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* ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' has the Nobodies, most of which are FacelessMooks whose name means they have no heart (in contrast to the Heartless, who are the darkness of the heart with no body). But when a person with a strong heart becomes a Heartless, they may leave behind a strong Nobody as well. These form Organization XIII, and face the existential crisis of not knowing if they are real people or not, because they have no feelings. Their personal names usually involve XtremeKoolLetterz, but they still identify as Nobodies, and seek Kingdom Hearts to become real.
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* ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' has the ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'':
** The Nobodies, most of which are FacelessMooks whose name means they have no heart (in contrast to the Heartless, who are the darkness of the heart with no body). But when a person with a strong heart becomes a Heartless, they may leave behind a strong Nobody as well. These form Organization XIII, and face the existential crisis of not knowing if they are real people or not, because they have no feelings. Their personal names usually involve XtremeKoolLetterz, but they still identify as Nobodies, and seek Kingdom Hearts to becomereal.real.
** The Keyblade wielded by Xehanort was not originally named when it was forged. When Luxu (its first wielder) asked the Master of Masters what the Keyblade's name was, the Master said "Hm? Oh, no name". Luxu promptly named it "No Name", much to the Master's exasperation.
** The Nobodies, most of which are FacelessMooks whose name means they have no heart (in contrast to the Heartless, who are the darkness of the heart with no body). But when a person with a strong heart becomes a Heartless, they may leave behind a strong Nobody as well. These form Organization XIII, and face the existential crisis of not knowing if they are real people or not, because they have no feelings. Their personal names usually involve XtremeKoolLetterz, but they still identify as Nobodies, and seek Kingdom Hearts to become
** The Keyblade wielded by Xehanort was not originally named when it was forged. When Luxu (its first wielder) asked the Master of Masters what the Keyblade's name was, the Master said "Hm? Oh, no name". Luxu promptly named it "No Name", much to the Master's exasperation.
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* ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts'' has the Nobodies, most of which are FacelessMooks whose name means they have no heart (in contrast to the Heartless, who are the darkness of the heart with no body). But when a person with a strong heart becomes a Heartless, they may leave behind a strong Nobody as well. These form Organization XIII, and face the existential crisis of not knowing if they are real people or not, because they have no feelings. Their personal names usually involve XtremeKoolLetterz, but they still identify as Nobodies, and seek Kingdom Hearts to become real.
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* ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts'' ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' has the Nobodies, most of which are FacelessMooks whose name means they have no heart (in contrast to the Heartless, who are the darkness of the heart with no body). But when a person with a strong heart becomes a Heartless, they may leave behind a strong Nobody as well. These form Organization XIII, and face the existential crisis of not knowing if they are real people or not, because they have no feelings. Their personal names usually involve XtremeKoolLetterz, but they still identify as Nobodies, and seek Kingdom Hearts to become real.
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* In the novel DawnThief, one of the founding members of the mercenary band of protagonists goes by "Unknown Warrior", a nickname given becasue he refused to speak of his birth name or upbringing.
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* The mysterious host in ''Manga/ShimanamiTasogare'' is called "Dareka-san" ("Someone") by everyone, since she deliberately keeps a veil of mystery around herself.
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* The mysterious host in ''Manga/ShimanamiTasogare'' is called "Dareka-san" ("Someone") by everyone, since she deliberately keeps a veil of mystery around herself.
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* In ''Film/DeadMan'', the dying William Blake (no, not [[Literature/WilliamBlake that one]]) is rescued and guided through the wilderness by a Native American man who digs the bullet out of his gut [[spoiler:and sees to it that he dies well]]. The man's name, of course, is Nobody.
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* In ''Film/DeadMan'', the dying William Blake (no, not [[Literature/WilliamBlake [[Creator/WilliamBlake that one]]) is rescued and guided through the wilderness by a Native American man who digs the bullet out of his gut [[spoiler:and sees to it that he dies well]]. The man's name, of course, is Nobody.
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* Nanashi from ''Manga/Samurai8TheTaleOfHachimaru'', due to having no other name to remember.
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* ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts'' has the Nobodies. Most of which are FacelessMooks whose name means they have no heart (in contrast to the Heartless, who are the darkness of the heart with no body). But when a person with a strong heart becomes a Heartless, they may leave behind a strong Nobody as well. These form Organization XIII, and face existential crisis of not knowing if they are a real person or not, because they have no feelings. Their personal names usually involve XtremeKoolLetterz, but they still identify as Nobodies, and seek Kingdom Hearts to become Real.
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* ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts'' has the Nobodies. Most Nobodies, most of which are FacelessMooks whose name means they have no heart (in contrast to the Heartless, who are the darkness of the heart with no body). But when a person with a strong heart becomes a Heartless, they may leave behind a strong Nobody as well. These form Organization XIII, and face the existential crisis of not knowing if they are a real person people or not, because they have no feelings. Their personal names usually involve XtremeKoolLetterz, but they still identify as Nobodies, and seek Kingdom Hearts to become Real.real.
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* ''VideoGame/FateExtra'': The Playable Archer has long discarded his original name of Shirou Emiya, so he is referred to as Nameless.
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* The protagonist of ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIVApocalypse'' was named Nanashi, which literally means 'Nameless' in Japanese, by his adopted father. He can legally change it, but his adopted sister (the more conventionally-named Asahi) will always call him Nanashi in voice-acting.
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* In the morality play ''Everywoman: Her Pilgrimage in Quest of Love'' by Walter Browne, Nobody is a LemonyNarrator who frequently [[ThirdPersonPerson refers to himself in the third person]] and harbors a VillainousCrush on the title character.
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* In the morality play ''Everywoman: Her Pilgrimage in Quest of Love'' by Walter Browne, Nobody is a LemonyNarrator who frequently [[ThirdPersonPerson refers to himself in the third person]] uses his own name and harbors a VillainousCrush on the title character.
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* In the morality play ''Everywoman: Her Pilgrimage in Quest of Love'' by Walter Browne, Nobody is a LemonyNarrator with a VillainousCrush on the title character.
* In the morality play ''Everywoman: Her Pilgrimage in Quest of Love'' by Walter Browne, Nobody is a LemonyNarrator with a VillainousCrush on the title character.
