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* '''[[My Hero Zero|Zero]]'''. The entire list is on the page.
** '''[[Cherry Blossom Girl|Sakura]]''' too.
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* '''Decisive Battle''' can refer to a long list of media. The two most popular are the [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|one from an extremely Mind Screw anime]] and [[Final Fantasy|the recurring Final Boss theme]].
* [[Mass Effect|Ashley Williams]] and...[[Evil Dead|Ashley Williams]]
** Most likely a [[Shout
** While we're on the subject of ''Mass Effect''...Samara. [[Green
** Geth: [[Mass Effect|A race of sentient robots]] or [[Magic:
* '''Archie Andrews''': British [[Ventriloquism|ventriloquist's dummy]] and radio star (yes, really) or US star of ''[[Archie Comics]]''?
** Another Archie Comics example. '''Alexandra Cabot''' is a long-running supporting character in ''[[Josie and
* '''Amon''' is a pale-faced guy in a black leather jacket who hunts super-powered people for a living, whether they're [[Witch Hunter Robin|(mostly) malevolent witches]] or [[The Legend of Korra
* Mike Grell's classic barbarian comic "The Warlord" features an issue where he's rescued by a group of college professors. Among them is '''Richard Belding''',who shares a name with the educator who followed Screech around for the duration of the ''[[Saved
** Let's not forget Travis Morgan's ally '''Shakira''', who is of course not related to the [[Shakira|Colombian singer]].
* ''[[Film/The Ballad Of Cable Hogue|The Ballad Of Cable Hogue]]'' is a 1970 western film about a failed prospector who finds a water source in the Arizona desert, attempts to found a town around it, falls in love with a prostitute, and ultimately dies saving the life of a man who betrayed him years ago. [[
* '''Bender'''. [[Lovable Rogue]] in ''[[
** Or [[Judd Nelson]]'s character in ''[[The Breakfast Club]]''.
** Also, there's a rock band called Bender. They appeared on the soundtrack to ATV Offroad Fury
* '''Claire Bennet'''? Do you have a friend [[Heroes (TV series)|who happens to be an otaku and have time manipulation power]]? Or is your friend [[Tales of Rebirth
* '''Noah Bennet''' is the name of a character in [[Heroes (TV series)|this show]] or [[Passions|that show]]; both have been on NBC.
* Does '''Bianca''' refer to the friend of Latias and Latios in ''[[
** Or RICKAAAY!'s wife in ''[[Eastenders]]''?
* '''Captain Carrot'''. All-round hero, [[The Good Captain]] and indisputably [[The Cape (trope)]] of his universe. But is he a [[Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew
* '''Elizabeth Shaw''': [[Doctor Who
* '''John Carter'''. [[John Carter of Mars|Hero of Mars]] or a doctor in [[ER|Chicago county General]]?
* '''Sharon Carter'''. [[Captain America (comics)]]'s [[Action Girl|badass]] girlfriend or the "Girl" from [[Two Guys, a Girl And A Pizza Place]]?
* ''[[Revolutionary Girl Utena]]'' and ''[[
** Yellow of [[
** Also, there's Chu Chu Rocket.
* '''The Paper''' is a paperkinetic ditzy [[Meganekko]] from ''[[
** Or a [[SpongeBob]] episode?
* '''Edward Cullen''' is either a [[Twilight (
* '''Joanna Dark''' is either the secret agent protagonist of the ''[[Perfect Dark]]'' games or God empowered super policewoman the Maid from ''[[Top Ten]]''.
* '''Data''': Teenaged [[Bungling Inventor]] in ''[[The Goonies]]'', or [[Artificial Human|Android]] Starfleet officer on ''[[Star Trek:
* Things can quickly get confusing if you say you're a fan of ''[[Arrested Development (TV series)|Arrested Development]]''
* '''[[Doctor Who
** Nor is he [[Commedia Dell
* '''Max Edison''' is a recurring character in the ''[[
* '''The World Eaters''': [[Soul Nomad and The World Eaters|Titanic golems led by an evil god of death]] or [[Warhammer
* [[DC Comics]] had a ''[[
* When you say "'''Flash'''", do you mean [[The Flash|The Fastest Man in the World]] or [[Flash Gordon (
** Or do you mean the programming language used to put games and annoying interactive ads on the web?
** Or do you mean [
** Or a cleaning agent? (in the UK at least)
* '''Dr. Clayton Forrester''' is the name of the good scientist hero in the 1953 movie version of ''[[The War of the Worlds (novel)|The War of the Worlds]]'', and the evil scientist villain in TV's ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]''. (Yes, the latter was a deliberate [[Shout
* '''Billy Flynn''': [[Dangerously Genre Savvy]] [[Chicago|defense lawyer]] or [[Criminal Minds
* A '''[[Half Life|Vorti gaunt]]''' is not a [[Warhammer
** Not to mention [[Harry Potter|Lord Voldemort's relatives.]]
** Or the real-life Sir John of Gaunt, who was [[The Canterbury Tales
** The vortigaunt should also not be confused with [[King Arthur|Vortigern of Wales]].
* Are '''The Founders''' [[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
* The '''God-Emperor''', lord of [[Dune|the spice]], [[Breath of Fire IV|founder of the Fou Empire]] or [[Warhammer
* The '''[[God Hand]]''' is one of two magically empowered arms used to fight the demon king Angra. It could also refer to [[Berserk|a group of the most powerful demons]].
