Line #12 LastNameBasis/FanWorks


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6	Examples of the LastNameBasis in FanWorks.
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9	* ''Fanfic/BasilsAmericanTail'' goes with the {{Fanon}} that his first name is actually Sherringford (a MythologyGag for ''Franchise/SherlockHolmes''). He prefers being addressed by "Basil" instead.
10	* ''Fanfic/BecauseImNotPopularIllTryToGoOutWithAHero'' has Venom only refer to Peter by his last name.
11	* In Sam's dialogue and even narration in ''Fanfic/CrossCases'', he defaults to referring to everyone new that he meets over the course of the story by surname and usually title, including Harry. Murphy even becomes 'Ms. Murphy', and he only ever calls Harry 'Dresden', despite striking up a pretty good friendship with the guy.
12	* ''Fanfic/InfinityTrainBlossomverse'': If a story has Paul London in it, he usually goes by his last name. Also a OneSteveLimit since there's another [[Anime/PokemonTheSeriesDiamondAndPearl Paul]] that's traversing the Train. Lampshaded in ''Fanfic/InfinityTrainVoyageOfWisteria'' when Amelia asks for Paul and London looks up and she has to clarify with "The one with purple hair."
13	* In ''Fanfic/NeitherABirdNorAPlaneItsDeku'', only a handful of characters have addressed Izuku by his given name: his parents, [[spoiler:Firestorm, and Alexis Luthor]]. The rest address him as "Midoriya" except for Bakugou, who calls him "Deku". This is particularly noticeable when Izuku is conversing with his parents, as he's still referred to in the narration as "Midoriya" even as his parents are referred to by their given names.
14	* ''Fanfic/NoStarsInSight'': Despite living on an abandoned island for nearly forty years with Formora as the only person he's had any form of social contact with, Enduriel continues to address Formora by her family name, Láerdhon. This is meant to demonstrate the TeethClenchedTeamwork between the two.
15	* ''Fanfic/SOE2LoneHeirOfKrypton'': Section Two Chief Chiron is only known by his last name. Nobody refers to him by his name.
16	* ''Fanfic/TheSupermen'': Wesker is generally called by his surname, and seems to prefer this as he is annoyed by Superman constantly calling him "Albert".
17	* In ''Fanfic/WhiteDevilOfTheMoon'', Princess Serenity was reborn as Nanoha [[PointOfDivergence instead of]] Usagi. Without Usagi's influence, the Sailor Senshi haven't grown into TrueCompanions, and address each other by their surnames rather than given names. Hayate also refers to Mars as "Hino-san".
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19	[[AC:''Franchise/AceAttorney'']]
20	* ''Fanfic/TheDangerAndTheDamage'': Miles Edgeworth typically addresses others by their last names. ''Imminent Danger'' has him calling Phoenix "Wright" even as he makes an AnguishedDeclarationOfLove.
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22	[[AC:''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'']]
23	* Examples from ''Fanfic/TheCalvinverse'':
24	** ''Fanfic/CalvinAndHobbesIIIDoubleTrouble'' has two characters named Rupert Chill - one human, one alien. The human Chill goes by his last name to avert confusion.
25	** Dr. Brainstorm of ''Fanfic/CalvinAndHobbesTheSeries'' [[InvokedTrope insists on this]]. [[DefiedTrope It does]] [[DoNotCallMePaul not work]].
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27	[[AC:''Franchise/{{Danganronpa}}'']]
28	* ''Fanfic/DespairsLastResort'': Chiyo Ueda, Arata Miyazaki, and Kazumi Katsuya all do this. Chiyo does it out of politeness (and uses "Ms." or "Mr." on most people), while the other two out of rudeness. Chiyo makes an exception for her ChildhoodFriend Kumiko. [[spoiler:Shortly before Shizuka's execution, Kazumi starts referring to her by first name. Arata calls Takara by her first name after she figures out his crime, but it doesn't last long since he gets executed.]]
29	* In ''Fanfic/NewHopeUniversityMajorInMurder'', Earl Morale calls all his classmates by their last names. This ends up being an important clue in [[spoiler:finding out what he means when he writes "V's place" in his note - V stands for "Voss", as in Emily Voss, the Ultimate Astronomer (no one else has a name that starts with V)]].
