Third-Person Person: Difference between revisions

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'''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]]! }}

* Uzura from ''[[Princess Tutu]]'' combines this with a [[Verbal Tic]] to make Uzura seem young and cute-zura! (Which means she says things like "Uzura is Uzura-zura.")

* Dio Brando in the English dub of the ''[[~~Jo Jo~~'s ~~Bizarre Adventure|Jo Jos~~ Bizarre Adventure]]'' OVA would constantly refer to himself in the first person, then the third person, just to cover his bases ("This is the first time that I, Dio, have felt fear").

* Dio Brando in the English dub of the ''[[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure]]'' OVA would constantly refer to himself in the first person, then the third person, just to cover his bases ("This is the first time that I, Dio, have felt fear").

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

** Though she does use first-person pronouns, the childlike Reinforce Zwei has a tendency to slip into third-person.

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{{quote|'''Weaver:''' Does Dai speak of himself in the third person now?

'''Dai:''' Dai does! }}

* ''[[Being Human]]'': Tully, lampshaded later in the episode when George tries on the device and is promptly mocked by his housemates for being so impressionable.

* ''[[Being Human (UK)]]'': Tully, lampshaded later in the episode when George tries on the device and is promptly mocked by his housemates for being so impressionable.

* ''[[Boardwalk Empire]]'' features George Remus who refers to himself in the third person. Because he is very rich and a powerful supplier of illegal alcohol, people generally do not call him on it.

** The Ken Burns documentary ''Prohibition'' mentioned that the historical George Remus was also known for doing this.

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== New Media ==

* This Troper [[Self-Referential Humor|has seen this]]... [[TV Tropes ~~(Wiki)~~|somewhere]].

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

** And it shouldn't be there! Stop doing it!

* It is almost instinctive in [[Gender Bender]] stories to refer to one's opposite-gender self in the third person, usually as her name.