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* ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon'' has Type: Null, an {{Artifical|Human}} HybridMonster that got its "name" when the Pokedex tried and failed to get a read on it.
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* ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon'' has Type: Null, an {{Artifical|Human}} {{Artificial|Human}} HybridMonster that got its "name" when the Pokedex tried and failed to get a read on it.
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* On Website/FourChan and similar imageboards, stories about Anonymous (the faceless AudienceSurrogate) sometimes have him literally be someone named Anonymous (or Anon, or [[StevenUlyssesPerhero A. N. Onymous]], etc.)
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* In ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003'', there is a {{Franchise/Batman}}-expy superhero named Nobody.
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* One of the beings featured in ''Website/{{Bogleech}}'''s [[http://www.bogleech.com/halloween/hall15-nightmares2.html Nightmare Beings]] posts is identified only as *TV Static Noise*. Within the narrative of the nightmare from which it originated, it believes that if it is given a name, it can escape into the waking world, and attempts without success to coerce the dreamer into naming it. Upon hearing the story, [[TemptingFate Bog immediately names it]] [[FluffyTheTerrible Dorothy]].
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* One of the beings featured in ''Website/{{Bogleech}}'''s [[http://www.bogleech.com/halloween/hall15-nightmares2.html Nightmare Beings]] ''Literature/NightmareBeings'' posts is identified only as *TV Static Noise*. Within the narrative of the nightmare from which it originated, it believes that if it is given a name, it can escape into the waking world, and attempts without success to coerce the dreamer into naming it. Upon hearing the story, [[TemptingFate Bog immediately names it]] [[FluffyTheTerrible Dorothy]].
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* In ''FanFic/TheDuskyverse'' story, ''Evil's Twilight'', the antagonist is a very ancient, body-snatching spirit. As far as Celestia and Luna can tell, it has no name, so they just call it Nameless.
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"Nemo" is a common used variant, as it's Latin for "no one", but also sounds more like an actual name. Sillier examples tends to exploit this ambiguity for a WhosOnFirst situation.
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TheNameless may come from many reasons, always with authorial intent. This trope is only in effect when the ''nom de guerre'' of a character reflects their lack of a name. This may or may not be something the character is aware of. The author is trying to make the character more mysterious by hiding parts of the character from the audience, creating the illusion that there is much more about the character that cannot be known. A name is used to grant characters an identity, but their lack of name makes it hard to identify the character. Sillier examples tends to exploit this ambiguity for a WhosOnFirst situation.
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TheNameless may come from many reasons, always with authorial intent. This trope is only in effect when the ''nom de guerre'' of a character reflects their lack of a name. This may or may not be something the character is aware of. The author is trying to make the character more mysterious by hiding parts of the character from the audience, creating the illusion that there is much more about the character that cannot be known. A name is used to grant characters an identity, but their lack of name makes it hard to identify the character.character.
"Nemo" is a common used variant, as it's Latin for "no one", but also sounds more like an actual name. Sillier examples tends to exploit this ambiguity for a WhosOnFirst situation.
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* The titular fish in ''WesternAnimation/FindingNemo'', though this seems more likely a nod to the underwater adventures of Captain Nemo (see above) than to the Latin meaning of "Nobody".
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* The titular fish in ''WesternAnimation/FindingNemo'', ''WesternAnimation/FindingNemo'' is this, though this seems more likely a nod to the underwater adventures of Captain Nemo (see above) than to the Latin word’s meaning of "Nobody".
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* Nadie (Spanish for nobody) from Anime/ElCazadorDeLaBruja
* KabaneriOfTheIronFortress: Mumei likes her name as it was given to her by her beloved adopted brother. (Ikoma doesn't have the heart to tell her it means "nameless") though by the end of the first season she remembers her original name.
* KabaneriOfTheIronFortress: Mumei likes her name as it was given to her by her beloved adopted brother. (Ikoma doesn't have the heart to tell her it means "nameless") though by the end of the first season she remembers her original name.
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* Nadie (Spanish for nobody) from Anime/ElCazadorDeLaBruja
''Anime/ElCazadorDeLaBruja''.
*KabaneriOfTheIronFortress: ''Anime/KabaneriOfTheIronFortress'': Mumei likes her name name, as it was given to her by her beloved adopted brother. (Ikoma Ikoma doesn't have the heart to tell her it means "nameless") "nameless", though by the end of the first season she remembers her original name.
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TheNameless may come from many reasons, always with authorial intent. This trope is only in effect when the ''nom de guerre'' of a character reflects their lack of a name. This may or may not be something the character is aware of. The author is trying to make the character more mysterious by hiding parts of the character from the audience, creating the illusion that there is much more about the character that cannot be known. A name is used to grant characters an identity, but their lack of name makes it hard to identify the character. \n Sillier examples tends to exploit this ambiguity for a WhosOnFirst situation.
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* Greek hero Odysseus briefly assumes the identity of "Outis" (Greek for "Nobody") as part of a ploy to outsmart the cyclops Polyphemus.
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* Greek hero Odysseus briefly assumes the identity of "Outis" (Greek for "Nobody") as part of a ploy to outsmart the cyclops Polyphemus.
Polyphemus. When Odysseus [[EyeScream stabs the cyclops in the eye]], Polyphemus calls out to his siblings that "[[WhosOnFirst Nobody has blinded me!]]" and so they don't come to help.
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* {{Music/America}} wrote the song "Horse with No Name" involving a journey through the desert on a horse who has no name, or a horse, without you having a name. Either way, the song is famous for it's juxtaposition of having no identity and being able to maintain your identity [[WhatYouAreInTheDark with no one around to influence you]].
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* {{Music/America}} wrote the song "Horse with No Name" involving a journey through the desert [[AmbiguousSyntax on a horse who has no name, or on a horse, without you having a name.name]]. Either way, the song is famous for it's juxtaposition of having no identity and being able to maintain your identity [[WhatYouAreInTheDark with no one around to influence you]].
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* ''ComicBook/DoomPatrol'' villain Mr. Nobody, an ex-Nazi two-dimensional shadow person thing with the ability to [[GoMadFromTheRevelation drain people's sanity]] (but only [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity at the expense of his own sanity]]) and leader of the Brotherhood of Dada. He later renames himself Mr. Somebody.
