History Main / FailOSuckyname

** Either Steve Ditko or Tom DeFalco probably noticed Speedball brand art supplies around their studios - they're very common among comic artists -- and thought it sounded like a good hero name. I'm just glad to know they probably know little about narcotic cocktails.

* Deliberately used by Steve Englehart in the 1970s when he had Captain America fight against an evil cabal masquerading under the name Campaign to Regain America's Principles (a shout-out to the real-life "Campaign to Re-Elect the President).

** The other especially suspect one is Nippo, the Japanese judo master and assassin. Seriously, ''Nippo''?

* ''Anime/KillLaKill'' has an organization called Nudist Beach. Everybody who learns about it [[{{Lampshaded}} comments]] that it is the stupidest name ever. Not surprisingly, the same guy who name it that also named an invention of his the "Rending Scissors", something that was said to be due to his just naming things what they are, and gave his ''own daughter'' a name [[AlternateCharacterReading that can translate to]] "abandoned child" [[spoiler:which is distressingly spot on once we learn her backstory]].

* ''Anime/KillLaKill'' has an organization called Nudist Beach. Everybody who learns about it [[{{Lampshaded}} comments]] that it is the stupidest name ever.

* In ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'', Shepard runs into a Quarian Admiral Zaal'Koris vas Qwib Qwib. On its own, this is a very mild example of the trope - but it reaches hysterical levels when the player can question him on his name, and he mentions that he's occasionally considered changing ships so as to change his name. For the uninitiated: Quarians have the last parts of their name created by using the term 'vas' followed by the ship they're a part of - and the two ships he mentions changing over to? The Iktomi, and the Defrahnz. Following Quarian naming conventions his name would become Zaal'Koris [[StealthPun vas Iktomi, or vas Defrahnz]].

* The comedy book ''How to Be a Superhero'' has section devoted to avoiding choices like this, e.g Mr AC/DC might not be good choice even if you do have electrical powers. Then there's the poor guy who got his powers from and named himself "Purple Helmet".

* Parodied in KungPowEnterTheFist, when main villain [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Master Pain]] suddenly changes his name to Betty. TheChosenOne then stands up and insults him by going "But, isn't Betty [[CrossdressingName a woman's name]]?"

--> Buffy: [[Lampshaded Nice acronym, mom.]]

* ''Manga/DeathNote'' - "Kira" (a corruption of "killer") means "glittering" in Japanese. However anyone who dares mock [[EvilOverlord Lord Kira]] shall suffer a sudden inexplicable heart attack.

* In ''TenchiMuyoGXP'' due to the fact that every other "lucky" name was taken at the time, Seiryo is forced to christen his ship the ''Unko'', which is supposed to mean "bringer of fortune", unfortunately for Seiryo, "Unko" also means, and is more commonly used to refer to, ''poop''.
* ''Anime/KillLaKill'' has an organization called Nudist Beach. Everybody who learns about it comments that it is the stupidest name ever.

* Pictured above is the Whizzer, who has pretty much been a walking joke since TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks due to his snicker-inducing name (for non-US readers, "taking a whizz" means urinating). The fact that his costume is yellow probably doesn't help matters. His origin? Mongoose blood gives you superpowers! In ''{{Spider-Man The Animated Series}},'' even Spider-Man laughs at his name and pee-yellow costume. When Spidey asks the Whizzer why he chose his name, the Whizzer says it was the sound he made when he ran, and that it sounded better in the 50s. SelfDemonstrating/{{Deadpool}} also riffs on him a bit for it at one point. [[note]]Given his origin, why the hell didn't he call himself the Mongoose? "Let the snakes among men beware!"[[/note]] When the character debuted in 1939, football player (and later US Supreme Court Justice) [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byron_White Byron "Whizzer" White]] had been playing in the NFL for a year, having been given the nickname by a newspaper columnist during his college career. So perhaps it made more sense at the time.

Wait, what's this? [[{{Narm}} Why is everybody laughing]]? Surely evildoers would tremble at the mere utterance of your name! Or not. Sorry, pal. You need to get a better name if the LegionOfDoom is going to take you as a serious threat. You've got yourself a Fail O'Suckyname.

* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' gives us a hilarious in-universe fictional example in the form of the Seaweed Ambassador. It's made all the funnier by the fact that his creator, Byakuya, is ''the'' AloofBigBrother.
* Char Aznable's alias in ''Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam'' is alternatively romanized as Quattro Bajina (eh, not great) or Quattro Vagina (oh my).
** The CharClone of ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamUnicorn'' goes by the name "Full Frontal." Whether it's an alias or not isn't clear, but it seems likely given that he wears a mask. WordOfGod says it's supposed to refer to his aggressive, in-your-face fighting style (as in "full frontal assault"), but that hasn't stopped the jokes.
* ''{{Sentai}}'' parody ''SpecialDutyCombatUnitShinesman''. All of the protagonists are office drones in their daily life and the color uniforms they wear are the result of their bosses questioning them on good colors. Unfortunately, they chose these colors before they found out about the sentai-thing, assuming they were choosing colors good for business. Thus, you get characters announcing themselves as the "Moss green" and "Salmon pink" Rangers.
%% * ''Manga/KatekyoHitmanReborn'': The character Shitt. P. of the Shimon family.

* ''RanmaOneHalf'' has [[UnfortunateName Pantyhose Taro]], who initially is not an example since it's Happosai's fault he's named that. He does cross into this with his idea of a better one: ''Handsome Taro''.
* The titular Anime/SamuraiFlamenco has his named mocked thusly, given that he's an AscendedFanboy of Tokusatsu shows and it's quite obvious he picked the name himself.

* Ships in ''MartianSuccessorNadesico'' are [[ThemeNaming named after flowers.]] One of them has the unfortunate name of the ''Pansy''. Predictably it gets its ass kicked.

*** This one's professional, but the Detroit ''Red Wings?''

*** Even worse, that translates to "The The Angels Angels of Anaheim"
* The World Taekwondo Federation... [[FunWithAcronyms WTF]]

** The aforementioned Detroit Red Wings, named because owner James Norris was once a member of the inaugural Stanley Cup winners, the AAA club of Montreal, who were nicknamed the "Winged Wheelers".

* By the same token, the World Taekwondo Federation, the international governing body of [[OlympicGames Olympic]] and Olympic-recognized Taekwondo.

* Char Aznable's alias in ''Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam'' is alternatively romanizaed as Quattro Bajina (eh, not great) or Quattro Vagina (oh my).

* The second ''Anime/PrettyCureAllStars'' movie features the fearsome EldritchAbomination... Bottom. This is the same franchise that gave us "Fusion" (as in, a fusion of previous monster-types) and "Black Hole" (because seriously, that guy is tough)

* Pictured above is the Whizzer, who has pretty much been a walking joke since TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks due to his snicker-inducing name (for non-US readers, "taking a whizz" means urinating). The fact that his costume is yellow probably doesn't help matters. His origin? Mongoose blood gives you superpowers! In ''{{Spider-Man The Animated Series}},'' even Spider-Man laughs at his name and pee-yellow costume. When Spidey asks the Whizzer why he chose his name, the Whizzer says it was the sound he made when he ran, and that it sounded better in the 50s. {{Deadpool}} also riffs on him a bit for it at one point. [[note]]Given his origin, why the hell didn't he call himself the Mongoose? "Let the snakes among men beware!"[[/note]] When the character debuted in 1939, football player (and later US Supreme Court Justice) [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byron_White Byron "Whizzer" White]] had been playing in the NFL for a year, having been given the nickname by a newspaper columnist during his college career. So perhaps it made more sense at the time.

* In the [[InjusticeGodsAmongUs Injustice: Gods Among Us]] tie-in comic, Green Arrow is being picked on by Harley Quinn for the name of his lair, the Arrowcave. Harley then asks him why didn't he just call it "The Quiver" (a case for holding arrows), and Oliver...[[DumbassHasAPoint says that name is a lot better.]]

* SuperheroLeagueOfHoboken, being a parody, has some deliberately awful superhero names such as Tropical Oil Man and Princess Glovebox.

* Ships in ''MartianSuccessorNadesico'' are [[ThemeNaming named after flowers.]] One of them has the unfortunate name of the ''Pansy''. Guess what happens to it in battle.
** No. I don't want to guess. Tell me what happens to it in battle.

* ''RanmaOneHalf'' has [[UnfortunateName Pantyhose Taro]]. His idea of a better one? ''Handsome Taro''.

* Sometimes you just have to embrace it. Boring, Oregon and Dull, England are sister cities.