Shout-Out Theme Naming: Difference between revisions

 

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== Anime and Manga ==

* ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' contains [[Shout-Out|a nod]] to Disney's ''[[Cinderella (Disney film)|Cinderella]]'' with the ancient mage Bibidi, his son Babidi, and the demon that they created, Buu ("Bibbidi bobbidi boo!").

* In the [[The Lorax (film)|2012 film]] of ''[[The Lorax]]'', the main human characters are named Ted (presumably short for Theodore, [[Dr. Seuss]]'s real name) and Audrey (Dr. Seuss's wife).

* In ''[[Back to The Future]] Part III'', Doc Brown's sons are named [[Jules Verne|Jules and Verne]].

 

== Literature ==

* ''Mission of Honor'' introduces several characters who are plotting to become the heads of various planetary governments. Most, if not all, are named after movie directors.

 

* In ''[[Kamen Rider Decade]]'', the [[Suspiciously Similar Substitute]] versions of the previous ''[[Kamen Rider]]'' heroes are references to their original series (see Decade's page for details). The biggest exception is Yuusuke Onodera, the alternate [[Kamen Rider Kuuga|Kuuga]], who is named for ''[[Kamen Rider]]'' creator [[Shotaro Ishinomori]] (whose birth name was Shotaro ''Onodera'').

** ''[[Kamen Rider Fourze]]'' pulls a similar trick by naming most of the main characters with variations and anagrams of character names from the Showa era seasons of ''[[Kamen Rider]]''.

* Versions of Wordpress are named after American jazz musicians.

* Versions of the Doku wiki are named after characters from [[Discworld]] books.

 

== Tabletop Games ==

* A number of [[Lizard Folk|Lizardmen]] heroes in ''[[Warhammer Fantasy]]'' ride dinosaurs. Particularly, a Carnosaur named Grymloq, a Stegodon named Slaq, and a Pterosaur named Zhwup ([[Transformers|Or rather, Grimlock, Slag, and Swoop]]).

 

== Video Games ==

* Several suspects in the [[Nancy Drew]] game ''White Wolf Of Icicle Creek'' have lupine-themed names, including Lou Talbot (for [[The Wolf Man|Larry Talbot]]) and Bill Kessler (for [[An American Werewolf in London|David Kessler]]).

* Several major suspects and authors of documents in ''[[Sherlock Holmes]]: The Awakening'' are named after tabletop RPG designers.

* ''[[Umineko no Naku Koro ni]]'' has [[The Divine Comedy|Beatrice, Virgilia, and Clair Vaux of Bernard.]]

* The names of Nina and Anna Williams from ''[[Tekken]]'' are both references to ''[[La Femme Nikita]]''. Anna in particular is named and modeled after actress Anne Parillaud, who played Nikita in the original 1990 French version. Nina's name on the other hand comes from the alias used by Bridget Fonda's character in ''Point of No Return'', the 1993 American remake of ''Nikita''.

 

* Major characters in ''[[Penny and Aggie]]'' tend to be introduced with two hangers-on (who, unlike [[Those Two Guys]], tend to move ''toward'' [[Ascended Extra|the spotlight]]) with [[Theme Naming]]. Specifically, Penny's [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Sara and Michelle]], Rich's [[Marvel Universe|Stan and Jack]], and Lisa's [[Scooby Doo|Fred and Daphne]]. Also, although introduced separately, an adult couple is named [[Angel|Nick and Charisma]].

* In ''[[Sabrina Online]]'', everyone in Sabrina's family is named after various media witches, from Sabrina herself and her sister Tabitha, to her mother Endora and father Warren (who only sorta sounds like 'Darrin'). There's also her online friend Carli and her husband Spike, named after the human couple from the ''Transformers'' cartoon.

* In ''[[The Mansion of E]]'', most of the forest Nomes are named after magic spells from old [[Zork]] [[Interactive Fiction]] games.

 

 

== Western Animation ==

** Voiced by none other than John Rhys-Davies

* To say nothing of the gargoyle clan naming themselves after famous sections of New York.

 

== Real Life ==

 

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