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| 6 | ->''"Stella, oh, Stella, Stella! Stella for Star!"'' |
| 7 | -->-- '''Blanche''', ''Theatre/AStreetcarNamedDesire'' |
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| 9 | The night sky has been a source of wonder and inspiration for generations. Each new generation is told to "reach for the stars," and stories of people taking that advice quite literally can be found in your local bookstore's Science Fiction section. Most of us aren't so lucky as to be able to travel to the heavens, but there's still one consolation: We can name our children after them. |
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| 11 | In brief, a Stellar Name is a character name derived from something found in the night sky, such as a star, planet, constellation, or other object. "Eta Carinae" or "Cygnus X-1" are unlikely, but these would probably also be NamesToRunAwayFrom. Terra would only count if falls under the above conditions. |
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| 13 | A SubTrope of ScientificAndTechnologicalThemeNaming, under its astronomical branch. See also CosmicMotifs and ZodiacMotifs. In the case of planets, often overlaps with ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming. |
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| 16 | !!Examples: |
| 17 | (''Note'': As it can be difficult to determine whether a mythical character was named for a heavenly body or vice-versa, please refrain from listing them.)\ |
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| 21 | [[folder:The Sky and Non-Specific Stars]] |
| 22 | [[AC:''Astra'' (meaning "stars" in Latin, but often interpreted as a feminine singular).]] |
| 23 | * The goddess Astra is the recurring ally and lover of the eponymous hero of the British (''Daily Mirror'') newspaper strip ''ComicStrip/{{Garth}}''. |
| 24 | * Astra is one of the innumerable members of the Shi'ar Imperial Guard in the ''ComicBook/XMen'' books. |
| 25 | * The last piece of the Key of Time from ''Series/DoctorWho'' storyline "The Armageddon Factor" was named Princess Astra. Lest we forget, her boyfriend calls this name at least twenty times per episode: "Astra? ''Astra? Astra?''" |
| 26 | * Astra is ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'s aunt and former enemy in her live-action series. |
| 27 | * Blogger Astra Aurora of Blog/DasSporking. |
| 28 | * Astra is one of the skills in ''Franchise/FireEmblem''. |
| 29 | * Astra is also [[Series/UltramanLeo Ultraman Leo's]] younger twin brother. |
| 30 | * Hope Corrigan of the ''Literature/WearingTheCape'' series uses Astra as their superhero codename.\ |
| 31 | |
| 32 | [[AC:''Celeste'' (meaning "heavenly" or "pertaining to the sky,"[[note]](many languages do not make the distinction between "heaven" and "sky" that English does, instead having a word that can mean either)[[/note]] from the Latin ''caelum'') is a not uncommon female name.]] |
| 33 | * Literature/{{Babar}}'s wife is named Celeste. |
| 34 | * So is Blathers's sister from ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing''. Doubles as a MeaningfulName since she operates the observatory in ''Wild World'' and ''City Folk''. Similarly, in ''New Horizons'' she shows up with meteor showers and gives you star-themed DIY recipes. |
| 35 | * ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon'' introduces Celesteela, an [[EldritchAbomination Ultra Beast]] which looks like a cross between a woman with a LongNeck and a rocket, is part this and part PunnyName on [[NoBiologicalSex its]] typing.[[note]]Steel/Flying[[/note]] |
| 36 | * ''VideoGame/{{Celeste}}'' has the eponymous mountain.\ |
| 37 | |
| 38 | [[AC:''Celestia'' (for the derivation see "Celeste")]] |
| 39 | * Princess Celestia from ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' is [[PrincessesRule one of the leaders of Equestria]] and is in control of the sun. And yes, her name is also that of a popular astronomy software. |
| 40 | * Celestia Ludenberg in ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc''. [[spoiler:Makes more sense after learning it's an assumed name that she picked herself [[IJustWantToBeSpecial to seem more interesting]]]]. |
| 41 | * Celistia in ''Literature/UndefeatedBahamutChronicle'' almost fits (and some translations [[SpellMyNameWithAnS spell it as "Celestia"]]). |
| 42 | * ''Fanfic/QueensOfMewni'': The goddess Mewnians worship is Celestea, also spelled Celestia. There was also a queen named Celestia, the Queen of Winter. (Her mother was criticized for naming her daughter after the goddess.)\ |
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| 44 | [[AC:''Celestine'' (Latin ''Coelestinus'' or ''Caelestinus'', Italian ''Celestino'', French ''Célestin'', for the derivation see "Celeste") is a male name. It also has distaff counterparts (Italian ''Celestina'', French ''Célestine'').]] |
| 45 | * There were five popes called Celestine (the last one, St. Celestine V., died in 1296, and founded the monastic order of the Celestines), and one anti-pope. |
| 46 | * Celestine Lucross from ''Fanfic/TheNightUnfurls'' is a female variant. |
| 47 | * The resourceful Célestin Poux in ''Film/AVeryLongEngagement''.\ |
| 48 | |
| 49 | [[AC:''Celia'' is another name derived from Latin ''caelum'' ("sky, heaven"). It occurs in a number of variants and derivations, such as ''Céline'' (French) and ''Celina'' (Spanish), although in the latter case it can also be derived from Marcelina or Selina (Selene, see "Other Bodies").]] |
| 50 | * Hagbard Celine of the ''Literature/{{Illuminatus}}'' trilogy. |
| 51 | * ''VideoGame/HarvestMoonAWonderfulLife'' has Celia ("Sepiria" in Japan). She is a farmer who loves plants. In ''VideoGame/HarvestMoonDS'', her Japanese name is "Serena" (another Stellar Name). |
| 52 | * Celia the sylph from ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick''.\ |
| 53 | |
| 54 | [[AC:''Estella'' and ''Estelle'' (derived from Latin ''stella'' "star" via Occitan French ''Estèla'') are common female names.]] |
| 55 | * ''Series/{{Friends}}'' has Joey's talent agent Estelle -- fittingly, since her entire job is to help her clients reach stardom. |
| 56 | * RichBitch Estella from ''Literature/GreatExpectations''. The author even hangs a subtle Lampshade on it (she first appears carrying a candle in an otherwise dark hallway). |
| 57 | * Estelle [[MeaningfulName Bright]] from VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky. Fittingly, several characters liken her to the sun due to her boundlessly positive personality. |
| 58 | * Merry's wife in ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' is named Estella. |
| 59 | * Rosalina is renamed Estela in the Spanish version of ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy''. |
| 60 | * Estellise/Estelle from ''VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia'' counts, along with the game title itself, referencing a star in-game and the guild, Brave Vesperia that the party establishes. |
| 61 | * And of course, you can't discuss the name Estelle [[JustForFun/OneMarioLimit without bringing up]] Music/{{Estelle}} the singer.\ |
| 62 | |
| 63 | [[AC:''Esther'' is a common female name meaning "star" in old Persian. It may in fact be the source of the word "star" as the proper Persian pronunciation is "Ishtar".]] |
| 64 | * Made popular especially among Jewish people due to the eponymous queen in the Book of Esther as part of the Hebrew Bible. |
| 65 | * Sister Esther Blanchett from ''Literature/TrinityBlood'' is also referred to as the "Star of Hope" numerous times in the story.\ |
| 66 | |
| 67 | [[AC:''Estrella'' ("star" in Spanish)]] |
| 68 | * A character who is actually called "Star" for short appears in the first ''Literature/WeatherWardens'' book. |
| 69 | * ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil'': Star's great-grandmother is Estrella Butterfly.\ |
| 70 | |
| 71 | [[AC:'''Etoile''' means star in French or something shaped like a star.]] |
| 72 | * A train station in France named Charles De Gaulle-Etoile. |
| 73 | * Cure Etoile is the alter ego of Homare Kagayaki in ''Anime/HugttoPrettyCure''. |
| 74 | * L'Etoile is one of the songs of Music/CelineDion. |
| 75 | * Étoile is a rather obscure ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing'' villager; a sheep with a star motif.\ |
| 76 | |
| 77 | [[AC:''Hoshi'', Japanese for "star"]] |
| 78 | * ''Anime/LaSeineNoHoshi'': The main heroine is named La Seine No Hoshi, which means "Star of the Seine".[[note]]Seine = the Seine river of UsefulNotes/{{France}}[[/note]] |
| 79 | * It is a fairly common name or part of a name in anime and manga. A less common example as a ''given'' name is Hoshi Anju from ''Manga/LoveWitch''. |
| 80 | * Incidentally, this means that Subaru Hoshikawa from ''[[VideoGame/MegaManStarForce Ryuusei no Rockman]]'' is doubly "starstruck", namewise: The aforementioned "Subaru", plus a surname that can apparently mean "galaxy" or, specifically, the Milky Way. |
| 81 | * There's the classic baseball manga/anime ''[[Creator/IkkiKajiwara Kyojin no Hoshi]]'' (''Star of the Giants''). Trust me, even if you haven't seen it, you've seen it (gets homaged that much). The hero of that story is named "Hoshi", with the double meaning implied. |
| 82 | * The Hoshino family from ''VideoGame/KatamariDamacy'', surname meaning "of the stars". |
| 83 | * Another Hoshino, so to speak: ''[[Anime/KirbyRightBackAtYa Hoshi no Kirby]]''. |
| 84 | * In a non-anime example, Hoshi Sato of ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'', who is the Japanese linguist, was undoubtedly given that name for a reason. |
