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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* The Rail Tracer in ''[[Baccano!]]!'' is something of a {{spoiler|''triple''}} subversion. At first, it's pretty obvious that it's a relatively harmless [[Urban Legend]] delivered by two [[Cloudcuckoolander
* A subversion and running gag on ''[[Dinosaur King]]'': Ursula always knows when someone calls her an "old lady" no matter where they are in the world and immediately, and loudly, takes exception. She won't know ''where'' you are, much less be teleported there, but she will be pretty P.O.'ed when she meets up with you. This was once used to determine if the [[Terrible Trio|Alpha Gang]] was in the area.
* In ''[[The End of Evangelion]]'', the JSSDF begin an assault on NERV HQ, and one of the [[Bridge Bunnies]], Makoto Hyuga, states that he hopes they don't use non-nuclear mines. In the English dub, at least, Shigeru Aoba gives a [[Title Drop]] of this trope when the inevitable happens.
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* WWF/E wrestler [[The Undertaker]] does a very [[Candle Jack]]-ish variation of this. Basically, if his name is brou
** Sorry about that; the previous troper should have known better. As he was saying, if his name is brought up in an offensive way while he's around (or even if he isn't), a gong will sound, and the lights will go off. Then he will appear behind the offender and usually chokeslam or Tombstone Piledrive them to the mat.
** Sometimes, Taker's name doesn't even need to be
* In [[Raising Hope]], the Dog-Head Man knows when people are talking about him. At least, according to Jimmy.
* In ''[[Nikita (TV series)|Nikita]]'', [[Techno Wizard|Birkhoff]] gets an alert whenever anybody online runs a search on his name.
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*** No, just towards Chaos. Evil is only <s> eventual</s> inevitable.
**** also in the 3.X Deities and Demigods Handbook it states that Deities are generally aware if anyone says their name, anywhere or any of their common titles. This generally won't summon the deity to you of course, but that does make it hard to mount an assault on the gods....
** One DnD sourcebook (likely ''The Book of Vile Darkness'') relates the story of a particularly huge prick of a merchant who would take advantage of this rule by selling a parrot to rich-looking individuals. When they got out of town and onto a deserted stretch of road, their new pet would fly away and start shrieking the name of
** [[Orcus on His Throne|Well, he does just sit around on his throne all day.]]
** [[Fridge Logic|Why]] doesn't Orcus kill the parrot?
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** [[Points of Light]] has an interesting reversal. The god that Asmodeus rebelled against in this setting is known only as "He Who Was". This is because Asmodeus literally [[Unperson|erased all record and memory]] of the deity's name from history, fearing that if it was spoken just once, the slain god would regain his powers.
* [[Kibo]], mentioned below in the [[Real Life]] section, was used by ''[[Mage: The Ascension]]''. In the digital web, he set up magic tracers so whenever anyone said his name, he would instantly be able to appear, as a real person, in front of them.
* The Antediluvians in ''[[Vampire: The Masquerade]]'' are like this, or at least their vampiric descendants are afraid that they might be. At various points, it comes up that the names we have for them aren't their real names, just pseudonyms that are used to refer to them without the possibility of drawing their attention via
** It also shows up in ''[[Demon: The Fallen]]''. Using a demon's Celestial Name automatically opens a remote channel of communication with them; use it unaware of that connection, and they'll be listening to everything you say...
* ''[[Call of Cthulhu (tabletop game)]]'' supplement ''Terror Australis'', adventure "Old Fella That Bunyip". The investigators are forced to say the phrase "Eleanba Wunda" to drive Bunyip upstream. Unfortunately for them, it's the name of a spirit ''worse'' than Bunyip, which will appear if its name is chanted too often. The second time the investigators do so they feel a cold wind, and the third (and final) time Eleanba Wunda ''almost'' appears.
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* In ''[[Ultima V]]'', the Shadowlords could be summoned to your location by yelling their name (Eg, Yell Astaroth).
* [[Gaia Online]] NPCs sometimes comment their own fanthreads during events. One wonders what they make of all the dirty-minded fans.
* A possible inversion of this trope (overlapping in aspects with [[I Know Your True Name]]) occurs in ''[[Breath of Fire]] IV''. Along with straight treatment of [[I Know Your True Name]], General Yohm hunts down [[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds|Fou-lu]]
** A straighter version ALSO exists. In a part of the game, Fou-lu refrains from revealing his name to [[Sacrificial Lamb|Mami]] explicitly to keep this from happening, and merely goes by his nickname "Ryong"
* In ''[[Runescape]]'', saying {{spoiler|Zaros}}'s name (how fun, the fact he ''exists'' is a spoiler) gives him power. He's weakened that much - in fact, most NPCs (and other Gods) refer to him as "The Nameless God".
* In ''[[Red Dead Redemption]]'' people who usually play free roam with their friends, have probably encountered a cougar. Because of that it's common to hear someone mention a cougar (example: 'Did I just hear a cougar?') and see or hear their demise. It gets better when you are in areas of the map where cougars never should/usually spawn, and you hear someone mentioning it. [[Hilarity Ensues]].
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