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Big Name Fan refers to "fan who is popular within the fandom" not "famous person who is a fan of the work," so a let's player who casually played the game and gave it a Colbert Bump but isn't active in the fandom isn't really a BNF. If a let's player got their start in a fandom, then they might count.
There are some figures on the BNF page who are also said to be controversial, but if they're only known because of an unpopular opinion, they're probably not a BNF- heck, often a BNF speaking a formerly unpopular opinion is what makes it popular.
Edited by mightymewtron I do some cleanup and then I enjoy shows you probably think are cringe.
Big Name Fan often gets misused as "a famous person is a fan of the work", but it really means "a fan who has a big role within a fandom". Let's Players can count as Big Name Fans if they're popular within the fandom of a game or series they do let's plays for.
JustForFun.One Of Us cover "a famous person is a fan of the work.", but it's JFF.
Weird, I remember it used to be trivia.
Edited by Kuruni
Huh. In my experience, Big Name Fan as I've seen it linked on the wiki does not require any respect or popularity with the wider fanbase, just knowledge. I actually mostly see it used to refer to "infamous" fans.
I previously made a TRS thread
on the issue, but it didn't go anywhere.
Wouldn't Trope Talk be a better place for this conversation?
Patiently awaiting the release of Paper Luigi and the Marvelous Compass.
Big Name Fan is one of those Trivia tropes I am confused with. So with the title in mind...