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* ''ComicBook/DoomPatrol'' villain Mr. Nobody, an ex-Nazi two-dimensional shadow person thing with the ability to [[GoMadFromTheRevelation [[DrivenToMadness drain people's sanity]] (but only [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity [[CastFromSanity at the expense of his own sanity]]) and leader of the Brotherhood of Dada. He later renames himself Mr. Somebody.
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For similar tropes, please refer to the supertrope; TheNameless. Closely related is WithholdingTheirName (when the character refuses to share their name, sometimes offering "Nobody" as an option). Compare MyHeroZero. Not to be confused with NoNameGiven.
NoNameGiven. UntitledTitle is essentially the same concept as applied to titles instead of characters.
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->''Well your nobody called today''
->''She hung up when I asked her name''
->''Well I wonder, does she think she's being clever? (Clever, ohhhh)''
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->''The fact is what you say is true''
->''But I can love you like nobody can, even better.''
->''She hung up when I asked her name''
->''Well I wonder, does she think she's being clever? (Clever, ohhhh)''
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* [[http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Floating_Face The Floating Face]], a surrealstic, [[NightmareFuel nightmare-inducing]] Muppet appearing on ''Series/SesameStreet'' in the form of a disembodied mouth and pair of eyes made of white string hovering in front of blurred video footage, is sometimes identified as Nobody or [[MeaningfulName No]] [[TheDisembodied Body]].
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* [[http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Floating_Face The Floating Face]], a surrealstic, surrealistic, [[NightmareFuel nightmare-inducing]] Muppet appearing on ''Series/SesameStreet'' in the form of a disembodied mouth and pair of eyes made of white string hovering in front of blurred video footage, is sometimes identified as Nobody or [[MeaningfulName No]] [[TheDisembodied Body]].
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TheNameless may come from many reasons, always with authorial intent. This trope is only in effect when the ''nom de guerre'' of a character reflects their lack of a name. This may or may not be something the character is aware of. The author is trying to make the character more mysterious by hiding parts of the character from the audience, creating the illusion that there is much more about the character that cannot be known. A name is used to grant characters an identity, but their lack of name makes it hard to identify the character.
For similar tropes, please refer to the supertrope; TheNameless. Closely related is WithholdingTheirName (when the character refuses to share their name, sometimes offering "Nobody" as an option). Compare MyHeroZero. Not to be confused with NoNameGiven.
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* A derogatory version is used in ''Manga/DearS''. Ren's name, in her own species language, means "nothing".
* Nadie (Spanish for nobody) from Anime/ElCazadorDeLaBruja
* KabaneriOfTheIronFortress: Mumei likes her name as it was given to her by her beloved adopted brother. (Ikoma doesn't have the heart to tell her it means "nameless") though by the end of the first season she remembers her original name.
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* ''ComicBook/DoomPatrol'' villain Mr. Nobody, an ex-Nazi two-dimensional shadow person thing with the ability to [[GoMadFromTheRevelation drain people's sanity]] (but only [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity at the expense of his own sanity]]) and leader of the Brotherhood of Dada. He later renames himself Mr. Somebody.
* In ''Comicbook/{{Hellblazer}}'', the Beast was a denizen of Eden who refused to be named by Adam. It hated the idea of being defined, and thus limited, by man. As a result, the Beast became a powerful spirit who lacked a body to call its own who is dedicated to wiping out humanity.
* ''ComicStrip/LittleNemo'': Nemo is Latin for "Nobody".
* Tin's girlfriend in ''Comicbook/MetalMen'' wasn't given a proper name, and was often called "Nameless".
* In the ''Comicbook/PlanetHulk'' storyline, one of Hulk's group of TrueCompanions is a Brood queen, who [[NoNeedForNames don't have names]]. Since she (uniquely for her species) lives among non-Brood and even befriends some of them, a "name" of some sort becomes necessary. She becomes known as "No-Name of the Brood."
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* ''Fanfic/PonyPOVSeries'':
**The being most characters know as "Makarov" or the "Shadow of Chernobull" is actually a nameless entity, and uses the names of his assimilated victims. Most characters who learn his true nature then start referring to him as "Nameless".
** The criminal who murdered Cupid is now known as the Nameless Filly, after Venus asked Pandora to erase her name from existence.
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* In ''Film/DeadMan'', the dying William Blake (no, not [[Literature/WilliamBlake that one]]) is rescued and guided through the wilderness by a Native American man who digs the bullet out of his gut [[spoiler:and sees to it that he dies well]]. The man's name, of course, is Nobody.
-->'''Nobody:''' My name is Xebece, He Who Talks Loud, Saying Nothing.
-->'''William Blake:''' 'He Who Talks'... I thought you said your name was Nobody.
-->'''Nobody:''' ...I prefer to be called Nobody.
* The titular fish in ''WesternAnimation/FindingNemo'', though this seems more likely a nod to the underwater adventures of Captain Nemo (see above) than to the Latin meaning of "Nobody".
* The head of the agency featured in ''[[Film/TheFastAndTheFurious Furious 7]]'' is known only as Mr. Nobody in the film. [[note]] He has a canonical name, but it's not used in the film. [[/note]] This only adds to the mystery surrounding him. The follow-up, ''Fate of the Furious'', introduces a new member of the agency he refers to as Mr. Little Nobody. This adds to his mystery, but he doesn't like it. [[note]] He also has a canonical name, but it's not used in the film either.[[/note]]
* The viewpoint character of ''Film/{{Hero}}'', played by Jet Li, goes by "Nameless". In this case, it is a sign of humility.
* Nemo Nobody, titular character of the film ''Film/MrNobody'' is a twofer, because Nemo is Latin for "Nobody".
* The TropeNamer is the 1973 film ''Film/MyNameIsNobody'', an AffectionateParody of [[SpaghettiWestern Spaghetti Westerns]] (particularly [[Film/DollarsTrilogy the "Man with No Name" Trilogy]]) focusing on a man [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin whose name is "Nobody"]].