| 85 | * Hoshi from ''Series/{{Battlestar Galactica|2003}}''. |
| 86 | * In ''Anime/SmilePrettyCure'', [[TheHero Miyuki Hoshizora's]] name roughly translates to "the starry sky of happiness". This doubles as a PropheticName. |
| 87 | * In ''Anime/StarTwinklePrettyCure'', there's [[TheHero Hikaru Hoshina]] in which her alter ego is Cure Star and she [[LightEmUp uses the power of light.]] |
| 88 | * Kimyio Hoshi is the real name of Franchise/{{DCU}} Japanese superheroine Doctor Light, who, as her codename indicates, [[LightEmUp can generate/manipulate light]]. |
| 89 | * ''Sei''ra ''Hoshi''kawa from ''Anime/DayBreakIllusion'' who has powers associated with the tarot card, the Star. |
| 90 | * ''Literature/ProtectorOfTheSmall'': Kel names the riding horse Raoul gives her Hoshi because she has a star-shaped marking on her head. |
| 91 | * Hoshi Sato from ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'' |
| 92 | * One ''Franchise/{{Tamagotchi}}'' character is named Hoshitchi. Befitting of the name, the character resembles a shooting star. |
| 93 | * Lily Hoshikawa from ''Anime/ZombieLandSaga'', whose last name means "river of stars".\ |
| 94 | |
| 95 | [[AC:''Nova'' (from Latin ''stella nova'' "new star")]] |
| 96 | * It is the name of several Franchise/MarvelUniverse characters, including the hero (A Man Called) ComicBook/{{Nova}} and one of Galactus's heralds, formerly Johnny Storm's girlfriend Frankie Raye.\ |
| 97 | |
| 98 | [[AC:''Nyota'']] |
| 99 | * Nyota Uhura from ''Franchise/StarTrek'', meaning "Star Freedom" in Swahili.\ |
| 100 | |
| 101 | [[AC:''Sky'' and ''Skye'']] |
| 102 | * ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil'': Queen ''Sky''wynne Butterfly. |
| 103 | * ''Fanfic/QueensOfMewni'': along with the canon Skywynne, a descendant of hers [[spoiler:and Moon's biological mother]] was Sky the Weaver.\ |
| 104 | |
| 105 | [[AC:''Sora'', Japanese for "sky"]] |
| 106 | * Sora from ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'', whose name is a parallel to Riku's "land" and Kairi's "sea". |
| 107 | * Sora from ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'', who had the bird Digimon, Piyomon. |
| 108 | * Also Sora from ''Anime/KaleidoStar''. |
| 109 | * The titular heroine of ''VideoGame/{{Sora}}''. |
| 110 | * Also Sora from Series/UltraGalaxyFightTheAbsoluteConspiracy.\ |
| 111 | |
| 112 | [[AC:''Star'' and ''Starr'']] |
| 113 | * Star from ''Film/TheLostBoys'' |
| 114 | * There's a character named Star in ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'', which leads to a few "satellite" jokes, referring to her status as tag-along to the series' popular girl, Paulina. |
| 115 | * ''WesternAnimation/CaptainStar'' of the eponymous series. |
| 116 | * Star Man from ''VideoGame/MegaMan5'', also Starman from the ''VideoGame/{{EarthBound|1994}}'' (a.k.a ''Mother'') series, a comic book superhero, an alien from a film and television series of the same name, and possibly others. |
| 117 | * In Creator/RobertAHeinlein's novel ''Literature/GloryRoad'', the female lead is usually called Star, but when she first meets the narrator/main character Oscar Gordon, she tells him: |
| 118 | -->"IHaveManyNames...Would you like to call me 'Etarre'? ...Or it could be 'Esther' just as closely. Or 'Aster.' Or even 'Estrellita.'" |
| 119 | * ''Literature/TheCompleteAdventuresOfLuckyStarr'': David's family name, "Starr", is remarked upon InUniverse during ''Literature/DavidStarSpaceRanger''. He claims that the parity is purely unintentional, so the Martian speaking with him [[TheNicknamer says he should call himself]] "Space Ranger". |
| 120 | * Ringo Starr (Richard Starkey) of Music/TheBeatles.\ |
| 121 | |
| 122 | [[AC:''Star'' often appears in compounds and combinations]] |
| 123 | * Star Butterfly, protagonist of ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil''. |
| 124 | * Starla Shine as well as the [[SarcasmMode creatively named]] Celesto (AKA The Grand Ruler) from ''Fanfic/MyBravePonyStarfleetMagic''. |
| 125 | * ComicBook/{{Starfire}} from Franchise/TheDCU and Firestar from the Franchise/MarvelUniverse.[[note]]The Tamaranian translation of Starfire is Kori'andar, which is pronounced similar to the name Coriander, giving her name FloralThemeNaming as well (coriander is another name for cilantro and often used to refer to cilantro seeds specifically)[[/note]] |
| 126 | * The ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' Staryu and Starmie (the Starly line doesn't fit as it's derived from Starling, a bird species, and Omastar doesn't really fit either) |
| 127 | * Haley Starshine in ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick''. |
| 128 | * In ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'', Megatron's [[BlatantLies ever loyal]] lieutenant ''[[TheStarscream Star]]''[[TheStarscream scream]]. |
| 129 | ** [[Anime/TransformersVictory Star Saber]] and [[Manga/TransformersZone Star Convoy]] provide more heroic examples, [[NoExportForYou at least in Japan]]. |
| 130 | * An early concept name for [[Franchise/StarWars Luke Skywalker]] was Luke Starkiller. Recognizing the aggressive awesomeness apparent in such a name, the Franchise/StarWarsExpandedUniverse gave it to a superweapon, to the Mandalorian [[VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic Bendak Starkiller]], and later to [[VideoGame/TheForceUnleashed Vader's first secret apprentice]]. |
| 131 | ** "Starkiller" might have slyly been dropped on Wedge Antilles, too, in the Literature/XWingSeries. On one planet his name is given a PunctuationShaker to change its meaning [[YouAreTheTranslatedForeignWord in the native language]] from "so foul it would sicken a rancor" to ''"slayer of stars"''. This has the neat added bonus of also referring back to the fact that Wedge destroyed the second Death Star. |
| 132 | ** ''Film/TheForceAwakens'' has Starkiller Base, which is a much larger version of the Death Stars. |
| 133 | ** Wedge's sister Syal, who was a holofilm actress, took the stage name Wynssa Starflare. |
| 134 | * ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventure'' has [[BadassFamily the Joestar bloodline]]. |
| 135 | ** As well as Star Platinum, although Star Platinum is In-Universe named after the tarot card named after stars, so it's a little of a stretch. |
| 136 | * Cure Star, main character Hikaru's alter ego in ''Anime/StarTwinklePrettyCure''. |
| 137 | * In the ''Literature/WarriorCats'' series, when a cat becomes a Clan leader, the last half of their name is replaced with "-star", to represent how they're connected to their ancestors, [=StarClan=]. So Fireheart becomes Firestar, Nightpelt becomes Nightstar, Tigerclaw becomes Tigerstar, and so on. |
| 138 | * In ''ComicBook/WonderWomanAndTheStarRiders'' the Star Rider with control over plant life is named Star Lily. |
| 139 | * The final boss of ''VideoGame/{{sora}}'' is a [[TykeBomb living superweapon]] known as Star Breaker. |
| 140 | * ''World of Literature/LoneWolf'': Grey Star was named so by the Shianti because the star is a symbol of hope in their faith. (The "Grey" part is for the white forelock in his otherwise black hair.) |
| 141 | * The eponymous protagonist of ''VideoGame/TheLegendaryStarfy'' and his sister, Starly. Weirdly, neither of them are starfish or stars despite looking like them.\ |
| 142 | |
| 143 | [[AC:''Stella'' (meaning "star" in Latin and Italian) is a fairly common female name]] |
| 144 | * STELLAAAAAAA! in ''Theatre/AStreetcarNamedDesire''. |
| 145 | * Stella the skunk from ''WesternAnimation/OverTheHedge'', getting a ShoutOut to ''A Streetcar Named Desire''. |
| 146 | * Stella Dallas of ''Film/{{Stella Dallas|1937}}''. |
| 147 | * Stella from ''WesternAnimation/WinxClub'', who had sun- and moon-based powers. |
| 148 | * Stella Rimington, first female head of [=MI5=]. |
| 149 | * Stella Bonasera from ''Series/{{CSINY}}'', a FairCop. |
| 150 | * Stella Goodman from ''Series/WakingTheDead'', also a FairCop. |
| 151 | * ''VideoGame/TalesOfLegendia'' has Dead Older Sister (and love interest) Stella. |
| 152 | * A blind girl in one episode of ''Anime/CowboyBebop'' |
| 153 | * Stella Zinman, romantic interest [[spoiler:but not the mother]] on ''Series/HowIMetYourMother''. |
| 154 | * There's also Stella, the ill-fated love interest of Shinn from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny''. |
| 155 | * Astrid from ''VideoGame/FireEmblemPathOfRadiance'' and ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemRadiantDawn Radiant Dawn]]'' was named Stella in the Japanese version of the game. |
| 156 | * Stella Shortman, physician/scientist adventurer and mother of the protagonist of ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold''. |
| 157 | * Stella Star ("Star Star"?) from ''Film/{{Starcrash}}'' |
| 158 | * Stella from ''Anime/Interstella5555''. |
| 159 | * Stella [=McCartney=], fashion designer and daughter of [[Music/PaulMcCartney Sir Paul]]. |
| 160 | * Stella Kowalski, ex-wife of Stanley Raymond 'Ray' Kowalski on ''Series/DueSouth''. Yes, they were named after [[Film/AStreetcarNamedDesire that]] Stella and Stanley. |
| 161 | * This is Sveta's name on the Japanese version of ''VideoGame/GoldenSunDarkDawn''. |
| 162 | * ''Literature/{{Stellaluna}}''. |
| 163 | * Philip Sidney's sonnet sequence ''Astrophil and Stella'' about an Astrophil (literally meaning 'star-lover') pining over a Stella who's frequently associated with beautiful but distant stars and heavens. |
| 164 | * In ''VideoGame/TheSims2: University'', one of the pre-created students is an alien exchange student studying on Earth, appropriately named [[PunnyName Stella Terrano]] (and with the surname from Latin "terra", meaning "earth", no less). Later on in ''The Sims 2: Seasons'', Bella Goth's SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute is named Stella Roth. |
