Line #56 OnlyKnownByTheirNickname/FanWorks


1	People who are OnlyKnownByTheirNickname in fan works.
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3	* In ''Fanfic/AbsolutePowerSucksAbsolutely'', Maria is the only one who ever refers to Maxime by name. Everyone else knows him as "the Miracle Man", "the Wishmaker", "the Saint of Crime Alley", "Jesus", or "Deus Ex". At one point, he's so peeved by this that [[spoiler:he begs Charles, aka Kite Man, to just call him by his name rather than worship him as the Wishmaker after restoring him to life.]]
4	* ''Fanfic/AllGuardsmenParty'': The Guardsmen are all known only by their nicknames - Sarge, Doc, Heavy, Cutter, Nubby, Twitch, Tink. [[spoiler:Eventually Sarge's name is revealed - it's Greg Sargent.]]
5	** There's also one unnamed Interrogator, later an Inquisitor, who's only known as the Rupert, and his batman, who is christened [[Franchise/{{Batman}} "Alfred"]] by the party.
6	** And then the Inquisitor who's their boss, who's only referred to as [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Professor Oak.]] [[spoiler:His real name is eventually revealed by the diplomacy adept to be Quercus, which means... Oak.]]
7	** Averted by Aimy, whose name is eventually revealed to be [[spoiler:a contraction of her OverlyLongName, Amelia [[Literature/{{Discworld}} Delorisista Amanita Trigestrata Zeldana Malifee von Humpeding]]]].
8	* Commander Tess Phohl's real first name "Tesjha" is only rarely used in ''Fanfic/{{Bait and Switch\|STO}}''. "Fanfic/TheUniverseDoesntCheat" reveals that "Tesjha Phohl" is itself a shortened form of "Siritesjha sh'Phohlhi".
9	* Hilariously done in ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3401052/1/A-Black-Comedy A Black Comedy]]''. Until TheReveal near the end of the story, the mysterious wizard constantly interfering with Voldemort's plans is only known by the name Voldemort gives him: That Fucker.
10	* ''Fanfic/{{Boldores and Boomsticks}}'': Nox, as Ruby's Zubat/Crobat is called, is never referred to as Nocturne after the name is given. Not even the narrator calls him that.
11	* ''Fanfic/TheCandygirl'': Firecracker, formerly known as Numbuh 451. While the narration does reveal her name at one point (Ava Baros), at only one point in the story is she actually referred to with her first name.
12	* ''FanFic/CIAAgents'' has the Leader. The agents call him "Piero" and his code name is Grandell.
13	* The ''[[FanFic/{{Cinderjuice}} Contractually Obligated Chaos]]'' series has the {{original character}}s of the Fairy Godfather and Lady Delphine. These are almost certainly not their real names - the second story more or less says as much for Delphine - but no one has any idea what their real names might be. Among the canon cast members, it's not widely known that Donny's real first name is actually Dobsonfly.
14	* PlayedForLaughs with [[WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}} Flynn]] in the WesternAnimation/{{Frozen\|2013}} fanfic ''Fanfic/ADateWithTheDrumMajor'':
15	-->'''Flynn:''' ''[to Anna]'' My name's Eugene--\
16	'''Rest of the room:''' ''[in near-unison]'' Who's Eugene?\
17	'''Flynn:''' --but everyone here calls me Flynn.\
18	'''Rest of the room:''' ''[over-dramatically]'' Ohhhhhhhh.
19	* ''Fanfic/ADiplomaticVisit'': [[spoiler:The Alpha, supreme leader of the Packlands. He is only ever referred to by that title, having cast aside his real name before the Royal Sisters became ruler of Equestria.]]
20	* ''Fanfic/{{Eleutherophobia}}'' has [[OCStandIn Bountiful Sunshine Park]], better known as Bonnie. According to [[FirstPersonSmartass Tom]], her parents were "whacky hippie atheists". Tom himself is only called Thomas by strangers trying to be formal.
21	* The ''My Little Pony'' fic ''Fanfic/{{Eternal\|MLP}}'' has baby ponies' names (such as "Baby Firefly" and "Baby Gusty") actually being nicknames that they outgrow when they're older.
22	* From the ''Fanfic/Gensokyo20XX'' series, we have An Yakumo, whose real name is Anohana and the similar occurs for Yume Ni, with her being mostly called "Yu" or "Yu-Ni". Likewise, the same occurs for Maribel and Renko, who are mostly called Merry and Wren.
23	** For a while, Reimu's mother wasn't called by her name; she was called "Mikosan" or, as Yukari called her, "the Slattern". We eventually find out, from WordOfGod, that her name is Reiko.
