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* The main character of ''[[Kick-Ass]]'' was named by the winner of a contest, who chose his own name, essentially Tuckerizing himself. |
* The main character of ''[[Kick-Ass]]'' was named by the winner of a contest, who chose his own name, essentially Tuckerizing himself. |
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* ''[[Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew]]'' encountered a retired comic book artist named ''Gardener'' Fox after aforementioned comics creator Gardner Fox. Gardener Fox then proceeds to outline a theory of alternate dimensions originally devised by his namesake. (And, obviously, [[Species Surname|he's a fox]]). |
* ''[[Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew]]'' encountered a retired comic book artist named ''Gardener'' Fox after aforementioned comics creator Gardner Fox. Gardener Fox then proceeds to outline a theory of alternate dimensions originally devised by his namesake. (And, obviously, [[Species Surname|he's a fox]]). |
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* Marc Spector, the main persona of Moon Knight, was named after a friend of creator Doug Moench. |
* Marc Spector, the main persona of [[Moon Knight]], was named after a friend of creator Doug Moench. |
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* In ''[[PS238]]'' there's a villain named Von Fogg who flies around in an airship and wears a helmet shaped like a bowler hat. Comics artist Phil Foglio wears a bowler at all his public appearances, and his comics imprint is called Airship Entertainment. (See Webcomics below for the flip side.) |
* In ''[[PS238]]'' there's a villain named Von Fogg who flies around in an airship and wears a helmet shaped like a bowler hat. Comics artist Phil Foglio wears a bowler at all his public appearances, and his comics imprint is called Airship Entertainment. (See Webcomics below for the flip side.) |
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* Carlie Cooper of [[Spider-Man]] was named after [[Joe Quesada]]'s daughter. The fandom was not amused. |
* Carlie Cooper of ''[[Spider-Man]]'' was named after [[Joe Quesada]]'s daughter. The fandom was not amused. |
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* A few members of the Sinestro Corps in ''[[Green Lantern]]'' were named after DC staff members. Bur'Gunza (Eddie Berganza), Schlagg-Man (Adam Schlagman), Scivor (Ethan Van Sciver), and Duel Eknham (Doug Mahnke). Another member, Imecsub, was based off of actor Steve Buscemi. |
* A few members of the Sinestro Corps in ''[[Green Lantern]]'' were named after DC staff members. Bur'Gunza (Eddie Berganza), Schlagg-Man (Adam Schlagman), Scivor (Ethan Van Sciver), and Duel Eknham (Doug Mahnke). Another member, Imecsub, was based off of actor Steve Buscemi. |
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== Fan |
== Fan Works == |
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* Fans of ''[[Touhou]]'' often put the nickname of the series' creator, ZUN, into their derivative works—most often as an [[Unsound Effect]]. Strangely enough, ZUN's real name, Oota Jun'ya is rarely used, if ever. |
* Fans of ''[[Touhou]]'' often put the nickname of the series' creator, ZUN, into their derivative works—most often as an [[Unsound Effect]]. Strangely enough, ZUN's real name, Oota Jun'ya is rarely used, if ever. |
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* In L-Dog Z's ''Spider-Man Evolution'' series all minor mooks that are not pre-existing |
* In L-Dog Z's ''Spider-Man Evolution'' series all minor mooks that are not pre-existing comic book characters are named after comic book writers, basically combining this trope with [[Take That]] (although they're also (fan) [[Cannon Immigrants]] from the [[Daredevil]] film adaption). |
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* The author of the ''[[Drunkard's Walk]]'' fanfic series has admitted in [[All There in the Manual|his concordances]] that some of the minor original characters bear the names of his coworkers or former coworkers. |
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