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In a group of characters with [[Theme Naming]], sometimes one just doesn't fit the pattern.

 

Compare [[Aerith and Bob]]. Subtrope of [[The Last of These Is Not Like the Others]].

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** In the original novel Jo was the odd one out with her comparatively tomboyish name, which actually suits her fine considering she's [[The Stoic]] [[Action Girl]].

** According to [[Word of God]], Sei's last name is Elizabeth. Why her middle name is the same as the airship is anyone's guess.

* In ''[[Hero Camp]]'', Dina Might's family, the Might Family superteam, which is made up of David (father), Donna (mother), Desmond (brother), and Charlie (uncle).

* The Three Lieutenant Marvels from ''[[Shazam]]'' comics: Tall Marvel, Fat Marvel, and ''Hillbilly'' Marvel.

* [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]: [[Katanas Are Just Better|Leonardo]], [[Schizo-Tech|Donatello]], [[Life of the Party|Michaelangelo]], [[Knight in Sour Armor|Raphael]]. In one of the movies, Mikey can't help but get a dig in: "All the good ones end in O!".

** In most of the Japanese localizations, they ALL do - Raphael is called "Rafaello" in those dubs.

* ''[[XXXenophile]]'': "Now Museum, Now You Don't" features the four goddesses Okaraska, Boolatraaca, Xynotreen and ''Trixie''.

 

* In the ''[[Charmed]]'' fan fic, ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2532056/1/Justice Justice]'', the Charmed Ones met up with the group of elders who are responsible for the trial. They are: Darban, Esttai, Briel, Serris, and George.

* The main cast of the [[Mega Crossover]] [[Fanfic|fan]][[Web Comic|comic]] ''[[Roommates 2007|Roommates]]'' is [[Pirates of the Caribbean|James]], [[Labyrinth|Jareth]], [[Les Misérables|Javert]] and [[The Phantom of the Opera|Erik]]

* The Van Waldenberg siblings in ''[[Blades of Glory]]'' are named Stranz, Fairchild, and Katie. Guess which ones are world-class figure skaters and who "cheers on the sidelines".

 

 

== Literature ==

{{quote|'''Twoflower:''' And the Hongs and the Fangs and the Tangs and the Sungs and the McSweeneys have been killing one another for thousands of years. It's all part of the royal succession.

'''Rincewind:''' McSweeneys?

* Honey Bear, the youngest of [[The Berenstain Bears]], is the only member of the Bear family that has a proper name. Her parents and her older brother and sister are all named after their relationships in the family.

* In ''[[Warrior Cats]]'', the majority of the [[Loads and Loads of Characters|700-something]] characters have compound names like Bluestar, Mudclaw, Russetfur, Cedarpelt, Whitestorm... so when there's a cat living in the Clans with a name like Boulder, Daisy, or Millie, it sticks out.

 

== Live-Action TV ==

* On the TV series [[Batman]], all members of the Gotham police force had an Irish name starting with O. Except for Goldberg.

* The demons in ''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]'' all have classical demonic names (Azazel, Lilith, even [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alastor Alastair]), with the exceptions of Ruby, Crowley and Meg,<ref>granted, it's not her real name</ref> who all end up allying with the protagonists against their own kind.

 

== Music ==

* [[KMFDM]] normally names their albums with five letters, words, or [[Lucky Charms Title|symbols]], but dropped this convention for two albums; ''Hau Ruck'' and ''Tohuvabohu''. Also, the remix album ''Brimborium'', whose title has no relation to its parent album.

 

== Newspaper Comics ==

* 'Irish' Murphy's three [[Angry Guard Dog|dogs]] in ''[[Footrot Flats]]''; Tiger, Wolf and Creampuff.

 

== Theatre ==

* ''[[The Merchant of Venice]]'': The [[Dramatis Personae]] in some editions lists "companions to Antonio and Bassanio": Salarino, Solanio, Salerio and Gratiano. Guess which one ends up being important.

* The five main players in [[Altar Boyz]] are Matthew, Mark, Luke, Juan, and Abraham.

 

== Video Games ==

** According to [[The Other Wiki]], in the original Japanese version, one set of names for them (see [http://www.exotica.org.uk/wiki/Lost_In_Translation/Puckman here]) was Akabei (or "赤ベイ", with 赤 meaning "red"), Pinky, Aosuke (or "青助", with 青 meaning "blue"), and Guzuta (or "愚図た", with 愚図 meaning "indecisive person" or "someone who lags behind"). Guzuta is the only one that doesn't refer to a color.

* Commonly used in the different levels of ''[[Kirby]]'' games.

* In ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]: The Wind Waker'', the Tingle brothers: Tingle, Ankle, Knuckle, and David Jr, although the latter isn't actually related.

* ''[[Zone of the Enders]]'': Most of the important characters' [[Humongous Mecha]] are named after Egyptian deities... Except for [[Gradius|Vic Viper]], which is the only one not powered by the [[Unobtainium]] known as Metatron.