** Or [[Shadow Hearts|Lenny's]] [[One
** "Godhand" is also the nickname of one of the fighters in [[Square Enix]]'s fighting game ''[[Ehrgeiz]]'', and has ever since been the name of a gauntlet-type weapon in practically every ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' game.
*** It is also a class one of your characters can evolve to in ''[[Seiken Densetsu 3]]''.
* '''Brian Griffin''': [[Family Guy|Wisecracking talking dog]] or [[Killing Mr Griffin|accidentally murdered English teacher]]?
** And if it's the latter, what about his wife Kathy Griffin?
* '''Hans Gruber''': German terrorist from ''[[
* '''Tommy Gunn''': [[Rocky V|Rocky's protege]], or a gangster in [[Astro City]]?
** Not to be confused with the [[Cool Guns/Submachine Guns|Tommy Gun]].
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*** Not to be confused with the actual machine called the "Jackhammer".
**** Or with Goldberg's finisher.
* '''Hawkeye''': Marvel Universe archer/member of [[The Avengers (Comic Book)|The Avengers]]? Wisecracking surgeon of the [[
* '''Henry Hill:''' [[Goodfellas
* '''Rick Hunter''', L.A. homicide detective or [[Robotech|ace veritech fighter pilot]]?
** Not in Japan, however; the ''[[Macross]]'' character's real name is Hikaru Ichijo.
** Rick Hunter is also the first of three people to portray the [[Postal]] Dude.
* One of the characters in ''[[Queer
* '''[[Lois Lane]]''' (a.k.a. "Bianca") of the musical ''[[Kiss Me Kate]]'' is always true to Bill in her fashion, but she probably isn't [[Superman]]'s type.
* You want '''Doctor Light'''? Do you mean Arthur, [[The DCU]] villain; Kimiyo Hoshi, [[The DCU]] ''heroine''; or Thomas Xavier, the creator of ''[[Mega Man (
** You [[SCP Foundation
** And Dr. Wright in the SNES version of ''[[
* Speaking of '''Lucky Star''' itself: [[Moe]] [[Lucky Star
* '''Oscar Madison'''--is your [[The Odd Couple|roommate your complete opposite]]? Have you [[The Wotch|ever been turned into a woman]]?
* And [[Overly Long Gag|speaking of]] '''[[Overly Long Gag|Madonna]]''': A nickname for the virgin mother of [[The Bible
* '''Hugh Mann''': Obscure [[The Golden Age of Comic Books|Golden Age]] space hero, or a [[Hugh Mann|trope-naming]] badly disguised [[Futurama
* Oh look, it's '''Patricia Martin'''! Tell me, is she a [[Lucky Star
* Thanks to ''[[Mega Man (
* When you say "'''Flashman'''" do you want [[Flashman|the roguish Brit]], the [[Choushinsei Flashman|Super Sentai team]], or the [[Mega Man 3
* '''Hawk Man''': [[Hawkman|Thanagarian hero]] of [[The DCU]], or French ''[[Kinnikuman]]'' villain? They also have remarkably similar taste in headgear.
* There's also '''Junk Man''' from ''[[
** Similarly, Kinnikuman antagonist Springman shouldn't be confused with ''[[
* '''Mask man'''. A ''[[Super Sentai]]'' [[Hikari Sentai Maskman|series]], or a Korean cartoon?
* '''Brock Mason'''. [[Dead Rising|Ruthless and callous soldier]], or [[Survival of the Fittest|dyslexic jock]]?
* '''[[Mega Man (
* Does '''[[The Master (trope)|The Master]]'''...
** Have [[Doctor Who
** Have [[Manos:
** [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer
** [[Fallout
** [[Mega Man Legends
** [[The Brave Little Toaster|Own a talking toaster]]?
** [[Power Rangers Mystic Force|Lead a horde of evil magical creatures]]?
* The prepubescent hero of the 1986 fantasy film ''Troll'' is named '''Harry Potter'''. Unlike the more famous [[Harry Potter]] he isn't a wizard, although he does wield magic weapons for part of the movie, and he fights a troll.
** [[
** [[Monty Python's Flying Circus|Harold Potter...first victim of Creatures from Another World.]]
** The ''[[
** The antagonist in the wheelchair in ''[[
* There's a scene in ''[[The Proposition]]'' where Charlie Burns briefly uses the alias '''[
* '''Navi''', [[Ocarina of Time|helpful but annoying fairy]]. Navi, [[Serial Experiments Lain|extreme graphical interface computer that puts you INTO the web]], or [[Mega Man Battle Network
** Or a [[Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger
* '''Nemo''': [[Western Animation/Little Nemo|A little boy who finds adventures in his dreams]] or [[Finding Nemo|a little fish who has to be found]]?
