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Synchronicity
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(4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
14th Jan, 2021 06:06:01 PM
Special Person, Normal Name, Tom the Dark Lord (for villains), Fluffy the Terrible (for creatures), Some Call Me "Tim" (a nickname for when the real name is incomprehensible)
Edited by Synchronicity
Is there a trope for characters such as aliens/monsters/cavemen/animals/robots having regular-sounding names, usually as a joke, or a form of Translation Convention?