I Call It "Vera"/Playing With

Basic Trope: Giving a name to a weapon.

• Straight: Bob calls his weapon Vera
• Exaggerated: Bob names every weapon, including improvised ones, even if he uses them only once.
• Downplayed: B.B. names his guitar Lucille.
• Justified: Since his trusty gun gets him out of any situation, Bob grows a link to his gun, and calls it Vera.
  • Or Bob is just a bit insane.
  • Or Bob's in the army.
  • Bob likes to read Viking sagas and thinks its a cool idea to name possessions. He also names his car, his computer, his cellphone and any other tool he depends on or has a sentimental attachment toward.
• Inverted: The Empathic Weapon Bob wields gives him a nickname.
• Subverted: Bob calls his gun Vera... Because his gun is a "Model Vera Type 25" gun.
• Double Subverted: But he ends up giving his "Model Vera Type 25" a second name.
• Parodied: Bob gives his gun a name 108 syllabes long.
  • "This is my robotic girlfriend, Vera. She used to be my gun."
• Deconstructed: Bob humanizes his gun, while objectifying the people he kills with it, which is noted as proof of serious mental issues.
• Reconstructed: Bob initially derides those who name their weapons, but after experience in combat, he understands them and names his own.
• Zig Zagged: Bob calls his gun Vera, but end up thinking it is childish to give his gun a name. But he feels like he betrayed his trusted friend, and starts again...
• Averted: No gun is given a name.
• Enforced: The gun is an Empathic Weapon, and insists the Bob give it a name.
• Lampshaded: "So you call your gun Vera?"
• Invoked: "Listen, rookies, your gun is your best friend, and you gonna treat it as such, take care of it as it will take care of you."
• Defied: "Nah, I'm not crazy enough to treat a tool like a person."
• Discussed: "Nice gun! What's her name?" "Vera. How do you call yours?"
  • "If you love your gun so much, why don't you marry her?"
• Conversed: "In these shows, nine times out of ten, the sniper gives his gun a name."
• Played for laughs: The name is downright ridiculous, and unpronounceable.
• Played for drama: Bob's gun is named after a loved one who died, especially his wife. Bonus points if the named weapon killed said loved one.

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