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* In general, any game with a less obvious title that doesn't include the main character's name runs the risk of this. Of course, there are plenty of games that ''do'' have the main character's name in the title, so the confusion is understandable.
* From the ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'' series, we have... Zelda. A number of people seem to be under the impression that Link, the protagonist, is named Zelda himself (which in turn causes some people to believe Link is a ''[[Viewer Gender Confusion|girl]]''). Zelda is, in fact, the [[Damsel in Distress|princess]]. This is one of the offenses that causes one to be [[Gannon Banned]].
** The fact that recent games allow you to name Link anything you want means that, if you like, you CAN make "Zelda" the main character. In fact Zelda is the second most common thing for players to name Link (after, well, Link). This is partly Nintendo's fault, as they gave players a reason to do it -- one of the biggest open secrets in the NES era was that using ZELDA as your name in the original ''Legend of Zelda'' unlocks the [[New Game
* ''[[Tomb Raider]]'' is not Lara Croft's name; it's her vocation. The <s> first</s> second game was called ''[[Tomb Raider]] starring Lara Croft'', but this is still occasionally an issue. Recent games (and the movie) have altered the series name to ''Lara Croft: Tomb Raider''.
** The XBLA/PSN game eschews "''Tomb Raider''" altogether, and is called ''Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light''.
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** To make matters worse, several games in the series have [[Artifact Title|very little to do with the Metroid species]]. ''[[Metroid Fusion]]'' had almost no Metroids in it, and the story revolved around its natural enemy, the X Parasite. In that case, the heroine was ''part Metroid'', so at least it came the closest to escaping the trope. ''[[Metroid Prime]]: Hunters'' featured no Metroids at all, except in the demo version bundled with the launch editions of the DS.
** This was apparently retconned to change "Metroid" into a Chozo word meaning "great warrior", and used to describe Samus as well as the species.
** Perpetuated in the animated series [[Captain N:
* Many people seem to think that American McGee was a clever nonsense name given to a game studio, rather than the personal name of [[wikipedia:American McGee|the developer]], who worked on ''[[Doom]]'', among other projects.
* The main character of ''[[Kid Icarus]]'' is not named Kid Icarus; it's Pit. This made its way into at least one adaptation, ''[[Captain N:
** [[Non-Indicative Name]]. Nintendo of America was clearly struggling to come up with a title that would give some idea of what the game was about without being too unwieldy. (For the record, the original Japanese title is "Hikari Shinwa: Palutena no Kagami", which references the goddess Pit is trying to rescue, not the hero himself.)
*** Discussed by Sakurai saying that the hero in ''The Legend of Zelda'' is Link, not Zelda; ''Metroid'' is the name of the alien creatures fought by Samus; and that the angel's name in ''Palutena no Kagami'' is Pit.
** The latter show also referred to "Metroid" as a universe and later as a planet. As they apparently didn't know ''anything'' about the ''Metroid'' games except that Mother Brain was in it, this should come as no surprise.
* Some people call [[Sonic the Hedgehog]] ''[[Sonic X]]'', after the title of the latest cartoon/anime based on the games. [[
** Even better -- pretty much every country that bought the 4Kids version were apparently ''told'' to use the "Sonic X" name for the character (in promotional materials, ads, etc.. Not in the series itself). And pronouncing "X" in English, no less.
* [[Halo]] refers to the massive ringworld superweapons, not the main character who's generally referred to as Master Chief.
** Whilst never really an issue, a whole meme was spawned off in 2007: [[Memetic Mutation/Video Games|"I think Halo is a pretty cool guy. eh kills aleins and doesn't afraid of anything."]]
** Oh, and Master Chief isn't his name either; it's his rank: Master Chief Petty Officer.
* ''[[Star Fox (
** Parodied in one ending in Command, where Falco's team is called Star Falco.
** This confusion is understandable since throughout ''[[Star Fox 64]]'', all the enemy characters keep on addressing the player as "Star Fox". They mean the entire team, but its easy enough to think that they're just talking about Fox McCloud. There's also one instance where Fox is entirely alone, but yet Andross still calls him "Star Fox". Fox himself is only called "Fox" by his allies.
* ''[[
* In ''[[
* The protagonist of ''[[Grim Fandango]]'' is named Manny Calavera, not "Grim Fandango". The title of the game is a metaphor for death that is used in one character's poetry.
* A common mistake is to think that there is a character named Banjo-Kazooie in the ''[[Banjo-Kazooie]]'' games, but it is in fact a combination of names of the main characters, a bear named Banjo and his friend, a bird named Kazooie.
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* There are no knights in ''[[Neverwinter Nights]]''. For that matter, there are very few nights in ''[[Neverwinter Nights]]''. Apparently, Bioware just thought it sounded cool.
* The male main character of the ''[[Tenchu]]'' series is not Tenchu. Actually he is called Rikimaru - Tenchu just means "divine punishment" (the point of the game).
