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* ''SurvivalOfTheFittest'''s Meredith Hemmings, or as she prefers to be called, Pandora Black. According to her it's her "soul name".
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* ''SurvivalOfTheFittest'''s Meredith Hemmings, or as she prefers to be called, Pandora Black. According to her it's her "soul name".
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* When TheNostalgiaChick tried to cast a spell on [[SuperpoweredEvilSide Dark Nella]] (herself an example of this trope) she sought the advice of a random {{Goth}} chick named Grayvyn, who described herself as "halfway between EdgarAllanPoe...and the ''grave.''"
* When TheNostalgiaChick tried to cast a spell on [[SuperpoweredEvilSide Dark Nella]] (herself an example of this trope) she sought the advice of a random {{Goth}} chick named Grayvyn, who described herself as "halfway between EdgarAllanPoe...and the ''grave.''"
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* Parodied in ''SamAndMax: Night of the Raving Dead'', where, while singing in a Goth nightcub, you can have Sam and Max use the stage names Count Cryptwind Deathgrasp and Baron Bat-Anguish von Nightmare.
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* Parodied in ''SamAndMax: ''Game/SamAndMaxFreelancePolice: Night of the Raving Dead'', where, while singing in a Goth nightcub, you can have Sam and Max use the stage names Count Cryptwind Deathgrasp and Baron Bat-Anguish von Nightmare.
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* Stephanie in ''SkulduggeryPleasant'' becomes Valkyrie.
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* Stephanie in ''SkulduggeryPleasant'' ''Literature/SkulduggeryPleasant'' becomes Valkyrie.
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* In {{6Teen}} Jude turns goth for a day and says his name is now Judas.
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* In {{6Teen}} 6Teen Jude turns goth for a day and says his name is now Judas.
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* When [[TheSimpsons Lisa Simpson]] tried being a goth for a while, I believe her new name of choice was Ravenwing Neversmiles.
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* When [[TheSimpsons Lisa Simpson]] tried being a goth for a while, I believe her new name of choice was Ravenwing Ravencrow Neversmiles.
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* A flashback episode of ''RaisingHope'' revealed that when Jimmy was going through "a phase" he insisted on being called "Dracar Noir".
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* The goths of {{The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod}}. Names that fall into this category include Krisstoff, October, and Snow.
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* The Goth family from ''TheSims'': Mortimer, Bella, and their daughter Cassandra. Bella doesn't really count, since the game came out in 2000, years before ''{{Twilight}}'' was around to link the name with vampires.
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* The Goth family from ''TheSims'': Mortimer, Bella, and their daughter Cassandra. Bella doesn't really count, since the game came out in 2000, years before ''{{Twilight}}'' ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' was around to link the name with vampires.
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* Raven from ''TeenTitans''
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* Raven from ''TeenTitans''''ComicBook/TeenTitans''
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* Abby Normal (Abnormal) from ''BloodsuckingFiends''. Subverted in that her [[strike: real]] "day slave" name is Allison.
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* Abby Normal (Abnormal) from ''BloodsuckingFiends''. ''Literature/BloodsuckingFiends''. Subverted in that her [[strike: real]] "day slave" name is Allison.
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* ''SaturdayNightLive'' had a segment called "Goth Talk" with Azrael Abyss and Circe Nightshade.
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* Lampshaded and parodied by Agnes Nitt of the ''{{Discworld}}'' series, who develops an alter-ego named Perdita X. Nitt to invoke this trope.
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* Lampshaded and parodied by Agnes Nitt of the ''{{Discworld}}'' series, who develops an alter-ego named Perdita X. Nitt Dream to invoke this trope.
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** Additionally, almost all of the main characters in Harry Potter get new "Goffik" names in My Immortal. Harry Potter becomes Vampire Potter, Hermione is B'loody Mary Smith, Ron is Diabolo, Navel(Neville) becomes Dracula, and Enoby's best friend is named Raven.
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* The Goth family from ''TheSims'': Mortimer, Bella, and their daughter Cassandra. Bella doesn't really count, since the game came out in 2000, years before ''{{Twilight}}'' was around to link the name with vampires.
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In fiction, a [[MeaningfulName character's name is often tied to their personality]]. And, let's face it, it's hard to sound [[DarkIsEdgy dark and edgy]] with a name like "Stacey Merryweather". {{Goth}}s and other [[DarkIsNotEvil shadowy characters]] in fiction tend to have dark-tinted {{Awesome McCool Name}}s. Usually, they have these names from birth, although, a goth with an [[EmbarrassingFirstName inappropriately cheerful name]] may change their name, or insist on people calling them by a nickname. Many goths also tend to have an exotic middle name or three.
