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* '''Parodied''': Woody's brothers are Ash and Rowan, his sister is Willow. Their parents were both killed in a [[NoodleIncident freak lathing accident]] and they were raised by old Ma Hogany. When Woody is bitten by a radioactive carpenter ant and given elemental powers over wood, his first thought is to call himself... [[AreYouPonderingWhatImPondering Mister Amazing]]!

%%* '''Played For Drama''': ???

* '''Enforced''': It's The DorkAge, and one-shot characters ''[[RunningGag always]]'' have {{Punny Name}}s.

* '''Inverted''': Woody Carpenter is allergic to wood.

** Alice and Bob Onner realize that everyone they know have their lives dictated by their {{Punny Name}}s, and so they decide to give their son the first name "Milli".
* '''Defied''': "The last thing I'm going to be is a carpenter, with my name I'd look stupid."

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%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???

** The carpenter legally changed his name to Woody Carpenter as a gimmick.

* '''Invoked''': The Woodsman maintains a MultipleChoicePast or MultilayerFacade in order to foil villains trying to discover his real identity. As a private joke, some of these are puns on a wood theme.

** A SelfFulfillingProphecy: Woody decided he wanted to be a carpenter when he grew up [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nominative_determinism ''because'' of his last name]].

** A SelfFulfillingProphecy: Woody decided he wanted to be a carpenter when he grew up ''because'' of his last name.

** A DangerouslyGenreSavvy villain starts his search for themed superheroes' secret identities by looking for real names that fit that theme.

* '''Zig Zagged''': The Woodsman's backstory changes DependingOnTheWriter. Sometimes he was born Woody Carpenter, sometimes Jack Lumber. Sometimes he's Steve Bunyan, revealed to be a descendant of PaulBunyan. Sometimes he has an entirely mundane name with nothing to do with wood. These identities are regularly {{Ret Con}}ned.

* '''Exploited''': A DangerouslyGenreSavvy villain starts his search for themed superheroes' secret identities by looking for real names that fit that theme.

* '''Straight''': Woody Carpenter builds houses for a living.

* '''Justified''':

** Woody's family have been carpenters right back to the Middle Ages, and their surname derives from the occupation. His first name is because [[LineOfSightName his parents didn't have much imagination.]]

* '''Parodied''': Woody's brothers are Ash and Rowan, his sister is Willow. Their father and mother were killed in a [[NoodleIncident freak lathing accident]] and they were raised by old Ma Hogany. When Woody is bitten by a radioactive carpenter ant and given elemental powers over wood, his first thought is to call himself... [[AreYouPonderingWhatImPondering Mister Amazing]]!

* '''Enforced''': It's The DorkAge, and one-shot characters ''[[RunningGag always]]'' have {{Punny Name}}s.

* '''Discussed''': "A wood-themed superhero, eh? Let me guess - you're named after a tree. No? Something Carpenter?"

* '''Parodied''': Woody's brothers are Ash and Rowan, his sister is Willow. Their father and mother were killed in a [[NoodleIncident freak lathing accident]] and they were raised by old Ma Hogany. When Woody is bitten by a radioactive carpenter ant and given elemental powers over wood, his first thought is to call himself... Mister Amazing!

'''Steven Ulysses Perhero''': A character's name describes something about him or her, such as personality or occupation.

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* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': The high number of {{Punny Name}}s and {{Contrived Coincidence}}s involved in the MassSuperpoweringEvent are the first hint that it wasn't a random chance, but the work of a GreatGazoo with nigh-omnipotence and a puerile sense of humour (and who [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall may or may not]] actually [[AuthorPowers be the author]]).

* '''Justified''': A SelfFulfillingProphecy: Woody decided he wanted to be a carpenter when he grew up ''because'' of his last name.

* '''Parodied''': Woody's brothers are Ash and Rowan, his sister is Willow. Their father and mother were killed in a freak lathing accident and they were raised by old Ma Hogany. When Woody is bitten by a radioactive carpenter ant and given elemental powers over wood, his first thought is to call himself... Mister Amazing!

* '''Straight''': Steve Carpenter builds houses for a living.
* '''Exaggerated''': Steve Carpenter builds houses, bird houses and dog houses, desks, or basically, anything dealing with wood.
* '''Justified''': A SelfFulfillingProphecy: Steve decided he wanted to be a carpenter when he grew up ''because'' of his last name.
* '''Inverted''': Steve Carpenter has no spatial sense and is horrible with tools.
* '''Subverted''': Steve Carpenter is a baker.

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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': Steve's last name is Smith, or something normal.
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