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* A ''Website/{{Cracked}}'' article about [[https://www.cracked.com/article_14982_the-9-manliest-names-in-world.html incredibly manly names]] has the author struggling to describe the level of awesome in their top name pick, a certain US Army Staff Sergeant named Max Fightmaster. SSGT Fightmaster has since been promoted after the publishing of the article, now going by Sergeant First Class Max Fightmaster" which if anything is even cooler.
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* A ''Website/{{Cracked}}'' article about [[https://www.cracked.com/article_14982_the-9-manliest-names-in-world.html incredibly manly names]] has the author struggling to describe the level of awesome in their top name pick, a certain US Army Staff Sergeant named Max Fightmaster. SSGT Fightmaster has since been promoted after the publishing of the article, now going by Sergeant fully titled "Sergeant First Class Max Fightmaster" which if anything is even cooler.
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* A ''Website/{{Cracked}}'' article about [[https://www.cracked.com/article_14982_the-9-manliest-names-in-world.html incredibly manly names]] has the author struggling to describe the level of awesome in their top name pick, a certain US Army Staff Sergeant named '''Max Fightmaster'''.
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* A ''Website/{{Cracked}}'' article about [[https://www.cracked.com/article_14982_the-9-manliest-names-in-world.html incredibly manly names]] has the author struggling to describe the level of awesome in their top name pick, a certain US Army Staff Sergeant named '''Max Fightmaster'''.Max Fightmaster. SSGT Fightmaster has since been promoted after the publishing of the article, now going by Sergeant First Class Max Fightmaster" which if anything is even cooler.
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*''Anime/{{Daltanious}}'''s protagonist is called Kento Tate; literally "Swordsman Shield". Which is funny when you remember he's TheGunslinger.
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* ''WesternAnimation/RegularShow'': Rigby changes his name to Trash Boat, thinking it would be cool. However, the name he chose was [[AtrociousAlias stupid]], and [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome everybody mocks him accordingly]] because of it.
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* ''WesternAnimation/RegularShow'': Rigby changes his name to Trash Boat, thinking it would be cool. However, the name he chose was [[AtrociousAlias stupid]], and [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome everybody mocks him accordingly]] accordingly because of it.
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-->'''Seijuuro:''' "What's your name kid?"\\
'''Kenshin:''' "Shinta (Big heart)."\\
'''Seijuuro:''' "Shinta? That's a weak name for a warrior, [[MeaningfulRename starting today your name is Kenshin]] (Sword/powerful heart)."
'''Kenshin:''' "Shinta (Big heart)."\\
'''Seijuuro:''' "Shinta? That's a weak name for a warrior, [[MeaningfulRename starting today your name is Kenshin]] (Sword/powerful heart)."
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'''Kenshin:'''"Shinta Shinta (Big heart)."\\
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'''Seijuuro:'''"Shinta? Shinta? That's a weak name for a warrior, [[MeaningfulRename starting today your name is Kenshin]] (Sword/powerful heart)."
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* ''ComicBook/BatmanHush'': The Riddler admits this was part of why he selected "Arthur Wynne" [[spoiler:as his alias while being treated for cancer by Thomas Elliot.]] Aside from the obvious tribute to the inventor of the crossword puzzle, the surname always appealed to him ("Wynne, as in...''win''.")
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* ''ComicBook/BatmanHush'': The Riddler admits this was part of why he selected "Arthur Wynne" [[spoiler:as his alias while being treated for cancer by Thomas Elliot.]] Aside from the obvious tribute to the inventor of the crossword puzzle, CrosswordPuzzle, the surname always appealed to him ("Wynne, as in...''win''.")
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* ''WebVideos/CriticalRole'' has guest character Garthok the half-orc rogue. It sets up a slight running gag of the players telling NPC allies that they can't quite remember their new friend's name, but they know it's ''really'' cool.
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* ''WebVideos/CriticalRole'' ''WebVideo/CriticalRole'' has guest character Garthok the half-orc rogue. It sets up a slight running gag of the players telling NPC allies that they can't quite remember their new friend's name, but they know it's ''really'' cool.
