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Compare [[Captain Superhero]] (perhaps the second most common superhero naming trope), [[Luke Nounverber]] (this trope's counterpart in [[Speculative Fiction]]), [[The Adjectival Superhero]], [[Species Surname]], [[All the Tropes Superhero Team]] (a [[Just for Fun]] page imagining any trope with a "something person" form was a superhero). Often, an [[Animal-Themed Superbeing]] might use this sort of naming scheme.

 

== Adjectives ==

* [[Elongated Man]], although lacking a [[Secret Identity]], he was often just called Ralph.

* ''Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap'' lists the [[Baleful Polymorph|turned-to-animal forms]] as "Lion-Man", "Mouse-Man", "Piranha-Man"... and the regular form as the groan-inducing "Hu-Man".

* In the [[PlayStation 2]] version of ''Spider-Man 3'', Bruce Campbell poses a question to the players during 'combat training': 'What would Spider-Man be without his spider-powers? He'd be....-Man. Is that what you wanted to play? ''-Man'' 3? I didn't think so.'

** Later, we meet Barebuttman and Pancake-Loving Man.

* The [[Legion of Net.Heroes|Legion of Net Heroes]] is filled with these. They're often either outright parodies or just plain silly. The list includes [[They Might Be Giants (band)|Particle Man]], [[Monty Python's Flying Circus|Bicycle Repair Lad]], and [[No Fourth Wall|Fourth Wall Lass]].

 

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[[Category:Naming Conventions]]

[[Category:Superhero Tropes]]

[[Category:All the Tropes Superhero Team]]