Tom and Jerry Fans Lose It After Finding Out Their Real Names

Our favorite cat-and-mouse rivals, Tom and Jerry, have been keeping a huge secret from us. Since their origins in 1940s, we’ve known them for their titular names — Tom and Jerry, of course — but today, a bombshell was dropped on the world. No, those aren’t their real names. They’re only nicknames for longer, more pun-filled full names. There’s no way this is fur real!

But yes, it is — according to a first look at MultiVersus, a 2022 platform fighter game developed by Warner Bros., their full names are completely different than their nicknames. The pair are featured in the game as Thomas Jasper Cat, Sr., and Gerald Jinx Mouse. “When these frenemies set aside their differences,” their character card reads, “their zany mayhem can be unstoppable.” Apparently, part of that zany mayhem was using pseudonyms for over 80 years.

This isn’t an entirely new revelation, per se, as the dueling duo were originally called Jasper and Jinx in their very first appearance all the way back in 1940. Thomas and Gerald, on the other hand, are new to the both of them. When they heard the news, fans were quick to share their reactions to the bonkers news on social media.

“How many people are gonna freak out when they see Tom and Jerry’s real names in the game?” one user said, revealing the names in a first look image.

Even more confusing? The “Sr.” title at the end of Tom’s full name. If that’s the case, he’s got a “Jr.” lurking around somewhere else — meaning that Jerry really needs to watch his back. “If Tom Cat is a ‘Sr’…where the heck are his kids?” another Twitter user asked.

While MultiVersus won’t release until 2022, you can always catch up with Tom and Jerry (er, Thomas and Gerald) over on HBO Max. The original series is currently streaming on the platform, as well as the most recent film starring Chloë Grace Moretz, Colin Jost, and Michael Peña.

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