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16* ''9 Elefants'' has police inspectors Lequais and Lequais. Given that they look exactly alike, they're either twins or a deliberate joke.
17* ''VideoGame/AgeOfZombies'' has the player character and [[spoiler:the BigBad]] both named Barry. The latter is referred to as [[spoiler:Professor Brains]] up until the end of the game, when he reveals his full name, surprising the former (Who thought he was the only one named Barry).
18* In ''VideoGame/AlienQuarantine'' Alice is the name of both an A.I. and a doctor (who admittedly named the A.I. after herself). Jason remarks that it's a bit strange.
19* ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing'' has a few accidentally similar named characters due to having a large cast. Due to the inevitable DubNameChange, some characters have the ''exact'' same name in some languages, but never two characters that appear in the same game:
20** There's Tom Nook and one of his assistants Tommy, and there's also a cranky cat villager named Tom. This however is avoided as Tom Nook is always referred to by his full name or just "Nook" (very rarely is he just called "Tom").
21** The English games have Bones the dog and Boone the gorilla.
22** The original game has two squirrel villagers names Hazel and Sally. In ''Wild World'' Sally was removed while Hazel stayed, but for whatever reason she was renamed "Sally". When the original Sally returned in ''New Leaf'', she was renamed "Cally". And to make things even more confusing, ''New Leaf'' also saw the debut of a squirrel villager named "Hazel".
23** Tammi the monkey debuted in ''Wild World'' while Tammy the bear cub debuted in ''New Leaf''. Unlike the squirrels above, Tammi's name was not changed to avoid confusion with Tammy.
24** There are two villagers named "Carmen", one is a mouse that only appears in the first game and the other one is a rabbit that debuted in ''City Folk''.
25** The original game has a red kangaroo villager named Marcy. ''New Leaf'' introduced a pink kangaroo villager named... Marcie.
26** A dog villager is named Daisy. ''New Horizons'' introduces a special boar character named Daisy Mae.
27** The original game has a cow villager named "Petunia", while ''Dobutsu No Mori e+'' introduced a rhino also named "Petunia". Granted, the latter only appeared in a game that was exclusive to Japan for a very long time and thus had no international names and the former is named "Shimoforu" in Japanese. Furthermore, when Petunia the rhino made her overseas debut in ''New Horizons'', she was given the name "Azalea".
28* In ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIVBlackFlag'', there are two Edwards: Edward Teach, though he goes by Thatch and is better known as Blackbeard, and Edward Kenway, the playable ancestor.
29* This is the case in the original ''Backyard Baseball'' and ''Backyard Soccer''. After the pros first appear in the [[VideoGame/BackyardSports series]], the trope is averted.
30* Due to being a MassiveMultiplayerCrossover, ''VideoGame/BlazBlueCrossTagBattle'' steps into this space when Naoto Kurogane from ''VideoGame/BlazBlueCentralFiction'' was added as DownloadableContent, conflicting with Naoto Shirogane's given name from ''VideoGame/Persona4Arena'', who was added to the game prior to Naoto Kurogane. For bonus points, their family names contain the Japanese word for "white" (''shiro'') and "black" (''kuro''), with the second part of the name being identical.
31* In ''VideoGame/BeyondGoodAndEvil,'' both the "leader" of Jade's children and TheQuisling share the same name: Fehn. [[AerithAndBob Since it seems to be a largely made-up name]], and since they're introduced by name within a few minutes of each other, it sticks out even more.
32* ''VideoGame/BioShockInfinite'' has three characters named Anna: Annabelle Comstock, Annabelle [=DeWitt=] and [[spoiler: Elizabeth a.k.a Anna [=DeWitt=]]]. Justified, however, since [[spoiler: the first two are alternate versions of the same woman and the third is named after her.]]
33* Averted in ''VideoGame/{{Blaseball}}''. Players can share the same first name, such as Chorby Soul who was famous for being resurrected and subsequently being a target of Consumers, and Chorby Short who was famous for fouling 112 balls in one game.
34** The Unlimited Tacos became a PlanetOfSteves for a while, with everybody being renamed Wyatt Mason, their worst pitcher. This was later partly undone, with some players retaining parts of the name (although nobody kept the full name) and the original Mason being renamed [=NaN=].
35** After the fans worked together to get all the pitchers in the Tacos Shelled, they received a pitcher named Pitching Machine. Seasons later after they were Vaulted and unable to play, all the pitchers in the New York Millenials got swept elsewhere, causing another Pitching Machine to pitch their games, while the other remained in the Vault.
36* ''VideoGame/BoxxyQuestTheGatheringStorm'' averts this, at least phonetically. The main protagonist is named Catie, while a certain sidequest puts you in control of a girl named Katy. There's also an [[PlanetOfSteves entire race of people]] named Anonymous.
37* Averted with Captain John Price and Sergeant (later Captain) John "Soap" [=MacTavish=] in ''Call of Duty 4: VideoGame/ModernWarfare'' and its sequel, although the latter's first name was never given in-game until ''[=MW3=]''.
38** Several of the characters from ''Modern Warfare'' shared surnames with characters from the original ''VideoGame/CallOfDuty'' series. In turn, some of these were named after the developers. There are also a few randomly-named Marines in ''[[VideoGame/ModernWarfare Call of Duty 4]]'' that share names with each other.
39* In terms of [[VideoGame/CapcomVs Capcom crossovers]], ''VideoGame/NamcoXCapcom'' had [[VideoGame/{{Xenosaga}} MOMO]] and VideoGame/WonderMomo, and ''VideoGame/TatsunokoVsCapcom'' has VideoGame/ViewtifulJoe and [[Anime/ScienceNinjaTeamGatchaman Joe the Condor]] (as well as Anime/{{Tekkaman}} and Anime/TekkamanBlade). Incidentally, ''Tatsunoko VS Capcom'', while being the first Capcom crossover to feature Ken the Eagle, is the first one ''not'' to have [[Franchise/StreetFighter Ken Masters]] (not even as a non-playable cameo).
40** ''Ultimate VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3'' features [[ComicBook/JeanGrey Phoenix]] and [[Franchise/AceAttorney Phoenix Wright]], the latter of which is usually called "Mr. Wright" for this reason. This is lampshaded by the Hulk in his pre-fight banter, as he knows Phoenix from the X-Men but not Wright:
41--->"Puny man not 'Phoenix.' Phoenix a bird lady. Hulk confused."
42** It may also be the main reason why ''Franchise/BreathOfFire'' Ryu never appeared in any Capcom crossover. Despite Capcom showing some interest to test some waters with the series, there's no way that Ryu can compete with [[Franchise/{{StreetFighter}} the other Ryu]] on popularity.
43** ''VideoGame/ProjectXZone'' has two Alisas, [[VideoGame/GodEater Alisa Ilinichina Amiella]] and [[VideoGame/{{Tekken}} Alisa Bosconovitch]]. These two could be paired up together and they can [[LampshadeHanging wonder how they can figure out who is referring to whom.]]
44* Four instances in the ''Franchise/{{Castlevania}}'' series.
45** John Morris (''VideoGame/CastlevaniaBloodlines'') and his son Jonathan Morris (''VideoGame/CastlevaniaPortraitOfRuin'').
46*** Averted with the ''Grimoire of Souls'' character Director Seward. Seward's name is a reference to ''Literature/{{Dracula}}'' character John Seward; possibly to avoid confusion, Director Seward is never given a first name.
47** Aeon the time traveler (''VideoGame/CastlevaniaJudgment'') and Aeon the fat chef (''VideoGame/CastlevaniaOrderOfEcclesia''). Because both games released at the same time (and even had DS-Wii connectivity), some people were led to believe that Aeon in Ecclesia would be the time guardian from Judgment.
48** Laura, Carmilla's assistant/lover (''VideoGame/CastlevaniaRondoOfBlood'' and ''Portrait of Ruin''), and Laura the jeweler (''Order of Ecclesia'').
49** Elisabetha (Dracula's first love), Lisa (Dracula's second love and Alucard's mother), and Elizabeth (Dracula's niece and servant in ''Bloodlines'').
50** Averted in regards to the two characters named after Wilhelmina 'Mina' Harker of ''Literature/{{Dracula}}'' fame. Mina Hakuba the {{Miko}} and love interest (''VideoGame/CastlevaniaAriaOfSorrow'' and ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaDawnOfSorrow'') appeared before ''Grimoire of Souls'' established an OriginalGeneration all named after the heroes of ''Dracula''; since both games take place in the same era, the character from ''Grimoire'' was named Her''mina'' [[note]]In contrast, Lucy Westenra and Director Seward had their names left unchanged[[/note]].
51* ''VideoGame/{{Catherine}}'' has the protagonist, Vincent, caught in a love triangle between his long-time girlfriend called Katherine and a gorgeous young woman he met in a bar called Catherine. The ''Full Body'' update adds Rin, a ''third'' C/K/Qatherine. Coincidentally, the game has only one Steve.
52* ''VideoGame/{{Celeste}}'' enforces the One Steve Limit with Alex, a character who is TheGhost. [[HelloInsertNameHere If you name Madeline "Alex",]] Alex's name will change to "Maddie" so as to not confuse the player.
53* ''VideoGame/ChicoryAColorfulTale'' will ask the player what their favorite food is, and names the protagonist after that. If an important character has the provided name, the game will ask the player their next favorite food. If the player shares a name with a non-important NPC, that character will comment on it.
54* The Creator/ParadoxInteractive games ''VideoGame/CrusaderKings'' and ''VideoGame/EuropaUniversalis: Rome'' have a large cast and only so many names in the random generator's database; justified, as medieval Europe and (especially) AncientRome averted this trope. ''Crusader Kings II'' even inverts the trope, as children have a high chance of specifically inheriting their names from their parents or grandparents (rather than simply getting the same name by chance from the database).
55* In ''VideoGame/Cyberpunk2077'' we have Lizzie, a prostitute whose murder was the breaking point for her fellow sex workers and pushed them to establish the Moxes gang (their main base of operations is a bar called Lizzie's, named after the girl), Lizzy Wizzy, a pop star, who's a minor character in one line of sidequests, and Elizabeth Peralez, the wife of the mayoral candidate Jefferson Peralez. The three have nothing to do with each other.
56* The ''VideoGame/DarkTales'' series has a surprising number of these, given how small the casts of the individual games are. There have thus far been three different characters named Mary, plus a Marie and a Maria. There have also been two Madeleines, and two Annas, and one game has two completely different and unrelated characters named Thomas Brown. But the oddest one comes from the fact that in ''The Raven'', a young man named Alan Dillinger has a sweetheart named Lenore; in the next game in the series, a young man named Alan ''Guillinger'' has a sweetheart named Lenore. As far as we've been shown, these two couples have nothing to do with one another.
