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* The Phantoka Makuta from ''[[Bionicle]]'' all have a bat theme going on, and are named appropriately: Antroz (''Antrozous pallidus'', or pallid bat), Chirox and his Matoran partner Kirop after Chiroptera, and Vamprah should be obvious. Then there is Makuta Bitil, based off a beetle.
* Marvel's Serpent Squad and its successor, the Serpent Society, consists of supervillains with snake-themed codenames.
* ''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).
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* In ''[[Ace Combat]] X: Skies Of Deception'', the Aurelian Air Force squadrons seen in-game are named after bird genera.
* In the ''[[Halo]]'' games, most of the UNSC's vehicles are named after animals: the Scorpion tank, Mongoose ATV, Warthog LRV, Elephant troop transport, Hornet VTOL and Pelican dropship. Halo Wars also expands the theme naming for most human vehicles.
* Altaïr from ''[[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:
* As befitting of his serpentine nature, [[Orochi]] from the ''[[Dynasty Warriors]]''/''Samurai Warriors'' crossover ''[[Warriors Orochi]]'' names his demonic generals after breeds of snakes (Copperhead, Diamondback, etc.)
* Most of the light Axon vehicles in ''[[Unreal Tournament 2004]]'' and ''[[Unreal Tournament 3|Unreal Tournament III]]'' are named after animals; the others either have Biblical or [[Punny Name|punny names]].
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