History Main / FullNameBasis

* In the ''Literature/CliffordTheBigRedDog'' books and their various animated adaptations, Emily Elizabeth is almost always is called by the name "Emily Elizabeth" and very rarely simply "Emily."

* ''{{VideoGame/Diablo}}'' gives us Deckard Cain, who outside of some EarlyInstallmentWeirdness in the first game is almost always referred to by his full name both in-universe and out.

* Franziska von Karma in the ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney'' series refers to practically ''everyone'' by their full names.
** After a while, Phoenix starts calling ''her'' by her full name, [[{{Hypocrite}} which she considers very rude]].

* Music fans of a certain age will likely remember the 1975 hit "Wildfire" by singer-songwriter Michael Murphey. He has continued to record in the pop, country, and western genres to this day, but became an example of this trope at around the same time that Steven Curtis Chapman did. Murphey decided to branch into acting, and discovered that there was already an actor named Michael Murphy. The musician began using his full name of Michael Martin Murphey in both his musical and acting pursuits.

* The basis for a Japanese ''rakugo'' story involving a child whose parents struggle to come up with a suitable name for him; by the time they are finished, he's gained a mouthful -- Jugemu-jugemu Gokonosurikire Kaijarisuigyo-no Suigyomatsu Unraimatsu Furaimatsu Kunerutokoroni-sumutokoro Yaburakojino-burakoji Paipopaipo-paiponoshuringan Shuringanno-gurindai Gurindaino-ponpokopino-ponpokonano Chokyumeino-chosuke. And it is said in full ''every single time''.[[note]]This was the inspiration for [[Franchise/{{Mario}} Lakitu]]'s Japanese name (Jugemu; or [[SpellMyNameWithAnS "Jugem"]]). Additionally, the Spiny eggs he throws are called "Paipo".[[/note]]

* In ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'' The Cheat's name is ''always'' [[SpellMyNameWithAThe The Cheat]], making for some weird dialogue, such as, "Awesome! My very own The Cheat!" Also, the Brothers Strong are always called Strong Bad/Sad/Mad. Nobody ever calls Pom Pom "Pom", always "Pom Pom". This applies to other characters like Pan Pan, Sickly Sam, and The Homestar Runner (the "[[{{Retraux}} old-timey]]" one, not the "modern" one, who's typically just "Homestar").

* Imogen Moreno in ''Series/{{Degrassi}}'' spends the first half of her intro season using this trope. She stops doing it when they toned down her strangeness for the second half of the season. Which is odd, as this was the most normal thing about her at the time.

* In ''WesternAnimation/CloudyWithAChanceOfMeatballs'', Earl always refers to Flint by his full name. In [[WesternAnimation/CloudyWithAChanceOfMeatballs2 the sequel]], it's shown he refers to everyone outside his family by their full name, unless he doesn't know their last name (eg. Brent, Manny, Chester V). He even refers to Steve as Steve Lockwood.

* ''Manga/MyDressUpDarling'': Sajuna "Juju" Inui refers to the two main leads by their full names, Wakana Gojo and Marin Kitagawa. Given [[{{Tsundere}} her personality]], she probably does this with anyone she's not close to.

* ''Series/Hawkeye2021'': When [[Film/BlackWidow2021 Yelena Belova]] meets the title character's partner\successor she repeatedly calls her "Kate Bishop", which annoys Kate enough that she asks why Yelena keeps uses her full name.

* ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'' had this with Naomi Wildman, who was always "Naomi Wildman" to Seven of Nine. Seven doesn't do this with everyone, though.

* In the ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' series this happens occasionally when characters are introduced, usually starting with: "Hi, I'm Ash Ketchum, of Pallet Town." Soon after, almost every other character in the vicinity begins rifling off names. This is due to Ash's Japanese name ("Satoshi") being three syllables long.

* In the Australian edition of ''Franchise/{{Taskmaster}}'', Tom Gleeson is the Taskmaster and his assistant is Tom Cashman. Gleeson makes a point of always addressing and referring to Cashman in full as "Tom Cashman", as if to say that there's room for only one "Tom" on the show and he's got dibs.

* [[HollywoodCyborg Franky]] from ''Manga/OnePiece'' is the only Straw Hat that refers to [[AdventurerArchaeologist Nico Robin]] by her full name. He hasn't spent as much time with her as the rest of them though, being a fairly recent addition to the crew.
** Though he does switch to FirstNameBasis after the TimeSkip.
** Also a meta example, as it tends to apply to the fanbase too.

* ''LightNovel/AsuraCryin'': Reishirou Saeki does this with just about everyone, including Tomoharu Natsume, Misao Minakuni, and Shuri Kurosaki.

* Somewhat in ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya''. Nagato never calls people by their name, but when she refers to someone, she ''always'' uses the full name. Except for Kyon, who she's never addressed as anything but [[HeyYou "you"]].

* Xellos of ''{{LightNovel/Slayers}}'' always drawls out Lina Inverse's full name.