57* ''VideoGame/{{Daxter}}'': Osmo’s son (And later Daxter’s good friend) is named Ximon. Near the end of the plot, he and Daxter inadvertently learn from [[TheDragon Erol]] that there is a Krimzon Guard captain, also named Ximon (Rupertikjakmos), who is off-duty during the game’s events.
58* ''VideoGame/DeadRising''. In an entire packed mall hit by the ZombieApocalypse that it was being used as a shelter from, none of the survivors happen to have the same first name.
59** Averted in ''VideoGame/DeadRising2'' in several ways:
60*** One of the poker players is named Jessica, sharing the same name as one of the main characters in Dead Rising 1.
61*** John Boog, Johnny James, and Jonathan Kilpatrick, who also goes by the nickname Johnny Pipes.
62*** Left hand Lance and Lance Pennington.
63*** Andy Talbat and Randy Tugman
64*** Kris Bookmiller and Kristin Harris
65*** Hell, One of the main characters, Raymond Sullivan, shares a name with Ray Teller. But this is [[JustifiedTrope justified]], since Raymond Sullivan is called "Sullivan" in every instance.
66* In ''VideoGame/DeepRockGalactic'', every Glyphid tamed using the Beast Master perk is named "Steeve" [sic]. If multiple players use the perk, there can be multiple Steeves running around, and when one dies, the dwarf will just name his next one Steeve as well.
67* In the ''Franchise/{{Disgaea}}'' series, two angel characters are named Vulcanus: the BigBad of ''VideoGame/DisgaeaHourOfDarkness'', and an ally in ''VideoGame/Disgaea4APromiseUnforgotten'' infamous for her ruthless greed. The latter is actually [[spoiler:the reincarnation of a human girl named Altina, and other characters use that latter name once they learn of it]].
68* ''VideoGame/{{Dishonored}}'' has two Whalers named Thomas. One is Daud's lieutenant and scout. The other is a novice assassin who can be summoned to fight by Daud's side.
69* In ''VideoGame/{{Dissidia|Final Fantasy}}'', there are two characters named Cloud - [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Cloud Strife]], a [[{{Angst}} moody]], [[AnimeHair pointy-haired]] {{BFS}}-swinging TomatoInTheMirror hero, and [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIII Cloud of Darkness]], an evil MsFanservice who wears basically a cape and a CensorSteam and shoots [[BeamSpam magic lasers]]. Generally, Cloud Strife is addressed as 'Cloud' and Cloud of Darkness's name isn't used at all.
70* The original ''VideoGame/DoubleDragon'' has Billy Lee (the Player 1 character), Williams (an enemy {{mook}}) and Willy (the final boss). All of them being variants of the name "William" (although "Williams" is technically a surname).
71** While the first game featured a GiantMook named Abobo, ''Double Dragon II: The Revenge'' featured two other ones named Bolo and Abore, although the former looks exactly like Abobo, but with long hair (to the point that he is even listed as "Abobo" in the Mega Drive version).
72** The arcade version of ''Double Dragon 3'' has a "Jim" as the first boss (not to be confused with Jimmy Lee, one of the heroes) and a "Li" as the second boss (who is unrelated to the Lee Brothers, despite being a BruceLeeClone like them). Then there's "S'''o'''nny" (the third Lee brother) and "S'''u'''nny" (the second Urquidez brother), two different characters with similar names.
73* ''VideoGame/DragaliaLost'': One of the 3-star adventurers available at the launch of the game is named Sophie. The "Caged Desire" event adds a 5-star adventurer originating from ''VideoGame/Persona5Strikers'' who is also named Sophie.
74* ''Franchise/DragonAge'':
75** Ser Otto in ''[[VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins Origins]]'' is a well-meaning blind man investigating a haunting in the alienage. Ser Otto ''Alrik'' in ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'' dreams of magically lobotomizing every mage in Thedas, partly so he can sexually exploit them.
76** ''Origins'' has both an offscreen town named Oswin and a minor character named Oswyn.
77** A dwarf named Varick in ''Origins'' lives in Orzammar and is the biggest fan of the Provings. A dwarf named Varric in ''Dragon Age II'' lives in Kirkwall and has little but contempt for most dwarven traditions.
78** There's a companion named Dorian in ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition'' and a minor character named Dorian in the tie-in book ''Literature/TheCalling.''
79** Also in ''The Calling'', the Warden-Commander of Orlais before Bregan was named Kristoff. There's another Orlesian Warden named Kristoff in ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOriginsAwakening.''
80** Discussed in ''Inquisition'' when Varric asks why The Iron Bull didn't name himself after a less brittle metal, like steel. Bull explains that there is already a pit fighter in Antiva City who calls himself The Steel Bull, a pair of exotic dancers in Llomerryn who call themselves The Veridium Bull, and a tavern in Rialto called The Silverite Bull.
81** Also in ''Inquisition'', there are two Templars named Mattrin. One is in Haven, where he keeps trying to persuade his friend Lysette to leave the Inquisition; the other is found dead in the Hinterlands, and is carrying the phylactery belonging to Enchanter Ellendra.
82** The novel ''Literature/{{Asunder}}'' introduces a Templar named Evangeline, who also appears in some war table operations in ''Inquisition''. Years earlier, Princess Evangeline was the only child of Emperor Florian of Orlais; her death in infancy paved the way to her cousin Celene eventually taking Florian's throne.
83* Averted in ''VideoGame/DynastyWarriors'', at least for the English editions. Chinese naming system back in the day was very simple, consisting of only one, or very rarely, two hanzi as surnames, and exactly ''one'' hanzi as a given name. The given names are mostly two in the modern day, but the series is an adaptation of ''Literature/RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms'', which is set in an era where it's practically ''forbidden'' for you to take more than one hanzi as given name (seriously). The Japanese version actually averts this since the hanzi of the characters are ''mostly'' different, despite the fact that their pronunciation of the hanzi is actually much more homophonous than any other languages can hope for, and the English version would too, if it weren't for the fact that it uses the Hanyu Pinyin diacritical transliteration (which transcripts a lot of hanzi using the same letters) ''without'' using the diacritics themselves. Many of the newly-initiated, before they even play the games themselves, are probably already stumped in how to memorize which character is which.
84** There are ''7'' characters with the surname "Zhang" alone: He, Liao, Chunhua, Jiao, Liang, Bao, and Fei, of whom only the latter two are related to each other. That's because it's one of the most common Chinese and world surnames ''ever'', so it's understandable that there are many people who have it without being related.
85** There's three characters in Wu with the surname "Lu" (Xun, Meng, and Su). None of them are related to each other. And no, they aren't related to [[BloodKnight Lu Bu]], either.
86** Xu Zhu and Xu '''S'''hu. Thank God they're from different factions.
87** How about Yu Jin and Yue Jin? Miss one letter and you now refer to an entirely different character. Oh, and this time, both came from the same faction.
88** Xingcai has an older sister who has the same name as her (actually, in the novel, both of them are referred as just "Empress Zhang (older)" and "Empress Zhang (younger)"). This actually becomes a pop quiz in ''Dynasty Warriors 7''.
89** The Wu faction also has the Sun family, including Sun Jian, Sun Quan, Sun Ce (all of whom lead the faction at various points), and Sun Shangxiang who have been playable characters. Plus there are a number of other members of the "Sun" family who have appeared as generic officers or minor characters in the story.
90* {{Creator/Gameloft}}'s ''Videogame/DisneyMagicKingdoms'' mobile game has the exact same problem as ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' because it incorporates not only WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse and his friends but characters from many of the movies. If you've played through events and/or are willing to spend premium currency (depending on the character), it's possible to own [[WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas Jack Skellington]], [[Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean Jack Sparrow]], [[Franchise/TheIncredibles Jack-Jack]], [[WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs Snow White's]] Prince Charming[[note]]Also known as Prince Florian[[/note]], ''WesternAnimation/{{Cinderella}}'''s Prince Charming, [[WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast Chip Potts]], and [[WesternAnimation/ChipAndDale the other Chip]].
91* ''Videogame/EarthBoundBeginnings:'' The player cannot [[HelloInsertNameHere give the four main party members]] the same names as important [=NPCs=] in the story, including [[spoiler:the BigBad [[SufficientlyAdvancedAlien Giegue]] and the DeadAllAlong Queen Mary (aka the protagonist's grandmother Maria), the ruler of Magicant.]] If the names in question are entered at the start of the game, the game tells the player that the name is taken, and prompts them to use all-caps to distinguish them. Oddly, it does ''not'' suggest just giving them a different name entirely.
92* ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'' series, with its massive amounts of named [=NPCs=], averts this trope beautifully. Given names tend to be recycled among members of the same sex and race ([[FridgeBrilliance which actually makes sense]] [[TruthInTelevision because we recycle names ourselves in real life]]); for example, "Alessia" is a common name amongst Imperial women. [[http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Lore:Names This appendix in UESP contains all the names in the Elder Scrolls.]]
93** ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIVOblivion'' has two Dunmer named Fathis (Fathis Ules, a high-ranking Thieves Guild fence, and Fathis Aren, Bravil's resident CourtMage) that are both involved in the same Thieves Guild quest (and even then, only tangentially on Ules' part: stealing the required MacGuffin from Aren unlocks Ules' services as a reward) but are otherwise unconnected.
94** ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim'' has an odd variation, in that while you can only encounter one character named Helgi, there's an in-game letter referring to a different Helgi, whom you can never meet. As for proof that they are not the same character - the one you do encounter is the ghost of a little girl, and the letter's subject is noted as having a son.
95*** To a lesser degree, there are two Idgrod Ravencrones, mother and daughter, but the game refers to the daughter as "Idgrod the Younger." Similarly, the fact that Jarl Balgruuf is given the suffix "The Greater" implies that there is or has been another Balgruuf.
96* ''VideoGame/EliteBeatAgents'' has Sofie Hudson the weather reporter and Sophie Keen the supermodel.
97* ''VideoGame/ElseHeartbreak'' has NoNameGiven - and thus this, too.
98* In ''VideoGame/EpicMickey'', there are two extras named Ian. No attention is brought to this, though the game distinguishes them by referring to the pirate as "One Eyed Ian" and the ghost simply as "Ian".
99* In ''VideoGame/ExaPico'', there are three characters named Ayatane, all of which share a similar appearance without being actually related to each other. One is Ayatane Michitaka from the first game [[spoiler:who is a Virus that took the form of a dead person]], the other, in ''VideoGame/ArTonelicoIIMelodyOfMetafalica'', is [[spoiler:in Jacqli's Cosmosphere]] and the third, in VideoGame/ArTonelicoQogaKnellOfArCiel, is [[spoiler:an important villain]] named Ayatane Kureha, [[spoiler:a.k.a. Luphan]].
