History Main / AllThereInTheScript

Compare NoNameGiven. Contrast FanNickname.

* In the ''VideoGame/GodOfWar'' series, Krato's wife Lysandra has her name revealed only in the comicbook and manual. His mother's name (Callisto) only appears on screen once when [[spoiler:you fight her as she's turned into a monster]] but is never uttered.

* The alien planet in Creator/LucasArts' ''VideoGame/TheDig'' is never named in the game proper, but the back of the box proudly declares that the planet is named Cocytus. In the {{novelization}}, the planet is named such by Brink, who chose to name it after the lowest circle of Hell from ''Literature/TheDivineComedy''.

* Many minor characters from ''Series/{{TheReallyLoudHouse}}'' have official names that are not mentioned in the dialogue, but instead revealed by the credits. Some examples include Johnny, Sarah, Molly, Trent, Phoebe, Josh, Wainwright, and most of the teachers.

* ''WesternAnimation/CareBearsMovieIIANewGeneration'': The giant star character who rescues the Care Bears and their Cousins from Dark Heart at the start of the movie is named as the "Great Wishing Star" in the credits.

** When [[spoiler:Steven and Greg]] fuse for the first time in ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverseTheMovie'', no one gives a name to the resulting individual, and even the in-movie credits [[NowWhichOneWasThatVoice only give voice actors, not names]]. It's only the closed captions and official cast lists that provide the name "[[spoiler:Steg]]".

* An early draft of the ''WesternAnimation/{{CorpseBride}}'' script reveals the titular character's full name to be Emily Merrimack.

** Constance is the shortest and the chubby one. Her name was revealed in the rainbowmonkeys.com, if you type in [[spoiler: Numbuh 0.5, her codename as a Sector Z operative]];** And finally there's Alessandra, the tall blond girl. Similar to David, her name was shown in [[ContentLeak leaeked]] concept art for Operation: Z.E.R.O.

* In ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMysteryIncorporated'', all of the main characters' parents have established given names, but two of them are never referred to by their given names except for the end credits. They are Shaggy Rogers' mother (whose first name is Paula) and Velma Dinkley's father (whose first name is Dale).

** All the names of the enemies in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'' were listed in the second part of the credits. For some Japanese trivia, it was also the first time the Koopalings were actually given names in the Japanese version (where they were identified by their English localization-given names).

* Enforced in-universe in ''ARG/WelcomeHome'' — while no footage of the show has been recovered, information on the show and the characters has been gleaned from surviving scripts.

** Lenny is the one with the football helmet. His name was revealed in the episode Operation: U.N.D.E.R.C.O.V.E.R., in which he plays a major role;

** Constance is the shortest and the chubby one. Her name was revealed in the rainbowmonkeys.com, if you type in [[spoiler: Numbuh 0.5, her codename as a Sector Z operative]];
** And finally there's Alessandra, the tall blond girl. Similar to David, her name was shown in [[ContentLeak leaeked]] concept art for Operation: Z.E.R.O.

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* Music/{{Lit}}: While the GiantWoman in "Music/{{Miserable}}" is often simply called Pam or Pamela (as in her actress Creator/PamelaAnderson), promotional materials for the video actually name her Val/Vallery (as in Vallery Irons, Pam Anderson's character from ''Series/{{VIP}}'', which is where the video first premiered).

A SisterTrope of AllThereInTheManual wherein vital information such as the name of a character, perhaps an important one, is never actually mentioned in the production proper, appearing only in the credits, script or related materials. Sometimes intentional, but often the result of {{Expospeak}} cut for time. When a production is operating off scripts with the character's name in front of all their dialogue, it's possible the writers will neglect to have it used aloud.[[note]]Though sometimes, in an interesting {{Inversion}}, a minor character will be listed in the script [[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep solely by role, e.g. "nurse" or "guard"]], when the dialogue ''does'' give them an actual name.[[/note]]

You know this trope is in effect whenever a program is being watched by two people, one a diehard fan and the other a NaiveNewcomer… and once the show is over, the newbie says something like: "I thought [Character X] turned in a memorable performance" and the veteran then says: "[Character X]? Why, that's [actual name of character]. They have a ''huge'' [[EnsembleDarkhorse fan base]]."

