name connection

A joke, reference, or pairing based on two characters or things having the same or similar names. For example, a cosplay or crossover between two characters from different franchises having the same name.

Don't use for characters who share the same name because they're relatives, or for dual persona or alternate versions of the same character appearing in different titles. For namesakes based on animals or inanimate objects, use object namesake too.

Examples

• Danbooru post #358133: Five Sakuras (Shinguuji, Kasugano, Matou, Haruno, and Kinomoto)
• Danbooru post #1467343: Futaba Aoi and Aoi Futaba
• Danbooru post #513636: Izayoi Sakuya from Touhou as Sakuya from Ookami
• Danbooru post #585617: Saten Ruiko from Toaru Kagaku no Railgun having the power of Saten from Needless
• Danbooru post #1021391: Gilgamesh from Fate and Prussia ("Gilbert") from Axis Powers Hetalia

Related tags

• color connection
• hair color connection
• company connection
• country connection
• creator connection
• genre connection
• look-alike
• hairstyle connection
• name connection
• kanji connection
• object namesake
• outfit connection
• power connection
• season connection
• species connection
• stage connection
• trait connection
• voice actor connection
• weapon connection

See also

• pun
• historical name connection
• kanji connection
• object namesake (when a character is paired with an object that refers to their name)
• place namesake

The following tags implicate this tag: historical_name_connection, kanji_connection, and object_namesake (learn more).