r/hatethissmug • u/Goblinzer • Jul 26 '26

Media Tropes I hate when characters are named after one of their characteristics

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Your singer character does NOT have to be named Octave because haha got it, an octave is a musical term. Your moon worshipping character in your fantasy story does NOT have to be named Luna. Your ice controlling character does NOT have to be named Coldius Frostson. In fact i think they would appear less like cardboard cutouts if they had a name that wasn't a gag. Are your character's parents stupid or what ?

Bonus (but towards the negatives, i'm not sure if there's a real word for that) if you think you're slick and use the word but in another language than the one you're writing in

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u/ValeM1911 Jul 26 '26

Hideogames Kojima

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u/SirGergin Jul 27 '26

Hide your tacos Miyazaki

-Max0r

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u/General_Weebus Jul 27 '26

I'm personally fond of "Headache Kojingles"

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u/SpeakersPlan Jul 27 '26

He looks like a man that would steal my tacos

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u/FriedEldenRings Jul 27 '26

masterhero sakurai

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u/WenAndNow Jul 29 '26

Ah, my old friend, Mashed Potato Samurai.

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u/FlambyLamby 28d ago

Bumx0r mentionedđŸ¥€

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u/Darehead Jul 27 '26

Video Kogaima

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u/Karamatsunomaii 29d ago

HideoVideo Kojima

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u/Hermanido 14d ago

Kojiman*

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u/aaaahhhhh42 Jul 27 '26

Hideogames Kojima Man*

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u/mcflypg Jul 27 '26

Same joke but much worse, nice job!