History Main / ThemedAliases

* ''Literature/TheMadScientistsClub'': The bad guys in the ‘’The Big Chunk of Ice’’ introduce themselves with the aliases Smellow, Stunkard, Rank and Pugh (all of which reference body odor). Their jointly referred to as “Those Smellow fellows” by the Mad Scientists Club.

-->'''Peter''': The best lie, the one that's easiest to remember with consistency, is the one that's based on the truth. Whenever I would do this, I would base it on my own last name. Bishop. So Peter King. Peter Knight.

* ''Series/DoctorWho'': The Master tends to use aliases which are anagrams of "master" or mean master in another language. From Nu Who, Mister Saxon is an anagram of "Master No. Six" (this being the sixth incarnation of the Master that we've seen). WordOfGod is that it was a coincidence.

* The bank robbers in ''Film/InsideMan'' all use aliases that are variations on "Steve" as a strategy to confuse people with an [[IdenticallyNamedGroup]].

* ''Film/TheAccountant''. The protagonist uses the names of famous mathematicians as aliases, enabling [=FinCEN=] data analyst Marybeth Medina to track down his current alias of Christian Wolff (but not, it turns out, his [[UnPerson true identity]]).

* ComicBook/TheJoker generally uses either re-arrangements of his name, such as Rekoj, J. Reko, Joe Kerr, or famous clowns like Bozo, Krusty or Pagliacci.

* In ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'' our heroes are caught sneaking around a government base, taken inside and asked their names. [[TheSmartGuy Marco]] and [[ActionGirl Rachel]] claim to be [[Series/TheXFiles Fox Mulder and Dana Scully]]. [[TheChick Cassie]] doesn't watch that show and [[BadLiar winds up claiming]] her name is Creator/CindyCrawford.

** {{Deconstructed}} in the ''Series/LeverageRedemption'' episode "The Belly of the Beast Job": The mark's new assistant is a ''Series/DoctorWho'' fan and immediately clocks Sophie's use of "Lethbridge-Stewart" as an alias. She warns her boss not to meet with a potential scammer, which derails the team's con. [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome With a show that popular, it was bound to happen eventually.]]

* The super spy known only as <Twilight> from ''Anime/SpyXFamily'' frequently uses aliases [[MeaningfulName based on deception]]. His cover identity during the events of the series is Loid ''Forger'', and his previous names include Twain ''Foney'' and Roland ''Spoof''y.

** This naming scheme was parodied in an issue of [[ComicBook/IncredibleHulk The Incredible Hulk comicbook]] published when the TV series was current. Doctor Robert Bruce Banner went into a Swiss clinic and said "My name is David [[Creator/BillBixby Bixby]]. I'm looking for a cure".

* Mr Green's aliases in ''Webcomic/SkinHorse'' all contain a colour ([[spoiler: Goldbug]], [[spoiler: Violet Bee]], [[spoiler: Dr Ao (Japanese for "blue")]] and [[spoiler: Ira ''Rose''enthal]]. [[spoiler: They are also the four colours of the different countries in the Literature/LandOfOz: yellow Winkies, purple Gillikins, blue Munchkins and red Quadlings, with the Emerald City in the centre.]]

* In ''Film/TheAccountant'', the protagonist uses the names of mathematicians as aliases, [[spoiler:including the name Christian Wolff]].

Can overlap with ThisIsMyNameOnForeign if the character makes a habit of using foreign language versions of the same name. Or SignificantAnagram is they use different anagrams of their actual name. Or CharacterNameAlias if they use the names of real or fictional characters that fit a theme. At its simplest, it might just be always using the same initials.

** Once Castiel figures this out, he starts using celebrity names too, except his theme seems to be "extremely obvious super-famous female pop star" . One time he tells the local police to expect FBI Agents [[Music/BritneySpears Spears]] and [[Music/ChristinaAguilera Aguilera]]. In a later episode, he introduces himself as Agent [[Music/{{Beyonce}} ]] (Crowley, who is tagging along with Castiel jokes that being with Agent Beyonce would make him [[Music/JayZ Jay-Z]]), and one time he and Jack go undercover as Agents [[Music/TaylorSwift Swift]] and [[Music/DemiLovato Lovato]].

* A RunningGag on ''Series/{{Supernatural}}''. Sam & Dean's undercover aliases are almost always some sort of ShoutOut, mostly to rock stars (like Catholic priests [[Music/{{KISS}} Father Simmons and Father Frehley]]). Their names are almost always related to each other too, like [[Franchise/StarWars Agents Ford & Hamill]] from the US Fish & Wildlife Service. It's been [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] a few times, like when somebody pointed out that Agents Tyler and Perry remind him of [[Music/{{Aerosmith}}]], or fans of the InUniverse series of books that have been written about them parodying the gag (two guys role-playing as the Winchesters introduce themselves as FBI Agents [[Music/TheBeatles Lennon and McCartney]]) but sometimes the aliases are so obvious it makes you wonder how people can possibly not see through them (like [[Film/TheAvengers2012 Stark and Banner]] or [[Music/{{Nirvana}} Grohl and Cobain]].

* A RunningGag on ''Series/{{Supernatural}}''. Sam & Dean's undercover aliases are almost always some sort of ShoutOut, mostly to rock stars (like Catholic priests [[Music/{{KISS}} Father Simmons and Father Frehley]]). Their names are almost always related to each other too, like [[Franchise/StarWars Agents Ford & Hamill]] from the US Fish & Wildlife Service. It's been [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] a few times, like when somebody pointed out that Agents Tyler and Perry remind him of [[Music/{{Aerosmith}} ]], or fans of the InUniverse series of books that have been written about them parodying the gag (two guys role-playing as the Winchesters introduce themselves as FBI Agents [[Music/TheBeatles Lennon and McCartney]]) but sometimes the aliases are so obvious it makes you wonder how people can possibly not see through them (like [[Film/TheAvengers2012 Stark and Banner]] or [[Music/{{Nirvana}} Grohl and Cobain]].