Fan Works
Seriously? his name was Lee? That's the most common name in the Fire Nation! That would be like someone from my world going "Hi everybody! I'm the Assassin, Bob!"
— Alec after learning the name of Combustion Man, Absolute Trust
"My name? Uh, I'm Susan," Susan said nervously.
"No, I mean your monster name."
"My... monster name?"
"Like, what do people scream when they see you coming? You know, like 'Look out, here comes…' Mega-Maid, Monsteria, whatever."
"Uh, they don't call me anything," Susan said, by now terribly confused. "People generally don't run screaming when they see me. But my friends call me Susie."
"That's how they describe you in the news?" the cockroach asked her, one antenna twitching. "'The town was attacked by the terrifying giantess... 'Susie'?"
— God Help the Outcasts, Chapter 1
Films — Live-Action
"There are some who call me... Tim."
— Tim the Enchanter, Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Literature
[Mr. Young] stared down at the golden curls of the Adversary, Destroyer of Kings, Angel of the Bottomless Pit, Great Beast that is called Dragon, Prince of This World, Father of Lies, Spawn of Satan, and Lord of Darkness. "You know," he concluded, after a while, "I think he actually looks like an Adam."
There was a ghastly moment now when you realized that he had looked at the Resurrecting Prince when he said John; that God had responded to so banal and cursory a word as John...
Marci: So let me make sure I've got this straight. The three great dragon seers are the Black Reach, Estella the Northern Star, and Bob? One of these things is not like the others.
Julius: Bob's just his family name. He's actually Brohomir, Great Seer of the Heartstrikers, but he only answers to that on formal occasions or when he's booking tables at restaurants.
Julius: Bob's just his family name. He's actually Brohomir, Great Seer of the Heartstrikers, but he only answers to that on formal occasions or when he's booking tables at restaurants.
— The Heartstrikers book 1: Nice Dragons Finish Last
Bob: Look at poor Estella. She had a perfectly lovely name, but it was too normal, so everyone just called her The Northern Star, including her. [...]
Chelsie: And "Brohomir" is better?
Bob: Much! No one ever calls me by common nouns and verbs. I am always myself, which is a lovely thing to be.
Chelsie: And "Brohomir" is better?
Bob: Much! No one ever calls me by common nouns and verbs. I am always myself, which is a lovely thing to be.
— The Heartstrikers book 5: Last Dragon Standing
Live-Action TV
Chuck: I am the prophet...Chuck!
Lillith: You've got to be joking.
Lillith: You've got to be joking.
— Supernatural, "The Monster At The End Of This Book"
Video Games
"Behold before you, the illustrious, the imperious, ingenious archmage... CARL."
— Invoker's real name, Dota 2
"So wait a minute — I just found out the Master Chief's name is John. John? JOHN? We're afraid of a guy named JOHN? Are you kidding me!?"
"Very well... John. Plain name, but I won't forget it."
— Ocelot, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eaternote
Web Video
"I love an extravagant person with a very plain name, something about it just really tickles me. Someone who's extravagant and their name's like - THE MAGE WHO LIVES BY THE RIVER, HER HAIR LONG TO HER ANKLES, SHE HAS EIGHT FINGERS ON EACH HAND, AND SHE GOES BY THE NAME Claire."
Western Animation
Tarak: But we can make no vows. For that you must beseech our elder, the wisest hunter of them all... Bill!
[Beat]
Luz: [Gasps] Is that short for something?
Tarak: Nope. Just Bill.
[Beat]
Luz: [Gasps] Is that short for something?
Tarak: Nope. Just Bill.
— The Owl House, "Edge of the World"