100* There are quite a few examples of characters in the ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'' series sharing names.
101** For example, Whiskey Bob in Klamath and Bob the tree.
102** Also, Vault 108 in ''VideoGame/Fallout3'' is populated entirely by Garys.
103** ''Fallout 3'' and ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'' have multiple characters that share the same name. This is never pointed out in dialogue, and confusion is generally avoided due to some of the characters only appearing in the backstory or being known on a LastNameBasis.
104** ''New Vegas'' also has the Sink (a talking sink) located in the Sink (a player character's base of operations in the ''Old World Blues'' DLC).
105* ''VideoGame/FarnhamFables''' third episode has two Heathers (the hyena girl Heather Jones who waits outside the school, and the snake girl Heather Salan who can be found in the kindergarteners' and first graders' playground), and two Stacies (Stacy Andrews and Stacy Peters, who are both in the same class, which is {{lampshaded}} when you try giving one of them to the other).
106* Almost every ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' game has a character named "Cid". While the individual Cids that do not co-exist with other Cid in their own worlds are most likely something belonging to some other trope entirely, ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'' embraced this one by including 2 Cids: Al-Cid Magrace and Professor Cidolfus Demen Bunasa, Al-Cid, and Cid for short respectively. As if that alone wasn't enough, in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTacticsA2'', Al-Cid makes a return, only to be in the same clan as an important character named Cid. That makes ''three'' Cids in the same Universe.
107** The logical conclusion of this can be found in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyRecordKeeper'', which includes at least four party members all named Cid--although given the type of game this is, it's at least justified. Along with Record Keeper's own Cid, there's also ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV''[='=]s Cid, ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII''[='=]s Cid and ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV''[='=]s Cid.
108** Although a better example would be in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV'' where you have the bard Edward Chris von Muir, who is the Prince of Damcyan. Later on, you recruit the {{ninja}} Edward Geraldine, who goes by the alias of Edge. Did we mention he's the prince of Eblan? And then later they are both kings in the sequel. Now, if only there was a character named Ed, we could have an [[WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy Ed, Edge, and Edward]] party...\
109Played straight in the Japanese versions where Edward is named Gilbert.
110** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'' averts this trope with party member Wakka and semi-important NPC O'aka XXIII. It's so bad that, in the Blitzball Tournament plot point, you'd swear that the crowd was calling for that middle-aged shopkeeper you keep running into.
111*** Somewhat also referenced with Tidus's line, "It didn't even occur to me to think that the Auron Yuna was talking about... and the one I knew from Zanarkand could be two different people. I don't know why, but I knew it was the same guy. I knew it was the same Auron."
112** Averted in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'' with G'raha Tia and H'raha Tia, two unrelated Miqo'te characters who appear in different expansions. It boils down to them sharing a given name, "raha," with the rest of their near-identical names being determined by their culture's naming rules. They are from different tribes ("G" and "H," respectively), and they are not alpha males (thus "Tia" rather than "Nunh").
113* ''Franchise/FireEmblem'' plays this straight to such an extent that it breaks at least one instance of ThemeNaming. In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'', the Leicester Alliance are [[ShoutOutToShakespeare named after]] the cast of ''Theatre/KingLear'', including the daughters Regan and Goneril, but not Cordelia because there was already a unit named Cordelia in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening''.
114* ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys'':
115** The protagonists of two games (the original and ''Sister Location'') seem to be named Mike (Mike Schmidt and Michael Afton). [[TwoAliasesOneCharacter If they're not the same person.]]
116** The books also have a ''third'' character named Mike/Michael.
117** There are a total of three characters named Jeremy across the course of the series.
118* While it never becomes an issue in-canon, when discussing ''VideoGame/GhostTrick'' [[spoiler: you may have to specify whether you meant Sissel the protagonist/cat or Sissel the dead fiancee of Yomiel, who goes on to live in the new timeline.]]
119* ''VideoGame/GranblueFantasy'': The game explicitly mentions that only one version of a character can be used in a party. If the player attempts to use an alternate version of that character (be it of a different rarity, or a Summer or Holiday themed version), the game will instead offer an option to swap out one of the versions instead.
120** Close friends and relatives of the Black Knight will refer to her nickname as [[spoiler:Apollo]], which is also the name of a summon and a raid boss.
121* ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto'', during the 3D era, had two radio show hosts named Maurice: the host of "Pressing Issues" ([=VCPR=] in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoViceCity'') and the host of "Gardening With Maurice" ([=WCTR=] from ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas''). Lampshaded in the latter:
122-->''Why is everyone on the radio named Maurice?''
123* In ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV'', Wade and Trevor encounter the DoubleSubversion of this trope when they track down Trevor's close friend and fellow PlayerCharacter Michael Townley, who had vanished nine years ago. In Los Santos alone, they manage to find ''two'' people named Michael Townley... neither of them being the Michael they are looking for, since those two are an old man and a young boy while the correct Michael would be a middle-aged man at this point. [[DoubleSubversion They soon find out that the correct Michael had legally changed his family name to De Santa.]]
124* ''VideoGame/GuildWars'' Originally averted this trope then played it straight: There were initially two [[{{Dracolich}} bone dragons]] named Rotscale: one as a level 21 boss in Sanctum Cay, the other as a level 30 bone dragon in Majesty's Rest who technically wasn't a boss despite his high level and proper name. They eventually changed the Sanctum Cay version to just be named [[ADogNamedDog "Bone Dragon"]], and made the Majesty's Rest version a lot more powerful (while still not technically a boss as the game defines the term, he has a massive 17700 hp, drops a unique item, and has a quest involving killing him.)
125* Mostly averted in the ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'' series, but all but two of the currently named Spartan-[=IIs=] have had the same name. Somewhat understandable, as this is the twenty-sixth century, the main governing body is called the "United Nations Space Command" and the Spartans were conscripted from several different planets, with several different cultures. There are, however, three characters with similar or identical names: John-117 (Master Chief), Sergeant John Forge (protagonist of Halo Wars) and Johnathon Doherty (the Rookie of Halo 3: ODST). Sergeant Johnson may also count.
126** Within the Spartans, there's Kai-125 the Spartan-[=II=] and Kai-A019 the Spartan-[=III=]. There's also Tom-B292 and Thom-A293.
127* ''VideoGame/HarvestMoon'':
128** ''VideoGame/{{Harvest Moon 64}}'' has Ann and Maria when ''VideoGame/HarvestMoon1'' had an Ann and a Maria as well. It's {{justified|Trope}} in that the latter are the former's grandparents, and thus the ''64'' characters are named after them. Maria in ''64'' is a [[SpellMyNameWithAnS translation error]] anyway.
129** Is Carter the sweet pastor from ''VideoGame/HarvestMoonBackToNature'' or the paleontologist from ''VideoGame/HarvestMoonAWonderfulLife''?
130** Two different protagonists have the CanonName "Mark": The male ''A Wonderful Life'' protagonist and the male ''Island of Happiness'' protagonist.
131** Anna is Basil's wife in ''VideoGame/HarvestMoonFriendsOfMineralTown''. The game also has an "Ann", who is Doug's daughter and a bachelorette. Ann, as mentioned above, also has a grandmother named "Ann" but this isn't referenced outside of ''64'' and might not be canon in ''Friends Of Mineral Town'', due to the games being from {{Alternate Universe}}s.
132** There's a minor character named "Louis" in ''Back To Nature'' and a major one named "Louis" in ''Save The Homeland''.
133** In the Japanese version of ''VideoGame/HarvestMoonIslandOfHappiness'' a character is named "Lilly" but internationally she was renamed "Lanna". Alternatively, from the same game the character known as "Suiran" was renamed "Lily".
134** The Gameboy games have a character named "Kate" while ''Save The Homeland'' has a bachelorette named "Katie".
135* ''VideoGame/HeroesOfTheStorm'' features both [[VideoGame/DiabloIII Malthael]] and [[VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft Deathwing]] as playable characters, both of which have the title "Aspect of Death" in their respective universes. Malthael uses Aspect of Death as his official title in-game, while Deathwing uses [[IHaveManyNames one of his other names instead]] and has Aspect of Death as the name of his passive trait.
136* Averted in ''Hinatabokko,'' where both the player and another character are both named Natsuki. It doesn't help that the protagonist has no sprite, meaning that sometimes the only way to tell the Natsukis apart is the context and the fact that the protagonist-Natsuki has no voice.
137* One of the Elusive Target missions of ''VideoGame/Hitman2016'' involves a film set with Creator/GaryBusey and Creator/GaryCole. The two were part of a promotional contest in which people voted which actor they wished to kill: Busey was ultimately voted as "The Worst Gary".
138* ''VisualNovel/HotelDuskRoom215'' has Mila, a girl staying at the hotel, who shares her name with [[spoiler:Bradley's {{dead little sister}}.]]
139* Averted in ''VideoGame/HypnospaceOutlaw'':
140** There are two people named Terry. There's Terry Smith (BESTDEALSTERRY), the owner of a page that sells stickers and wallpapers containing viruses, and Terry Tukims ([=WormyTerry2=]), an unlisted user who talks about the worms he likes.
141** Roddy Wall ([=RingleaderRoddy=]) is one of the lead programmers at Merchantsoft and a major character in the game. Rodney "Rod" Hooks ([=RodsAntiGovernmentPage=]) is a ConspiracyTheorist in the Open-Eyed Zone.
142** Tiffany Wright, a.k.a. [=DarkTwilightTiff=], is a teenage girl who plays a major role in the story. Abigail Lorne ([=AbbyWrites58=])'s deceased daughter is also named Tiffany, but is only [[AllThereInTheManual revealed to be such]] in a DummiedOut page.
143* ''VideoGame/IdolManager'': The names of the idols and other female employees of the agency are randomly drawn from the same pool. This sometimes results in the player having two employees who share a first name or a last name.
144* ''VideoGame/InazumaEleven'' has many characters that share their names (which is inevitable, given the series' huge cast of characters) both in the Japanese and English versions, but notable examples include main character Endou Mamoru sharing his first name with Nishigaki Mamoru (it's even lampshaded by the latter, who comments that the other Mamoru looks better when doing the Tri-Pegasus) and Kidou and Demonio Strada. How is the second an example? The two kanji for Kidou [[AlternateCharacterReading can also be read]] as "oni", which means demon, and "michi", which means path. Demonio Strada is Italian for "demon's path".