| 165 | * Stella is the name of Jay's dog in ''Series/ModernFamily''. This becomes a minor plot point in one episode when she gets loose, allowing Cameron to fulfill his lifelong dream of yelling "STELLAAAA!" à la Stanley in ''Streetcar''. |
| 166 | * Stella is the real name of the player character from ''VideoGame/BlackRockShooter'': The Game |
| 167 | * ''VideoGame/{{Hellsinker}}'' has a meter labeled "Stella" that indicates the game's DynamicDifficulty. |
| 168 | * ''VideoGame/{{Stellavanity}}''. |
| 169 | * The 1918 film ''Film/StellaMaris'' has the titular [[TheIngenue Ingenue]] protagonist. |
| 170 | * ''Literature/TheEssexSerpent'': Stella Ransome who is as lovely and as radiant as her name implies. She also has silvery blond hair and is associated with the blue colour of all shades. |
| 171 | * Lord Asriel's dæmon Stelmaria from the ''Literature/HisDarkMaterials'' series. The name may be related to the common appellation of the Virgin Mary (Maria in many languages) as ''Stella Maris'' ("star of the sea"). |
| 172 | * The main character in ''Webcomic/CrystalFighters'' is named Stella Kim. |
| 173 | * Stella the pink bird from the ''VideoGame/AngryBirds'' franchise.\ |
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| 175 | %%[[AC:''Stern'' ("star" in German) is a not uncommon Jewish and gentile surname. The word also occurs in compounds like '''Sternheim''' ("star-home").]] |
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| 177 | [[AC:Other]] |
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| 181 | * The main character of ''Manga/FlyMeToTheMoon'' has a name written with the kanji for "starry sky", normally read 'Hoshizora', but is [[AlternateCharacterReading read as "Nasa"]], as in the US National Air and Space Administration. His parents were apparently hoping it would push him to becoming a great scientist, but he considered it an EmbarrassingFirstName growing up -- though it pushed him to work hard in school so people wouldn't make fun of him for it. |
| 182 | * One of the villains in Season 11 of ''Animation/HappyHeroes'', Xingying, has a name that means "Starshadow" or "Shadowstar" in English. He works alongside a character named Yuewu, or "Moondance". |
| 183 | * ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'s'' Kryptonian name, Kal-El, means "Star Child" when translated into English from Kryptonese. |
| 184 | * ''Anime/KazeNoShojoEmily'' and the book it's based on, ''Literature/EmilyOfNewMoon'', have a protagonist named Emily Byrd Starr, and she insists that she is a Starr even if her living family insists that she is a Murray. |
| 185 | * In ''Franchise/TolkiensLegendarium'': |
| 186 | ** One of the names for Elves in Elvish is ''Eldar'' (or ''edhil''), meaning "(people) of the stars." In ''Literature/TheSilmarillion'', the Elves arose (achieved sentience) when the stars were placed in the sky. The element ''el'' or ''edhel'' can be found in many names: see for instance, 'Elrond' translated alternatively (by Tolkien himself!) as "Dome of Stars" or "Elf of the Cave." |
| 187 | ** In ''Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower'', Elendil means "Elf-friend", but he tries to pass it of as an alternate meaning, a "Lover of Stars" when Queen Miriel asks what the meaning of his name is. |
| 188 | * A couple of [[TheFederation Argon]] ships in the ''[[VideoGame/{{X}} X-Universe]]'' series are named for stellar phenomena, specifically the Nova fighter, Eclipse heavy fighter, and Magnetar military transport. |
| 189 | [[/folder]] |
| 190 | |
| 191 | [[folder:Specific Stars and Constellations]] |
| 192 | * ''Literature/TheAtomicTimeOfMonsters'': The scorpion-like {{Kaiju}} Girtabane is named after a star in the Scorpio constellation. |
| 193 | * ''Series/DoctorWho'': |
| 194 | ** "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS9E2TheCurseOfPeladon The Curse of Peladon]]" and "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS11E4TheMonsterOfPeladon The Monster of Peladon]]" have nonhumanoid alien characters named ''Arcturus'' (Alpha Bootis) and ''Alpha Centauri''. They are the delegates from those places, so they may be an abbreviated version of their titles, rather than names. |
| 195 | ** "Monster" also had a ''Vega'' (Alpha Lyrae) Nexos. |
| 196 | * ''Literature/HarryPotter'': Almost the entire Black family. ''[[ParentalSubstitute Sirius]]'' (Alpha Canis Maioris), ''[[TheDragon Bellatrix]]'' (Gamma Orionis), ''[[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes Regulus Arcturus]]'' (Alpha Leonis & Alpha Boötis), ''[[CoolUncle Alphard]]'' (Alpha Hydrae), ''[[DefectorFromDecadence Andromeda]]'', and so on. There are a few exceptions, most notably [[GrumpyOldMan Phineas]] and [[MamaBear Narcissa]][[note]]Though they do share Greek mythology as a name origin with many of the constellations[[/note]]; she, however, passed the tradition to her son, ''[[RivalTurnedEvil Draco]]'' Malfoy, and [[spoiler:Draco's son [[SpinOffspring Scorpius]]]]. Andromeda's daughter, [[DoNotCallMePaul Nymphadora]] [[LastNameBasis Tonks]], had the middle name ''[[EmbarrassingMiddleName Vulpecula]]'', according to WordOfGod. Also, unrelated character ''[[{{Yandere}} Merope]]'' (23 Tauris) Gaunt. Bellatrix and Regulus double as [[MeaningfulName meaningful names]]: in Latin, they mean "warrioress" and "chief, little king", respectively. |
| 197 | * The Oz [[AMechByAnyOtherName mobile suits]] in ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing'' are named after the WesternZodiac. |
| 198 | * Alicia Arcturus from ''Fanfic/TheNightUnfurls'', her last name being the brightest star in the northern constellation of Boötes. |
| 199 | * ''Fanfic/TheRigelBlackChronicles'' expands on Harry Potter canon with "star lights", artefacts that give light only to a Black family member named for the star whose light is captured in them. Narcissa missed out because her blonde hair threw her parentage into suspicion, and by the time it was established that she was definitely her father's daughter, it was too late; she already had a different name. However, she's very touched when Sirius gifts Draco with his associated star light on his thirteenth birthday. |
| 200 | * ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'': |
| 201 | ** The ''Transformers: WesternAnimation/BeastWars'' comic introduced the Covenant, a group of 12 robots who were ancestral to the Transformers. The ones with names have names based on the WesternZodiac. |
| 202 | ** In many continuities, Optimus Prime started his life as ''Orion'' Pax. |
| 203 | * The title character in ''Manga/{{Momo}}'' has a pet turtle named ''Cassiopeia''. |
| 204 | * ''VideoGame/MegaManStarForce'' has Geo Stelar and Luna. Additionally, the first game's bosses are all named for constellations. Also, Doctor ''Vega'' and ''Altair'' (Alpha Aquilae) from the second game. Finally, the third game's {{Superboss}} is named Sirius. Geo Stelar's Japanese name is Subaru Hoshikawa. Subaru is also the Japanese name for the Pleiades star cluster, and the kanji for Hoshikawa means "star river". |
| 205 | * ''VideoGame/Bomberman64'' features characters named Sirius, Orion, Regulus, and Altair (and his pet robot Vega). Token female Artemis is named after the Greek goddess of the moon. |
| 206 | * The original name of the final boss of ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII'' is "Vega". In non-Japanese versions of the franchise the stellar name was given to the Spanish bullfighter with the claw in hand and the final boss received his non-Japanese name from the African-American boxer, M.Bison, to avoid any likeness to the heavyweight boxing champion, Mike Tyson. |
| 207 | * A number of bosses and [=NPCs=] in ''VideoGame/OgreBattle'' are named after stars or constellations. There's ''Deneb'' (named after Deneb Okab (Delta Aquilae), the star at the head of the Cygnus constellation), ''Sirius'', ''Canopus'' (Alpha Carinae), the ''Gemini'', ''Prochon'' (from Procyon aka Alpha Canis Minoris) and ''Kapella'' (from Capella aka Alpha Aurigae). The theme continues in the sequel, ''VideoGame/TacticsOgre''. |
| 208 | * In ''Film/ForbiddenPlanet'', Altaira "Alta" Morbius is named after the star Altair. This makes sense, because she was born on Altair 4, the fourth planet orbiting the star. |
| 209 | * Franchise/TheDCU character Orion, named after the Orion constellation. |
| 210 | %%* The "hero" of Webcomic/EvilFTW. |
| 211 | * All the New York Kagekidan girls from ''VideoGame/SakuraWars'' are named after constellations. |
| 212 | * ''Betelgeuse'' from ''Film/{{Beetlejuice}}'' shares his name with [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betelgeuse Betelgeuse]] (Alpha Orionis), one of the largest known stars in the universe, though his name's spelling is different from that of the star. In the film, his advertising flyer spells it the ''same'' as the star, leading Alec Baldwin to mispronounce it. |
| 213 | * ''Sirius'' from ''Literature/{{Dogsbody}}'' by Creator/DianaWynneJones is a slightly odd case. He actually ''is'' the star Sirius (Alpha Canis Maioris, also called the Dog Star), but since he's in the form of a dog and can't talk, everybody else comes up with their own names for him. Two of those names are Leo and Sirius. |
| 214 | * All of the teams from the Atari ST video game ''VideoGame/{{Speedball}}'' are named after constellations (Perseus, Mira, Draco, etc.) |
