Fan Nickname/Literature

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  • Agent Pendergast
    • The fans like to call the eponymous main character "Pendie", "Agent P" or simply "P".
  • American Girl
    • Blondiebeth - Elizabeth, after she was retconned into being a blonde to match the movie. Most people make a point of buying her doll, removing the blonde wig and putting on a brown one.
    • Pretty Princess 'Mantha - Samantha, whose popularity is largely attributed to her frilly and privileged lifestyle.
  • American Gods
    • Shadowpuppy - Shadow, combining that with the pet name his wife calls him "puppy".
  • Animorphs
    • Big Red Eye: Crayak. Originally used by fans before he was actually named, and given a Fandom Nod a few times in the series.
    • Emohawk--Tobias, for obvious reasons.
    • Hawkward-- Used to describe those moments where Rachel and Tobias are making the kissy-face/kissy-beak at each other.
    • KASU--Short for Katherine Applegate Screw Up and used to refer to the inconsistencies between books made by either the author or her ghostwriters. For example, Jake using thought-speak as a human in book one.
  • Anita Blake
    • The titular character herself is sometimes called Anita Blake, Vampire Humper. Not by actual fans, generally.
    • The anti-fan/angry-fan nickname for her is 'mon petite fissure de ruine', which roughly translates as 'my little crack of doom'. (If you put it in an automatic translator... it doesn't really mean much in reality)
    • Lest we forget, 'Anita Blake, Village Bus'- because everyone has a ride at the same time.
    • Bitchard: used for Richard post-Narcissus in Chains when he goes from a naive love interest to a petty, jealous bastard.
  • The Chronicles of Narnia
    • The Emerald Witch, or The Green Witch - The Queen of Underland who kidnaps Rilian in The Silver Chair, since "The Lady of the Green Kirtle" doesn't sound evil enough. (At least one paperback edition's back-cover blurb calls her The Emerald Witch.)
      • To be fair, "Lady of the Green Kirtle" was what she called herself while she was still feigning benevolence. It wasn't supposed to sound evil.
    • Saviour Kitteh - Aslan.
    • Warren - The Fanon name for the geeky boy who flirts with Phyllis Susan in The Movie.
  • Discworld
    • Rinso - Rincewind, used a couple of times in The Last Continent.
    • Big Name Fans Stephen Briggs and Bernard Pearson are known as CMOT Briggs (after Dibbler, because he sells merchandise) and The Cunning Artificer (after the Street of Cunning Artificers, because he makes models and other Discly items). The former is almost official, since Briggs's merch website is called CMOT Dibbler, the latter has become very official with the opening of The Cunning Artificer's Discworld Emporium.
    • And Terry Pratchett is known as Pterry.
  • The Divine Comedy
    • The Divine Comedy itself is in fact a fan nickname. Dante simply called it The Comedy; the 'divine' epithet was added by later admirers.
  • Gaunt's Ghosts
    • Lijah Cuu has come to be alternately known as "Teamkill McBackstab von Fethingbastard." And he earns it.
  • A Song of Ice and Fire (Warning: spoileriffic)
    • Franken-Gregor, Gregorstein, Qyborg or Gregolem, for the thing which Qyburn is making out of the deceased Gregor Clegane.
    • Un-Cat, for Lady Stoneheart, who is Catelyn Stark resurrected.
    • Not a spoiler: Gregor Clegane, the Mountain that Rides, is known in some fandom circles as the "Mountain that Rapes". Take a wild guess why.
      • Some fans also refer to George R. R. Martin (the series' author) as "The Mountain that Writes" due to his considerable girth. Others refer to him as "The Mountain That Doesn't Write" for the long gaps between books.
    • The "Weirwood Wide Web" for the magical network of knowledge and memories that unites weirwood trees.
    • The Purple Wedding is sometimes used to refer to Joffrey's catastrophic wedding, named after another even more catastrophic wedding that shortly preceded it. "Purple" supposedly comes from the color of the murder weapon.
  • Harry Potter
    • Voldy, Voldypants, Moldywarts, Moldyshorts, Voldilocks - Voldemort, of Harry Potter fame. In Deathly Hallows, Peeves the Poltergeist actually uses the first, and Moldyshorts came from a parody sketch on All That.
    • Vapormort is used to refer to Voldemort when he was "less than a ghost". Quirrellmort is Quirrell possessed by Voldemort.
    • CAPSLOCK!HARRY - Harry in Order of the Phoenix, for obvious reasons.
    • Umbridge is sometimes called "the Umbitch", for the same.
