| Work | Description | Characters |
|---|---|---|
| Venom | 2018 film by Ruben Fleischer | 1 |
| Veritas | episode of Star Trek: Lower Decks | 2 |
| V for Vendetta | graphic novel by Alan Moore and David Lloyd | 2 |
| V for Vendetta | 2005 British dystopian thriller film directed by James McTeigue | 2 |
| Vikings | Canadian-Irish historical drama television series | 6 |
| Vinland Saga | Japanese anime television series | 3 |
| Vinland Saga | Japanese manga series | 3 |
| Violations | Book by Susan Wright, from 1995 | 6 |
| Violet Detector | 1 | |
| Violet Evergarden | Japanese anime television series | 1 |
| Violet Evergarden | Japanese light novel series | 2 |
| Vixen | animated web series | 1 |
| Vocaloid | singing synthesizer by Yamaha | 1 |
| Vows of the Peacock | early 14th-century chivalric poem by Jacques de Longuyon | 1 |
| Vulcan | 4 | |
| Vulcan! | Star Trek novel | 5 |
| Vulcan's Glory | book by D. C. Fontana | 2 |
| Wallace and Gromit | British clay animation comedy series | 3 |
| Wallander | series of films and miniseries with Rolf Lassgård by Sveriges Television (1994-2006) | 1 |
| Wallander | British television series | 1 |
| Wallander | Swedish TV4 series, 2005–2013 | 1 |
| Wallander novels | 1 | |
| WALL-E | 2008 video game | 1 |
| WALL·E | 2008 American computer-animated romantic science fiction film directed by Andrew Stanton | 1 |
| Wall Street | 1987 film by Oliver Stone | 1 |
| WandaVision | 2021 American streaming television miniseries | 3 |
| Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina | Japanese anime television series | 1 |
| Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina | Japanese manga series | 1 |
| Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina | Japanese light novel series | 1 |
| Warchild | Book by Esther Friesner, from 1994 | 5 |
| Warcraft | video game series | 1 |
| Warcraft | 2016 film by Duncan Jones | 2 |
| Warcraft Adventures: Lord of the Clans | unreleased video game | 1 |
| Warcraft: Day of the Dragon | book | 3 |
| Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos | 2002 video game | 9 |
| Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne | computer game by Blizzard Entertainment | 8 |
| Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness | fantasy-themed real-time strategy game published by Blizzard Entertainment | 3 |
| Warcraft: Lord of the Clans | book | 1 |
| Warcraft: Of Blood and Honor | book | 1 |
| Warcraft: Orcs & Humans | 1994 video game | 1 |
| Warcraft: The Last Guardian | book | 2 |
| Warcraft: The Sunwell Trilogy | comic book series | 1 |
| Warcraft: War of the Ancients Trilogy | book trilogy in Warcraft | 5 |
| War Drums | Book by John Vornholt, from 1992 | 7 |
| WarGames | 1983 thriller drama film directed by John Badham | 1 |
| Warhammer 40,000 | science fiction wargame | 6 |
| Warhammer Fantasy Battle | tabletop wargame | 2 |
| Wario | video game franchise | 1 |
| Wario's Woods | 1994 video game | 1 |
| WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgames! | 2003 video game | 1 |
| WarioWare: Twisted! | video game | 1 |
| War of Kings | 2009 comic book storyline by Marvel Comics | 1 |
| Warpath | Book by David Alan Mack, from 2006 | 15 |
| Warped | Book by K. W. Jeter, from 1995 | 6 |
| Warriors | episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender (S1 E2) | 1 |
| War Stories | episode of Firefly (S1 E10) | 2 |
| Wasteful Days of High School Girls | Japanese manga series | 1 |
| Wasteful Days of High School Girls | Japanese anime television series | 1 |
| Watch Dogs | 2014 action-adventure video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft | 1 |
| Watch Dogs 2 | 2016 video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal | 1 |
| Watchmen | 1986 comic book | 6 |
| Watchmen | 2009 neo-noir superhero film directed by Zack Snyder | 6 |
| Watchmen | 2019 American TV series | 2 |
| Watchmen: The End Is Nigh | 2009 video game | 2 |
| Weathering with You | 2019 Japanese animated romantic fantasy film | 2 |
| Web of the Romulans | 1983 book by M. S. Murdock from Pocket Books from United States of America | 6 |
| We Can Be Heroes: Finding The Australian of the Year | television series | 1 |
| We Did It | 1936 film by Dave Fleischer | 1 |
| Wednesday | American horror comedy television series | 2 |
| Weeds | 2005-2012 American dark comedy-drama television series | 1 |
| Welcome to Night Vale | Fiction Podcast by Disparition | 1 |
| Welcome to Night Vale | 2015 novel by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor | 1 |
| Welcome to the N.H.K. | 2002 novel by Tatsuhiko Takimoto | 3 |
| Westworld | 2016 US science fiction thriller TV series | 1 |
| We Were There | Japanese manga series | 1 |
| We Were There | Japanese anime television series | 1 |
| What If...? | American animated streaming television anthology series by Marvel Studios | 1 |
| What Judgments Come | Book by Dayton Ward and Kevin Dilmore, from 2011 | 3 |
| What Price Honor? | Book by Dave Stern, from 2002 | 3 |
| What's Left Behind | Mission in Star Trek: Online | 1 |
| What You Leave Behind, Part 2 | episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (S7 E26) | 1 |
| When Extremes Meet | episode of The Legend of Korra (S1 E8) | 1 |
| When Harry Met Sally | 1989 film by Rob Reiner | 2 |
| When It Rains… | episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (S7 E21) | 1 |
| When My Ship Comes In | 1934 film by Dave Fleischer | 1 |
| When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace | Japanese light novel series | 1 |
| When Worlds Collide | comic | 1 |
| Where No Man Has Gone Before | 1966 episode of Star Trek: The Original Series (S1 E3) directed by James Goldstone | 4 |
| Whiplash | 2014 film directed by Damien Chazelle | 2 |
| Whisper Me a Love Song | Japanese manga series | 1 |
| Whisper Me a Love Song | Japanese anime television series | 1 |
| Whisper of the Heart | Japanese manga series | 1 |
| Whisper of the Heart | 1995 film by Yoshifumi Kondō | 2 |
| White Collar | USA Network television series | 1 |
| Who Censored Roger Rabbit? | 1981 novel by Gary K. Wolf | 1 |
| Who Framed Roger Rabbit | 1988 film directed by Robert Zemeckis | 1 |
| Who Mourns for Adonais? | episode of Star Trek: The Original Series (S2 E2) | 8 |
| Whoops! I'm a Cowboy | 1937 film by Dave Fleischer | 1 |
| Who's Who in Star Trek, Issue 2 | 1 | |
| Wicked Science | television series | 1 |