** And there's Jules Verne's Nemo!
*** [[Word of God]] says that Pixar's Nemo is a [[Shout
* '''Thomas Jerome Newton''': He doesn't belong on this Earth in both [[The Man Who Fell to Earth]] and [[Fringe]]
* '''[[Duke Nukem]]''': [[Duke Nukem
** The [[Humongous Mecha]] in the finale of ''[[Space Quest]] III'' are called Nukem Dukem robots.
* '''Photon''' is either the original version of lasertag (which spawned a TV series), or an anime series, or one of two Marvel Comics characters.
** Also, it is the name of a form of energy in Dragonball
* '''Q''': Would that be the [[Gadgeteer Genius]] of the [[James Bond]] movies or the [[Sufficiently Advanced Alien]] on ''[[Star Trek:
* '''Jaime Reyes''', 3rd [[Blue Beetle]] or [[Deus Ex
* '''Sam Carter''' and [[Stargate SG
* Both ''[[
* '''Greg Sanders''' (spelled Saunders in recent appearances) is the civilian identity of Vigilante, a founding member of the [[Seven Soldiers]]. It is also the name of one of the investigators in [[
* There is a minor character in the novel ''The Accidental Tourist'' named '''Dana Scully'''. No, this character is not [[The X-Files|a skeptical FBI agent who investigates the paranormal]]. In fact, he's a dude.
* The 1939 book ''Day of the Locust'', and the 1975 film adaptation thereof, feature a character named '''Homer Simpson'''. ''[[The Simpsons]]'' is not a [[Shout
* '''Snips''', is it a nickname for Ahsoka, used by Anakin from ''[[Star Wars:
** [[Futurama
** Or [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
* A year before the first ''[[Star Trek:
* "'''Starlite'''" is the name of [[Rainbow Brite]]'s horse. A "'''Starlyte'''" is the actual "gun" used in World of Wonder's version of "Lazer Tag" (which was copyrighted with this particular spelling).
* The '''sands of time''', a curse in a specific ''[[Prince of Persia]]'' continuity or the landscape when traveling through time in ''[[Kamen Rider Den-O]]''? In ''[[Kismet]]'', it's just the title of a song based on Borodin's "In the Steppes of Central Asia."
* '''''[[Tempest (video game)|Tempest]]''''' the arcade game, and '''''[[The Tempest]]''''' the [[Shakespeare]] play. Additionally, ''[[Forbidden Planet]]'' (which is based upon ''[[The Tempest]]'') has monsters from the deeps (of the human psyche), whilst ''[[Tempest (video game)|Tempest]]'' has monsters from the deeps (of variously-shaped pits).
** Or Tempest, the arte being used by [[Tales of Symphonia
* '''Tinstar''': A segment on ''[[The Schnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show]]'' or a [[Super Nintendo]] game?
** And there's Tin Star the rock band.
* [[
* While most people know '''[[Ultraman]]''' as a Japanese robot, [[Superman]] had an [[Evil Counterpart]] also called Ultraman. This character even preceded the more well-known Ultraman by two years.
** Either of those two might have been the inspiration for ''My Secret Identity'''s Andrew Clements (played Jerry O'Connell) to call himself Ultraman when Dr. Jeffcoate's experiment accidentally gave him superpowers.
** And all of them were preceded by at least a quarter century by "[
* '''Susan Walker''', of ''[[Once in
** And neither of them is the woman who ran Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in ''[[Miracle
* '''James Wilson''': American Founding Father [[
* '''George Wilson''': perpetually exasperated neighbor to ''[[Dennis the Menace US]]'' or the slightly worrisome car mechanic from ''[[The Great Gatsby]]''?
* '''Mary Jane''': [[Spider-Man]]'s love interest, [[Buster Brown]]'s sweetheart, a slang for cannabis or a style of shoes worn by little girls named for Buster Brown's sweeheart?
* '''Mary Worth''': meddlesome US newspaper comics protagonist or [[
* A ''double'' cross-media example from ''within the same franchise''. Gary Oak's sister is named '''Daisy''' in the ''[[
** For bonus points, in ''Electric Tale of Pikachu'' Ash had a crush on May Oak, and [[Shipping|shippers]] will occasionally pair Ash with May from the anime as well. It's like an [[
* '''Kiba Daioh''' (Great King Fang): The leader of the Kiba Clan from ''[[Fist of the North Star]]''? Or the [[Combining Mecha|combined form]] of the [[Sixth Ranger|Kiba Ranger]]'s [[Humongous Mecha|giant robot]] and four other mechas from ''[[Gosei Sentai Dairanger]]''?
