Quotes / Comic-Book Movies Don't Use Codenames

"What's a Magneto? ...'Sabretooth'? 'Storm'? What do they call you? 'Wheels'? This is the stupidest thing I ever heard."

— Wolverine (to Professor X), X-Men Film Series

"Relax, pal. It's cool to have a codename. It's not that weird."

— Rhoman Dey (to Star-Lord), Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

Korrath the Pursuer: Star-Lord!
Peter Quill: (smiling with satisfaction) FINALLY!

— Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

"You're out there wearing that goofy thing, lighting up cars, calling yourself 'The Shocker'? 'I'm the Shocker! I shock people!' What is this, pro wrestling?"

— Adrian Toomes (mocking the Shocker), Spider-Man: Homecoming

Peter Parker: I'm Peter, by the way.
Stephen Strange: Doctor Strange.
Peter Parker: Oh, we're using our made-up names. Um... I'm Spider-Man, then.

— Avengers: Infinity War

Agent Woo: After unspecified experimentation with the Mind Stone, Maximoff gained telekinetic and telepathic abilities.
Director Hayward: Back up, Jimmy. Does Maximoff have an alias?
Agent Woo: No, sir.
Director Hayward: No funny nickname?
Agent Woo: Not a one.
Director Hayward: [looks surprised]

— WandaVision, "On a Very Special Episode"

Oliver: I think the vigilante needs a better codename than "the Hood" or "the hood guy".
Malcolm: I agree. How about...Green Arrow?
Oliver: Lame.

— Arrow

Oliver: Last month, you took on a man named Leonard Snart—
Barry: We call him Captain Cold.
Oliver: We can talk about you giving your enemies silly codenames later.
Barry: You mean, like, over coffee with Deathstroke and the Huntress?
Oliver: The point is...

— The Flash (2014)

Diana: I'm off, Mother. I'm going to defeat Ares, fight in the great war, and become the hero that everyone will soon call Wonder Woman.
Hippolyta: No one will call you that.
Diana: What?
Hippolyta: No one will call you that, like, nobody.
Diana: You mean they never worked that in, not even as a joke?
Hippolyta: Nope.
Diana: Oh my God. We're gonna be Fant4stic! They never said their name either! We're gonna be Fant4stic?! Oh, my God!

— The Nostalgia Critic, Wonder Woman (2017)

Trish Walker: Jewel is a great superhero name!

Jessica Jones: "Jewel" is a stripper's name, a really slutty stripper. And if I wear that thing, you're gonna have to call me Cameltoe.

— Jessica Jones (2015)

In gritty, realistic reboots they like to often just dance around names because THE NAMES are the cheesiest part about whatever the fantasy is.

— Cinema Wins, Everything Great About Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)

Meet four people who are never referred to as Mr. Fantastic, The Thing, Invisible Woman, the Human Torch, or the Fantastic Four.

— Honest Trailers, on Fant4stic

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