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Titles are hard.

Right, you have a good concept for a show with interesting characters, cool powers, and a deep twisty plot. The only problem is that you can't think what to call it.

A subtrope of both CharacterTitle and JobTitle, for more uniqueness than if it were just one or the other.

How this is actually written varies depending on the language of the media; for example, English-language series usually write this as "Bob the Manual Laborer" or "Bob: Manual Laborer", while Japanese series prefer something like "[[AdjectiveNounFred Manual Laborer Bob]]".

If a title appears to be using this trope but the title is not the name of a character (e.g. ''Series/DoctorWho''), see IAmNotShazam.

Titles that have a particular format are also listed under AdjectiveNounFred.

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!!Examples:

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[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
* In a slight variation, a good number of HumongousMecha series take their name from the main character's personal machine; this stretches all the way back from ''Anime/MazingerZ'' up to recent hits like ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundam00 Gundam 00]]''.
** ''Anime/AuraBattlerDunbine''
** ''Anime/CombattlerV''
** ''Anime/{{Daimos}}''
** ''Anime/Daitarn3''
** ''Anime/{{Gaiking}}''
** ''[[Anime/{{Braiger}} Galactic Cyclone Braiger]]''
** ''Anime/GalacticWhirlwindSasuraiger''
** ''Anime/PanzerWorldGalient''
** ''Anime/{{Gigantor}}''
** ''Anime/GreatMazinger''
** ''Anime/KotetsuJeeg''
** ''Anime/MazingerZ''
** ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam''
** ''Anime/{{Raideen}}''
** ''Anime/SpaceRunawayIdeon''
** ''Anime/UFORoboGrendizer''
** ''Anime/VoltesV''
** ''Anime/Zambot3''
** ''Anime/{{Xabungle}}''
** Arguably, Franchise/{{Gundam}} sometimes doubles up on this, with titles like ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'' and ''Anime/MobileFighterGGundam''
** Another method is to name the series after the CoolShip, like ''Anime/SpaceBattleshipYamato''. ''Anime/MartianSuccessorNadesico'' may be a subversion in that the English title is [[GratuitousEnglish deliberately nonsensical]]... at least until TheMovie.
* ''Anime/AllPurposeCulturalCatgirlNukuNuku''.
* The French title of ''Anime/AstroBoy'' is ''Astro, le Petit Robot'' ('Astro the little robot').
* ''Manga/BakiTheGrappler''
* ''Manga/BananaNoNana''
* ''Manga/BattleAngelAlita'' in the English translation only. The Japanese title is GUNNM.
* ''[[Franchise/SailorMoon Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon]]'', officially translated as ''Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon''.
* ''Literature/BludgeoningAngelDokuroChan''
* ''Anime/CaptainHarlock''
* ''Manga/CaptainTsubasa'', zigzagged to an extend, but the titular protagonist is usually TheCaptain no matter which team he's playing for.
* ''Anime/ChargemanKen''
* ''Anime/CorrectorYui''
* ''Manga/CardcaptorSakura''
* ''Anime/DevilHunterYohko''
* ''Anime/EarthMaidenArjuna''
* ''Manga/FirefighterDaigoOfFireCompanyM''
* ''Anime/FlintTheTimeDetective''
* ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'' is technically this, though to an outside observer it isn't apparent. "Fullmetal" is the protagonist's {{code name}} in the state alchemist program, and he is an alchemist.
* ''Manga/GreatTeacherOnizuka''
* ''Manga/HayateTheCombatButler''
* ''Manga/HellTeacherNube''
* ''Anime/IrresponsibleCaptainTylor''
* ''Manga/{{Kaiji}}'''s full title is "Gyakkyou Burai Kaiji", or "Ultimate Survivor Kaiji".
* ''Manga/KaitouSaintTail''
* ''Manga/KamichamaKarin''
* ''Manga/KenichiTheMightiestDisciple''
* ''Keroro Gunsou'', meaning "Sergeant Keroro". The English title, ''Manga/SgtFrog'', obscures this, as Keroro's name is kept and not changed to "Frog".
