History Main / HeroWithAUniqueName

* ''Disney/BigHero6'' features Hiro Hamada, a protagonist with the only AlliterativeName, as well as being the "[[MeaningfulName hero]]" of the story. Also, the rest of the superhero team are OnlyKnownByTheirNickname.

* Played straight with Stitch (Experiment 626), the only experiment with a name, in the first ''Disney/LiloAndStitch'' film and then gradually inverted as [[Franchise/LiloAndStitch the sequel films]] and [[WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitchTheSeries first TV series]] revealed that there were more [[Characters/LiloAndStitchExperiments experiments]] and the goal was to befriend and rename all of the experiments, thus making Stitch less and less unique.

** {{Deuteragonist}} Adrien Agreste also stands out for his AlliterativeName. However, this is a somewhat DownplayedTrope (appropriately enough, given Adrien's status as TheLancer), as another character, [[ButtMonkey Roger]] [[Raincomprix]], also has one.

* ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'': Marinette Dupan-Cheng, TheHero of the show, has a hyphenated MultiethnicName, which stands out from the other characters.

* ''WesternAnimation/KryptoTheSuperdog'' features The Dog Star Patrol which are a team of superpowered dogs who patrol the galaxy and they all possess dog-themed names. When the protagonist Krypto joins them, he stands out by being named after his home planet Krypton, instead of a dog-themed name.

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->'''Dr. Maheswaran''': ''[holding the phone]'' Connie? The Steven Universe boy would like to speak with you. ''[To self as she walks out of the room]'' I swear that's not his real name.
-->--''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'', "[[Recap/StevenUniverseS1E44MarbleMadness Marble Madness]]"

!!Examples

May overlap with MeaningfulName, AwesomeMcCoolName, OddNameOut, and AerithAndBob. Compare and contrast with SpecialPersonNormalName.

* In ''Literature/TheHobbit'', protagonist Bilbo Baggins is the only major character who has a family name, all other characters have either a single name (Gandalf, Bard, Beorn, Elrond, Gollum, the dwarves) or have NoNameGiven (the Great Goblin, the Elvenking, the Master of Laketown). This is justified by that hobbits (and Bree-men, who are not featured in ''The Hobbit'') are the only culture in Middle-Earth where family names as such exist. Similarly, out of the thirteen dwarves, Thorin Oakenshield is the only one with an epiteth, as TheLeader of the dwarves and the deuteragonist of the book.

* ''Franchise/SailorMoon'', the protagonist, is the only character who is not named after a planet in the Solar System and instead named after Earth's moon.

* ''VideoGame/MegaMan'' features the Robot Masters built by Dr. Light and Dr. Wily which are all named after their abilities (Heat Man, Bomb Man, Ice Man, etc.), and "Mega Man", the protagonist, has a NonIndicativeName where his name refers to his Mega Buster, but even then, he is versatile and can equip himself with other Robot Masters' powers. (And don't get us started on his Japanese name, "Rockman").

->'''Dr. Maheswaran''': ''[holding out phone]'' Connie? The Steven Universe boy would like to speak with you. ''[To self as she walks out of the room]'' I swear that's not his real name.

* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'': The Crystal Gems are named after real life gems and then there is Steven, the protagonist, who is the only Crystal Gem to not be named after a gem. As mentioned in the quote, Steven's surname ("Universe") also stands out among the other humans--and Steven actually gets it from his human father, not his Crystal Gem mother. [[spoiler:It's later revealed that Greg changed his name to "Universe", probably back when he was a singer]].

* Rocko, the protagonist of ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife'' is the only character who doesn't have a last name and is and OddNameOut.

* ''Franchise/FiveNightsAtFreddys'' games feature TokenHuman protagonists who face off against a crew of animatronic animals during the night.
** ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys'': Mike Schimdt

* Subverted in ''Literature/WarriorCats''. The series starts with a cat named "Rusty" who joins a colony of feral cats with names like "Bluestar", "Oakheart", and "Graystripe". Rusty is quickly given the MeaningfulRename of "Firepaw" (which later becomes "Fireheart" and then "Firestar" once he's pronounced TheLeader).

%%(Adding these for research later: Luke Skywalker? Indiana Jones? Marty McFly? Alfalfa? Harry Potter? Katniss? Ferris Bueller? Baby from Dirty Dancing? Bella Swan? Joe Dirt? Tony Montana? Frodo?)

* All the main characters in ''Disney/{{Frozen}}'' [[ShoutOutThemeNaming are named for the original novel's author]] (Hans, Kristoff, Anna, Sven = "Hans Christian Andersen") except for the protagonist Elsa.

* All of the animals in ''Literature/Pinduli'' are ADogNamedDog except for the protagonist, Pinduli.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheIronGiant'' features people named Kent, Dean, Annie, and protagonist Hogarth Hughes. His OddNameOut is even lampshaded by other characters.

* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'':
** ''Steven Universe'' features the Crystal Gems which are named after real life gems and then there is Steven, the protagonist, who is the only Crystal Gem to not be named after a gem.
** As mentioned in the quote, Steven's surname ("Universe") stands out amongst the other humans. Steven actually gets it from his human father, not his Crystal Gem mother. [[spoiler:It's later revealed that Greg changed his name to "Universe", probably back when he was a singer]].

* ''Literature/{{Franklin}} the Turtle'' is the protagonist and the only one who isn't [[ADogNamedDog named after what animal he is]]. This started when Franklin was the first and only character to be made for a one-shot book. When the author was told to make more stories, she decided to not give the other animals names in order to help Franklin stand out as the main character. Adults are generally given a SpeciesSurname, i.e. Mr. and Mrs. Turtle are Franklin's parents. Siblings are generally given a PunnyName based on the type of animal, i.e. Beaver's little brother Kit and Bear's little sister Beatrice "Bea" Bear. The only other unique names we get are also within the Turtle family - his own little sister (introduced relatively late in the series) is named Harriet after their Great-Aunt Harriet, and his grandmother on his mother's side has the name Jenny.

* ''Literature/{{Franklin}} the Turtle'' is the protagonist and the only one who isn't [[ADogNamedDog named after what animal he is]]. This started when Franklin was the first and only character to be made for a one-shot book. When the author was told to make more stories, she decided to not give the other animals names in order to help Franklin stand out as the main character. Adults are generally given a SpeciesSurname, i.e. Mr. and Mrs. Turtle are Franklin's parents. Siblings are generally given a PunnyName based on the type of animal, i.e. Beaver's little brother Kit and Bear's little sister Beatrice "Bea" Bear. The only other unique names we get are also within the turtle family - his own little sister (introduced relatively late in the series) is named Harriet after their Great-Aunt Harriet, and his grandmother on his mother's side has the name Jenny.

* ''Literature/{{Franklin}} the Turtle'' is the protagonist and the only one who isn't [[ADogNamedDog named after what animal he is]]. This started when Franklin was the first and only character to be made for a one-shot book. When the author was told to make more stories, she decided to not give the other animals names in order to help Franklin stand out as the main character.

* Played straight with Stitch (Experiment 626), the only experiment with a name, in the first ''Disney/LiloAndStitch'' film and then gradually inverted as the sequel films and eventually TV series revealed that there were more experiments and the goal was to befriend and rename all of the experiments, thus making Stitch less and less unique.

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