** In a Strong Bad Email called "web comics", Strong Bad describes web comics as being about "video games, gamernerds, webgeeks, dorknerds, gamewads, nerdgames, webwebs, and elves."

 

* The characters from the eponymous video game in ''[[Kid Radd]]'' are named after slightly mangled pieces of Eighties slang - Radd, Gnarl, and Bogey (from 'bogus', not the British for 'booger'). The only one who isn't is Radd's 'girlfriend', Sheena, who's not only invincible, but who ends up merging with a version of herself from the sequel to her game, and becoming the most versatile fighter in the comic.

* ''[[Homestuck]]'' has four kids, whose online handles can be shortened to TT (tentacleTherapist), TG (turntechGodhead), GG (gardenGnostic), and... EB (ectoBiologist), which belongs to [[Lovable Nerd|John]], our original protagonist. This discrepancy is actually a [[Chekhov's Gun]]; {{spoiler|a group of [[All Trolls Are Different|internet/real trolls]]}} had forced him to change his handle from ghostyTrickster.

** ''[[Problem Sleuth]]'' has the four poker-playing elves: Ropo, Zobo, Foko, and Blod.

* Not a name thing, exactly, but Lady Surka of ''[[Digger]]'', a professional bridge-troll, lists some of her past jobs as dishwasher, assassin, and pirate queen.

* [[Played With]] in ''[[No Rest for The Wicked (webcomic)|No Rest for The Wicked]]:'' November is the daughter of King January, and has older sisters named August and September. The queen is named Avril, which follows the [[Temporal Themed Naming]] in another language. (They're also missing an October, though [[Word of God]] says that's because there's a two-year difference between September and November's ages.)

 

== Web Original ==

* Fey's three fairies from the [[Whateley Universe]], Trixie, Dixie, and Brunhilda.

* In [[Notting Cove|''Fairies of Notting Cove'']], all the forest fairies have Irish names, except for The Cook, who is [[Only Known by Their Nickname]]. Saga is also an Odd Name Out, justified since she's a foreigner.

 

== Western Animation ==

* In ''[[The Incredibles]]'', the two older children have names and powers that are symbolic of their time of life—hyperactive ten-year-old Dash, who has super speed, and shy fifteen-year-old Violet, who can turn invisible.<ref>Although her clothes don't, unless specially made to do so. Her name is also symbolic in that ultraviolet is invisible to human eyes, and [[Agatha Christie]] would have smiled at the name if she'd lived to see the movie, for "violet" in the language of flowers means "modesty".</ref> Then there's the baby, Jack-Jack, who doesn't appear to have any powers or a significant name.<ref>But "Jack-Jack" sounds like it may be a nickname rather than his real name. {{spoiler|And in the last act of the movie, we see that he has a veritable cornucopia of powers, thus making him a "Jack" of all Trades.}}</ref>

* An episode of the Disney series ''[[Bonkers]]'' had the eponymous character being followed by agents Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, and [[The Beatles|Ringo]].

* The Possible family in ''[[Kim Possible]]'' has Kim, Jim, Tim, Slim, (great aunt) Mim and Joss.

* In ''[[The Brave Little Toaster]]'' we get Toaster, Lampy, Radio, Blanky, and... Kirby? It's a type of vacuum, but still.

* [[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]: Out of all living people in the Fire Nation Royal Family, Zuko is the only one whose name doesn't start with a vowel. His sister is named Azula, his parents are Ozai and Ursa, and his uncle is named Iroh.

** Ursa herself stands out for having the only Western-based name (Ursa is Latin for "bear"), aside from the born-onscreen baby Hope, whose name was specifically chosen to be meaningful.

* [[U.S. Acres]]: Unlike his brothers, Orson's name doesn't end in "-rt".

* [[Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines]]: Klunk is the only one in the Vulture Squadron to have a name that doesn't end in Y. Dick Dastardl'''y''', Muttle'''y''' and Zill'''y'''. Also, Dick is the only one of the four to be known by name ''and'' surname.

* One episode of the 2010 ''[[Pound Puppies]]'' series features five puppy siblings: Flip, Blip, Tip, Whip, and Chubbers.

 

 

== Real Life ==

* The three periods that made up the Mesozoic era are called the Triassic, the Jurassic, and the Cretaceous.

* The University of California at San Diego is split into six colleges (which basically entails different general education requirements, generally with some vague theme to each college's curriculum): [[Named After Somebody Famous|Revelle, Muir, Warren, Marshall, Eleanor Roosevelt]], and...[[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|Sixth]]. This is just a placeholder until they ''do'' decide on a name, but it's already been ten years...

 

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[[Category:Naming Conventions]]

[[Category:The Last of These Is Not Like the Others]]

[[Category:Theme Naming Tropes]]