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* '''Inverted''': A werewolf is named Silver.[[note]]A common weakness in fictional werewolves; a silver bullet is usually the only thing that can kill them.[[/note]]
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* '''Inverted''': '''Inverted''':
** A werewolf is named Silver.[[note]]A common weakness in fictional werewolves; a silver bullet is usually the only thing that can kill them.[[/note]][[/note]]
** A werebeast has a name based on whatever species they are when ''not'' in werebeast form.
** A werewolf is named Silver.[[note]]A common weakness in fictional werewolves; a silver bullet is usually the only thing that can kill them.
** A werebeast has a name based on whatever species they are when ''not'' in werebeast form.
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'''Parodied''':
** Bob is bitten by a werewolf, and the first thing he does is legally change his name to Wolfgang Fenrir Lupus-Romulus because "that's what werewolves do".
** Wolfgang tries to live up to his name by turning himself into a werewolf. He gets a werewolf to bite him... and ends up turning into a were-''coyote'' instead, much to his chagrin.
* '''Zig-Zagged''':???Sometimes werewolves have themed names, and sometimes they don't.
** Bob is bitten by a werewolf, and the first thing he does is legally change his name to Wolfgang Fenrir Lupus-Romulus because "that's what werewolves do".
** Wolfgang tries to live up to his name by turning himself into a werewolf. He gets a werewolf to bite him... and ends up turning into a were-''coyote'' instead, much to his chagrin.
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* '''Implied''':
** Whether or not Wolfgang actually is a werewolf is unknown, but he certainly acts like one.
** Wolfgang is TheGhost, but characters do mention that he is a werewolf.
** Whether or not Wolfgang actually is a werewolf is unknown, but he certainly acts like one.
** Wolfgang is TheGhost, but characters do mention that he is a werewolf.
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** Same idea, but with a [[OurWerebeastsAreDifferent werebeast]] instead of a werewolf. For instance, a were-owl named Nascha.[[note]]A Navajo name meaning owl[[/note]]
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** Same idea, but with a different [[OurWerebeastsAreDifferent werebeast]] instead of a werewolf. For instance, a were-owl named Nascha.[[note]]A Nascha[[note]]A Navajo name meaning owl[[/note]]owl[[/note]], or a were-lion named Leo.
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** The name is not actually connected with wolves or the moon, but with other well-known fictional werewolves, such as a werewolf named Lawrence[[note]]A reference to Lawrence Talbot of the original Wolf Man movie[[/note]].
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* '''Lampshaded''': ???"See, you can tell he's a werewolf because his name is Wolfgang."
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* '''Discussed''': ???"Does every werewolf have a name like Wolfgang Fenrir Lupus-Romulus, or is that just you?"
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'''Basic Trope''': Werewolves with wolf-themed (and sometimes moon-themed) names.
* '''Straight''': Wolfgang is a werewolf.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** All of the werewolves have wolf-themed/moon-themed names.
** Wolfgang's full name is Wolfgang Fenrir Lupus-Romulus.
* '''Downplayed''':
** Same idea, but with a [[OurWerebeastsAreDifferent werebeast]] instead of a werewolf. For instance, a were-owl named Nascha.[[note]]A Navajo name meaning owl[[/note]]
** A name that is [[AlliterativeName alliterative]] with wolf, such as Walter.
* '''Justified''':
** Wolfgang is a werewolf by his heritage.
** Wolfgang's name happens to be a PropheticName.
** Simply put, Wolfgang is just a name and he just happened to become a werewolf at some point in his life.
** Wolfgang [[MeaningfulRename changed his name]] after turning into a werewolf.
* '''Inverted''': A werewolf is named Silver.[[note]]A common weakness in fictional werewolves; a silver bullet is usually the only thing that can kill them.[[/note]]
* '''Subverted''':
** Wolfgang reveals he's really not a werewolf after all; he's just thought to be one because he's hairy, sometimes acts like a wolf, and usually goes missing on full moons.
** Wolfgang is a werewolf... but it's not his real name.
** Wolfgang isn't actually a were''wolf''. He's a were-crocodile.
* '''Double Subverted''':
** He was lying.
** He becomes a werewolf at some other point.
** He changed his name.
** Wolfgang is a shapeshifter that also happens to be a werewolf; his form as a crocodile was just one of the forms he could use.
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* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': Werewolves are not given any specifically themed names.
* '''Enforced''': To establish early on that Wolfgang is a werewolf.
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''':
** Wolfgang is a werewolf by heritage. His parents named him accordingly.
** Wolfgang changes his name after becoming a werewolf.
** Wolfgang tries to live up to his name by turning himself into a werewolf somehow.
* '''Exploited''': Because of his name, characters can easily tell that Wolfgang is a werewolf and act accordingly.
* '''Defied''': The werewolf is named Andy. He decides that he will not rename himself.
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': "I wonder why so many werewolves have wolf-themed or moon-themed names in fiction. Is it like they knew they were gonna be werewolves or something?"
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* '''Straight''': Wolfgang is a werewolf.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** All of the werewolves have wolf-themed/moon-themed names.
** Wolfgang's full name is Wolfgang Fenrir Lupus-Romulus.
* '''Downplayed''':
** Same idea, but with a [[OurWerebeastsAreDifferent werebeast]] instead of a werewolf. For instance, a were-owl named Nascha.[[note]]A Navajo name meaning owl[[/note]]
** A name that is [[AlliterativeName alliterative]] with wolf, such as Walter.
* '''Justified''':
** Wolfgang is a werewolf by his heritage.
** Wolfgang's name happens to be a PropheticName.
** Simply put, Wolfgang is just a name and he just happened to become a werewolf at some point in his life.
** Wolfgang [[MeaningfulRename changed his name]] after turning into a werewolf.
* '''Inverted''': A werewolf is named Silver.[[note]]A common weakness in fictional werewolves; a silver bullet is usually the only thing that can kill them.[[/note]]
* '''Subverted''':
** Wolfgang reveals he's really not a werewolf after all; he's just thought to be one because he's hairy, sometimes acts like a wolf, and usually goes missing on full moons.
** Wolfgang is a werewolf... but it's not his real name.
** Wolfgang isn't actually a were''wolf''. He's a were-crocodile.
* '''Double Subverted''':
** He was lying.
** He becomes a werewolf at some other point.
** He changed his name.
** Wolfgang is a shapeshifter that also happens to be a werewolf; his form as a crocodile was just one of the forms he could use.
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': Werewolves are not given any specifically themed names.
* '''Enforced''': To establish early on that Wolfgang is a werewolf.
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''':
** Wolfgang is a werewolf by heritage. His parents named him accordingly.
** Wolfgang changes his name after becoming a werewolf.
** Wolfgang tries to live up to his name by turning himself into a werewolf somehow.
* '''Exploited''': Because of his name, characters can easily tell that Wolfgang is a werewolf and act accordingly.
* '''Defied''': The werewolf is named Andy. He decides that he will not rename himself.
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': "I wonder why so many werewolves have wolf-themed or moon-themed names in fiction. Is it like they knew they were gonna be werewolves or something?"
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%% * '''Reconstructed''': ???
%% * '''Played for Laughs''': ???
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