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* The dub of ''[[Digimon Adventure]]'' does this to justify the [[Dub Name Change|changes in names]] despite not trying to hide that most of the characters normally live in Japan; the first episode introduces the main cast listing both their full names and the nicknames derived from them (to varying degrees of plausibility) which the characters are referred to thereafter. Becomes sort of ridiculous when their parents use these nicknames for them, especially "Izzy", which is a of shortening the characters ''last'' name. The other series don't bother with such a thing.

* The famed criminal Mister in ''[[Coyote Ragtime Show]]'' is so called because he has as many aliases and false identities as there are stars in the sky and nobody knows what his real name actually is.

* Nobody in ''[[GA Geijutsuka Art Design Class]]'' calls Miyabi Oomichi "Miyabi". She's mainly referred by the main cast as "Professor," while Namiko calls her by the [[Alternate Character Reading]] "Masa," and the [[Faceless Masses]] calls her "Oomichi-san".

* Kasanoda from ''[[Ouran High School Host Club]]''. We're given his first name (which is Ritsu), but he's almost always referred to as Kasanoda or some [[My Name Is Not Durwood|mispronunciation]] of his name.

** Mori and Honey as well, except to [[First-Name Basis|each other]].

** Aogami Pierce presumably has a real name as well. To us, though, he's just the blue-haired guy with piercings.

* The [[Anti-Hero|hero]] of ''[[Darker than Black]]'' is only known by his [[Code Name]], Hei ("black" in Chinese).

** The Literature Girl or "Yassan." Her real name was never released.

* [[One Piece]]: Franky's real name is Cutty Flam. "Franky" was a name given to him by Iceburg.

 

== Comic Books ==

* In ''[[Generation Kill]]'' Captain America is only referred to by his derogatory nickname due to being a real person.

 

* [[Lincoln Heights]]: ALL of the main characters are referred to by abbreviated nicknames of their actual names. Edward-Eddie, Jennifer-Jenn, Cassandra-Cassie, Elizabeth-Lizzie, Taylor-Tay. It's a wonder they didn't just give them those names in the first place.

* On ''[[The A-Team]]'', we have Templeton "Faceman" Peck, and John "Hannibal" Smith (interesting in that he almost always introduces himself as "Hannibal Smith", as if it's his actual name).