This can also occur because of changes made between the initial pitch meeting and the final script treatment. Sometimes, an actor will be unavailable due to other commitments (another film, unexpected illness or injury, etc) or disinterest, so their appearances will be edited out of the shooting script.

* C.C.'s name has never been revealed in any of ''Anime/CodeGeass''' copious amounts of [[AllThereInTheManual side materials]], but it ''was'' in the script for episode 11, and Creator/JunFukuyama actually said it as Lelouch, only for it to be blocked out in-series by a SoundEffectBleep.

* In several of the ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'' movies, there are characters who go unnamed outside of the script. For example in ''[[Anime/PokemonTheFirstMovie Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', the other trainers who made it to Mewtwo's Island (Corey, Neesha, and Fergus) are never named at all within the film itself. The same goes for the trainers (Kai, Maury, and Allegra) at the start of the [[LongRunners tenth movie]], ''Anime/PokemonTheRiseOfDarkrai''. The MAIN VILLAIN of the second film, ''[[Anime/Pokemon2000 The Power of One]]'', is never named in the film itself. (Supplemental materials call him "Lawrence III", but the DVD's UsefulNotes/ClosedCaptioning calls him "Gelardan", a romanisation of his Japanese name.)
** And the Gardevoir's owner from the episode "Mutiny in the Bounty" (Hunter J's introductory episode). According to Bulbapedia, her name is Melodi.
** Also, Delia Ketchum/Hanako received this treatment for quite some time (In the Japanese version of Episode 2, they even had her refer to herself as "Satoshi's (Ash's) mom"). It wasn't until the release of Movie 2 that she actually got a name.

* The [=OAV=] ''Anime/SylvanianFamilies'' played this in a rather funny way. Usually on the Japanese versions their names were based on the toys and had no official names. Until of course the official subs included on the [=DVD=]s used their Official English names. For the record:

* [=Kelly/Junko=] in ''Anime/TransformersRobotsInDisguise'': she is never named in the cartoon, and her name is only known from a casting sheet released online at the time of the show's premiere. It was also used in the Italian dub, in a single line.

** In the crossover between ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'' and the Creator/ImageComics super heroes, the bad guy of the issue is never named in the story proper. The only way you'd know that is name was Dr. Ian Droid was by looking at the ''boring copyright material on the first page''!

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Fantasia}}'' has very little spoken dialogue, almost none of which explains the characters. Though there are a few easily identifiable ones such as WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse and [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Bacchus]], there are also other named characters in promotional materials, such as the sorcerer [[SdrawkcabName Yen Sid]]. You could be forgiven for calling Chernabog {{Satan}}, as that's what he really was designed to be.

** The dentist who captures Nemo is known as "P. Sherman", the "P" stands for Philip.

** PlayedWith the king and queen. Though they initially seem to be {{Unnamed Parent}}s, reading the runes on [[spoiler:their graves]] reveals their names are Agdar and Idunn. These names also appear in other official materials, albiet slightly modified into Agnarr and Iduna. Their names were finally spoken aloud in [[WesternAnimation/FrozenII the sequel.]]

** The name of [[spoiler: Twilight's]] SuperPoweredEvilSide, [[spoiler: Midnight Sparkle]], is never stated in the movie itself, only in merchandise. She receives her name in ''Legend of Everfree''.
** Sunset Shimmer's Super Mode when fighting said character is "Daydream Shimmer", provided by WordOfGod.

* Rémy's dad Django is only named once in ''WesternAnimation/{{Ratatouille}}'', when another rat tells him a joke in the Paris sewers, and it's very hard to hear. ''Ratatouille: The Guide to Rémy's World'' reveals that the old woman whose attic Rémy's colony lives in at the beginning of the movie is named Mabel, and that she was part of the French Resistance during Usefulnotes/WorldWarTwo.

* In ''WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheGuardians'', only four of the Burgess kids -- Jamie, Sophie, Claude and Cupcake -- are named in the movie, but the script and credits show the other three to be Pippa (the girl), Monty (with the glasses), and Caleb (Claude's twin brother). This led to a lot of in-fandom confusion when the movie first came out, as Olivia Mattingly is credited as the voice of "Pippa/[[spoiler:Jack's Sister]]" leading a lot of folks to the inaccurate conclusion that "Pippa" was the name of [[spoiler: Jack Frost's little sister.]]

