I Never Told You My Name: Difference between revisions

* In ''[[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure]]'', Enya Gail, one of [[Big Bad|Dio's]] most loyal followers, pretends to be an innkeeper in order to lure Jotaro and company in to be killed by the effect of her Stand, Justice. However, she inadvertently gives herself away by addressing Jotaro by his correct name, when in fact he had registered to the inn under a false name.

* In the Hoshiyomi filler arc of ''[[Inuyasha]]'', demons manage to get a photo of three of Kagome's friends from her backpack, and use it to create puppets of them in order to trick Kagome and Hojo into handing over the magic blade that their master needs. Kagome is suspicious to begin with, but her suspicions are confirmed when one of the three calls her by her name - which she hadn't mentioned to them.

== Comic Books ==

* A variation shows up ''[[Irredeemable]]'', when the Plutonian refers to the Hornet's wife by name during a [[Flash Back]]. The Hornet had never mentioned her name to him, and realizes that [[Paranoia Fuel|he's spying on his teammates]] and [[Beware the Superman|may not be entirely trustworthy]].

* In ''[[Usagi Yojimbo]]'', Sasuke does this to Usagi, Jotaro, and probably everyone else he meets. When someone calls him on it, he just dismisses it - "You must have mentioned it earlier." In this particular case, it's because Sasuke is a powerful spellcaster and can read people's minds.

== Fan Works ==

* In the ''[[Harry Potter]]'' fic ''[[Make a Wish (fanfic)|Make a Wish]]'', the auror interviewing Harry after he killed an assassin with accidental magic referred to him by his assumed name of "Mr. Black" despite the lack of an introduction. Harry commented afterwards to another auror on the team that "His technique was so calm and relaxed that I don't even remember telling him my name."

* In ''[[The Truman Show]]'', Truman's attempt to drive out of town with his wife ended when an unknown cop told them the road was closed. However, the cop then addressed Truman by name without ever being told his name or shown any ID. This immediately lets Truman know something is up.

* In ''[[The Sorcerer's Apprentice]]'', Nicolas Cage's character does this to the young Dave. When Dave asks how he knows his name, Cage [[Large Ham|bursts out]], "Because I can read minds!" After a [[Beat]], he says normally, [[Subverted Trope|"It's on your backpack".]]

'''Bond''': (as she walks away) Wait till you get to my teeth. }}

* In ''[[The Prophecy (film)|The Prophecy]]'', Gabriel confronts Thomas as he's sitting in church. When Thomas questions how Gabriel knows his name, Gabriel dismissively tells him "You look like a Thomas."

== Literature ==

* There's a variation in the mystery novel ''[[Say It With Bullets]]'' by Richard Powell. The hero is talking to a woman he has just met when she reveals she knows exactly when his birthday is. He is immediately suspicious of her, but it turns out she had met him and had a crush on him when he was 16 and she was 12.

* Played with a little in one of the books of ''[[The Riftwar Cycle]]''. Erik von Darkmoor is approached by a friendly man, whom he has never met, but who calls him Erik. When the man switches to calling him "von Darkmoor" instead, Erik's squadmates stick a knife in his back. When Erik asks how they knew this man was up to no good, the squadmate says that the man ''might'' have overheard "Erik" somewhere, but everyone was under strict orders not to use the name "von Darkmoor".

* In the ''[[Children of the Red King]]'' series, Alice Angel knows Olivia's name immediately when she and Charlie walk into her shop, and uses it repeatedly. It doesn't say much for Charlie's character that he doesn't think anything is wrong until Alice also says his name. It turns out that, unknown to them {{spoiler|Alice is Olivia's next door neighbour, godmother and self declared guardian angel}} and {{spoiler|a friend of Charlie's Uncle Paton}}.

* In the YA novel ''The Third Eye'', clairvoyant protagonist Karen is walking to her job at a day care center when a woman stops to offer her a ride, saying that she's affiliated with the same center and recognizes Karen. It isn't until the woman addresses her by her name, which she hadn't mentioned, that Karen realizes she's being kidnapped.

* Similar to the double-subversion example at the top, in [[Sword of Truth|Wizards's First Rule]], Richard realizes that a person is actually a shapeshifter when they only know Zedd by his nickname, which Richard mentioned. Richard challenges it to say Zedd's full name, it realizes the game is up and attacks, and Richard fights it off.

== Live-Action TV ==

* A variant occurs at the tail end of the ''[[Castle]]'' episode "Sucker Punch". {{spoiler|Beckett realizes a suspect she has just released was in fact the killer of both the victim of the week and her own mother, because he used "her" in reference to her mother. Beckett had mentioned a [[Death by Origin Story]] during an interrogation, but not the ''gender'' of the person she lost.}}

* In ''[[Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)|Battlestar Galactica]]'', Kara "Starbuck" Thrace realises that Simon knows more than he should when he calls her Starbuck - she had only told him her real name, not her call sign. It doesn't end well for Simon (though being a Cylon, [[Death Is Not Permanent|He Gets Better]]).

== Radio ==

'''Dr Whackwallop''': Gently who?

'''Pip''': I am completely reassured. }}

== Theatre ==

'''Hagen:''' I recognized you only by your strength. }}

* In ''[[Silent Hill 2]]'', Maria calls James by name in spite of the fact that he never introduces himself. James never comments on this or responds to it in any way, and it's far from the only knowledge she should not have and yet does.

* In the English version of ''[[The World Ends With You]]'', upon meeting Neku, Joshua uses Neku's name twice before actually being told by Neku himself. Used to hint that Joshua is more than he seems, as he later ends up being a very significant character.

* Iris does it to Phoenix in the last case of ''[[Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney]]''. When Iris is confronted about it, five psyche-locks (which indicate secrets, number indicating how deep the secret is) appear before her and the issue has to be dropped. It's not revealed completely until the end. (Worth noting: the only other person in the ''series'' with five psyche-locks is someone covering up a massive conspiracy involving murder.)

* ''[[El Goonish Shive]]'', ''Painted Black'' arc. After Elliot is captured, [http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2003-12-08 he refers to Guineas by name]. Guineas then [http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2003-12-17 tells Hedge that Elliot knew his name] even though he hadn't been told it. This causes Hedge to realize that Elliot must know Grace, who alone could have told him.

* [http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=528 Appears in] ''[[Questionable Content]]''.

* ''[[Namir Deiter]]'', after a convention.

* In ''[[General Protection Fault]]'', Trish, upon meeting Jason "[[Only Known by Their Nickname|Fooker]]" Barker for the first time, casually mentions that she once knew a Barker. Fooker is a bit suspicious that she knew his name when no one mentioned it before, and she most likely knew because {{spoiler|she is from a parallel universe}}.

== Western Animation ==

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