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* ''WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove'': In a weird inversion/subtle meta example, Kuzco is named after the historical capital of the Inca Empire, but the city's name is never mentioned in the show (though it would be in character). He does plan on building "Kuzcotopia," though. Still a subversion because Kuzcotopia isn't a literal new city, but an awesome summer home. His palace is already this but UpToEleven.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove'': In a weird inversion/subtle meta example, Kuzco is named after the historical capital of the Inca Empire, but the city's name is never mentioned in the show (though it would be in character). He does plan on building "Kuzcotopia," though. Still a subversion because Kuzcotopia isn't a literal new city, but an awesome summer home.

* ''VideoGame/CelestialHearts'': Edgar Gravehart built Hart City using the wealth he accumulated through robot labor and specifically chooses a name that resembles his last name. While it looks like a prosperous city on the surface, underground is a prostitution zone. Additionally, sex workers are kidnapped for Edgar's human sacrifice scheme to revive his wife, since he knows that most of the city won't care if they disappear.

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* While it is rare in the modern day of the setting, ''TabletopGame/{{Eberron}}'', all of the Five Nations of Galifar as well as Galifar itself fell here -- when Karrn the Conqueror forged a kingdom, he named it Karrnath. When Galifar used Karrnath as a base to conquer the continent, he named the united kingdom Galifar, and put his children as governors of each of the Five Nations... each of which soon was renamed for their new governors (except for Karrnath, as it was already named for the namesake of its governor, Galifar's eldest son [[NamedAfterSomebodyFamous Karrn]]).

* ''LightNovel/KyoKaraMaoh'': And when you've got a city that's named "[[OverlyLongName May the great original king and the Mazoku people flourish! And may we never forget, everything that makes up our world came from the first Mazoku!]] We Mazoku have our wisdom, our bravery, and our ability to push aside feudal lords. As proof of our prosperity, we have our eternal kingdom!"... you have to wonder if the first Mazoku was really, really liked or really, really hated.

* ''LightNovel/ThatTimeIGotReincarnatedAsASlime'': The Jura-Tempest Federation and its capital city Rimuru... led by one Rimuru Tempest. The former ''was'' named by him, though it should be noted that he did so in a rush, and that "Tempest" is not his name alone, more of a surname he also shares with the first ally he met, the storm dragon Veldora Tempest. The latter was '''not''' named by him, and Rimuru actually protested the name, likely all too aware of the impression it would produce, however [[UniversallyBelovedLeader his subjects refused to have it any other way]].

* In ''LightNovel/Overlord2012'', Ainz names his territory, "The Sorcerous Kingdom of Ainz Ooal Gown", after taking [[spoiler:E-Rantel and effectively subjugating the Belaruth Empire.]]

* In ''Toys/{{Bionicle}}'', [[spoiler:Makuta renames the Matoran universe "The Makutaverse" after he takes over it]].

* Brain of ''[[WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain Pinky and the...]]'' tried it a few times. [[Recap/PinkyAndTheBrainS1E5 He gets his own island country]] in a bid for US foreign aid, naming it Brainania. He then goes on to name every single feature of the island after himself (at least until Pinky gives him PuppyDogEyes, resulting in the Fjord of Pinky.) In another episode, where he does end up in control of the Earth -- by making a duplicate out of papier-mache and convincing everyone else to go there with free T-shirts -- he renames the original Earth "Brainus", presumably following the pattern of either Venus or Uranus. The new planet, on the other hand, was Chia Earth.

* The King (Mickey Mouse) in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsI''. Though he's on your side, you have to wonder about a king who stamps his silhouette on damn near everything in his realm....

* ''LightNovel/ThatTimeIGotReincarnatedAsASlime'': The Jura-Tempest Federation and its capital city Rimuru... led by one Rimuru Tempest. The former ''was'' named by him, though it should be noted that he did so in a rush, and that "Tempest" is not his name alone, more of a surname he also shares with the first ally he met, the storm dragon Veldora Tempest. The latter was '''not''' named by him, and Rimuru actually protested the name, likely all too aware of the impression it would produce, however [[HundredPercentAdorationRating his subjects refused to have it any other way]].

* In the episode of ''Recap/TintinTintinAndThePicaros'', General Tapioca, after becoming dictator of the Republic of SanTeodoro, changes the name of the country's capital to Tapiocápolis.

* ''VideoGame/Mother3'' has the game's final area, New Pork City, a city created by the Pigmask Army [[spoiler: who serves as the brainwashed army of the previous game's secondary antagonist, Porky, whom the city was made to honor]]. The city is filled with references to [[VideoGame/EarthBound1994 EarthBound]] [[spoiler:due to, again, being created by its' childish secondary antagonist]].

