his clone brothers, "Solidus" and "Liquid", who share the "Snake" codename. "Big Shell Evil", one of the "Snake Tales" in ''VideoGame/{{Metal Gear Solid 2\|SonsOfLiberty}}: Substance'' even lampshades this.
83	** Also happens to Solid Snake's predecessor, "Naked Snake", but in his case its justified since he's the original "Snake" and calling a man "Naked" doesn't exactly sound right. This switches to FullNameBasis when people start calling him "Big Boss".
84	** Played straight with Colorado Senator Steven Armstrong, who is only referred to as "Steven" one time when Kevin explains who he is. Afterwards, everyone just calls him "Armstrong". Strangely enough, his [[spoiler: Boss health meter]] just labels him as "Senator", and the credits list him as "Steven".
85	* ''VisualNovel/VirtuesLastReward'' has GrumpyOldMan Tenmyouji, whose first name isn't revealed until near the end of the game to hide the fact that [[spoiler:he is Junpei, [[PreviousPlayerCharacterCameo the protagonist of]] [[VisualNovel/NineHoursNinePersonsNineDoors the previous game]]]], which would in turn spoil the fact that [[spoiler:this game actually takes place 45 years after the previous game instead of one year like most of the characters think, since Junpei was most certainly not an old man the last time we saw him]].
86	* In ''VideoGame/OmegaLabyrinthLife'', Mio Aiba refers to everyone, even her close friend Nanami Ginjo, by their last names. It should be noted that she suffers severe social anxiety that makes her avoid interaction and speaking as much as possible, along with mental issues that lead to her personifying and speaking enthusiastically to flowers--though it should be noted that these flowers ''also'' have formal names and titles that she makes sure to say in full.
87	* Also true of Josh Kain in ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarII'', whose surname is his default name.
88	* ''VideoGame/ProfessorLayton'' is generally called "Professor Layton" or "Layton" by everyone except his family and some old friends.
89	* In ''VideoGame/RacingLagoon'', LastNameBasis is very common with an exception for TheHeart (yet the main character calls her by last name) since the game takes place in the year 1999 of urban Japan. While you can name your main character's first name, it's more or less being referred to by another character in the entire game.
90	* In ''VideoGame/RedFaction'', Parker is only ever addressed by his last name Parker. It would be harder if he had a first name to begin with.
91	* ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'':
92	** There is only one person in the entire franchise who refers to Albert Wesker by his first name[[note]]Excella Gionne, [=RE5=][[/note]]. To everyone else, he's simply "Wesker."
93	** Almost all the villains in ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil4'' call Leon "Mister Kennedy" or "Mister Scott Kennedy". Only Krauser refers to Leon by his first name since he sees him as a WorthyOpponent.
94	** In ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilCodeVeronica'' Alfred Ashford calls Claire "[[SayMyName REDFIELD]]" and addresses her by surname during all their interactions.
95	** In ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilRevelations'' Jill is referred as "Ms. Valentine" by Raymond Vester when disguised, very notable as Jill is rarely if ever called by her surname in the games.
96	* Masami von Weizegger, hero of ''VideoGame/RingOfRed'', identifies more with his German heritage than with [[ButNotTooForeign his Japanese heritage]], so he insists that others call him "Weizegger" instead of "Masami".
97	* Ijuuin Enzan of ''[[VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork Rockman.EXE]]'' is called by his given name. However, his counterpart Eugene Chaud's given name comes up precious few times over the course of six games, and only when he is introducing himself by his full name. In fact, it's so unknown that Chaud's ''[[Anime/MegaManNTWarrior NT Warrior]]'' version was dubbed into "Chaud Blaze". The dubbers apparently couldn't be bothered to find out that Chaud wasn't his first name (either that, or they did know, but simply just didn't care). (It was also [[SpellMyNameWithAnS mispronounced]] as "Chodd".)
98	* ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei'':
99	** In ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiStrangeJourney'', the protagonist is more commonly called by his last name (as opposed to first like in other ''SM''T games), even in menus and the battle screens, reflecting the protagonist's status as a military officer.
