All The Tropes Wiki Project, Part XXXII

[robkelk]

So... "The Kirk". Should it be renamed?

I started the discussion two days ago:

Considering the events of early-September 2025 in the USA, I suspect that Star Trek is no longer the first thing that people think of when they hear the family name Kirk. On the other hand, the Kirk/Spock/McCoy characters and their interactions are known even outside of SF fan circles.

As of this posting, the count is four people who think a rename is a good idea (although the concern is more Trope Namer Syndrome than confusion with Real Life) and one person who doesn't see the need for a rename. Normally I'd give it another day and -- assuming the vote remains close to the same proportions -- say "the Tropers have spoken; rename it is". However... we don't have a replacement name for "the 'ego' character in a Freudian Trio".

If anybody does have an idea for a rename, please post it to the discussion so that the Tropers can hash it out. (We'd also need new name proposals for The Spock and The McCoy, for consistency.) If anybody thinks the name shouldn't be changed, please say so in the discussion.