Anime & Manga
Megatron: "I'm a little giddy myself, Squidhead."
Thrust: "My name is Thrust! T-H-R-U-S-T! Is that so difficult to remember?"
Megatron: "What's that? You don't enjoy my Earthly humor?"
[...]
Megatron "Ha ha! Don't you just love watching those miserable mechanical morons attempt to attack me, Squidhead?"
Thrust: [to self] "I wish he wouldn't call me that any more. How would he like to be called flathead?" [giggles]
Megatron "So why don't you share your little joke with everyone?"
Thrust: "Ahem, I wasn't laughing, sir." [to self] "Flathead...boy, I can really dish it out."
Megatron "You...are a freak."
Thrust: "My name is Thrust! T-H-R-U-S-T! Is that so difficult to remember?"
Megatron: "What's that? You don't enjoy my Earthly humor?"
[...]
Megatron "Ha ha! Don't you just love watching those miserable mechanical morons attempt to attack me, Squidhead?"
Thrust: [to self] "I wish he wouldn't call me that any more. How would he like to be called flathead?" [giggles]
Megatron "So why don't you share your little joke with everyone?"
Thrust: "Ahem, I wasn't laughing, sir." [to self] "Flathead...boy, I can really dish it out."
Megatron "You...are a freak."
— Transformers: Armada, "Crisis"
Comic Books
Kim Sung Young: Hatchetman!
Hachiman: Hachiman is my name. I find the other sobriquet... distasteful.
Hachiman: Hachiman is my name. I find the other sobriquet... distasteful.
— The Punisher #9
Fan Works
"OK, pause and fucking reload. My name is not Karkitty."
— Life's Original Plan
, a Homestuck AU fic.
, a Homestuck AU fic.Tails: Mettie!
Meta Knight: I told you not to call me that. I still don't know what possessed you to design such a nickname...
Meta Knight: I told you not to call me that. I still don't know what possessed you to design such a nickname...
— Super Paper Mario X, Chapter 47
"It's nice to meet you too Shinji!" Sakura beamed as her eyes fixated on Leader and Shiki on Shinji's shoulders. "And you have your own imaginary friends too! What are their names?!"
"Oh, this is Leader and Shiki." He pointed to each of them. Sakura stared at them intently.
"Those names are boring!" Sakura pointed to Leader. "You should call that one Scarlet Sistine Superczar!" She then pointed to Shiki. "And that one should be Burgundy Buccaneer Blastcaster!" Sakura crossed her arms with a huff and sported a proud grin. Leader and Shiki had stopped trying to hold in their laughter, instead, they had looked away in embarrassment.
"Oh, this is Leader and Shiki." He pointed to each of them. Sakura stared at them intently.
"Those names are boring!" Sakura pointed to Leader. "You should call that one Scarlet Sistine Superczar!" She then pointed to Shiki. "And that one should be Burgundy Buccaneer Blastcaster!" Sakura crossed her arms with a huff and sported a proud grin. Leader and Shiki had stopped trying to hold in their laughter, instead, they had looked away in embarrassment.
Cupid: "'Lord Iron Balls', eh? Should we put that on your locker-tag?"
Shinji: "Oh shut up!"
Shinji: "Oh shut up!"
Film - Live-Action
"Mad Dog"? I hate that name. I hate it, you hear?! NOBODY CALLS ME "MAD DOG"! Especially not some duded-up, egg-sucking gutter trash!
— Buford Tannen, Back to the Future Part III
Manny: "Bubby!"
Greg: "Mom, can you tell him to stop calling me that? What if someone hears?!"
Greg: "Mom, can you tell him to stop calling me that? What if someone hears?!"
Iris: What would you like me to call you? Just plain "Lancelot" or have you got some sort of a nickname?
Sir Lancelot: Well as a matter of fact I have, but it hasn't been used since I was at school.
Iris: May I share the secret?
Sir Lancelot: Well, it's... "Porker".