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* ''Podcast/BinaryBreak'' has Sophie and Jordie '''Battle'''.
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* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' lives and dies by this trope. We have Cloud Strife, Tifa Lockhart, Vincent Valentine, Cid Highwind, Zack Fair, Aerith Gainsborough, Red XIII... and all of those are just the ''playable'' characters.
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* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' lives and dies by this trope. We have Cloud Strife, Tifa Lockhart, Vincent Valentine, Cid Highwind, Zack Fair, Aerith Gainsborough, Red XIII... and all of those are [[WeHaveReserves just the ''playable'' characters.playable characters]].
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* ''LightNovel/{{Oreimo}}'': Kirino's literary agent's name is Iori Fate Setsuna. Even Kuroneko states that it is an awesome name. However, novel Fate doesn't like to be called that precisely because it's like a name out of a novel.
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* ''LightNovel/{{Oreimo}}'': ''Literature/{{Oreimo}}'': Kirino's literary agent's name is Iori Fate Setsuna. Even Kuroneko states that it is an awesome name. However, novel Fate doesn't like to be called that precisely because it's like a name out of a novel.
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* In ''Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba'', most of the Kasugai Crows in the series are named by their owners, and as such they have simple pet names; Tanjiro's crow on the other hand is too much of a prideful and independent crow to be like the others, the bird named himself Matsuemon Tennouji; in Japanese that is an extremely pompous name for a human, as if they were an important figurehead from a Samurai family or a noble from years past, but a crow wants to be called that, making it even more ludicrous.
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* In ''Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba'', most of the Kasugai Crows in the series are named by their owners, and as such they have simple pet names; Tanjiro's crow on the other hand is too much of a prideful and independent crow to be like the others, the bird named himself Matsuemon Tennouji; in Japanese that is an extremely pompous name for a human, as if they were an important figurehead from a Samurai family or a noble from years past, but a crow wants to be called that, making it even more ludicrous.ludicrous among his crow mates who don’t buy into Matsuemon’s pride, his own master Tanjiro never called his name on-screen.
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** Lisa, [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS15E13SmartAndSmarter trying to find a new personality for herself]] [[ItMakesSenseInContext to differenciate herself from Maggie]] takes on a {{Goth}} name called ''Ravencrow Neversmiles''. She has second thoughts when [[StalkerWithACrush Milhouse]] exclaims [[WeCanRuleTogether "We can be Goth together"]] and summon The Dark Lord by [[{{Squick}} "Kissing and junk"]].
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** Lisa, [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS15E13SmartAndSmarter trying to find a new personality for herself]] [[ItMakesSenseInContext to differenciate differentiate herself from Maggie]] takes on a {{Goth}} appearance and calls her new name called ''Ravencrow Neversmiles''. She has second thoughts when [[StalkerWithACrush Milhouse]] exclaims [[WeCanRuleTogether "We can be Goth together"]] and summon "summon The Dark Lord by [[{{Squick}} "Kissing Kissing and junk"]].
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* ''Fanfic/TheDilgarWar'' has Captain Manly Power of the battlecruiser ''EAS Temeraire'', known to his crew as Captain Power. According to one character, he has the best name ever.
* ''Fanfic/ADream'': When the protagonist is initially asked for his name, he starts trying to think of something cool. He comes up with Plymouth Valiant and decides he could've picked worse.
* ''Fanfic/GettingBackOnYourHooves'': Spike considers Trixie's [[spoiler:(actually her grandmother's)]] last name, Midsummer, to be a cool name.
* ''Fanfic/HZDTerraformingBase001TextCommunicationsNetwork'': Once Erend discovers they can change their display names, he changes everyone's. His becomes "[=ForgeLordAleMaster=]." Everyone else is less impressed.
-->'''Aloy:''' Oh no.\\
['''[=ForgeLordAleMaster=]'''] has changed ['''Aloy''']'s name to ['''[=FlameHairSavior=]''']\\
'''[=FlameHairSavior=]:''' Ohhhh no.
