Line #23 PlayingWith/ComicBookMoviesDontUseCodenames


1	'''Basic Trope''': Superheroes' names aren't mentioned in the movies, despite being used frequently in the source comic.
2	* '''Straight''': Grass Man's codename is never used at all in the movie adaptation. Not even once.
3	* '''Exaggerated''': Grass Man not only never has a codename, but never becomes a superhero at all. In fact, the movie is a RomanticComedy about a professional lawnmower.
4	* '''Downplayed''': Steven Ulysses is only nicknamed "Grass Man" by the media; he never acknowledges the codename himself.
5	** "Grass Man" only shows up briefly and subtly in [[FreezeFrameBonus actual coded documents]].
6	* '''Justified''':
7	** He's trying to keep a low profile or strike fear into his enemies and realizes "Grass Man" is not the most conducive name to that goal.
8	** The film incarnation of Steven Ulysses doesn’t have a SecretIdentity, there's no reason to have a CodeName when you’re open about who you are.
9	** Steven Ulysses [[NotWearingTights never suits up as Grass Man]].
10	** The film is intended to take place before Steven Ulysses settled on his codename.
11	* '''Inverted''':
12	** The character's name is Grass Man in the movie, but just Steven Ulysses in the comics.
13	** In the movie, the character is really named Grass Man, and his SecretIdentity of Steven Ulysses doesn't exist.
14	* '''Subverted''': Grass Man's codename isn't mentioned at all against the StarterVillain, but as his adventures continue, he adopts it.
15	* '''Double Subverted''':...Until the next scene, and then it's never mentioned again and everyone insists that it's a dumb name.
16	* '''Parodied''':
17	** Every civilian the hero saves insists that he has to have a codename and call him every name except the one in the comics.
18	** The codename is dropped, but not the hidden identity business. Thus, Steven Ulysses must work extra hard to ensure no-one can link his hero identity, Steven Ulysses, to his civilian identity, Steven Ulysses.
19	* '''Zig Zagged''': One movie uses the name Grass Man, but the sequel never does.
20	* '''Averted''': He's called Grass Man throughout the entire film once becoming a superhero.
21	* '''Enforced''':
22	** Executives argue that no one is going to take a character called "Grass Man" seriously.
23	** "We should anticipate that the audience other movie studios would [[ViewersAreMorons assume to be clueless]] will already understand that the movie's supposed to be an adaptation of the Grass Man comic book, and it says 'Grass Man' right in the title, so I don't think it's really necessary to have the character actually call himself 'Grass Man' within the film."
24	* '''Lampshaded''': "I'm lucky this isn't a comic book, otherwise I'd probably have some really embarrassing nickname!"
25	* '''Invoked''': Steve spends days trying to think of a codename, but decides that just using his real name (or no name at all) is much better.
26	* '''Exploited''': Grass Man refuses to use a code name, but still uses the normal-sounding "Clay Davidson" as a pseudonym. No one except a few backers at the Pentagon know his civilian name, Steven Ulysses.
27	* '''Defied''': The second Steve gets superpowers, he immediately proclaims his codename and never lets anyone forget it.
28	* '''Discussed''':
29	--> '''Reporter:''' "Steven Ulysses, a man with extraordinary abilities but refuses something as garish as a comic book codename..."
30	* '''Conversed''': Two characters talk about how calling him Steven Ulysses is boring, and that they wish he had the name he had in the comics.
31	* '''Deconstructed''': Steven Ulysses chooses not to use a codename like in the comics, but this leads to him accidentally letting his real name slip at some point and ruining his SecretIdentity.
32	* '''Reconstructed''': ...But that decision pays off anyway, because he gets far more public trust and support from people who know he has nothing to hide.
33	* '''Played For Laughs''': Steven Ulysses calls himself "Brass Man", "Crass Man" and even "Ass Man" at various points, but never the name he's known as in the comics.
34	* '''Played For Drama''': He used to have a superhero name, but after he became a laughing stock and lost all credibility, he retooled himself as a much more no-nonsense, DarkerAndEdgier hero with no codename.
35	* '''Implied''': A character named "Steve" shows up and expresses his interest in plants, but it's not clear this is actually Grass Man from the comics.
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