Iris: Yes, well, little boys can be very unkind. (Beat) And observant, too.
Sydney: Now, now, don't excite yourself, Tatty.
Miss Rubikov: An' don't call me "Tatty"! Me name's Tatiana!
Dr. Burke: What's your name, Captain?
Master-at-Arms: "Humphrey". (Beat) But if you like, you can call me... "Hum", for short.
Dr. Burke: It's a good job your name isn't "Bumfrey", isn't it?
Stella: I know, poor Rogey-Podgy.
Roger: Don't say that. Rogey, not podgy. I'm fit!
Literature
"My music teacher used to call me Toto. I hated it!"
— Toseland, Green Knowe
Benjamin: Welcome, Braceface.
Jackson: Hello?
Benjamin: Do you wish to join NERDS, Braceface? Please confirm.
Jackson: Sure...I guess. But my name is Jackson —
Benjamin: Yes or no is required, Braceface.
Jackson: Enough with the Braceface! Yes, I want to join.
Jackson: Hello?
Benjamin: Do you wish to join NERDS, Braceface? Please confirm.
Jackson: Sure...I guess. But my name is Jackson —
Benjamin: Yes or no is required, Braceface.
Jackson: Enough with the Braceface! Yes, I want to join.
Jo: Today we practice running like the wind, Tootie.
Rae: Tootie? It's just Rae. Or Ramona.
Rae: Tootie? It's just Rae. Or Ramona.
Jo: Do not fight the Kwihuutsuu, Tootie.
Rae: Do not call me Tootie!
Rae: Do not call me Tootie!
Jorgen: Skyward One, ready. [sighs] Callsign: Jerkface.
Nose: [chuckles] I feel your pain, cadet.
Nose: [chuckles] I feel your pain, cadet.
— Skyward
Live-Action Television
"Please don't call me 'Dunky'. I'm a Concorde pilot, not a biscuit."
— Captain Duncan Carruthers, Birds of a Feather, "On the Glass"
C'mon....c'mon. Anthony Bologna. (Beat) You and I both know that guy's name is Tony Baloney.
. (Beat) You and I both know that guy's name is Tony Baloney.Newspaper Comics
Wally: From now on, my nickname is 'The Wizard', it speaks of my guru status.
Alice: I think I'll call you 'The Lizard', it speaks of your small brain and lack of ambition.
Wally: Please don't.
Alice: Let's see which one catches on quicker.
Alice: I think I'll call you 'The Lizard', it speaks of your small brain and lack of ambition.
Wally: Please don't.
Alice: Let's see which one catches on quicker.
— Dilbert
Theatre
Prince Achmed: I'll make them all regret the name they chose to forget — What's that name, everyone?
Chorus: TIGER FUCKER!
Prince Achmed: NO.
Chorus: TIGER FUCKER!
Prince Achmed: NO.
Video Games
Kagura: Hey, Jinny.
Jin: Stop calling me that!
Jin: Stop calling me that!
— BlazBlue: Chronophantasma match intro
Johnny Cage: What's up, Thunder Lad?
Raiden: By the Elder Gods, I hate that nickname.
Raiden: By the Elder Gods, I hate that nickname.
Sub-Zero: Call me Grandmaster.
Johnny Cage: Grandmaster Blueberry Ice.
Sub-Zero: Even a child has more discipline.
Johnny Cage: Grandmaster Blueberry Ice.
Sub-Zero: Even a child has more discipline.
Pit: Hey! It's Pittoo!
Dark Pit: Will you quit calling me that?!
Dark Pit: Will you quit calling me that?!
—Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Palutena's Guidance for Dark Pit
Web Original
Dio Brando: It didn't cross my mind until now, but Jojo's a nickname, isn't it?
Jonathan Joestar: Yup! It's a contraction of Jonathan Joestar.
Dio: Hmm....
Jonathan: What?
Dio: Do I have a nickname, I wonder? The thought simply strikes me as comical.