| 215 | * ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikers'' has ''Ginga'' Nakajima, whose name means "galaxy" in Japanese. Her little sister's name, Subaru, refers to the Pleiades. However, it should be pointed out that ''they'' aren't named after stars. Subaru is named, like very many Lyrical Nanoha characters, after machinery manufacturers -- specifically, the Subaru car company, and Nakajima Aircraft, an old name for Fuji Heavy Industries, which is Subaru's parent company. Ginga, on the other hand, may be named after one of the characters from Gear Fighter Dendou, where the concept for her weapons comes from. |
| 216 | * In speaking of Ginga, It was one of Kirara Amanogawa/Cure Twinkle's keys in ''Anime/GoPrincessPrettyCure''. |
| 217 | * ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'': WordOfGod has it that Orihime Inoue's first name is after the Japanese name of the star Vega. |
| 218 | * Several Anime series have a character with the name Subaru. This is the Japanese name for the constellation/star cluster ''Pleiades''. The car company takes its name from this also (it's on their emblem), because it was formed from 6 smaller companies (there is usually said to be seven pleiades -- whence the common appellation "the Seven Sisters" -- but most people can only see six, while those with unsually good eyesight may discern 8+, and telescopes reveal hundreds more). |
| 219 | * The various Seishi in ''Manga/FushigiYuugi'' are named for the constellations defined by the astrological/geomantic system described briefly in the entry on TheFourGods; of course, this is central to the plot. Tamahome's and Hotohori's real names, Kishuku and Seishuku respectively, mean the same thing and are written in the same way as their Seishi names. The "Ryu" in Nuriko's real name, Ryuuen, means "Willow", which is what his Seishi symbol stands for as well. |
| 220 | * The protagonists of ''Manga/TokyoBabylon'' have names related to stars: ''Subaru'' is the Japanese name for the Pleiades, ''Hokuto'' for the Plough (aka the "Big Dipper" in Ursa Major), and ''Sei''shiro has the kanji for star (sei) in his name. |
| 221 | * ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'': |
| 222 | ** In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII,'' all the guns you can equip are named after stars (Altair, Vega, and Sirius to name a few). |
| 223 | ** Ditto all of Sazh Katzroy's [[GunsAkimbo paired guns]] in ''Videogame/FinalFantasyXIII''. |
| 224 | * Yuto Sakurai/Kamen Rider Zeronos from ''Series/KamenRiderDenO'' gets a lot of stellar references, especially appropriate since he's an avid stargazer. Zeronos' two forms are Altair and Vega, while his partner Imagin is named Deneb. This also reflects Yuto's relationship with Airi Nogami; in Eastern astrology, Altair and Vega are StarCrossedLovers who can only meet once a year, with the aid of Deneb, either a bridge of magpies or a fairy guardian (see UsefulNotes/{{Tanabata}}, a festival based on the same myth). |
| 225 | * ''VideoGame/SteambotChronicles: Battle Tournament'' has characters named ''Vega'' and ''Diphda'' (Beta Ceti, also called Deneb Kaitos). This is just the beginning of the game's celestial being-themed naming. |
| 226 | * The three Arena Emperors (Alkaid, Taihaku, Sirius) in ''VideoGame/DotHackGU'' are all named after stars (barring Taihaku, whose name refers to the planet Venus, which is often called a star in many cultures). Additionally, their former Guild Master, Antares, is also named after a star. |
| 227 | * ''VideoGame/GenshinImpact''s Beidou is named after the Chinese name for the Big Dipper constellation. |
| 228 | * In ''VideoGame/JetForceGemini'' the main characters' names are ''Juno'' (name of an Asteroid), ''Vela'', and ''Lupus.'' |
| 229 | * ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'': the Altairion and Vegalion from the stars Altair and Vega. Notably, these two stars take part in the [[UsefulNotes/{{Tanabata}} story of cowherd and the weaver girl]]. |
| 230 | * [[VideoGame/{{Myst}} Atrus, Sirrus, and Achenar]] are all named after stars -- Arcturus, Sirius, and Achernar (Alpha Eridani) respectively. |
| 231 | * In the ''Franchise/StarWars'' universe, Amidala's sister was named Sola, i.e. a feminized version of the Latin ''sol'' "Sun". |
| 232 | * Pretty much everyone from ''Website/GaiaOnline'''s Lonely Star item: ''Saiph'' and ''Hatsya'' (named for Saiph (Kappa Orionis) and Hatsya (also called Hatysa, Iota Orionis), two stars in Orion), ''Cygnus'', ''Gemini'', ''Pisces'' and ''Crux''. |
| 233 | * ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiStrangeJourney'''s heroes assign each of the Schwarzwelt's sectors a name based on a constellation beginning with each successive letter of the alphabet, tending towards ones in the southern sky--Antlia, Bootes, Carina, Delphinus, Eridanus, Fornax, Grus, Horologium. (Atlus didn't have much of a choice with Bootes and Delphinus; they're northern sky constellations, yes, but also the only ones that begin with their respective letters.) |
| 234 | * In the Toys/LegoLifeOnMars theme, all of the Martian characters are named after stars or constellations, often with a trait shared by the character, like ''Cassiopeia'' (the only female Martian in the series) or their leader Riegel (which isn't a star name; however, ''Rigel'' (Beta Orionis) is the sixth-brightest star in the sky). |
| 235 | * Nearly every single enemy in ''VideoGame/HybridHeaven'' is named after a star. |
| 236 | * ''VideoGame/{{Starcraft}}'': Arcturus Mengsk is named after the star Arcturus. |
| 237 | * James Vega from ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'' takes his last name from a star -- Vega is the traditional name of Alpha Bootis. |
| 238 | * ''VideoGame/SoulSeries'': Algol is named after the star of the same name. He also had a son named Arcturus. |
| 239 | * ''Anime/GearFighterDendoh'' is all over this. Main characters are called Hokuto (North Star) and Ginga (Galaxy), there's CoolBigSis Vega [[spoiler:and mother of Hokuto]], TheDragon Altair [[spoiler:who is Vega's older brother]] and later on, another villain called Subaru [[spoiler:he's Altair's brother of sorts. Yes, that means everyone but Ginga here is related]]. |
| 240 | * In ''Anime/StarBlazers,'' the English language version of ''Anime/SpaceBattleshipYamato,'' we have Derek Wildstar, Nova, and Orion. |
| 241 | * ''Albireo'' from ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'', whose name comes from a binary star in the constellation Cygnus (Beta Cygni). |
| 242 | * The trolls of ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' each share a symbol with a particular Zodiac sign. In addition to other aspects of their lives, their names (and occasionally usernames) contain allusions to their respective signs, ranging from anagrams (Sollux Captor/twinArmageddons for Gemini), constellation names from other languages (Kanaya, Karkat, and Vriska are derived from Hindu with spelling adjustments; Terezi from Azerbaijani), to mythological references (the Aquarius troll is named Eridan), to more direct references (Tavros). Additionally, the numbers 6, 12, and 612 [[ArcNumber just keep happening]] to them -- for example, the mentioned spelling adjustments, as each troll has a first name and last name of six letters each. |
| 243 | * The title character from ''VideoGame/{{Ristar}}''. |
| 244 | * Rygel in ''Series/{{Farscape}}'', probably another reference to Rigel. |
| 245 | * In ''Literature/MySistersKeeper,'' Anna is named after the Andromeda Galaxy. |
| 246 | * ''VideoGame/DevilSurvivor2'' takes this and runs with it: the antagonists, the Septentriones, are named after the stars of the Big Dipper, [[spoiler:[[BigBad their master]] is called Polaris]], your 12 potential party members represent the WesternZodiac, The PlayerCharacter gets called "the Shining One"... The UpdatedRerelease continues this with a new group of enemies called the Triangulum, who draw upon the stars of the Spring Triangle, [[spoiler:including an extra member taken from the other star of the Great Diamond, plus a new enemy called Canopus]]. |
| 247 | * ''Series/HimitsuSentaiGoranger'': The first syllable of each of the original rangers' family name[[note]]or in Peggy's case, her given name, since her full name is always written in the western order, even in Japanese[[/note]] form the name "Kashiopea", as in "Cassiopeia". [[spoiler:The cosmic radiation from this constellation is extremely lethal to the BigBad.]] |
| 248 | * ''Series/UchuSentaiKyuranger'' titles its Rangers after the constellations they draw power from: Shishi Red (Leo), Sasori Orange (Scorpio), Ookami Blue (Lupus), Tenbin Gold (Libra), Hibitsukai Silver (Ophiuchus), Oushi Black (Taurus), Chamaeleon Green ([[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Chamaeleon]]), Kajiku Yellow (Dorado), Washi Pink (Aquila), Ryu Commander (Draco), Koguma Skyblue (Ursa Minor), and Houou Soldier (Phoenix). |
| 249 | * ComicBook/RasAlGhul's name is based on the Star Algol (Beta Persei). |
| 250 | * ''Franchise/YuGiOh'' (Franchise and [[TabletopGame/YuGiOh Card Game]]) has some examples: |
| 251 | ** The Constellar and Fire Fist (OCG name: Flame Star) archetypes have this trope active by default. but the former has names based on either the WesternZodiac or various related galaxies. |
| 252 | *** Constellars are used, fittingly, by [[Anime/YuGiOhArcv Hokuto Shijima]]. Adding to the theme is his Big Dipper hair piece, and his first on-screen duel takes place on the Action Field "Cosmo Sanctuary" (said to be his favorite). |
| 253 | *** And of course, Yuya's Magician of Astromancy/Stargazer Magician. |
| 254 | ** Then there's the Galaxy archetype with [[Anime/YuGiOhZEXAL Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon]] and its other forms, while the Seven Barian Lords are named for the stars in the Big Dipper. |
