Transformation Name Announcement: Difference between revisions

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{{quote|'''Kevin''': [[Discussed Trope|What's with the shouting names thing anyway]]?

'''Ben''': It strikes fear into my enemies.

 

What's the most stylish way to end a [[Transformation Sequence]], a shapeshift, or a mode change? For some heroes, it's simply to shout the name of their new form right as the [[Stock Footage]] ends. [[Humongous Mecha]] of the [[Transforming Mecha|transforming]] or [[Combining Mecha|combining]] variety are susceptible to this habit, as are [[Magical Girl]]s with long, sparkly transformations (roughly all the modern ones).

 

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* The [[Ur Example|ur-magical girl example]], from the original transforming Magical Girl: "Ai no senshi, [[Cutey Honey]] sa!"

* ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]'''s machines announce their own mode changes, such as "Barrier Jacket: Aggressor Mode."

* The [[Anime First|manga]] [[Princess Tutu (manga)|version]] of ''[[Princess Tutu]]'' has the titular magical girl stating her name after every transformation--"I am Princess Tutu! I dance to guide your heart!" In the anime, she generally doesn't do this.

 

* ''[[GaoGaiGar]]''. All of them, both transforming and combining, heroes and villains. Indeed, many of the Braves are this way.

** The dragon bros. don't always do this, though. And it's very odd when Volfogg does it, as he's often working alone and has no one to announce it to.

** And not to forget ''[[Diebuster]]'', for both Buster Machine Number Seven and Diebuster itself. Number Seven's is particularly long, as it gives it's weapons class *and* attached unit.

 

* In the ''[[Pokémon (anime)|Pokémon]]'' anime, the first aspect of an evolution a Pokémon tries out is generally its voice. [[Pokémon-Speak|Pokémon cries being what they are...]]

** In the ''Pokémon'' games, you get the cry directly after an evolution as well, but there, the cries consists of roars and similar things.

* ''[[Mega Man NT Warrior]]'' gave this to Megaman for Style Changes and Soul Unisons.

* Used as an affirmation of identity in ''[[Solty Rei]]'' when {{spoiler|Eirene}} keeps calling Solty by {{spoiler|her original name of Dike}}: "MY NAME IS '''SOLTY REVANT'''!!!" *Full-strength [[Power Fist]]*.

 

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