History Main / FluffyTheTerrible

* One of the most menacing figures in Aztec mythology is the WarGod Huitzilopochtli. He's known for having killed most of his 400 siblings shortly after being born and a lot of Aztec human sacrifices were dedicated to him. His name means "Left-Handed Hummingbird".

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* On ''Series/TheMuppetShow'' there are quite a few more grotesque looking monsters. The biggest one, 9 feet tall, shaggy, with fangs and beastly strong is named.... Sweetums. Sweetums usually plays characters that really ''are'' pretty friendly, once you get past their appearance. In the original ''Muppet Movie'', Sweetums was referred to as "Jack", though he explains "Jack not name, jack job!": He ''lifts cars'' for a living.

* The FairFolk was one of the older names for fairies. The name is deliberately ironic; they were anything but fair, but calling them by more accurate names might draw their ire.

** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS35E7TheZygonInvasion "The Zygon Invasion"]] introduces us to the cold-blooded leader of group of insurgent aliens willing to start a war on earth. She orders people killed. She organizes murders. And her name is ... Bonnie? (Even the Doctor rejects that, choosing to call her "Zygella" instead.). There is actually some logic to this since she is a first generation of Zygons living in hiding on Earth, and she [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything has grown bitter over her minority status and her being forced to "act human" in order to be accepted by society]].

* ''TheDarkCrystalAgeOfResistance'' has peeper beetles. Despite their cutesy name, they're TheDreaded, being insects that eat your eyes out. One is used in a scene highly reminiscent of the Ceti Eel scene in ''Film/StarTrek2TheWrathOfKhan'' or the "boo box" scene from ''Film/{{Hook}}''.

A.K.A. Big Monster Cute Name. A specified variant of IronicNickname. If the monster feels a sense of shame regarding their name, it's also an EmbarrassingFirstName. Compare KillerRabbit. Polar opposite of DeathbringerTheAdorable. See also FluffyTamer, the person most likely to name the critter "Fluffy" in the first place. See SealedEvilInATeddyBear for this combined with SealedEvilInACan. See also SpecialPersonNormalName, TomTheDarkLord, SuperFunHappyThingOfDoom, PeoplesRepublicOfTyranny, and CuteAsABouncingBetty, a weapon-specific subtrope of this.

** "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS25E2TheHappinessPatrol The Happiness Patrol]]" gave us Helen A's vicious and downright ugly pet Stigorax called Fifi.

** Neither "River Song" nor "Melody Pond" are names that would strike terror into the hearts of sentient beings... unless they had heard of the woman who they belong to.
** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS35E7TheZygonInvasion "The Zygon Invasion"]] introduces us to the cold-blooded leader of group of insurgent aliens willing to start a war on earth. She orders people killed. She organizes murders. And her name is ... Bonnie? (Even the Doctor rejects that, choosing to call her "Zygella" instead.). There is actually some logic to this since she is a first generation of Zygons living in hiding on Earth, and she [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything have grown bitter over her minority status and her being forced to "act human" in order to be accepted by society.]]

** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS35E7TheZygonInvasion "The Zygon Invasion"]] introduces us to the cold-blooded leader of group of insurgent aliens willing to start a war on earth. She orders people killed. She organizes murders. And her name is ... Bonnie? (Even the Doctor rejects that, choosing to call her "Zygella" instead.). There is actually some logic to this since she is a first generation of Zygon living in hiding on Earth, and she [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything have grown bitter over her minority status and her being forced to "act human" in order to be accepted by society.]]

** [[http://www.garfield.com/comics/vault.html?yr=1979&addr=790808 One strip]] features Fluffy the Fierce. Sure, he is not much taller than any cat that'd fit the name Fluffy, but he is described as a legendary ratter. Until he meets Matt-the-Rat, that is.

A.K.A. Big Monster Cute Name. A specified variant of IronicNickname. If the monster feels a sense of shame regarding their name, it's also an EmbarrassingFirstName. Compare KillerRabbit. Polar opposite of DeathbringerTheAdorable. See also FluffyTamer, the person most likely to name the critter "Fluffy" in the first place. See SealedEvilInATeddybear for this combined with SealedEvilInACan. See also SpecialPersonNormalName, TomTheDarkLord, SuperFunHappyThingOfDoom, PeoplesRepublicOfTyranny, and CuteAsABouncingBetty, a weapon-specific subtrope of this.

** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS35E7TheZygonInvasion "The Zygon Invasion"]] introduces us to the cold-blooded leader of group of insurgent aliens willing to start a war on earth. She orders people killed. She organizes murders. And her name is ... Bonnie? (Even the Doctor rejects that, choosing to call her "Zygella" instead.)

