Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-1827503-20190617070717/@comment-26579022-20190714032116

My personal headcanon now is that Neo's full name is Neopolitan Politan, which would solve both issues. First, it would make it so Politan is her surname, and that Neopolitan is her given name, and Neo is still just a nickname like we always assumed it to be.

The files could've been listed as Neo_Politan simply because typing the entire name would be redundant, and nobody calls her Neopolitan on the show, everyone refers to her by the name 'Neo', and considering she's a criminal, this explanation could work as Neo being a codename to use on missions. Not a very clever codename mind you, but good enough that she's not likely to be identified in a database. Especially considering we don't even know if Neo's appearance is what she actually looks like, she could be using her semblance to disguise herself at all times and nobody would ever know.

Maybe Cinder doesn't even know Neo's real name, which is why she called her Neo when they met in Volume 6, that is the point of a code name. Also, unless Neo starts speaking or starts using those signs from Chibi, there is really no way for her to tell anybody what her name actually is.

Of course, this is probably never gonna be canonized by any official source, but I find the fact that this seems to solve all the contradictions pretty funny. Also, can you list any contradictions I might've forgotten about? I'll try and address them with this headcanon in mind.