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* In ''Literature/AndThenThereWereNone'' the 10 guests each received letters from a mysterious benefactor named U. N. Owen, or [[spoiler: "unknown"]].
* In ''Literature/TheAvatarChronicles'', one mysterious character - only seen through his game avatars, and known to be somewhere on the isle of exiled criminals - introduces himself as "Anonemuss".
* ''Literature/TheBlacklist'': All of the characters have anagrams for names, like "He is the bad guy" and "She is a traitor", but the main character is Ivan G. Nemone, an anagram for No Name Given.
* In ''Literature/{{Deverry}}'', Prince Galrion is stripped of [[IdentityAmnesia his rank, wealth and even his name]] by his father. His father issues a decree that ever after Galrion is to only be called "Nevyn". That's not a name. It's a word that quite literally means "no-one".
* In the ''Literature/{{Earthsea}}'' series, the Nameless Ones, formerly the main deities of the Kargad religion, are manifestations of Earth's more malevolent aspects. Some reside in the labyrinths on the island of Atuan.
* In ''{{Literature/Farworld}}'', the orphaned and unknown Markus is given the surname "Kanenas" (Greek for "None")
* In ''Literature/TheGraveyardBook'', by Creator/NeilGaiman, the main character is called "Nobody Owens" for punny reasons. He's also being raised in a graveyard so... Mystery!
* In ''Literature/JonathanStrangeAndMrNorrell'', there are ''two'' characters called "The Nameless King". Due to IKnowYourTrueName magics, this makes things rather confusing when spells meant to address the latter Nameless King accidentally affect the former Nameless King. Neither king was given a name by their mother at birth, so the magics consider any other name to be false.
* French spy James Nobody from ''Les Merveilleux Exploits de James Nobody'' (''The Marvelous Exploits of James Nobody'').
* Creator/RobertKraft
** Mr. Nobody, the eponymous reporter from the German adventure novel ''Nobody - 30 Jahre im Dienste einer Weltzeitung'' (''Nobody - Thirty Years in the Service of a Newspaper'').
** Detective Nobody, featured in ''Detektiv Nobody's Erlebnisse und Reiseabenteuer'' (''Detective Nobody's Experiences and Traveling Adventures'').
* The Faceless Men of ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' are so called because of their VoluntaryShapeshifting abilities and they gave up their original names when joining. There's no way to identify any of them individually, so the characters [[NamelessNarrative have only been identified by ''ad hoc'' titles from Arya's POV]].
* ''Literature/TwentyThousandLeaguesUnderTheSea'', by Creator/JulesVerne, has Captain Nemo (Latin for "Nobody"), the CrazyAwesome [[AffablyEvil charismatic]] [[SuperScience superscientist]]-slash-[[TheCaptain submarine captain]]-slash-[[YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters anglophobic undersea terrorist]] with a MysteriousPast.
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* An episode of ''Series/{{CSI}}'' had a SerialKiller wearing a latex suit who targeted publicly upstanding people with dark secrets (an adulterous housewife, a HeroismAddict paramedic). He went by the pseudonym Ian Moone, an anagram of "I Am No One".
* ''Series/JohnDoe'': The title character of a 2002 FOX series was built entirely around the premise of not having a name/identity.
* ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'': Odo is a member of a {{shapeshifter}} race that sent him out into space at a young age. When he was found near Bajor, he was called an "unknown sample" in Bajoran. The Cardassian overseeing the project renamed it the closest approximation in Cardassian instead; "odo'ital", which translates literally as "nothing".
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* {{Music/America}} wrote the song "Horse with No Name" involving a journey through the desert on a horse who has no name, or a horse, without you having a name. Either way, the song is famous for it's juxtaposition of having no identity and being able to maintain your identity [[WhatYouAreInTheDark with no one around to influence you]].
* The band {{Music/Ghost}} has the singer named Papa Emeritus, while the rest of the band wears identical masks and robes on stage and are referred to and credited as "Nameless Ghouls".
* Used in "Nemo" by Music/{{Nightwish}} (Nemo means "Nobody" in Latin):
-->''This is me for forever/One of the lost ones''
-->''The one without a name/Without an honest heart as compass''
-->(...)''Once and for all and all for once/Nemo my name forevermore''
* The Music/{{Sylvia}} song "Nobody" is about a romantic rival who is always referred to by the singer's love interest as "nobody".
->''Well your nobody called today''
->''She hung up when I asked her name''
->''Well I wonder, does she think she's being clever? (Clever, ohhhh)''
->''You say nobody's after you''
->''The fact is what you say is true''
->''But I can love you like nobody can, even better.''
[[AC:MythologyAndReligion]]
* Greek hero Odysseus briefly assumes the identity of "Outis" (Greek for "Nobody") as part of a ploy to outsmart the cyclops Polyphemus.
[[AC:PuppetShows]]
* [[http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Floating_Face The Floating Face]], a surrealstic, [[NightmareFuel nightmare-inducing]] Muppet appearing on ''Series/SesameStreet'' in the form of a disembodied mouth and pair of eyes made of white string hovering in front of blurred video footage, is sometimes identified as Nobody or [[MeaningfulName No]] [[TheDisembodied Body]].
[[AC:OtherMedia]]
* Played with at length by the satirical political campaign "[[http://hoaxes.org/archive/permalink/nobody_for_president Nobody for President]]", which can alternately be read as promoting a candidate named "Nobody" or the idea that [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin nobody should be president]].
-->"Nobody will keep his election promises.
-->Nobody will listen to your concerns.
-->Nobody will help the poor and unemployed.
-->Nobody cares!
-->Nobody tells the truth."
[[AC:VideoGames]]
* ''Franchise/AssassinsCreed'': Altair Ibn-La Ahad, the protagonist of the original ''Assassin's Creed''. has a name that translates into, "The Eagle, Son of No One."
* ''Videogame/{{Blazblue}}'': Mai Natsume in the past fused herself with [[SpellBook a grimoire]] named "No Name". It gives her a power of getting information and perceiving another person's thoughts with her taste, and later, the ability to do wide varieties of magic if certain "magical codes" are "written" into her.
* In ''Videogame/DarkSoulsIII'', one of the hidden bosses is called the Nameless King. It's heavily implied that he is [[spoiler:the firstborn son of Gwyn whose identity was stricken from history by Gwyn himself as a punishment for some grave sin.]]
