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9	* ''Webcomic/Aurora2019'': The protagonist starts out not having a name (having only existed for about a day), but at the end of Chapter 3 he chooses the name [[spoiler:Kendal -- the same name as Vash's sword -- thus defining himself as a LivingWeapon in service to Vash]].
10	* ''[[http://awesomegamerz.com/ Awesome Gamerz]]'': Exaggerated -- no one has a name. They are simply known as player one, two, and girl.
11	* ''Webcomic/AwfulHospital'': The protagonist (at least initially; she gets a name later in the strip) and her infant son whom she's seeking to rescue from the titular hospital.
12	* ''Webcomic/BasicInstructions'': Several characters are never given names, most prominently Mullet Boss and the Moon Emperor and Moon Minion. Mullet Boss's name ''comes up'', but usually just to confirm that everyone already knows it.
13	* ''Webcomic/TheBirdFeeder'' has Exotic, an exotic bird of indeterminate species, gender, and name. It originally would only mysteriously appear out of nowhere, and was referred to only as "the exotic bird," and eventually simply nicknamed "Exotic." In [[http://thebirdfeeder.com/comic/393 #393]], Darryl finally asks what its name is, but it only replies that it's name can't be spoken, only sung, and proceeds to sing "Happy Birthday To You." This may or may not be its actual name.
14	* Augustus was originally this from ''Webcomic/BittersweetCandyBowl'', and one character, the one who nearly raped Lucy in an earlier chapter, has never been named on-screen at all.
15	* In ''Webcomic/BloodIsMine'' the main character is at various points called "you," "blondie," "the protagonist," "Jane Doe," and "the girl." She knows her own name, and several of the other characters know her real name, but that name is never revealed to the audience.
16	* Subverted in ''Webcomic/BobTheAngryFlower'' - "The Nameless Ones" is indeed a name.
17	* ''Webcomic/TheBullysBully'' has an entire cast of nameless characters. Justified since it is a textless web comic.
18	* The [[http://cheer.thewotch.com/index.php?date=20050929 invisible agents]] in ''Webcomic/{{Cheer}}!'' call each other by number, partly because they've forgotten their own names.
19	* A character first referred to as 'Kauyon' (a ShoutOut to ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'') in ''Webcomic/CogaSuro'' never gains a name, even after actually appearing in the comics a good hundred pages or so after first being alluded to. Oddly, no-one seems to mind not knowing, to the point where it seems like 'Kauyon' is actually [[spoiler: his official PEGASUS codename]], and other characters occasionally refer to him by nicknames such as 'square-rims', after his glasses.
20	* ''Webcomic/TheComicAdventuresOfLeftAndRight'': For much of the comic's run, many recurring characters did not have names. On 13 August 2009, the author put up a cast page to correct this, thus legitimizing it as a "real webcomic".
21	* ''Webcomic/{{Counting}}'' None of the characters are named. The main character is at one point called "Colonel" but Colonel isn't an actual name but rather a rank in the military. Aside from that only the town itself has a name--Thirston.
22	* ''Webcomic/CreativeRelease'' contains a few characters who have never been named onscreen. One of them is even explicitly called ??? by the narration.
23	* ''Webcomic/DarthsAndDroids'':
24	** The GM is never given a name, and it is sometimes the UnReveal.
25	** The main character Jim plays from Episodes IV -- VII is called Greedo when we first meet him, and Han Solo from shortly afterwards (having murdered a starship captain of that name in order to steal his ship and his identity), but turns out to be a serial identity thief who has had about 8 false names going in alphabetical order -- a friend of his from slightly further back greets him as Freddo, and his aliases go all the way back to Alberto. Later on, when he has run out of alphabet, he kills a nameless {{Mook}} and "steals" their identity (his method is just to say he does so), declaring that he now has no name: this is later revealed to be a return to [[NeverGivenAName the status he'd held]] up until the night he stole Alberto's speeder registration.
26	* "Ed" in ''Webcomic/{{Digger}}'' is unusual in that at one point he ''had'' a name, [[AFateWorseThanDeath but it got eaten.]]
27	** There's also the Hag, who is only ever referred to as such, and declines a request to reveal her real name.
28	* The protagonist of Webcomic/{{Dreamwalker}} has yet to reveal his real name. The other characters call him "Spider," only because calling Magicborns by their real name would cause a force that powers them up. The only character who knows Spider's real name is Tori, and it's blurred every time she says it.