* ''Anime/KeyTheMetalIdol''
* ''Anime/LeChevalierDEon''
* ''Anime/CreamyMamiTheMagicAngel''
* ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha''
* ''[[Anime/PrettySammy Magical Girl Pretty Sammy]]''
* ''Anime/MagicalPrincessMinkyMomo''
* ''Mahoutsukai Sally'': Manga/SallyTheWitch
* ''Manga/MajinTanteiNougamiNeuro''
* ''Manga/MoriartyThePatriot'': Although Moriarty is still a math professor in this adaptation, the series is about his ''patriotism''.
* ''Anime/MyHime'' -- but not ''Anime/MyOtome'' or ''Literature/MaiHimeDestiny'', for that matter.
** Although the play-on-words gets pretty amusing here: Mai = [[FieryRedhead Mai Tokiha]], the main character of ''[=Mai-HiME=]'' (but not ''Mai-Otome'' or Destiny), but it also means "dance" (in ''Mai-Otome'', the battles are "butou" which can mean "dance", but is written with the kanji for "dance" and "battle", also pronounced "butou"). Hime = Princess, which Mai [[WellExcuseMePrincess kinda acts like]] at first, but it's also HiME ('''Hi'''ghly advanced '''M'''aterializing '''E'''quipment). Otome = Maiden, which all of the girls in ''Mai-Otome'' are (otherwise they [[VirginPower lose their abilities]]), but it is also "Otome", which are their [[FantasticNuke titles]]. So, in a way ''Mai-Otome'' can also fit this, as the main characters really are "dancing" (as in dance-battles) "Otome" (their title). Of course, "mai" sounds a lot like the [[GratuitousEnglish English possessive "my"]] as well, only adding to the [[HurricaneOfPuns carnival]].
* ''Manga/MythicalDetectiveLokiRagnarok''/''Detective Loki''.
* ''Mahou Sensei Negima'' or "Magical Teacher Negi". Where the "ma" comes from, who knows? [[note]]The "ma" is eventually explained: [[spoiler:It's Japanese for demon, which foreshadows him becoming corrupted from using dark magic.]][[/note]] Alternate title: ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'', which tells the audience what he ''wants'' to be, a master mage. Magister, in Latin, can ''also'' mean teacher.
* ''Anime/NeohumanCasshern''
* ''Anime/NurseWitchKomugi''
* ''Anime/OjamajoDoremi''
* ''Manga/PhantomThiefJeanne''
* Every installment of ''Anime/PrettyCure''
* ''Manga/RamenFighterMiki''. ''Muteki Kanban Musume'' ("The Unbeatable Poster Girl") wasn't descriptive enough, it seems.
* ''Manga/Reborn2004''
* ''Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena''
* ''Anime/RuneSoldierLouie''
* ''Manga/RurouniKenshin''.
* ''Anime/ScienceNinjaTeamGatchaman''
* ''Anime/{{Tekkaman}}''
** ''Space Knight Anime/TekkamanBlade''
* ''Manga/UFOPrincessValkyrie'' (and the anime, ''Anime/UFOUltramaidenValkyrie'')
* ''Literature/VampireHunterD''
* ''Manga/VampirePrincessMiyu''
* ''Anime/WitchHunterRobin''
* ''Anime/RakugoTennyoOyui''
* ''Manga/YawaraAFashionableJudoGirl''
* ''Anime/FloralMagicianMaryBell''
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[[folder:Comic Books]]
* ''ComicBook/AlbedoErmaFelnaEDF''
* ''ComicBook/BuckskinAmericasDefenderOfLiberty''
* ''ComicBook/CatwomanGuardianOfGotham''
* ''ComicBook/DarthVaderDarkLordOfTheSith''
* ''ComicBook/DrBlinkSuperheroShrink''
* ''Comicbook/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters1977''
* ''Comicbook/JohnnyTheHomicidalManiac''
* ''ComicBook/JonSableFreelance'' (freelance being an archaic term for a mercenary)
* ''Comicbook/JudgeDredd''
* ''ComicBook/KismetManOfFate''
* ''ComicBook/LukeCageHeroForHire''
* ''ComicBook/MarkHazzardMerc'', one of the titles in ComicBook/TheNewUniverse line of comics.
