History Main / SdrawkcabAlias

* [[spoiler:Colonel Redips/Spider]], the BigBad, in ''VideoGame/MegaManXCommandMission''. The instruction booklet of the game intentionally misspells the former name ([[spoiler:R'''i'''d'''e'''ps]]) so that keen players wouldn't see the connection, at first.

* This is what clues Goku in to Uub being the reincarnation of the evil Buu in the final episodes of ''Manga/DragonBall Z''. Considering Uub had no idea he was Buu's reincarnation, this makes it an awfully convenient name.

* The final boss in the NES version of ''[[VideoGame/DoubleDragon Double Dragon III]]'' is an evil sorceress named Queen Noiram, who is revealed to be Marion ([[SpellMyNameWithAnS whose name is usually spelled "Marian" in other games]]) possessed by an evil spirit. In the original arcade and Famicom versions, she was actually Cleopatra.

* ''Anime/EighthMan'''s secret identity is named Tobor.

* [[Series/TheOprahWinfreyShow Oprah's]] production company is called Harpo, Inc.
** Fun fact: In ''Film/TheColorPurple'', Oprah Winfrey played Sofia, whose husband was named Harpo.

* In ''Series/BabylonBerlin'', Svetlana Sorokina performs in drag as the singer Nikoros. Late in the series, Gereon realizes after seeing her poster in the mirror.

* Creator/DickVanDyke is credited as "Navckid Keyd" in ''Film/MaryPoppins'' (as Mr. Dawes Sr.; he's credited normally as Bert) and ''Film/MaryPoppinsReturns'' (as Mr. Dawes Jr.) . It's not exactly a perfect backwards alias, though. Both times, the letters rearrange themselves into his real name.

* After The Gits' vocalist Mia Zapata's murder, Music/JoanJett joined the remaining members of the band for a benefit concert and an album under the name Evil Stig. Evil Stig is of course "Gits Live" backwards.

* In ''LightNovel/BofuriIDontWantToGetHurtSoIllMaxOutMyDefense'', Risa Shiramine reverses the order of her given to come up with her name of her New World Online character, Sally.

* Chester Gould made this a constant for ''ComicStrip/DickTracy.'' The first was when Pat Patton brought a clue in a kidnapping and had to spell it out.
--> '''Patton''': Gee whiz, don't you see? The name Yobgib spelled backward is BIG BOY!

* In the ''Literature/{{Redwall}}'' book ''Martin the Warrior'', Ballaw the hare uses the alias "Tibbar" ("Rabbit" backward) when speaking to the corsairs.
* This is how Wizards dealing with the Darke hide themselves in ''Literature/SeptimusHeap'': By spelling their name backwards. PlayedWith in Septimus's case, as he takes only the last letters S-u-m on Marcellus Pye's advice.
* ''Literature/TheSilmarillion'': Beren and Finrod Felagund, while masquerading as Orcs in some of the earliest versions of Tolkien's "[[Literature/TheHistoryOfMiddleEarth The Lay of Leithian]]". Felagund gives his own name as Dungalef and Beren's as Nereb [[spoiler:when they're captured by Sauron. ''That'' seems to work, but they still get found out.]] It's hard to understand why somebody over 1000 years old would come up with such transparent pseudonyms, let alone why [[spoiler:somebody older than the universe would fall for it.]]

* In ''Series/DarkOracle'', Cally's [[spoiler:[[BalefulPolymorph pet frog]], Nemo]], turns out to be the Season 1 BigBad, [[spoiler:Omen]]. Justified in that he was named by someone else, as a joke. [[spoiler:Nemo translated to "nothing"]].

* ''WebAnimation/MyStoryAnimated'' has an episode called [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyNUr4LWfoc "No one has seen my real face"]] featuring a supermodel named Iris. One day, she puts on a wig, colored contacts, makeup, and baggy clothes to live a normal life. She chooses to call herself Siri, unintentionally giving herself the same name as iPhone's virtual assistant.

* ''VideoGame/StarcraftII'' introduces a certain scientist involved with Protoss/Zerg hybrid experimentations Professor Emil Narud. For those familiar with the ''Brood War'' campaign from the first game, remember [[spoiler:Samir Duran]]? [[spoiler:Unsurprisingly, he's the same shapeshifting mole who's been working for [[BigBad Amon]]]]. And weirdly enough, [[spoiler:his name in his true form is listed as Narud, which would imply that was his ''real name'' all along.]]

* ''VideoGame/StarcraftII'' introduces a certain scientist involved with Protoss/Zerg hybrid experimentations Professor Emil Narud. For those familiar with the ''Brood War'' campaign from the first game, remember [[spoiler:Samir Duran]]? [[spoiler:Unsurprisingly, he's the same shapeshifting mole who's been acting as a mole for [[BigBad Amon]]]]. And weirdly enough, [[spoiler:his name in his true form is listed as Narud, which would imply that was his ''real name'' all along.]]