Line #21 PlayingWith/AwesomeMcCoolname


1	'''Basic Trope''': A character has a name that the story considers really cool, made up of unusual components and/or in a setting that would make such an awesome name seem strange.
2	* '''Straight''': Bob thinks his friend Odysseus Obsidian has an awesome name.
3	* '''Exaggerated''':
4	** Everyone calls him "O." because if they heard his true name, their [[AwesomenessIsVolatile heads would explode]].
5	** His special attack is running to his enemy and whispering his name into their ear causing their head to explode.
6	* '''Downplayed''': Bob thinks his friend Odysseus Obsidian is a bit interesting.
7	* '''Justified''':
8	** Odysseus' family members all have really cool names as a family tradition.
9	** Odysseus chose that name himself because it sounded cool.
10	* '''Inverted''':
11	** In a world full of cool names, there is one unfortunate man named Bob Bland.
12	** UnfortunateNames.
13	** AtrociousAlias
14	* '''Subverted''':
15	** Odysseus Obsidian is just a nickname.
16	** Or, everyone confuses Bob Bland for a character with a awesome name because he's looks like him.
17	* '''Doubly Subverted''': Odysseus Obsidian's real name is Achilles Alastair. Bob gasps when he hears it.
18	* '''Parodied''':
19	** Odysseus makes a big show of introducing himself, expecting everyone to fall down in awe at hearing his name.
20	** Alternatively, [[OverlyLongGag the character's name is ridiculously long and used in full every time it is said.]]
21	** Everyone treats Bob's name like it's a really cool name.
22	* '''Zig Zagged''':
23	** Odysseus changes his name several times, from mundane to awesome and back again.
24	** Odysseus changes his name every time he introduces himself: Obsidian, Brimstone, Onyx, Mithril, etc. Bob calls him out on this, and reveals his real name: Smith. Everybody laughs it off for a while... but then they start thinking: [[spoiler:what is the profession where men work on raw materials to make incredible weapons?]]
25	* '''Averted''':
26	** No one has unusual/cool names.
27	** No one has a name.
28	* '''Enforced''': "I've got a really cool idea for a character name! Let's use it!"
29	* '''Lampshaded''': "Dude, that's such a cool name!"
30	* '''Invoked''':
31	** A baby is given a cool name after much discussion between the parents.
32	** RedBaron
33	** The character gives themselves a MeaningfulRename to something they think sounds awesome.
34	* '''Exploited''': Bob uses his friend's cool name to win a bet.
35	* '''Defied''': A cool name for the new baby is rejected by the parents in favor of something more conventional.
36	* '''Discussed''': "Did you hear what the name of that new kid is? It's so cool it's ridiculous!"
37	* '''Conversed''': "What am I going to call him? I was thinking either Xerxes, Ozymandias or Indiana. Which one do you like best?"
38	* '''Deconstructed''':
39	** Odysseus hates his unusual name because the other kids make fun of him. He resents his parents for giving it to him and changes it the first chance he gets.
40	** Odysseus falls into deep depression from the burden of having a name that implies someone far grander and more special than he really is.
41	* '''Reconstruction''':
42	** Odysseus' old name was boring and plain, so he changed it to something more exotic.
43	** Odysseus' name reflects a personal change he went through in his life, prompting him to get a new, cooler name to distance himself from the person he was.
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45	On the birth certificate is your AwesomeMcCoolname.
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47	%% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion:
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49	%%* '''Implied''': ???
50	%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???

Context PlayingWith / AwesomeMcCoolname