* ''Fanfic/IntoTheLight'': Eight thinks Three's real name, Trina Morgue, is cool.
* ''Fanfic/{{Marionettes}}'': [[spoiler:Teddy]] thinks the name of Iron Will's wife, Indomitable Will (née Indomitable Warrior) is awesome.
* From ''Fanfic/NewHopeUniversityMajorInMurder'', there is Giuseppe Perfetto, whose name means Joe Perfect when translated from Italian. He actually chose this name to annoy his commanders.
* ''Fanfic/OpalSapphireRubyAndSteven'': The protagonist of ''Dissimilar'' has a boyfriend named Killian Blacksoul. Connie doesn't think much of the book, but she and Steven both agree that it's a cool name.
* ''Fanfic/RomanceAndTheFateOfEquestria'': In the prequel ''Legend of the Goddesses'', Discord compliments Thunderblast on his impressive name.
* ''Fanfic/SoulHunter'': Ruby thinks Ichigo's sword is cool when he says it's called a Zanpakuto (Soul Cutter). When he explains that's what the type of weapon is called and it's actually named Zangetsu (Slaying Moon), she thinks that name is ''even cooler''.
* ''Fanfic/TheTwilightChild'': Scootaloo thinks "Midday Eclipse" sounds like a superhero's name. Fitting, as [[DramaticIrony the name is really an alias]].
* ''Fanfic/ValesUnderground'': Ruby thinks Nora's last name being "Valkyrie" is badass.
* ''Fanfic/XtremlyScray'': Amber admits that names like Storm Wolfsbane and Vespa Painflower rule.
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* ''Fanfic/TheDilgarWar'' has Captain Manly Power of the battlecruiser ''EAS Temeraire'', known to his crew as Captain Power. According to one character, he has the best name ever.
* ''Fanfic/ADream'': When the protagonist is initially asked for his name, he starts trying to think of something cool. He comes up with Plymouth Valiant and decides he could've picked worse.
* ''Fanfic/GettingBackOnYourHooves'': Spike considers Trixie's [[spoiler:(actually her grandmother's)]] last name, Midsummer, to be a cool name.
* ''Fanfic/HZDTerraformingBase001TextCommunicationsNetwork'': Once Erend discovers they can change their display names, he changes everyone's. His becomes "[=ForgeLordAleMaster=]." Everyone else is less impressed.
-->'''Aloy:''' Oh no.\\
['''[=ForgeLordAleMaster=]'''] has changed ['''Aloy''']'s name to ['''[=FlameHairSavior=]''']\\
'''[=FlameHairSavior=]:''' Ohhhh no.
* ''Fanfic/IntoTheLight'': Eight thinks Three's real name, Trina Morgue, is cool.
* ''Fanfic/{{Marionettes}}'': [[spoiler:Teddy]] thinks the name of Iron Will's wife, Indomitable Will (née Indomitable Warrior) is awesome.
* From ''Fanfic/NewHopeUniversityMajorInMurder'', there is Giuseppe Perfetto, whose name means Joe Perfect when translated from Italian. He actually chose this name to annoy his commanders.
* ''Fanfic/OpalSapphireRubyAndSteven'': The protagonist of ''Dissimilar'' has a boyfriend named Killian Blacksoul. Connie doesn't think much of the book, but she and Steven both agree that it's a cool name.
* ''Fanfic/RomanceAndTheFateOfEquestria'': In the prequel ''Legend of the Goddesses'', Discord compliments Thunderblast on his impressive name.
* ''Fanfic/SoulHunter'': Ruby thinks Ichigo's sword is cool when he says it's called a Zanpakuto (Soul Cutter). When he explains that's what the type of weapon is called and it's actually named Zangetsu (Slaying Moon), she thinks that name is ''even cooler''.
* ''Fanfic/TheTwilightChild'': Scootaloo thinks "Midday Eclipse" sounds like a superhero's name. Fitting, as [[DramaticIrony the name is really an alias]].
* ''Fanfic/ValesUnderground'': Ruby thinks Nora's last name being "Valkyrie" is badass.
