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A common form of [[Theme Naming]] is to name characters after animals. The animals may be unrelated, or they may all be of a particular type, such as snakes or dogs.
The animal chosen [[Animal Stereotypes|tends to say something about the character's personality]]. Someone named after a bear will tend to be rough, aggressive, and not subtle at all, while one named after a snake will tend to be more sneaky and cunning. Dogs tend to be loyal and good friends, while birds may be flighty. If said theme naming is because characters ''are'' that animal, or can take its form, this trope will often overlap with [[A Dog Named "Dog"]]. Taken [[Up to Eleven]] in comics where you often get [[Animal
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== Anime and Manga ==
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* Most of the light Axon vehicles in ''[[Unreal Tournament 2004 (Video Game)|Unreal Tournament 2004]]'' and ''[[Unreal Tournament III (Video Game)|Unreal Tournament III]]'' are named after animals; the others either have Biblical or [[Punny Name|punny names]].
* ''[[Einhander]]'' has ''almost every single Mook'' named after an animal... in German, no less. The bosses and minibosses share some traits of the animal they're named after- for example, Greif (griffin) is a robot with a hover ship instead of legs, similar to the griffin being part lion and part eagle, Garnele (shrimp) resembles a cross between a shrimp and a motorbike, while Gecko is a [[Spider Tank]] that travels on walls and ceilings.
* A number of [[World in The Sky|Skyloft's]] citizens in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Video Game)|The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword]]'' have bird-inspired names. Pipit and Piper are two species of birds. Fledge is a term meaning a young bird. Groose and Orielle are similar to "Grouse"/"Goose" and "Oriole". Instructor Owlan's name, obviously, has "Owl" in it, and Sparrot and Parrow could swap the last letters in their names to make "Parrot" and "Sparrow".
* [[Fish People|Boron]], [[Proud Warrior Race|Split]], and [[Proud Merchant Race|Teladi]] ships in the ''[[X (Video Game)|X]]-Universe'' games all follow their own version of Animal naming. Boron use sea creatures (Ray, Orca, Barracuda), Split use aggressive animals (Caiman, Mamba, Raptor), and the Teladi use birds (Falcon, Condor, Shrike).
* Fighter models in ''[[Tachyon the Fringe (Video Game)|Tachyon the Fringe]]'' not used exclusively by either [[Mega Corp|GalSpan]] or [[La Résistance|the Bora]] tend to be named after predatory fish (e.g. Mako, Piranha). Might be an oblique nod to [[Space Is an Ocean]].
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* The Pack in ''[[Gargoyles (Animation)|Gargoyles]]'' had names after wild canines: Fox, Wolf, Jackal, Dingo, Coyote, and Hyena (OK, a hyena isn't actually a canine, but they look and behave similarly). The London Clan, who all look like animals, tend to be named after the animal they most resemble. Exceptions to the rule are Coco (short for Constance), Lunette and Pog. Could be some of the clan elders like virtue names and names from myth and legend.
* ''[[El Tigre]]'' has the eponymous character, his father, White Pantera (panther), and grandfather Puma Loco. Their past generations have included people such as Dark Leapord, Golden Leon (lion), Mighty Cheetar, and Justice Jaguar. On the villains side we have the Flock: Lady Gobbler, Vultura, and Black Cuervo (raven).
* In ''[[Thundercats 2011 (Western Animation)|Thundercats 2011]],'' overlaps with [[A Dog Named "Dog"]] due to an abundance of [[Beast Folk]] and [[Petting Zoo People]]. [[Catfolk]] Lion-O, Cheetara, Tygra, Jaga, Panthro, Lynx-O, Leo and Panthera all look as one would expect, as do Wilykat and Wilykit, [[Fishmen|Fishman]] Captain Koinelius Tunar and [[Lizard Folk|Chameleon]] Khamai.
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