Later, it's also shown that this reflects his change in summon: since Orochimaru was permanently sealed he couldn't use snakes anymore, so he switched to hawks. This also ties in with Sasuke's earlier mention of the story of a snake that sought to fly by raising a baby bird, only to get eaten instead, as well as Tobi suggesting that Sasuke would one day stop being a snake and take flight as a hawk. Sasuke renames his team from "Snake" to "Hawk" when he changes his goal to destroying Konoha.Bonus points for her being a Unison Device, one specifically designed to boost the wielder's power by merging with her. In Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's, The Book of Darkness, previously known as the Tome of the Night Sky before it got corrupted, is renamed "Reinforce" by Hayate for being one who supports and protects others.Hakuron's Japanese mistress Kurumi Akino gets the Chinese name "Qiuye Laishi", which is the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation of the Japanese kanji for her "Akino Kurumi" name, and Fuuron renounces to his former name of Lu Zhaoming as he becomes The Dragon to Hakuron.After killing his asshole dad at the age of 14, a Triad hitman named Li Shen Wong renounced his old identity and started calling himself "Uo Hakuron".After he joins the Black Lagoon company, Revy renames Rokuro Okajima to “Rock”, in order to reflect that he’s now a mercenary and no longer just a salaryman.Contrast Significant Name Shift for when a character's name doesn't actually change, but how another character addresses them does. It can also lead to I Have Many Names if the old names are still valid. Outgrowing the Childish Name is for when a character no longer uses their childhood diminutive name as a sign of maturity. See Do Not Call Me "Paul" for when a character disregards their given name for personal reasons. A Stage Name or Pen Name may also qualify. See also The Maiden Name Debate which involves changing one's name after marriage. Please Select New City Name usually falls under this. Egopolis, where a despot renames an entire city after themself, is a subtrope. Also compare The Magnificent, which is tacked on to the existing name - whether given or self-ascribed. If a name is forcefully taken from its bearer by magic, you're looking at Take Away Their Name. Compare That Person Is Dead, when a character disavows their old name without necessarily accepting a new one. May feature as a routine part of Rite of Passage as a Rite-of-Passage Name Change.ĭon't try to do this if you're a Giver of Lame Names you'll end up being known as an Atrocious Alias. Or perhaps you have found your Secret Legacy and re-adopted your original name as a symbol of that. You learned that you should Be Yourself, or accepted your past and/or heritage, or acknowledged that your grievances were more petty than you thought, or changed your mind about the merits of whatever the rename stood for. In the case of this trope, such a renaming is intentional and generally symbolic, and the characters often state their reasons for the renaming.Ĭhanging your name back to the original is also a Meaningful Rename. Renaming someone or something else often is used to claim ownership or to dictate that person or thing's purpose. Other times, they may take on the new name in order to reflect a change in their personality or role in life. Renaming oneself can often signify casting aside an old identity, especially if one wishes to part with a particular aspect of oneself. Some names have obvious meanings but often, this is done when it is not the original name for the person, place, or object, but rather, a new one given by someone or assumed. The name is the thing, and the true name is the true thing - so if the name changes.
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