* '''Red Falcon''': The evil alien army from the ''[[Contra]]'' series? Or the [[Super Sentai|Red Ranger]] from ''[[Choujuu Sentai Liveman]]''?
* The '''Egg Emperor''' from the ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' franchise. Is it the [[Final Boss]] (not counting [[Perfect Run Final Boss|Metal Overlord]]) of ''[[
* '''Jack {{spoiler|Ryan}}''' -- protagonist of ''[[The Hunt for Red October]]'' or ''[[
* '''Itsuki''' the esper? From the ''[[
** There's also [[Yu Yu Hakusho|"Gatekeeper" Itsuki]], a demon with the ability to breach through dimensions and control lesser demons from other worlds.
** And there's Itsuki, the [[Wholesome Crossdresser]] [[Student Council President]] who will [[Heartcatch Pretty Cure|"light the darkness in your heart".]]
* The nation of '''Belka''', with its Germanic airs - A homeland of [[
** Speaking of Belka, there's a small village within it named Arlon, pronounced exactly the same as [[King of the Hill|Arlen, Texas]].
* '''''[[Jimmy Two-Shoes]]''''' was also used in a gag on ''[[Whose Line Is It Anyway
* Who is '''Doctor Evil''' the [[Arch Enemy]] of? [[Austin Powers]], or [[DC Comics]] hero Captain Action?
* The [[
* '''Gou Hibiki''': [[Street Fighter|Dan Hibiki]]'s father? Or the name of [[
* '''G-Force'''. [[G-Force
** Also not to be confused with [
** And not to be confused with a group dedicated with finding and stopping [[Godzilla|a certain gigantic green, atomic fire-breathing lizard]].
** Or the fourth game on the horrendus [[Action 52]].
* '''Steve Austin''': [[The Six Million Dollar Man]] or the [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]] [[Stone Cold Steve Austin|superstar]]?
** The latter actually was named for the former, as one of his nicknames, "The Bionic Redneck", suggest.
* '''The Brood''' are either ''[[X-Men (Comic Book)|X-Men]]'' villains or a [[Professional Wrestling]] stable consisting of [[Edge]], [[Christian]], and Gangrel (and later The Hardys).
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* '''The Beast''' is an ''[[X-Men (Comic Book)|X-Men]]'' member, a [[Fairy Tale]] [[Beauty and The Beast|character]], or [[Satan]].
* Does anyone want to see a battle between '''[[Castlevania|Alucard]]''' and '''[[Hellsing|Alucard]]'''?
* There is '''[[The Sandman]]''', [[Spider-Man (Comic Book)|The Sandman]], [[ECW|The Sandman]], and...[[Painting the Frost
** You forgot about [[Metallica
* '''(The) Thing''': [[Fantastic Four (Comic Book)|a rocky superhero]], [[The Addams Family
* '''Blue Falcon''': a blue-clad [[Hanna-Barbera]] superhero and [[Dynomutt Dog Wonder|Dynomutt]]'s companion? The giant mech in ''[[Shadow the Hedgehog]]''? Or [[F-Zero|Captain Falcon's]] ship? It doesn't help matters that Captain Falcon himself is often [[I Am Not Shazam|mistakenly called]] "Blue Falcon" and bears a bit of a resemblance to the Hanna-Barbera character.
* '''Blood Falcon''': Captain Falcon's [[Evil Counterpart]]? or the terrorist group in ''[[Contra]]: Shattered Soldier''?
* '''Andros''', [[Power Rangers in Space|Red Ranger]], or '''Andross''' [[Star Fox (
* '''Black Condor''': A DC Comics superhero? Or the [[Super Sentai|Black Ranger]] from ''[[Choujin Sentai Jetman]]''?
* Who owns a parrot named '''Iago'''? Is it [[Tintin|Bianca Castafiore]] or Jafar in Disney's ''[[Aladdin (Disney film)|Aladdin]]''?
** The Disney one was named after the villain from Shakespeare's ''[[Othello]]''. The Tintin one was named after the villain from Verdi's opera based on ''Othello''. Confused yet?
* '''[[Mega Man 5
** Or [[Starman (
*** A winner may be you if you pick Star Man in the NES title ''Pro Wrestling''.
* Both ''[[
* '''Dirk ''the'' Daring''' from ''[[
* '''Rerun''': Younger brother of [[Peanuts|Lucy and Linus van Pelt]], or friend of Roger and Dwayne on ''What's Happening!!''?
* Try not to confuse '''Jim Halper''t'',''' [[The Office|a smug and sexy paper salesman]] with '''Lt. Jim Halper''in'',''' [[
* '''Mike Brady''', head of [[The Brady Bunch|the Brady household]] or the [[Slugs|heroic health inspector]]?
* '''Goemon''' is the name of a character in ''[[Lupin III]]'', and also the name of the protagonist of the ''[[Mystical Ninja]]'' series.