* Lampshaded in the first phase of the [[NoExportForYou Japan-only]] game, ''The Reminiscences of LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya''. When Kyon is [[https://youtu.be/JkdAO4AMJq0?t=2m40s deciding how to address Haruhi in the alternate universe]] (the options being [[FirstNameBasis first name]], [[LastNameBasis last name]] or full name), Haruhi will object and ask if you call everyone by their full name if you choose the third option, leading Kyon to settle on just "[[LastNameBasis Suzumiya]]".

** we see this with Rachel Elizabeth Dare, most of the time.
** The easiest way to recognize a non-[[{{Muggle}} Mortal]]? They say Perseus Jackson.

* The majority of pro wrestling groups prefer to be referred to by initials (Wrestling/{{FMW}}, Wrestling/{{ECW}}, Wrestling/{{WSU}}, Wrestling/{{CZW}}, Wrestling/{{R|ingOfHonor}}oH, etc.), but Memphis Ladies Wrestling back pedaled and urged fans to refer to them by their full name after changing to ''Magnificent'' Ladies Wrestling due to legal fears. At least until they added an "Of" to their name (MLOW).

* Also happens for series with long names, usually they are namespaced by the full name, so linking then via {{Wiki Word}}s is prone to this. For example, ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' (which is informally referred as just ''Evangelion'', ''NGE'' or ''Eva''), but in our articles (and especially in the [[BuffySpeak mouse-hovering thingy]]) you'll most likely see in its full name.

* Penny Ling from WesternAnimation/LittlestPetShop2012 is always referred to by full name, for no immediately obvious reason.

* Croach the Tracker from ''Podcast/TheThrillingAdventureHour'' does this a lot. ("Incorrect, Sparks Nevada.")

* In ''Radio/BleakExpectations'', most of the main cast tend to be referred to like this. The only one who isn't is Pippa Bin, the main character's sister, and wife of his best friend, Harry Biscuit.

* Date Masamune of ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'' always refers to his rival Sanada Yukimura by his full name. Yukimura goes through varying degrees of this, though he eventually graduates to FirstNameBasis with an honorific speech-wise, but still uses Masamune's full name during {{Inner Monologue}} s.
* Given enough character space for names, it is entirely possible for players to enter a full name for characters with customisable names. If the game was scripted on the assumption that players would only enter a first name, this trope results. ''VideoGame/SecretOfEvermore'' is an example, due to a ridiculously-long name entry space.

* Lampshaded in the video game ''[[VideoGame/TonyHawksProSkater Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam]]'':
-->'''Budd:''' Have you ever noticed that everyone calls Tony Hawk "Tony Hawk"?
* Amane in ''VideoGame/DevilSurvivor'' almost always calls the [[HelloInsertNameHere protagonist]] by his full name.

* In ''VideoGame/HalfLife2'', the Vortigaunts prefer a combination of LastNameBasis and SpellMyNameWithAThe ("The Freeman", "The Magnusson"), but for the father-and-daughter team of the Vances, they have to use both names (most notably in the healing sequence in Episode Two where they call her "The Alyx Vance" ''every time'').
* In ''VideoGame/{{Syberia}}'', [[RobotButler Oscar]] always refers to [[PlayerCharacter Kate Walker]] by her full name. Even when she insists on being simply called Kate, he says that he has already catalogued her under her full name and cannot call her anything else.
* In a variant, Jimmy T. from the ''VideoGame/WarioWare'' franchise is nearly always referred to as such -- not by simply "Jimmy" or his full name "Jimmy Thang". It's retroactively justified in ''Smooth Moves'' with the introduction of Jimmy P., his IdenticalStranger.

* ''{{VideoGame/Diablo}}'' gives us Deckard Cain, who outside of some EarlyInstallmentWeirdness in the first game is almost always referred to by his full name both in-universe and out.

* ''VisualNovel/LittleBusters'': Rin always refers to [[RepetitiveName Sasasegawa Sasami]] using her full name. Or, rather, she always tries to use her full name, [[AccidentalMisnaming but messes it up somehow]].
* Hifumi Yamada from ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc'' refers to everyone by their full name ''and'' with [[UsefulNotes/JapaneseHonorifics the old-fashioned honorific "-dono"]]. In the English version, [[LastNameBasis he's the only one to refer to everyone by their last names]]. [[spoiler:Later on, this turns out to be a big clue towards interpreting his dying words and figuring out who murdered him.]]
* In ''VisualNovel/SekienNoInganock'', a brothel matron in the Infinitely Crowded Street prefers to be called by her full name Alisa Greg. In fact, she subtly demands it, and the naga-like woman has torn up a man's face with fangs drawn, even though he was a customer.
* Lampshaded in the first phase of the [[NoExportForYou Japan-only]] game, ''The Reminiscences of LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya''. When Kyon is [[https://youtu.be/JkdAO4AMJq0?t=2m40s deciding how to address Haruhi in the alternate universe]] (the options being [[FirstNameBasis first name]], [[LastNameBasis last name]] or full name), Haruhi will object and ask if you call everyone by their full name if you choose the third option, leading Kyon to settle on just "[[LastNameBasis Suzumiya]]".
* In ''VisualNovel/EverlastingSummer'', the camp's director is always referred to as Olga Dmitrievna. Neither any of the characters, the narration, or even the display of the name of which character is speaking, ever calls her by anything other than both her names.

