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* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Toy Story 3}}'', someone by the name of [=Velocistar237=] [=AIMs=] Trixie, temporarily interrupting Woody's attempts to use Bonnie's computer.

* Multiple account names for [[FictionalSocialNetwork Penstagram]] are shown over the course of ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse''. Most of them are just some sort of play on their names (''EM_IRA'', ''ALABOMDOR_1'', ''RAINEY.DAY'', etc) but a few of them like Eberworlf's (''RAISEDBYDIREWOLVES'') and [[spoiler:Hunter's]] (''[=RULERZREACHF4N=]x'') do hint at some HiddenDepths.

* Multiple account names for [[FictionalSocialNetwork Penstagram]] are shown over the course of ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse''. Most of them are just some sort of play on their names (''EM_IRA'', ''ALABOMDOR_1'', ''RAINEY.DAY'', etc) but a few of them like Eberworlf's (''RAISEDBYDIREWOLVES'') and [[spoiler:Hunter's]] (''RULERZREACHF4N'') do hint at some HiddenDepths.

* On ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'', Stan's ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' character was actually "Loves2Spooge". Leading to the line:

* All of the main protagonists (yes, [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters all 16 of them]]) of ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' have "chumhandles" that they use in their in-universe version of Instant Messager. All of them reflect the user's interests, personality or [[{{Foreshadowing}} foreshadows]] their role in the series. They also follow a [[ThemeTable specific pattern]] of ThemeNaming.

* On ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'', Stan's ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' character was actually "[[UnfortunateName Loves2Spooge]]". Leading to the line:
-->"I heard... [[UnfortunateName iLoveSpooge2]] lives here?"

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* In one ''[[WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers Venture Brothers]]'' episode, The Monarch's date (whom he found online) for a double-date with Phantom Limb and Dr. Girlfriend thought "The Monarch" was one of these.

* In ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'', Doofenshmirtz is on a dating site, and goes by the name of [=StrudelCutie4427=]. Unfortunately, his date thinks Perry is much cuter.

* In ''Webcomic/TheNoob'', a little girl gets perma-banned by the KKK-like moderator without so much as a word of explanation, when he mistakes her character for the protagonist's, due to them having the same appearance and the same name.

People using the internet will rarely go by their given name. Writers seem to have some very specific ideas of how this works. TheCracker and PlayfulHacker will use an alias as a pseudonym for all their [[BuffySpeak hacker-y]] deeds (in extreme cases [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname they'll only go by that name]]). They tend towards single words or two word phrases (preferably cool sounding). In more recent works, since TechnologyMarchesOn, there's a fair chance there will be a more "normal" screen name for a character with an email or IM address. Expect generic references to popular characters and streams of numbers and letters appended to the end or replacing some of the characters. It will almost certainly involve a pun on the user's given name if they're an important character. If an aforementioned "hacker" uses one of these it's generally to show that they're rather pathetic. Either way, expect usernames to be full of XtremeKoolLetterz or be NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast. Their online alias could also be a LazyAlias if poorly put together.

People using the internet will rarely go by their given name. Writers seem to have some very specific ideas of how this works. TheCracker and PlayfulHacker will use an alias as a pseudonym for all their [[BuffySpeak hacker-y]] deeds (in extreme cases [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname they'll only go by that name]]). They tend towards single words or two word phrases (preferably cool sounding). In more recent works, since TechnologyMarchesOn, there's a fair chance there will be a more "normal" screen name for a character with an email or IM address. Expect generic references to popular characters and streams of numbers and letters appended to the end or replacing some of the characters. It will almost certainly involve a pun on the user's given name if they're an important character. If an aforementioned "hacker" uses one of these it's generally to show that they're rather pathetic. Either way, expect usernames to be full of XtremeKoolLetterz or be NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast.

* ''WebVideo/SwordArtOnlineAbridged'' uses most of the names from its source material, but throws in some twists. Agil goes by [[RealMenWearPink "Tiffany"]] in this treatment for as yet unexplained reasons, even though he's fully aware it's a woman's name. Klein got trapped in ''SAO'' under his test character profile, [[EmbarrassingNickname BallsDeep69]], so soon his guildmates think "My name is Klein!" is how he says hello. And Kirito gains enough notoriety in Aincrad to have his preferred handle already taken when he tries out ''Alfheim Online'' - after hours spent going through permutations such as [=Kirito1, Kirito2, or Kiritwo=], he ends up logging in under [[LeetSpeek xVx_K1r1t0_xVx_]][[SanitySlippage KillMe]].

