Nicknames can say something about a guy. A deformity, mask, or the looks of a person can give them a
Name-Face Name. A Name-Face Name is when a character's nickname comes from a characteristic of their face.
Often leads to
Only Known by Their Nickname.
Compare
Captain Colorbeard.
Examples:
Anime and Manga
- The names of several of the mecha in Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann are derived from their faces:
- "Lagann" - Enveloping Face
- "Gunmen" - Huge Face
- "Mugann" - Faceless
- "Lazengann" - Spiral Face
Comic Books
- The Ventriloquist's Puppet Scarface, Two-Face, Clayface and less-popular Baby-Face and False Face From Batman.
- Goldface From Green Lantern.
Film
Literature
- Metal Beak from ''Guardians of Ga'Hoole (who incidentally was *not* the same character as the Metal Beak of the movie. Nyra never was called Metal Beak in the books, only Kludd was.)
Live-Action TV
Newspaper Comics
Video Games
Western Animation
Real Life
- Baby-Face Nelson.
- Pizza-face is a common insult for people that have zits all over their face.
Other Media
- The Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Game has Necroface, a giant tentacled zombie baby head, and Birdface, a bird-man.
