Anime and Manga
Alright! Ageha will give it a try!
— Ageha Hijiri, Hirogaru Sky! Pretty Cure
Comic Books
Caesar: A few commentaries: After Vercingetorix's defeat, he threw down his weapons at the feet of the glorious leader who conquered Gaul. All of it? No! One small village of barbarians dared, and dares still, to resist him!
Roman #1: Who's he talking about?
Roman #2: Himself. He always refers to himself in third person.
Roman #1: He's great!
Caesar: Who is?
Roman #1: Well... you!
Caesar: Ah. Him!
Roman #1: Who's he talking about?
Roman #2: Himself. He always refers to himself in third person.
Roman #1: He's great!
Caesar: Who is?
Roman #1: Well... you!
Caesar: Ah. Him!
— Asterix
Comic Strips
Rat: You're not a somebody until you refer to yourself in the third person.
Goat: That doesn't make you a somebody. It just makes you a self-centered idiot.
Rat: You've upset the rat.
Goat: That doesn't make you a somebody. It just makes you a self-centered idiot.
Rat: You've upset the rat.
Fan Works
Tokio: What do you feel right now?
Specter/Easter:Explanation We... don't know. Maybe a little confused, maybe a little scared... but perhaps happy? Like it feels so natural for us to be like this. You don't have to worry about me... us.
Gladion: Specter, you're addressing yourself in third-person. I think we should be concerned about this.
Specter/Easter:Explanation We... don't know. Maybe a little confused, maybe a little scared... but perhaps happy? Like it feels so natural for us to be like this. You don't have to worry about me... us.
Gladion: Specter, you're addressing yourself in third-person. I think we should be concerned about this.
"Yay! Baby Mawio weady to wace!"
— Baby Mario, The Season's My Reason
"Never trust someone who refers to herself in the third person."
— Gali Gee, Tangled Web
Film—Animated
Solomon Grundy: [after getting hit with tear gas] Grundy don't feel so good.
Batman: [gets ready to punch him] Grundy is about to feel a whole lot worse!
Batman: [gets ready to punch him] Grundy is about to feel a whole lot worse!
Film—Live-Action
Kurt: I want you to bail on Good Burger and come work for me at Mondo Burger. You make your sauce for Kurt.
Ed: Who's Kurt?
Kurt: I'm Kurt!
Ed: I'm Ed.
Kurt: I'm aware!
Ed: You said you were Kurt!
Ed: Who's Kurt?
Kurt: I'm Kurt!
Ed: I'm Ed.
Kurt: I'm aware!
Ed: You said you were Kurt!
Literature
"Have you not noticed before now, that babies and babyish people who cannot distinguish themselves from the world, speak of themselves in the Third Person?"
— The Sphere, Flatland
"Plus, you should always be suspicious of a guy who refers to himself in the third person. Just saying."
— J.R. Ward, in the afterword to Signet Classics' centennial edition of The Phantom of the Opera, referring to Erik's use of this trope
"You're starting to talk about yourself in third person. That's not a sign of impending megalomania or anything."
— Simon, The Mortal Instruments
Live-Action TV
"You're always going 'Bob Dole does this' and 'Bob Dole does that.' That's simply not something Bob Dole does!"
— Bob Dole, Saturday Night Live
Nicolaus: Henceforth, you are to refer to yourself only in the third person.
Caesar: Right, OK, so I... what?
Nicolaus: No!
Caesar: What?
Nicolaus: Instead of saying "I'm listening", you say "Caesar is listening" or "Caesar listens" it makes you seem more...
Caesar: Mental?
Nicolaus: Important!
Caesar: Right, OK, so I... what?
Nicolaus: No!
Caesar: What?
Nicolaus: Instead of saying "I'm listening", you say "Caesar is listening" or "Caesar listens" it makes you seem more...
Caesar: Mental?
Nicolaus: Important!
"The Bunk is strictly a suit-and-tie motherfucker."
— Bunk Moreland, The Wire
Dr. Lutz: May I ask you something? Why do you insist on referring to yourself in the third person? It is intensely irritating.
Hercule Poirot: Because, Dr. Lutz, it helps Poirot achieve a healthy distance from his genius.
Hercule Poirot: Because, Dr. Lutz, it helps Poirot achieve a healthy distance from his genius.
— Poirot, "The Labours of Hercules"
Jerry: Hey, by the way, did you ever call that guy from the health club?
Elaine: Oh yeah! Jimmy!
