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* Sarge from ''WebAnimation/RedVsBlue'', although an interesting twist in that it is is given name ''and'' rank, but it is initially just presented as his rank. His full title for the entirety of [[WebAnimation/RedVsBlueTheBloodGulchChronicles Blood Gulch]] and a fair bit beyond is "Sergeant Sarge", but this reveal only comes way down the line when he is promoted to "Super Colonel."
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* Sarge Steel is interesting, because of FlipFlopOfGod. Either he was a sergeant during his time in the military and the nickname stuck with him or his actual first name is "Sargent".

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* Sarge Steel ComicBook/SargeSteel is interesting, because of FlipFlopOfGod. Either he was a sergeant during his time in the military and the nickname stuck with him or his actual first name is "Sargent".



* Sgt. Marvel of ''Comicbook/TheSavageDragon''

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* Sgt. Marvel of ''Comicbook/TheSavageDragon''''ComicBook/TheSavageDragon''



* As if to mock us, Captain Cold shows up here ''again'' with a 25th Century LegacyCharacter known as Commander Cold - and another one in the ''[[Comicbook/DCOneMillion 853rd]]'' century!

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* As if to mock us, Captain Cold shows up here ''again'' with a 25th Century LegacyCharacter known as Commander Cold - and another one in the ''[[Comicbook/DCOneMillion ''[[ComicBook/DCOneMillion 853rd]]'' century!



* Also Major Victory from ''Comicbook/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' (31st century incarnation)

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* Also Major Victory from ''Comicbook/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' ''ComicBook/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' (31st century incarnation)



* Major Havoc, a teammate of Comicbook/{{Empowered}}'s on the Superhomies.
* Major Battle, a member of the Brute Force from ''Comicbook/TheSavageDragon''

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* Major Havoc, a teammate of Comicbook/{{Empowered}}'s ComicBook/{{Empowered}}'s on the Superhomies.
* Major Battle, a member of the Brute Force from ''Comicbook/TheSavageDragon''''ComicBook/TheSavageDragon''



* Classic ''Comicbook/DoomPatrol'' foe General Immortus

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* Classic ''Comicbook/DoomPatrol'' ''ComicBook/DoomPatrol'' foe General Immortus
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* Colonel Bravo, father of [[ComicBook/{{Youngblood}} Shaft]].

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* Colonel Bravo, father of [[ComicBook/{{Youngblood}} [[ComicBook/YoungbloodImageComics Shaft]].
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* [[Franchise/GhostInTheShell Motoko Kusanagi]] is commonly referred to as simply ''[[MajorlyAwesome The Major]]'' in any incarnation of the franchise.[[note]]How she received the nickname is told in the at least two mutually exclusive ways. In ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandaloneComplex'' she was said to be issued her rank in an express BattlefieldPromotion in exceptional circumstances, her being essentially a civilian hacker of unclear origins, while in ''Anime/GhostInTheShellArise'' though she serves in a Special Forces unit, her rank was entirely ordinary. The ''[[Manga/GhostInTheShell original manga]]'' and Oshii's Movies simply gloss it over. Anyway, she ''always'' retires from the military before joining the [[SecretPolice Section 9]], making her rank [[RedBaron just a nickname]].

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* [[Franchise/GhostInTheShell Motoko Kusanagi]] is commonly referred to as simply ''[[MajorlyAwesome The Major]]'' in any incarnation of the franchise.[[note]]How she received the nickname is told in the at least two mutually exclusive ways. In ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandaloneComplex'' she was said to be issued her rank in an express BattlefieldPromotion in exceptional circumstances, her being essentially a civilian hacker of unclear origins, while in ''Anime/GhostInTheShellArise'' though she serves in a Special Forces unit, her rank was entirely ordinary. The ''[[Manga/GhostInTheShell original manga]]'' and Oshii's Movies simply gloss it over. Anyway, she ''always'' retires from the military before joining the [[SecretPolice Section 9]], making her rank [[RedBaron just a nickname]].[[/note]]



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* [[Franchise/GhostInTheShell Motoko Kusanagi]] is commonly referred to as simply ''[[MajorlyAwesome The Major]]'' in any incarnation of the franchise.[[note]]How she received the nickname is told in the at least two mutually exclusive ways. In ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandaloneComplex'' she was said to be issued her rank in an express BattlefieldPromotion in exceptional circumstances, her being essentially a civilian hacker of unclear origins, while in ''Anime/GhostInTheShellArise'' though she serves in a Special Forces unit, her rank was entirely ordinary. The ''[[Manga/GhostInTheShell original manga]]'' and Oshii's Movies simply gloss it over. Anyway, she ''always'' retires from the military before joining the [[SecretPolice Section 9]], making her rank [[RedBaron just a nickname]].[[/note]]

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* [[Franchise/GhostInTheShell Motoko Kusanagi]] is commonly referred to as simply ''[[MajorlyAwesome The Major]]'' in any incarnation of the franchise.[[note]]How she received the nickname is told in the at least two mutually exclusive ways. In ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandaloneComplex'' she was said to be issued her rank in an express BattlefieldPromotion in exceptional circumstances, her being essentially a civilian hacker of unclear origins, while in ''Anime/GhostInTheShellArise'' though she serves in a Special Forces unit, her rank was entirely ordinary. The ''[[Manga/GhostInTheShell original manga]]'' and Oshii's Movies simply gloss it over. Anyway, she ''always'' retires from the military before joining the [[SecretPolice Section 9]], making her rank [[RedBaron just a nickname]].nickname]].
* Major Amazing and Captain Omnipotent in ''ComicBook/DrBlinkSuperheroShrink'' argue over who outranks who.
-->'''Captain Omnipotent:''' These ranks really mean something?\\
'''Nocturne:''' I'm looking it up.
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* Exaggerated with Captain Tim of ''ComicBook/TheTwelve'': Tim is his actual name, he just stuck "Captain" in front of it to get his superhero name.
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* Private Brick McArthur from ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama''

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* Private Brick McArthur [=McArthur=] from ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama''
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* During the late 2000s recession, there were jokes about General Motors (an American automobile company) being “demoted” to “Colonel Motors” when it entered bankruptcy restructuring proceedings, and being further demoted to “Corporal Motors” when it had to take a government bailout.

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