100	** ''Franchise/{{Persona}}'':
101	*** While most of the cast either goes by a FirstNameBasis or by nicknames in the original ''VideoGame/{{Persona 1}}'', (Kei) Nanjo, (Yuka) Ayase and (Reiji) Kido get this treatment, likely because of their respective backgrounds: Nanjo is the extremely wealthy heir to the [[MegaCorp Nanjo Group]], Ayase is a kogal, and Kido is a loner and a delinquent. Also, while most refer to [[DelicateAndSickly Maki Sonomura]] by her given name, [[ButtMonkey Masao "Mark" Inaba]] calls her "Sonomura-san" because he has a [[AllLoveIsUnrequited crush]] on her.
102	*** While the cast of the ''Innocent Sin'' half of ''VideoGame/Persona2'' go by first names due to being childhood friends (or [[CoolBigSis "onee-san"]] in Maya Amano's case), the ''Eternal Punishment'' cast does this instead, as the party in that game is made up of adults. Like the Maki and Masao example above, [[FairCop Katsuya Suou]] refers to Maya as "Ms. Amano" due to being smitten with her.
103	*** In ''VideoGame/Persona3'', [[DefrostingIceQueen Mitsuru Kirijo]] refers to most of the SEES team by their last names. The only exception in the beginning is Akihiko Sanada, a fellow senior with whom she has quite the history, as well as their mutual friend Shinjiro Aragaki. She'll call the protagonist by his first name if you advance her social link enough, and she starts calling Yukari Takeba by her first name as well after Yukari provides her support at a crucial moment.
104	*** In the original Japanese version of ''VideoGame/Persona3'', Akihiko also uses last names on the underclassmen, and in the localization, he'll say, "Good going, Takeba!" if Yukari downs an enemy while he's in the party. Everyone calls Ken by his last name, and he responds in kind.
105	*** Detectives Ryotaro Dojima and Tohru Adachi in ''VideoGame/Persona4'' are always called their last names by everyone, except for an old woman in ''Golden'' whose son is also named Tohru. Especially weird is that even the protagonist will still call Dojima by his last name, even though Dojima is his (maternal, so they don't share a last name) uncle. This gets to the point where in ''VideoGame/Persona4DancingAllNight'', Kanami momentarily becomes confused when Dojima's daughter Nanako is called "Dojima-san".
106	*** In the original Japanese version of ''VideoGame/Persona4'', use of last names between party members was more common. Virtually all the other party members refer to Yosuke by his last name, and he responds in kind for Chie and Yukiko. Kanji and Naoto use last names on most of the other party members, while Yukiko and Chie use last names on your character, even if you end up dating them.
107	*** In ''VideoGame/Persona5'', the Phantom Thieves (read: your party) are all highly informal with each other (to the point that third year characters Makoto and Haru even insist their juniors ditch the Senpai/Kohai terminology with them) and refer to one another by first name. The major exception is Goro Akechi, the detective who, after spending most of the game pursuing the thieves, offers to join them instead. The thieves always refer to him by his last name, highlighting their distrust of him, [[spoiler:and given that they know he's TheMole and TheDragon for TheConspiracy that's been gunning for the thieves since August, it makes sense]]. The localization even goes so far as to title him "Akechi" in dialogue boxes and in the menu when he joins you; the rest of the party goes by their first names.
108	*** In the ''Royal'' rerelease of Persona 5, newcomer Kasumi Yoshizawa is generally addressed by her last name among the party. This has a different significance than the use of last names for Akechi, namely that [[spoiler:she's actually Kasumi's younger sister Sumire Yoshizawa, who essentially brainwashed herself into thinking that she was Kasumi (long story)]]. Near the end of the game, after she joins the Phantom Thieves, they start calling her by her first name, [[spoiler:Sumire, rather than Kasumi]].
109	*** In ''VideoGame/Persona5Strikers'', Zenkichi refers to virtually everyone besides his daughter and his late wife by their last names.
110	*** Kyoka Ochimizu of ''VideoGame/Persona4DancingAllNight'' is almost exclusively referred to as "Ms. Ochimizu."
111	* Both Spider-Men do this in ''VideoGame/SpiderManEdgeOfTime'', referring to each other as [[ComicBook/SpiderMan Parker]] and [[ComicBook/SpiderMan2099 O'Hara]], and arguing throughout. When they ''[[SubvertedTrope stop]]'' doing this halfway through the game, it's because they've become FireForgedFriends, which the BigBad takes the time to lampshade.
112	--> '''[[spoiler: Future!Peter]]:''' Ahahaha, I see you and your counterpart have taken to calling eachother by your first names. It's good to know you've...bonded.
