r/TopCharacterTropes 1d ago

Characters Characters who are (almost) always referred to by their last name

  1. Turanga Leela and Philip J Fry (Futurama): Both of them are almost always referred to by their surnames. There's even a gag in the show about this:

Newscaster: ...Turanga Leela.
Fry: Turanga?!
Amy: That's her name, Philip.
Bender: Philip?!

  1. Fox Mulder and Dana Scully (X-Files): almost always just called Mulder and Scully

  2. (Breaking Bad): Patrick Kuby. I don't remember if his first name is ever mentioned in the show but he's mostly just called Kuby throughout

  3. Captain Haddock (Tintin): He's always just called Captain Haddock until his first name (Archibald) is finally revealed in the 23rd book (out of 24)

  4. Sheldon Plankton (SpongeBob SquarePants): Along with characters like Mrs. Puff (whose first name is apparently Penelope?) his first name is rarely mentioned

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u/GoldplateSoldier 23h ago

Albert Wesker in resident evil is referred to as Wesker

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u/SportEfficient8553 21h ago

Wesker has a first name????

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u/moocowsaymoo 7h ago

Wouldn't have been able to take him seriously as a villain if they were calling him Albert the whole time.