    • The Alternate DVD Commentary Wizard People, Dear Reader provided several nicknames that have caught on with the fans. A few of the more hilarious examples:
      • Ronnie the Bear for Ron Weasley.
      • Hardcastle McCormick for Prof. McGonagall.
      • Ragtime Roast-Beefy O'Weefy for Dudley Dursley.
      • The Bloody Eyed Cat and her manservant Dazzler for Mrs. Norris and Mr. Filch.
      • Catface Meowmers for Madam Hooch.
    • The Marauders, aka MWPP - James, Sirius, Remus and Peter (after the Marauder's Map). JKR even started using this after the fandom did.
    • The Trio/The Golden Trio - Harry, Hermione and Ron.
      • "Secondary Trio" or "Silver Trio" for Ginny, Neville and Luna
      • In this interview, J. K. Rowling says she has privately used the term "The Big Seven" to refer Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ginny, Neville, Luna, and Draco. So... "Creator Nickname"?
    • OBHWF - stands for One Big Happy Weasley Family, meaning...the big, happy, Weasley family.
      • Or more specifically, the idea, eventually made canon, that Hermione would marry Ron and Harry would marry Ginny, thus integrating the whole main cast into said family.
    • Spoilered just to be safe: Harrycrux - The (now confirmed) theory that Harry is an accidental Horcrux.
    • Ho!Mione or Whoremione - The Mary Sue version of Hermione with "curves in the right places", found in bad fanfics. There's also "Ho!rry" for slutty fanfic versions of Harry.
    • Ginny Jo Sue - the Ginny seen in books 5, 6 and 7, after she underwent a rather dramatic change of character that led to accusations by some of her being a Mary Sue. She is also known as Sassy!Ginny or Ginny II. Anti-fans who dislike the character may refer to her as "Gin-bot," "Gin-slut," "Snogdoll" or, interestingly, "Jenny" (after a typo in a German news article)
    • Slytherin Prince/Slytherin Sex God - a fairly idealistic (or ironic) nickname for Draco Malfoy
    • Worthless Canon Brats - Teddy Lupin and the respective Potter, Weasley and Malfoy children who appear in the epilogue. For obvious reasons, used by people who hated the epilogue and/or the canon ships.
    • Moonstruck: Harry/Lupin fanfics.
      • Puppy Love for Sirius/Lupin fanics
      • Wotcher Wolfie for Lupin/Tonks
      • Gin and Tonic for Ginny/Tom Riddle
      • The Government Stole My Toad for Luna/Neville
      • Guns 'n' Handcuffs for Harry/Draco
      • Orange Crush for Harry/Ginny
      • Harmony or Pumpkin Pie for Harry/Hermione, the latter based on a fanfic where they kiss and Hermione notes that Harry tastes of pumpkin pie.
      • Fire and Ice for Draco/Ginny
      • The Good Ship for Ron/Hermione
    • House Sparklypoo - The fifth House where Mary Sues belong. Showed up in a one-shot Fan Web Comic and the name stuck. On Livejournal, user Pottersues came up with three more Houses for different types of Sue: Bitchiwitch (Jerk Sue), Tootsitramp (slutty Sue) and Qanonreip (Sues that ignore Canon depictions of character, and often add random elements from other fantasy series - "ooh, it's Professor Legolas, isn't he cute!").
    • Dumbledore Explains It All - the inevitable post-climax Info Dump from everyone's favourite Obi Wan. He even manages to give one in the final book, despite being dead. (named after 90s teen sitcom Clarissa Explains It All).
    • The Three-Year Summer: the gap between the publication of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (July 2000) and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (June 2003). Saw the growth of the Internet community, the rise of Pottermania to stratospheric levels, and a degree of Creator Breakdown?
    • AK-666: The killing curse Avada Kedavara, after the famous AK-47 assault rifle.
    • The Potterdämmerung: The release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, and the anticipated and actual Internet Backdraft resulting. Compare the Sparkledämmerung in the Twilight section below.
    • Harmonians (or Harmoanians): derogatory term for Harry/Hermione shippers, anecdotally the most unhinged people/designated whipping boys in the fandom. Certainly only the more radical shippers would keep going past getting Jossed, and the author of The Girl Who Lived is claimed to be one.
      • The stereotypical hardcore Harmonian is defined by the following traits. They believe the series was Ruined FOREVER because Harry and Hermione didn't end up together. They think Hermione is too good for that dumbass Ron, engendering the hatred of Ron fans everywhere. They don't think Harry is quite good enough for that perfect goddess Hermione either, but he's the closest anyone could come since he's The Hero. They believe that Harry and Hermione's love so purely transcends base lust that it is evidenced by the very lack of any evidence. It is frequently assumed that Harmonians are either misguided feminists who see themselves as Hermione (if female) or fanboys who want to get in Emma Watson's pants (if male).