* ''WebAnimation/DCSuperheroGirls'' features no secret identites. Everyone is referred to as their superhero name... Except for ComicBook/GreenLantern, who goes by "Hal Jordan". This probably signifies that there are multiple active Green Lantern's but we have only seen Hal (at least, until Jessica Cruz shows up.)

* In his heroic persona, [[BoldInflation ANTONIO SMITH, FORENSIC LINGUIST]] of ''{{Webcomic/Narbonic}}''. You have to say the whole thing.
* In ''Dead Days'', Brown ended a call to Steven Spielberg with his full name to rub his success into Blonde's face.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'': In the season three episode [[Recap/TheOwlHouseS3E2ForTheFuture "For the Future"]], the main characters learn that Mattholomule's name is actually Matt Tholomule when hearing someone call for a "Captain Tholomule", meaning they've accidentally been doing this for the entire show.

* Yori always referred to ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'' by her full name, and usually Dr. Drakken would do the same.

* ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill''.
** Everybody recognizes John Redcorn using his full name.
** Kahn and Minh Souphanousinphone always address the Hills by their full names (when they aren't derisively calling them "hillbillies" or "rednecks").
* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce'', a Highbreed refers to the main character as "Ben, Ben Tennyson"; the way he introduced himself.

* In at least one episode of ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures'', the villain of the week refers to the protagonist as Mr. Chan, Jackie Chan after the character introduced himself ala Film/JamesBond.

* On ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'', Dr. Doofensmirtz constantly refers to Perry the Platypus in this fashion.
* Gwen Mezzro on ''WesternAnimation/PepperAnn''.
* In ''WesternAnimation/AngelaAnaconda'', Angela prefers to call people by their full names. Everyone just kind of accepts it as a part of her quirkiness. Notably, the more distant someone is from Angela, the less likely they'll do so--Angela's friends will sometimes refer to people by their full names, for instance (but not always), whereas Angela's enemies never do so even once.

* HeelFaceTurn RobotBuddy Cytro addresses WesternAnimation/MaxSteel by his full name.
* Cad Bane in ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'', likely because Star Wars already had [[Literature/DarthBane another bad guy named Bane]].
* [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thor]] does this in ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes''.
* "A pimp named Slickback" from ''WesternAnimation/TheBoondocks''.
* Aya, the [[RobotGirl Robot]] SpaceshipGirl on ''WesternAnimation/GreenLanternTheAnimatedSeries'', did this. However, since the other characters had OnlyOneName, it was only noticable with Hal Jordan, the others being called "Sergeant Kilowog" and "Razer".

* Most characters in ''WesternAnimation/{{Motorcity}}'' outside of the Burners almost always refer to the main character as "Mike Chilton."
* Sue Bob Murphy from ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}''.
** Outside the show's in-universe, fans almost always refer to Becky Benson from "A Science Fair to Remember" by her full name, mainly to avoid confusion with T.J.'s sister [[OneSteveLimit with the same first name]].

* In ''WesternAnimation/CloudyWithAChanceOfMeatballs'', Earl always refers to Flint by his full name. In [[WesternAnimation/CloudyWithAChanceOfMeatballs2 the sequel]], it's shown he refers to everyone outside his family by their full name, unless he doesn't know their last name (eg. Brent, Manny, Chester V). He even refers to Steve as Steve Lockwood.

** In "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E21Hearthbreakers Hearthbreakers]]", Pinkie calls two of her sisters- Marble Pie and Limestone Pie- by their full names constantly, making the dialogue sound very awkward.
* In ''WesternAnimation/OverTheGardenWall,'' Jason Funderberker is usually referred to this way, though occasionally with LastNameBasis instead.

* Hay Lin from ''WesternAnimation/{{Witch}}'' is almost always referred to by her full name.

* ''WesternAnimation/BoJackHorseman'':
** Mr. Peanutbutter is always referred to as Mr. Peanutbutter (to the point where Diane considers it odd when Pickles calls him "Mister"). His brother, Captain Peanutbutter, also falls into this trope. Even between themselves, when we are shown they are actually really close brothers, they still refer to each other by full name.
** Also applies with Princess Carolyn, with the exception of Rutabaga, who prefers to call her "Carolyn". In the second season finale, when PC moves into her own office, without Rutabaga, Rutabaga shouts, "Carolyn, wait!" to which she replies, "[[TheyCallMeMisterTibbs My name is ''Princess'' Carolyn!]]"
** Additionally, [[AdamWesting the show's version of]] Creator/MargoMartindale is [[InsistentTerminology always referred to]] as "Character Actress Margo Martindale".
* On ''Literature/CharlieAndLola'', Lola's imaginary friend is always referred to as Soren Lorenson.