** The names of the goons from Biff and Griff's gangs — as well as that of Lorraine's two friends — are only mentioned in the credits. Interestingly, the newspaper prop of the gang's arrest in ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartII'' also mention the real names of Griff's goons.

** Even the cops who pick up Jennifer in ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartII'' have names — Reese and Foley, the same names Creator/RobertZemeckis and Bob Gale give to all pairs of cops who appear in their films.
* Most of the members of The Penguin's Red Triangle Circus Gang in ''Film/BatmanReturns'' have in-script names — or, more accurately, [[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep titles letting us know what they did when they were still circus performers]] ("Sword Swallower", for example, or "Fat Clown"); they are not known by these names or by any others in the movie itself. (This never became awkward because the Penguin always referred to his henchpersons collectively.) Interestingly, they ''are'' named in the two ''Batman Returns'' novelizations that adhered closely to the official script — and right off the [[StealthPun bat]], too, as if we're supposed to have already heard of them. For that matter, [[BeamMeUpScotty "Red Triangle Circus Gang" is never said in its entirety in the film]]; all we hear is "Red Triangle Circus", "Red Triangle Gang", or just "Circus Gang".

* The clown mooks in the first scene of ''Film/TheDarkKnight''. They are, in fact, named after the Seven Dwarves, but that's only seen in the script.
* As revealed in the credits, the name of Juno Temple's character in ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises'' is Jen.

** A minor example in [[Film/FantasticBeastsAndWhereToFindThem the first movie]]: when [[spoiler:Credence's]] Obscurus attacks, the fate of Mary Lou's eldest daughter is unknown. In the script, she's killed along with her mother and [[Main/FridgeHorror other adopted siblings]].
** In the [[Film/FantasticBeastsTheCrimesOfGrindelwald second movie]], the fact that the woman who was taking baby Credence to America when the ship sank is [[spoiler:his aunt]] is only ever confirmed in the script.
* ''Film/FightClub'': There is much confusion naturally surrounding the actual name of the film's Narrator (as opposed to his twist identity). It may be "Jack" due to his repeated use of the phrase "I am Jack's...", but is arguable that he only uses the moniker Jack because that was the one he saw in "Annotated Reader". Additionally, the press packages released for the movie, the back of the DVD, the DVD booklet,[[note]]The chapter list is referred to as "Jack's Chapters".[[/note]] and the original screenplay also refer to him as "Jack."
** On the other hand, this is frequently {{Jossed}} in other materials. The DVD UsefulNotes/ClosedCaptioning say Rupert (one of the fake names he uses to stay anonymous at support groups), the [[Literature/FightClub source material]] says "I am '''Joe'''[='=]s..." instead, and [[Creator/ChuckPalahniuk Chuck]] [[WordOfGod Palahniuk]] has announced [[spoiler:he will be called "Cornelius" (another support group name) in the sequel. In the sequel, the Narrator has adopted the name Sebastian, but it's implied it's not his real name.]]

** Infuriatingly, in his commentary track Ed Norton mentions all this confusion, then says the character had a real name, which he knew - ''and he doesn't reveal it.''
* The monster Franchise/{{Godzilla}} fights in ''Film/Godzilla2000'' is named Orga and the alien race in the film is the Millennian. Of course, you wouldn't know just from watching the film alone since he's never mentioned by name. Luckily, promotional material and action figures cleared that up for us.

* The script for ''Film/Godzilla2014'' allegedly refers to the [=MUTO=]s as "Hokmuto" and "Femuto" respectively. Hokmuto gets his name from Janjira being located in Hokkaido in an earlier draft, and Femuto gets hers from [[SamusIsAGirl being a lady monster]].

* None of the Gremlins introduced in ''Film/Gremlins2TheNewBatch'' are named in the movie itself, but through the end credits, the DVD's audio commentary, the novelization and other merchandise, you learn the name of Mohawk (the black mogwai who eventually becomes the Spider-Gremlin), Daffy (the wacky googly-eyed mogwai who [[spoiler: Kate mistakes for Gizmo]], and later on in Gremlin form can be seen dressed as an elevator operator and towards the end of the film, a dentist), George (who is modeled after Creator/JamesCagney), Lenny (who has buck-teeth) and the genetically-enhanced Brain Gremlin (also known as "Mr. Glasses" in the novelization). The female Gremlin, according to different sources, is either named Greta or simply "Girl Gremlin".

