Fan Nickname/Web Comics: Difference between revisions

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** Also, though less commonly, he's called "Bum Tickley"

** [[Futurama|Leela and Bender]] for Lilah and Zeke, to the point where no one notices anymore.

** [[Peek a Bangs|One-Eye]] for Kate, to the point where ''everyone forgot her name''.

** [[Peek-a-Bangs|One-Eye]] for Kate, to the point where ''everyone forgot her name''.

** "Babby" for Abby.

* ''[[Darths and Droids]]''

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* ''[[Eerie Cuties]]'':

** Grace or GrrAce: Ace under the effects of the [[Gender Bender|Tiresias Orb]] in {{spoiler|and since}} "Big Girls Don't Cry."

* ''[[~~Eight~~ Bit Theater (Webcomic)|Eight Bit Theater]]''

* ''[[8-Bit Theater (Webcomic)|Eight Bit Theater]]''

** "Helldoken" for Black Mage's super-powered evil version of his standard [[Kamehame Hadouken|Hadoken]] spell.

** "Magus" for the dark god that appears to speak with Black Mage at times, since the sprite used for him is that of Magus from ''[[Chrono Trigger (Video Game)|Chrono Trigger]]''.

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*** The second pair of fairies are also referred to by their hair color, but none of the fans can agree what those colors are. (Green, Teal, or Lime? Purple or Fuchsia?)

** Rey or [[Parental Substitute|Renardad]] - Renard-Reynardine.

** Suicide Fairies - The Regional Fairies who undergo the test to become human. (While this is a misnomer, since they [[I Cannot Self Terminate|Cannot Self Terminate]], it's a heck of a lot more memorable than any of the more-accurate alternatives, like "Euthanasia Fairies".) Later used on the cast page.

** Suicide Fairies - The Regional Fairies who undergo the test to become human. (While this is a misnomer, since they [[I Cannot Self-Terminate|Cannot Self Terminate]], it's a heck of a lot more memorable than any of the more-accurate alternatives, like "Euthanasia Fairies".) Later used on the cast page.

** Adminbot, the Guardbots, Horsebot, and Barberbot - Various robots, named after their job or appearance. (Following the example set when Tom Siddell referred to two other robots as Boxbot and Doorbot.)

** Birminghell, Bummingham, Evil Birmingham, Zimmingham, [[Sim City|Zim City]] - Zimmy's [[Black Bug Room]], which was modeled after her (and the author's) hometown of Birmingham.

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* ''[[HERO (Webcomic)|HERO]]'': It's hard to discuss a nameless protagonist, so ''[[HERO (Webcomic)|HERO]]'''s nameless protagonist was fanicked "Lost", after Valentine introduces him by explaining that "He's lost. I said he could come with me," and Vin deliberately misunderstands it as his name.

* ''[[Homestuck (Webcomic)|Homestuck]]''

** [[Everyone Calls Him Barkeep|Wayward Vagabond, Peregrine Mendicant, and Aimless Renegade]] are almost exclusively referred to using their initials (WV, PM, and AR) outside of the comic.

** [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"|Wayward Vagabond, Peregrine Mendicant, and Aimless Renegade]] are almost exclusively referred to using their initials (WV, PM, and AR) outside of the comic.

*** This also helped by the fact that they have two (or more!) such names each. And both of them have the same initials.

*** The initials are actually used in the [[Text Parser]] commands.

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** Wine coolers - Lesbian sex, especially between [[Foe Yay|the titular leads]]. From Lisa's comments in [http://www.pennyandaggie.com/index.php?p=514 this strip].

** Injustice Gang/IG - Karen, Meg, Cyndi, Charlotte and Samantha; the author [[Word of God|acknowledged]] the influence of the ''[[Justice League]]'' one, and the name stuck.

** PAvengers - The team-up of the Pennies with the AAA to take down the IG. Cyndi, in her private journal, later gave them the [[In Series Nickname]] "Peacies," after the peace-sign belt buckles they adopted post-"Popsicle War." Although she meant it derisively, this in turn replaced PAvengers as the standard [[Fan Nickname]].

** PAvengers - The team-up of the Pennies with the AAA to take down the IG. Cyndi, in her private journal, later gave them the [[In-Series Nickname]] "Peacies," after the peace-sign belt buckles they adopted post-"Popsicle War." Although she meant it derisively, this in turn replaced PAvengers as the standard [[Fan Nickname]].

** Saphne or Saraphne - {{spoiler|Sara and Daphne after their [[Relationship Upgrade]]}}

* ''[[Penny Arcade]]''

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* The [[Our Zombies Are Different|Zombie]] [[First Person Snark|Narrator]] of [[Hanna Is Not a Boys Name]] has no official name given, and is addressed by a different name every time Hanna talks to him. Some fans pick their favourite name, some follow Hanna's lead, some call him Zombie, and many refer to him as {...}. Or '...'. Or Dottie, or Dots, or Ellipsis. A very few have picked up the Victorian stand-in of ______.

** Once his pre-zombified self became a popular subject of fanfiction after the release of supplemental art depicting him, he acquired the nickname Not!Zombie.

** Also Conbat, {{spoiler|Conrad's}} bat form. Followed by Casbat and Finbat, Casmiro and Finas as bats, and of course Sassybat, {{spoiler|Conrad's}} [[I Hate You Vampire Dad|Vampire Mom]].

** Also Conbat, {{spoiler|Conrad's}} bat form. Followed by Casbat and Finbat, Casmiro and Finas as bats, and of course Sassybat, {{spoiler|Conrad's}} [[I Hate You, Vampire Dad|Vampire Mom]].