    • McGoogles/Preacher McGongle for McGonagall, Dumbly, Voldemint, Snap, Loopin, Serious Blak etc. - all from My Immortal
    • The Yule Brawl for the giant fight in Book IV after the Yule Ball, for the pun.
    • Gears of Hogwarts: The Deathly Hallows game, after a trailer depicting it as something very much resembling a Third-Person Shooter.
    • The pimp cane: The snake-headed walking stick used by Lucius Malfoy in the movies (it's never been mentioned in the books).
      • It's also called Snakey.
    • Pink Power Granger: The Action Girl version of Hermione seen in the third film, in which she wore a pink hoodie during the climax. Usually used derogatorily by those who believe she was turned into a Mary Sue at the expense of Ron's character. Sometimes extended to include her portrayal in subsequent films, in which her character is less action-oriented, but is no less hated by the same subset of fans.
    • The blood quill: The bloodletting quill which Umbridge forces Harry to write "I must not tell lies" with in the fifth book, due to the lack of any canon name. The associated Fanon is that blood quills are illegal Dark Magic items and that Umbridge purchased hers from Knockturn Alley or some such place. Jossed by a bio of Umbridge posted by Rowling on Pottermore in late 2014 which revealed that she created the quill herself (coming up with magical torture devices turns out to be one of her hobbies).
    • The Scottish Book: Refers to Rowling mentioning that she might publish an "encyclopaedia" of the Potter universe, including information that didn't fit in to the books. Now looks less likely with the advent of the Pottermore website.
    • The First Wizarding War and the Second Wizarding War: The wars against Voldemort, again due to the lack of canon names. The First Wizarding War is the war which occurred in the Backstory and ended when Voldemort failed to kill Harry as a baby. The Second Wizarding War is the war which occurs during the series, starting in Goblet of Fire and ending in Deathly Hallows. Often Wiz War 1/2.
      • Sometimes also known as Vold War I and Vold War II.
    • After the release of the final film, Professor McBadass has become quite popular for Professor McGonagall.
    • Slytherfen: derogatory term for fans who think the Slytherins are not as bad as the narrative voice paints them (esp. when compared to the actions of the "heroes").
      • There's also "Snapefen" for fans who are excessively devoted to Snape and paint him as the most important and/or worthwhile character in the series.
  • Inheritance Cycle:
    • Galby - King Galbatorix, the Big Bad
    • Greeni/Greenie/Greeny - the green dragon (Fíren) from the front cover of the fourth book
    • Murty - Murtagh
    • The creator, Christopher Paolini, is often referred to simply as CP, and by some... less flattering names by antifans.
    • The series has also spawned an unholy number of Portmanteau Couple Names.
  • Star Wars Expanded Universe
    • Acky - Admiral Ackbar
    • Big Three - Collectively, Luke, Han, and Leia.
    • Bowie-peror - Palpatine clones
    • Darth Chicken - Vergere
    • Darth Hippie - Jacen Solo
    • Darth Zoon - Luke in Dark Empire. Vader is Dutch for "father", so it's only natural that Luke's Sith title would be Dutch for "son".
    • Fandalore, Fand'alor - Karen Traviss
    • Fandalorian - Karen Traviss fans
    • Farmboy - Luke
    • Flanneled One, the - George Lucas
    • Flyboy - Han
    • Jimmy - Anakin Solo, because of a Mis-Print.
    • JINO - Jacen Solo from the New Jedi Order on. Short for Jacen In Name Only.
    • Luca$ - George Lucas, used by critics of the special editions and the prequels
    • Mandies - Mandalorians, by Karen Traviss haters
    • Man In Plaid, the - George Lucas
    • Marakin - Ben. This comes from a crack theory that Anakin Solo was really Ben's father. Mara + Anakin = Marakin.
    • MILK - Morrigan Cade. Short for "Mother I'd Like to Kriff" or "Moff I'd Like to Kriff".
    • Palpidious - Palpatine
    • Palpy - Palpatine
    • Pelly - Admiral Pellaeon
    • Sid - Palpatine
    • Space Fabio - Isolder
    • Space Hippies - Jedi
    • Talifan - Karen Traviss detractors, started by her of course
    • Timmy - Jacen Solo
    • Travissty - pejorative Guide to the Grand Army of the Republic.
