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RESOLVED: Signs of Disrepair
A name presumed to be in an alien or fantasy language turns out to be a fragment of a word/phrase from english or another real language. Often coincides with an Earth All Along reveal.
Examples:
V'Ger(Voyager) from Star Trek: The Motion Picture
WondLa(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum) from WondLa
Calima(Cation, Live Animals) from Planet of the Apes (2001)
Zardoz(Wizard of oz) from Zardoz
Edited by Aegarain