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* '''Discussed''': "I have never been able to understand the kind of "[[Literature/HarryPotter I Am Lord Voldemort]]" crap that makes [[Manga/MyHeroAcademia someone decide to use the same slur he's been called every single day for ten years as a sobriquet]]. I just don't. I never will." "[[ThePowerOfLove A pretty girl did the wordplay]]." "[[VoodooShark It's an explanation. I just don't think it's a good one]]."
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* '''Discussed''': "I have never been able to understand the kind of "[[Literature/HarryPotter I Am Lord Voldemort]]" mental gymnastics… word soup… crap that makes [[Manga/MyHeroAcademia someone decide to use the same slur he's been called every single day for ten years as a sobriquet]]. I just don't. I never will." "[[ThePowerOfLove A pretty girl did the wordplay]]." "[[VoodooShark It's an explanation. I just don't think it's a good one]]."
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* '''Discussed''': "I have never been able to understand the kind of "[[Literature/HarryPotter I Am Lord Voldemort]]" crap that makes [[Manga/MyHeroAcademia someone decide to use the same slur he's been called every single day for ten years as a sobriquet]]. I just don't. I never will." "[[ThePowerOfLove A pretty girl did the wordplay]]." "[[VoodooShark I don't think that's a good explanation, either]]."
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* '''Discussed''': "I have never been able to understand the kind of "[[Literature/HarryPotter I Am Lord Voldemort]]" crap that makes [[Manga/MyHeroAcademia someone decide to use the same slur he's been called every single day for ten years as a sobriquet]]. I just don't. I never will." "[[ThePowerOfLove A pretty girl did the wordplay]]." "[[VoodooShark It's an explanation. I just don't think that's it's a good explanation, either]].one]]."
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* '''Discussed''': ???"I have never been able to understand the kind of "[[Literature/HarryPotter I Am Lord Voldemort]]" crap that makes [[Manga/MyHeroAcademia someone decide to use the same slur he's been called every single day for ten years as a sobriquet]]. I just don't. I never will." "[[ThePowerOfLove A pretty girl did the wordplay]]." "[[VoodooShark I don't think that's a good explanation, either]]."
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'''Basic Trope''': A character takes their alias/name from an insult, mispronunciation, or nickname.
* '''Straight''': Alex gets called "a monstrosity" as a result of his unnatural powers. After becoming a supervillain, he adopts "Monstrosity" as his alias.
* '''Exaggerated''': All of the characters get their aliases this way.
* '''Downplayed''':
** Alex chooses "Monster" as his alias, as inspiration from "monstrosity".
** Alex doesn't necessarily mind the alias, but he doesn't use it himself.
* '''Justified''':
** Alex wanted to show that [[InsultBackfire insults don't bother him]].
** Someone mispronounced Alex's alias. He realized that people are more likely to understand that word, so he goes with it.
** Alex genuinely liked the name idea.
* '''Inverted''': Alex is vehemently against using the "supervillain name" that the media came up with for him, to the point in which it's his BerserkButton.
* '''Subverted''': Other people start using the term "Monstrosity", but it turns out Alex himself doesn't really like the name.
* '''Double Subverted''':
** It eventually grows on him, though.
** A section on the news later calls Alex "Eldritch". He likes the sound of that one better.
* '''Parodied''': Alex makes his supervillain name "BigStupidDoodooHead" because the mean kid at school called him that once.
* '''Zig-Zagged''': There are several names that people come up with for Alex. He likes and uses a few of them, but there are others he dislikes.
* '''Averted''':
** Alex doesn't like being called a monstrosity, so he doesn't call himself one.
** Alex ends up choosing the nickname Monstrosity himself.
* '''Enforced''':
** "We're using ComicBookMoviesDontUseCodenames for our movie, but we should put in a MythologyGag that comic fans will recognize. How do we establish that Alex is the Monstrosity?" "Let's have someone else in the story come up with the name for him."
* '''Lampshaded''': "Didn't someone call you that as an insult once?"
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': Alex decides that he doesn't want to use this alias, and may even forbid others from calling him that.
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
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%% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion:
%% * '''Implied''': ???
%% * '''Deconstructed''': ???
%% * '''Reconstructed''': ???
%% * '''Played for Laughs''': ???
%% * '''Played for Drama''': ???
%% * '''Played for Horror''': ???
* '''Straight''': Alex gets called "a monstrosity" as a result of his unnatural powers. After becoming a supervillain, he adopts "Monstrosity" as his alias.
* '''Exaggerated''': All of the characters get their aliases this way.
* '''Downplayed''':
** Alex chooses "Monster" as his alias, as inspiration from "monstrosity".
** Alex doesn't necessarily mind the alias, but he doesn't use it himself.
* '''Justified''':
** Alex wanted to show that [[InsultBackfire insults don't bother him]].
** Someone mispronounced Alex's alias. He realized that people are more likely to understand that word, so he goes with it.
** Alex genuinely liked the name idea.
* '''Inverted''': Alex is vehemently against using the "supervillain name" that the media came up with for him, to the point in which it's his BerserkButton.
* '''Subverted''': Other people start using the term "Monstrosity", but it turns out Alex himself doesn't really like the name.
* '''Double Subverted''':
** It eventually grows on him, though.
** A section on the news later calls Alex "Eldritch". He likes the sound of that one better.
* '''Parodied''': Alex makes his supervillain name "BigStupidDoodooHead" because the mean kid at school called him that once.
* '''Zig-Zagged''': There are several names that people come up with for Alex. He likes and uses a few of them, but there are others he dislikes.
* '''Averted''':
** Alex doesn't like being called a monstrosity, so he doesn't call himself one.
** Alex ends up choosing the nickname Monstrosity himself.
* '''Enforced''':
** "We're using ComicBookMoviesDontUseCodenames for our movie, but we should put in a MythologyGag that comic fans will recognize. How do we establish that Alex is the Monstrosity?" "Let's have someone else in the story come up with the name for him."
* '''Lampshaded''': "Didn't someone call you that as an insult once?"
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': Alex decides that he doesn't want to use this alias, and may even forbid others from calling him that.
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
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%% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion:
%% * '''Implied''': ???
%% * '''Deconstructed''': ???
%% * '''Reconstructed''': ???
%% * '''Played for Laughs''': ???
%% * '''Played for Drama''': ???
%% * '''Played for Horror''': ???