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In fiction, a [[MeaningfulName character's name is often tied to their personality]]. And, let's face it, it's hard to sound [[DarkIsEdgy dark and edgy]] with a cheery name like "Stacey Merryweather".Merryweather", or even an ordinary one like "Amy Jones". {{Goth}}s and other [[DarkIsNotEvil shadowy characters]] in fiction tend to have dark-tinted {{Awesome McCool Name}}s. Usually, they have these names from birth, although, a goth with an [[EmbarrassingFirstName inappropriately cheerful name]] may change their name, or insist on people calling them by a nickname. Many goths also tend to have an exotic middle name or three.
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* '''Ebony'''- popular first name for female goths. Usually [[PaleSkinnedBrunette matches their hair colour]].
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* '''Ebony'''- popular first name for female goths. Usually [[PaleSkinnedBrunette [[ShinyMidnightBlack matches their hair colour]].
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** Elite Four member and Dark-type user Grimsley from ''Black'' and ''White''.
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* [[strike: Enoby]] Ebony Dark'ness Dementia Raven Way from ''MyImmortal''- probably the MostTriumphantExample.
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* [[strike: Enoby]] Ebony Dark'ness Dementia Raven Way from ''MyImmortal''- probably the MostTriumphantExample.
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* [[DoctorDoom Doctor Victor Von Doom]].
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* Parodied in ''SamAndMax: Night of the Raving Dead'', where, while singing in a Goth nightcub, you can have Sam and Max use the stage names Count Cryptwind Deathgrasp and Baron Bat-Anguish von Nightmare.
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** And Gothitelle.
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** Inverted for humorous effect in ''Carpe Jugulum''. The vampires are sort of ant-goths who play at being normal people in the way goths play at being vampires/creatures of darkness. Thus, they call themselves mundane names in the way a human would take one of these names.
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** Pretty much everyone in the Black and Malfoy families has a name like this. Nymphadora Tonks might be a humorous lampshade, since she has the kind of name a fanfic Sue might have and she [[EmbarrassingFirstName hates it]]. In fact, when questioned why she doesn't go by her middle name, Rowling answered that it was Vulpecula. Seriously, bad naming is InTheBlood or something.
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** Pretty much everyone in the Black and Malfoy families has a name like this. Nymphadora Tonks might be a humorous lampshade, since she has the kind of name a fanfic Sue might have and she [[EmbarrassingFirstName hates it]]. In fact, when questioned why she doesn't go by her middle name, Rowling answered that it was Vulpecula. Seriously, bad naming is InTheBlood or something.something, since Nymphadora's mother was the WhiteSheep of the family and she still followed the tradition.
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* As seen in [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0093.html this strip]], when Haley of ''OrderOfTheStick'' was a gloomy goth teenager, she went by the name Dark Mistress Shadowgale.
** In one strip, Celia the sylph disguises herself as an evil necromancer and uses the name Darkblood Gloomgloom.
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* ''SurvivalOfTheFittest'''s Meredith Hemmings, or as she prefers to be called, Pandora Black. According to her it's her "soul name".
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* ''PennyArcade'' parodies this trope with Dr. Raven Darktalon Blood, a deliberately awful yet commercially successful fictional creation of Gabe's.
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See also NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast.
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* Autumn Langevin from ''ANightOnElmStreet: The Dream Dealers''.
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* Autumn Langevin from ''ANightOnElmStreet: ''ANightmareOnElmStreet: The Dream Dealers''.
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* Autumn Langevin from ''ANightOnElmStreet: The Dream Dealers''.
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In fiction, a [[MeaningfulName character's name is often tied to their personality]]. And, let's face it, it's hard to sound [[DarkIsEdgy dark and edgy]] with a name like "Stacey Merryweather". Goths in fiction tend to have dark-tinted {{Awesome McCool Name}}s. Usually, they have these names from birth, although, a goth with an [[EmbarrassingFirstName inappropriately cheerful name]] may change their name, or insist on people calling them by a nickname. Many goths also tend to have an exotic middle name or three.
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In fiction, a [[MeaningfulName character's name is often tied to their personality]]. And, let's face it, it's hard to sound [[DarkIsEdgy dark and edgy]] with a name like "Stacey Merryweather". Goths {{Goth}}s and other [[DarkIsNotEvil shadowy characters]] in fiction tend to have dark-tinted {{Awesome McCool Name}}s. Usually, they have these names from birth, although, a goth with an [[EmbarrassingFirstName inappropriately cheerful name]] may change their name, or insist on people calling them by a nickname. Many goths also tend to have an exotic middle name or three.