** Both are named after the legendary Japanese bandit Ishikawa Goemon though, so it's not a coincidence in this case.
* '''''[[Avatar (
* [[James Cameron]]'s '''''[[Dark Angel]]''''' (which also had a video game adaptation) vs. ''Dark Angel: Vampire Apocalypse'' (a horrible [[
** Not to mention the [[Dolph Lundgren]] movie ''[[I Come in Peace (
* '''Sugar Ray''' (Leonard), a boxer, Sugar Ray (Robinson), another boxer, and Sugar Ray the rock band.
* '''Ayla''' of ''[[Clan of the Cave Bear]]'' and Ayla of ''[[
* '''Balrog''' can refer to: the demon from ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', the Flying Fortress in ''[[Strider
* '''The Scarecrow'''. DC Comics villain, [[Marvel|Marvel Comics villain]], [[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
* '''Jack Wade''' is both the name of a CIA operative who assists [[James Bond (
* '''Scar''': [[The Lion King|Treacherous brother of pride leader Mufasa]] or [[Fullmetal Alchemist|religiously-motivated serial killer who comes to understand and resent the cycle of revenge?]]
** Or [[The Searchers|murderous Comanche war chief]]?
** Or [[
* There's an ''[[Iron Man]]'' knockoff titled '''''Metal Man''''', which is the name of a Robot Master from ''[[
* '''''[[Clannad (
* Talla 2XLC had a song called '''"Descent 3"''', which came out about two years before the game of the same name. Weird coincidence.
* '''[[
** And Cheese the Chao from Sonic the Hedgehog.
** And the robot C.H.E.E.S.E. from the [[Show Within a Show]] "Mac and C.H.E.E.S.E." on ''[[Friends]]''.
* A '''Candroid''' is a [[Robot Me]] named after Candace Flynn in ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]''. Another type of Candroid is a [[Robot Buddy]] that transforms from a soda can in ''[[Kamen Rider OOO]]''.
* '''Kasumi Asou''' is the name of a gorgeous [[Phantom Thief]] in the manga ''[[City Hunter]]'', and the name of a gorgeous teacher in the [[Dating Sim]] ''[[Tokimeki Memorial|Tokimeki Memorial 2]]''.
* The [[Big Bad
** There is also an assassin named [[Fire Emblem Elibe|Jaffar]], although that's not really the subject.
* '''Zurg''' from ''[[Toy Story (franchise)|Toy Story]]'', or the '''Zerg''' from ''[[
* '''Chimera''' was a monster in Greek mythology, the name of an order of cartilaginous fishes, a monster in ''[[Resident Evil]]'', and the alien race in ''[[Resistance]]'' (who actually look rather similar to the ''RE'' monsters).
** Don't forget that Chimeras are also hybrids of animals in ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]''.
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** And the Ultimate Chimera from Mother 3.
** Also a recurring boss in ''[[Magic Sword]]'' and ''[[Breath of Fire III]]'', and a [[Mook]] in ''[[Breath of Fire II]]''.
* '''Candy Candy''': [[Candy Candy|classic shojo anime]], or ''[[
* '''[[Batman|Harley Quinn]]''' is [[The Joker]]'s young female apprentice, while Harley Quin (originally Quinn) is one of [[
* '''Bill Williamson''' is the protagonist of [[Uwe Boll]]'s ''[[Rampage (
* The main character of [http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/0078/0078_01.asp this Chick tract] is named '''[[Half Life: Full Life Consequences
* '''Zuko''': [[Avatar: The Last Airbender
** Or maybe a [http://senorfuego-zuko.livejournal.com/683.html powdered Mexican soft drink?]
* '''(The) Brain''': a [[
** Or [[The Smart Guy]] from ''[[Arthur (
** Or perhaps a certain [[Bobby Heenan|"weaselly" wrestling manager]]?
** Or was he a convict who helped the president of the United States [[Escape
* '''Pippin''' generally goes barefoot and has some sort of objection to [[Self
** Or Apple's [
** Or Johnny Thunder's female sidkick in Lego's ''Adventurers'' line.
* '''Shiki''': We have [[Tsukihime|Shiki, SHIKI]], [[Kara no Kyoukai
** Don't forget about [[Samurai Shodown|Shiki]]!
*** And there's an anime show that's ''called'' [[Shiki]].
* Lumpy is a [[Kingdom of Loathing
* '''Lammy''': [[Happy Tree Friends|a schizophrenic lamb]], or [[Parappa the Rapper|a guitarist in a band?]]
** Or [[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers|Scorpina]]'s Japanese name.
* '''The Avengers''': [[The Avengers (Comic Book)|The Marvel Universe super-hero team]] or the [[The Avengers (TV series)|British spy series]]?
** This resulted in a [[Market
* '''Captain Stern(n)''': A character from ''[[
* '''Cooper''': [[Dino Crisis|A soldier who travels to an island, is chased through a jungle and then devoured by an enormous predatory dinosaur]], or [[Jurassic Park|a soldier who travels to an island, is chased through a jungle and then devoured by an enormous predatory dinosaur]]. Huh...
