Follow TV Tropes

Following

History Main / SignificantMonogram

Go To

OR

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None



to:

* ''ComicBook/{{Steel}}'', birth name John Henry Irons, tried to run from his past by adopting the pseudonym "Henry Johnson", his first and middle initials in reverse.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* ''ComicBook/{{Supergod}}'' has one super named Jerry Craven, who is obviously meant to allude to the more famous JC, though it seems the author decided to go for the most humiliating possible version, since "Jerry" is either [[WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry a rat]] or a [[Creator/JerryLewis comedian]], and "Craven" means coward. Ultimately, this J.C. fails to save anyone.

Added: 344

Changed: 1

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* ''Series/BetterCallSaul'': Jimmy's initials are JMM (James Morgan [=McGill=]), which is monogrammed onto his briefcase. When meeting Lalo, who only knows him as "Saul", Jimmy lies and claims JMM stands for the motto "[[CrusadingLawyer Justice Matters Most]]". Lalo later tells him his new motto should be "[[AmoralAttorney Just Make Money]]."



* Arby, the psychotic assassin from ''Series/{{Utopia}}'' is [[spoiler: actually named Pietre. His [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname assumed name]] comes from his habit of eating raisins - Raisin Boy - and reveals to him to his own [[TragicVillain tragic past]].]]

to:

* Arby, the psychotic assassin from ''Series/{{Utopia}}'' is [[spoiler: actually [[spoiler:actually named Pietre. His [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname assumed name]] comes from his habit of eating raisins - Raisin Boy - and reveals to him to his own [[TragicVillain tragic past]].]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Self-linking is redundant


Compare to SignificantAnagram, MeaningfulName, and FunWithAcronyms. Distinguished from ThemeInitials in that ThemeInitials are used for multiple characters in a story or universe and may have no significance outside of their recurrence, whereas {{Significant Monogram}}s may be used for only one character in a story but refer to someone or something outside of that story. However, when {{Significant Monogram}}s are used for multiple characters in a universe or work of fiction, it may easily become a case of ThemeInitials.

to:

Compare to SignificantAnagram, MeaningfulName, and FunWithAcronyms. Distinguished from ThemeInitials in that ThemeInitials are used for multiple characters in a story or universe and may have no significance outside of their recurrence, whereas {{Significant Monogram}}s Significant Monograms may be used for only one character in a story but refer to someone or something outside of that story. However, when {{Significant Monogram}}s Significant Monograms are used for multiple characters in a universe or work of fiction, it may easily become a case of ThemeInitials.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* ''Film/{{Antitrust}}'' -- the villain is '''G'''ary ''''W'''inston...GW....WG...William Gates.

to:

* ''Film/{{Antitrust}}'' -- the villain is '''G'''ary ''''W'''inston...'''W'''inston...GW....WG...William Gates.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* ''WebVideo/CriticalRole'': A strangely inverted example. According to Molly, the circus found him nearly catatonic and [[AmnesiacHero completely amnesiac]] after he'd [[spoiler:crawled his way out of his own grave]], and for the first few weeks he would only mutter the word "[[MadnessMantra empty]]" to himself over and over again. Gustav misheard him and, thinking he was trying to tell them his name, started calling him "M.T.", which Molly later expanded into "'''M'''ollymauk '''T'''ealeaf."

to:

* ''WebVideo/CriticalRole'': A strangely inverted example. According to Molly, the circus found him nearly catatonic and [[AmnesiacHero completely amnesiac]] after he'd [[spoiler:crawled his way out of his own grave]], and for the first few weeks he would only mutter the word "[[MadnessMantra empty]]" to himself over and over again. Gustav misheard him and, thinking he was trying to tell them his name, started calling him "M.T.", which Molly later " When the Crownsguard demanded everyone's papers, Gustav expanded the monogram into "'''M'''ollymauk '''T'''ealeaf."
'''T'''ealeaf" while forging Molly's documents, and Molly decided to just keep the name.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None



to:

* The Music/{{Powderfinger}} song 'J.C.' is ''actually'' talking about Jesus in this case.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* Joshua Calvert in the ''Literature/NightsDawn'' trilogy.

to:

* Joshua Calvert in the ''Literature/NightsDawn'' trilogy.''Literature/TheNightsDawnTrilogy''.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* ''WebVideo/CriticalRole'': According to Molly, the circus found him nearly catatonic and [[AmnesiacHero completely amnesiac]] after he'd [[spoiler:crawled his way out of his own grave]], and for the first few weeks he would only mutter the word "[[MadnessMantra empty]]" to himself over and over again. Gustav misheard him and, thinking he was trying to tell them his name, started calling him "M.T.", which Molly later expanded into "'''M'''ollymauk '''T'''ealeaf."

to:

* ''WebVideo/CriticalRole'': A strangely inverted example. According to Molly, the circus found him nearly catatonic and [[AmnesiacHero completely amnesiac]] after he'd [[spoiler:crawled his way out of his own grave]], and for the first few weeks he would only mutter the word "[[MadnessMantra empty]]" to himself over and over again. Gustav misheard him and, thinking he was trying to tell them his name, started calling him "M.T.", which Molly later expanded into "'''M'''ollymauk '''T'''ealeaf."
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* ''WebVideo/CriticalRole'': According to Molly, the circus found him nearly catatonic and [[AmnesiacHero completely amnesiac]] after he'd [[spoiler:crawled his way out of his own grave]], and for the first few weeks he would only mutter the word "[[MadnessMantra empty]]" to himself over and over again. Gustav misheard him and, thinking he was trying to tell them his name, started calling him "M.T.", which was expanded into "'''M'''ollymauk '''T'''ealeaf."

to:

* ''WebVideo/CriticalRole'': According to Molly, the circus found him nearly catatonic and [[AmnesiacHero completely amnesiac]] after he'd [[spoiler:crawled his way out of his own grave]], and for the first few weeks he would only mutter the word "[[MadnessMantra empty]]" to himself over and over again. Gustav misheard him and, thinking he was trying to tell them his name, started calling him "M.T.", which was Molly later expanded into "'''M'''ollymauk '''T'''ealeaf."

Added: 475

Removed: 475

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


[[AC:WebVideo]]
* ''WebVideo/CriticalRole'': According to Molly, the circus found him nearly catatonic and [[AmnesiacHero completely amnesiac]] after he'd [[spoiler:crawled his way out of his own grave]], and for the first few weeks he would only mutter the word "[[MadnessMantra empty]]" to himself over and over again. Gustav misheard him and, thinking he was trying to tell them his name, started calling him "M.T.", which was expanded into "'''M'''ollymauk '''T'''ealeaf."


Added DiffLines:

[[AC:WebVideo]]
* ''WebVideo/CriticalRole'': According to Molly, the circus found him nearly catatonic and [[AmnesiacHero completely amnesiac]] after he'd [[spoiler:crawled his way out of his own grave]], and for the first few weeks he would only mutter the word "[[MadnessMantra empty]]" to himself over and over again. Gustav misheard him and, thinking he was trying to tell them his name, started calling him "M.T.", which was expanded into "'''M'''ollymauk '''T'''ealeaf."
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

[[AC:WebVideo]]
* ''WebVideo/CriticalRole'': According to Molly, the circus found him nearly catatonic and [[AmnesiacHero completely amnesiac]] after he'd [[spoiler:crawled his way out of his own grave]], and for the first few weeks he would only mutter the word "[[MadnessMantra empty]]" to himself over and over again. Gustav misheard him and, thinking he was trying to tell them his name, started calling him "M.T.", which was expanded into "'''M'''ollymauk '''T'''ealeaf."

Top