Jerry: Jimmy? That's the guy?
Elaine: Yeah!
Jerry: I can't believe you're going out with him.
Elaine: Why?
Jerry: I dunno. He's so strange.
Elaine: How so?
Jerry: Did you notice he always refers to himself in the third person? "Jimmy can dunk. Jimmy's new in town. Jimmy will see you later."
Elaine: No, no ... that's not him. That's the guy who gave me ... Jimmy's number.
Jerry: That's Jimmy. That's the way he talks!
Elaine: Oh yeah! Jimmy!
Jerry: Jimmy? That's the guy?
Elaine: Yeah!
Jerry: I can't believe you're going out with him.
Elaine: Why?
Jerry: I dunno. He's so strange.
Elaine: How so?
Jerry: Did you notice he always refers to himself in the third person? "Jimmy can dunk. Jimmy's new in town. Jimmy will see you later."
Elaine: No, no ... that's not him. That's the guy who gave me ... Jimmy's number.
Jerry: That's Jimmy. That's the way he talks!
Music
And she refers to herself in the third person
so she can forget that she's me
so she can forget that she's me
— Emilie Autumn, Opheliac
Yes, Bob Dole lost the election. And Bob Dole also lost the ability to refer to Bob Dole in the first person.
Professional Wrestling
Oh no, you don't boo The Rock! Look at you, fatty! The Rock gets more pie in a week than you get in a lifetime. But there's one thing that bothered The Rock more than that. It was at RAW's 10th Anniversary that the people did not vote for The Rock to be Superstar Of The Decade. You voted for "Stone Cold" Steve Austin. Oh yeah yeah yeah, The Rock knows: Everyone loves Stone Cold Steve Austin. Yeah! Yeah, well, The Rock... The Rock doesn't love Stone Cold. As a matter of fact, Stone Cold Steve Austin is nothing, and The Rock means nothing, compared to The Rock.
—The Rock addresses Toronto, Feb. 24, 2003
Tabletop Games
"Mark does so love writing in third person."
— Mark Rosewater, Magic: The Gathering, "Feeling Blue
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"Video Games
"The Fact Sphere is not defective. Its facts are wholly accurate and very interesting."
— Fact Sphere, Portal 2
"Pommy's name is Pommy."
— Pommy, Bomberman 64: The Second Attack
PC: I command you to stop referring to yourself in the third person.
Zaxis: Zaxis... does not understand. Who is this "third person?"
Zaxis: Zaxis... does not understand. Who is this "third person?"
"Tao is Taokaka."
— Taokaka, BlazBlue
"Mundo says his own name a lot, or else he forgets! Has happened before."
— Dr. Mundo, League of Legends
"Ah, La Hire wishes to kill something."
— La Hire, Age of Empires II
Count Bleck: Your princess has been taken... by Count Bleck!
Bowser: You... Wait, by WHO!?
Count Bleck: By me...Count Bleck! The chosen executor of the Dark Prognosticus...is Count Bleck! The fine fellow prophesied to come to this dimension...is also Count Bleck!
Bowser: I'll tell you who doesn't make even a little bit of sense...Count Bleck!
Bowser: You... Wait, by WHO!?
Count Bleck: By me...Count Bleck! The chosen executor of the Dark Prognosticus...is Count Bleck! The fine fellow prophesied to come to this dimension...is also Count Bleck!
Bowser: I'll tell you who doesn't make even a little bit of sense...Count Bleck!
"I assist only the strong and able! That's Porky."
— Porky Minch, EarthBound (1994)
"Visitors... Ralph doesn't like visitors! They're nasty! They may hurt Ralph!"
— Ralph, Detroit: Become Human
Moxie: What the heck is Moxie s'posed to do with all this serious stuff going on...? I'm out of my element... Really third wheelin' it out here... Not that Moxie's self-conscious about that sort of thing anymore!
Powder: Hey. Why do you talk to yourself in third person?
Moxie: None of your business!!
Powder: Alright... Sheesh.
Powder: Hey. Why do you talk to yourself in third person?
Moxie: None of your business!!
Powder: Alright... Sheesh.
Webcomics
Rarity: Why is [Trixie] speaking in third person?
Pinkie: She must be totally crazy.
Twilight: Look who's talking.
Pinkie: She must be totally crazy.
Twilight: Look who's talking.
Web Original
"It's a little known fact that talking about oneself in the first person was only first invented by Ayn Rand for the 1957 novel Atlas Shrugged. Before that, it was just considered rude."