* Ryu Hayabusa is not "[[Ninja Gaiden]]" - gaiden means "side story", or "anecdote".
* The instruction manual for the Sega Saturn port of ''[[The King of Fighters
** There's also some fans who think the O. stands for Orochi.
** That one is semi-understandable since the power Rugal harnesses (and what consequently destroys him in the end) is called The [[Orochi]] Power. Of course, all THIS is moot considering that in '''95'' and ''[[Dream Match Game|'98 Ultimate Match]]'', he has a honking great OMEGA in his lifebar.
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** Or the inverse of that, those who referred to all of the Pokémon as "Pikachus"
** Blue/Green, your rival in the first generation, is commonly referred to as Gary. This is his ''anime counterpart's'' name. Likewise, Red, and really all of the protagonists, are erroneously called Ash.
* The main character in ''[[Strider
* The Bishamon featured in ''[[Darkstalkers
** Adding to the confusion is that a) the possessed Hanya and Kien (the sword) ''still call themselves Bishamon'' in VS, because they like the name, and b) the real Bishamon is ''playable'' in the console versions, as Oboro Bishamon. In this case, Bishamon is in full control of the armor.
* The [[Loco Roco]] are a species, and each of the different colors has their own name.
* ''[[Yume Nikki]]'' means "Dream Diary", referring to the main character's diary that she writes in when the game is saved. Her name is Madotsuki, ''not'' Yume Nikki.
* ''[[Fallout]]'': The little 50's mascot is named Vault Boy, not PIP Boy, your wrist computer. Doesn't help that ''Tactics'' got it wrong.
** Nor is he called [[Fall Out Boy]]. That's someone else entirely.
* ''[[Mega Man Zero]]''. The main hero is not a "Mega Man", and the two words are only added in to [[Viewers are Morons|associate it with the rest of the series.]] ([[My Hero Zero|After all, the "Zero" handle isn't exactly rare these days...]]) The games themselves never screw this up, but the English manuals do -- and the manga adds to the mess by ''distinguishing'' between Zero and Mega Man Zero, making the latter Zero's [[Super Mode]].
** Lampshaded in ''[[
** ''[[Mega Man ZX]]'' retroactively makes the title "Mega Man Zero" make sense. In the ZX series, anyone who can use a [[Transformation Trinket|Biometal]] is called a [[The Chosen Many|Mega Man]] (male or female). Zero didn't ''use'' a Biometal, but Model Z is based on his data, so the term extends naturally to him.
* When ''[[Metal Gear Solid]]'' was first released, some players thought that the title refer to the newest model of the titular mecha (which is actually called Metal Gear Rex).
* Up to his appearance in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]],'' [[F-Zero|Captain Falcon]] was frequently referred to as "Blue Falcon," the name of his F-Zero racer.
** It doesn't help that "Blue Falcon" was also the name of a certain [[Dynomutt Dog Wonder|blue-clad Hanna-Barbera superhero]].
* The tagline for the first ''[[Sly Cooper]]'' game was "He's one thievious, devious racoonus." Sly Cooper is not the Thievious Racoonus, that's the name of his family's book that he's trying to retrieve.
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* The title ''[[Donkey Kong]]'' originally meant "stupid ape" and wasn't supposed to the actual name of the ape in the game. But when players continually referred to the ape as "Donkey Kong", [[Subverted Trope|Nintendo just played along and made that his official name.]]
* A lot of people in Poland refer to the red-suited protagonist of Nintendo's platformers as one "Mario Bros".
** Spanish language countries aren't safe either.
* [[Super Mario Bros.|Mario]] isn't named "Super Mario". "Super Mario" is just the name for the form he has after he's eaten a Super Mushroom, not the character's actual name.
** It doesn't help that [[Super Mario RPG]] called him Super Mario in the title demo.
* The bald super-assassin is called Agent 47. ''[[Hitman]]'' is his profession.
* The family in ''[[Dragonslayer]] IV: Drasle Family'' are known as the Worzens; "Drasle" is really a [[Portmanteau Series Nickname]] of the series' title. The manual for the NES version, ''[[Legacy of the Wizard]]'', refers only to "the Draslefamily," despite removing the phrase from the game's title, but "Worzen" is still used in the game's credits.
* Not about a person, making it a close one between this and [[
* The manual for ''Adventures of Rad Gravity'' says "An item you picked up on Sauria will help you defeat the deadly Trogs". Do they mean the rock-throwing reptilian creatures, or the twin robots that are the boss of the level(which require the Saurian Crystals to defeat)?
* The hero of ''Arkista's Ring'' is not named Arkista, but Christine.
* Parodied in ''[[Dorkly]]'''s [http://www.dorkly.com/video/25177/dorkly-bits-mistaken-hero-identities Mistaken Hero Identities].
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