History Main / FluffyTheTerrible

* In general, the military is quite fond of giving elite units underwhelming names as obfuscation, like the Military Assistance Command Vietnam–-Studies and Observations Group (MACV-SOG), which sounds more like the name you assign to a group of sociologists and logisticians. Which was the [[CovertGroupWithMundaneFront entire point]]

* ''[[Videogame/MechWarrior Living Legends]]'' has several, courtesy of the {{In Universe Nickname}}s for many assets. "Mr. Bubbles" is a [[HumongousMecha one hundred ton bipedal tank]] with a [[SkeleBot9000 skull cockpit]], ShouldersOfDoom, and is equipped with ''three'' ten ton [[GatlingGood rotary autocannons]] which can shred anything in the game in seconds.

* ''MechWarrior Living Legends'' has Mr. Bubbles. Mr. Bubbles is a [[HumongousMecha one hundred ton bipedal tank]] with ''three'' ten ton [[GatlingGood rotary autocannons]] which can shred ''anything'' in the game in seconds.

** As a bit of GeniusBonus, the Venti is actually [[ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming named for the]] [[RomanMythology Roman wind deities]]. It only ''sounds'' like a coffee size.

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* Can be done in ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}''. You can even subject [[OlympusMons legendary Pokemon]] to their embarrassing {{FanNickname}}s.
** It helps that many Pokemon evolve into much more scary creatures over time, but start off rather cute, which warrants such nicknames.

* The diabolical crime lord from ''RoboCop'' has the unassuming name of Clarence. In keeping with the joke, he also looks like a balding, spectacled accountant.

* Possibly the trope namer -- "{{Fluffy}}" was a 1965 Tony Randall film about the title character, a full grown household dwelling lion.
* Behind the scenes, the creature from "The Crate" segment of ''{{Creepshow}}'', [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fluffytterrible.jpg mainly made up of claws and fucking huge teeth]]... and [[ProductionNickname referred by effects supervisor]] Creator/TomSavini as Fluffy.
* Behind the scenes, the special effects crew of ''Film/TheHost'' nicknamed their giant tadpole monster "SteveBuscemi". The resemblance is uncanny.

* In "Film/TalesFromMuppetlandTheFrogPrince", the evil witch has a very large ogre henchman named "Sweetums."
** He's something of a subversion in later appearances -- although still a very large, ferocious-looking ogre, the name fits his ''personality'' perfectly; he's a sweet GentleGiant. When he ''does'' appear as a villain, he's virtually guaranteed to have a HeelFaceTurn (as in ''MuppetTreasureIsland'') or turn out to be a PunchClockVillain. (a role he plays along with the other Flying Monkeys in ''[[TheWizardOfOz The Muppet Wizard of Oz]]'')

* Spoofed in the ''Film/StarskyAndHutch'' film, where they're looking for a man named Tiny who runs a bar; the guy they find there is 5' 9", neither small enough to be actually tiny, nor big enough to be "one of those ironic names".

* In ''Film/ReservoirDogs'', Nice Guy Eddie is actually quite a mean son of a...[[CurseCutShort gun]]. For that matter, you wouldn't really think that guys named Mr. Pink, Mr. White, and Mr. Blonde would be so bad. You would be very, very wrong.
* From ''Film/HowToTrainYourDragon'' fits quite well, seeing as Toothless is a dragon. He just... [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin doesn't have teeth]]. Except for the fact that he does (when he wants them). What more, he's the baddassest, the fastest, fiercest, most accurate, most-powerful flame-wielding dragon of them all (minus, you know, ''that one''). And he's called Toothless.

* From ''Film/DjangoUnchained'' we have Calvin Candie, a plantation owner who is as brutal as he is charming.

* The creature from "The Crate" segment of ''{{Creepshow}}'', [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fluffytterrible.jpg mainly made up of claws and fucking huge teeth]]... and [[ProductionNickname referred by effects supervisor]] Creator/TomSavini as Fluffy.
* The special effects crew of ''Film/TheHost'' nicknamed their giant tadpole monster "SteveBuscemi". The resemblance is uncanny.

** Which is an hour-long setup for a BrickJoke of epic proportions.

* [[Film/{{Metropolis}} Dr. Rotwang]]. It sounds [[FreudWasRight like some kind of horrible disease]] in English, but "Rotwang" is actually German for "rosy cheeks".