* ''Fanfic/XtremlyScray'': Amber admits that names like Storm Wolfsbane and Vespa Painflower rule.
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* ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedOdyssey'': A sidequest in Messenia has a bunch of children discussing their nicknames, which are cool-sounding except for poor Chickenrain. They decide the Eagle Bearer should be called "Eaglethunder."
--> '''Pebble:''' A hero name is a code name only the greatest, bestest heroes have. It's usually a combination of a cool animal and the weather.
* In ''VisualNovel/{{CLANNAD}}'', when they first meet, Nagisa's dad decides that Tomoya's name is too wimpy and proceeds to try to think of a better one. Something big and imposing, like "Galaxy Cosmos"...
* ''VideoGame/TheCurseOfMonkeyIsland'': Subverted with Slappy Cromwell, who was told that his given name didn't have "star quality."
-->'''Guybrush:''' What was your given name?\\
'''Slappy:''' Rex Fortune, Adventure Seeker.
* ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc'' has Celestia Ludenberg, whose real name was [[spoiler:Taeko Yasuhiro]] and she picked that name because [[spoiler:she thinks her old name was very plain and brings her suffering that she'd rather forget.]]
* ''VideoGame/DeathRoadToCanada'': One random event you may encounter involves the party coming across a [[DepartmentofMajorVexation DMV littered with skeletons arranged in a line.]] Get to the end of the "queue" and you'll get the option to change the name of one party member. One the possible choices is just adding "Cool" before your character's name which provides a boost to the morale stat.
* ''VideoGame/DetectiveGrimoire'': Echo's real name is [[AlliterativeName Edward Everstone]]. At least Grimoire likes it.
* Darius Flynt in ''[[VideoGame/{{Forza}} Forza Horizon]]''. Scott Tyler of Horizon Bass Arena says it sounds too cool to be real and suspects that it must be a name change.
* Anghel Higure ("higure" spelled in Japanese with two Kanji meaning 'red') in ''VisualNovel/HatofulBoyfriend'' is a parody. He has the real name Akagi Yoshio, but insists on being called Anghel due to believing he is a ridiculous fantasy character with the title "Crimson Angel of Judecca".
* ''VideoGame/ImmortalSouls'' has the KnightTemplar leader Desmond Benedict [[InsistentTerminology the Third]], enhanced by the fact that he loves to pompously announce the entire thing any time he can find the slightest excuse to do so.
* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'': ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker'' gives us King Daphnes Nohansen Hyrule, the Nintendo gallery [[LampshadeHanging lampshades this]].
* ''VideoGame/MaxPayne''. Lampshaded by a {{mook|s}}, who admits to envying Max's name. [[note]]To be fair, Max and Payne are actual names: and Max Payne is perfectly believable as an actual person's name. It is however, obviously, a MeaningfulName.[[/note]]
* In ''VideoGame/TheSexyBrutale'', the titular mansion is named thus because it sounds "glamorous."
* The ''VideoGame/SilverFalls'' series has several, such as Bull Brandish and Atticus Longdraw. ''[[VideoGame/SilverFallsGaidenDeathlyDelusionDestroyersAndRubyRiver Deathly Delusion Destroyers]]'' continues that tradition with its main character: Gus Ironcock. Seriously.
* ''VideoGame/{{Starbound}}'': In the game-within-a-game VisualNovel "Beautiful Attempt", you can, instead of telling the love interest your real name (which is apparently hilariously awkward and shameful) give a fake, romantic name: "Vaughn St. Lovecastle." Once you've imagined all the Harlequin romance novels a guy with that name should be the hunky lead for, and their requisite covers with him lying on bearskin rugs in front of the fireplace, recall that he's a gangly, teenaged, Asian-stereotyped Hylotl with a strong resemblance to a three-eyed frog and an obsession with air hockey.
* In ''VideoGame/StrongBadsCoolGameForAttractivePeople'', Episode 4, there is a character, [[spoiler:who is Homestar Runner as "Dangeresque, Too?", as a robot copy of the character]], by the name of Uzi Bazooka. Even Strong Bad/Dangeresque thinks it's a cool name. (But then again, he did write the script..)
