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{{quote|''"Oh, no, Johnny Steps is losing! And that's me!"''|'''Johnny Steps''', ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series]]''}}

A '''Third -Person Person''' is a character who always refers to himself or herself in the third person.

In Japanese media, young children and girls who are childish or [[The Cutie|cutesy]] may refer to themselves in this manner. In older characters, however, it may be a sign of [[Hollywood Psych|psychological issues]], such as a very traumatic event in their past. It also may be a sign of humility, so [[Samurai]] and noblewomen usually refer to themselves in the third person when talking to their lords. If a character ''transitions'' into a [[Third -Person Person]] over the course of the series, watch out for signs of [[Yandere]], and keep tabs on all [[Knife Nut|pointy]] [[Ax Crazy|objects]].<ref>Note also that in Japanese language there is no ''grammatical'' distinction between first, second and third person (the verb endings do not depend on person or singular/plural as in English), and the subject often gets omitted. The difference between first and third person is not so ''sharply'' obvious in original Japanese texts, therefore, as it is in the English ones where the subject ''always'' has to be mentioned. This can be a headache for the translators, and the translations are, consequently, often inconsistent.</ref>

On the other hand, a Western character who refers to himself in the third party will usually either be vain, egotistical, or self-absorbed—the implication being that he is so in awe of himself that even ''he'' views himself objectively—or a [[Hulk Speak]]ing primitive. Or, the character could be just a [[Cloudcuckoolander]] with a weird speech mannerism. An [[It's All About Me|egotistical villain]] will especially refer to himself in this fashion if he has a cool or impressive-sounding name or title. Sometimes a character with [[Acquired Situational Narcissism]] will temporarily become a '''[[Illeism|Third -Person Person''']] as a sign of his suddenly expanded ego. Use of [[Japanese Pronouns]] may append a ''kono'' ("this") and/or ''[[Japanese Honorifics|-sama]]'' to the name for that added dose of egotism. Use BOTH''both'' for the supreme ego.

* ''[[Mai-HiME (manga)|Mai-HiME]]'' :

** Fumi also occasionally uses Third -Person Person around her mistress, Mashiro, presumably in the humility sense. ("Fumi will always be Mashiro-[[Japanese Honorifics|sama]]'s servant!")

* ''[[Inuyasha|Inu Yasha]]'':

* ''[[Excel Saga (mangaanime)|Excel Saga]]'':

** "The Chazz always rides alone!" (Only in the [[4Kids! Entertainment|4Kids]] translation. He uses [[Japanese Pronouns|ore-sama]] in the [[Woolseyism|original]] version.)

* Cheza in ''[[Wolf's Rain|Wolfs Rain]]'' always refers to herself as "this one". She seems to be more prone to this in the show than the manga, however.

* Sasami from the ''[[Tenchi Muyo!|Tenchi Muyo]]'' series, in the Japanese version.

* Chi(i) from ''[[Chobits]]'' graduates from [[Pokémon-Speak]] to Third -Person Person as she learns to communicate.

{{quote|'''Kamina:''' Hey, hey, hey, hey, ''hey''! Listen up ya walking faces! Having left his homeland, he never yields, never retreats, and never regrets! He faces forward, and never looks back! He's ''manly''! He's tenacious! Kamina of Team Gurren is here to take you on! Let's go!}}

{{quote|'''Kamina:''' [[Catch Phrase|Just who the hell do you think I am?]] I'm Kamina! And Kamina [[Determinator|would rather die than do something he doesn't want to do]]! }}

* ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha (anime)|Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]'':

* Ami Kawashima from ''[[Toradora!]]''. In her case, she is all the above. She uses it to when she believes she is too cute and sexy, but never in front of [[Beware the Nice Ones|people who don't know about]] her [[Bitch in Sheep's Clothing|splitnon-public personality]]. She definitely has psychological issues.

* Nagisa in the ''[[Strawberry Panic!|Strawberry Panic]] '' manga and light novels. Thankfully, this "cute" habit didn't make it into the anime. (The official manga translation ignores it, too.)

* The 20,001 MISAKAsMisaka clones in ''[[To AruA MajutsuCertain noMagical Index]]'' and ''[[A Certain Scientific Railgun]]'' not only talk in the third person, but [[That Makes Me Feel Angry|narrate what their emotions are]]. In a deadpan voice,. "'I did not detect any irregularities in your brain,' suggests MISAKAMisaka with a bit of anxiety." Last Order (Misaka 20,001), who ups the [[Moe]], announces herself as the subject of her narration twice, that is, "... says MISAKAMisaka, as MISAKAMisaka...," etc. No-one ever seems to react or care. When talking amongst each other, they refer to both the MISAKAMisaka number spoken to/about and the MISAKAMisaka number speaking. ''Aloud''.