145* ''VideoGame/Injustice2'' has two characters named Jason ([[ComicBook/FirestormDCComics Rusch]] and [[Characters/BatmanJasonTodd Todd]]) and two more named Victor ([[Characters/TeenTitansNewTitans Stone]] and [[Characters/BatmanMrFreeze Fries]]). Both Jasons are good guys (though [[AntiHero not as much]] for Todd) while the Victors are the bad guys (though [[AntiVillain not as much]] for Fries).
146* Averted in ''VideoGame/JoJosBizarreAdventureAllStarBattle'': the protagonists of Parts 4 and 8, both named Josuke Higashikata, are playable characters. The Japanese version of the game spells their names with different kanji, while the western version places a "4" and "8" at the end of their names to differentiate them by the Part they appear in.
147* ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'':
148** ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII'' faced this problem when they added ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' to their cast of Disney Worlds, now having TWO ''playable'' characters named Jack. (Jack Sparrow, from the aforementioned movie and Jack Skellington from ''WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas''). Since this would have interfered with the games level-up system for additional party members, the pirate-Jack is referred to as "Sparrow" in the game's pause-menu and level-up boxes; interestingly, Sora, Donald, and Goofy also call him "Captain".
149** And when a version of Rikku from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'' turns up, they simply don't call her ''anything'', to avoid confusion with the original character Riku. This is actually why Yuffie is with Leon in the first game: the [[WhatCouldHaveBeen original plan]] was to have Rikku accompany him, but the powers that be decided it'd be too confusing with two Rik(k)us.
150** Not to mention where this is done in the plot. Mickey spends much of ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII'' searching for Ansem to request his help. [[spoiler:No, not "Ansem: Seeker of Darkness", the villain from the first game, but "Ansem the Wise" (a.k.a. [=DiZ=]), who the villain of the first game actually stole the name from after deposing him. The villain's real name is Xehanort, which soon leads to....]]
151** The prequel then introduces [[spoiler:MASTER Xehanort - who's actually the same person as the Xehanort calling himself Ansem: Seeker of Darkness, before he played BodySnatcher with Terra. Basically, most instances of this trope in the ''Kingdom Hearts'' series are really just Master Xehanort messing with our heads.]]
152** The VirtualPaperDoll in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsCoded'' has parts for both [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep Terra]] and [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI Terra]]. This isn't an issue in the Japanese version, where the latter character is known as Tina.
153** ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII'' also features both WesternAnimation/ChipAndDale and Chip from ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast''. This trope might be the reason the latter Chip is DemotedToExtra; while talkative in his original film, he's TheVoiceless in the game, while the former Chip is a recurring character throughout the series.
154** ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII'' has [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Pain and Paine]]: one is [[WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}} a minion of Hades]], the other is [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyX2 one third of the Gullwings]]. Luckily, neither have their names spoken out loud.
155** The French version of ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIII'' has two Leons: the alias used by [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII Squall Leonhart]], and the DubNameChange of [[WesternAnimation/MonstersInc Randall Boggs]].
156* ''VideoGame/KingsQuestVIHeirTodayGoneTomorrow'' contains both Ali the Book Seller and Ali the Little Boy Ghost, with no apparent connection to each other.
157* Discussed in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfDragoon'' when Haschel finds out his estranged daughter and Dart's late mother were both named Claire. Haschel half-jokingly wonders if they're the same person, prompting Albert to note how it would be very unlikely, culminating in him pointing out Dart and Haschel look nothing alike. Of course, ThereAreNoCoincidences, and Dart takes more after his father.
158* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'':
159** There are ''four'' characters named Link (or [[HelloInsertNameHere whatever the player calls him]]) ''other than'' the LegacyCharacter heroes. Two of them are explicitly named for hero-Link (Darunia's son in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Ocarina of Time]]'' and a pig in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker The Wind Waker]]''), one is a cat that lives in the same village in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess Twilight Princess]]'' implied to be, and the fourth (a goron in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask Majora's Mask]]'') is done as a gag (he has a reservation at an inn where the innkeeper has trouble remembering faces, so within the right time frame, hero-Link can claim his reserved room.)
160** There are three characters named "Fado" in the series. The only thing they have in common is living in a forest. Two of them are Kokiri, albeit from separate games and centuries apart. It's often assumed Fado from ''Wind Waker'' is a DevelopmentGag to Fado from ''Ocarina Of Time''.
161** ''Twilight Princess'' has a swordsman and resistance member called Rusl, while ''Spirit Tracks'' has the leader of the Hyrule Castle guards called Russell.
162** In ''Twilight Princess'', one of the kids from Ordon Village is named Colin. In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword'', one of the students at the Knight Academy is named Cawlin.
163** Additionally every female born into the royal family has to be named Zelda, yes every single one. In-series the reason is that this tradition started in memory of a prince's sister who was cursed and fell into a deep sleep that lasted centuries (if not millennia). The only one not named "Zelda" is the one from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker'', who is named "[[spoiler:Tetra]]" due to circumstances (though she is called "Zelda" a few times).
164** [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword Gully]] and [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkBetweenWorlds Gulley]]!
165** (The) Link(s) himself/themselves may count, although not at the same time as one another unless he got ahold of the Four Sword. No Link is immortal, but another one is always born at the right time. In universe, they are referred to by specific titles instead of by name when there is a ContinuityNod. You'd think Ganondorf would seek out and destroy any guy named Link before they became a threat by now...
166* Zigzagged in ''VideoGame/LegoDimensions''; [[Franchise/BackToTheFuture Doc Emmett Brown]] and [[WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovie Emmett Brickowski]] both share the same first name, but Marty [=McFly=], the only person who "speaks" to the former in the game, usually just calls him "Doc".
167* ''VideoGame/LikeADragonInfiniteWealth'' has two characters named Chitose -- one is a party member, the other is the face of [[SummonMagic Poundmates]]. They also have similar hairstyles (at least until the former Chitose [[ExpositoryHairstyleChange cuts her hair]]), and Ichiban describing the former Chitose with little besides her hairstyle leads to him being introduced to the latter.
168* ''VideoGame/LobotomyCorporation'': There are two Elijahs present in the game: The sister of Dream of a Black Swan, and [[spoiler:Malkuth's true name before her BrainUploading]].
169* With its basis in the LooneyTunes franchise, ''VideoGame/LooneyTunesWorldOfMayhem'' runs into this: Sam the sheepdog and Yosemite Sam. Pictures are generally needed if a new character is named just 'Sam'.
170* Princess Lucia in ''VideoGame/LunarEternalBlue'' is a different character from Lucia Collins in ''VideoGame/LunarDragonSong'', even though [[spoiler:both are goddesses]].
171* The ''Franchise/MassEffect'' series normally follows this rule, but...
172** There have been four (and counting) Jacobs in the series; ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'' party member Jacob Taylor, the guy on life support from the "Lost Freighter" sidequest in the first game, Rebekah Petrovsky's late husband, and [[DeadGuyJunior her unborn son]], although the latter is more often called "Jake". One of Creator/BioWare's writers must like the name....
173** Invoked in ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'' with James Vega, who was originally named James Sanders during development. The name was changed to avoid people thinking he was related to ExpandedUniverse character Kahlee Sanders. [[DevelopmentGag This is referenced in-game]] if you take James to the Grissom Academy mission and meet Kahlee--he mentions that his father had the last name Sanders ("no relation"). James' given name is the same as a "James" who served under Ashley Williams, whom she mentions in an e-mail to her sister. Ashley calls the party member "[[LastNameBasis Vega]]".
174** Diana, the mother of Nef, one of [[SerialKiller Morinth's]] victims, shares a name with Diana Allers, the Alliance war correspondent from ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'' .
175** The ''Franchise/MassEffect'' series actually breaks this rule quite a bit. You've got David Anderson and David Archer, Gavin Hossle and Gavin Archer, Elias Keeler and Elias Kelham, and, of course, Steven Hackett and Steve Cortez.
176** In ''1'' there's a gun called the Reaper. No relation to what the BigBad is. It's not even a particularly quality gun. A poetic title for one of the assignments, "Old, Unhappy, Far-Off Things" is from a poem called "The Solitary Reaper", which again has no relation. Unless you ''really'' stretch and go with the WildMassGuessing that [[spoiler: batarians have been Reaper-influenced for decades and the barbarous treatment they use on captives reflects that. Although, a more plausible interpretation would be that the mission name describes the Reapers themselves: having been around since before the Protheans, becoming increasingly displeased by how much of a thorn in their sides that Shepard ends up being, and having to take the long way to get to the galaxy from Dark Space, the Reapers are quite literally old, unhappy, and far off things.]]
177** An easy-to-miss correlation of names comes with two very minor characters, Jona'Hazt (only ever mentioned) and Jona Sederis.
178** In ''VideoGame/MassEffectAndromeda'', squadmate Cora Harper shares a surname with original series character Jack Harper - aka [[spoiler: the Illusive Man.]] While there's nothing to suggest a connection (yet), you can bet [[TheLawOfConservationOfDetail it's gotten people wondering.]]
179* Defied in ''VideoGame/MegadimensionNeptuniaVII'', which has two characters not only named Neptune, but they look and act nearly identical - in fact they're the same person from different dimensions, with the only major difference being that one is visibly older than the other. The other characters in-story occasionally trip over themselves when trying to address one of them specifically, usually resorting to calling the newcomer "Big" or "Older Neptune". Even the game menus struggle a little, calling her "Neptune (Older)" when they can't use a picture.
180** The series as a whole tends to hit a snag when twins Rom and Ram transform, as their goddess title is "White Sister". Downplayed as most people just use their normal names, but textboxes have to rest to color-coding and stapling on their name in parentheses.
181* There are two robot masters each named Oil Man, Wave Man, Blade Man and Torch Man in the ''VideoGame/MegaMan'' series. All four of the originals are from the fairly obscure PC games not made by Capcom.
182* ''VideoGame/MetalGear'':
183** The series has ''six'' characters whose names are variants of John - Naked Snake (real name John/Jack), Raiden (aka Jack the Ripper), Little John (Raiden's son), Johnny "Akiba" Sasaki, Akiba's grandfather (also named Johnny, who outright states the first sons in their family are always named "Johnny") and Ivan Raidenovitch Raikov, plus two more of the similarly-sounding Jonathan (a Soviet soldier in ''MPO'' and a member of Rat Patrol 01 in ''[=MGS4=]'', the latter being the reason for Johnny Sasaki to suddenly have the "Akiba" nickname).