30	* In ''Fanfic/WhereTalentGoesToDie'', most of the cast addresses each other this way, since they're Japanese high schoolers who have only just met each other[[note]]In reality, they've spent two years at the school together, but have forgotten this by the start of the killing game[[/note]]. [[EtiquetteNazi Mitamura]] in particular insists on being called "Mitamura-san," since she addresses all other classmates by their last names and "-san."
31	* ''Fanfic/WhereTalentGoesOnVacation'':
32	** Yukari Nagato, the class's teacher, uses last names and "-san" on everyone in the class out of politeness. Not even her daughter is an exception, and she insists that Chiyuri call her "Nagato-sensei" out of respect for her as a teacher, and keeping their professional and private lives separate.
33	** In a side story showing how the penultimate student council at Talent High School was elected, two of the outgoing student council members, Yukiko Mochizuki and Miko Yagami, call each other "Yagami-san" and "Mochizuki-san" despite having been friends since childhood and close enough to joke around with one another. They note that they feel too awkward with using FirstNameBasis on each other.
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35	[[AC:''Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon'']]
36	* ''Fanfic/FoxInTheBunnyhouse'': Judy constantly refers to Mr. Big and Mr. Manchas by their surnames, despite how the former is the grandfather of her goddaughter while the latter has served as her son's personal chauffer for seven years. However, when Mr. Manchas gets [[spoiler:shot with a night howler pellet]], she [[YouCalledMeXItMustBeSerious calls him Renato]].
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38	[[AC:''Franchise/DragonAge'']]
39	* As in [[VideoGame/DragonAgeII canon]], most characters in ''Fanfic/SkyholdAcademyYearbook'' address Marian Hawke by her surname only. Her sister Bethany, her close friend Cassandra, and her colleague Cullen are the only ones ever seen to call her by her first name.
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41	[[AC:''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'']]
42	* ''Fanfic/FrankieRules'': Herriman changes from calling Frankie "Miss Francis" to "Madame Foster" after she becomes the new owner of Foster's.
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44	[[AC:''VideoGame/FusionFall'']]
45	* ''Fanfic/InvisibleSun'': Professor Utonium's lack of a known given name is {{lampshade\|Hanging}}d when Dexter is asked Professor Utonium's name and can only think of "Professor".
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47	[[AC:''Franchise/HarryPotter'']]
48	* After her breakup with Severus in ''Fanfic/ThePeaceNotPromised'', Lily goes back to using his last name (whereas she would previously use an AffectionateNickname) in order to send a clear message that they're no longer friends.
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50	[[AC:''VideoGame/HotlineMiami'']]
51	* In the custom campaign series ''Cold War'', the protagonist John Whitefield hates his first name and ask to be called Whitefield.
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53	[[AC:''Literature/TheHungerGames'']]
54	* ''[[Creator/SetaSuzume Salvaged]]'': Johanna calls the other District 7 victors besides Blight (Kayta Hiro, Reinhold Meyer, and Khamphan "Champion" Larch) by their last names.
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56	[[AC:''Franchise/MassEffect'']]
57	* At least one fic {{justifie\|dTrope}}s Commander Shepard only being called by their rank or last name by explaining that no one (Shepard included) actually knows their first name.
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59	[[AC:''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'']]
60	* ''Fanfic/BackToUs'': During his first few meetings with Marinette, Adrien repeatedly addresses her as "Miss Dupain-Cheng", much to her [[BerserkButton mounting frustration]]. He finally drops it after she confronts him on the matter:
61	-->'''Marinette:''' If you're trying to be professional, fine, but leave it in the office. Outside of these industry walls, it's ''Marinette'', damn it.
62	* ''Fanfic/LadyBugOut'' revolves around Ladybug deciding to [[StartMyOwn start her own blog]] after Alya deliberately misrepresents what happened with Oblivio in order to [[ShipperWithAnAgenda push the LadyNoir ship]]. Alya treats this as though Ladybug betrayed ''her'' by exposing her lies. In ''Retired and Replaced'', she confronts Ladybug after learning she's chosen a new Fox hero; when the conversation ends, Ladybug simply states "Good-bye, Miss Cesaire," driving home how distant they've grown.
