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** There's also Alex-Louis Armstrong, who is incredibly strong and uses alchemy to gain incredible super-strength. His state alchemist title is practically a [[Lampshade Hanging]] in itself -- the Strong Arm Alchemist, just his last name reversed.

** Then there's Fuhrer/President Bradley, whose first name just happens to be "King". This is given an in-universe explanation in the manga, which reveals that Bradley was actually given the name "King" {{spoiler|after being selected by Father to be the next dictator of Amestris}}.

** Also, most of the members of the military are named after WWII military vehicles; explanations for Bradley, Fury, Havoc, Hawkeye, Hayate, Hughes and Mustang can be found at the bottom of [~~http~~://~~www~~.fullmetal-alchemist.com/facts.php this page].

** Also, most of the members of the military are named after WWII military vehicles; explanations for Bradley, Fury, Havoc, Hawkeye, Hayate, Hughes and Mustang can be found at the bottom of [https://web.archive.org/web/20130909015548/http://fullmetal-alchemist.com/facts.php this page].

*** To read further into some of the names, the P-51 Mustang was considered "the best fighter aircraft of WWII" and the Grumman E-2 Hawkeye was a reconnaissance plane. {{spoiler|(Grumman is also Hawkeye's grandfather.)}}

** The Homunculi are obviously named after the Seven Deadly Sins.

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* Most (if not all?) of the characters from ''[[Naruto]]'' are affected by this. In the Rookie 9 alone, we have...

** Team 7:

*** Naruto Uzumaki: ''Uzumaki'' means "spiral" or "whirlpool". There's a famous whirlpool in Japan near the city of [[wikipedia:Naruto whirlpool|Naruto]] -- and it's given its name to those spirally pink things you sometimes see on ramen, which is Naruto's favourite food. (They're called ''naruto kamaboko'', and if you're wondering, they're made of processed fish.) The spiral motif is all over the manga, especially where Naruto himself is concerned. The Leaf Village symbol, the seal on Naruto's chest, his graffiti stylings... just look at the [http://www.onemanga.com/Naruto/1/01/ first page]!

*** Naruto Uzumaki: ''Uzumaki'' means "spiral" or "whirlpool". There's a famous whirlpool in Japan near the city of [[wikipedia:Naruto whirlpool|Naruto]] -- and it's given its name to those spirally pink things you sometimes see on ramen, which is Naruto's favourite food. (They're called ''naruto kamaboko'', and if you're wondering, they're made of processed fish.) The spiral motif is all over the manga, especially where Naruto himself is concerned. The Leaf Village symbol, the seal on Naruto's chest, his graffiti stylings... just look at the [https://web.archive.org/web/20160616074917/http://www.onemanga.com/Naruto/1/01 first page]!

**** Given that Naruto can mean both Fishcake as well as Maelstrom his full name can be translated as Maelstrom Whirlpool. {{spoiler|Fitting for someone who's ancestors came from a place called the Village Hidden Among The Whirling Tides in The Land Of Whirlpools.}}

*** Sasuke Uchiha: "Uchiha" being a type of Japanese fan and the clan symbol, and "Sasuke" being a stock name for a ninja character. The third Hokage's family name is Sarutobi, which sets up the name Sarutobi Sasuke, which is the name of a popular fictional ninja.