184** The same series also includes two Davids (Solid Snake and Zero), Jim (Houseman, the Secretary of Defense in ''[=MGS1=]'') and James (Johnson, the President in ''[=MGS2=]''), Natasha (Marcova, the STB agent in ''[=MG2=]'') and Nastasha (Romanenko, the weapons expert on the Codec in ''[=MGS1=]''), two President Johnsons (the real-life UsefulNotes/LyndonJohnson in ''[=MGS3=]'' and the fictional James Johnson), four Georges (Kasler, a support team member in ''[=MG2=]''; Sears, aka Solidus Snake from ''[=MGS2=]''; the orphan in ''MGR''; and Code Talker from ''TPP''), two Boris (Volgin, the BigBad of ''[=MGS3=]'', and Popov, the leader of Maverick in ''MGR'') and no less than six characters who have at some point gone by the codename Snake (Naked Snake; his clones Solid, Liquid and Solidus; his body double Venom; and Solid Snake's copy Raiden, until he's renamed at the beginning of his mission).
185** In the later versions of ''VideoGame/MetalGear2SolidSnake'', Natasha Marcova was renamed Gustava Heffner, long after said character was already referred by her original name in the plot summaries included in the first ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid'', which as above included another Natasha as part of your support team.
186** ''Les Enfants Terribles'', the name of the government project that led to the creation of Big Boss' sons, was also the name of Running Man's former terrorist outfit in ''Metal Gear 2''. ''Metal Gear Solid 4 Database'' points this out and suggests that both the project and the terrorists took their naming inspiration from the [[Film/LesEnfantsTerribles same classic French movie]].
187** Then there's the members of the B.B. Corps in ''[=MGS4=]'', who were deliberately named after the deceased members of FOXHOUND from ''[=MGS1=]'' (Octopus, Raven, Wolf and Mantis).
188** Jennifer is in ''VideoGame/MetalGear1'' as a snobby informant and ''VideoGame/SnakesRevenge'' as a sexy double agent. She's also a memorable FanserviceExtra in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2SonsOfLiberty'' (who was popular enough to get a prominent role in one of the ''Snake Tales'').
189** One of the rejected characters in ''[=MGS4=]'' was a Russian special ops commando named Adam (which happens to be the real name of Revolver Ocelot).
190* In the ''VideoGame/MightAndMagic'' series, there are multiple characters called Crag Hack, Sandro, Corak and so on. Lampshaded during the good ending of ''VideoGame/MightAndMagic VII''. Subverted in ''VideoGame/MightAndMagic I'' and ''VideoGame/MightAndMagic V'', both have a character called Alamar. [[spoiler: The subversion is that in the first game Alamar is imprisoned by Sheltem who then impersonates him, while in the fifth game Sheltem appears on another world and just calls himself Alamar to hide his true identity]].
191** Usually played straight by necessity, though, as few characters have a (known) last name.
192*** Corak twists it around further: where the others (including Alamar -- another shows up in the Heroes series) are different characters that happen to share a name, the Coraks are [[spoiler: robots, with Corak being the name for the ''model''.]]
193** A rather confusing example turns up in ''VideoGame/HeroesOfMightAndMagic V''. Despite being a new setting, the game refers to a Sandro several times. From what little is known, he seems to have a lot in common with the previous characters named Sandro.
194** ''VideoGame/MightAndMagic VIII'' features a minor character named Archibald, just as the BigBad of ''Heroes II'' and otherwise recurring character Archibald Ironfist. Apparently Archibald Ironfist has made the name 'Archibald' impopular in certain quarters, so the VIII-Archibald (named Archibald ''Dawnglow'') is doing his utmost to be a Good Guy to show that he's nothing like that other Archibald.
195** A continuity issue was created by this trope and a map in the ''Shadow of Death'' expansion to ''Heroes III'' -- a former mentor of Sandro, Ethric, shows up and tries to stop his former student. The problem is that he showed up alive and over on the continent of Antagarich not long before the Restoration Wars when ''Might and Magic VI'' (which took place around the time of the Restoration Wars) had established that 1) Ethric had become a lich so long ago he had a reputation as the ''first'' lich 2) he's spent so long in his Tomb over on the continent of Enroth that people aren't even sure he isn't regular dead by now, neither of which would have been a problem... if not WordOfGod had said that yes, the same name ''did'' mean the two Ethrics were one and the same.
196* ''{{Franchise/Nasuverse}}'' has run into this problem a few times.
197** The biggest ones involves the related franchises ''VisualNovel/{{Tsukihime}}'' and ''VideoGame/{{Melty Blood}}'': We have three Akihas in Melty Blood, two Arcueids (three if we consider her original form Archetype Earth), a whopping four Shikis, two Nekos, two Hisuis and two Lens in those two franchises alone. Here's the thing:
198*** The different Akihas are just different versions of the exact same character, Akiha Tohno, one normal, one normal but in alternate outfit, one her SuperPoweredEvilSide.
199*** With Arcueid, one is her normal form, the other is her SuperpoweredEvilSide EnemyWithout, and then there's Archetype Earth.
200*** The Shikis are more complicated: Two of them, Shiki Tohno and Shiki Nanaya, are the same person, the latter being, [[RunningGag again]], SuperPoweredEvilSide. Then SHIKI (the all caps is important) is his evil brother. The last one is Shiki Ryougi, who is instead from ''Literature/TheGardenOfSinners'' verse, different from Tsukihime (although she is a GuestFighter in ''VideoGame/MeltyBlood''). The only similarity the four Shikis have is that they have some form of [[MagicalEye Mystic Eye]].
201*** One Neko is Neko-Arc, a SuperDeformed LethalJokeCharacter based on Arcueid, and Neko-Chaos, who is Neko-Arc but black and is based on Nrvnqsr Chaos. There are other Nekos as shown in Anime/CarnivalPhantasm, but those two are the only ones playable.
202*** The first Hisui is a {{meido}} and sister of Kohaku, while the other Hisui is a [[RobotMe mech]] built by Kohaku (and the latter in fact has a factory that mass-produces these Mech-Hisuis).
203*** The first Len is a black-dressed CuteMute, while the other is her EvilTwin White Len.
204** The nature of ''Franchise/FateSeries'' means there are several characters throughout the franchise who bear the same titles, so when, for example, someone mentions the character Berserker, they may have to be more specific as to ''which'' Berserker.
205*** ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'' contains a massive cast as befits a gacha game, but some characters take it further by having multiple playable versions. For example, if someone mentions Jeanne, they could mean the BreakoutCharacter Avenger Jeanne Alter, or the original Ruler Jeanne D'Arc, or an event-specific Jeanne of yet another class.
206*** Also in ''Fate/Grand Order'', Anastasia Nikolaevna Romanova takes advantage of the fact she has the same name as Ivan the Terrible's wife, Anastasia Romanovna, to fool him into thinking she's his wife and manipulate him.
207*** The Biblical king David is a Servant, but there's also the normal person David Bluebook running around in the game's second storyline, whom the game frequently flashes back to at the start of story chapters.
208** Another cross-franchise case: There are two Neros in the entire Nasuverse: Nero Claudius Caesar from Fate/EXTRA, usually better known as Red Saber, and Nrvnqsr Chaos from Tsukihime, who is called Nero because it's easier to spell that way.
209* Averted in ''VideoGame/NoMoreHeroes'' with three characters named Jeane: Travis's long lost love, his cat (probably named after the former), [[spoiler:and a little girl in the real ending]].
210* The ''VideoGame/{{Overlord}}'' series currently has four different distinct characters named as such, due to EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep and that the Overlord is a LegacyCharacter.
211* ''{{VideoGame/Overwatch}}'':
212** There's Aleksandra "Zarya" Zaryanova, one of the tank heroes, and Alejandra, a Mexican girl Soldier: 76 rescued in his animated short. Both names, respectively, are Russian and Spanish translations of "Alexandra", the feminine form of the Greek name "Alexandros".
213** There's also Gabriel "Reaper" Reyes, a damage hero, and Gabrielle Adawe, a minor character who worked for the United Nations and helped establish the original Overwatch Task Force.
214* The ''VideoGame/PapaLouieArcade'' series of time management games currently has 90+ customers who can visit your fast food establishments, and no two have the same name. (Although a few have similar names, such as Peggy/Penny and Mindy/Mandi.) Given the limited supply of distinctive reasonably common names, this has resulted in characters named something like Cletus or Xandra.
215* ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarIII'' has two Layas within the story. One of them is deceased during the game's timeframe and became the head of a society of humanity henceforth known as Layans, while the other is her younger sister, placed in cryostasis and awakened by the player to join the party. The Japanese version even adds a third: [[spoiler:the daughter of Nial and Laya, localized as Gwyn.]]
216* Both averted and played straight in ''Pop n' Pop'', which has two characters named Bob and a third character who was originally called Bobby, but renamed Buddy.
217* ''VideoGame/{{Psychonauts}}'': The first game just has the character of Bobby Zilch, the camp bully. ''VideoGame/Psychonauts2'' introduces Bob Zanotto, a former member of the Psychic Six who is sometimes called [[AffectionateNickname "Bobby"]] by his husband. There's also a minor NPC in the Motherlobe named Bobb''ie''.
218** The first game revealed in a secret cutscene (that you got for reaching Rank 100) that [[spoiler:Mr. Pokeylope]]'s first name is Sam. The next game would introduce Sam Boole, Dogen's older sister.
219** ''VideoGame/PsychonautsInTheRhombusOfRuin'' introduces the FakeBand All Paul, who Coach Oleander is a big fan of. True to their name, the three members all have the first name of "Paul".
220* Averted in ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyo'' and its parent series ''VideoGame/MadouMonogatari'' for "Lucifer". In the Kadokawa light novel continuity, Lucifer is Arle's teacher. However, in the Madou Monogatari Chronology continuity, Lucifer is a previous name for the Dark Prince.
221* Averted in ''VideoGame/RailroadTycoon'' thanks to {{Historical Domain Character}}s. Two of your potential opponents are the real life {{Railroad Baron}}s Jay Gould and Jay Cooke.
222* ''VideoGame/{{Rengoku}}'': Averted, the default name of both protagonists is Gram, but they have separate backgrounds and both can be renamed. Bosses also share names across games, but are unlikely to be the same.
223* Averted in ''VideoGame/ReturnOfTheObraDinn'', as the crew list includes both two Johns and two Charleses. Naturally, both pairs have one flashback each naming the person in conversation by first name only, requiring the player to deduce which of the pair is actually being referred to. There are also two Edwards, two Henries, two Samuels, two Thomases and two Williams, but no such confusion arises between them.
224* In ''VideoGame/RuneScape'', there are several Alis, several Petes, several Jacks and also few Bobs, Sarahs, Brians and Charlies. There are few other repeating names too.
225** Parodied with the desert town of Pollivneach, where [[PlanetOfSteves every named resident was called Ali]], including a cat and a woman (she claims it's short for Alice). A 2020 update renamed most of them, but there are still five Alis running around.
226** And, while not exactly names but instead titles, the Mysterious Old Man, the Strange Old Man, the Weird Old Man, and the Odd Old Man. The Wise Old Man is a borderline, since his title isn't a synonym for "strange" and he does have a real name- Dionysius.