* In ''Film/HappyGilmore'', Happy's caddy (the homeless man he grabbed off the street) is named Otto. However, he is never referred to as Otto throughout the final film in any way. Seeing as how he has a lot of screen time, viewers will wonder who "Otto" is when he appears near the top of the cast list.

* Effie Trinket is never referred by name in ''Film/TheHungerGames''.
** Rumor has it that the script gives names to some of the other tributes who are OnlyKnownByTheirNickname or unnamed in the book, possibly just to make the actors feel better. If you listen, you can ''almost'' hear Caesar Flickerman referring to Foxface by name.

* Sawyer, in ''Film/TheLeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen'', never gets his first name mentioned. When he first appears, he introduces himself as "Special Agent Sawyer of the American Secret Service", and for the remainder of the movie, all the other characters address him as Sawyer. His first name is used once in a deleted scene, which can be viewed on the DVD; Special Agent Sawyer is Creator/MarkTwain's lovable scamp ''[[Literature/TheAdventuresOfTomSawyer Tom Sawyer]]'', all grown up, but unless you work that out on your own, you'd never know it. Especially since Tom Sawyer as a Secret Service Agent only makes a lick of sense if you know about Twain's much lesser-known detective genre satire sequel, ''Tom Sawyer, Detective'', in which an older [[RoleCalled Tom Sawyer is a detective]], although one still wouldn't automatically make the jump that he went on to join the secret service from there.
** With the [[FridgeLogic slight problem]] that by the time the movie is set, Tom Sawyer would be older than Alan Quatermain.

* Several orcs in ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'', notably Gothmog, the orc commander at the Battle of the Pelennor in ''[[Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheReturnOfTheKing The Return of the King]]''.

* Several of the pirates in ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' aren't called by name.
** Ragetti and Pintel (the pirate with the wooden eye and his friend) don't get addressed by name until the [[Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanAtWorldsEnd third film]].

* In ''Film/QuantumOfSolace'', a character known only as Ms. Fields in the film is revealed to have the first name [[EmbarrassingFirstName Strawberry]] in the credits.
** An obvious MythologyGag. A Bond girl with a silly name so embarrassed of it, she refused to tell Film/JamesBond what it was when they met.

** Dr. Robotnik's first name is never said in the movie, but [[https://youtu.be/ALDqbbbYysE a Nickelodeon TV Spot]] suggests that it's still Ivo like in [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog the games]].
** Although Robotnik's hoverjet is never named on-screen, ConceptArt and the modelling schematics for the CGI rendering call it The Eggpod.
* ''The Son of Kong'', the largely-forgotten sequel to ''Film/KingKong1933'', Helen Mack's character is referred to as Hilda in the credits but never named onscreen despite being the movie's {{Deuteragonist}}. Kong's son himself is a victim as well; officially, his name is Kiko, but the movie only uses nicknames like "Little Kong".

** Likewise, it doesn't say in the films that Leia's surname is Organa, or that Luke's adoptive parents are called Lars. Even stranger, not once in the series is Luke ever himself referred to as a Lars, even though it would have made sense for him to undergo a name change similar to his sister's, as both were to be kept hidden from Vader when they were infants. (Leia, meanwhile, is almost never properly called "Skywalker" in either the films or the ExpandedUniverse.) Of course, passing Luke off as a Lars probably wouldn't have worked anyway, since Owen Lars had been Anakin's step-brother [[{{Retcon}} (and, prior to the release of the prequels, was said to be Obi-Wan Kenobi's younger brother)]].

** Many of the [[TheEmpire First Order]] Stormtroopers from ''The Force Awakens'' are listed in the credits by their designation, but since they're never referred to by name or shown without helmets in the film itself, it's impossible to know which one is which. For example, the one labeled as "FN-2199" is the one who calls Finn a traitor and then engages in a battle with him.