— Jordon Davis, The Agony Booth
"David Arquette is an actor, writer, director and producer whose unique sensibility makes him one of the most versatile talents working in the entertainment industry today, able to segue from comedy to drama with extraordinary ease. This makes David Arquette extremely uncomfortable, because of the fact that he is writing this bio himself and it seems arrogant to boast about his incredible talents in such a way while also referring to himself in the third person."
— David Arquette's bio on the website for Scream 4
"268: Mr. Welch is not allowed to speak in third person."
Phoenix: Who was that?
Twilight: She's a traveling performer named Trixie.
Phoenix: I kind of got her name down a long time ago, she only said it about a dozen times...
Twilight: She's a traveling performer named Trixie.
Phoenix: I kind of got her name down a long time ago, she only said it about a dozen times...
"Oh no! Johnny Steps is losing! And that's me!"
"The Batter has no time for your silly antics. The Batter must find his way out of here. The Batter must escape your maze. The Batter must stop referring to himself in the third person so that the Batter can lead a normal life, and maybe then, the Batter can stop purifying everybody that he sees."
— Markiplier playing Off
"If I, Dio, want to make sure that the stone mask will kill Jonathan, then I, Dio, will need to test it on a live subject."
— Dio Brando, Jo Jos Bizarre Adventure Abridged, Episode 2
Western Animation
"James Cameron doesn't do what James Cameron does for James Cameron. James Cameron does what James Cameron does because James Cameron is James Cameron."
The Boulder: The Boulder feels conflicted about fighting a young, blind girl.
Toph Beifong: Sounds to me like you're scared, Boulder!
The Boulder: [beat] The Boulder is over his conflicted feelings, and now he's ready to bury you in a rock-a-lanche!
Toph Beifong: Sounds to me like you're scared, Boulder!
The Boulder: [beat] The Boulder is over his conflicted feelings, and now he's ready to bury you in a rock-a-lanche!
Mysterio: You dare call Mysterio a magician? Fool! Mysterio is no illusionist playing parlor tricks! Mysterio is the master of the arcane arts!
Spider-Man: Seems to me "Mysterio" is the master of talking about himself in the third person.
Spider-Man: Seems to me "Mysterio" is the master of talking about himself in the third person.
Disco Stu: So, do you party?
Marge: You mean like a hats and noisemakers kind of party?
Disco Stu: Sure, baby, whatever your trip is. Disco Stu wants you to be comfortable while he does his thing.
Marge: Who's Disco Stu?
Marge: You mean like a hats and noisemakers kind of party?
Disco Stu: Sure, baby, whatever your trip is. Disco Stu wants you to be comfortable while he does his thing.
Marge: Who's Disco Stu?
"Ice Bear wants justice."
— Ice Bear, We Bare Bears, "Our Stuff"
Duke Baloney: So, what brings you to South Africa?
Scrooge: Let's just say a certain savvy Scotsman got the Rain Queen of Balobedu to make the Sahara Desert a little less dry. Just another day at the office for Scrooge McDuck.
Duke Baloney: Must be a big deal if you're referring to yourself in the third person. You know, Duke Baloney is kind of a big deal, too. He's got tons of plans to make him the richest duck in the world!
Scrooge: Let's just say a certain savvy Scotsman got the Rain Queen of Balobedu to make the Sahara Desert a little less dry. Just another day at the office for Scrooge McDuck.
Duke Baloney: Must be a big deal if you're referring to yourself in the third person. You know, Duke Baloney is kind of a big deal, too. He's got tons of plans to make him the richest duck in the world!
— DuckTales (2017), "The Ballad of Duke Baloney!"
R'Qazz: R'Qazz can control animals.
Skeletor: Who's R'Qazz?
R'Qazz: R'Qazz is R'Qazz.
Skeletor: ...Oh, I see, it's a whole thing. Yeah. I can respect that.
Skeletor: Who's R'Qazz?
R'Qazz: R'Qazz is R'Qazz.
Skeletor: ...Oh, I see, it's a whole thing. Yeah. I can respect that.
Sonic: Yeah! Sonic's back, baby!
Amy: Don't refer to yourself in the third person. It's creepy.
Knuckles: Yeah. Knuckles hates that.
Amy: Don't refer to yourself in the third person. It's creepy.
Knuckles: Yeah. Knuckles hates that.
— Sonic Boom, "Sole Power"