| 255 | ** [[Anime/YuGiOh5ds Stardust Dragon]] and related cards. Rua's {{Dub Name|Change}} is Leo. His twin's is below on the page. |
| 256 | ** Starform Dragon |
| 257 | ** Stardust Divinity |
| 258 | ** certain cards with Leo in the title. |
| 259 | ** In the manga version of ''Manga/YuGiOhGX'', Kaiser's monsters are all named after the stars in the constellation Draco. One of them, Cyber Eltanin, is a card in the real game. |
| 260 | ** The Stellaknights are named after stars. The first three to be revealed are named after the points of the Summer Triangle. |
| 261 | * Another example from ''VideoGame/TheSims2'' in Castor Nova. Fanon has even given him a twin brother named Pollux. |
| 262 | * ''Polaris'' (short for Latin ''Stella Polaris'' "polar star"), designated Alpha Ursae Minoris in Astronomy, is known as the North(ern) Star in English. |
| 263 | ** Polaris Psyche from ''Fanfic/EmpathTheLuckiestSmurf''. |
| 264 | ** The ComicBook/XMen have both Polaris (Lorna Dane) and Northstar (Jean-Paul Beaubier). |
| 265 | * {{Lampshaded}} in ''Literature/MyTeacherFriedMyBrains'': Duncan concludes that his science teacher, Andromeda Jones, is the alien infiltrator, and is surprised that she had enough chutzpah to use a constellation for her alias. [[spoiler:The alien is actually his Home Ec teacher, who [[AvertedTrope averts]] this trope]]. |
| 266 | * In ''Literature/FirstLight'', the dogs are all named after moons, stars, constellations, and galaxies. |
| 267 | * The AMD 10th family is also known as "Stars" due to many of the processors being named after specific stars: ''Agena'', ''Coliman'' (Beta and Alpha Centauri), ''Kuma'' (Nu Draconis), ''Rana'' (Delta Eridani), and ''Spica'' (Alpha Virginis). |
| 268 | * ''Series/{{Raumpatrouille}}'' has the spaceships ''Orion VII'', ''Orion VIII'', ''Hydra'', and ''Pegasus''. |
| 269 | * The main characters from ''Manga/PuellaMagiKazumiMagica'' are called the Pleiades Saints, and their opponents all have a twin/duality motif going on ([[GeniusBonus the Pleiades cluster is located in the constellation of Taurus. The zodiac that follows is Gemini]]) [[spoiler:After Kazumi makes a wish to become human, she takes on the surname Subaru in reference to her friends.]] |
| 270 | * Several members of Species X from ''Webcomic/DNATheWebcomic'' are named after stars. |
| 271 | * In ''Literature/ReZero'', all of the Witches of Sin and their Archbishops are named after certain stars (eg: Betelgeuse), while the protagonist Subaru gets his name from the Japanese name of the Pleiades. In a what-if story, Subaru decides to keep up the theme by naming his children Rigel and Spica (he considered Vega, but it sounded "too dangerous"). |
| 272 | * ''[[Film/BenHur1959 Ben-Hur]]'': Sheik Ilderim's horses were named after stars: Altair, Aldebaran, Antares, and Rigel. |
| 273 | * Greater Dog and Lesser Dog from ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'' have their names derived from the dog constellations (Canis Major and Canis Minor) |
| 274 | * In the mangas ''Manga/GingaDensetsuWeed: Orion'' and ''Ginga: The Last Wars'', the three protagonists, Weed's sons, are named Sirius, Orion, and Rigel. Their younger sister is named Bellatrix. |
| 275 | * ''VideoGame/MugenSouls Z'' has a dozen characters themed after the WesternZodiac. One of them, Syrma, is named for a star in the constellation Virgo. |
| 276 | * ''Manga/SaintSeiya'' has its Cloths named after the 88 constellations, with the strongest ones named after the constellations of the WesternZodiac. ''Sei''ya himself has more of a nonspecific stellar name, as explained above. |
| 277 | * ''VisualNovel/StarshipPromise'' is crammed full of star- and space-themed names, in keeping with its SpaceOpera / RaygunGothic style. Just among the main cast there's TheCaptain Orion Akatsuki (for bonus points, "''akatsuki''" is Japanese for "dawn"), starship pilot Atlas, and Empire captain Antares, as well as more general space references like Nova and Comet. The only main character who doesn't have some kind of space-themed name is Jaxon Silva, the bounty hunter. |
| 278 | * ''Podcast/{{Sequinox}}'' has the stars, obviously, since they are ''literally'' stars. Constellations are leaders while their generals are the stars that make them up (for example, Scorpius has her generals Antares, Sargas, and Shaula). |
| 279 | * PlayedWith in ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls''--protagonist [[AgentMulder Dipper]] is called that because he has a birthmark shaped like the Big Dipper on his forehead (which he purposefully hides with long bangs and a hat. He's OnlyKnownByTheirNickname in the show, but his real name, [[spoiler:Mason]], averts this trope. |
| 280 | * ''Literature/TheReunionWithTwelveFascinatingGoddesses'': The twelve goddesses have surnames taken from various stars: Ryura Vega, Di Anna Altair, Zoema Spica, Zesca Aldebaran, Gushana Rigel, Minami Arcrux, Jimalta Mimoza, Al Ai Yuk Capela, Pandura Regulus, La Shii Fomalhaut, Mephiros Betelgaus. |
| 281 | * Cure Milky (for the Milky Way) in ''Anime/StarTwinklePrettyCure''. |
| 282 | * In ''ComicBook/WonderWomanAndTheStarRiders'' the Star Rider with "the power of the sun" is named Solara. |
| 283 | * In ''Webcomic/YokokasQuest'', Betelgeuse (of Orion) and Meissa [[note]](Mao's [[NameAmnesia pre-amnesia name]])[[/note]] are both stars in the Orion constellation. Azha (of Eridanus), and [[https://yokokasquest.com/q-and-a-2-2/ his sisters Theemin and Rana]], are stars in the Eridanus constellation. The goddess Polaris is named after the North Star, and [[https://yokokasquest.com/comic/chapter-4-page-79/ Vega]] is also named after a star. |
| 284 | * Mira of ''Manga/AsteroidInLove'' shares a name with the variable star in the constellation Cetus. This fact is important to the entire premise; her [[ThePromise childhood promise]] with Ao is based on the fact that her name is this while Ao's isn't. That's why asteroids come into play--ThePromise is to find an asteroid together and name it after Ao. |
| 285 | * The four named characters in ''ComicBook/RoadqueenEternalRoadtripToLove'' have stellar themed names: Leo, Cassiopeia (usually shortened to Cass), and even [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo%C3%B6tes Boots]] are all named after constellations, while Vega is named for the brightest star in Lyra. For bonus points, they attend Princess ''Andromeda'' Academy in the prologue. |
| 286 | * All of the bosses of ''VideoGame/{{sora}}'' save the last are named after stars: Alte (Lambda Leonis, shortened from Alterf), Tsih (Gamma Cassiopeiae, from its Chinese name), Mira (Omicron Ceti), Sham (Alpha Sagittae), and Nath (Beta Tauri, shortened from Elnath). |
| 287 | * The demons in ''VideoGame/DemonGaze2'' are all named after constellations. |
| 288 | * As with the [[Series/BattlestarGalactica1978 original series]], each of the [[HumanityCameFromSpace Twelve Colonies of Kobol]] featured in ''Series/BattlestarGalactica2003'' has a name inspired by one of the Western Zodiac constellations (i.e., the colony of Caprica --> the constellation Capricorn, Libran --> Libra, Tauron --> Taurus, etc). |
| 289 | * Gammamon's adult forms in ''Anime/DigimonGhostGame'' are [=BetelGammamon=] (named for Betelgeuse, a red supergiant in Orion), [=KausGammamon=] (named for Kaus Australis, a blue-white giant in Sagittarius), [=WezenGammamon=] (named for Wezen, a star in Canis Major), and [=GulusGammamon=] (named for the star Regulus, which is the brightest star in the night sky). All of their attack names are also named after asteroids and similar objects. [[spoiler: His Perfect and Ultimate forms follow suit: Canoweissmon is partly derived from Canopus, a star in the constellation Carina and the second-brightest star in the night sky, Regulusmon is derived from Regulus, the brightest star in the Leo constellation, and Siriusmon is derived from Sirius, a star in the constellation Canis Major and the brightest star in the night sky.]]. |
| 290 | ** Gammamon's Tamer, Hiro, also follows the space name theme. His family name, Amanokawa, means "milky way", while the kanji used for Hiro means "space". Then there's Hiro's father, Hokuto, whose name refers to the Big Dipper. |
| 291 | * ''VideoGame/PokemonScarletAndViolet'' has a GangOfBullies named Team Star who are divided into five groups named after the five main stars of the Cassiopeia constellation: Segin, Schedar, Navi, Ruchbah and Caph. [[spoiler:And shortly after you start the game, you also become acquainted to someone named Cassiopeia who has some business with Team Star.]] |
| 292 | * ''Fanfic/MarisStella'': Maris Stella comes from Stella Maris, an old name for the North Star. |
| 293 | * Each of the [[QuirkyMinibossSquad Horoscopes]] from ''Series/KamenRiderFourze'' has a civilian name that serves as a {{punny|Name}} or {{meaningful|Name}} reference to their associated Zodiac constellation. For example, [[spoiler:Sarina Sonoda]] has a name that's an anagram for ''sasori nano da'' (i.e. I am a scorpion), or Erin Suda, the Aquarius Zodiarts, having a name that's an anagram for Eridanus, the river constellation that comes forth from Aquarius. |
| 294 | * Each of the Sazer heroes from ''Series/ChouseishinGransazer'' has a name ultimately derived from their associated constellation. For example, Sazer Tarious = Sagittarius, Sazer Gorbion = Scorpio, Sazer Remls = Gemini (with the variation of the twins being Romulus and Remus rather than Castor and Polydeuces). |
