1 | '''Basic Trope''': Giving a personal name to a weapon. |
2 | * '''Straight''': Bob calls his weapon Vera |
3 | * '''Exaggerated''': |
4 | ** Bob names every weapon, including improvised ones, even if he uses them only once. |
5 | ** Bob not only calls his gun Vera, but refers to the bullets as her "kids". |
6 | * '''Downplayed''': Bob names his guitar Alexandria. |
7 | * '''Justified''': |
8 | ** Since his trusty gun gets him out of any situation, Bob [[CompanionCube grows a link to his gun]], and [[TitleDrop calls it Vera]]. |
9 | ** His gun is named after his [[TheLostLenore dead lover]]. |
10 | ** His gun comes from his [[TakeUpMySword long gone mentor]]. |
11 | ** Or Bob is just [[CloudCuckoolander a bit insane]]. |
12 | ** Or Bob's in the army. |
13 | ** Bob is a ProudWarriorRaceGuy. All his people name their weapons. |
14 | ** The gun is an EmpathicWeapon, and insists that Bob give it a name. |
15 | * '''Inverted''': |
16 | ** The EmpathicWeapon Bob wields gives him a nickname. |
17 | ** TheyCallHimSword |
18 | * '''Subverted''': Bob calls his gun Vera [[LeetLingo because its model number is V-3R4.]] |
19 | * '''Double Subverted''': Bob has a second, more creative nickname for his gun. |
20 | * '''Parodied''': |
21 | ** Bob gives his gun a name 108[[OverlyLongName syllables long]]. |
22 | ** "This is my robotic girlfriend, Vera. She used to be my gun". |
23 | * '''Zig Zagged''': Bob calls his gun Vera, but end up thinking it is childish to give his gun a name. But he feels like he betrayed his trusted friend, and starts again... |
24 | * '''Averted''': No gun is given a name. |
25 | * '''Enforced''': Bob's guns are individually named [[MerchandiseDriven so that they can be sold separately]]. |
26 | * '''Lampshaded''': "So you call your gun Vera?" |
27 | * '''Invoked''': "Listen, rookies, your gun is your best friend, and you gonna treat it as such: take care of it and it will take care of you". |
28 | * '''Exploited''': A bad guy is able to render Bob helpless by threatening to destroy Vera. |
29 | * '''Defied''': "Nah, I'm not crazy enough to treat a tool like a person". |
30 | * '''Discussed''': |
31 | ** "Nice gun! What's her name?" "Vera. How do you call yours?" |
32 | ** "If you love your gun so much, why don't you [[CargoShip marry her]]?" |
33 | * '''Conversed''': "In these shows, nine times out of ten, the sniper gives his gun a name". |
34 | * '''Deconstructed''': Bob humanizes his gun, while objectifying the people he kills with it, which is noted as proof of serious mental issues. |
35 | * '''Reconstructed''': Bob initially derides those who name their weapons, but after experience in combat, he understands them and names his own. |
36 | * '''Played for Laughs''': The name is downright ridiculous, and unpronounceable. |
37 | * '''Played for Drama''': Bob's gun is named after a loved one who died, especially his wife. Bonus points if the named weapon killed said loved one or could have saved her life. |
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39 | I call the main page [[ICallItVera Vera]] |
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41 | %% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion: |
42 | %% |
43 | %%* '''Implied''': ??? |
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