* ''VideoGame/ThemsFightinHerds'': Tianhuo has a Chinese-inspired name that can be translated to ''Sky Fire'' or ''Heaven's Flame''. The game itself acknowledges that the name is cool by even having the trope's title be one of her potential bot names.
* ''VideoGame/TrailsSeries'': [[KingOfBeasts Leonhardt]] (but call him Loewe)'s awesome name is commented on by the characters.
* Metallia from ''VideoGame/TheWitchAndTheHundredKnight'' is a pretty awesome name, and her original Japanese name Music/{{Metallica}} is even cooler, perhaps for obvious reasons. [[spoiler:Invoked in Chapter 8, when young Lia (her original name) asks the Old Hag for a cooler name, which results in her name becoming Metallia.]]
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* ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedOdyssey'': A sidequest in Messenia has a bunch of children discussing their nicknames, which are cool-sounding except for poor Chickenrain. They decide the Eagle Bearer should be called "Eaglethunder."
--> '''Pebble:''' A hero name is a code name only the greatest, bestest heroes have. It's usually a combination of a cool animal and the weather.
* In ''VisualNovel/{{CLANNAD}}'', when they first meet, Nagisa's dad decides that Tomoya's name is too wimpy and proceeds to try to think of a better one. Something big and imposing, like "Galaxy Cosmos"...
* ''VideoGame/TheCurseOfMonkeyIsland'': Subverted with Slappy Cromwell, who was told that his given name didn't have "star quality."
-->'''Guybrush:''' What was your given name?\\
'''Slappy:''' Rex Fortune, Adventure Seeker.
* ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc'' has Celestia Ludenberg, whose real name was [[spoiler:Taeko Yasuhiro]] and she picked that name because [[spoiler:she thinks her old name was very plain and brings her suffering that she'd rather forget.]]
* ''VideoGame/DeathRoadToCanada'': One random event you may encounter involves the party coming across a [[DepartmentofMajorVexation DMV littered with skeletons arranged in a line.]] Get to the end of the "queue" and you'll get the option to change the name of one party member. One the possible choices is just adding "Cool" before your character's name which provides a boost to the morale stat.
* ''VideoGame/DetectiveGrimoire'': Echo's real name is [[AlliterativeName Edward Everstone]]. At least Grimoire likes it.
* Darius Flynt in ''[[VideoGame/{{Forza}} Forza Horizon]]''. Scott Tyler of Horizon Bass Arena says it sounds too cool to be real and suspects that it must be a name change.
* Anghel Higure ("higure" spelled in Japanese with two Kanji meaning 'red') in ''VisualNovel/HatofulBoyfriend'' is a parody. He has the real name Akagi Yoshio, but insists on being called Anghel due to believing he is a ridiculous fantasy character with the title "Crimson Angel of Judecca".
* ''VideoGame/ImmortalSouls'' has the KnightTemplar leader Desmond Benedict [[InsistentTerminology the Third]], enhanced by the fact that he loves to pompously announce the entire thing any time he can find the slightest excuse to do so.
* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'': ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker'' gives us King Daphnes Nohansen Hyrule, the Nintendo gallery [[LampshadeHanging lampshades this]].
* ''VideoGame/MaxPayne''. Lampshaded by a {{mook|s}}, who admits to envying Max's name. [[note]]To be fair, Max and Payne are actual names: and Max Payne is perfectly believable as an actual person's name. It is however, obviously, a MeaningfulName.[[/note]]
* In ''VideoGame/TheSexyBrutale'', the titular mansion is named thus because it sounds "glamorous."
* The ''VideoGame/SilverFalls'' series has several, such as Bull Brandish and Atticus Longdraw. ''[[VideoGame/SilverFallsGaidenDeathlyDelusionDestroyersAndRubyRiver Deathly Delusion Destroyers]]'' continues that tradition with its main character: Gus Ironcock. Seriously.