* ''ComicBook/MortTheDeadTeenager''
* ''ComicBook/NemesisTheWarlock''
* ''ComicBook/PatPatriotAmericasJoanOfArc''
* ''ComicBook/RequiemVampireKnight''
* ''ComicBook/RulahJungleGoddess''
* ''[[ComicBook/CaptainAmerica Steve Rogers]]: Super-Soldier''
* ''Franchise/{{Superman}}: Man of Steel''
* ''ComicBook/UsagiYojimbo''
* ''ComicBook/YTheLastMan''
* Most superhero comics are simply named after the main character or team. [[IAmNotShazam Captain Marvel]] used to be an aversion until Freddy Freedman, the former [[KidSidekick Captain Marvel, Jr.]] became his replacement under the name ComicBook/{{Shazam}}.
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[[folder:Comic Strips]]
* ''ComicStrip/BrewsterRockitSpaceGuy''
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[[folder:Fan Works]]
* ''Fanfic/BetweenTheLinesMrQuestionMark'': The chapter, [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10979729/75/Between-The-Lines "Phantom Thief Railgun"]], since "Railgun" is a name, and PhantomThief is an occupation. Also AdjectiveNounFred.
* ''Fanfic/DarthVaderHeroOfNaboo''
* ''Fanfic/DungeonKeeperAmi''
* ''Fanfic/JauneArcLordOfHunger''
* ''Fanfic/MastermindStrategistForHire''
* ''Fanfic/OversaturatedWorld'': ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/349607/crossworlds-guardian-sailor-orbital Crossworlds Guardian, Sailor Orbital!]]'', where "Sailor Orbital" is a codename.
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[[folder:Films -- Animated]]
* ''Animation/RubenBrandtCollector''
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[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
* ''Film/AbrahamLincolnVampireHunter''
* ''Film/AbraxasGuardianOfTheUniverse''
* ''Film/AceVenturaPetDetective''
* ''Film/AlitaBattleAngel''.
* ''Film/AustinPowersInternationalManOfMystery''
* ''Film/{{Barbarella}}: Queen of the Galaxy''
* The proposed title to the sequel to ''Film/BatmanBegins'' was ''Franchise/{{Batman}}: Film/TheDarkKnight''. In the end the studio dropped Batman from the title, although Brazil and other South American countries still used Batman in their titles.
* ''Film/BubbaTheRedneckWerewolf''
* ''Film/BuffyTheVampireSlayer''
* ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger''
* ''Film/CaptainKronosVampireHunter''
* ''Film/CahillUSMarshal''
* ''Film/CiaranTheDemonHunter''
* ''[[Film/{{Clegg}} Clegg Private Eye]]''
* ''Film/ConanTheBarbarian1982'' and ''Film/ConanTheBarbarian2011''
* ''Cornman: American Vegetable Hero''
* ''Film/DeuceBigalowMaleGigolo'' and its sequel ''Film/DeuceBigalowEuropeanGigolo''
* ''Film/DickTracyDetective''
* ''Film/DraculaPrinceOfDarkness''
* ''Film/DragonettiTheRuthlessContractKiller''
* ''Film/ElfieHopkinsCannibalHunter''
* ''Film/ElviraMistressOfTheDark''
* ''Film/FlaviaTheHeretic''
* ''Film/ForkliftDriverKlaus''
* ''Film/GameraGuardianOfTheUniverse''
* ''[[Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters1956 Godzilla: King of the Monsters!]]''