* Everyone in ''Franchise/{{Noob}}'', that happens almost entirely in a MMORPG. Only the (real) names of the main characters, some people from their faction, the game's creator, the recurring Game Master and the recurring hacker are known.
* Website/LibraryOfTheDamned has a Command Staff Chat for the Riffleet. So far, we only know that agig (The Character) is agigtheadmiral, thanks to a gag involving XtremeKoolLetterz.

* ''WebVideo/SwordArtOnlineAbridged'' uses most of the names from its source material, but throws in two twists. Agil goes by [[RealMenWearPink "Tiffany"]] in this treatment for as yet unexplained reasons, even though he's fully aware it's a woman's name. And Klein got trapped in ''SAO'' under his test character profile, [[EmbarrassingNickname BallsDeep69]], so soon his guildmates think "My name is Klein!" is how he says hello.

People using the internet will rarely go by their given name. Writers seem to have some very specific ideas of how this works. TheCracker and PlayfulHacker will use an alias as a pseudonym for all their [[BuffySpeak hacker-y]] deeds (in extreme cases [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname they'll only go by that name]]). They tend towards single words or two word phrases (preferably cool sounding). In more recent works, since TechnologyMarchesOn, there's a fair chance there will be a more "normal" screen name for a character with an email or IM address. Expect generic references to popular characters and streams of numbers and letters appended to the end or replacing some of the characters. It will almost certainly involve a pun on the user's given name if they're an important character. If an aforementioned "hacker" uses one of these it's generally to show that they're rather pathetic. Either way expect usernames to be full of XtremeKoolLetterz or be NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast.

[[OneSteveLimit No one will go by the same or a similar handle]] and the main characters will never have any trouble getting a username derived from their real name no matter how common it is (unless it's being PlayedForLaughs), since ItsASmallNetAfterAll.

People using the internet will rarely go by their given name. Writers seem to have some very specific ideas of how this works. TheCracker and PlayfulHacker will use an alias as a pseudonym for all their [[BuffySpeak hacker-y]] deeds (In extreme cases [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname they'll only go by that name.]]). They tend towards single words or two word phrases (preferably cool sounding). In more recent works, since TechnologyMarchesOn, there's a fair chance there will be a more "normal" screen name for a character with an email or IM address. Expect generic references to popular characters and streams of numbers and letters appended to the end or replacing some of the characters. It will almost certainly involve a pun on the user's given name if they're an important character. If an aforementioned "hacker" uses one of these it's generally to show that they're rather pathetic. Either way expect usernames to be full of XtremeKoolLetterz or be NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast.

* In ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'', Doofenshmirtz is on a dating site, and goes by the name of [=StrudelCutie4427=]. Unfortunately, his date thinks [[EverythingsBetterWithPlatypus Perry]] is much cuter.

* In ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline'', characters tend to get referred to more often by their {{MMORPG}} characters' names than their real ones, both in-series and out. A few characters' aliases are derived from their real names; for example, Kazuto Kirigaya goes by "Kirito" and Shino Asada goes by "Sinon". Asuna using her real name in ''Aincrad'' is cited by some characters as proof that she's a newbie (she adopts the aliases "Titania" and "Erika" in later games).
* ''Literature/HalfPrince'' has most of the characters refer to each other by their Second Life character's name once they meet offline, because it's simply easier for them to recognize each other this way.
* ''LightNovel/LogHorizon'': Most characters also use usernames instead of their real names, when even some of them have friends who've learned their real names.

* ''LightNovel/LogHorizon'' most characters also use username instead of their real name even some of them have their friends who learnt his/her real name.

** Tim Drake-Wayne/Red Robin goes by redbird

* Creator/KevinSmith appeared in ''Film/LiveFreeOrDieHard'' as a PlayfulHacker who considered his hacking SeriousBusiness and went by the XtremeKoolLetterz name of [=W4RL0CK=] or somesuchthing.

* In ''Film/JayAndSilentBobStrikeBack'', the title characters are badmouthed by a bunch of anonymous internet loudmouths, all of whom are using an alias online. The most obnoxious of whom was named after an actual {{Troll}} on Kevin Smith's forums. (Perhaps a troll's CMOA)

* On ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'', Stan's WorldOfWarcraft character was actually "[[UnfortunateName Loves2Spooge]]". Leading to the line:

* A SuperBowlSpecial for ''VideoGame/ClashOfClans'' features LiamNeeson playing the game under the moniker "[=AngryNeeson52=]", contrasting the serious tone of his monologue with the much less serious choice of username.

* In an episode of ''Series/MyFamily'' Ben is getting advice from a forum. A joke is made about the wisdom in getting advice from someone going by the name "Yoda212".

* ''Literature/SnowCrash'' has Da5id and, of course, Hiro Protagonist. They go by that in meat-space, too.