227* ''VideoGame/SecretOfMana'' has a character named Phanna, and a separate character named Fanha. This is entirely coincidence, and no attention is brought to it. The remake re-establishes the One Steve Limit by renaming Phanna "Pamaela".
228* ''VideoGame/{{Shadowverse}}'':
229** Interestingly {{Averted|Trope}} and Played Straight at the same time in Siegfried's case – Averted as there are two characters both named Siegfried, and both are also dragonslayers lore-wise. Played Straight as they originate from two different games ''and'' are placed in different crafts - There is one for Dragoncraft (based from Rage of Bahamut) and another for Swordcraft (based from Granblue Fantasy). True to this trope, they can't be put together on the same Craft.
230** Swordcraft has two cards named Percival, one comes from ''Granblue Fantasy'' thanks to the "Brigade of the Sky" expansion pack.
231* ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei'':
232** In ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiI'', both the Heroine and the Law Hero's girlfriend share the same [[HelloInsertNameHere name]]. This becomes important when the Heroine leads LaResistance, and the government rounds up everyone who shares her name, including the Law Hero's girlfriend. One character wonders how many people with that name there can be.
233** There are also lots of people named "Akira": [[VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIf Akira Miyamoto]] is a possibly party member and a ShoutOut to ''Manga/{{Devilman}}'', Akira is one of the child heroes of ''VideoGame/DevilChildren'', there are multiple versions of Akira from ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIV'' (each independently becoming kings), Akira Kurusu as the hero of the manga version of ''VideoGame/Persona5'', and Akira Konoe of ''VideoGame/Persona5Strikers''.
234** The franchise now has two Sophias, one from ''VideoGame/Persona5Strikers'' (a friendly A.I. meant to serve as "humanity's companion") and the other from ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiV'' (the new master of the Cathedral of Shadows after Mido). [[DownplayedTrope They're spelled differently]] in Japanese, where the former is named after UsefulNotes/{{Gnosticism}}, and the latter being Greek for "wisdom".
235** Ever since the ''VideoGame/Persona1'' manga gave the protagonist the CanonName "Naoya" and a brother named "Kazuya", those two names occasionally show up, paired. Either as [=NPCs=] in a [[VideoGame/Persona5 side quest]], or the manga of ''VideoGame/DevilSurvivor'' naming the protagonist Kazuya [[MythologyGag to match his cousin Naoya]].
236* The ''Franchise/{{Persona}}'' series generally doesn't care a lot about limiting their Steves. As of ''VideoGame/Persona5Strikers'' there are now:
237** Two characters named "Yosuke" (One in [[VideoGame/Persona1 the first game]] and one as a playable character in ''VideoGame/Persona4'')
238** Two characters named "Akinari" (A side-character in ''VideoGame/Persona2'' and a Social Link character in ''VideoGame/Persona3'').
239** At least three characters named "Yuko" (An NPC in ''VideoGame/Persona1'', a Social Link character in ''Persona 3'' and an NPC in ''VideoGame/Persona4DancingAllNight''.)
240** Two characters with the last name "Uesugi" ([[VideoGame/Persona1 Hidehiko]] and [[VideoGame/Persona4DancingAllNight Tamami]]) who may or may not be related.
241** Two characters with the last name "Yoshino" ([[VideoGame/Persona1 Natsumi]] and [[VideoGame/Persona3 Chidori]]) who probably aren't related.
242** Two characters named "Nozomi" (A Social Link character in ''Persona 3'' and a story-relevant character in ''VideoGame/Persona4DancingAllNight'' - They're different genders too.)
243** Three characters nicknamed "Ai" ([[VideoGame/Persona3 Aigis]], [[VideoGame/Persona4 Ai Ebihara]] and [[Anime/Persona4TheAnimation Aika]].)
244** Three characters named "Makoto" (a minor villain in ''Persona 2'', the male protagonist of ''Persona 3'' as of [[Anime/Persona3TheMovie the movies]], and a party member in ''Persona 5''). This one also crosses gender boundaries, as the ''Persona 5'' Makoto is female.
245** An ungodly amount of characters with either the last name or the nickname "Yuki", "Yukki" or "Yuuki".
246** Two Tatsuyas and two Mayas in ''Persona 2'', as a plot device so that the playable Tatsuya could be confused for someone else with the same name.
247** A [[VideoGame/Persona2 Lisa]] and an [[VideoGame/Persona3 Elizabeth]].
248** A [[VideoGame/Persona3 Theodore]] and a [[VideoGame/Persona4 Teddie]] (This last one is dub-only, however.)
249** Three Kaorus (Baofu's real name in ''Persona 2'', Iwai's adopted son in ''Persona 5'', and a minor character from ''Literature/PersonaXDetectiveNaoto'').
250** Probably a whole load of other name-alikes that we have missed in this list.
251** Also, in ''Persona 4'', playable character Kanji Tatsumi shares a name with Tatsumi Port Island (the location of ''Persona 3''), which the characters visit at one point. In Japanese they're written with completely different characters that just happen to be pronounced the same way, but there's no distinction between them in the English version.
252** Three characters nicknamed "Joker" (Two villains in the ''Persona 2'' duology, and the protagonist of ''Persona 5'').
253** Misuzu Hiiragi, who's Taro Namatame's wife in ''VideoGame/Persona4'', shares a surname with Alice Hiiragi, the StarterVillain of ''VideoGame/Persona5Strikers''.
254** ''Persona 3 Portable'' has Saori Hasegawa, the Hermit Social Link for the female protagonist. ''Strikers'' features two Hasegawas- Zenkichi and his daughter Akane.
255* Averted in all over the place in ''VideoGame/RedDeadRedemption'' and ''VideoGame/RedDeadRedemption2''. In the former it's limited to more minor/side characters while in the latter a lot of more prominent characters share a name with someone else. Just a handful of examples (a more detailed list would take all day to produce): John Marston Sr and John "Jack" Marston Jr, Bill’s horse in ''2'' is named "Brown Jack" too. Arthur Morgan's ex is named Mary and one of the girls in the gang is named Mary-Beth. Arthur can collect a debt from a man named Arthur and the hot air balloon operator "Arturo" is actually named Arthur too. There's several minor characters in ''2'' named some variant of "Thomas". There are two prominent men named Charles too, one in the gang and one in a side story. There’s also several Alberts in both games.
256* ''VideoGame/ShiningSeries'' loves to recycle names. Not just common names like Max or Arthur, but also more oddball ones like Hig(g)ins. [[note]]Higgins (two "[=Gs=]") is a Paladin in ''VideoGame/ShiningForceII'', while Higins (one "G") is a Ninja in ''[[VideoGame/ShiningForceGaidenGames Shining Force Gaiden II]]''[[/note]]
257* Strongly averted in the ''Franchise/SilentHill'' series, reflecting the unreality of this trope. There are many characters with the same given names, and even a few with the same surnames, that are not related to each other. To name a few:
258** There's James Sunderland (the protagonist of ''[[VideoGame/SilentHill2 2]]''), James Wheeler (a sidekick in ''[[VideoGame/SilentHillHomecoming Homecoming]]''), and Jimmy Stone (Walter's first victim from ''[[VideoGame/SilentHill4TheRoom The Room]]'').
259** Apparently, Frank is a fashionable name for fathers, since all three bearing that name are daddies: Sunderland (Henry's superintendent and James' father from ''The Room''), Anderson (Emilie's papa from ''Silent Hill: Arcade''), and Coleridge ([[spoiler:Anne's]] father from ''[[VideoGame/SilentHillDownpour Downpour]]'').
260** There's George Rosten (from ''The Room''), George...just George (from ''Arcade''), and George Sewell (from ''Downpour'').
261** Two Bobbies: Randolph (Walter's second victim from ''The Room'') and Hicks (the DJ dude from ''Downpour'').
262** Also Mary Shepherd-Sunderland and Maria (both from ''2'') and Anne Marie Cunningham (from ''Downpour''). The former two are explained below.
263** Michelle Anderson (Emilie's deceased mom from ''Arcade'') and Michelle Valdez (Cheryl's high schoolmate from ''[[VideoGame/SilentHillShatteredMemories Shattered Memories]]'').
264** Two Richards: Braintree (the {{Jerkass}} neighbor from ''The Room'') and Grady (Travis' DrivenToSuicide father from ''[[VideoGame/SilentHillOrigins Origins]]'').
265** Though it might be nitpicking, but "Harry" is actually a form of "Henry" (the former is what happens when you slur the pronunciation of the latter). There's Harry Mason in ''[[VideoGame/SilentHill1 1]]'' and Henry Townshend in ''The Room''. And yes, both of them are the main protagonists of their respective games.
266** The protagonist of ''Homecoming'' is Alex Shepherd, whose family is practically a nobility in Silent Hill's neighboring town, Shepherd's Glen. In ''2'', James' wife, Mary, also has the maiden name "Shepherd" (her surname is hyphenated with James', e.g. Shepherd-Sunderland). It's unknown if they're related, but what we do know is that both are very, very, ''very'' important and very, very ''very'' [[spoiler: insane]].
267** Lisa Garland from ''1'' and Steve Garland from ''The Room''. They're unrelated.
268** Becomes a plot point in ''2''. There are "Mary", James' deceased wife, and "Maria", who is the basically the former but with blonde hair, blue eyes, and a {{Stripperriffic}} attire. Yet James, who spends most of his time in Silent Hill with Maria, doesn't seem to recognize the resemblance, let alone the name. [[spoiler: That's because Maria is a projection of what James wanted Mary to be: a sensual and energetic woman, rather than the homely and sickly woman that Mary was.]]
269* Utterly averted in ''VideoGame/TheSims2'', especially in Pleasantview, where there are two Brandis (Broke, a playable, and [=LeTourneau=], a Townie), two Townies named Orlando (Centowski and Bertino), two named Amin (Bear and Sims) and two Townies ''with the exact same full name'': Ivy Copur. This is because all Townies and [=NPCs=] have names generated from two relatively small lists.
270* In ''VideoGame/{{Spiritfarer}}'', there's Beverly's late husband David and another David who is a park ranger at Sunspring Square.
271* ''Franchise/{{Splatoon}}'':
272** The PlayerCharacter of ''VideoGame/Splatoon3'' has the codename Agent 3. The protagonist of the first ''Splatoon'' game was already called Agent 3. To distinguish the two, the previous Agent 3 ([[PreviousPlayerCharacterCameo who appears as an NPC]]) is referred to as "Captain" as per their RankUp, while promo materials (but not the game itself) refer to the new Agent 3 as, well, New Agent 3.