24	* Almost everyone in ''Fanfic/TheGiftBMeph'', is known by a nickname, usually based on their regular name: Johanna Josephine "[=JoJo=]", Louisa Lively "L.L.", and William "B-4" Bates the Fourth, Guinevere Elizabeth "Lizzi" Bates, William "Bill" Bates the Third, Catherine "Cathy" and Amelia "Amy" Rockford, Lilian "Lily" Huysmann, et al. Only Paul and Dawn Ryan don't, likely because they already have one-syllable names.
25	* In the oneshot ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/173969/a-great-and-powerful-legacy A Great and Powerful Legacy]]'', Twilight finds out that Starswirl has a living descendant her age named Beatrix Lulamoon. Only upon paying Beatrix a visit does Twilight realize that they've already met. Beatrix is the Great and Powerful Trixie.
26	* ''Fanfic/GymLeaderWiki'':
27	** Red's name is not really "Red". That's just what the media knows him as.
28	** Blue's name is "Gary", but he's been called "Blue" since childhood because he really likes the color. Most know him as such, but his birth name is also frequently cited thanks to internet memes.
29	** The male Johto protagonist is only known as "Gold" to the press.
30	* Ranger Fink of ''FanFic/TheHamsterballShow''. Her real name is ''Rachel'' Fink. Only [[TheProfessor Mr. Raptis]] calls her by this name.
31	** Another nickname of Ranger Fink's is simply "the Fink," which is used interchangeably with "Ranger Fink" by the narrator.
32	* In ''FanFic/HomeWithTheFairies'', Maddie almost never uses her full name, Madeline Greene, after she [[TrappedInAnotherWorld falls into Middle-earth]]. There none can guess that Maddie is short for Madeline.
33	* The ''FanFic/{{Horseshoes and Hand Grenades}}'' sidestory ''Month of Sundays'' has the Rainbow Serpent. She later reveals her name, [[spoiler:Ayida-weddo]], but the story and the other characters (minus Mari) still refer to her as Rainbow Serpent.
34	* In ''FanFic/HowToSurviveInMiddleEarthWhenYoureATeenagedGirl'', Priscilla Henders changes her name to Cilla, so others can say it. Priscilla is from Texas, and her name is foreign to Middle-earth.
35	* In the ''Robotboy'' fic ''Fanfic/HumanAfterAll'', Lola's full name is "Yolanda Mbola". But everyone just knows her as "Lola".
36	* In the ''Series/StargateAtlantis'' fanfic ''I See the Stars,'' leisians usually have short names; so when Earth-born, half-leisian Adelaide Weir starts to integrate into the society, she has to find some way to shorten her name. She chooses her old nickname "Ada" and is known as Ada Weir to the point it becomes part of her identity.
37	* ''FanFic/TheImmortalGame'' has [[TheAlcoholic Sir Unimpressive]] and his ArchEnemy [[MookLieutenant the Cadet]].
38	* In ''Fanfic/IncarnationOfLegends'', the narrative goes to great lengths to specifically refer to the Servants-turned-adventurers by their aliases rather than their True Names to keep their identities a secret until Kojiro introduces them in-person, [[SubvertedTrope upon which Kojiro will refer to them by name rather than by their title]]. The only exceptions to this are Ryoma and Oryou, whose aliases are only revealed after they meet Bell. Even the Legiones, [[spoiler:Romulus-Quirinus]], gets in on this, referring to the Asura by his alias and declining to mention his real name to avoid "ruining the surprise" for him and Bell.
39	* ''Fanfic/InfinityTrainBlossomingTrail'': The ruler of the Curry Car is called either "The Curry Prince" or "Clockwork Prince". Justified in this case because his true name [[spoiler:Soma Asman Kadar]] is only remembered by the elderly as said Prince has ruled for over a hundred years. The only reason that Chloe knows that name is because she's actually aware of the source material for them.
40	* Daphne Greengrass's little sister Astoria in ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11634921/1/Itachi-Is-That-A-Baby Itachi, Is That A Baby?]]'' is nigh-universally referred to as "Girl-Tobi" after Hari insists on calling her such, even teachers do. Several people don't actually know her name.
41	* According to ''Webcomic/KillLaKillAU'', Ryuuko is mostly called "Ryuu" by mostly everyone she knows and "Repeat Offender" by the cops. Likewise, we have Seiji, who's real name is "Shinseiji" and her nickname tends to be used more than Ryuuko's. According to ''Meaningful Name'', not very many people know Sukuyo's real name and she is mostly called by a childhood nickname of "Turtle".
42	* In ''FanFic/MegaManReawakened'', Roll's full name is Rebecca Light, but everyone calls her Roll.
43	* Downplayed in ''Fanfic/MyHuntsmanAcademia''. Izuku is only known as "Deku" to much of Beacon's student body because of Cardin's and Katsuki's antics. He just gets waved off when he tries to provide his real name. At the same time, most of his friends refer to him by his real name and only Ruby and Coco call him Deku ([[AppropriatedAppellation in an affectionate way]]).