29	* In ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', Not-Tengu's real name is [[TheUnReveal never successfully revealed]] though he [[http://www.egscomics.com/index.php?id=1661 comes close to giving it]] [[http://www.egscomics.com/index.php?id=1662 a couple times]]. Ultimately, Dan [[http://www.egscomics.com/index.php?id=1692 decides his name doesn't matter]]; what matters is what he is: a hypothetical danger made reality.
30	* ''Webcomic/EvilGenius'': Everyone just calls the Evil Genius "you" or "boss".
31	* ''Webcomic/FinalEnter'' has an unnamed protagonist. [[spoiler:He has a name but it's never revealed]].
32	* The neighbour in ''Webcomic/FlakyPastry'' is conspicuously not named.
33	* In ''Webcomic/{{Freefall}}'', neither the [[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep mayor]] nor her assistant have a name, although as of Feb 2012 there have been discussions on the forums about this possibly changing.
34	* In ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'' the Mechanicsburg Assistant is never addressed by name. Eventually it's lampshaded.
35	-->'''Vanamonde:''' [''heavily sleep-deprived''] Who are you again?\
36	'''The Assistant:''' Oh, now don't start.
37	* ''Webcomic/GoneWithTheBlastwave'' doesn't name either of what could be loosely called its protagonists, a jaded Red sniper and his wacky companion, a Red flamethrower trooper. The only place they're given names is on this wiki, which calls them Crosshairs and Pyro respectively after their helmet symbols. Oddly enough, secondary characters get names, such as West and the various Steves.
38	* Many people in ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt''. According to WordOfGod, the [[TheFairFolk Suicide Fairies]] from Gillitie Wood have no names at all prior to becoming human [[spoiler: like all "hollow fairies" whose separated souls are waiting for them to join their artificial bodies at the Court; being given a name is a sign they're adults]]; another fairy has a name but refuses to share it because her best friend gave it to her [[spoiler: it's revealed her name is <Snuffle> (her friend was a jackelope) but it has to be said/done in a specific way or it sounds completely different]]. Jones' name is [[spoiler:the last in a long line of aliases, since for most of her life she was [[TimeAbyss the only self-aware being on Earth]]]]. Jeanne's "wood elf" boyfriend's name isn't given [[spoiler: they were able to GoIntoTheLight so unless more plotlines related to them come up we'll probably never know]].
39	* ''Webcomic/HannaIsNotABoysName'': The SupportingProtagonist is an [[TheUndead undead being]] with GhostAmnesia, so he can't remember his name. [[ThePollyanna Hanna]] uses a different name every time he addresses him, hoping one will jog his memory. The creator generally refers to him as [[VisibleSilence {…}]] or [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Zombie]].
40	* ''[[http://drunkduck.com/Henchman_number_9 Henchman No. 9]]'': The titular character's real name is never given. In the script, it's just "[=Hn9=]" as the author has never given him a name. Possibly to avoid using that name in the actual comic.
41	* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'':
42	** The comic intentionally invokes this trope by referring to characters by their online screen names when their real names haven't yet been chosen. For example, Jade is referred to only as GG (short for gardenGnostic) until her name is officially chosen at the start of Act 3.
43	** While the basic variants of Underlings (Sburb's {{Mooks}}) are identified as imps, ogres, basilisks, liches and giclopses, the stronger and rarer variants encountered sporadically later on are never identified.
44	* In ''Webcomic/{{Irrelevator}}'' the characters probably have names, we just never hear them, [[http://i.imgur.com/MlPm8Rg.gif this is mentioned.]]
45	* ''Webcomic/LatchkeyKingdom'' features a Santa {{Expy}} for the holiday [[YouMeanXmas Xmas]], who appears as a white reindeer. The main cast just calls her Present Lady.
46	* ''Webcomic/LookingForGroup'': The Archmage is only known as [[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep the Archmage]], likewise no one seems to know the Dragon Elder's name. More recently [[LampshadeHanging lampshading]] the latter has become something of a RunningGag, such as Cale mentioning how awkward it is to not know the Dragon Elder's name when the guy got him a birthday card.
47	* ''Webcomic/MegaTokyo'':
48	** Piro and Largo, where it's confirmed that Piro at least is his Internet name. It should be noted however that the two are LifeEmbellished versions of the original creators, Fred Gallagher and Rodney Caston, and use their internet usernames.
