History StealthPun / VideoGames

** In addition, Cut Man takes more damage from Mega Man's Mega Buster than any of the other original six Robot Masters -- or, in fact, any other Robot Master in the entire franchise when played on default difficulty. [[spoiler:Again, '''Rock''' beats scissors (''Rockman'' being the Japanese title of the ''Mega Man'' series).]]

** Dr. ''Ivo'' "Eggman" Robotnik. "Ivo" is an anagram of "Ovi", the latin term for an egg. And for a Bonus, according to WordOfGod, the "I" in "Ivo" is pronounced with a soft "e" like in many European languages instead of the usual English "ae", to make "Ivo" (Eevo) sound like "Evil".

** Jet is a [[Creator/TonyHawk hawk]] who loves hoverboarding.

** Onix is a serpentine Pokémon made out of rocks. [[spoilers: It's either an earthworm or a rock python]].

** Regidrago is a spherical Dragon-type Pokémon. [[spoiler: It's a [[Franchise/DragonBall dragon ball]].

** The game has you catch Eternatus (the largest of all the Pokémon in its hand-like Eternamax form at the climax, not only saving Galar, but also supercharging the region with energy. [[spoilers: The game's giving you a ''big hand'' for saving the region]].

** Moebius D’s real name is actually [[spoiler: Dirk.]] Considering that he [[spoiler: [[CompleteMonster kills people for fun and collects their decapitated heads]],]] he really is a [[spoiler: Dick.]]

** [[VideoGame/PokemonScarletAndViolet Pokémon Scarlet and Violet]] introduces [[PreciousPuppy Fidough and its evolution Dachsbun]], who are dog Pokémon [[AnthropomorphicFood made out of bread]]. [[spoiler: They’re Pure Bread]] ([[WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants Wow! A dog made out of bread!]]).

* ''Franchise/{{Splatoon}}'' has Spyke (in [[VideoGame/Splatoon1 the first game) and Murch (from ''VideoGame/Splatoon2 onward), anthropomorphic sea urchins who hang out in the streets (a literal back alley in Spyke's case) and [[FriendInTheBlackMarket provide gear and upgrades at a premium]]. [[spoiler:They're {{Street Urchin}}s.]]

** Moebius D’s real name is actually [[spoiler: Dirk.]] Considering that he [[spoiler: [[CompleteMonster kills people for fun and collects their decapitated heads]],]] he really is a dick.

** Additionally, after you free Colony Mu from its Flame Clock, the sidequests there lead up to the citizens learning how to breed and ranch Armus and Arduns, being the game's versions of bovine cows and bulls. Colony Moo.

** Similarly, this applies to K' ([[NoPronunciationGuide pronounced "Kay Dash"]]) from ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters'', only the derivatives in question are [[CloningBlues clones]] (both the normal kind and the CloneByConversion kind), of which K' was the first subject used for experiments involving the DNA of [[PlayingWithFire Kyo Kusanagi]].

* ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor'' has two in the gameplay mechanics. The first is Ms. Mowz's standard attack, a [[ArmorPiercingSlap slap that ignores enemy defenses]], and the second is the fact that machine-type enemies are easy to freeze with ice attacks (one of the hints old Wonkey tells you).

* The most powerful axe in most modern ''Franchise/{{Castlevania}}'' games is the Golden Axe. In ''[[VideoGame/CastlevaniaChroniclesOfSorrow Dawn of Sorrow]]'', Yoko is able to make said weapon even more powerful by combining it with a boss's soul. Specifically, she [[VideoGame/GoldenAxe adds Death]].

** The character's name in Japanese is also a StealthPun: her pseudonym is "Elise," but her real name is "Maiko" (one translation of which is [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dancing_Girl "dancer"]]).

* The people of [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI Figaro]] live in a fortified city in the middle of the desert. It can be sunk underground by means of a special mechanism. It would not be too much of a stretch to call it a [[spoiler:sand castle]].
* In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'', Cloud is a ''{{ronin}}'' in that he's a mercenary swordsman with no master looking for any job he can find. In Japan, the word ''ronin'' is also slang for a young person who failed their college entrance exam -- Cloud also incorporates a lot of elements of ''that'' archetype that Japanese audiences of the time would have picked up on (surly, punky delinquent with a big ego who doesn't care about his future). The joke gets more serious when we find out that Cloud actually failed to [[ElitesAreMoreGlamorous pass his SOLDIER entrance exams]].
* In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII'', early on, Snow is tasked with looking after Hope and bringing him safely home. Snow is also the most optimistic of the party, believing that Serah will wake up from her crystal stasis, so you could say he [[spoiler:has Hope]] in more than one sense of the term.
** Hope also has the lowest HP of every party member. Snow's main role is Sentinel, which is a role based around high defense and drawing attacks away from weaker members. In a sense, you could say Snow is [[spoiler:keeping Hope alive]].
* The last zone of the ''Shadowbringers'' expansion ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'' is an illusionary recreation of [[spoiler: Amaurot, the lost home of the people now called the Ascians, created by the last member of the Unsundered to properly remember it, shortly before his death at the hands of the Warrior Of Darkness/Light]]. In other words, it's a [[spoiler: final fantasy]].

* In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBlazingBlade'', three Pegasus Knight sisters have literal FloralThemeNaming and AlliterativeFamily. The first two, Florina and Fiora, are Latin words for "flower", while third sister Farina's name means "flour".

* Several of [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyTactics Ramza's]] abilities allow him to increase his speed and have the same animation as the Orator's skills. Guess that makes him a [[spoiler: fast talker]].
* In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBlazingBlade'', three Pegasus Knight sisters share similar names. The first two, Florina and Fiora, are Latin words for "flower," while third sister Farina's name means "flour."

* ''VideoGame/{{Splatoon}}'' has Spyke, an anthropomorphic sea urchin who hangs out in a back alley and [[FriendInTheBlackMarket provides gear and upgrades at a premium]]. [[spoiler:He's a StreetUrchin.]]

** The Queen is supposed to be Alice's big sister, Lizzie. But what's "[[UsefulNotes/HMTheQueen Lizzie]]" short for...?