44	* In the ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'' fanfic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13886379/1/The-New-Engines-A-TTTE-AU-Story-Collection The New Engines]]'', [[WesternAnimation/JourneyBeyondSodor Hurricane's]] real name is Holden (A reference to James Holden, the creator of the GER Class A55 Decapod (Hurricane's Basis)). He's called Hurricane because people thought he was fast as the winds of one.
45	* Jacob Arrow from ''FanFic/ANewWorldANewWay'' sidestory ''Swarm'' prefers to be referred to by X. Also counts as a OneLetterName.
46	* ''Fanfic/NotTheIntendedUseZantetsukenReverse'':
47	** In the original fic, [[VideoGame/CastlevaniaAriaOfSorrow Hammer]] is only ever known as Hammer, complete with TheUnreveal where he gets his hand on a document with his legal name and mentions that "nobody calls him that". An omake reveals that his name is M.C. Hamilton, and he got his nickname from the resulting "MC Hammer" jokes at school.
48	** ''A Game of Cat and Cat'':
49	*** The agents of Arikado's Agency are only ever referred to by their handles, such as Agent Fireball. The only exceptions to this are [[VideoGame/Persona2 Eikichi, Lisa, and Jun]].
50	*** Aoi tries to enforce this by never giving out her real name because last time she did [[VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiI the police started arresting everyone who had the same first name as her]]. The local underground doctor stuck her with the EmbarrassingNickname "Madame Pain", which is what her gang members call her by.
51	*** The members of Aoi's gang also only use nicknames with each other and their real names are never stated.
52	*** Aoi, as revenge for the "Madame Pain" nickname, stuck the BackAlleyDoctor with the nickname "[[Film/TheBigLebowski Doctor Dude]]". An omake implies that [[spoiler:he is [[VideoGame/DigitalDevilSaga Heat O'Brien]].]]
53	* Because Ryuuko didn't know her name, Satsuki, in ''Fanfic/TheOutside'', is usually referred to as "Sis". This actually comes up in one chapter, when she, Shiro, and Nui finds letters addressed to Satsuki and she's left confused as to why, before Shiro points out that "Satsuki" is her real name because "Sis" couldn't used on any legal documents.
54	* ''FanFic/ThePiecesLieWhereTheyFell'': The true names of the original Mane Six have long since been forgotten, and they're now known by the nicknames they earned after their deaths: ''the Stallion of Dedication'' (yes, even the ''gender'' of one has been forgotten - [[spoiler:she's later revealed as Applejack, who explains the "stallion" part is because ponies mixed up her and her brother]]), ''the Lady'' [[spoiler:(Rarity Belle)]], ''the Wise Oracle'' [[spoiler:(Pinkie Pie)]], ''the Warrior'' [[spoiler:(Rainbow Dash)]], ''the Stern Warden'' [[spoiler:(Fluttershy)]] and ''the Magi of Stars'' [[spoiler:(Twilight Sparkle)]]. Another character whose real name has been forgotten is ''the Blue Sorceress'' [[spoiler:(actually Trixie Lulamoon)]], an enemy of the Magi of Stars.
55	* In one chapter of ''Fanfic/TheRacketRotterChronicles'', Annette finds medication prescribed to "Dennis Racket Jr." [[spoiler: Better known as Shark.]]
56	* ''Fanfic/RaisedByJagers'' has Ducky, to the point where referring to herself as Evdokia in front of a lie detector will make it go off.
57	* ''Fanfic/RiseOfTheMinisukas'': The titular characters are Lilliputian-sized versions of Asuka, and they are named after some particular trait or job: Leader, Professor, Hacker, Prankster, Blue, Blonde, Camo (because she wears camouflage), Hood...
58	* In the ''Literature/FateZero'' fic ''Fanfic/TheSagesDisciple'', the main character has IdentityAmnesia, so he starts calling himself Crow after being called "Karasu-san" in chapter 1.
59	* Ash and Gary's full names in ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12840662/1/Shudo-cross-Modern-Ash-The-Professor-Who-Observes-his-Charges Shudo cross Modern Ash: The Professor Who Observes his Charges]]'' are Ashton and Gareth, but they prefer to go by their shorter nicknames. Their full names tend to be used only as part of serious or angered eruptions from their loved ones.
60	* At [[Fanfic/SkyholdAcademyYearbook Skyhold Academy]], Coach Bull is only known as Coach Bull. No one is ever heard to call him anything else and the kids all just accept that this is his name. Being a human version of [[VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition the Iron Bull]], he has another name (per WordOfGod) but it has yet to be revealed in the narrative. It has, however, been revealed on This Very Wiki via the Characters sheet: it's Ivan Ronbul (I. Ronbul).