Jonathan: Ha, you want me to give you one?
Dio: That's not what I had in mind...
Jonathan: You do want me to!
Dio: No, I don't...
Jonathan: Dio Brando... Brando... Chanel!
Dio: Chanel!?
Jonathan: Well, if you contract Dio Brando, you get Debu.note
Dio: Debu?!
Jonathan: Isn't this great? Now we match!
Dio: I'm-I'm fine with Chanel—
Jonathan: De-bu! De-bu!
Jonathan Joestar: Yup! It's a contraction of Jonathan Joestar.
Dio: Hmm....
Jonathan: What?
Dio: Do I have a nickname, I wonder? The thought simply strikes me as comical.
Jonathan: Ha, you want me to give you one?
Dio: That's not what I had in mind...
Jonathan: You do want me to!
Dio: No, I don't...
Jonathan: Dio Brando... Brando... Chanel!
Dio: Chanel!?
Jonathan: Well, if you contract Dio Brando, you get Debu.note
Dio: Debu?!
Jonathan: Isn't this great? Now we match!
Dio: I'm-I'm fine with Chanel—
Jonathan: De-bu! De-bu!
Webcomics
Scientist:... Super Mass-Hole? Is that really what he called himself?
Maxima: No, that's part of a P.R. strategy to discourage super crime.
Maxima: No, that's part of a P.R. strategy to discourage super crime.
Western Animation
Marie Antoinette: Zis is the ze problem with being rich!
Yakko: Your only other nickname is "Dick"?
Yakko: Your only other nickname is "Dick"?
—Animaniacs (2020), "France France Revolution"
Catherine: "When Lucas Hansen barfed in our fifth grade math class..."
Francine:: "I know! Everybody called him Lucas Pucas!"
Francine:: "I know! Everybody called him Lucas Pucas!"
— Arthur, "Vomitrocious"
Toph: Follow me, Twinkle-Toes.
Aang: (annoyed) Toph, I'm forty years old. You think you can stop with the nicknames?
Toph: 'Fraid not.
Aang: (annoyed) Toph, I'm forty years old. You think you can stop with the nicknames?
Toph: 'Fraid not.
Stanley: "Hurry up, Tru!"
Truman Oatley: "—Man! Tru-MAN! It's not as if my name is multisyllabic; there are only two."
Stanley: "Ah, come on, man!"
Truman: "There, there's the second syllable! Now, if you could only put them together."
— Martha Speaks, "Stanley Saves the Day"
"But they'll call me Monster Head!"
— Tommy, Pet Alien
Gordon: Duck called me a "Galloping Sausage"!
James: "Rusty Red Scrap Iron"!
Henry: I'm "Old Square Wheels"!
The Fat Controller: Well, Duck?
Duck: I only wish, sir, that I'd thought of those names myself, if the dome fits.
The Fat Controller: (stifles laughter)
James: "Rusty Red Scrap Iron"!
Henry: I'm "Old Square Wheels"!
The Fat Controller: Well, Duck?
Duck: I only wish, sir, that I'd thought of those names myself, if the dome fits.
The Fat Controller: (stifles laughter)
— Thomas & Friends, "Dirty Work"
Miscellaneous
"I have a dream that one day, I will be a villain in a James Bond film. I have the suit. I'm working my way up. And there's two reasons why I want to be a villain in a James Bond film. One: You get to name your own henchmen. Which is very exciting, name your own henchmen. And there have been some fantastic henchmen in the past: Oddjob, with his flying hat; or Jaws, with his metal teeth. [gnashes teeth] TERRIFYING! Isn't he? But, I believe if you're going to have a henchman, you should give him a humiliating, silly name... so that he will kill anyone who hears it. That's the idea. For example: [Evil Brit voice] 'Ah, Mr. Bond... I see you've met my eight-foot-tall psychopath... Poopypants. Destroy him, Poopy! Poopy, kill him! Use your powers of poop!'"
— Seán Cullen
