

As we have seen in the popular series like Naruto and One piece where
protagonist can't remember the name of opponent and even if they do, they
mispronounce it.

So I searched for the tropes and got to know about [Malicious
Misnaming](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MaliciousMisnaming).

> A person dislikes another person and repeatedly, intentionally calls them a
> name to rile them up, specifically a mutation of their own name.

This definition might hold true for some part, where protagonist intentionally
use it. Which doesn't for the series like mentioned above. They do actually
forget or mispronounce the name unintentionally.

Not only protagonist but other character do show these characteristics, like
in Gintama where most of the time they are for gags( _gags jya nai katsura da_
).

So I want know about the tropes if there is any one. And why they have these
characteristics. Are they only for the gags or for the other reason. Like
protagonist remember opponent's name when protagonist finally accept as real
opponent.


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Why do protagonist usually mispronounce or forget the name of opponent or others?


You only have a limited amount of mental capacity for stuff, right? So what do
you do when you've got too much to remember? You forget the stuff that's less
important.

The joke in having a character regularly forget another character's name is
usually a sign that they don't consider that character important enough to
remember. It's also a huge sign of disrespect, even moreso when it happens
enough to become a running joke. And then, when they do remember, it's a sign
that they finally consider that character important enough to make the effort.


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