* '''Kida''', [[Durarara
* '''Roger Smith''': [[The Big O
* '''Brother Bear''': One of [[The Berenstain Bears]] or [[Brother Bear
* '''Jiraishin''': [[Jiraishin|a hardboiled detective manga by Tsutomu Takahashi]]? Or the [[Humongous Mecha]] from ''[[Sekai Ninja Sen Jiraiya]]''? The kanji used to spell both names are different though.
* '''Shin Asuka''': [[Ultra Series|Ultraman Dyna]]? Or the pilot from ''[[Gundam Seed Destiny]]''?
* '''Bert and Ernie''': [[Sesame Street
** This one is actually lampshaded in the [[Christmas Special]] ''Elmo Saves Christmas'', which has a [[
** And it actually ''is'' a [[Shout
* '''Renaldo''': A soccer player or [[Homestar Runner|Dangeresque's boss]].
* '''Hatchet''': [[
* One of the segments in the 1932 [[Anthology Film]] ''If I Had a Million'' has characters named '''[[Rocky and Bullwinkle|Bullwinkle and Peabody]]'''.
* One villain from ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]'' is actually a [[Monster Clown]] named '''[[Pokémon
* '''''Mathman''''' is the name of a [[Show Within a Show]] on ''[[Square One TV]]'' parodying ''[[
* '''Oz''': a [[Land of Oz
* The book '''''Bringing Down The House''''' became ''[[
* '''Red Robin''' is both a restaurant chain and a superhero identity in [[Batman]] currently used by Tim Drake.
* '''Stephen Black''' the lowly servant with a glorious destiny from ''[[Jonathan Strange
* '''Hakumen''': [[
* They may have different surnames, but two works share a titular character of '''Arthur''': [[Arthur (
* '''Muk''' is either a [[Pokémon
* A '''Soul Gem''' sure sounds like a powerful item...but tell us, is it one of the Infinity Gems in the [[Marvel Universe]], a device used to capture souls for use in recharging magic items in the ''[[The Elder Scrolls]]'' universe, or a key magical girl item in the universe ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica]]''?
* There's '''Gary''' [[
* Are the '''Coneheads''' [[Coneheads|cone-headed aliens]] or [[Transformers|cone-headed robots]] or [[Plants vs. Zombies
* '''Gibbs:''' [[NCIS
* '''CeCe''' and '''C.C.''' One is a 13-year old dancer in a [[Shake It Up|TV Show.]] The other is the one who has [[Code Geass|Geass given to a Royal rebel.]] The latter however, is officially pronounced "C-2".
* In an episode of ''Street Fighter II V'', Ryu and Ken fight a pair of [[Giant Mook|giant mooks]] named '''Sodom''' and Gomorrah. The anime aired before the former's namesake from ''[[Final Fight]]'' appeared as a playable character in ''[[
* '''Evolution''' [[
** Or a transforming Pokemon
** Or [[
* '''Black Cat''' is [[Black Cat (
* '''[[Brawn Hilda|Kharma]]''' is a female member of the [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]]. [[Lipstick Lesbian|Karma]] is a female member of the [[X-Men (Comic Book)|X-Men]].
* '''''[[The Darkness]]''''': Comic book-turned-video game, or a British rock band with a falsetto lead singer ("I Believe In A Thing Called Love")?
* '''Zelda''': princess who usually needs rescuing from ''[[
** How about [[Sabrina the Teenage Witch (TV series)|Sabrina the Teenage Witch]]'s Aunt Zelda?
* '''''The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter''''': A 1940 novel by Carson McCullers, or a [[Reba McEntire]] song?
* '''Nuts and Milk''': The eponymous [[Waddling Head
* '''Sam the Eagle''': [[Disney Theme Parks|Patriotic eagle]] or [[The Muppet Show|patriotic eagle]]?
* '''Animus''': Able to [[Assassin's Creed|send you to the memories of your ancestors]] or a [[Power Rangers Wild Force|God in giant robot form.]]
** Or the unconscious masculine side of the female psyche, [
* '''Click''' the appropriate links for the 2006 [[Adam Sandler]] [[Click|film]] and the [[
** Or a technology series from [[The BBC]].
* '''Young Frankenstein''' is a [[Mel Brooks]]' [[Young Frankenstein|film]] and a ''[[Teen Titans (Comic Book)|Teen Titans]]'' [https://web.archive.org/web/20120427170119/http://www.titanstower.com/source/whoswho/OYG/youngfrankenstein.html member].
* '''Mister America''': ''[[Justice Society of America]]'' [[Justice Society of America/Characters|member]] and [[Hulk Hogan]]'s [[Charlie Brown From Outta Town]] identity.
* '''Kimba''' is [[Kimba the White Lion|an anime-styled white lion]] and the name of the heroes' team from the ''[[Whateley Universe]]''.