113	* ''VisualNovel/ShinraiBrokenBeyondDespair'' has two characters who do this for different reasons. Runa, being a highly polite young lady, calls everyone by their last names and "-san", even her best friend Rie, out of politeness. Kamen, however, calls Raiko by her last name without honorifics out of rudeness, [[spoiler:but switches to "Raiko-chan" in the good ending, in which Raiko helps clear her name]].
114	* ''VideoGame/SlyCooper'': The majority of the villains of the franchise refer to Sly Cooper by his surname. This includes the Panda King and Dimitri, even after they ally with Sly in the [[VideoGame/Sly3HonorAmongThieves third game]]. This is used as a WhamLine in ''[[VideoGame/SlyCooperThievesInTime Thieves in Time]]'', where [[TheSociopath Penelope]] calls Sly by his surname while taking to herself over [[TakeOverTheWorld her goals]], confirming that she's EvilAllAlong.
115	* In ''VideoGame/Splatoon2'', Marina's Japanese name "Iida" is actually her surname. Her full name is "Marine Iida" (Western naming order).
116	* ''VideoGame/SplinterCell'':
117	** Sam is almost always referred to by his last name Fisher, especially by his VoiceWithAnInternetConnection, Lambert. That's ''Irving'' Lambert. And then there's Grimsdottir. Pretty much everyone is called by their last name in this series.
118	** Sam always calls her "Grim" for simplicity's sake.
119	* In the ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' series, a character by the name of Nash [[DubNameChange had his name changed to Charlie when localized from Japanese]]. It wasn't until ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIV'' when both names were canonically made into the full name of Charlie Nash. In ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV'', although he's still referred to as Charlie on occasion, the Japanese and International versions of the game mainly call him Nash, invoking this trope [[spoiler: because Nash actually ''CameBackWrong'' and has gone from a warm-hearted [[TheAce Ace]] to a ruthless AntiHero]].
120	* Chloe Valens of ''VideoGame/TalesOfLegendia'' would prefer to call people by their last names Valens.
121	* In ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}}'', every Chinese character in the game, with the exception of Ling Xiaoyu, and the Korean Baek Doo San, are referred to primarily by their last name. Only four Western characters go by this last-name basis: Dr. Bosconovich, Marshall Law and his son Forest, and Craig Marduk.
122	* The ''VisualNovel/TokimekiMemorial'' series, starting from ''Tokimeki Memorial 2'', allows the player to choose how they refer to characters as part of gameplay - moving to FirstNameBasis too early (or choosing an insulting name like 'Bookworm') will cause a drop in affection and the character to ask not to be called that way. Some characters, out of politeness, will always or almost always refer to the player character by their last name, such as Hikami from ''Girl's Side Second Season'', who will always call the protagonist [[UsefulNotes/JapaneseHonorifics '<last name>-kun']].
123	* ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'':
124	** Nobody is sure what Lady Vashj's first name is. Everybody (apparently, even her ''mother'') refers to her as "Lady Vashj".
125	** Use of last names seems fairly common in Gilneas. King Genn Greymane is typically called "King Greymane" by everyone except his wife and his old friend Darius Crowley.
126	** [[MemeticBadass High Overlord Varok Saurfang]] and his son, Draenosh Saurfang, are typically referrred to as "Saurfang" and "Saurfang the Younger".
127	** Grom and Garrosh Hellscream are often referred to by their last names, and Garrosh tends to use his last name Hellscream when assigning things as his, such as in his CatchPhrase, "Hellscream's eyes are always upon you." "Hellscream" is less of a last name and more of a nickname thanks to Grommash's (Grom's full name) very loud voice. It's mentioned in the novels that nicknames pass from father to son after the former's death. Orgrim wasn't called "Doomhammer" until his father fell in battle and passed on his warhammer to his son. Thus, Garrosh didn't become Hellscream until Grom died fighting Mannoroth.
128	** Starting in ''Legion'', Sylvanas is frequently referred to by her surname of Windrunner, even though she has two similarly well-known (but not as ''in''famous) sisters with the same surname.
129	* In ''VideoGame/{{Xenosaga}}'', everyone but Febronia calls Virgil either "Lt. Virgil" or "Virgil," his first name being Luis.

Context LastNameBasis / VideoGames