* ''[[Ranma ½]]'':

** And Azusa Shiratori too, as typical for a [[Kawaiiko]].

* ''[[Gundam]]'':

* Mafuyu in ''[[SeitokaiStudent noCouncil's IchizonDiscretion]]''.

* ''[[Serial Experiments Lain]]''.: Lain does this near the end of the series. However, the twist is that {{spoiler|that she should be using second person to talk about herself}}.

* Maria in ''[[Sayonara, Zetsubou-sensei|Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei]]''. This, along with her similar [[Does Not Like Shoes|aversion to shoes]] and general strangeness is why many people compare her to Ed from ''[[Cowboy Bebop]]''.

* ''[[Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple|Kenichi the Mightiest Disciple]]'':

* Yuma from ''[[Puella Magi Oriko Magica]]''. She's the [[Token Mini-MoeLoli]].

** [[All There in the Manual|A drama CD]] for ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica]]'' reveals that {{spoiler|Kyoko's little sister, Momo Sakura, was one too. Fittingly, she's the local [[Token Mini-MoeLoli]]}}.

* The ghost girl Menma from [[AnoAnohana: HiThe MitaFlower HanaWe noSaw NamaeThat o Bokutachi wa Mada ShiranaiDay]].

* In ''2000AD[[2000 AD]]'' there is the Lowlife strip, featuring a wally squad (undercover) judge named Dirty Frank. He's pretty...odd...and generally refers to himself in the third person (and occasionally brushes against the fourth wall).

* Stitch of Disney's ''[[Lilo and Stitch (Disney film)|LiloandLilo and Stitch]]''.

* Dim from ''[[A Bug's Life|A Bugs Life]]''.

* In the German dub of ''[[Hercules (1997 film)||Hercules]]'', the title character refers to himself in third person multiple times [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHPmS706tLg during "Go the Distance"], his [["I Want" Song]].

* An early draft of ''[[Atlantis: The Lost Empire|Atlantis the Lost Empire]]'' was going to have a comic-relief wizard character named Zoltan who for some reason always spoke in third-person.

* Lampshaded and [[Played for Laughs]] in ''[[The Tuxedo]]''. [[Jackie Chan]]'s character, who is impersonating his boss Clark Devlin, inadvertently mentions that "Mr. Devlin liked insects too", and tries to remedy this slip by claiming that "I like to refer to myself in the third person." His partner Agent Del Blaine counters: "Del Blaine thinks you're an idiot."

* The artist Boday, from [[Jack Chalker]]'s series "''Riders of the Winds"''. In her case, it's not egoism, but rather quirkiness bordering on insanity.

** Captain Jack is also a Third -Person Person, though he does give his real name at one point.

* This Troper [[Self-Referential Humor|has seen this]]... [[TVAll The Tropes|somewhere]].

== ProProfessional Wrestling ==

** [[WWEWorld Wrestling Entertainment|Kennedy]]? Don't you mean [[TNA|Anderson]]..... Anderson. 

* This is a permanent feature of the puppet for Alain Delon (see Real Life below) in ''[[Les Guignols Dede L Infol'info]]''.

* ''[[League of Legends|]]'': "Mundo say his own name alot, or else he forget. Has happened before!"]]

* ''[[Katawa Shoujo|Katawa Shoujo's]]''{{'}}s Misha plays with this trope a lot. She sometimes uses what sounds like third person speech, but it's because she's voicing Shizune's signs. She also inverts the trope by speaking in first person for a third person. Lastly, she's not above lampshading it either, which is justified when it's to make clear who's actually speaking.

* ''[[Da Capo|Da Capo's]]''{{'}}s Miharu refers to herself in third person.

* ''[[Magellan]]'' has The Man Who Can, who is very particular about his name.

* ''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy and& Mandy]]'' depicts [[Dracula]] as a crazy old guy who does this.

* ''[[Young Justice (animation)|Young Justice]]'' gives us the animated version of Harm, a ruthless serial killer of superhumans, how apparently likes to do this a lot. On a related note, he also says [["It" Is Dehumanizing|"it" instead of "you"]].

* ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'': [[The Adjectival Superhero|The Great and Powerful]] Trixie from the episode "Boast Busters" speaks in this way, only breaking form when {{spoiler|her ruse is busted and she admits to never have beaten an Ursa Major like she claimed to have done.}}

* Proto from the ''[[Batman: The Brave And The Bold|Batmanand the Brave And The Bold]]'' episode "The Plague of the Prototypes!".