* Almost everybody knows how infamous the characters Skids and Mudflap from ''Film/TransformersRevengeOfTheFallen'' have become, and if not calling them "the Twins" or referring to them via derogatory terms, people tend to remember their names. Surprisingly, Skids never got named on-screen in the movie. He does have his name printed onto his license plate, but how many non-fans would have caught that? Arcee's component robots don't get named either (the blue one is Chromia, the purple one is called Elita-1), nor do many one-shot robot characters, such as Reedman and the Kitchen Crew.
** The two main antagonists of ''{{Film/Bumblebee}}'', Shatter and Dropkick, do not get named on-screen, only being named in the credits and promotional material. Blitzwing, the only other major Transformer in the film, is also hit with this.

* The Toon Patrol weasels in ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit'' are never referred to by name anywhere in the movie. They all have {{Meaningful Name}}s (Psycho, Wheezy, Smart Ass, Stupid, and Greasy), so it's easy to tell which is which.
** Originally there were seven, the other two are Sleazy and Slimy.

* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'': The AxeCrazy villain of ''Literature/{{Night Watch|Discworld}}'' is actually named Carcer ''Dun'', but you wouldn't know it if you didn't read the preview in the back of ''Literature/ThiefOfTime''... or the article about him on Website/TheOtherWiki.

* ''Series/{{Alias}}'': On a [[Creator/JJAbrams related note]], Arvin Clone, thanks to the capable agents of the CIA.
* In ''Series/BabylonFive'' the second Vorlon ambassador insists on using the name of the first, Kosh, and his real name is never used on-screen. It was revealed in a spin-off novel as Ulkesh.

* Several characters and demon species in both ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' and ''Series/{{Angel}}'' are only named in the shooting scripts.
** Faith had no known surname for a long time, until it was finally revealed to be Lehane in the official RPG.
* ''Series/{{CSINY}}'': Mac Taylor's full first name, [=McCanna=], is only mentioned in a script somewhere. Although his middle name, Llewelyn, was said onscreen in the season 8 finale, "Near Death." ( Mac's father was, however, referred to as [=McCanna=] in season 5's "Yarhzeit" and season 6's "Blacklist.")

* The scripts for ''Series/FawltyTowers'' reveal that un-named or one-shot characters — such as hotel guests only appearing and speaking briefly — are given names of ancient kings like "Xerxes", "Darius", "Nebuchadnezzar", etc. Creator/JohnCleese thought this was more fun than calling them "Father", "Mother", "Man In Restaurant" or "Boy Complaining About Chips".

** Ms. Hawking was never referred to as such onscreen until season 5, but the character name appeared in print sources and commentaries. On that same note, Ajira 316ians Caesar and Ilana were not named in their initial appearances but were named in the credits.

* ''Series/{{Smallville}}'': The name of Jimmy Olsen's friend with the dogs, the camera and the [[StraightGay boyfriend]] is revealed to be Colin through the sides. [[spoiler: [[AlasPoorScrappy They can ring that bell together in the great beyond now...]]]]

* Music/{{Miserable}}: While the giant woman is often simply called Pam or Pamela (as in her actress Creator/PamelaAnderson) promotional materials for the video actually name her Val/Vallery. (as in Vallery Irons, Pam Anderson's character from Series/{{VIP}}, which is where the video first premiered.)

* Narrowly averted: In the musical of ''Theatre/LesMiserables'', only one easily misunderstood line name-drops Enjolras.
** But played straight with nearly every other revolutionary. They're important enough to have their names in the program, but their names never appear in the lyrics at all.
*** Revolutionaries Courfeyrac, Combeferre, Feuilly, and Grantaire '''are''' name-dropped once each (and closely together in the same song), but just like with Enjolras, it's easy to miss.
* Similarly, the title character in Andrew Lloyd Webber's ''Theatre/ThePhantomOfTheOpera'' is never referred to by his given name — but it's generally accepted that it's Erik, as it is in the novel and most other adaptations.

* ''Series/{{Victorious}}'': Andre's girlfriend in "Prom Wrecker" is named Sherry.

* In ''VideoGame/ArmoredCore4'', the name of the Chapter 4 boss (Ursragna) is only given in the Xbox 360 [[AchievementSystem achievement]] for beating the mission on Hard mode.

** Luxord, Xigbar, and Demyx are never called by name (save for a Final Mix+ scene, in which someone says Demyx's), but you see their names in Jiminy's Journal. Later games do call them by name.