* ''VideoGame/{{Mother 3}}'' has the game's final area, New Pork City, a city created by the Pigmask Army [[spoiler: who serves as the brainwashed army of the previous game's secondary antagonist, Porky, whom the city was made to honor.]]. The city is filled with references to [[VideoGame/EarthBound1994 EarthBound]] [[spoiler:due to, again, being created by its' childish seconday antagonist]].

* New Pork City from ''VideoGame/{{Mother 3}}''.

* Like the example above, ''Anime/LegendOfGalacticHeroes'' has [[TheFederation the Free Planets Alliance]] invert it: their capital world is named Heinessen, with the capital city being Heinessenpolis and dominated by a ''giant'' statue of the eponymous Arle Heinessen (plus a large number of more reasonably-sized statues and paintings), because he was the leader of the exiles who escaped from the tiranny of the [[TheEmpire Galactic Empire]] of the Goldenbaum dinasty and their [[DecadentCourt High Nobles]] and martyr of the whole thing (as he died during the voyage). [[spoiler: When the New Galactic Empire conquers the Alliance they leave most things as they are, except for the giant statue that gets destroyed]].

* ''LightNovel/KyoKaraMaoh'': And when you've got a city that's named "[[OverlyLongName May the great original king and the Mazoku people flourish! And may we never forget, everything that makes up our world came from the first Mazoku!]] [[UpToEleven We Mazoku have our wisdom, our bravery, and our ability to push aside feudal lords.]] As proof of our prosperity, we have our eternal kingdom!"... you have to wonder if the first Mazoku was really, really liked or really, really hated.

* PlayedForLaughs in ''VideoGame/HyperdimensionNeptuniaV'' where ''the protagonist Neptune'' declares that there should be more "Nep" in Planeptune (as if the name of her city wasn't an {{Egopolis}} enough). She declares that the base height for everything is one Nep or 1.46 meters (aka her height). Exaggerated even further since she ends up in an AlternateUniverse where she isn't the CPU...and the place is still called Planeptune. ''VideoGame/MegadimensionNeptuniaVII'' brings it UpToEleven in that [[spoiler:it was being called Planeptune before Neptune herself was even born!]]

* ''LightNovel/KyoKaraMaoh'': And when you've got a city that's named "[[OverlyLongName May the great original king and the Mazoku people flourish! And may we never forget, everything that makes up our world came from the first Mazoku!]] [[UpToEleven We Mazoku have our wisdom, our bravery, and our ability to push aside feudal lords.]] [[AwesomeMcCoolName As proof of our prosperity, we have our eternal kingdom!"]]... you have to wonder if the first Mazoku was really, really liked or really, really hated.

* Subversion: In ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' story "Squirrly Burly" (DC Comics #1), Bubbles brings an injured squirrel home and nurses it to health with Chemical X. When the girls awaken the next morning, they see that the squirrel has built a statue of Bubbles made entirely of acorns.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Borderlands 2}}'', it's revealed later on that Handsome Jack renamed the town of Fyrestone from the first game into Jackville in order to remind the Crimson Raiders of their failures.

** As the name would suggest, Neo Bowser City in ''VideoGame/MarioKart7'' is one.
** The Valley of Bowser from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld''.
** In ''VideoGame/SuperMario3DWorld'', [[spoiler:the eighth world with huge Ferris wheels and other attractions with Bowser's face emblem plastered on them, a towering neon animatronic Bowser looming over the world and for the fact that the world number is also replaced with Bowser's emblem, earning it the name World Bowser]].

* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Home}}'', Captain Smek renames Earth "Smekland".

* PlayedForLaughs in ''VideoGame/HyperdimensionNeptuniaV'' where ''the protagonist Neptune'' declares that there should be more "Nep" in Planeptune (as if the name of her city wasn't an {{Egopolis}} enough). She declares that the base height for everything is one Nep or 1.46 meters (aka her height).

Many a self-aggrandizing dictator has not been satisfied merely with building entire factories to produce busts and portraits of himself. For these rulers, the ultimate statement of their power has been to name or [[MeaningfulRename rename]] entire towns after themselves. Don't be surprised if there's a big OurFounder statue in the central plaza or entrance. Or both. Also covered is the practice of naming something after a close friend, family member, benefactor, loved one or favorite pet.

Is a common trait of a VillainWorld. The renamer is likely to be TheCaligula or TheGeneralissimo. Tends to lead to PleaseSelectNewCityName a generation or revolution later. If the person running this place isn't a villian, odds are they're just a GiverOfLameNames.

->''"This place needs a name. Yeah... a name fitting for this rugged, adventurous wilderness. From now on, we'll call it... '''Grooseland!'''''