* ''VideoGame/{{Starbound}}'': In the game-within-a-game VisualNovel "Beautiful Attempt", you can, instead of telling the love interest your real name (which is apparently hilariously awkward and shameful) give a fake, romantic name: "Vaughn St. Lovecastle." Once you've imagined all the Harlequin romance novels a guy with that name should be the hunky lead for, and their requisite covers with him lying on bearskin rugs in front of the fireplace, recall that he's a gangly, teenaged, Asian-stereotyped Hylotl with a strong resemblance to a three-eyed frog and an obsession with air hockey.
* In ''VideoGame/StrongBadsCoolGameForAttractivePeople'', Episode 4, there is a character, [[spoiler:who is Homestar Runner as "Dangeresque, Too?", as a robot copy of the character]], by the name of Uzi Bazooka. Even Strong Bad/Dangeresque thinks it's a cool name. (But then again, he did write the script..)
* ''VideoGame/ThemsFightinHerds'': Tianhuo has a Chinese-inspired name that can be translated to ''Sky Fire'' or ''Heaven's Flame''. The game itself acknowledges that the name is cool by even having the trope's title be one of her potential bot names.
* ''VideoGame/TrailsSeries'': [[KingOfBeasts Leonhardt]] (but call him Loewe)'s awesome name is commented on by the characters.
* Metallia from ''VideoGame/TheWitchAndTheHundredKnight'' is a pretty awesome name, and her original Japanese name Music/{{Metallica}} is even cooler, perhaps for obvious reasons. [[spoiler:Invoked in Chapter 8, when young Lia (her original name) asks the Old Hag for a cooler name, which results in her name becoming Metallia.]]
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* ''LightNovel/AndYouThoughtThereIsNeverAGirlOnline'': Akane thought her "Schwein" avatar name was a cool name. Then Kyou tells her that it is also [[AtrociousAlias the German word for "pig,"]] and since then her alias has been gleefully mocked with pig-related nicknames and shortforms.
* ''LightNovel/{{Bakemonogatari}}'': Araragi considers one of Hachikuji's [[AccidentalMisnaming mistakes]], Shuraragi, to be one. For reference, "''shura''" means "[[Myth/HinduMythology Asura]]," or "carnage."
* ''LightNovel/{{Bakemonogatari}}'': Araragi considers one of Hachikuji's [[AccidentalMisnaming mistakes]], Shuraragi, to be one. For reference, "''shura''" means "[[Myth/HinduMythology Asura]]," or "carnage."
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* ''LightNovel/AndYouThoughtThereIsNeverAGirlOnline'': ''Literature/AndYouThoughtThereIsNeverAGirlOnline'': Akane thought her "Schwein" avatar name was a cool name. Then Kyou tells her that it is also [[AtrociousAlias the German word for "pig,"]] and since then her alias has been gleefully mocked with pig-related nicknames and shortforms.
*''LightNovel/{{Bakemonogatari}}'': ''Literature/{{Bakemonogatari}}'': Araragi considers one of Hachikuji's [[AccidentalMisnaming mistakes]], Shuraragi, to be one. For reference, "''shura''" means "[[Myth/HinduMythology Asura]]," or "carnage."
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* ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'': Hero names are intentionally designed to be this way. Their purpose for being "cool" is to give people a sense of hope to cling to and to tell the world they are kept safe by badasses, while for villains, they're NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast. This is zigzagged when it comes to hero students, as there's Ingenium, Red Riot, and [[spoiler:Dynamight]] together with the likes of Grape Juice, Cellophane, and Deku. Regarding Midoriya's, some of his classmates initially expressed concerns with it due to its rather demeaning meaning.
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* ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'': Hero names are intentionally designed to be this way. Their purpose for being "cool" is to give people a sense of hope to cling to and to tell the world they are kept safe by badasses, while for villains, they're NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast. This is zigzagged when it comes to hero students, as there's Ingenium, Red Riot, and [[spoiler:Dynamight]] together with the likes of Grape Juice, Cellophane, and Deku.Deku (an insult that roughly means 'useless'). Regarding Midoriya's, some of his classmates initially expressed concerns with it due to its rather demeaning meaning.