63	* ''Fanfic/{{The Wolves in the Woods\|MiraculousLadybug}}'': Chloé exclusively refers to Marinette as "Dupain-Cheng", even while complaining about how [[EveryoneHasStandards she didn't deserve]] how [[FairWeatherFriend Alya and the rest of the class treated her]].
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65	[[AC:''Franchise/MyHeroAcademia'']]
66	* In ''Fanfic/{{Anyone}}'', Shouto is Izuku's closest friend, and acts as his [[TheLancer Lancer]] and second-in-command in the titular organization. Yet the two of them still address each other by their last names.
67	* ''Fanfic/BurningEmbers'': Since Izuku [[PointOfDivergence doesn't have a Quirk here]], Tsuyu firmly believes that he's [[FantasticAbleism outright]] ''[[FantasticAbleism incapable]]'' of becoming a Pro Hero and should just give up. Since she told him this [[BrutalHonesty point blank to his face]], Izuku in turn is much colder towards her, addressing her exclusively by her surname Asui despite her repeatedly stating that she'd prefer everyone calling her by her given name.
68	* ''Fanfic/{{Haigha}}'': After deciding he's had enough of Katsuki's [[ItsAllAboutMe self-absorbed]], egotistical attitude, Izuku declares that he no longer sees him as a friend, dropping the "Kacchan" nickname and referring to him purely as Bakugou.
69	* ''Fanfic/{{Nutricula}}'': After learning the full extent of how Katsuki bullied Izuku, including how he [[SuicideDare goaded him to kill himself]], Eijirou drops his usual friendly nicknames and refers to him as Bakugou. Katsuki grimly recognizes this as a sign of how much respect his OnlyFriend lost for him.
70	* ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/51924004/chapters/131297110 Rise of the Demonic Hero]]'': After Izuku comes BackFromTheDead, he [[TranquilFury coldly addresses]] his [[WeUsedToBeFriends former friend]] turned [[BarbaricBully long-time abuser]] by his surname. When Katsuki demands to know ''why'', Izuku furiously points out that he's the ''reason'' why he died in the ''first place'':
71	-->'''Katsuki:''' Deku? Is it really you?\
72	'''Izuku:''' Yes, Bakugou, it is me.\
73	'''Katsuki:''' ''(recoiling)'' HUH? What's with this 'Bakugou' shit! Where's the 'Kaachan'!\
74	'''Izuku:''' 'Where's the Kaachan?' I'll tell you where the Kaachan is! He's dead! You stopped being Kaachan when you killed me!
75	* In the ''Fanfic/SleeperHitAU'', Katsuki repeatedly complains about Ejirou addressing him by the friendly nickname 'Bakubro'. When Katsuki declares that he wishes Izuku had ''taken his advice'' back when he told him to "[[SuicideDare take a swan dive off the roof]]", Ejirou is so disgusted that he [[FriendlyAddressPrivileges drops the nickname]] and coldly [[WhatTheHellHero calls him out]] as "Bakugou".
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77	[[AC:''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'']]
78	* ''Fanfic/ChrysalisVisitsTheHague'': The lawyer Alexander Estermann keeps this going, much to the point that the ''narration'' sticks to just referring to him as Estermann, reflecting his somewhat stuck-up professionalistic nature.
79	* ''Fanfic/RainbowDoubleDashsLunaverse'': In "Nightmares Yet to Come", Midnight tends to refer to ponies by their second name exclusively (though apparently if they have a title, she'll use that as well). Her introduction mentions she does this to Trixie, who ''hates'' being called by her last name of Lulamoon due to childhood taunting, despite many attempts on Trixie's part to get her to do otherwise. So far, what she does with ponies who have only one name (like Applejack, or Raindrops) is unclear.
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81	[[AC:''Franchise/{{Naruto}}'']]
82	* ''Fanfic/ACaseStudyInTheSturdinessOfTheRookie9'': Kakashi addresses his students [[TeamMemberInTheAdaptation Chouji and Shino]] by their surnames, while calling Sakura "Pinkie". This spurs her to question whether he's ''bothered'' to learn their given names. Scenes from [[SwitchingPOV his perspective]] reveal that she's right on the money; Kakashi isn't sure ''what'' their names are, but he knows what clans the boys are from, while her hair stands out to him.
