Quotes / Nominal Importance

"Lyra, Heartstrings or Incidental Unicorn #2...When I first started working on the show, I never expected people to latch on to the background ponies like they have. It's nice to see."

—Nayuki, one of the layout artists for My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic on The Allspark Forums

[nearby helicopter is hit and crashes]
"And there goes unnamed soldier #2. Oh God. I wish I could've been unnamed soldier #2. A great man and a great soldier."

—Kevin, commenting during a Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 walkthrough

"What rankles me is how we don't even rate a proper name. Is it too much to ask for Admin A and Admin B or something?"

— Team Dim Sun Admin, Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia

"When the krogan name a thresher maw, you know you're in trouble. They don't think anyone's going to kill it."

— Garrus Vakarian on Kalros, The Mother Of All Thresher Maws, Mass Effect 3

Andy: What was his name?
Heywood: What? What'd you say?
Andy: I was wondering what his name was.
Heywood: What the fuck do you care, new fish? Doesn't matter what his fuckin' name was. He's dead.

— The Shawshank Redemption, on the prisoner beaten to death by a guard

Ian: Now, my opponent makes a valid argument, but are you really going to listen to somebody who doesn't even have a name? I mean, in the script for this episode, her character is labeled as "Girl".
Crowd: [gasps]
Ian: Now, are we really going to let our town be run by someone who isn't even important enough to have a name?
Crowd: NO!
Ian: Vote for me; not only do I have a name, but I'm a main character, so you know I'm dedicated!

—Minilife TV, "Crossing Ian"

"You already know, these no-name henchmen...you are all dead. If you don't have a name in this game, you're dead."

— CoryxKenshin

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