    • Wankatine - Palpatine clones
  • Left Behind (many were pioneered by Slacktivist)
    • Nicky, Nicolae [insert mountain here] - Nicolae Carpathia
    • Cam-Cam - Cameron "Buck" Williams, movie version
    • Stoney - Jonathan Stonagal
    • Ellenjay - the aggregate nickname for series authors Tim La Haye and Jerry B. Jenkins, after their initials.
    • Meta-[character]: in Slacktivist, an Alternate Character Interpretation or deconstruction of a character, if said character displayed the kind of human emotions and reactions that are conspicuously absent in the series. For example, Meta-Chloe.
  • Les Misérables
    • Doltboy - Marius, for being oblivious to everything beyond his love life and La Résistance, particularly the advancements of the Veronica in a Love Triangle he doesn't even know he's involved in. Note that "Doltboy" does not imply malice, it's more affectionate than anything else. May possibly originate from Javert referring to him as a "dolt of a lawyer" in the book.
    • Snookums - Inspector Javert. Comes from fans thinking up a reason why he only goes by his last name, and thus making up an embarrassing first name.
    • Fearless Leader - Enjolras, the resistance leader. Also "Captain Vest," for his signature outfit, and "Apollo," to whom he is compared in the book. Some also use Enjy affectionately.
    • R - Grantaire, one of the revolutionaries, who always signs his name with a "Grand R." Get it?
    • "Ponine" and "Zelma" for Eponine and Azelma are used by Cosette in the book. Ponine, in particular, has become popular in fandom. (Probably because Azelma doesn't make it in to the musical.)
    • The Brick - Affectionate nickname for the book itself, in reference to its size and weight.
    • Marjolras - The version of Marius depicted in several film adaptations, in which he, rather than Enjolras, is the leader of the revolutionaries.
    • Barricade Boys or Frenchboys - The revolutionaries, collectively.
  • Reflections of Eterna
    • Boyscout Spruce (Pioneer Yolochkin) - Rupert vok Felsenburg (Pioneer\Scout part is mostly based on the Soviet slogan "The Pioneer is an example for all the kids!", because Rupert was bluntly designed by author as the "Anti-Oakdell". Spurce trees are on the Felsenburgs' crest)
    • Broody-kun (rus. Unyl-kun) - Robert Epine (guess, why)
    • Diseased Old Man (Stariy bol'noi chelovek), DOM - Stanzler
    • Colonel Pest (Polkovnik Zaraza), Super-Valya, Octopussy - Valentine Pridd
    • Our Everything (Nashe Vsyo), Alvarosson (Alvarych) - Roque Alva
    • Piggy (Porosyonok), Nya-boy (Nyashechka), Swine (Svintus) - Richard Oakdell
    • Pale Hyacinth (Bledny Giacint), Sick Hyacinth (Dohlyi Giacint) - Katarine Arigot
    • Pricket (Olenyonok) - Arnaut Savignac jr (because of the deer in Savignacs' crest)
    • Aunt Motya (Tyotya Motya) - Matilda
  • Sweet Valley High
    • Billie the Girl - Steven's girlfriend Billie from the Sweet Valley University series. Coined at the 1bruce1 community on Livejournal.
    • Lavaliere of Truth - Elizabeth's lavalier(e) necklace, which is often involved in plots where someone's scheme or false identity is discovered because of the necklace.
  • Twilight
    • Team Edward & Team Jacob - The Bella/Edward and Bella/Jacob factions in the fandom.
      • Team Tyler's Van - the Hatedom and/or lolfans who want to see Bella hit by aforementioned vehicle.
      • Team Belmont, Team Buffy, Team Lestat, and Team Alucard - other Hatedom nicknames from other fanbases.
      • Team James - Yet another Hatedom which wanted to see James succeed in killing Bella and all the Cullens
      • Team Edward (Elric) and Team Edward (Scissorhands)- Parodies of Team Edward used by fans of other Edwards.
    • Team Switzerland - The factions of the fandom who are not involved in the Ship-to-Ship Combat between the two above teams.
      • Team Canada - Same as above, but with Jacob-leaning tendencies.
      • Team Fuck Twilight - The Hatedom. Yes, there are T-Shirts for this team, too.
    • Edward Cullen has a fan font rather than a fan nickname. On sites that allow it, his name is always written with sparkles.
      • His...er, "member" has been named by the Lolfans, however - The Sparkle Peen.
    • Sparkledämmerung - The Twilight community backlash over the release of Breaking Dawn (Dämmerung being German for "twilight"; a reference to Richard Wagner's Götterdämmerung, "twilight of the gods").