83	* In ''Fanfic/UchibiSasuke'', Sakura calls Sasuke "Uchiha-san" at his request, as he prefers the extra formality.
84	* ''Fanfic/{{What You Knead\|Naruto}}'': Kakashi [[PointOfDivergence retired from ANBU and active service]] in order to open the Ryouken Bakery, though he [[InSpiteOfANail still gets tapped as Team Seven's jounin instructor]]. While Zabuza still ''vaguely'' recognizes him, he's not quite as familiar with his name since Kakashi hasn't built up as much of a reputation, so he ends up addressing him by his surname, Hatake.
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86	[[AC:''Franchise/NeonGenesisEvangelion'']]
87	* Rei tells Kaworu to call her by her last name in chapter 11 of ''Fanfic/AdviceAndTrust'' [[spoiler:since she lost all her memories of him after dying in the battle against the 16th angel (her latest memory backup having been just before meeting him)]].
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89	[[AC:''WesternAnimation/TheOctonauts'']]
90	* In the ''Fanfic/JuniorOfficers'' chapter "Heal", it's revealed that [[spoiler:Shellington]] chooses to go by his surname instead of his first name ([[spoiler:Oliver]]) because he believes he won't be taken seriously with his first name.
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92	[[AC:''Franchise/OnePiece'']]
93	* ''Fanfic/ThisBites'': Partially due to having a different naming convention, all of the Straw Hats call Cross by his last name instead of Jeremiah. This is also on account of Cross much preferring to be referred to as his last name instead of Jeremiah, or any variation thereof.
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95	[[AC:''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'']]
96	* In the Delia/Giovanni oneshot ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/337881 Frayed Ends]]'', Delia notes that she's always been uncomfortable using Giovanni's first name. She instead prefers his last name, Giovanni.
97	* In ''Fanfic/TheStoryOfSilverKetchum'', Daenae Malcom goes by [[GenderBlenderName her]] surname "Malcom".
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99	[[AC:''VideoGame/{{Portal}}'']]
100	* ''Fanfic/BlueSkyWaffles'' justifies this with Wheatley. [[spoiler:His BrainUploading caused him to forget most of his previous life, including his full name. Caroline later on reveals that his full name is ''Stephen'' Wheatley.]]
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102	[[AC:ProfessionalWrestling]]
103	* In ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/14997911/chapters/34760702 The Horsewomen Of Las Vegas]]'', Wrestling/CharlotteFlair addresses almost everyone by their last names.
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105	[[AC:RealPersonFic]]
106	* In ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/21828973?view_full_work=true Just Taken]]'', [[Music/SpiceGirls Mel and Emma]] addresses Melanie's mum as Mrs. O'Neil instead of Joan.
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108	[[AC:''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'']]
109	* In ''Webcomic/RWBYAUBirds'', RebelliousPrincess Weiss calls Blake by her surname "Belladonna".
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111	[[AC:''Franchise/StarWars'']]
112	* ''Fanfic/TarkinsFist'': Most characters refer to Justin Mallory exclusively as Mallory or Mal. The use of his first name, Justin, by his brother Cale is explicitly noted by Mallory himself to sound odd, since everyone refers to him by his last name.
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114	[[AC:''WesternAnimation/StormHawks'']]
115	* ''Fanfic/TheStrengthInWeakness'': Master Cyclonis prefers going by her last name rather than being addressed as "Lark".
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117	[[AC:''Franchise/TouhouProject'']]
118	* In the ''Fanfic/Gensokyo20XX'' series, we have this to somewhat the case with Mokou who is nicknamed "Huzi", being that her last name, Fujiwara, is alternatively pronounced and spelled Huziwara, leading for her nickname to be Huzi and she is usually referred to as such. Apparently, an age-regressed Reimu thinks her first name is her last name.
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120	[[AC:''Franchise/YuGiOh'']]
121	* ''Fanfic/BeingDeadAintEasy'': Almost everyone Seto Kaiba knows refers to him exclusively by his last name. Kaiba does the same to everyone ''he'' addresses.
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Context LastNameBasis / FanWorks