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* The name of the ''[[Dead Space (series)|Dead Space]]'''s protagonist: [[Isaac Asimov]] + [[Arthur C. Clarke]] = Isaac Clarke.
** Plus, his parents are [[Poul Anderson|Poul]] and [[Octavia Butler|Octavia]].
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** As [[Moviebob|The Game Overthinker]] has pointed out on multiple occasions, ANDREW RYAN = WE R AYN RAND.
* [[Hot Scientist|Safiya]], one of your primary allies in ''[[Neverwinter Nights 2]] Mask of the Betrayer'', bears an Arabic name translating as "Pure." Given that {{spoiler|she is the fragment of Nefris that contained all the traits that Akachi loved best and is the only one of the three fragments who had no knowledge of who she was or memories of that which came before}}, it is rather apt.
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** Solid Snake's real name, David, is a [[Shout-Out]] not only to ''[[2001: A Space Odyssey]]'', but also to Hideo Kojima's previous work ''[[Policenauts]]''. Meryl Silverburgh's partner was also named "Dave" and she addresses Snake as such in her ending. David is also the first name of Solid Snake's voice actor, [[Jossed|but this has been explained to be a coincidence]] (since the name was already decided before Hayter was cast).
** EVA more or less spells her codename's meaning out for us, in case we didn't know, and it foreshadowed what we found out in ''Guns of the Patriots''.
** And then there's EVA's {{spoiler|co-conspirator}} in ''[[Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater]]'' and ''[[Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots]]'': Adam.
** In ''Peace Walker'', Kazuhira (nickname "Kaz") and Paz both have names meaning "peace" which sound the same, with Vladimir, Kaz's director and Paz's teacher, having the name "ruler of peace". When Paz and Vladimir's plans are revealed, this provides a pretty big clue towards Kaz's real motivation (at first). Pacifica Ocean, a Russian spy and MSF's nemesis, gets her name from the way the logo of MSF looks like Pangaea - Pangaea was surrounded by the Pacific Ocean - as well as from the body of water that divides Russia and America. Pacific also means 'peaceful'.
** "Big Mama". It's a playful phrase, as well as an obvious [[Distaff Counterpart]] of "Big Boss", and its literal meaning is obvious (since Big Mama gave birth to Big Boss's children). However, "Big Mama" is also a Chinese term for an internet censor, internet censorship having been the goal of The Patriots in ''[[Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty]]'', providing an indication as to what organisation she works for (or rather, formerly worked for).
** "Big Boss" managed to have a [[Meaningful Name]] way back in the first and almost storyless ''[[Metal Gear]]''. It's a cute nickname people give to the director of their company, which makes sense since he's in charge of FOX-HOUND. It's also a cute nickname given to a video game [[Final Boss]]. In ''[[Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater]]'', this was revealed to be a title he received upon killing The Boss, who was the game's most powerful character that the entire story focused on the eventual killing of - ''The'' Boss of the game, if you will.
* Every character in the ''[[Ace Attorney]]'' series. Most of the names describe disposition or occupation, in both Japanese and thanks to some [[Woolseyism]]s, in English as well.
** "Detective Dick Gumshoe"
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