| 295 | * ''Anime/VoltesV'' has a dub-specific example. In the Italian and Greek dub, Prince Heinel's name is [[DubNameChange changed]] to Prince Sirius. It's befitting since Sirius is the brightest star in Earth's night sky, and Heinel/Sirius is an [[AlienPrincess Alien Prince]]. It also manages to stay a MeaningfulName despite the change[[note]]Heinel's name was chosen since it is a pun on the form of address "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highness Your highness]]", used to refer to members of royalty and nobility[[/note]]. Sirius is also the Greek word for "glowing" or "scorching". |
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| 298 | [[folder:Other Bodies]] |
| 299 | [[AC:''Luna'' (Latin for "moon" and also the name of its goddess) is a common one]] |
| 300 | * Luna Lovegood from ''Literature/HarryPotter'' |
| 301 | * Luna Travoria from ''Webcomic/DominicDeegan'' |
| 302 | * [[MeaningfulName Luna]] [[PunnyName Wilder]] from the ''Literature/NocturneCity'' series of novels. She's also a [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent werewolf]]. |
| 303 | * Luna from ''VideoGame/LunarTheSilverStar''. |
| 304 | * Luna from ''VideoGame/MegaManStarForce'', as noted above. |
| 305 | * Luna from ''Anime/{{Gravion}}''. |
| 306 | * Luna, the Black Magician's daughter who plays a key role in the ''Literature/IncarnationsOfImmortality'' novels |
| 307 | * Luna, the love interest (played by Diane Keaton) in the future in Woody Allen's ''Film/{{Sleeper}}''. |
| 308 | * Luna, the cat from ''Franchise/SailorMoon''. |
| 309 | * Luna is one of the skills in ''Franchise/FireEmblem''. It boosts damage to the opponent by [[ArmorPiercingAttack ignoring the enemies' Defense stat]]. |
| 310 | * Luna is Cure Twinkle's second key in ''Anime/GoPrincessPrettyCure''. |
| 311 | * Luna the Tide Witch from ''VideoGame/LuminousArc2''. |
| 312 | * [[AloofBigSister Luna]] Inverse from ''Literature/{{Slayers}}'' |
| 313 | * Princess Luna from ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''. Her sister Celestia controls the sun while Luna has control over the moon. She can also visit others' dreams. Also [[PunnyName Nightmare]] ''Moon'', her evil GreenEyedMonster form. |
| 314 | * Luna Tsukuyomi from ''Anime/DayBreakIllusion'' (tsuku comes from tsuki/moon, just to be extra [[MeaningfulName meaningful]]). She has powers associated with the tarot card, The Moon. |
| 315 | * Luna a.k.a. Shiori from ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi''. |
| 316 | * Luna from ''Anime/CasshernSins'', whose death triggered [[ApocalypseHow The Ruin]] and the events following. |
| 317 | * ''Anime/YuGiOh5Ds'': Ruka's {{Dub Name|Change}} is Luna. |
| 318 | * Chances are astronomic that a random (female) bat character will be named Luna. (n=1 statistic: Luna from the ''Literature/{{Silverwing}}'' series.) |
| 319 | * Luna '''the moon''' from ''Series/BearInTheBigBlueHouse''. |
| 320 | * Also, Luna the tapir, an NPC from ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossingNewLeaf''. |
| 321 | * ''VideoGame/{{Hellsinker}}'' has a meter labeled "Luna", which determines your shot density and decreases as you fire your weapon. Additionally, Segment 5 has two different versions, with the "Luna" side featuring blue-colored walls. |
| 322 | * Luna Mothews, daughter of the Mothman (and thus attracted to light) from ''WesternAnimation/MonsterHigh'''s movie ''[[Recap/MonsterHighBooYorkBooYork Boo York, Boo York!]]'' Her name also may be derived from the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luna_moth Luna moth]]. |
| 323 | * ''VideoGame/HarvestMoonTreeOfTranquility'' and ''VideoGame/HarvestMoonAnimalParade'' have Luna, one of the bachelorettes. Her name is likely a reference to her resemblance to Usagi from ''Manga/SailorMoon''. |
| 324 | * Another anthropomorphic moon named Luna from ''WesternAnimation/LetsGoLuna''. |
| 325 | * Queen Luna the MoonRabbit, from the ''Animation/PleasantGoatAndBigBigWolf'' movie ''[[Animation/PleasantGoatAndBigBigWolfMoonCastleTheSpaceAdventure Moon Castle: The Space Adventure]]''. |
| 326 | * The ''Literature/LlamaLlama'' television series has a giraffe girl named Luna. |
| 327 | * In ''Toys/{{Jewelpet}}'', the Jewelpet representing moonstone is a [[MoonRabbit rabbit]] named Luna. |
| 328 | * In the ''Literature/StarTrekNovelverse'' Captain William Riker's ship, named USS ''Titan'' by ''Film/StarTrekNemesis'', is identified as a ''Luna''-class starship. The ''Titan's'' sister ships are similarly named after moons. |
| 329 | * Luce della Luna in ''Webcomic/EverBlue'' (her name may be read as "Light of the Moon"). |
| 330 | * Luna the Child in ''Fanfic/QueensOfMewni''\ |
| 331 | |
| 332 | [[AC:''Moon'', the English word for Luna, is not quite as common, but occurs as a real-life surname]] |
| 333 | * RealLife: |
| 334 | ** Frank Zappa's daughter Moon Unit, was named after a ''spacecraft'', not after the moon itself. However, she uses only her first name in everyday usage and is referred to just as Moon Zappa. |
| 335 | ** Marion Moon (birth name) happens to be the mother of Buzz Aldrin, the second person to walk on the Moon. |
| 336 | * Laura Moon from ''Literature/AmericanGods'' and of course her husband, Shadow. |
| 337 | * Queen Moon Butterfly, mother of the protagonist of ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil''. |
| 338 | * Molly Moon, main character of the ''Literature/MollyMoon'' series. (InUniverse, she's named after a marshmallow packing crate and a lolly.) |
| 339 | * Parodied with Tumblr's "[[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/moon-moon Moon Moon]]" meme. |
| 340 | * April Moon, a minor character in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond''. \ |
| 341 | |
| 342 | [[AC:''Moon'' also appears in compounds and combinations]] |
| 343 | * Goldmoon from the ''Literature/{{Dragonlance}}'' saga. |
| 344 | * ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders'' has minor character [[MusicalThemeNaming Captain Tenille]]'s stand Dark Blue Moon. |
| 345 | * In ''Literature/TheLunarChronicles,'' [[Literature/Rapunzel Cress]]' name is short for "Crescent Moon," which is a common name [[{{Lunarians}} on Luna]]. |
| 346 | * Moonflower in ''Literature/WarriorCats'' -- the authors weren't going to name any cat "Moon-", but the book Moonflower appeared in was written by a new author, and they decided to leave it. |
| 347 | * Franchise/MarvelUniverse hero ComicBook/MoonKnight and mutant superheroine Moonstar, Danielle Moonstar in civilian life. |
| 348 | * In ''Literature/TheWolfChronicles'', Kaala's name is wolf-speak for "Daughter of the Moon", and she is also named Silvermoon by her human companion [=TaLi=]; in both cases it is due to the [[BirthmarkOfDestiny crescent-moon marking]] on her chest. |
| 349 | * Cecily Moon from ''Webcomic/AerialMagic'' is a witch who acts as Wisteria's teacher.\ |
| 350 | |
| 351 | [[AC:''Morgenstern'' (German for "morning star" -- i. e. Venus or Jupiter, depending on their position relative to Earth) is a real-life surname]] |
| 352 | * German poet Christian Morgenstern, writer of the ''Gallows Songs'', and his father, painter Christian Morgenstern. |
| 353 | * S. Morgenstern, the writer of the book "abridged" by William Goldman in ''Literature/ThePrincessBride''. |
| 354 | * Rhoda Morgenstern of ''Series/TheMaryTylerMooreShow'' and its spin-off ''Series/{{Rhoda}}''. |
| 355 | * Funnily enough, Stephanie Morgenstern, who appeared in the [=DiC=] dub of ''Anime/SailorMoon'' as Sailor Venus. |
| 356 | * Valentine Morgenstern from ''Literature/TheMortalInstruments''.\ |
| 357 | |
| 358 | [[AC:''Selene'' is the ancient Greek name for the moon and its older goddess (one of the Titans), who later became confounded with Artemis. The name is also used in astronomy; for instance, "selenography" is an old term for the geography of the moon, and in older SpeculativeFiction native inhabitants of the moon are called Selenites. Selene also occurs in variants like ''Selena'' and ''Selina''.]] |
| 359 | * ''Literature/TheMoonIsAHarshMistress'': Adam Selene. |
| 360 | * The main character from ''Film/Underworld2003'' is named Selene. |
| 361 | * ComicBook/{{Catwoman}}'s civilian name is Selina Kyle, rather appropriate for a burglar who operates mostly at night. |
| 362 | * ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil'': One of Star's ancestors was named Celena, also known as Celena the Shy. |
| 363 | * ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon'': Celesteela's Japanese name, ''Tekkaguya'', references the spacecraft [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SELENE SELENE]], which orbitted the Moon. Said spacecraft has the nickname "Kaguya". |
| 364 | * Cure Selene in ''Anime/StarTwinklePrettyCure''. |
| 365 | * The Canadian dub name of ''Anime/SailorMoon'''s Usagi was Serena, and the moon princess Usagi reincarnated from has the name of Serenity. |
| 366 | * Seren, the Fairy of the Moon from ''VideoGame/PanelDePon''. |
| 367 | * ''Literature/AFallOfMoondust'': The Lunar dust-cruiser ''Selene''. |
| 368 | * Ro''salina'' from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy''. |
| 369 | * In ''Literature/TheLunarChronicles,'' the lost heir of the Lunar throne is named Princess Selene. |
| 370 | |
| 371 | [[AC:Other Moon-related names]] |
| 372 | * In ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', we have Princess ''Yue'', whose name is Chinese for "moon;" she was named in honor of the Moon Spirit, who healed her when she nearly died at birth. [[spoiler:When the Moon Spirit is killed by Zhao, she pulls a HeroicSacrifice and becomes the new Moon Spirit herself]]. |
| 373 | * ''Manga/CardcaptorSakura'' also has a character named [[SugarAndIcePersonality Yue]], whose powers are drawn from the moon. |
