History Main / EnterEponymous

In anime, this can instead be "''sono na wa''", "His Name Is". ([[IThoughtItMeant No, not that]] HisNameIs.) Related to ICommaNoun.

* ''Anime/CodeGeass'' episode 4, which features the debut of Zero, is called "His Name Is [[MyHeroZero Zero]]". Interestingly, if you look at the first five episode titles, they all introduce the main characters in a similar way - "The Day a New Demon Was Born" (Lelouch, getting his geass); "The White Knight Awakens" (Suzaku, getting the [[SuperPrototype Lancelot]]); "The False Classmate" (Kallen); "His Name is Zero"; and "The Princess and the Witch" (Euphemia and C.C.). From this, it seems as if they're introducing Zero as a separate character. He ends up becoming a symbol that goes beyond who's behind the mask, but it's particularly poignant if you consider the ending of the series.

* ''VideoGame/DisgaeaHourOfDarkness''' second chapter: "Enter Flonne"

* ''VideoGame/{{Gex}}: Enter the Gecko''

* ''Anime/CodeGeass'' had "His Name Is Zero."

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* ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'' had a few of those: "Enter Mousse! The Fist of the White Swan", "Enter Ryoga! The Eternal 'Lost Boy'", "Enter Kuno, the Night-Prowling Knight" and "Enter Gosunkugi, the New Rival!?", as well as "Enter Shampoo, the Gung-Ho Girl!"
* ''Manga/{{InuYasha}}'':

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* "Enter Sandman" by {{Music/Metallica}}.
** Several sports teams at various levels use the song as entrance music, but the imagery of the eponymous figure is probably most invoked by the [[{{UsefulNotes/Baseball}} the New York Yankees]]'s PA system blaring this song whenever Mariano Rivera (arguably the best closer[[note]]A relief pitcher who specializes in getting the last three outs of the ballgame when the team holds a small lead. Most pitchers do not last more than two or three seasons as a team's closer - "Mo" was the Yankees' closer for 17 seasons before his retirement in 2013.[[/note]] of all time) literally enters the game from the bullpen.

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* {{Wrestling/ECW}} wrestler The Sandman always made his entrance to Music/{{Metallica}}'s "Enter Sandman".

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* The first episode of ''TheLoneRanger'' is titled "Enter the Lone Ranger", showing the age of this trope.

* ''{{Dynasty}}'' had "Enter Alexis".

* DragonBallZ had [[SpoilerTitle "His Name is Cell"]] right after the standard "Who is this new threat" at the end of the previous episode.

* Anime/CodeGeass episode 4, which features the debut of Zero, is called "His Name Is [[MyHeroZero Zero]]". Interestingly, if you look at the first five episode titles, they all introduce the main characters in a similar way - "The Day a New Demon Was Born" (Lelouch, getting his geass); "The White Knight Awakens" (Suzaku, getting the [[SuperPrototype Lancelot]]); "The False Classmate" (Kallen); "His Name is Zero"; and "The Princess and the Witch" (Euphemia and C.C.). From this, it seems as if they're introducing Zero as a separate character. He ends up becoming a symbol that goes beyond who's behind the mask, but it's particularly poignant if you consider the ending of the series.

* ''CodeGeass'' had "His Name Is Zero."

* ''{{Medabots}}'': "Enter Rintaro".

* ''WesternAnimation/{{X-Men}}: The Animated Series'' had "Enter Magneto".
* ''{{Spider-Man}}: The Animated Series'' from the 1990s had two: "Enter The Punisher" and "Enter The Green Goblin".

* ''TheBotsMaster'' introduced Ninjzz in the second episode aptly titled "Enter the Ninjzz".

* [[TheNanny Fran Drescher]]'s autobiography spoofs the trope. It's called ''Enter Whining''.

* A chapter of ''MobyDick'': "Enter Ahab; to him, Stubb".

* ParanoiaAgent: In English, the title of episode 1 is "Enter Lil' Slugger". This is an approximation of the Japanese title, "''Shōnen Batto Sanjō!''" or "''Shounen Bat Appears!''"

* ''GingaDensetsuWeed'' had "His Name Is Weed" as its first episode.

* ''{{GaoGaiGar}}'' did it repeatedly. First they had "His Name Is [=ChoRyuJin=]", then later "His name is [=GekiRyuJin=]".

* ''Manga/{{InuYasha}}'': "Enter Shippo, Plus the Amazing Thunder Brothers".

* ''EnterTheDragon''

* The ''TransformersGenerationOne'' episode [[http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Enter_the_Nightbird "Enter the Nightbird"]], starring the [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot eponymous one-shot antagonistic newborn female giant robot ninja.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures'' had "Enter the Viper" (introducing Viper), "Re-Enter the J-Team" (''re''introducing said team), and "Re-Enter the Dragon" (a reference to the first example of this list.)

* A ''SherlockHolmes'' pastiche about his brother Mycroft is called ''Enter the Lion''.

* ''{{Disgaea}}'''s second chapter: "Enter Flonne"

It's fairly common in TV series to title an episode that introduces a new recurring or main character with ''Enter (character's name)'' or ''Enter the (attribute/title/race of the new character)''. This has its roots as a stage direction, so it is on the minds of writers more than viewers.

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* {{Anime/Pokemon}}:

* Played for laughs in ''Anime/CardfightVanguard'': "Enter the Ninja Fighter", followed by "Ninja Fighter Withdraws".

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* {{ECW}} wrestler The Sandman always made his entrance to Music/{{Metallica}}'s "Enter Sandman".

* ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemist'' toys with this: the final episode featuring Scar is titled "His Name is [[NoNameGiven Unknown]]".

* {{Anime/Pokemon}}: Japan has used "Enter Champion Shirona" (Cynthia) and "Enter Contest Master Mikuri" (Wallace). In between those episodes, the episode for Ash's first confrontation with the region's villainous team was called "Their Name is Team Galaxy" in Japan while the dub went with "Enter Galactic".

** Several sports teams at various levels use the song as entrance music, but the imagery of the eponymous figure is probably most invoked by the [[{{UsefulNotes/Baseball the New York Yankees]]'s PA blaring this song whenever Mariano Rivera (arguably the best closer[[note]]A relief pitcher who specializes in getting the last three outs of the ballgame when the team holds a small lead. Most pitchers do not last more than two or three seasons as a team's closer - "Mo" was the Yankees' closer for 17 seasons before his retirement in 2013.[[/note]] of all time) literally enters the game from the bullpen.