* There are [[Doom Patrol
* '''Grace Holloway''' is [[
* This happens to ''celestial bodies'', of all things, in this case '''Pandora'''. One is a [[Avatar (
* '''Wanda''' is either the fairy who guided [[Super Mario Bros.|Mario]] through levels when he had a bucket stuck on his head, or the fairy godparent of [[The Fairly
** Or [[A Fish Called Wanda|a fish]]...
* '''Cosmo''' can either be a green haired plant girl from [[Sonic X]], a green haired male fairy from [[Fairly Oddparents]] or a [[Seinfeld|weird neighbor who borrows food from your fridge]].
* '''Suzie Wong''' is a Chinese prostitute from a novel by [[Richard Mason]], and Henry's little sister on ''[[Digimon Tamers]]''.
* '''Necron''': The final boss of ''[[Final Fantasy IX]]'' or a ''[[Warhammer
* '''Son Goku''': Hero from ''[[
** Also, one of the four leads of ''[[Saiyuki]]'', which is also based off of ''Journey to the West''.
** Now, a [[Naruto
* '''Billy West''': [[Billy West|Voice actor]] and [[The Adventures of Bayou Billy|hero of the Bayou]].
* '''FATHER''': [[Big Bad]] from ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist (
* '''Sora''': Either [[Kingdom Hearts|the Keybearer]], [[Digimon|a Chosen Child]], or [[Kaleido Star|an acrobat]].
* '''Java''' is a caveman in both [[Martin Mystery]] and in DC Comics' [[
* '''Mrs. Cake''' is either [[Discworld|a precognitive spiritualist]] or [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
* Is '''Poochie''' [[
* '''[[John Dies
* Princess '''Celestia''' from ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
* '''Elizabeth Halsey''' is of course the scientist who helps develop the SPARTAN program in [[Halo]] and also a minor character in Ayn Rand's [[Fountainhead]].
* The claymation character '''Gumby''' has nothing to do with [[Monty Python|a certain group of people who wear hankerchiefs on their heads, glasses, gumboots, sport toothbrush mustaches and talk in slow, loud, broken sentences who are fond of the sound of bricks being bashed together and often complain that their brains hurt]].
* '''Pulstar''' is either an electronic music piece by Vangelis, or a [[Neo Geo]] ''[[R
* '''Sanjūrō Sugata''': a student from [[Kunio
* '''Sector Seven''': are they trying to [[Transformers (
* '''Joey Wheeler''': [[Yu-Gi-Oh!|Yugi]]'s blond friend or [[Captain Planet|the fire planeteer]]?
* '''Bellatrix''' is [[Harry Potter|a Death Eater loyal to Lord Voldemort]] or an Icelandic girls only rock group
* '''Lothar''', the black man from ''[[Mandrake the Magician]]'' and ''[[
* Is '''Clu''' [[Clu Clu Land|a video game]] or [[Tron: Legacy
* '''Bust-A-Move''' is the name of a Young MC song, the overseas title of Taito's ''Puzzle Bobble'' arcade game, and the Japanese title of Enix's ''Bust-A-Groove'' rhythm game. Coincidentally, Taito is now owned by Square-Enix.
* '''Stephen Stills''': Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young guitarist, or [[Scott Pilgrim]]'s bandmate?
* Is '''Morris''' [[Moose Are Idiots|a moose with a unicorn tail]] or [[Miscellaneous Disney Shorts|a midget moose?]]
** Or the world's most finicky ginger cat?
* '''Team America''' can either be the [[Team America: World Police|team of well-meaning patriots who cause a lot of destruction for America]] or a team of motorcycle daredevils from the [[Marvel Universe]].
* '''Survivor''': that [[Survivor (TV series)|massively famous TV show]]? A certain [[Survivor (
* '''Ronin''': maybe a [[Ronin (
* '''Kurt Wagner''': [[X
* Is '''Elmer''' [[Amazing Technicolor Wildlife|a rainbow patchwork elephant]] or [[Silly Symphonies|a misfit elephant who's in love with a tiger?]]
* '''Luke''' is either a [[Percy Jackson and The Olympians|blonde guy wielding a sword]] or [[Star Wars|a blonde guy wielding a light saber]].
* '''Nyx''': [[Big Bad]] of [[Persona 3]], or protagonist of [[Past Sins]]?, or a [[
* There are at least 3 separate works titled '''[[Tamayura]]'''. The one we have here on
* '''Black Heart''': [[Ghost Rider|the son]] [[Marvel vs. Capcom 2
* '''Devastator''': Either a [[Transformers|giant robot made up of several smaller ones]], or a [[Bionicle|giant biomechanical being capable of turning into sand]]. Or perhaps some [[LEGO Exo-Force|smaller robot dudes who ride in giant robot suits]]?