49	** [=L33TDude=] is also consistently referred to by that name and no other.
50	* No one in ''Webcomic/{{Minus}}'' is named except the titular character and Larry, as cousin of one minus's friends.
51	* ''Webcomic/ModernMoGal'': Plenty of the monsters featured don't get names, including the main male protagonist in the "Oni's Love Rules" spin-off who's just called "Teacher".
52	* ''Webcomic/MonsterLands'' has a character who is a necromancer. The character's name? "The Necromancer".
53	* ''Webcomic/{{morphE}}'':
54	** It begins with 8 captives fighting to the death after waking up inside crates with words carved in their foreheads. During the opening chapter they are referred to by the word on their head. 3 of the characters die off. WordOfGod states that they were referred to as Devin, Diana and Desmond in the script.
55	** Curio and Adrestia are {{Only Known by Their Nickname}}s, as are Amical and his staff.
56	* ''Webcomic/MrBoop'': Alec's therapist and the divorce lawyer.
57	* This doesn't initially ''seem'' to apply to any characters in ''Webcomic/MushroomGo''...but it's later revealed that "guy" is just what [=McCoy=] referred to an unknown Shy Guy as ([[http://mushroomgo.thecomicseries.com/comics/pl/114880 'I was just as likely to have called him "buddy" or "pal". "Guy" just came out first.']]), and seeing as how [[TheVoiceless Shy Guys don't speak]], he's been known as "Guy" every since then.
58	* In ''Webcomic/NoPinkPonies'', none of the male characters have names, [[http://nopinkponies.com/d/20060911.html which]] [[http://nopinkponies.com/d/20060215.html is]] [[http://nopinkponies.com/d/20060414.html lampshaded]] [[http://nopinkponies.com/d/20060419.html repeatedly.]]
59	* November's [[ArrangedMarriage betrothed]] from ''Webcomic/NoRestForTheWicked'' is known only as "the Boy;" he admits that he doesn't even remember what his real name is.[[note]]It's probably Jack or Hans. [[IdenticallyNamedGroup Most boys from his village are named Jack or Hans]].[[/note]] This also extends to a few other characters, like Red (as in "[[Literature/LittleRedRidingHood Riding Hood]]"), and [[ImAHumanitarian the Witch]] (from "Literature/HanselAndGretel").
60	* ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick''
61	** The ''Monster in the Darkness'' from is never referred to by name, or even by species, thanks to a chain of [[TheUnreveal unreveals]].
62	** The prequel volume ''Start of Darkness'' reveals that "Xykon", "Redcloak", and "[[WalkingSpoiler Right-Eye]]" are self-bestowed monikers; the characters' original names remain unknown. Similarly, Chancellor Malack mentions having had a different name [[spoiler:before becoming a vampire centuries ago]].
63	** An unnamed character in OOTS was [[NominalImportance saved from death]] by [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0472.html assuming a name in the nick of time]]. No longer qualifying has other benefits: [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0501.html Kazumi and Daigo were raised to nobility shortly thereafter]].
64	** Lampshaded by Hobgoblin Cleric #2. He says that he could have become a great leader like Jirix, but because he was given a generic name, he was resigned to a generic lot in life. A [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0703.html flashback]] shows that his little brother is named "Hobgoblin Warrior from Strip #433, Panel 3", and, as a SugarWiki/{{Funny Moment\|s}}, there is only one Hobgoblin Warrior in Strip #433, Panel 3.
65	* In ''Webcomic/PebbleAndWren'', Pebble's dad and Wren's principal are both unnamed.
66	* In ''Webcomic/PennyBlackfeather'', no name is given for The Adventurer. This is occasionally lampshaded:
67	-->'''Nathaniel:''' Why is this numpty still following us?\
68	'''The Adventurer:''' I do have a name, you know.
69	* Phil's Girlfriend in ''Webcomic/PhilLikesTacos'' never had her name said until years in, when it was revealed to be Millie.
70	** Lampshaded in [[http://fulltimeink.com/archives/9233 this]] strip.
71	--> '''Doug''': "Why hello, Phil's Girlfr-"\
72	'''Millie''': "It's Millie."
73	* In ''[[WebComic/{{PHD}} Piled Higher and Deeper]]'', the character known to fans (and occasionally referred to by the cartoonist) only as Nameless Guy. Even his sister, Dee, tends to call him just "brother." He publishes papers under the pseudonym "Bob Smith", hoping that a generic name will make him seem more prolific as an author.