* ''Film/HanselAndGretelWarriorsOfWitchcraft''
* ''Film/HanselAndGretelWitchHunters''
* ''Film/HawkTheSlayer''
* ''Film/HowardTheDuck''
* ''Film/JackBrooksMonsterSlayer''
* ''Film/JackTheGiantSlayer''
* ''Film/JesusChristSuperstar''
* ''Film/JesusChristVampireHunter''
* ''Film/JohnDoeVigilante''
* ''Johnny Mysto: Boy Wizard''
* ''Kraa! The Sea Monster''
* ''Film/LadyNinjaKaede'': Her name is Kaede, and she is a female ninja.
* ''Film/LaraCroftTombRaider''
* ''Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector'', which would have been less confusing if [[Creator/LarryTheCableGuy the lead actor]]'s stage name didn't already have a profession in it.
* ''Film/TheProfessional'' is also known by its full name ''Leon: The Professional''.
* In Germany, the horror film ''Link'' was called ''Link the Butler''.
* ''Film/MaryQueenOfScots1971''
* ''Nitti: The Enforcer''
* ''Ogroff the Mad Mutilator''
* ''Film/TheOutlawJoseyWales''
* ''Film/PaulBlartMallCop''
* ''Petey Wheatstraw: The Devil's Son-In-Law''
* ''Film/QTheWingedSerpent''
* ''Literature/{{Raffles}}, the Amateur Cracksman''
* ''Film/RobinHoodPrinceOfThieves''
* ''Film/YorTheHunterFromTheFuture''
* ''Zarkorr! The Invader''
* ''Film/ZoltanHoundOfDracula''
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[[folder:Literature]]
* ''Literature/HerbertWestReanimator''
* ''Literature/SamTheCatDetective''
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[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
* ''Series/BigBreadwinnerHog''
* ''Billy the Exterminator''
* ''Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon'' officially translated here as ''Series/PrettyGuardianSailorMoon'' to differentiate it from the anime version.
* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer''
* ''Series/DCIBanks'': DCI stands for Detective Chief Inspector.
* ''Series/DrQuinnMedicineWoman''
* ''Series/DogTheBountyHunter''
* ''Series/DoogieHowserMD''
* ''Series/MagnumPI''
* ''Series/NickFrenoLicensedTeacher''
* ''Film/TheOutlawMichaelHowe''
* ''Series/QuincyME''
* ''Film/RedWerewolfHunter''
* ''Series/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch''
* ''Series/SexyVoiceAndRobo'' are nicknames, technically, but it still fits.
* ''Series/ShakespeareAndHathawayPrivateInvestigators''
* ''Series/SheHulkAttorneyAtLaw''
* Any and all ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' series.
* ''Series/ValFalveyTD''.
* ''Series/WalkerTexasRanger''
* ''Series/XenaWarriorPrincess''
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[[folder:Pinballs]]
* ''Pinball/TheMachineBrideOfPinBot''
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[[folder: Tabletop Games]]
* Some of the most humorous and memorable flavor text on ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'' cards are some variation of: "Pithy fire-related quotation"- [[DeadpanSnarker Jaya Ballard]], [[IncendiaryExponent Task Mage]].
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[[folder:Radio]]
* ''Radio/RichardDiamondPrivateDetective'' (later also a TV series)
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[[folder:Theater]]
* ''Theatre/DidoQueenOfCarthage''
* ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}, Prince of Denmark''
* ''Theatre/KingJohn''
* ''Theatre/KingLear''
* ''Theatre/OedipusTheKing''
* ''The Tragedy of Theatre/{{Othello}}, the Moor of Venice''
* ''Theatre/PericlesPrinceOfTyre''
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[[folder:Video Games]]
* ''VideoGame/BlinxTheTimeSweeper''
* ''VideoGame/DoshinTheGiant''
* ''VideoGame/FreddyPharkasFrontierPharmacist''
* ''VideoGame/MaceGriffinBountyHunter''
* ''VideoGame/OkikuStarApprentice''
* ''VideoGame/ShirenTheWanderer''
* ''VideoGame/{{Solatorobo}}: Red the Hunter'' is the American and European name of ''Solatorobo: Sore kara CODA e'' ("And Then to CODA").
