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* ''[[Forward]]'' has three different criminal groups using the name "Talon" - two of whom are on the same space station. Apparently none of these criminals are terribly creative.
* ''[[Forward]]'' has three different criminal groups using the name "Talon" - two of whom are on the same space station. Apparently none of these criminals are terribly creative.
* ''[[Kyon: Big Damn Hero]]'', by including characters from ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro ni]]'', ends up with two characters with the given name Keiichi, who are about the same age and have similar occupations. Though Tamaru Keiichi, the canonical ''[[Haruhi Suzumiya]]'' character, is extremely minor and may not even appear more than once.
* ''[[Kyon: Big Damn Hero]]'', by including characters from ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro ni]]'', ends up with two characters with the given name Keiichi, who are about the same age and have similar occupations. Though Tamaru Keiichi, the canonical ''[[Haruhi Suzumiya]]'' character, is extremely minor and may not even appear more than once.
* [[Discussed Trope|Discussed]] in [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6479988/1/Grace_Under_Pressure_Courage_Under_Fire Grace Under Pressure, Courage Under Fire], when [[Glee|Kurt]] asks Dave why he uses his friend Azimio Adams' first name, but his other friend Anthony Rashad's [[Last-Name Basis|last name]]. Dave explains that while there is only one [[Awesome McCoolname|Azimio]] at school, there are several Anthonys, so calling him Rashad is really just a way to avoid confusion. (Note that Anthony Rashad is the only Anthony mentioned in [[Canon]].)
* [[Discussed Trope|Discussed]] in ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6479988/1/Grace_Under_Pressure_Courage_Under_Fire Grace Under Pressure, Courage Under Fire]'', when [[Glee|Kurt]] asks Dave why he uses his friend Azimio Adams' first name, but his other friend Anthony Rashad's [[Last-Name Basis|last name]]. Dave explains that while there is only one [[Awesome McCoolname|Azimio]] at school, there are several Anthonys, so calling him Rashad is really just a way to avoid confusion. (Note that Anthony Rashad is the only Anthony mentioned in [[Canon]].)
* In the ''[[Daria]]'' series "Falling Into College," [[Lovable Alpha Bitch|Quinn]] winds up dating [[Gender Blender Name|a guy also named Quinn]], who is called "Q" to avoid confusion.
* In the ''[[Daria]]'' series "Falling Into College", [[Lovable Alpha Bitch|Quinn]] winds up dating [[Gender Blender Name|a guy also named Quinn]], who is called "Q" to avoid confusion.
* Clearly in play in the ''[[Harry Potter]]/[[Sailor Moon]]/[[Ranma ½]]'' crossover fic ''[[The Girl Who Loved]]'': when Luna Lovegood moves into a prominent position in the narrative, cat!Luna all but disappears from the story.
<!-- * In [[The Teraverse]] story ''[https://www.tthfanfic.org/Story-32318/ Incubation Period]'', each chapter is made up of two narrative scenes, and has a (chapter-specific) thematic name which is somehow included in both scenes. While in several cases the name is applied to the same character in both scenes, or to inanimate objects, there ''are'' a few chapters where the name is referring to two different characters. A few more chapters would also qualify if you include variant forms of the name originating from different languages. Each chapter also includes a third segment, which is purported to be the section on that name from a fictional baby-names book. (Part of the story is about a pregnant woman choosing the name for her unborn child; the child is eventually born at the end of the story and their eventually-chosen name is the thematic name for the last chapter.) MOD: Potentially inapplicable example. How is this an example or aversion of two or more characters sharing the same given name? Please explain. -->
* Subverted in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series]]'', where Marik's Millennium Rod can only control people whose names are, of course, Steve. Given that Marik controls a bunch of one-shot characters with it, the series ends up with a lot of Steves.
** It is revealed that only ''one'' of their names has to be Steve; "Steve" Arcana, Steve Jobs, and Keith Steve Howard (Bandit Keith) are all under his control at some point. Later, he mind controls {{spoiler|Joey and Téa by tricking them into legally changing their names to Steve}}.
** At a convention, LK explained the background of the entire gag, mentioning that in his version, "Steve" has pretty much become another word for "henchman".
* Repeatedly averted in the [[Mega Crossover]] shared-world story ''[[My Apartment Manager is not an Isekai Character]]'', with over three dozen pairs or trios of characters with the same name listed on that work's page. The setting has ''five'' Sakuras: [[Cardcaptor Sakura/Characters#Sakura Kinomoto|Sakura Kinomoto]], [[Fate stay night/Characters/Masters#Sakura Matou|Sakura Matou]], [[Sakura Taisen/Characters#Sakura Shinguuji|Sakura Shinguuji]], [[Squid Girl/Characters#Kiyomi Sakura|Kiyomi Sakura]], and [[Mahoromatic/Characters#Miyuki Sakura|Miyuki Sakura]]


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Latest revision as of 19:45, 2 February 2023

Inversions of, and exceptions to, a One Steve Limit in Fan Works include:

  • Forward has three different criminal groups using the name "Talon" - two of whom are on the same space station. Apparently none of these criminals are terribly creative.
  • Kyon: Big Damn Hero, by including characters from Higurashi no Naku Koro ni, ends up with two characters with the given name Keiichi, who are about the same age and have similar occupations. Though Tamaru Keiichi, the canonical Haruhi Suzumiya character, is extremely minor and may not even appear more than once.
  • Discussed in Grace Under Pressure, Courage Under Fire, when Kurt asks Dave why he uses his friend Azimio Adams' first name, but his other friend Anthony Rashad's last name. Dave explains that while there is only one Azimio at school, there are several Anthonys, so calling him Rashad is really just a way to avoid confusion. (Note that Anthony Rashad is the only Anthony mentioned in Canon.)
  • In the Daria series "Falling Into College", Quinn winds up dating a guy also named Quinn, who is called "Q" to avoid confusion.
  • Clearly in play in the Harry Potter/Sailor Moon/Ranma ½ crossover fic The Girl Who Loved: when Luna Lovegood moves into a prominent position in the narrative, cat!Luna all but disappears from the story.
  • Subverted in Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series, where Marik's Millennium Rod can only control people whose names are, of course, Steve. Given that Marik controls a bunch of one-shot characters with it, the series ends up with a lot of Steves.
    • It is revealed that only one of their names has to be Steve; "Steve" Arcana, Steve Jobs, and Keith Steve Howard (Bandit Keith) are all under his control at some point. Later, he mind controls Joey and Téa by tricking them into legally changing their names to Steve.
    • At a convention, LK explained the background of the entire gag, mentioning that in his version, "Steve" has pretty much become another word for "henchman".
  • Repeatedly averted in the Mega Crossover shared-world story My Apartment Manager is not an Isekai Character, with over three dozen pairs or trios of characters with the same name listed on that work's page. The setting has five Sakuras: Sakura Kinomoto, Sakura Matou, Sakura Shinguuji, Kiyomi Sakura, and Miyuki Sakura
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