Tropescilloscope: Only Known by Their Nickname

Even if their real name is known, no one uses it. (read more at tvtropes.org)

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For! Emphasis! Setting Update Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy I Want My Beloved to Be Happy "Shaggy Dog" Story The Place Artistic License – History Tempting Fate Downer Ending Kick the Son of a Bitch Genre Throwback Irony Blatant Lies Batman Gambit Conspicuous CG Our Vampires Are Different Sports Stories And the Adventure Continues Evil vs. Evil Easily Forgiven Homage Romantic Comedy The Power of Love Parental Substitute Drowning My Sorrows Animal Motifs May–December Romance Breaking the Fourth Wall Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane Ms. Fanservice Alliterative Name Frame-Up Chekhov's Skill No Ending Bad Boss Scenery Porn Death by Sex Laser-Guided Karma Punch-Clock Villain Slasher Smile Red Herring Captain Ersatz Dirty Cop Naked People Are Funny Bottomless Magazines Skewed Priorities The Great Depression Funny Background Event Here We Go Again! 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Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil Anti-Villain Big Fancy House Moment Killer Idiot Ball Once More, with Clarity! 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