History Main / AVillainNamedZrg

* Creator/MarvelComics' early, [[Characters/MarvelComicsMonsters pre-superhero giant monster comics]] had critters with names like Gruto, Zetora, Gigantus, Gargantus, Goom, Googam, Gorgilla, Groot, the Creature from Krogarr, Dragoom, Gor-Kill, Grottu, Orrgo, Rommbu, Spragg, and on and on. Creator/{{Stan|Lee}} seems to have really liked the letters G and R.
* ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'':

* ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'':

* [[AlienInvasion Alien invader]] Thrakkorzog in ''ComicBook/TheTick''. In the cartoon he helpfully [[http://youtu.be/kYmWRNZ_0ys offers The Tick a pronunciation guide.]]
* In stories revealing {{Comicbook/Thorgal}}'s [[HumanAliens family history]], [[spoiler:his grandfather's and father's]] names are revealed to be Xargos and Varth, respectively.

* Creator/MarvelComics' early, pre-superhero [[{{Kaiju}} giant monster]] comics had critters with names like Gruto, Zetora, Gigantus, Gargantus, Goom, Googam, Gorgilla, Groot, the Creature from Krogarr, Dragoom, Gor-Kill, Grottu, Orrgo, Rommbu, Spragg, and on and on. Creator/{{Stan|Lee}} seems to have really liked the letters G and R.

* The twin villains Tomax and Xamot from the old ''Franchise/GIJoe'' cartoon probably count, as they were always named together and their names respectively end with a "ks" or start with a "z" sound.

* ''The ComicBook/{{Micronauts}}'' battle the evil Baron Karza.

* Buzz Lightyear's archnemesis from his in-universe franchise in ''Franchise/ToyStory'' is called Emperor Zurg. His action figure appears in ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory2'' and he's a (very obvious) Darth Vader {{Expy}}.

* Buzz Lightyear's archnemesis from his in-universe franchise in ''Franchise/ToyStory'' is called Emperor Zurg. His action figure appears in ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory2'' and he's a deliberate DarthVaderClone.

* ''Literature/FightingFantasy'' also uses this trope on occasion. Notably in Zagor, the name of the warlock from the first book ([[AllThereInTheManual not that we find it out during the book, though]]).

The BigBad in Shirley Rousseau Murphy's Literature/DragonbardsTrilogy is named Quazelzeg.

* The alien villain in ''WesternAnimation/SpaceChimps'' is named Zartog.

* The AxCrazy Prince Serg from the ''Literature/VorkosiganSaga'' might count, because [[AllThereInTheManual his name is]] [[ItIsPronouncedTroPAY pronounced "zerg"]].

* Buzz Lightyear's archnemesis from his in-universe franchise in ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory'' is called Emperor Zurg. His action figure appears in ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory2'' and he's a deliberate DarthVaderClone.

* King Zarkon from ''Anime/{{Voltron}}'' would be a near-example.
* Zeo Gattler from ''Anime/SpaceWarriorBaldios'' is another near-example.

* Several [[UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Silver Age]] ''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'' villains were called names like Drang, Zond, Klax-Ar . Nowadays she still has to contend with enemies like Xenon, Deimax or Vax.
* One of Franchise/{{Superman}}'s greatest foes is the Kryptonian General Zod

* ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'' loved this trope. Besides the three-plus different evil aliens called the [[http://calvinandhobbes.wikia.com/wiki/Zorg Zorgs,]] Spaceman Spiff has also had to deal with the [[http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/1986/04/10 Zargs,]] [[http://calvinandhobbes.wikia.com/wiki/Zorkon Zorkons,]] [[http://calvinandhobbes.wikia.com/wiki/Zogwarg Zogwargs,]] [[http://calvinandhobbes.wikia.com/wiki/Zondarg Zondargs,]] and three different [[http://calvinandhobbes.wikia.com/wiki/Zog Zogs]] (close).

** Nu Who gives us [[UpToEleven Mighty Jagrafess of the Holy Hadrojassic Maxarodenfoe]], [[UpToEleven Raxacoricofallapatorians]], and [[RuleOfThree Bannakaffalatta]] (who was also a good guy). The concept is also referenced in Creator/RussellTDavies's comment about maintaining the human element of the show, so it wasn't just about "Zogs from the planet Zog".

Be it because of its outlandish sound or its harsh structure, there seems to be a trend of naming sci-fi villains -- and especially stereotypical ones -- after the three consonants Z, R and G (sometimes with a K instead of a G and an X instead of a Z), with a random vowel in-between and possibly some letters before or after.

* ''Franchise/WonderWoman'' ([[ComicBook/WonderWoman1987 Vol 2/Post-Crisis]], [[ComicBook/WonderWoman2006 Vol 3/Pre-Flashpoint]] & [[ComicBook/WonderWomanRebirth Vol 5/Rebirth]]): the GodOfEvil Urzkartaga, who demands human sacrifices and whose own "worshipers" did everything they could to hide away all mentions of him in order to drain him of power and kill him, fights Diana through his human avatar and "wife" ComicBook/{{Cheetah}}.

* ''Franchise/WonderWoman'': the GodOfEvil Urzkartaga, who demands human sacrifices and whose own "worshipers" did everything they could to hide away all mentions of him in order to drain him of power and kill him, fights Diana through his human avatar and "wife" ComicBook/{{Cheetah}}.

* The evil cyborg race known as the Grox in ''{{VideoGame/Spore}}''.

* ''Manga/YuGiOh'':
** "Dark Master Zorc" and, flipping the letter order, "Gorz the Emissary of Darkness."

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