* '''Pokey the Pig''', one of Adam's few real possessions in ''I Am The Cheese'', and '''Pokey Minch''' (whose first name is actually Porky), Ness's pig-like [[Jerkass]] of a neighbor in [[
* '''Gauron''': Klingon warlord who hopes to lead the High Council and makes a deal to restore [[Star Trek:
* Here's something interesting: '''Sakura''', '''Hinata''', and '''Karin'''.
** Both '''Sakuras''' are fangirls, [[Street Fighter Alpha
** The first '''Hinata''' [[Rival Schools
** '''Karin''' could either be [[Street Fighter Alpha
* Both [[Wizards of Waverly Place|Tribeca Prep]] and [[El Goonish Shive
* Which '''Asuka''' are you talking about? [[Tekken|Jun's niece and cousin to Jin]]? [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|Or the Japanese-German pilot of Unit 02 and teammate to Shinji Ikari]]?
* '''Dakota North'''. [[Marvel Comics|Private detective]]? Or [[True Jackson, VP|supermodel]]?
* '''Jack and Rose''' are [[Titanic|lovers]], [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0357110/ father and daughter], [[Homestuck
* '''Valentine''': [[Resident Evil|Jill?]] [[National Lampoon Films|Dick?]] [[Soul Series|Isabella?]] [[Final Fantasy VII|Vincent?]] [[Shadow Hearts|Joachim, Keith and Hildegard?]] [[Cowboy Bebop|Faye?]] [[Yu-Gi-Oh!|Mai?]] [[The Rocketeer (
** Ironically Jill's father is named Dick in the S.D. Perry novels.
* '''Bonkers''' could easily be a [[Kirby|hammer-welding gorilla mini-boss]] or a [[Bonkers
* Is '''Luigi''' [[Super Mario Bros.|an Italian plumber]] or [[Cars|an Italian car?]]
* Is '''Kabuto''' [[Pokémon
* There are two cowboys named '''Clay''' that are known for [[Dishing Out Dirt]]. One of them does it with [[Xiaolin Showdown
* The name '''Jackson''' and the nickname '''Jax'''. But who could it be? [[Mortal Kombat|Sonya's bionic-armed commanding officer]], [[Sons of Anarchy|or the recently-promoted president of a biker gang]]?
* '''The White Queen''' is either [[X
* '''Chun-Li''': "[[Street Fighter|The Strongest Woman in the World]]"? or [[Saint Seiya|Dragon Shiryu]]'s childhood friend?
* Is '''Barney''' [[Barney and Friends
* The name '''Rock'''. [[Fatal Fury|Son to Geese Howard and nephew to Kain?]] [[Mega Man (
* '''Sadako.''' [[The Ring|A girl with psychic powers who was thrown down a well?]] [
* '''Captain Jack''' could refer to a [[Crazy Awesome]] [[Pirates of the Caribbean|pirate captain]], a [[Extreme Omnisexual|polysexual]] [[Doctor Who
* '''Rex'''. This can refer to [[Toy Story (franchise)|a toy dinosaur]], a droid pilot of the StarSpeeder, and [[Star Wars:
* '''Sakuya''': [[Fist of the North Star|Raoh's strategist?]] or [[Touhou|a knife-throwing maid?]]
* ''[[The Saboteur]]'' has an evil British man named Bishop who is voiced by John Noble. On ''[[Fringe]]'' John Noble plays Dr. Walter Bishop.
* '''[[Rip Van Winkle]]''': one of the tropes on this website? The main character of the [
* '''Montana Max''' is either [[Tiny Toon Adventures|a greedy, villainous spoiled brat who runs the Acme Corporation]] or [[Hellsing|the leader of a batallion of Nazi vampires who survived World War II and want to start a war of their own]].
* '''Dora''', [[Dora the Explorer|a young girl that teaches young viewers to speak English and Spanish]] or [[Golden Axe|a centaur fighting against evil]]?
* '''Uhura''' is [[Bridge Bunny|a communication officer]] [[Star Trek
* Is '''Jin''' [[Jerk
* '''John Shep(p)ard''': he's a military man who fights aliens and has a [[Boldly Coming|unique]] approach to "first contact." But are you thinking of the one in the [[Mass Effect|Navy]] or the one in the [[Stargate Atlantis|Air Force]]?
* '''Dr. McCoy''' is improbably well versed in all areas of medical science, biochemistry, and genetics, but does he serve on a [[Star Trek:
* '''Mei Ling''': [[Cardcaptor Sakura
* Is '''Nora Walker''' the mother of [[Brothers and Sisters|a large family]] or of a [[Tommy|single blind, deaf, mute kid]]?
* '''Aqualung''' could be [[Jethro Tull|a song by Jethro Tull]] or [[Final Fantasy VII
* '''Kuai Liang.''' [[Romance of the Three Kingdoms|Adviser to Liu Biao?]] Or [[Mortal Kombat|Bi-Han's little brother?]]
* '''Ymir''': Besides the mythological character from [[Norse Mythology]], are we talking about [[
* '''Sophie''': [[Tales of Graces
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