* ''VideoGame/Disgaea4APromiseUnforgotten'': Judge Nemo, because Nemo is Latin for "Nobody". He [[MeaningfulRename refuses to use his birth name]] because ThatManIsDead.
* ''VideoGame/ForgottenWorlds'': Both player characters are only known as the "Nameless Ones". This is kept in their cameo appearances, usually going by the moniker of "Unknown Soldier" followed by 1P/2P to identify between them. The Japanese sources have slight variations at times, like "Nameless Super Soldier". The Mega Drive Japanese manual also refers to the 2P soldier as "Mohawk Man".
* In ''VisualNovel/HatofulBoyfriend: Holiday Star'' you encounter a bird who calls himself Nemo (Nemo is Latin for "Nobody") and says that he has [[NameAmnesia lost his real name]].
* In ''Videogame/{{Hatred}}'' the protagonist says his name is "not important" during his opening monologue - in the credits his voice actor is credited with voicing the character "Not Important" making it his actual name.
* ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts'' has the Nobodies. Most of which are FacelessMooks whose name means they have no heart (in contrast to the Heartless, who are the darkness of the heart with no body). But when a person with a strong heart becomes a Heartless, they may leave behind a strong Nobody as well. These form Organization XIII, and face existential crisis of not knowing if they are a real person or not, because they have no feelings. Their personal names usually involve XtremeKoolLetterz, but they still identify as Nobodies, and seek Kingdom Hearts to become Real.
* ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters'' has a character literally named Nameless, presumed the last clone made by NESTS, and thus didn't have enough time to develop a legitimate name.
* ''VideoGame/LaMulana'': "MU is the name of the nameless one, the one who climbs to the sky." This is a bit of wordplay: the Japanese word for "nameless" is ''mumei''.
* ''VideoGame/{{Okami}}'' has a minor character who lives next to Hana Valley whose text boxes say "Nameless Man".
* In ''VideoGame/AnOrientalAlphabetPrimer'', one of the characters is a monk who goes under the name "Muna", which (as the narration explains) means "no name". He apparently considers it hilarious.
* In ''VideoGame/PhantomDust'', if you reject all the name choices you're given at the start of the game you will be called Nanashi (Japanese for "nameless") instead.
* The Nameless One from ''VideoGame/PlanescapeTorment'' is an [[ResurrectiveImmortality immortal]] [[IdentityAmnesia amnesiac]], with no knowledge of his past apart from what he can piece together from the clues tattooed on his body and the journals his past selves left behind. He can eventually relearn his name, but [[TheUnreveal the player can't.]]
* ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon'' has Type: Null, an {{Artifical|Human}} HybridMonster that got its "name" when the Pokedex tried and failed to get a read on it.
* A character named Unknown in ''Videogame/{{Tekken}}''. She's revealed to be a dark incarnation of Jun Kazama, Jin's mother.
* ''VideoGame/UnderNightInBirth'': In the game itself, Linne's broadsword and dagger are not named, [[FanNickname but fans call them]] Mumei (No Name) and Nanashi (Nameless), respectively.
* Given its popularity with pieces involving wandering samurai, this trope shows up in ''VideoGame/WayOfTheSamurai'', where 'Nameless' is the default name given to the player's ronin character. You can always choose to [[HelloInsertNameHere change it]], but seeing as how the player is apparently some kind of [[IdentityAmnesia amnesiac swordsman]], it fits.
* ''VisualNovel/XBlaze: Lost Memories'': the character Nobody calls herself that because she has forgotten her name, due to being trapped in a strange dimension called Phantom Field. She explains it to our heroine who similarly loses her memories. Late in the game, Nobody's true identity is revealed: [[spoiler:she's Es from the previous game.]]
[[AC:WebComic]]
* In ''Webcomic/{{Earthsong}}'', the leader of Haven's Guard is unique for remembering her entire past ''except'' for her name. She goes by Nanashi, which is Japanese for "no name."
* ''Webcomic/{{Follower}}'': Geedy, in the beginning is only known as Subject 23-3, and even then only to the scientists who he doesn't understand. He is later given a name by Dia.
* In ''Webcomic/{{Harkovast}}'', the Nameless are an army of warriors who lack not just names but also cannot speak and [[FacelessGoons always have their faces covered by helmets]]. They are so anonymous that they are the only creatures in Harkovast who cannot be identified with a real world animal.
* WebComic/{{xkcd}} gives us [[http://xkcd.com/1704/ Gnome Ann]], as in "Time and tide wait for Gnome Ann". (Homonym for "No Man".)
[[AC:WebOriginal]]
* One of the beings featured in ''Website/{{Bogleech}}'''s [[http://www.bogleech.com/halloween/hall15-nightmares2.html Nightmare Beings]] posts is identified only as *TV Static Noise*. Within the narrative of the nightmare from which it originated, it believes that if it is given a name, it can escape into the waking world, and attempts without success to coerce the dreamer into naming it. Upon hearing the story, [[TemptingFate Bog immediately names it]] [[FluffyTheTerrible Dorothy]].
* ''Literature/FindingHope'' is a SpaghettiWestern tribute, so one of the characters goes by "Nobody" as a ShoutOut to several films which use NoNameGiven for the protagonist.
[[AC:WesternAnimation]]
* The antagonists of ''WesternAnimation/CaptainSimianAndTheSpaceMonkeys'' are known as the " ".
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs'', there's a Smurf character named "Nobody" who got his name from his low self-esteem and has a whole episode dedicated to him (aptly named "Nobody Smurf"). This trait, however, proves crucial in defeating [[MonsterOfTheWeek the episode's villain]] (because he's literally named "Nobody", said villain is unable to curse him based on his name as he did with the other Smurfs), at which point he ends up being renamed to "Somebody Smurf" after defeating the villain and gaining confidence in himself.
* In ''WesternAnimation/SpiderMan1967'', Spidey had an invisible adversary named "Dr. Noah Boddy"
[[AC:RealLife]]
* When [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K2 K2]], the second highest mountain on earth, was first surveyed, the mapping team learned that it had never been given a local name due to its remoteness. Therefore the label applied to the peak on the survey sketch, K2, became the one most commonly associated with it. Many climbers feel that the mountain is so harsh and challenging that it defies any attempt at being humanized with a proper name.
