Egocentric Team Naming: Difference between revisions

 

Note this '''doesn't''' include "X and the Ys" names unless Y is very strongly related to X (and X is not an in-universe fictional name) which would be [[Face of the Band]], or instances like ''[[The Mighty Ducks (film)|The Mighty Ducks]]'' where they named the team after someone else (in that case, to get that someone to sponsor them).

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* In ''[[Beck (manga)|Beck]]'', when the main characters are trying to come up with a name for their band, lead guitarist Ryuusuke spends a moment on the floor writing ideas. When he's finished, he holds it up proudly, and every suggestion contains his name, like [[Jimi Hendrix|"The Ryuusuke Experience"]] and so on. Of course, no-one was impressed, though the fangirls that hang around them were amused.

* ''[[Dragon Ball]]'': The Ginyu Force, named after Captain Ginyu.

* Shinta Fukuda from ''[[Bakuman｡]]'' likes to refer to the group of mangaka protagonists trying to get published as "Team Fukuda". He first tried to go for "Team Niizuma" after the fact that, albeit quickly, he, Mashiro and Nakai worked under Niizuma, but quickly changes it to the current form when talking to Mashiro on the phone.

 

* Mr. Fantastic named the [[Fantastic Four (Comic Book)|Fantastic Four]] and himself simultaneously. Their [[Evil Counterpart]], the U-Foes, are named after the member whose idea it was to get bombarded with cosmic rays in the first place: Simon Utrecht, alias Vector. It's important to note, though, that this was Ironclad's idea.

* Professor X, The [[X-Men (Comic Book)|X-Men]] (denied in-universe, but c'mon...).

* The [[Sinestro Corps War|Sinestro Corps]] in the ''[[Green Lantern]]'', which could have been called the Yellow Lantern Corps, but was instead named after its [[Sinestro|founder]].

 

* ''[[Casino Royale 1967]]'': Once [[James Bond (film)|James Bond]] becomes head of [[MI 6]] after the previous M gets offed, the very first thing he does is rename ''all'' his agents, male ''and'' female, James Bond 007 as a ploy to confuse the enemy.

 

 

* In ''[[Angel]]'', there's Angel Investigations, and when he leaves, the group all try to name the group after themselves, but decide to keep the original name.

* ''[[Happy Days]]''

** Also from ''Happy Days'', fictional bands "Johnny Fish and the Fins" and "Leather Tuscadaro and the Suedes".

* In ''[[Monk]]'', Randy Disher's garage rock band was called "The Randy Disher Project".

* This trend is the source of humor in ''[[The Kids in The Hall]]'' sketch about the three-man garage band "Rod Torkelson's Armada Featuring Herman Menderchuk".

 

* [[Bon Jovi]], named after lead singer Jon Bon Jovi. ''[[SNL]]'' did a sketch about this.

* [[Van Halen]], named after [[Band of Relatives|brothers]] Eddie (lead guitar) and Alex (drums)

* [[The Beatles (band)|The Beatles]] used in their early years both "[[John Lennon|Johnny]] and the Moondogs" and "Long John and the Silvermen" (referencing {{[[[Treasure Island]] Long John Silver}}).

* [[Ben Folds|Ben Folds Five]] (a trio)

* In a similar fashion to the above, Marina and the Diamonds is often mistaken for this. The "Diamonds" part refers to her fans.

 

* ''[[Sonic Heroes]]'' gives us Team Sonic and Team Rose. Averted by Team Dark and Team Chaotix. At the end of the game, for the sake of a [[Title Drop]] Sonic refers to them collectively as "Sonic Heroes!" You'd think he might've asked first if the others were okay with that...

** It should be noted that ''[[Sonic Adventure 2]]'' called Team Sonic "Team Hero" instead. It's likely that the change was due to the ''game'' being called Sonic ''Heroes'', so calling one team "Team Hero" would leave people wondering. Later, [[Sonic Riders|Free Riders]] [[Flip-Flop of God|would change the name back to Team Hero.]]

* Actually called out in the ''[[Sly Cooper]]'' games. In the third game, the main villain Dr. M accuses Sly of thinking himself better than his teammates. Sly denies this, saying that he and his team are equals. M retorts that if that's true, then why are they called the Cooper Gang?

 

{{quote|'''pinkfrosting88:''' You see, Reginald is too valuable to our trio. Plus, he finally named us.

'''Reginald:''' That's right. Say hello to The Reginalds.

'''Allon:''' What the hell? How come you're named after him? }}

 

 

 

* In the ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' episode "The Drill", [[Ditzy Genius|Sokka]] sees the Earth Kingdom's "Terra Team" gains a minor obsession with giving his own group a cool name. While he knows to name it after [[The Messiah|Aang]] instead of himself, one idea he tries to justify like this - "The Boomer-Aang Gang"—is named after his ''own'' weapon.

** Note their [[Fan Nickname]] is "The [[Just for Pun|Gaang]]."

* ''[[Jackie Chan Adventures]]''

** Jade names their group of allies "the J-Team" (which sticks). It's ''ostensibly'' after ''Jackie'', but...

* ''[[The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius|The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius]]''

** When Jimmy and his friends gain superpowers due to cosmic radiation, he immediately calls them the "N-Men" (as in Neutron Men), despite a couple of protests.

{{quote|'''Justice Knight:''' We're gonna form a close and powerful group aiming to capture Anathar. And we will call it... [[Large Ham|THE JUSTICE CLIQUE]]!}}

* In ''[[Beetlejuice (animation)|Beetlejuice]]'', spoiled [[Alpha Bitch]] Claire names her band "Claire and the Claire-inettes."

 

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