61	** There's also {{original character}} Eleanor, who is almost always called by her middle name, Skye.
62	* In ''Fanfic/SoulEaterTroubledSouls'', the real name of Kilik Lung is Kirikou, but everyone calls him Kilik instead. The writer probably did this to acknowledge both the original and the dub name of the character.
63	* In ''Fanfic/StarWarsTheOneCanon'' Rukh is a codename used by two separate Noghri; one killed during the Battle of Lothal and the other who killed the clone of Thrawn at Bilbringi. Likewise, Palpatine's codename in the post-DE era is White Eyes...making him a clever composite character with a mysterious entity in Legends Continuity who gave missions to various One Sith agents in the Legacy Era that went by the same name but isn't described in detail outside of the ominously prophetic description (with the context of Rise Of Skywalker) of "having a black cloak with piercing white eyes the only thing visible under the hood."
64	* In ''WebVideo/SwordArtOnlineAbridged'', poor Klein got trapped in the titular game as a test character he named [[EmbarrassingNickname BallsDeep69,]] so [[{{Jerkass}} Kirito]], his enemies, and [[FunWithSubtitles even the subtitles]] refer to him by his handle, or as "Balls" or "Ballsy." By the third episode his guildmates think "My name is Klein!" is just how he says hello, and react in confusion when Kirito [[YouCalledMeXItMustBeSerious actually calls him Klein for once.]]
65	* Just like his canon counterpart, though he does have a full name, everyone in-universe simply calls [[VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite Natural Harmonia]] either "N" or "N-kun" in ''Fanfic/TokimekiPokeLiveAndTwinbee''.
66	** The same also applies to the OriginalCharacter Elesis Kashiwagi Kousaka, who is usually called either called "Ellie" or "Ellie-chan".
67	* This is used as a plot point in ''Fanfic/TheTouchOfGreenFire''. When Ann needs to try and see how conscious Shego is, she asks Drakken what her real name is. The problem is that not even Drakken knows. Everyone, including her own brothers, calls her "Shego." In college Shego went by "Shannon", but that's explicitly not her actual name.
68	* Annie Stelman from the ''Series/CriminalMinds'' fanfic "To live again" is actually named Annelise Stelman but nobody ever calls her that.
69	* In the ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' fanfic ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/268833/undead-robot-bug-crusaders Undead Robot Bug Crusaders]]'', Scootaloo is revealed to be a nickname, because her real name is too embarrassing for her to allow anyone to find out:
70	-->As much as Uno loved seeing his sister squirm, he would not let her suffer the horror of her friends knowing her name.\
71	Seriously; nopony deserved to be known, in any shape, way, or form, as [[spoiler:Schmoopy Coopie Toopa Loopy]].
72	* The ''Anime/YuGiOh'' fic “[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12865317/1/YU-GI-OH-8th-millennium-item Yu-Gi-Oh! 8th millennium item]]” introduces the Red-Eyes Queen, a duelist known for favouring the use of the Red-Eyes Black Dragon in her duels, to the extent that most of her deck is dedicated to cards focused on supporting the Red-Eyes Black Dragon, including various monsters chosen for their ability to merge with or support the Red-Eyes. She constantly wears a helmet based on the Red-Eyes and there is never any indication that anyone even knows her real name, simply referring to her by her title, even among older friends such as Seto Kaiba.
73	* In ''RolePlay/WeAreAllPokemonTrainers'', about 80% of the cast goes by a nickname of some sort, either due to personal preference or to protect their identities.
74	* ''FanFic/WithPearlAndRubyGlowing'' is set in a rape survivors' support group in which everyone uses a nickname. This serves the in-universe purposes of helping to prevent abusers or stalkers from tracking group members down, preventing other group members accidentally revealing secrets people don't want getting out, and helping boost confidence by picking an appropriately cool MeaningfulRename. On this side of the fourth wall, it's a MassiveMultiplayerCrossover massive enough to shatter the OneSteveLimit, so it helps keep track of who's who.
75	* Several examples found in ''Fanfic/XMenTheEarlyYears'':
76	** As visiting Paris in "Hit Women, Goats, and Other Vacation Blunders", Jean catches a purse-snatcher. Hank calls him "Eiffel", and that's what he's called throughout the story.
77	** In "Twinkies, Holdups, and Other Things That Aren't Good For You", a Satanist is given no name. He's just "the guy in the 'Satan Rules!' T-shirt".
78	* ''Fanfic/YoungJusticeDarknessFalls'': While Raven's name Rachel Roth is known by several people, she's insistent that she's only called Raven.

Context OnlyKnownByTheirNickname / FanWorks