| 374 | * On ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}},'' [[TheFairFolk the Weird Sisters]] are [[AllThereInTheScript apparently]] named Phoebe, Luna and Seline, all of which were moon goddesses. [[WildMassGuessing This may be related]] to the fact that WordOfGod says that their individual powers (fate, grace, and fury) wax and wane at different times. |
| 375 | * ''Franchise/SailorMoon'': Sailor Chibimoon/Chibi-usa's cat, also the daughter of cats Luna and Artemis, is named Diana. |
| 376 | * PlayedWith in ''Literature/{{Animorphs}},'' where [[spoiler:the future Visser One]] named her human daughter "Madra," after a moon of her home planet. |
| 377 | * The women in ''Series/{{The Outer Limits| 1995}}'' episode "[[Recap/TheOuterLimits1995S4E17Lithia Lithia]]" are named after moons. Hera and Phoebe are named Saturn's moon, while Ariel and Miranda are named after moon of Uranus. |
| 378 | * Wayne and Gibby from ''VideoGame/{{Hylics}}'' are both named after phases of the moon. Their appearances reflect this, as Gibby has a spherical head, while Wayne's head is shaped like a crescent. |
| 379 | * The ''VisualNovel/ZeroEscape'' series has a penchant for lunar names. Characters named Diana, Luna, and Tenmyouji (here read as [[https://twitter.com/Uchikoshi_Eng/status/740805062725914625 "solar eclipse"]]- spoilers in link) all play roles in it. [[spoiler:The first two have similar names for another reason, though.]] |
| 380 | * One of the villains in Season 11 of ''Animation/HappyHeroes'' is named Yuewu, or "Moondance". She works alongside a villain named Xingying, which means "Starshadow"/"Shadowstar". |
| 381 | * One of Star's ancestors in ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil'' is Crescenta the Eager, named for the crescent moon phase. |
| 382 | * In ''Literature/TheLunarChronicles,'' the BigBad is the queen of the moon, named Levana, the Hebrew word for "moon." The previous queen was her older sister, Channary, which means "full moon" or "moon girl" in Khmer. Their mother was named Jannali, which is from an Aboriginal Australian word for--you guessed it!--"moon." |
| 383 | |
| 384 | [[AC:Sun-related names]] |
| 385 | * Akari Taiyou from ''Anime/DayBreakIllusion''. ''Taiyou'' is Japanese for 'sun' and she has powers based on the tarot card, The Sun (''Il Sole'' in Italian). |
| 386 | * ''VideoGame/InazumaEleven'' brings us Amemiya Taiyou in GO, who is named for the sun. |
| 387 | * Cure Soleil (French for Sun) in ''Anime/StarTwinklePrettyCure''. |
| 388 | * ''Literature/WarriorCats'' has Sol, which is another sun name. |
| 389 | * ''VideoGame/{{Hellsinker}}'' has a meter labeled "Sol" that determines individual shot power and is used up when firing a SmartBomb. In addition, Segment 5 features a "Sol" side, featuring yellow walls. |
| 390 | * ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil'': Queen Solaria Butterfly "the Monster Carver". |
| 391 | ** By contrast, her daughter Eclipsa's name is meant to invoke a solar eclipse: she is the opposite of her racist, bloodthirsty mother in every way, choosing solely to go on the defensive before abandoning the kingdom altogether to elope with her monster lover. To hammer it home, her title is "Queen of Darkness", a reference to her talent for dark magic and her elopement to the aforementioned monster Globgor, "Prince of Darkness". |
| 392 | * ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'' reveals that Garrus has a sister named Solana. |
| 393 | * ''Fanfic/QueensOfMewni'': along with the canon Solaria and Eclipsa mentioned above, there's also Solena the Smitten (which doubles as an IronicName since Solena is regarded as the first Night Queen of Mewnian prophecy), Helia the Light of Power, and Aurora the Queen of Dawn. |
| 394 | |
| 395 | [[AC:Various]] |
| 396 | * Mars Blackmon from the Spike Lee movie ''Film/ShesGottaHaveIt''. |
| 397 | * The Mars chocolate bar was named after its inventor (who was also one of the Ms in M&M chocolates), but this led to other chocolate bars in the same range also being given celestial names (Galaxy and Milky Way). |
| 398 | * Ethan Mars (along with his family) of ''VideoGame/HeavyRain''. |
| 399 | * Winston Marrs from the Sega Genesis version of ''TabletopGame/{{Shadowrun}}''. |
| 400 | * Mickey Mouse's dog Pluto. He first appeared around 1930, the same year the (dwarf) planet Pluto was discovered, and it's highly unlikely that someone would name a cartoon dog after the Roman god of the dead. |
| 401 | * ''Franchise/SailorMoon'': |
| 402 | ** The Sailor Senshi. Except for the title character, their Sailor identities are named after planets: Sailor Mercury, Sailor Venus, Sailor Mars, Sailor Jupiter, Sailor Saturn, Sailor Uranus, Sailor Neptune, and Sailor Pluto. (That last one is included because [[ScienceMarchesOn Pluto was considered a planet when the series was written]].) Their "civilian" names that are easy puns on their hero identities and/or their planets, and usually contain a kanji for or associated with their planets. For example, Sailor Moon's name Tsukino Usagi, sounding like the phrase "rabbit of the moon", which refers to a Japanese fable as well as her Moon Kingdom history. |
| 403 | ** The civilian name of Sailor Venus, Aino Minako, [[OddNameOut doesn't apparently fit]] ([[JustifiedTrope after all she was created much earlier than the rest of the cast and even predates the main series]])... [[SubvertedTrope Except the kanji of her given name can be pronounced "Binasu", that is the older Japanese romanization of the English name “Venus"]]. |
| 404 | ** Also Sailors Star Fighter, Star Healer, and Star Maker from Stars arc of Sailor Moon. |
| 405 | ** Then there's the Amanzoness Quartet members, CereCere, PallaPalla, JunJun, and VesVes, [[spoiler:and their true identities Sailor Ceres, Sailor Pallas, Sailor Juno, and Sailor Vesta,]] named after the (then-asteroid) dwarf planet Ceres and asteroids Pallas, Juno, and Vesta of the Solar System's main Asteroid Belt. |
| 406 | * The Stardroids from ''VideoGame/MegaManV'' for the Game Boy were named after planets. Even Terra, which means "Earth". Also Dark Moon (this game's version of a Yellow Devil) and [[spoiler:Sunstar, the final boss]]. |
| 407 | * ''VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl'': |
| 408 | ** The Team Galactic commanders are named Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, and Pluto (who was renamed Charon in the English release). Their leader Cyrus's name refers to the sun. |
| 409 | ** And Cynthia is the name of a moon goddess, making Champion Cynthia a counterpart to Cyrus. (If you want to stretch this, the player character's name [Dawn or Lucas] can be read as referring to the morning star.) |
| 410 | * The five sisters, ''TabletopGame/{{Exalted}}'''s Maidens of Destiny; Mars, Maiden of Battles; Venus, Maiden of Serenity; Jupiter, Maiden of Secrets; Mercury, Maiden of Journeys; and Saturn, Maiden of Endings. |
| 411 | * ''TabletopGame/YuGiOh'' has the Agents, who are each named after a planet in the solar system (sans Neptune). They are a {{Homage}} to [[Literature/TheDivineComedy Paradiso]]. Also the Legendary Planets from the GX manga (complete with dwarf planet Pluto and the Sun). However, only Venus, Earth, Saturn, Neptune, and Sol's have been {{Defictionalized}}. |
| 412 | * The Five Stars in Majima's Cabaret Club Czar sidequest in ''VideoGame/Yakuza0'' run cabaret clubs that are all named after celestial bodies: Club Mars, Club Mercury, Club Venus, Club Jupiter, and Club Moon. The cabaret club that Majima uses to oppose them is tangentially related to the theme, being named Club Sunshine. |
| 413 | * The [[TerribleTrio Super Novas]] in ''[[VideoGame/CustomRobo Custom Robo Arena]]'': Lunax, Terrax, and Solax (which is also a pun). They're just nicknames though, as Lunax's real name is Lenny (his BerserkButton, of sorts). |
| 414 | * The elements Uranium, Neptunium, and Plutonium. Cerium and Palladium too! As a bonus, Selenium (Moon) and Tellurium (Earth). Helium is both the Sun and sun god Helios. |
| 415 | * ''VideoGame/{{Neptunia}}'' has the eponymous character Neptune as well as Plutia. By extension, the unreleased Sega Neptune[[labelnote:*]]A two-in-one Sega Genesis and 32X[[/labelnote]] and Sega Pluto[[labelnote:*]]A Sega Saturn with a built-in modem[[/labelnote]] consoles they were based on. |
| 416 | * Tidus and Yuna in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'' are named after the sun and moon, respectively -- the words come from Okinawan. |
| 417 | * Speaking of Venus and Jupiter in the twilight, the Creator/JRRTolkien inverted the trope with ''Eärendil'', originally a Half-Elf named "Lover of the Sea," later the evening star. |
| 418 | ** ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' also has Second Age human lord ''Elendil'' ("star-friend"/"elf-friend") and his sons ''Isildur'' ("moon-servant") and ''Anárion'' ("sun-son"). This also led indirectly to the naming of the three original major cities of Gondor: Minas Ithil ("Tower of the Moon") east of the Anduin, Minas Anor ("Tower of the Sun") west of the Anduin, and the capital Osgiliath ("Citadel of the Host of Stars") on the banks of the Anduin. However, years later, the Ringwraiths took Minas Ithil for the Dark Lord, driving the Gondorians out of Ithilien (the area around Minas Ithil) and renamed named the city "Minas Morgul" ("Tower of Sorcery"); Osgiliath, which had already begun to decline due to plagues and the shifting of the royal capital to Minas Anor, was finally abandoned. After the fall and renaming of Minas Ithil, Minas Anor was given its familiar name: "Minas Tirith" ("Tower of Guard"). |
