| Typology Reptile-themed |
| Total Entries 38 |
| Representative Reptile Man |
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Codenames are cool. From superheroes to soldiers, spies to secret agents, many people agree that having a codename is an easy way to up your coolness factor… as long as it’s not actually an “Atrocious Alias”, of course. Two particularly common ways of having a codename for your character is by using either a color or an animal. But who’s to say you can’t combine both? “Most Writers Are Human”, and as has been noted before, most humans are very reliant on their sense of vision, making it easy to see (pun not intended) why many writers would opt to give their characters a color-based codename. Animals, meanwhile, can obviously be found everywhere on Earth, and the history of humanity’s relationship (whether positive or negative) with animals go back millennia, in both real life and mythologies from all over the world. It’s no surprise then to find important characters choosing a name (or being given one) based on a particular animal that might fit their personal motifs. It also helps that both the concept of colors and animals each come with their own cultural associations and stereotypes, thus increasing the appeal to writers who wish to include some form of symbolism in a character’s codename. This also applies to groups of characters or even organizations, many of which may purposefully choose a specific color-and-animal combination to evoke certain ideas and imagery. It also applies to objects of great importance, especially if they come with their own symbolic values… Sub-Trope of “Color Character”, which is about masked characters adopting a color-based alternative name. Like that trope, this trope may or may not be “Colour-Coded for Your Convenience”. Sister trope to “Adjective Animal Alehouse”, as the practice of naming bars, inns, and taverns often (but not always) employs this particular naming scheme. A subtrope of both “Colourful Theme Naming” and “Animal Theme Naming”… ~ Color Animal Codename – TV Tropes
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