I Call It "Vera"/Playing With
Basic Trope: Giving a name to a weapon.
- Straight: Bob calls his weapon Vera
- Exaggerated: Bob names every weapon, including improvised ones, even if he uses them only once.
- Downplayed: B.B. names his guitar Lucille.
- Justified: Since his trusty gun gets him out of any situation, Bob grows a link to his gun, and calls it Vera.
- Or Bob is just a bit insane.
- Or Bob's in the army.
- Bob likes to read Viking sagas and thinks its a cool idea to name possessions. He also names his car, his computer, his cellphone and any other tool he depends on or has a sentimental attachment toward.
- Inverted: The Empathic Weapon Bob wields gives him a nickname.
- Subverted: Bob calls his gun Vera... Because his gun is a "Model Vera Type 25" gun.
- Double Subverted: But he ends up giving his "Model Vera Type 25" a second name.
- Parodied: Bob gives his gun a name 108 syllabes long.
- "This is my robotic girlfriend, Vera. She used to be my gun."
- Deconstructed: Bob humanizes his gun, while objectifying the people he kills with it, which is noted as proof of serious mental issues.
- Reconstructed: Bob initially derides those who name their weapons, but after experience in combat, he understands them and names his own.
- Zig Zagged: Bob calls his gun Vera, but end up thinking it is childish to give his gun a name. But he feels like he betrayed his trusted friend, and starts again...
- Averted: No gun is given a name.
- Enforced: The gun is an Empathic Weapon, and insists the Bob give it a name.
- Lampshaded: "So you call your gun Vera?"
- Invoked: "Listen, rookies, your gun is your best friend, and you gonna treat it as such, take care of it as it will take care of you."
- Defied: "Nah, I'm not crazy enough to treat a tool like a person."
- Discussed: "Nice gun! What's her name?" "Vera. How do you call yours?"
- "If you love your gun so much, why don't you marry her?"
- Conversed: "In these shows, nine times out of ten, the sniper gives his gun a name."
- Played for laughs: The name is downright ridiculous, and unpronounceable.
- Played for drama: Bob's gun is named after a loved one who died, especially his wife. Bonus points if the named weapon killed said loved one.
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