-->'''Italian climber Fosco Maraini:''' It is just the bare bones of a name, all rock and ice and storm and abyss. It makes no attempt to sound human. It is atoms and stars. It has the nakedness of the world before the first man -- or of the cindered planet after the last.
* The 13th Century Hungarian chronicler who wrote the book ''Gesta Hungarorum'' is only known as Anonymus (Nameless) or as Master P.
* The author of the oldest Polish chronicle, ''Gesta principum Polonorum'', is known only as [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallus_Anonymus Gallus Anonymus]]. It's unknown whether "Gallus" is a proper name or a reference to the author's nationality.
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TheNameless may come from many reasons, always with authorial intent. This trope is only in effect when the ''nom de guerre'' of a character reflects their lack of a name. This may or may not be something the character is aware of. The author is trying to make the character more mysterious by hiding parts of the character from the audience, creating the illusion that there is much more about the character that cannot be known. A name is used to grant characters an identity, but their lack of name makes it hard to identify the character.
For similar tropes, please refer to the supertrope; TheNameless. Closely related is WithholdingTheirName (when the character refuses to share their name, sometimes offering "Nobody" as an option). Compare MyHeroZero. Not to be confused with NoNameGiven.
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!!Examples
[[AC:{{Anime}} And {{Manga}}]]
* A derogatory version is used in ''Manga/DearS''. Ren's name, in her own species language, means "nothing".
* Nadie (Spanish for nobody) from Anime/ElCazadorDeLaBruja
* KabaneriOfTheIronFortress: Mumei likes her name as it was given to her by her beloved adopted brother. (Ikoma doesn't have the heart to tell her it means "nameless") though by the end of the first season she remembers her original name.
[[AC:{{Comic Books}}]]
* ''ComicBook/DoomPatrol'' villain Mr. Nobody, an ex-Nazi two-dimensional shadow person thing with the ability to [[GoMadFromTheRevelation drain people's sanity]] (but only [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity at the expense of his own sanity]]) and leader of the Brotherhood of Dada. He later renames himself Mr. Somebody.
* In ''Comicbook/{{Hellblazer}}'', the Beast was a denizen of Eden who refused to be named by Adam. It hated the idea of being defined, and thus limited, by man. As a result, the Beast became a powerful spirit who lacked a body to call its own who is dedicated to wiping out humanity.
* ''ComicStrip/LittleNemo'': Nemo is Latin for "Nobody".
* Tin's girlfriend in ''Comicbook/MetalMen'' wasn't given a proper name, and was often called "Nameless".
* In the ''Comicbook/PlanetHulk'' storyline, one of Hulk's group of TrueCompanions is a Brood queen, who [[NoNeedForNames don't have names]]. Since she (uniquely for her species) lives among non-Brood and even befriends some of them, a "name" of some sort becomes necessary. She becomes known as "No-Name of the Brood."
[[AC:FanFics]]
* ''Fanfic/PonyPOVSeries'':
**The being most characters know as "Makarov" or the "Shadow of Chernobull" is actually a nameless entity, and uses the names of his assimilated victims. Most characters who learn his true nature then start referring to him as "Nameless".
** The criminal who murdered Cupid is now known as the Nameless Filly, after Venus asked Pandora to erase her name from existence.
[[AC:{{Film}}]]
* In ''Film/DeadMan'', the dying William Blake (no, not [[Literature/WilliamBlake that one]]) is rescued and guided through the wilderness by a Native American man who digs the bullet out of his gut [[spoiler:and sees to it that he dies well]]. The man's name, of course, is Nobody.
-->'''Nobody:''' My name is Xebece, He Who Talks Loud, Saying Nothing.
-->'''William Blake:''' 'He Who Talks'... I thought you said your name was Nobody.
-->'''Nobody:''' ...I prefer to be called Nobody.
* The titular fish in ''WesternAnimation/FindingNemo'', though this seems more likely a nod to the underwater adventures of Captain Nemo (see above) than to the Latin meaning of "Nobody".
* The head of the agency featured in ''[[Film/TheFastAndTheFurious Furious 7]]'' is known only as Mr. Nobody in the film. [[note]] He has a canonical name, but it's not used in the film. [[/note]] This only adds to the mystery surrounding him. The follow-up, ''Fate of the Furious'', introduces a new member of the agency he refers to as Mr. Little Nobody. This adds to his mystery, but he doesn't like it. [[note]] He also has a canonical name, but it's not used in the film either.[[/note]]
* The viewpoint character of ''Film/{{Hero}}'', played by Jet Li, goes by "Nameless". In this case, it is a sign of humility.
* Nemo Nobody, titular character of the film ''Film/MrNobody'' is a twofer, because Nemo is Latin for "Nobody".
* The TropeNamer is the 1973 film ''Film/MyNameIsNobody'', an AffectionateParody of [[SpaghettiWestern Spaghetti Westerns]] (particularly [[Film/DollarsTrilogy the "Man with No Name" Trilogy]]) focusing on a man [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin whose name is "Nobody"]].
[[AC:{{Literature}}]]
* In ''Literature/AndThenThereWereNone'' the 10 guests each received letters from a mysterious benefactor named U. N. Owen, or [[spoiler: "unknown"]].
* In ''Literature/TheAvatarChronicles'', one mysterious character - only seen through his game avatars, and known to be somewhere on the isle of exiled criminals - introduces himself as "Anonemuss".
* ''Literature/TheBlacklist'': All of the characters have anagrams for names, like "He is the bad guy" and "She is a traitor", but the main character is Ivan G. Nemone, an anagram for No Name Given.
* In ''Literature/{{Deverry}}'', Prince Galrion is stripped of [[IdentityAmnesia his rank, wealth and even his name]] by his father. His father issues a decree that ever after Galrion is to only be called "Nevyn". That's not a name. It's a word that quite literally means "no-one".
* In the ''Literature/{{Earthsea}}'' series, the Nameless Ones, formerly the main deities of the Kargad religion, are manifestations of Earth's more malevolent aspects. Some reside in the labyrinths on the island of Atuan.
* In ''{{Literature/Farworld}}'', the orphaned and unknown Markus is given the surname "Kanenas" (Greek for "None")
* In ''Literature/TheGraveyardBook'', by Creator/NeilGaiman, the main character is called "Nobody Owens" for punny reasons. He's also being raised in a graveyard so... Mystery!
* In ''Literature/JonathanStrangeAndMrNorrell'', there are ''two'' characters called "The Nameless King". Due to IKnowYourTrueName magics, this makes things rather confusing when spells meant to address the latter Nameless King accidentally affect the former Nameless King. Neither king was given a name by their mother at birth, so the magics consider any other name to be false.
* French spy James Nobody from ''Les Merveilleux Exploits de James Nobody'' (''The Marvelous Exploits of James Nobody'').
* Creator/RobertKraft
** Mr. Nobody, the eponymous reporter from the German adventure novel ''Nobody - 30 Jahre im Dienste einer Weltzeitung'' (''Nobody - Thirty Years in the Service of a Newspaper'').
** Detective Nobody, featured in ''Detektiv Nobody's Erlebnisse und Reiseabenteuer'' (''Detective Nobody's Experiences and Traveling Adventures'').
* The Faceless Men of ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' are so called because of their VoluntaryShapeshifting abilities and they gave up their original names when joining. There's no way to identify any of them individually, so the characters [[NamelessNarrative have only been identified by ''ad hoc'' titles from Arya's POV]].
* ''Literature/TwentyThousandLeaguesUnderTheSea'', by Creator/JulesVerne, has Captain Nemo (Latin for "Nobody"), the CrazyAwesome [[AffablyEvil charismatic]] [[SuperScience superscientist]]-slash-[[TheCaptain submarine captain]]-slash-[[YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters anglophobic undersea terrorist]] with a MysteriousPast.
[[AC:LiveActionTelevision]]
* An episode of ''Series/{{CSI}}'' had a SerialKiller wearing a latex suit who targeted publicly upstanding people with dark secrets (an adulterous housewife, a HeroismAddict paramedic). He went by the pseudonym Ian Moone, an anagram of "I Am No One".
* ''Series/JohnDoe'': The title character of a 2002 FOX series was built entirely around the premise of not having a name/identity.
* ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'': Odo is a member of a {{shapeshifter}} race that sent him out into space at a young age. When he was found near Bajor, he was called an "unknown sample" in Bajoran. The Cardassian overseeing the project renamed it the closest approximation in Cardassian instead; "odo'ital", which translates literally as "nothing".
[[AC:{{Music}}]]
* {{Music/America}} wrote the song "Horse with No Name" involving a journey through the desert on a horse who has no name, or a horse, without you having a name. Either way, the song is famous for it's juxtaposition of having no identity and being able to maintain your identity [[WhatYouAreInTheDark with no one around to influence you]].
* The band {{Music/Ghost}} has the singer named Papa Emeritus, while the rest of the band wears identical masks and robes on stage and are referred to and credited as "Nameless Ghouls".
* Used in "Nemo" by Music/{{Nightwish}} (Nemo means "Nobody" in Latin):
-->''This is me for forever/One of the lost ones''
-->''The one without a name/Without an honest heart as compass''
-->(...)''Once and for all and all for once/Nemo my name forevermore''
* The Music/{{Sylvia}} song "Nobody" is about a romantic rival who is always referred to by the singer's love interest as "nobody".
->''Well your nobody called today''
->''She hung up when I asked her name''
->''Well I wonder, does she think she's being clever? (Clever, ohhhh)''
->''You say nobody's after you''
->''The fact is what you say is true''
->''But I can love you like nobody can, even better.''
[[AC:MythologyAndReligion]]
* Greek hero Odysseus briefly assumes the identity of "Outis" (Greek for "Nobody") as part of a ploy to outsmart the cyclops Polyphemus.
[[AC:PuppetShows]]
* [[http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Floating_Face The Floating Face]], a surrealstic, [[NightmareFuel nightmare-inducing]] Muppet appearing on ''Series/SesameStreet'' in the form of a disembodied mouth and pair of eyes made of white string hovering in front of blurred video footage, is sometimes identified as Nobody or [[MeaningfulName No]] [[TheDisembodied Body]].
[[AC:OtherMedia]]
* Played with at length by the satirical political campaign "[[http://hoaxes.org/archive/permalink/nobody_for_president Nobody for President]]", which can alternately be read as promoting a candidate named "Nobody" or the idea that [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin nobody should be president]].
-->"Nobody will keep his election promises.
-->Nobody will listen to your concerns.
-->Nobody will help the poor and unemployed.
-->Nobody cares!
-->Nobody tells the truth."
[[AC:VideoGames]]
* ''Franchise/AssassinsCreed'': Altair Ibn-La Ahad, the protagonist of the original ''Assassin's Creed''. has a name that translates into, "The Eagle, Son of No One."
* ''Videogame/{{Blazblue}}'': Mai Natsume in the past fused herself with [[SpellBook a grimoire]] named "No Name". It gives her a power of getting information and perceiving another person's thoughts with her taste, and later, the ability to do wide varieties of magic if certain "magical codes" are "written" into her.
* In ''Videogame/DarkSoulsIII'', one of the hidden bosses is called the Nameless King. It's heavily implied that he is [[spoiler:the firstborn son of Gwyn whose identity was stricken from history by Gwyn himself as a punishment for some grave sin.]]
* ''VideoGame/Disgaea4APromiseUnforgotten'': Judge Nemo, because Nemo is Latin for "Nobody". He [[MeaningfulRename refuses to use his birth name]] because ThatManIsDead.
* ''VideoGame/ForgottenWorlds'': Both player characters are only known as the "Nameless Ones". This is kept in their cameo appearances, usually going by the moniker of "Unknown Soldier" followed by 1P/2P to identify between them. The Japanese sources have slight variations at times, like "Nameless Super Soldier". The Mega Drive Japanese manual also refers to the 2P soldier as "Mohawk Man".
* In ''VisualNovel/HatofulBoyfriend: Holiday Star'' you encounter a bird who calls himself Nemo (Nemo is Latin for "Nobody") and says that he has [[NameAmnesia lost his real name]].
