1 | '''Basic Trope''': A person takes a new name due to feeling themselves changed. Alternatively: a place or object is renamed due to some significant change taking place. |
2 | * '''Straight''': |
3 | ** Betty Smith the junior school teacher becomes a DarkActionGirl and changes her name to [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Read Mary Read]]. |
4 | ** Green Street in Troperville becomes the birthplace of a great scientist Bob Jones. It is renamed Bob Jones Street in his honor. |
5 | ** The BigBad has a sword called Heroesbane. TheHero steals it and renames it Villainsbane. |
6 | * '''Exaggerated''': |
7 | ** Everyone renames themselves whenever their life changes in any way. |
8 | ** It is obligatory for a famous person's birthplace to be renamed in their honor. |
9 | ** Every single thing owned by the BigBad gets renamed. |
10 | * '''Downplayed''': |
11 | ** Betty Smith moves to Hungary, becomes a Hungarian citizen and legally renames herself Kovács Erzsébet. |
12 | ** Betty Smith gets married and becomes Betty Tropers. |
13 | ** Betty Smith changes her name because she's hiding. |
14 | * '''Justified''': |
15 | ** Betty feels she has started a new life and it ought to reflect in her name. |
16 | ** Betty was bullied because of her name and changes her name to distance herself from those unpleasant memories. |
17 | ** Betty shares her name with a well-known celebrity, politician or, worse, criminal. |
18 | ** Betty is a UsefulNotes/{{transgender}} man and changes his name into Mark Read to reflect his gender identity. |
19 | ** Betty was embarrassed with her name and didn't want to see it on her driver's license or passport. |
20 | * '''Inverted''': "My life has changed so much. My name is the only thing that stays the same!" |
21 | * '''Averted''': |
22 | ** Betty's name remains Betty even after becoming a DarkActionGirl. |
23 | ** The name Green Street remains Green Street even as the birthplace great scientist Bob Jones. |
24 | ** The name of the BigBad's sword remains Heroesbane despite it falling into the hands of TheHero. |
25 | * '''Defied''': "You think I should change my name just because of something? Sorry, but my current name is what defines me." |
26 | * '''Invoked''': Betty Smith's best friend Bob encourages them to change their name after becoming a DarkActionGirl in order to cope because the [[DoubleConsciousness cognitive dissonance of both of her roles]] is too much for her to mentally handle. |
27 | * '''Played For Laughs''': |
28 | ** Betty Smith renames herself after her favorite heroine. The problem is that her favorites change daily, so she's Aravis on Monday and Éowyn on Tuesday and Arya on Wednesday... |
29 | ** Green Street is the birthplace of the heroic Bob [[DeathbringerTheAdorable Peoplehater]] and is now Peoplehater Street. |
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