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* In ''[[Fossil Fighters]],'' the hero has no default name--and indeed, you can change his name as often as you like! However, the official mini-manga gives his name as "Hunter," probably after the series' Japanese name (''Fossil Hunters'').
* In ''[[Fossil Fighters]],'' the hero has no default name--and indeed, you can change his name as often as you like! However, the official mini-manga gives his name as "Hunter," probably after the series' Japanese name (''Fossil Hunters'').
* ''[[Shadow Hearts]]'' lets you rename everyone... setting up a gag where you're given the "Rename" screen for {{spoiler|Roger Bacon}}, who promptly informs you he ''isn't'' joining your party and you shouldn't be so presumptuous. ''Covenant'' reveals that the default names for everyone were the canonical ones, and does away with renaming (except that the screen ''still'' pops up for {{spoiler|Roger}}).
* ''[[Shadow Hearts]]'' lets you rename everyone... setting up a gag where you're given the "Rename" screen for {{spoiler|Roger Bacon}}, who promptly informs you he ''isn't'' joining your party and you shouldn't be so presumptuous. ''Covenant'' reveals that the default names for everyone were the canonical ones, and does away with renaming (except that the screen ''still'' pops up for {{spoiler|Roger}}).
* In ''[[Golden Sun]]'' and its first sequel, ''The Lost Age'', you could name [[The Hero]] (along with the rest of the player characters if you punched in certain codes at the naming screen) whatever you wanted. In ''[[Golden Sun Dark Dawn|Dark Dawn]]'', however, the Warriors of Vale all go by their default names.
* In ''[[Golden Sun]]'' and its first sequel, ''The Lost Age'', you could name [[The Hero]] (along with the rest of the player characters if you punched in certain codes at the naming screen) whatever you wanted. In ''[[Golden Sun: Dark Dawn|Dark Dawn]]'', however, the Warriors of Vale all go by their default names.




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* The heroine of ''[[The Guardian Legend]]'' doesn't have a name in the English version, but in Japan, her name is Miria.
* The heroine of ''[[The Guardian Legend]]'' doesn't have a name in the English version, but in Japan, her name is Miria.
* Light and Pastel from the ''[[Twinbee]]'' series were originally unnamed when they first appeared in ''Deta na! Twinbee''; their names were first used in the ''Twinbee Paradise'' radio drama series and then canonized in ''Twinbee Yahoo!''. The heroes from the earlier games were also given names as well.
* Light and Pastel from the ''[[Twinbee]]'' series were originally unnamed when they first appeared in ''Deta na! Twinbee''; their names were first used in the ''Twinbee Paradise'' radio drama series and then canonized in ''Twinbee Yahoo!''. The heroes from the earlier games were also given names as well.
* ''[[Star Control]] II'': [[The Captain]]'s default name is "Zelnick" and the ship's is "Vindicator" when the game was ported to the 3do. Most folks refer to him as this now. This is the name used in the [[Canon Dis Continuity|non-canon]] novel ''Star Control: Interbellum''.
* ''[[Star Control]] II'': [[The Captain]]'s default name is "Zelnick" and the ship's is "Vindicator" when the game was ported to the 3do. Most folks refer to him as this now. This is the name used in the [[Canon Discontinuity|non-canon]] novel ''Star Control: Interbellum''.