273** Downplayed with Eight. ''VideoGame/Splatoon2'' introduced Eight as the playable character of the ''Octo Expansion'' DLC campaign, with the music of the campaign's setting being performed in-universe by a musician called [=Dedf1sh=]. ''Splatoon 3'''s DLC campaign, ''Side Order'', brings back both characters, with [=Dedf1sh=] now [[AscendedExtra playing an actual role in the plot]]. It also reveals that the DJ's real name is Acht, which is German/Dutch for "Eight".
274* ''VideoGame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic'': One of the Jedi Consular’s companions is Tharan Cedrax, an arrogant, flirtatious scientist. Not to be confused with Theron Shan, SIS agent, son of Grandmaster Satele Shan, and a major character and romance option in the expansions. Tharan will lampshade this when encountered in Onslaught, saying that Theron probably "spells it the stupid way."
275* ''Franchise/StreetFighter'':
276** The ''Street Fighter'' series itself has a "Juli" from ''VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha 3'' (whose real name is "Julia") and a "Juri" from ''Super VideoGame/StreetFighterIV''. The former's name was even misspelled "Juri" in ''VideoGame/SNKVsCapcomSVCChaos''.
277** Then there's Mike from ''VideoGame/StreetFighterI'' and the boxer from ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII'', whose original name was Mike Bison (officially abbreviated to M. Bison) but became Balrog to avoid a lawsuit from Mike Tyson. Since they're both black boxers with roughly similar designs, this has led to speculation as to whether they're the same character or not.
278** In ''VideoGame/StreetFighterXTekken'', there is only one name shared in both franchises, Alex (the blonde guy from ''Street Fighter'' and the velociraptor from ''Tekken''; coincidentally, both are wrestlers). The game avoids this problem by including neither character on the roster[[note]]though the ''Tekken'' Alex does make a cameo in the Jurassic Era Research Facility stage[[/note]].
279* Given the 500ish characters that have appeared in the ''VideoGame/{{Suikoden}}'' series so far, it's something of a miracle that there were only a handful of names ([[VideoGame/SuikodenI Hu]][[VideoGame/SuikodenIII go]], for one) ever shared by multiple characters (time-traveling teleportresses in ''VideoGame/SuikodenIII'' aside). Then there's Sarah the evil blond sorceress and Sarah the [[VideoGame/SuikodenI level 50 cleaning lady]].
280* As mentioned in the pro wrestling section, WCW had several wrestlers named Rick. Their 1994 Super NES game ''Super Brawl Wrestling'' featured four of them (Flair, Steiner, Steamboat, and Rude). The strange thing about this is that it makes the game hard to date as the four men were never in the promotion at the same time. [[note]]. Steiner debuted in the company in 86 and left for the WWF in 92; he did not return until 96. Steamboat left of the WWF in 84; he returned briefly in 89, and permanently in November 91, staying until he retired in 94. Rude left for the WWF in 87 and returned in October 91; he stayed in the company until 1994. Flair left for the WWF in June 91 and returned in 93. [[/note]]
281* ''VideoGame/SuperDodgeBall'' has an aversion akin to the ''VideoGame/DoubleDragon'' example above, but only in the Japanese Famicom version: The USA team has members named William and Bill. The former was replaced by Sam in the US version. No word on whether Steve is also an aversion of this trope between Super Dodgeball and the Japanese version of Crash 'n the Boys or if they're the same guy, or if there are two Hiroshis at Nekketsu High School or if Kunio's friend is good at Dodgeball.
282* ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'':
283** ''Super Mario Bros'' almost averts this with Luigi and Ludwig von Koopa. Both "Luigi" and "Ludwig" are variations of the name "Louis".
284** The series in general has certain enemies that share the same name despite being wildly different. For example, "Big Bertha" can refer to both a rare fish enemy from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3'' or a rare cannon enemy in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG'', a "Fuzzy" can refer to the furry, black creatures introduced in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'' or the floating, white creatures that cause dizziness in ''VideoGame/YoshisIsland'' among others. This is due to DubNameChange; in Japanese, black Fuzzies are called "Chorobon", while white Fuzzies are called "Wataboh".
285** Although it's changed now, and wasn't present in Japanese, there also used to be two different enemies named "Goomba": The kind everyone's familiar with, and the round ones from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld''. Eventually, the latter was changed to "Galoomba".
286* Slightly parodied in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG''. Your team gets to Nimbus Land, full of cloud-people. You are introduced to the long-lost-but-suddenly-returned Prince Mallow, who is... a giant bird. Your teammate Mallow, who is a cloud-person long separated from his parents, thinks the name similarity is a coincidence. (It's not, of course; Bird Mallow is an impostor named Dodo.)
287* ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiDreamTeam'' has an interesting example of this in the Battle Ring (with the same character being fought in different battles). There's Bowser X, the second non-tutorial boss in the game who's fought alongside Antasma X, as well as Bowser X, who's the X version of giant Bowser, an endgame giant boss... and they're both named the same as the secret OptionalBoss from the game that came before this, ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiBowsersInsideStory''. This can make it pretty confusing if someone describes one as ThatOneBoss or something similar without saying what they're referring to.
288* ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'':
289** There are two playable characters named Roy: the one from ''VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBindingBlade'' that was introduced in ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosMelee Melee]]'', and the one from ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' that's an alternate costume for Bowser Jr. and was introduced in ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosForNintendo3DSAndWiiU For 3DS and Wii U]]''. The ''Fire Emblem'' Roy returned as a [[DownloadableContent downloadable]] fighter in ''For 3DS and Wii U'', making them the first games in the ''Smash'' series to have two playable characters with the same name in the same entry, which would carry over to ''Ultimate''.[[note]]This technically ignores alternate forms of characters or Link's LegacyCharacter status, but even in those cases, the game picks descriptors such as "Dr. Mario" and "Zero Suit Samus", while the two Roys are both just "Roy".[[/note]] The two Roys have different announcer calls: the ''Mario'' one is said in a villainous tone, and the ''Fire Emblem'' one in a triumphant tone. There's also the NonPlayerCharacter from ''VideoGame/MetalGear'' named Roy Campbell (though he commonly goes by "Colonel"), who appears in Snake's Codec calls.
290** ''Ultimate'' has collectibles called Spirits based on different video game iconography. This obviously leads to a situation where you have multiple characters sharing the same name. The game avoids potential confusion by always affixing a descriptor in parenthesis after the name of a character, to denote which game series they originate from (e.g., ''Roy (Fire Emblem)'' and ''Roy (Super Mario Bros.)'').
291* In ''[[VideoGame/SegaSuperstars Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed]]'', there are two Joes: B.D. Joe, a taxi driver from ''VideoGame/CrazyTaxi''; and Joe Musashi, a ninja from ''VideoGame/{{Shinobi}}''. Both are always referred to by their full names.
292* Due to being a MassiveMultiplayerCrossover, the ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' series tends to avert this, despite the individual properties used usually following it - this allows them to [[PlayingWithATrope Play With The Trope]] by having characters get confused about which [[Anime/{{Dancougar}} Mas]][[Manga/HadesProjectZeorymer ato]] or [[Anime/MartianSuccessorNadesico Meg]][[Anime/VoltesV umi]] someone is referring to. ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsK'' even has a scene where they point out several cases of shared names for laughs.
293** Spinoff series ''VideoGame/AnotherCenturysEpisode'' had another lampshaded example in ''ACE:R'' with [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny Shinn Asuka]] and [[Anime/MacrossZero Shin Kudo]]; for bonus points, they even share [[Creator/KenichiSuzumura a voice actor]].
294* In ''VideoGame/TacticsOgre'', there are two Lans (Lanselot), one on the protagonist's side, and one on the antagonist's. Both are Knights, and the first stage in the game involves confusing one for the other.
295* ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'' has an interesting example of a by-product of this: While Raine claims that [[spoiler:Mithos]] is a common male name the [[spoiler:"Mithos is THE Mithos"]] revelation is pretty transparent because you never actually meet anyone with that name other than him (and judging by Genis's reaction, the party didn't "off screen" either). A similar example is when Zelos becomes suspicious of Regal's identity and admits that he's wondering if he's "that Regal or not", he is, and you never meet anyone else with that name.
296* ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}}'':
297** ''Tekken'' features a meta example. Resident taekwondo practitioner Hwoarang has a name that's nigh [[TheUnpronounceable unpronounceable]] to many people, even the ''in-game announcer himself''. To avoid misspelling the name, most players just dub him "Bob", an abbreviation of '''B'''oy '''o'''n '''B'''ike. It becomes confusing when an ''actual'' character called Bob is introduced in ''Tekken 6'', apparently as a jab at [[StopHavingFunGuys serious players]] who can't spell Hwoarang's name properly.
298** It may not be obvious, but there's [[BadassNative Michelle]] and [[BoisterousBruiser Miguel]]. Both are different forms of the same name ([[ArchangelMichael Michael]]); the former is the French feminine form, while the latter is the Spanish masculine form.
299** The first two ''Tekken'' games had a BruceLeeClone named Marshall Law. He was replaced by his son Forest in the third game, before Marshall returned to the franchise for the next four installments. The only problem is, both characters are referred to as "Law" on their [=HUDs=] rather than by their first names. So, when the two Laws are both playable for the first time in ''Tekken Tag Tournament 2'', their [=HUDs=] have their full names listed instead. With just Marshall appearing in ''Tekken 7'', he's back to being known simply as "Law".
300** There are five {{legacy character}}s in the franchise aside from the Laws: Armor King, Jack, Kuma, King, and Roger. While Jack gets a new number ever game (except in ''Tekken 3'' where he's "Gun Jack" and ''Tekken 4'' where he's not available), and the new Roger is now "Roger Jr.", both Kings and Kuma have always been referred to simply by those names. There has never been more than one King, Armor King, or Kuma playable per game, so they avert this.
301** ''Tekken 5'' and ''6'' had a Wesley Snipes-esque ninja character named Raven. In ''7'', he's replaced by his female master, aptly named "Master Raven".
302** Finally, this trope is played literally straight, as there is indeed only one Steve in the franchise: Steve Fox.
303* ''VideoGame/TimeCrisis'' features two Giorgios: Giorgio Zott, a general of the Zagorias Federation (and BigBad of 3) and Giorgio Bruno, an Italian VSSE agent (and PlayerCharacter of 4). They never appear in the same game.
304* Averted within the Core ''Franchise/TombRaider'' series: ''TR I'' and ''Chronicles'' feature Pierre DuPont; ''Angel of Darkness'' features a minor character named Pierre.
305* The ''Total Extreme Wrestling'' series has Jack Bruce and Jack Giedroyc on their roster.