| 419 | * In ''VisualNovel/WeKnowTheDevil'', the three main characters are named Venus, Neptune, and Jupiter, each displaying symbolism associated with their planets and Roman gods. |
| 420 | * ''We Know The Devil'''s NonLinearSequel ''VisualNovel/HeavenWillBeMine'' continues the planetary name theme with Saturn, Pluto, and Luna-Terra (which is the name of the terraformed Moon in this universe). There's also minor characters Mars and Mercury. Most of the other named characters are named after various other moons in the solar system: Iapetus is a moon of Saturn, Nix is a moon of Pluto, Europa and Ganymede are moons of Jupiter, Halimede is a moon of Neptune, and [[spoiler: Neith is [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neith_(hypothetical_moon) a hypothetical moon of Venus]].]] |
| 421 | * ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny's'' Lunamaria Hawke is named after the basaltic planes on the moon. Shinn has a thing for heavenly bodies, perhaps? |
| 422 | * ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' has the Three Fairies of Light: [[ThePowerOfTheSun Sunny Milk]], [[{{Lunacy}} Luna Child]] and [[StarPower Star Sapphire]]. |
| 423 | * ''Fanfic/QueensOfMewni'' has Venus the Fairest. |
| 424 | * Ariel and her father King Triton from ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989'' respectively share their names with moons orbiting the planets Uranus and Neptune. |
| 425 | * ''Manga/OnePiece'': The [[OmniscientCouncilOfVagueness Five Elders]] (or ''Gorosei'', [[MeaningfulName literally translated]] as "Five Elder Stars" or "Five Elder Planets") are each named after a planet: Topman '''Warcury''' (Mercury), Ethanbaron '''V. Nus'''juro (Venus), Marcus '''Mars''', Shepherd '''Ju Peter''' and Jaygarcia '''Saturn'''. |
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| 427 | |
| 428 | [[folder:Miscellaneous]] |
| 429 | * ''Literature/{{Stellaluna}}'', a children's picture book about a bat combines the words for "star" and "moon". |
| 430 | * The book ''Literature/ThisPlaceHasNoAtmosphere'' by Paula Danziger takes place in a future where people now live on the moon. The heroine is named Aurora Borealis Williams, her sister is Starr, other kids in school are Juna (first kid conceived in space) and Cosmosa. |
| 431 | * The main character of Creator/DianaWynneJones' novel, ''Literature/TheGame2007'', is named Haley, the reader realizes the significance towards the end of the story when they meet her parents. |
| 432 | * [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tycho_Brahe Tycho Brahe]] was an astronomer with an awesome, seldom-heard name that got scooped up a few times for fiction. |
| 433 | ** ''Literature/XWingSeries'': Tycho Celchu, AcePilot and TheCape. |
| 434 | ** ''Webcomic/PennyArcade'''s Tycho Brahe. |
| 435 | ** The protagonist of Willam Sleator's novel ''Literature/TheGreenFuturesOfTycho''. |
| 436 | ** Tycho Moon from the [[Film/TychoMoon film]] of the same name by Creator/EnkiBilal. |
| 437 | * ''VideoGame/BatenKaitos'' is made of this, for most of the locations and non-playable characters. And of course, the game's name refers to a star... |
| 438 | * ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'' has Terra and Celes, earth and sky (but the former's name was [[{{Woolseyism}} created by the translation]], in Japanese it is "Tina"). |
| 439 | * In ''VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl'', we have all the major Team Galatic members, who are named after something in our solar system: Jupiter (Ceres in the Spanish version), Mars (Venus in the Spanish version), Saturn and Charon (after Pluto's largest moon). Cyrus's name comes from a Persian word meaning "sun". |
| 440 | ** And Cynthia is the name of a moon goddess, making Champion Cynthia a counterpart to Cyrus. (If you want to stretch this, the player character's name [Dawn or Lucas] can be read as referring to the morning star.) |
| 441 | ** There are also two Pokemon that fit, Solrock and Lunatone. Solrock looks like a sun, and Lunatone like a crescent moon. |
| 442 | ** ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon'' has a pair of legendaries named '''Sol'''galeo (sun-themed) and '''Luna'''la (moon-themed). [[{{Irony}} However]], they are weak to the element their respective theme is associated with[[note]] [[KillItWithFire Solgaleo is weak to Fire]] due being Steel type and Lunala is weak to [[CastingAShadow Ghost and Dark]] due to [[TakesOneToKillOne being Ghost itself]][[/note]]. |
| 443 | * ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'' gives us the Olympos XII -- these Digimon are named for the Roman gods of Olympus, so some of them inadvertently share their names with the planets; namely, Mercurymon (Mercury), Venusmon (Venus), Marsmon (Mars), Jupitermon (Jupiter) and Neptunemon (Nepture). Also present is Ceresmon, who shares her name with dwarf planet Ceres, and Olympos XII adjacent Digimon Plutomon, sharing his name with dwarf planet Pluto. |
| 444 | * All of Lucy's Celestial Spirits in ''Manga/FairyTail'' are named after constellations. |
| 445 | * The villains of ''Series/PowerRangersInSpace'' follow the show's TropesInSpace theme: Astronema (astro, astronomy) and Ecliptor (eclispe). |
| 446 | * Rom Di Prisco, either in ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeed'' games or otherwise, names his music primarily after constellations, stars, or other spacial objects such as Sirius, Hydrus, Cetus, Aquila, the Gamma and Delta Velorums, Triton, the Cygnus Rift (known as the Great Rift but it starts at Cygnus). Meanwhile, the other theme goes to science and mathematics. |
| 447 | * Curtis Schweitzer composes music for ''VideoGame/{{Starbound}}'', Many of them are themed after constellations (Cygnus X-1, Cassiopeia), planets (Jupiter, Mercury, Europa), or other celestial bodies (Horsehead Nebula, Accretion Disc, Stellar Formation). |
| 448 | * The nations in ''[[VideoGame/NintendoWars Advance Wars]]'' are all named for celestial objects: Orange Star, Blue Moon, Yellow Comet, Green Earth, and Black Hole. |
| 449 | * The band Music/{{M83}} is named after the galaxy [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier_83 Messier 83]]. |
| 450 | * In ''VideoGame/{{Startropics}}'', the Yo-Yo upgrades are called "Morning Star" and "Supernova". When the game was rereleased on UsefulNotes/VirtualConsole years later, the Yo-Yo itself was renamed the "Star". |
| 451 | * ''Film/Passengers2016'' is a sci-fi romance/thriller movie where the girl (Jennifer Lawrence) is named ''Aurora''. |
| 452 | * A magical girl team from ''Webcomic/SleeplessDomain's'' backstory, Team Spear featured girls whose magical girl titles ran the spectrum. The first we're told about is a girl named Mitsuki, known as Moonlight Spear. Her teammates were Sunlight Spear and Starlight Spear. |
| 453 | * ''TabletopGame/BattleTech'' features a lot of celestial-themed names of all types: star themed ones include the ''Starslayer'' and ''Nightstar''; constellations including the ''Orion'', ''Cygnus'', and ''Arcas'' (another name for Ursa Minor); and other celestial phenomenon like the ''Nova'' and ''Supernova''. |
| 454 | * The [[TheFederation UNS]] in ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary'' names their battleplates after major asteroid impact events. |
| 455 | * The mobile RhythmGame ''VideoGame/{{Ravon}}'' makes extensive use of star-themed [[CallAHitPointASmeerp terms]] and names: |
| 456 | ** The unlock maps are named after constellations, galaxies, and other space objects: Station (as in a ''space station''), Asteroids, Milky Way, Aries, Taurus, Gemini, and Cancer. |
| 457 | ** What other rhythm games call a "full combo", this game calls a ''Nova''. What other games call an "all Perfect", this game calls a ''Super Nova''. |
| 458 | ** The GameplayGrading uses stellar classifications for letter ranks; in order of lowest to highest, they are: M, K, G, F, A, B, O. |
| 459 | * ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil'': Moon's mother, Comet Butterfly, and Eclipsa's half-monster daughter, Meteora Butterfly. |
| 460 | * Nearly every playable character in ''VideoGame/{{Relayer}}'' is named after some space object, be it planets (Terra, Mercury, Uranus), stars (Sun, Sirius), or something else (Milky Way, Halley). Even Himiko, a normal Japanese name, is a reference to a particular interstellar cloud. Most are justified in that the stars are actually passing their "will" to the youths who make up the party. |
| 461 | * ''Franchise/RatchetAndClank'': Talwyn Apogee. "Apogee" is the point in an orbit when the orbiting body is the furthest from the primary body. |
| 462 | * ''Toys/FlickToStickBungees'': The Polaris crew in Jazwares' Series 1 have this as ThemeNaming; Nova, Blitzar, Comet, and Lunar. |
| 463 | * ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': Generally speaking, unicorns often have names pertaining to stars, astronomical phenomena and the night sky, such as Twilight Sparkle, Starlight Glimmer, Starswirl, Twilight Velvet, Night Light, and Stellar Flare, mixed in with solar ones such as Sunset Shimmer, Sunburst and Luster Dawn. |
| 464 | * ''Manga/SailorMoon'': Sailor Moon's final enemy is Sailor Galaxia, and there's also the mysterious Sailor Cosmos. |
| 465 | * ''Fanfic/QueensOfMewni'': along with the canonical Comet and Meteora, there's their mutual ancestor (and Meteora's namesake) Meteora the Relentless, Cosmica the Explorer, and Galaxia the Clairvoyant. |
| 466 | * The titular protagonist of ''Series/UltramanBlazar' gets his name from a type of active galactic nucleus. |
| 467 | * ''Series/UltramanCosmos'', whose name comes from the ancient Greek word for the universe itself. |
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