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{{quote|'''Gai''': Jiro Yamada is just the boring old name my mother gave me. Gai Daigoji is the name that belongs to my soul!!!}} |
{{quote|'''Gai''': Jiro Yamada is just the boring old name my mother gave me. Gai Daigoji is the name that belongs to my soul!!!}} |
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* Son Goku of ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' will always insist "My name isn't Kakarotto! ''I am Son Goku!!''". Although in Goku's case, while "Kakarotto" is indeed his birth name, he was unaware of his Saiyan heritage until his mid 20s, so... |
* Son Goku of ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' will always insist "My name isn't Kakarotto! ''I am Son Goku!!''". Although in Goku's case, while "Kakarotto" is indeed his birth name, he was unaware of his Saiyan heritage until his mid 20s, so... |
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** He does eventually accept Vegeta calling him this, probably because he knows Vegeta is too stubborn to stop if asked. Indeed, Vegeta makes something of a point of always calling him "Kakarotto", as he feels that Goku should be proud of his Saiyan heritage. |
** He does eventually accept Vegeta calling him this, probably because he knows Vegeta is too stubborn to stop if asked. Indeed, Vegeta makes something of a point of always calling him "Kakarotto", as he feels that Goku should be proud of his Saiyan heritage. There was one story where Vegeta ''does'' call him "Goku", and Goku quickly realizes [[OOC Is Serious Business|something is wrong with him.]] |
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* Yusaku Godai of ''[[Maison Ikkoku]]'' is only ever called by his first name by his parents and his grandmother in the original Japanese (some translations change this). The only time someone else used his first name, it was schoolgirl stalker, Ibuki Yagami (when he insisted she stop calling him Godai-sensei, since he wasn't her teacher anymore, she says, "I understand, Yusaku-san.") Poor guy looked like it gave him hives. |
* Yusaku Godai of ''[[Maison Ikkoku]]'' is only ever called by his first name by his parents and his grandmother in the original Japanese (some translations change this). The only time someone else used his first name, it was schoolgirl stalker, Ibuki Yagami (when he insisted she stop calling him Godai-sensei, since he wasn't her teacher anymore, she says, "I understand, Yusaku-san.") Poor guy looked like it gave him hives. |
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* Played straight and inverted in ''[[Tekkaman Blade]]''. At the beginning of the series, Blade claims to have forgotten his name, which leads to Noal nicknaming him D-Boy. About 20 episodes later, when the crew finds out his given name (Aiba Takaya), he insists that his name is D-boy (For about half an episode anyway before spilling the beans.) It becomes an inversion toward the end of the series when he {{spoiler|"forgets that the Space Knights have nicknamed him "D-boy" and insists that they call him his given name"}} Played straight again when after defeating his brother, he sheds his birthname and nickname, claiming that he is Tekkaman Blade |
* Played straight and inverted in ''[[Tekkaman Blade]]''. At the beginning of the series, Blade claims to have forgotten his name, which leads to Noal nicknaming him D-Boy. About 20 episodes later, when the crew finds out his given name (Aiba Takaya), he insists that his name is D-boy (For about half an episode anyway before spilling the beans.) It becomes an inversion toward the end of the series when he {{spoiler|"forgets that the Space Knights have nicknamed him "D-boy" and insists that they call him his given name"}} Played straight again when after defeating his brother, he sheds his birthname and nickname, claiming that he is Tekkaman Blade |
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