Animal Theme Naming: Difference between revisions

* ''[[Paranoia Agent (Anime)|Paranoia Agent]]'': Virtually every character has the character(s) of an animal in his/her name, a [[Meaningful Name]]. A good example is Harumi ''Cho'' no, a schoolteacher with {{spoiler|a split personality disorder.}} "Cho" is one word for "butterfly" in Japanese, another is "chocho" {{spoiler|reflecting on her dual selves.}} This is put into even simpler terms in Episode 5, in which a Shonen Bat impersonator tells the story so far from his..."unique" perspective, many of the characters are depicted or referred to as their respective animals.

* ''[[WolfsWolf's Rain]]'': The four main characters are all named for aspects of the wolf; Kiba (Fang), Tsume (Claw), Hige (Whisker), and Toboe (Howl). The pun in the title of the second episode, "Toboe, Who Doesn't Howl", is thus lost in the English translation.

* The Shiba siblings in ''[[Bleach (Manga)|Bleach]]'' follow a pattern: Kaien means "sea swallow," Ganju means "rock eagle," and Kuukaku means "sky crane."

* The author of ''[[One Piece (Manga)|One Piece]]'' seems to especially love this one: Not only is the protagonist called Monkey D. Luffy, but all of the original Seven Warlords of the Sea (Crocodile, Jimbei (A Whale shark Fishman), Bartholomew Kuma (Bear), Gecko Moria, Donquixote Doflamingo(Complete with pink feather boa), Boa Hancock(Giant pet snake, called the snake princess, and comes from an island of snake themed Amazons) and Dracule Mihawk) and the three Admirals ("Blue Pheasant", "Yellow Monkey", "Red Dog", all nicknames based on the animal companions of Japanese folk-hero Momotaro) have animal-themed names assigned to them, which more or less correspond with their characters or abilities.

* Yurie's assistants (Ino, Shika, and Chou) in ''[[Kamichu!]]'' have names related to the animals they resemble.

* The Saberdolls from ''[[Saber Marionette J (Anime)|Saber Marionette J]]'' are named after German tanks from [[World War II]] which were, in turn, named after large wild cats (Tiger, Luchs/Lynx, and Panther.) This also qualifies them for [[Vehicular Theme Naming]].

* ''Scarecrow: Year One'' begins with the established character of Jonathan Crane and goes on to introduce his ex-mentor Professor Pigeon and his grandmother Olivia Dove (in a different apparent [[Shout -Out]] to ''Psycho'', her original name was Marion).

* ''[[Harry Potter (Literaturenovel)|Harry Potter]]'': You can sometimes spot an [[Animorphism|Animagus]] or lycanthrope in the series by their name. Professor Remus Lupin was a [[Wolf Man|Werewolf]] (not only is Lupine the generic name for a Wolf, Remus is the brother of Romulus, two boys who were literally [[Raised Byby Wolves]] and created Rome), another werewolf is Fenrir Grayback (Fenrir is the wolf that eats Odin in norse mythology), Sirius (another name for Dog Star) Black a black dog, and Rita Skeeter was a bug ("skeeter" being a slang term for mosquito).

* ''[[Neverwinter Nights 2 (Video Game)|Neverwinter Nights 2]]: Mask of the Betrayer'': Slightly lampshaded when your character meets Efram the Stag and Susah the Crow, part of a five-person group of siblings known as "The Menagerie," who ask for your help in finding their sister, Kaelyn the Dove. You have the option of asking "'The Dove?' Are you all named after animals?" when they tell you this.

** In ''[[Metal Gear Solid 4 Guns of the Patriots]]'', {{spoiler|The Beauty and the Beast unit takes this trope one step further, combining the animal names of FOXHOUND and the emotions of the Cobra Unit (for example, combining Vulcan Raven and The Fury to make Raging Raven.) Incidentally, they also have the weapons of Dead Cell, but that doesn't affect the naming.}}

* Altaïr from ''[[Assassin's Creed (Video Game)|Assassin's Creed]]'' is named for the eagle, as is his descendant Ezio. "La Volpe" from the second game is named for the fox, while Il Lupo "The Prowler" takes his (code)name from the wolf. Nikolai Orelov from the [[Assassin's Creed the Fall|comic]] continues this trend. Orelov is Czech for "the eagle's son."

* Most of the light Axon vehicles in ''[[Unreal Tournament 2004 (Video Game)|Unreal Tournament 2004]]'' and ''[[Unreal Tournament III (Video Game)3|Unreal Tournament III]]'' are named after animals; the others either have Biblical or [[Punny Name|punny names]].

* A number of [[World in Thethe Sky|Skyloft's]] citizens in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Video Game)|The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword]]'' have bird-inspired names. Pipit and Piper are two species of birds. Fledge is a term meaning a young bird. Groose and Orielle are similar to "Grouse"/"Goose" and "Oriole". Instructor Owlan's name, obviously, has "Owl" in it, and Sparrot and Parrow could swap the last letters in their names to make "Parrot" and "Sparrow".

* [[Fish People|Boron]], [[Proud Warrior Race|Split]], and [[Proud Merchant Race|Teladi]] ships in the ''[[X (Videovideo Gamegame)|X]]-Universe'' games all follow their own version of Animal naming. Boron use sea creatures (Ray, Orca, Barracuda), Split use aggressive animals (Caiman, Mamba, Raptor), and the Teladi use birds (Falcon, Condor, Shrike).

* Fighter models in ''[[Tachyon the Fringe (Video Game)|Tachyon the Fringe]]'' not used exclusively by either [[Mega Corp|GalSpan]] or [[La Résistance|the Bora]] tend to be named after predatory fish (e.g. Mako, Piranha). Might be an oblique nod to [[Space Is an Ocean]].

* The Pack in ''[[Gargoyles (Animation)|Gargoyles]]'' had names after wild canines: Fox, Wolf, Jackal, Dingo, Coyote, and Hyena (OK, a hyena isn't actually a canine, but they look and behave similarly). The London Clan, who all look like animals, tend to be named after the animal they most resemble. Exceptions to the rule are Coco (short for Constance), Lunette and Pog. Could be some of the clan elders like virtue names and names from myth and legend.

* In ''[[Thundercats 2011 (Western Animation)|Thundercats 2011]],'' overlaps with [[A Dog Named "Dog"]] due to an abundance of [[Beast Folk]] and [[Petting Zoo People]]. [[Catfolk]] Lion-O, Cheetara, Tygra, Jaga, Panthro, Lynx-O, Leo and Panthera all look as one would expect, as do Wilykat and Wilykit, [[Fishmen|Fishman]] Captain Koinelius Tunar and [[Lizard Folk|Chameleon]] Khamai.