History Main / FanNickname

* Belize; The Jewel of Central America

** Rome: The Eternal City

* During World War II, the western press affectionately referred to JosefStalin as "Uncle Joe". Come the Cold War, it begun a new career as an IronicNickname.

** Twitch Plays Pokemon:

* ''VisualNovel/AceAttorney''
** "Naruhobo" for Phoenix's appearance in ''Apollo Justice'', from his Japanese name (Ryuichi Naruhodo),
** 8 [=HoboPhoenix=] ,Hobonick or Hobonix, for the same reasons.

** Bratsworth - The younger Edgeworth as he appears in case 4 of ''Trials and Tribulations'' [[spoiler: and case 4 of ''Ace Attorney Investigations'']], from his smug attitude and extremely youthful appearance.

**** And yet one more: [[{{Sealab2021}} D-Cups Full Of Justice!]]
** Dickhead - Daryan Crescend, because of his hairdo and personality

** Super Objection - The '''''[[color:red:Objection!]]''''' at the very end of ''Trials and Tribulations'', when [[spoiler:Mia's ghost appears next to Phoenix when he calls Godot out]].

** ''[[VisualNovel/AceAttorneyInvestigations Ace Attorney Investigations 2]]'': As for now, Hakari Mikagami and Yumihiko Ichiyanagi are both known as, respectively, "Judgette" and "Bakahiko" to the western fanbase. Meanwhile, Marie Miwa from case two is "[[ApolloJustice Olga's Mom]]".

** Athena Cykes from ''[[VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyDualDestinies Dual Destinies]]'' has already gathered names such as ''Branchhair, Yellow Girl'' and ''Artemis'' for those who either support the theory that she is related to {{Apollo|JusticeAceAttorney}} [[spoiler:and the Gramaryes]] or took special notice of her archery glove and moon-shaped earring. (The moon and archery are both attributes of the goddess Artemis)

* In ''{{Armageddon}}'', Bruce Willis's character says that NASA undoubtably has a crew of guys "just sitting around thinking shit up". These guys... the crew that sits around thinking shit up, are known as the "Steely Eyed Missile Men" for their ability to cooly and calmly think up technological solutions to the hardest problems on Earth or in Space.

** Former (as she was arrested) leader of the Mexican Teacher Union Elba Esther Gordillo: [[ChildsPlay Chucky]], because the uncanny look to that character. Also, ''La Maestra'' (The Teacher), due to her job.

** Charlotte: The Queen City

* {{Brazil}}

*** Its left-oriented competitor MSNBC is sometimes said to stand for "Mostly Shit, Never Been Corrected".

Note that these aren't specifically limited to characters. Common sets, props, and special effects can also earn nicknames from the fans. Even (parts of) the series ''itself'' can be referred to with a nickname. Works suffering from RecycledTitle syndrome are very common to have a fan nickname to avoid confusion.

** FanNickname/TwitchPlaysPokemon

** Surprised no one calls him Krudd

** The current Australian prime minister Julia Gillard is sometimes called "Jules" in the media along with some nastier nicknames as well.

** Eeguh - Koji "IGA" Igarashi, the current producer of the ''VideoGame/{{Castlevania}}'' series. Used occasionally by [[BrokenBase fans who feel that IGA has ruined Castlevania]].

* {{Wisconsin}} Governor Scott Walker: [[Franchise/StarWars Imperial Walker]]

* UsefulNotes/{{Wisconsin}} Governor Scott Walker: [[Franchise/StarWars Imperial Walker]]

** Others presidents are usually remenber by their initial as in FHC (Fernando Henrique Cardoso) and JK (Juscelino Kubitschek).

** "The Grey Ghost" - USS ''Enterprise'' (CV-6)

* {{LEGO}}: '[[CrackIsCheaper The Danish Crack]]''.

* {{Transformers}}:

* MyLittlePony: