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** The main character of ''Literature/TheTrial'' is at least given a first name. He is referred to as Joseph K.
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* The Wiki/SCPFoundation often blanks out the names of personnel, such as Dr. ███████.
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** ''Literature/TheTimeShips'' refers to ''Creator/HGWells'' himself in this manner.
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** The film, interestingly, does provide names. "Mr." is Albert Johnson, for example.
* Creator/CharlesDickens used it a couple of times, such as the city in which ''Literature/OliverTwist'' was born.
** Although in the original serial publication (now available as the ''Penguin Classics'' edition) it was named as "Mudfog" in the first line. Perhaps he just realised that wasn't a very good name...
* Samuel Richardson never reveals the name of Pamela's antagonist: it is always written as "Mr. B_____"
** Inconsistent redacting of the name of his estate across editions suggests that it's [[spoiler:Brandon]].
** In Henry Fielding's two deconstructive parodies, ''Shamela'' and ''Joseph Andrews'', The B stands for Booby.
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** Although in the original serial publication (now available as the ''Penguin Classics'' edition) it was named as "Mudfog" in the first line. Perhaps he just realised that wasn't a very good name...
* Samuel Richardson never reveals the name of Pamela's antagonist: it is always written as "Mr. B_____"
** Inconsistent redacting of the name of his estate across editions suggests that it's [[spoiler:Brandon]].
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* Hypothetical locations in a novel by Creator/EdwardBulwerLytton (other than major cities such as London or Naples) are likely to be rendered only as "———". ''Eugene Aram'', for example, begins, "In the country of ——— there is a sequestered hamlet...", and ''Night and Morning'' starts with "In one of the Welsh counties is a small village called A———". ''A Strange Story'' also hides the year this way: its first line is, "In the year 18—— I settled as a physician at one of the wealthiest of our great English towns, which I will designate by the initial L———."
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** Hypothetical locations in a novelby Creator/EdwardBulwerLytton (other than major cities such as London or Naples) are likely to be rendered only as "———". ''Eugene Aram'', for example, begins, "In the country of ——— there is a sequestered hamlet...", and ''Night and Morning'' starts with "In one of the Welsh counties is a small village called A———". ''A Strange Story'' also hides the year this way: its first line is, "In the year 18—— I settled as a physician at one of the wealthiest of our great English towns, which I will designate by the initial L———."
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* ''Literature/KushielsLegacy'': The true name of {{God}} is rendered as "_______!" when spoken aloud. Listeners perceive it as the word "LOVE" in their native language, but, given that it's first spoken in total silence by a tongueless priest, this is most likely AFormYouAreComfortableWith.
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* ''Literature/NonaTheNinth'': In the CataclysmBackstory sections describing John's ascension to GodEmperor, his companions are written as "M--" and so on prior to their {{Meaningful Rename}}s as his Saints, which retained only their first initials. [[spoiler:It also references that he modified all their memories to an unknown extent at the same time.]]
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* In ''Film/SorryToBotherYou'', the other black power caller is only referred to as Mr. [Bleep] or just [Bleep].
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* ''[[TheGirlsGuideToHuntingAndFishing The Girl's Guide to Hunting and Fishing]]'' does this with names of publishing companies the main character works for, in order to give the impression that the stories are real memoirs and she's avoiding throwing any real people under the bus (which was also usually the purpose of "spell my name with a ____" in classic literature).
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* ''[[TheGirlsGuideToHuntingAndFishing ''[[Literature/TheGirlsGuideToHuntingAndFishing The Girl's Guide to Hunting and Fishing]]'' does this with names of publishing companies the main character works for, in order to give the impression that the stories are real memoirs and she's avoiding throwing any real people under the bus (which was also usually the purpose of "spell my name with a ____" in classic literature).
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* In ''VisualNovel/DeathMark'' and its sequel ''VisualNovel/SpiritHunterNG'', characters have their names shortened to initials when they're being reported on. In the case of the Urashima Woman, this makes it impossible to track down her child, as he's only known as Boy T.
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* In ''VisualNovel/DeathMark'' ''VisualNovel/SpiritHunterDeathMark'' and its sequel ''VisualNovel/SpiritHunterNG'', characters have their names shortened to initials when they're being reported on. In the case of the Urashima Woman, this makes it impossible to track down her child, as he's only known as Boy T.
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** has the ____shire Regiment. In the movie version with Creator/LaurenceOlivier and Creator/GreerGarson, this is explicitly pronounced "Blankshire".
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* Creator/EdgarAllanPoe used this a lot--mostly for years, but occasionally for the names of important people.
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* Louise Lévêque de Vilmorin's 1951 novel ''Madame de ...'' never fills in the ellipsis in the name of the title character. In TheFilmOfTheBook from 1953, ''Film/TheEarringsOfMadameDe'', every instance of the protagonist (or her husband, "de ..." being her married name) being addressed by name is either cut off or drowned out in some way, and when her name is seen on a card, the last part is hidden.
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* Both of Music/X0o0x's [=YouTube=] channels are nameless, and almost all of their songs are nameless. These blank titles are created by using a "zero width non-joiner" for the title. This namelessness contributes to their ReclusiveArtist status and makes searching up their music extremely difficult, if not impossible.
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* Both of Music/X0o0x's [=YouTube=] channels are nameless, and almost all of their songs are nameless. These blank titles are created by using a "zero width non-joiner" for the title. This namelessness contributes to their ReclusiveArtist status and makes searching up their music extremely difficult, if not impossible.
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* ''Literature/{{Temeraire}}'' is set in RegencyEngland; though the series doesn't usually use the writing style of the era, the protagonist's narration in ''Blood of Tyrants'' refers to ClosetGay Naval officers as "Admiral D--" and "Captain K--" as if to protect their privacy and safety.
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* ''NotLoveButDeliciousFoodsMakeMeSoHappy'': The characters are based on the mangaka Yoshinaga and her friends and coworkers, but with their names spelled like "Y-naga" to give a veneer of privacy.
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* ''NotLoveButDeliciousFoodsMakeMeSoHappy'': The characters are based on the mangaka Yoshinaga and her friends and coworkers, but with their names spelled like "Y-naga" to give a veneer of privacy.
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* ''Film/KillBill'': The protagonist's name is bleeped out when it is spoken in Vol. 1; she's mostly just referred to as "the Bride," or occasionally as "Kiddo" by Bill. It's only in part two that you discover her name is [[spoiler:Beatrix Kiddo]].
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* ''Film/KillBill'': The protagonist's name is bleeped out when it is spoken in Vol. 1; she's mostly just referred to as "the Bride," or occasionally as "Kiddo" by Bill. It's only in part two that you discover her name is [[spoiler:Beatrix Kiddo]]. It ''does'' appear as a FreezeFrameBonus in the first part, [[spoiler:on her ID when she buys a plane ticket]].
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* In ''Comicbook/TheLeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen'', taking after the ''Franchise/JamesBond'' example, Campion Bond works for a "Mr. M," whom Mina assumes to be Mycroft Holmes. When Bond tells [[spoiler:James Moriarty]], he's rather amused.
* In ''Comicbook/TheLeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen'', taking after the ''Franchise/JamesBond'' example, Campion Bond works for a "Mr. M," whom Mina assumes to be Mycroft Holmes. When Bond tells [[spoiler:James Moriarty]], he's rather amused.
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* This is how Templars refer to themselves in the Glyph and Rift puzzles in ''Franchise/AssassinsCreed.''
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