306* In ''Franchise/TouhouProject'', there are two [[MoonRabbit rabbits]] with the same surname, Reisen Udongein Inaba (イナバ ''Inaba'') and Inaba Tewi (因幡 ''Inaba''). This is lampshaded in the spin-off comic ''Inaba of the Moon and Inaba of the Earth''.
307** When the Watatsuki sisters shelter a moon rabbit who went to Earth, they rename her Rei'sen (レイセン) because they were too lazy to learn her real name and intentionally borrow the name of their former pet who also ran away to Earth, our Reisen (鈴仙).
308** Kaenbyou Rin (燐), the boss from ''Subterranean Animism'' shares name with a DummiedOut player character of ''Embodiment of Scarlet Devil'', Satsuki Rin (麟).
309** Mai (マイ) from ''Mystic Square'', an ice witch from Makai, and Teireida Mai (舞) from ''Hidden Star in Four Seasons'', one of Okina's "backup dancers" who act as her servants. Hilariously, both are part of a duo you get to fight as a DualBoss; the former with her friend Yuki, a fire witch; the latter with Satono, her fellow backup dancer.
310** The Reimu (靈夢) of the PC-98 era is spelled differently from the Reimu (霊夢) of the Windows era, even though both kanji actually mean the same thing. Fans used to playfully speculate that they were different characters, given the ambiguous PC-98 {{Retcon}}.
311* Played with in ''VideoGame/ToukenRanbu''. The characters are considered to have their names in Western order rather than Eastern to avoid this, otherwise there would be [[MassiveNumberedSiblings way too many Toushirous]] running around. The only characters this is played straight for are [[spoiler:Yamanbagiri Kunihiro and Yamanbagiri Chougi, the sword he was based on.]]
312* In the ''VideoGame/TrailsSeries'', this is averted heavily. No two major characters have the same name, but there are numerous shared names with [=NPCs=], like the fisherman Lloyd from ''Trails in the Sky'' and Lloyd Bannings, the protagonist of ''Trails from Zero''. Taken up to eleven in ''Cold Steel 3'', where there are now three Kurt's: A bracer from Liberl, a young boy living in Trista, and a member of New Class VII. ''Trails in the Sky'' and ''Trails of Cold Steel'' both feature (entirely unrelated) villains named Georg.
313* ''VideoGame/TheTreeOfLife'': Both Tokens and the E minigame have buyables called Constant, Linear, and Quadratic.
314* ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'' prevents you from naming the fallen child anything that would conflict with any of the major characters of the game, except for Papyrus (or "Papyru") and Mettaton ("Mett" or "Metta"), as their proper name is longer than the 6-character limit. If you try, you'll only get an in-character response telling you to choose another name. No such restriction is in place for minor characters, though, leaving you free to violate this trope all you want by entering Muffet or Woshua as a name. [[spoiler:Though you're not actually naming the ''player'' character, you're still naming a character who exists in-universe, thus still being an example of this trope.]]
315* The ''TabletopGame/VampireTheMasquerade'' video games avert this with ''Mercurio,'' of all names. The Dark Ages vampire called Mercurio in [[VideoGame/VampireTheMasqueradeRedemption Redemption]] has nothing to do with the modern ghoul called Mercurio in [[VideoGame/VampireTheMasqueradeBloodlines Bloodlines]].
316* ''VideoGame/ValkyriaChronicles4'' has minor squad member Nico Emery and recurring villain Nikola Graf. The two never interact.
317* Being as expansive as they are, ''VideoGame/{{Warcraft}}'' and ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' have plenty of examples.
318** This is pretty frequent among [=NPCs=] thanks to the franchise using LukeNounverber so much. For example, two completely unrelated shamans, Muln and Rehgar, both share the surname Earthfury. Rehgar even lampshades it in ''VideoGame/HeroesOfTheStorm''.
319** Hakkar (the soulflayer, a serpentine troll god) and Hakkar (the houndmaster, a demon leader). Creator/ChrisMetzen, the guy in charge of creative development, later apologized.
320** Hunters infamously subvert the "Only one name a player" rule, by the fact that ''no one limits what their pet's names are'' so a Hunter named "Legolass" could cheat [[PlayerVersusPlayer PvP]] targetting macros by naming his pets "Legolass", "Legolass" and "Legolass".
321** Legion Commander Tyralion is a mostly forgettable minor NPC from the second expansion, except for his name, which is almost exactly the same as General Turalyon, one of the Alliance's greatest heroes, who has been missing since the second war. It seems unlikely that the similarity was accidental, but it hasn't been addressed at all.
322** Anduin Wrynn, crown prince of Stormwind, was named after sir Anduin Lothar, a hero of the First and Second Wars.
323** Lampshaded in a Winterspring quest. You are sent to kill an owl named Hell-Hoot. It turns out the owl used to be named Deathwing, but once they found out Deathwing was already taken, they had to rename the owl.
324** Lampshaded again in Vale of Eternal Blossoms. You are sent to kill a wolf named Cracklemaw, so that the name can be used for something else.
325** Averted in regards to High General Abbendis. While his daughter, Brigitte Abbendis, also holds the rank of High General, he only appears in the manga and the comics.
326** Special Mention goes to two [=NPCs=] in the Peak of Serenity, a Monk training ground. Monks get a daily quest to train with "Master Cheng", a male pandaren. To get to him, you will usually pass "Master Cheng", a female blood elf. Talking to the Pandaren, he tells you he's "the ''other'' Master Cheng", and that there's no relation.
327** {{Enforced|trope}} in ''Legion''. Other player's bodyguards are nameless, even if it's the same follower as yours. This prevents, for example, from having two Mages being followed by two Aethas Sunreavers. From each Mage's perspective, they are followed by Aethas Sunreaver and the other one is followed by an IdenticalStranger called "Tirisgarde Apprentice".
328** This was the sole basis of the fan theory that Calia Hastings, a quest giver in Theramore, was Calia Menethil, princess of Lordaeron and Arthas's sister. That theory was later proven false when Calia Menethil appeared in ''Legion''.
329** There are two trolls named Zul. The first is the Warlord of the Amani tribe. The second is King Rastakhan's prophet and right-hand man [[spoiler: until he betrays him in ''Battle for Azeroth'']]. Generally, the former is referred to as Zul'jin to distinguish them ('jin being a troll honorific for a wise and respected leader, hence other trolls such as Vol'jin and Sen'jin sharing it).
330* ''VideoGame/{{Warframe}}'': [[spoiler:As Tennocon 2023 reveals, the original man the [[RobotBuddy Necraloid]] Loid was based on is still alive. During "Whispers In The Wall," when the original is revealed, his digital duplicate is renamed "[[ADogNamedDog Necraloid]]" for ease of understanding their dialogue.]]
331* ''VideoGame/WarioWare'' has Jimmy T., a staple character since the first game, and Jimmy P., his IdenticalStranger introduced in ''Smooth Moves''. Completely intentional and PlayedForLaughs, naturally.
332* In ''VideoGame/XCom'', the names of your squad members are randomly generated each time you play, and can be customized. In the demo version, however, the names remain static. And in the demo version squad, you have Manfred Geisler and Manfred Unger.
333* ''VideoGame/YesYourGrace'': People are really into naming their daughters after Lorsulia. Because of this, Eryk will meet a little girl named "Lulie" (Lorsulia's InSeriesNickname) and one possible story branch results in the birth of a baby girl that gets named Lorsulia.
334* In ''VideoGame/RhythmDoctor'', this is lampshaded. Two patients, Hugh Cumber and Richard Hugh, are both named Hugh. The latter does not like this fact, and demands that the former change his name.
335* ''VideoGame/FireEmblem'' has recycled a number of names for a franchise with a large cast; there are plenty of cases in which two characters from different sagas share a name:
336** '''Arthur''': Was he [[VideoGame/FireEmblemGenealogyOfTheHolyWar a mage from Jugdral]] or [[VideoGame/FireEmblemFates an axe wielder from Nohr]]?
337** '''Claude''': Was he a [[VideoGame/FireEmblemGenealogyOfTheHolyWar clairvoyant priest from Jugdral]] or [[VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses the Golden Deer house's scheming house leader]]?
338** '''Garcia''': Was he [[VideoGame/FireEmblemGaiden an enemy cantor from Valentia]] or [[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheSacredStones an axe wielding fighter from Magvel]]?
339** '''Gustav(e)''' Was he [[VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes the king of Askr and Alfonse and Sharena's father]], or [[VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses a knight of Faerghus and Annette's father]]? (The latter is better known by his assumed name of Gilbert.)
340** '''Hilda''': Was she a [[VideoGame/FireEmblemGenealogyOfTheHolyWar wicked sorcerer from Jugdral]] or a [[VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses lazy Golden Deer student from Fodlan]]?
341** '''Lloyd''': Was he [[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBlazingBlade from the Black Fang]] or [[VideoGame/FireEmblemFates one of]] ThoseTwoGuys?
342** '''Lorenz''': Was he [[VideoGame/FireEmblemShadowDragonAndTheBladeOfLight a Grustian general]], or [[VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses a self-centered Leicester Alliance noble]]?
343** '''Monica''': Was she [[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheSacredStones Orson's late wife]], or [[VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses a missing Black Eagles student]]?
344** '''Selena''': Was she [[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheSacredStones a Grado general]] or [[VideoGame/FireEmblemFates a Nohrian mercenary]]? (In the latter's case, it isn't her real name.)
345** '''Tomas''': Was he [[VideoGame/FireEmblemShadowDragonAndTheBladeOfLight a green haired archer from Archanea]], or [[VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses a librarian from Fodlan]]?
346** '''Ursula''': Was she [[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBlazingBlade one of the Four Fangs]], or [[VideoGame/FireEmblemShadowDragonAndTheBladeOfLight Etzel's late wife]]?
347* In ''VideoGame/{{Blaseball}}'', names are procedurally generated, and so there is nothing stopping two players from being given the same name. This has resulted in numerous name collisions, such as Helga Washington and Helga Moreno, Oliver Loofah and Oliver Notarobot, Jessica Telephone and Sebastian Telephone, and Nagomi Nava and Margarito Nava.
348** There was also an incident where everyone on a team had their names changed to Wyatt Mason. Later on most of their names were partially "fixed", though many players still have the first name Wyatt or the last name Mason.
349** Later, as part of the Psychoacoustics plot event, a large number of Wyatt Masons (though with Roman numerals II-XIII after their names to disambiguate them) were unleashed upon the league.
350** When the Unlimited Tacos prevented all their pitchers from playing Blaseball, they acquired a new player called Pitching Machine. Later, when the New York Millenials had weather events prevent all their pitchers from playing Blaseball, they also acquired a new player called Pitching Machine. (Though this is a different player with different randomly generated stats.)

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