** Same for Sonia in ''Hatari''. [[ThePeepingTom That can be useful]].

** Are you saying the Kray brothers had funny names?

** In ''[[Film/SpiderMan Spider-Man 2]]'', Alfred Molina had to act opposite four puppeteered robot arms as Doctor Octopus. He nicknamed them Harry, Larry, Floe and Moe.

* DOG in ''{{Half-Life}} 2'' is a multi-ton apelike robot that can [[CarFu throw cars]] and tear Striders apart with its bare hands... and it's equipped with a personality of a [[CaptainObvious dog]]: Playful, protective and affectionate towards Alyx Vance and her allies.

* In ''LifeWithLamarr'', Magnusson has a T-Rex that can [[FrickinLaserBeams fire laser from its eyes]], called Mr. Nibbles, and a ninja [[{{Half-Life}} Fast Headcrab]] called Noodles.

* Cheryl's pet Ocelot on ''WesternAnimation/Archer'' regularly mauls people, especially Archer. Its name is Babou.

* Cheryl's pet Ocelot on ''WesternAnimation/((Archer))'' regularly mauls people, especially Archer. Its name is Babou.

* Cheryl's pet Ocelot on ''[WesternAnimation/((Archer))]'' regularly mauls people, especially Archer. Its name is Babou.

* The creature from "The Crate" segment of ''{{Creepshow}}'', [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fluffytterrible.jpg mainly made up of claws and fucking huge teeth]]... and [[ProductionNickname referred by effects supervisor Tom Savini]] as Fluffy.

* The AntiHero protagonist of the ''{{Burke}}'' novels by AndrewVachss has a hulking Neapolitan mastiff named Pansy. This is intentional as authorities are automatically suspicious of dogs with names like 'Killer' or 'Satan,' and tough guys are reluctant to report that they were savaged by a dog named 'Pansy.'

* The most menacing-looking characters in ''PhantomBrave'' is named "Sprout". He's also [[spoiler:the ''penultimate boss'' of the main game.]]

* ''PhantomBrave'' gives us "Sprout," who is a grizzled, muscular, bearded, white-haired fighter with a gigantic sword who's going around absorbing monsters for dark energy; not exactly the kind of person you'd expect to have a name meaning "small leafy growing plant."

* Any series with namable {{Mons}} or SummonedMonsters can have this.

* Battle Wolf ''Terry Cloth'' may be a cub when Manga/{{Toriko}} adopts him, but he can still rip apart foes that ''Toriko'' had trouble with. Terry later grows up massively, fitting the trope even more.

* {{Durarara}} has Celty's headless demon horse. His name is Shooter.

* ''{{Toriko}}'': Battle Wolf ''Terry Cloth'' may be a puppy but he can still rip apart foes that ''Toriko'' had trouble with.
* Early in BloodPlus, we are introduced to the Chiropterans: virtually unkillable monsters created in military experiments that rip apart humans and drink their blood. The military's codeword for them: Mouse.
* In {{MAR}}, Dorothy's most powerful Guardian is an enormous black dog that emerges from a crack in reality, looks like death on four legs, and attacks by devouring whatever it fights (including, in one case, Dorothy's opponent). What is Dorothy's nickname for the guardian? "[[WizardOfOz Toto]]".
* The main character in YouAreUmasou is a Tyrannosaurus Rex named "Heart".
* Tora from ''UshioAndTora''. Despite claiming to [[IAmAHumanitarian eat humans]] [[FailureIsTheOnlyOption he never does on screen]]. He gets [[AttentionDeficitOhShiny distracted by the modern human world so much]] it fascinates him...and he accidentally gets [[CrowningMomentOfFunny ran over by cars]] and smashed into the wall comedic-ally. Also, he has a WeaksauceWeakness in that perfume and cologne repels him, even common jewelery bothers him due to its anti-Yokai properties. Hell an entire chapter is titled 'Tora's Civilization Allergy'.

* In ''TheDeedOfPaksenarrion'', Paksenarrion rides a huge black warhorse, which she recieved as part-payment for a job. The horse will gladly kick and bite anything, and is considered unmanageable by the setting's best horsemen. She calls him Socks.

* Non-animal example, the ''Literature/HonorHarrington'' spaceship the HMS ''Hexapuma'', named for the apex predator of his home world, is referred to by its crew as the ''Nasty Kitty.''

* In general, the military is quite fond of giving elite units underwhelming names as obfuscation, like the Military Assistance Command Vietnam–-Studies and Observations Group (MACV-SOG), which sounds more like the name you assign to a group of sociologists and logistics experts. Which was the [[CovertGroupWithMundaneFront entire point]]