* In the ''VideoGame/MegaManClassic'' series, many of the non-Robot Master bosses, such as the Yellow Devil, were not named in the games themselves or their English-language manuals.

** The second Patriot AI is never named in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2SonsOfLiberty''. [[MindScrew In fact, the game leaves it vague whether it's a second AI or a recovered GW.]] The ''Document of Metal Gear Solid 2'' identifies it as "JFK", while ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots'' implies (though never explicitly identified) it was JD.

** The names of Gwendolyn's Spear (Gungnir) & Cornelius' Sword (Almacia) are only mentioned in the Art Book, the other weapons are named in the game.

* ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}'': [[HeroicMime Chell's]] name is only known from the credits; [=GLaDOS=] refers to her as [[HelloInsertNameHere "Subject Name Here"]]. For that matter, [=GLaDOS=] is never introduced as such except on plating in its room at the very end of the game.

* ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil3Nemesis'' features two members of the Umbrella Biohazard Countermeasure Service that don't last long before getting killed. The infected soldier in the press office that Carlos has to euthanize[=/=]gets killed by Nicholai is named Murphy Seeker and the guy in the hospital who blows himself up to try to kill Nicholai[=/=]falls victim to one of Nicholai's traps is named Tyrell Patrick. But while Murphy is called by name in Carlos' version of his scene (which is already hard to trigger,) Tyrell goes unnamed in game, with their full names only being revealed in supplementary material and the game's credits. [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil3Remake The remake managed to avert this]] by [[AscendedExtra giving Tyrell more of a major on-screen role than before]], though now Murphy goes unnamed in his largely shortened scene.

* Swampy Marsh, co-creator of ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'', [[WordOfGod has confirmed]] that the Fireside Girls' names are Gretchen (the one with the glasses), Holly (the African-American one), Katie (the blonde one), Adyson Sweetwater (the one with the sleeveless uniform), Milly (the curly-haired one), and Ginger (the Asian one). Their names, or at least some of them, were said in "Isabella and the Temple of Sap", in [[ADayInTheLimelight which they were prominently featured]].

* Most of the one-shot characters from ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'' are not named on-screen and are only given their names in the end credits. One example is Caccitore, the man who used Jack after he was turned into a chicken in a fighting tournament in "Chicken Jack".
** Notably, only Ashi out of all the daughters of Aku has her name said on screen. The other three with speaking roles, Avi, Ami, and Aki, are listed in the credits (voiced respectively by Ashi's voice actor, Tara Strong, and both by Kari Wahlgren), leaving the last three with no name as of the release of the DVD set.

* Some of the background characters from ''WesternAnimation/{{Cars}}'' are actually all revealed to have names according to the tie-in diecast toy line.

** Although Robotnik's hoverjet is never named on-screen, concept art and the modelling schematics for the CGI rendering call it The Eggpod.

* In ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII'', Luxord, Xigbar, and Demyx are never called by name (save for a Final Mix+ scene, in which someone says Demyx's), but you see their names in Jiminy's Journal. Later games do call them by name.
** Likewise with the Heartless bosses. Darkside, Guard Armor, Trickmaster, Stealth Sneak... They can all be found in the journal, but other than that...

* The second Patriot AI is never named in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2SonsOfLiberty''. [[MindScrew In fact, the game leaves it vague whether it's a second AI or a recovered GW.]] The ''Document of Metal Gear Solid 2'' identifies it as "JFK", while ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots'' implies (though never explicitly identified) it was JD.

** Likewise, Major Zero's real name, David Oh, is never mentioned anywhere in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3SnakeEater'', but was brought up in many supplemental materials and guides, including a casting sheet leaked prior to the game's release.

* In ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'', Luxord, Xigbar, and Demyx are never called by name (save for a Final Mix+ scene, in which someone says Demyx's), but you see their names in Jiminy's Journal.

* ''Webcomic/Rain2010'': Rudy's name isn't said in [[https://rain.thecomicseries.com/comics/18/ his first appearance]] and is only revealed through the [[https://rain.thecomicseries.com/comics/19/ author's commentary of the next page]]. His name is mentioned for the first time in the [[https://rain.thecomicseries.com/comics/24 first chapter's penultimate page]].