* In ''Videogame/{{Hatred}}'' the protagonist says his name is "not important" during his opening monologue - in the credits his voice actor is credited with voicing the character "Not Important" making it his actual name.
* ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts'' has the Nobodies. Most of which are FacelessMooks whose name means they have no heart (in contrast to the Heartless, who are the darkness of the heart with no body). But when a person with a strong heart becomes a Heartless, they may leave behind a strong Nobody as well. These form Organization XIII, and face existential crisis of not knowing if they are a real person or not, because they have no feelings. Their personal names usually involve XtremeKoolLetterz, but they still identify as Nobodies, and seek Kingdom Hearts to become Real.
* ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters'' has a character literally named Nameless, presumed the last clone made by NESTS, and thus didn't have enough time to develop a legitimate name.
* ''VideoGame/LaMulana'': "MU is the name of the nameless one, the one who climbs to the sky." This is a bit of wordplay: the Japanese word for "nameless" is ''mumei''.
* ''VideoGame/{{Okami}}'' has a minor character who lives next to Hana Valley whose text boxes say "Nameless Man".
* In ''VideoGame/AnOrientalAlphabetPrimer'', one of the characters is a monk who goes under the name "Muna", which (as the narration explains) means "no name". He apparently considers it hilarious.
* In ''VideoGame/PhantomDust'', if you reject all the name choices you're given at the start of the game you will be called Nanashi (Japanese for "nameless") instead.
* The Nameless One from ''VideoGame/PlanescapeTorment'' is an [[ResurrectiveImmortality immortal]] [[IdentityAmnesia amnesiac]], with no knowledge of his past apart from what he can piece together from the clues tattooed on his body and the journals his past selves left behind. He can eventually relearn his name, but [[TheUnreveal the player can't.]]
* ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon'' has Type: Null, an {{Artifical|Human}} HybridMonster that got its "name" when the Pokedex tried and failed to get a read on it.
* A character named Unknown in ''Videogame/{{Tekken}}''. She's revealed to be a dark incarnation of Jun Kazama, Jin's mother.
* ''VideoGame/UnderNightInBirth'': In the game itself, Linne's broadsword and dagger are not named, [[FanNickname but fans call them]] Mumei (No Name) and Nanashi (Nameless), respectively.
* Given its popularity with pieces involving wandering samurai, this trope shows up in ''VideoGame/WayOfTheSamurai'', where 'Nameless' is the default name given to the player's ronin character. You can always choose to [[HelloInsertNameHere change it]], but seeing as how the player is apparently some kind of [[IdentityAmnesia amnesiac swordsman]], it fits.
* ''VisualNovel/XBlaze: Lost Memories'': the character Nobody calls herself that because she has forgotten her name, due to being trapped in a strange dimension called Phantom Field. She explains it to our heroine who similarly loses her memories. Late in the game, Nobody's true identity is revealed: [[spoiler:she's Es from the previous game.]]
[[AC:WebComic]]
* In ''Webcomic/{{Earthsong}}'', the leader of Haven's Guard is unique for remembering her entire past ''except'' for her name. She goes by Nanashi, which is Japanese for "no name."
* ''Webcomic/{{Follower}}'': Geedy, in the beginning is only known as Subject 23-3, and even then only to the scientists who he doesn't understand. He is later given a name by Dia.
* In ''Webcomic/{{Harkovast}}'', the Nameless are an army of warriors who lack not just names but also cannot speak and [[FacelessGoons always have their faces covered by helmets]]. They are so anonymous that they are the only creatures in Harkovast who cannot be identified with a real world animal.
* WebComic/{{xkcd}} gives us [[http://xkcd.com/1704/ Gnome Ann]], as in "Time and tide wait for Gnome Ann". (Homonym for "No Man".)
[[AC:WebOriginal]]
* One of the beings featured in ''Website/{{Bogleech}}'''s [[http://www.bogleech.com/halloween/hall15-nightmares2.html Nightmare Beings]] posts is identified only as *TV Static Noise*. Within the narrative of the nightmare from which it originated, it believes that if it is given a name, it can escape into the waking world, and attempts without success to coerce the dreamer into naming it. Upon hearing the story, [[TemptingFate Bog immediately names it]] [[FluffyTheTerrible Dorothy]].
* ''Literature/FindingHope'' is a SpaghettiWestern tribute, so one of the characters goes by "Nobody" as a ShoutOut to several films which use NoNameGiven for the protagonist.
[[AC:WesternAnimation]]
* The antagonists of ''WesternAnimation/CaptainSimianAndTheSpaceMonkeys'' are known as the " ".
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs'', there's a Smurf character named "Nobody" who got his name from his low self-esteem and has a whole episode dedicated to him (aptly named "Nobody Smurf"). This trait, however, proves crucial in defeating [[MonsterOfTheWeek the episode's villain]] (because he's literally named "Nobody", said villain is unable to curse him based on his name as he did with the other Smurfs), at which point he ends up being renamed to "Somebody Smurf" after defeating the villain and gaining confidence in himself.
* In ''WesternAnimation/SpiderMan1967'', Spidey had an invisible adversary named "Dr. Noah Boddy"
[[AC:RealLife]]
* When [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K2 K2]], the second highest mountain on earth, was first surveyed, the mapping team learned that it had never been given a local name due to its remoteness. Therefore the label applied to the peak on the survey sketch, K2, became the one most commonly associated with it. Many climbers feel that the mountain is so harsh and challenging that it defies any attempt at being humanized with a proper name.
-->'''Italian climber Fosco Maraini:''' It is just the bare bones of a name, all rock and ice and storm and abyss. It makes no attempt to sound human. It is atoms and stars. It has the nakedness of the world before the first man -- or of the cindered planet after the last.
* The 13th Century Hungarian chronicler who wrote the book ''Gesta Hungarorum'' is only known as Anonymus (Nameless) or as Master P.
* The author of the oldest Polish chronicle, ''Gesta principum Polonorum'', is known only as [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallus_Anonymus Gallus Anonymus]]. It's unknown whether "Gallus" is a proper name or a reference to the author's nationality.