* ''[[Creator/ElephantGames Strange Investigations]]'' is a mix of this and TitleDrop. The series protagonist is Dana Strange, and she's a private investigator; by the end of the first game, her agency is named Strange Investigations.
* ''VideoGame/WarioMasterOfDisguise'', although in-game he's more of a "[[ClothesMakeTheSuperman master of superpowered costumes]]" than a MasterOfDisguise.

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[[folder:Visual Novels]]
* ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney'', but only in English. The Japanese name for the series is ''Gyakuten Saiban'', or "Turnabout Trials". This applies to the other main playable characters such as ''VisualNovel/ApolloJusticeAceAttorney'' and ''VisualNovel/AceAttorneyInvestigations: Miles Edgeworth''.
* ''VisualNovel/{{Tsukihime}}'' is named after Arcueid Brunestud, whose personal title among vampires is Tsukihime, the Princess of the Moon.
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[[folder:Webcomics]]
* ''Webcomic/ArkTheImprobable''
* ''Webcomic/ArthurKingOfTimeAndSpace''
* ''Webcomic/BobTheAngryFlower''
* ''Webcomic/BrunoTheBandit''
* ''Webcomic/DominicDeegan: Oracle for Hire''
* ''Webcomic/TheAdventuresOfDrMcNinja''
* ''Webcomic/InappropriateIrving''
* ''Webcomic/MaxwellTheDemon''
* ''Webcomic/MechagicalGirlLisaANT''
* ''Webcomic/PastelDefenderHeliotrope''
* ''[[PebCasey Peb Casey, Private Eye Butterfly]]''
* ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary''
* ''Webcomic/SoulChaserBetty''
* ''Webcomic/SparklingGenerationValkyrieYuuki''
* ''Sticky teh Stick Man!''
* ''Webcomic/TinTheIncompetentNinja''
* ''Webcomic/YuushaHimeKalibourne''
* ''Webcomic/ZeeraTheSpacePirate''
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[[folder:Web Videos]]
* ''WebVideo/FrankensteinMD''
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Western Animation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDragonJakeLong''. Originally called just ''American Dragon'', Disney [[ExecutiveMeddling made the producers put Jake's name in the title]], presumably to avoid being sued by professional wrestler Bryan "American Dragon" Danielson.
* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''
* ''Black Zero: Mercenary Ant''
* ''WesternAnimation/BobTheBuilder''
* ''WesternAnimation/CaptainNTheGameMaster''
* ''WesternAnimation/CourageTheCowardlyDog''
* ''WesternAnimation/ChipNDaleRescueRangers''
* ''Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future''
* ''WesternAnimation/DaveTheBarbarian''
* ''WesternAnimation/DexHamiltonAlienEntomologist'' (Dex is an entomologist who studies aliens, not an alien who is an entomologist)
* ''WesternAnimation/FiremanSam''
* The Japanese localization of ''WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones'' was titled ''Primitive Family Flintstone''.
* ''WesternAnimation/GeneratorRex''
* ''WesternAnimation/HarveyBirdmanAttorneyAtLaw''.
* ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim''
* ''WesternAnimation/KickButtowskiSuburbanDaredevil''
* ''WesternAnimation/PCPinkerton'' (P.C. stands for 'police constable')
* ''WesternAnimation/PennZeroPartTimeHero''
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Popeye}} The Sailor''
* ''WesternAnimation/PostmanPat''
* ''WesternAnimation/PrincessGwenevereAndTheJewelRiders''
* ''WesternAnimation/RandyCunninghamNinthGradeNinja''
* ''WesternAnimation/RubyRocketPrivateDetective''
* ''WesternAnimation/SheRaPrincessOfPower''
* ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack''
* ''WesternAnimation/ShaunTheSheep''
* ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends''
* ''WesternAnimation/XavierRenegadeAngel''
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