74	* The young girl in ''Webcomic/ThePropertyOfHate'' is only ever referred to as 'Hero' or 'the Hero'. [[spoiler: This later turns out to be IdentityAmnesia, since when the Hero tries to remember her name, she can't because she's not a "who" anymore - now she's a "what", a hero to save the world]].
75	* Azul Bufon of ''Webcomic/{{Remember}}'' appeared repeatedly throughout the first book (In which there are 72 comics) but wasn't given an in-comic name until the first page of Book Two, and was codenamed "Blue" during the preproduction by the writer. Even then, "Azul Bufon" can mean "Blue Fool", so even this could be a cover.
76	* The Boy from ''Webcomic/ScaryGoRound''.
77	** The Boy has a name, revealed in a letter addressed to him in the July 18, 2007 strip: [[spoiler: Eustace Boyce]], which could stand alone as an explanation for his nickname. However, a second explanation was developed in the March 19, 2008 strip with the introduction of Elodie. It still doesn't explain why early on in the strip both The Boy's parents referred to each other as The Father and The Mother.
78	** Tackleford's mayor at the time when Shelley worked for him was always referred as "Mr. Mayor". It seems that this is an honorific until "The Election", when it's revealed that his name is really James Mayor, after which he's often dubbed "Mayor Mayor".
79	* Neither of the two protagonists in ''Webcomic/{{Skullkickers}}'' is yet named. Their names will appear when you least expect it; until then, feel free to call them baldy and [[OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame Shorty]].
80	* ''Webcomic/SleeplessDomain'': The comic initially featured [[ThoseTwoGuys two separate pairs of girls]] that appeared as recurring groupies of the famous {{magical girl}} Heartful Punch. All four of them initially lacked names -- something that two of them took advantage of in a [[https://www.sleeplessdomain.com/comic/guest-comic-sketcheddy guest comic]]. Eventually, all four girls were properly introduced as members of Heartful Punch's training club, and given the names Bud, Harley, Cassidy, and Vedika.
81	* ''Webcomic/StandStillStaySilent'': The dead [[spoiler:Christian Pastor]] lingering in the spirit world intially only remembers her name starting with "A" thanks to GhostAmnesia. Her memory becomes good enough for her to tell Reynir what it is while she's on her path to the afterlife.
82	* Since ''Webcomic/{{Tellurion}}'' has no dialogue, no characters have names. The artist has stated they all do have names for the purposes of how he writes, but it is unlikely he will ever reveal them to the public. Otherwise, the main characters are given the nicknames of "Guy", "Girl" and "Robot".
83	* ''Webcomic/ThinkingTooMuchToThinkPositively'': The spiky blond-haired man who acts as the resident HateSink hasn't been named in the comic yet.
84	* The main protagonist of the ''Webcomic/TsunamiChannel'' comic ''Experimental Comic Kotone'' is always referred as "Onii-chan", "My Brother", "you", "The Player", and has no name to the point of leaving other characters in awkwardness while trying to tell out his name. [[http://www.tsunamichannel.com/index.php?date=2002-04-09&comic=ExCoKo This is because he's supposed to represent the protagonist of a love simulation game.]]
85	* The red headed Templar from ''Webcomic/TwoKinds'' is never named in the comic. Outside the comic, he is usually referred to as "(Database Error)".
86	* An unnamed organ harvesting boss in ''Ugly Hill'' uses the odd insult "Armpits [=McFatbody=]" because this is in fact the name on his driving license.
87	* The absence of a name for Von Hunter's sidekick in ''Webcomic/VanVonHunter'' is used as a RunningGag.
88	* Jane from ''Webcomic/TheWayOfTheMetagamer'' doesn't actually have a name, and merely selects "Jane" as a pseudonym.
89	* An ''Webcomic/{{XKCD}}'' [[https://xkcd.com/302/ strip]] centers around the narrator not knowing a woman's name, but feeling too awkward to ask. [[spoiler:His dilemma is resolved when they get married and the minister mentions that his bride is named Rachel.]]
90	* ''Webcomic/TheManorsPrize'': No characters' real name is known, as per the rules laid out by the host. Characters are referred to by aliases given by drawing [[UsefulNotes/TarotCards Tarot cards]].
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