    • The Lochness Monster - Renesmee, a.k.a. "Nessie".
    • SMeyer - Stephenie Meyer, author of the series. So dubbed by the antifans.
      • And even worse, making fun of her weight, Stephenie Mayo.
      • Due to the uncanny resemblance between her and Bella Swan, she is also sometimes called "Bella Sue".
    • RPattz - Robert Pattinson, to play Edward in the movie
      • Spunk Ransom - A name Robert Pattinson gave himself in an interview.
    • KStew - Kristen Stewart, who plays Bella in the movie
    • The 108-Year-Old-Virgin - Edward, according to RPattz
    • Glittertits - Edward
    • Pedowulf - Jacob Black.
    • Sparklepires/Meyerpires - used by those who believe "true vampires" shouldn't sparkle.
      • In this troper's opinion, "Vamp Meyers" is even better. Coined by this blog.
    • Twitards - a derisive name for Twilight fans used by non fans.
      • Twihards.
      • Twazis.
      • Twimoms, for the 40+ women into the series (who were often introduced to it by their daughters)
    • Twatlight - See above entry on "twitards"
    • Evil Harpo - Jasper, after several critics and the guys at Riff Trax noted his resemblance to Harpo Marx.
    • Meyerwolves - Twilight werewolves.
    • Fursplosion - The action of becoming said Meyerwolves, dubbed by Cleolinda Jones.
  • The Wheel of Time:
    • Randland - for the continent most of the action takes place on; or for The Verse in general.
    • RJ - Robert Jordan.
    • Moggy - The Chessmaster Dirty Coward Moghedien.
      • Similarly, Semi or Semmy for Semirhage, Asmo for Asmodean, and Ishy for Ishamael/Moridin.
    • Taimandred - The "Mazrim Taim is Demandred in disguise" theory. Long since Jossed.
    • Feminine Nasal Disorder - Semi-rare term for the tendency of female characters to constantly sniff derisively at males.
    • The Supergirls - Egwene, Elayne, and Nynaeve. Generally used somewhat derisively.
    • The Sad Bracelets - until the series finally revealed the official name for the object: the "Domination Band".
    • Superfade - Shaidar Haran
  • Warrior Cats
    • The third and fourth series have the nicknames "Teapot" (From "tPoT" or "the Power of Three") and "Oats" (Slightly modified "OotS" or "Omen of the Stars").
    • A few charcters are occasionally referred to by their name prefix with a "y" on the end (Crowfeather/Crowy, Leafpool/Leafy, Ashfur/Ashy). Exceptions include charcters without Clan names, or names that sound too awkward like this (Sol, Brambleclaw, Jayfeather, Cinderpelt/heart), and Hawkfrost, where the "y" becomes an "eh" or "3h" for some reason.
      • Even some of the charcters who don't fit with this convention have their own nicknames. Brambleclaw may also be referred to as "Brambs" or "Brammie" and Jayfeather as "Jay-Jay".
      • Also "Tiggystar", or just "Tiggy", for Tigerstar.
    • Kitty Robot - Firestar
    • Kit Machine (not related to the above) - Ferncloud
    • Berrystumpytail - Berrynose
  • Authors:
    • The Good Doctor - Isaac Asimov
    • Pao Pao - Christopher Paolini, usually used by Antis in a derisive way.
    • CP - Nickname used by Christopher Paolini's fans.
      • It is also used as a particularly immature joke by his internet-dwelling detractors.
    • MWW - Mad Wizard Weber, aka David Weber, from his occasionally serving as a Game Master, before becoming a famous author.
    • Pterry - Terry Pratchett, based on Djelibeybian names such as Ptraci. Also The Man, after the description of A-M democracy ("One Man, One Vote; the Patrician was The Man, he had The Vote") and the OFiaH, short for Old Fart in a Hat, a description he applied to himself as the reason why a couple of kids wouldn't listen to him about how to play Doom. And consequently died.
      • Lately Pterry has taken to referring to his case of early-onset Alzheimer's as The Embuggerance, mainly to emphasize that it's not yet debilitating.
      • Neil Gaiman, who co-wrote Good Omens with Pratchett, is affectionately referred to as Gneil by many fans.
    • The Erins - The four authors who write the Warriors and Seekers series under the pen name "Erin Hunter". Each one is "an Erin", but will more often be referred to by their first name.
    • John Green is referred to by jgreen, j scribble, john green the dad, or pizzajohn.
    • Maureen Johnson is known as MJ, or Queen of the Jars.
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