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* In the third episode of ''WebVideo/DontHugMeImScared'', the murderous god that the Love Cult worships is named... Malcolm.
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* The BigBad of ''Anime/MonsterRancher''. He's an all-powerful tyrant, who's influence is slowly taking over the world. [[ImpossiblyCoolClothes Cool costume]], [[EvilSoundsDeep deep voice]], and he commands an awesome presence. His name is...[[{{Narm}} Moo.]]
* ''Manga/FairyTail'':
** "Lullaby" is the name of a powerful BlackMagic artifact. The idea is that it lulls you into "[[KilledOffForReal eternal sleep]]".
** Gajeel's Exceed partner is named... Pantherlily, Lily for short. Who just so happens to be 6 foot tall and [[{{BFS}} wields a sword as big as he is.]] It does make more sense with his SleepModeSize, however.
** If you first read this series through scanslations, you got to know one of the world's strongest mages as "Mist Gun". This may be an intentional double meaning (it ties in with his magic), but the official spelling is the much more dignified "Mystogan".
* ''Manga/YuYuHakusho'' featured a genetically-engineered monster named Helen, killed by hired villain Toguro as a display of his power.
* ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'':
** Kodachi has a pet named Mr. Green Turtle (Mr. Scaly Green in some episodes of the anime). It turns out to be a ferocious alligator.
---> [[Series/TheAddamsFamily "But it IS a turtle! A nice, cute and fluffy turtle! Why do you look so distressed?"]]
** Also there's Pantyhose Taro. Bathed in a Jusenkyo spring at birth where a yeti holding an eel and crane while riding an ox drowned. Later he bathes in a spring where an octopus drowned.[[labelnote:*]]"[[spoiler:Drowned" meaning "dunked and sinking" as shown in the Phoenix People arc.]][[/labelnote]]
* In ''Manga/AhMyGoddess'', the demon leader Hild has a creature that eats angels, which are effectively the goddess' souls. It is a gigantic, powerful leviathan. And she named it "Kittens".
* In an episode of ''Manga/NininGaShinobuden'', Shinobu names her giant, mobile, carnivorous plant monster Pochinosuke ("Pochi" being the Japanese equivalent of "Rover" or "Fido" and "nosuke" being an archaic boys' name ending). She's the only one who can keep it from wreaking havoc.
* ''Manga/TheLuciferAndBiscuitHammer'': Its name is Biscuit Hammer; it is the destroyer of worlds.
* A recurring villain in ''Manga/{{Kinnikuman}}'' is one of the biggest chojin in the series, a living mass of sand who sadistically brutalizes his opponents. He was responsible for [[spoiler:Prince Kamehame]]'s death during the Dream Tag Tournament arc. His name? ''Sunshine.'' (He's named after the Sunshine Towers of Peru). There are some other dangerous villains with silly names, but at least they have the decency to ''look'' silly, too.
* In ''LightNovel/{{Baccano}}'', America's craziest and most terrifying assassin has the misfortune of being named Claire which, while not incapable of [[Manga/{{Claymore}} being attached to]] [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII total badasses]], doesn't exactly work that way when the badass in particular is ''[[GenderBlenderName male]]''. Fans like to joke that this is the reason he [[IHaveManyNames keeps on making up new names]]. Also a bit of HaveAGayOldTime since prior to the 50s, Claire ''was'' a man's name. In 1930, his name would have been normal - the twist only comes for modern viewers who are used to it being a female name, although even in 1930, it was more common for women than for men in this particular spelling.
** Out of omniscience-boredom, a reality-warping EldritchAbomination decided to take human form and join the ranks of the Martillo family camorra. It's name is [[spoiler:Ronnie]].
* ''LightNovel/{{Durarara}}'' has Celty's headless demon horse. His name is Shooter.
* In ''Manga/HunterxHunter'' the guard dog of the Zaoldyeck estate is a mindless killing machine to anyone who doesn't come in through the front door, and Gon, who is incredibly good with animals and befriended a bear, is scared of her. Oh, and her name is Miké.
* ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'': Ritchie's "[[MeaningfulName Zippo]]" will probably evolve into a [[OurDragonsAreDifferent Charizard]] eventually. In ''Manga/TheElectricTaleOfPikachu'' manga, Zippo was introduced as one (but the official translation [[DubNameChange changed the name]] to [[MeaningfulName Charley]]).
* The latest volume of the ''Manga/BakiTheGrappler'' manga has Pickle, who is a giant defrosted caveman. Not only is he undefeated, but [[spoiler:after beating Retsu, he tore his leg off and ate it.]]
* ''Franchise/DragonBall'':
** Every major villain in ''Manga/DragonBall'' since Demon King Piccolo (with his henchmen, Piano, Tambourine, Cymbal and Drum), culminating in the [[OmnicidalManiac unstoppable creation]] of the maniacal wizard Bibidi and servant of his son [[Disney/{{Cinderella}} Babidi... Buu]] in ''Anime/DragonBallZ''. The machine mutant Baby from ''Anime/DragonBallGT'' is one of the most glaring examples.
** Buu deserves special mention as not only does he sound harmless but when after several chapters he finally appears he is a fat pink man wearing sweat pants and a cape... who makes the god of all gods quake in terror. He then proceeds to single-handedly kill each of earth's strongest fighters with no actual effort.
** After a series of [[BishonenLine increasingly powerful and masucline forms]] Goku and Vegeta turn him into his most basic one: Kid Buu, who looks like a surly teenager... who (while the weakest) is ''the'' least restrained form and by far the most destructive.
** ''[[Anime/DragonBallZBattleOfGods Battle of the Gods]]'' introduces the God of Destruction, who's capable of fighting a Super Saiyan 3 without even trying, made the KING OF SAIYANS use himself as a seat, and his name is Beerus.
** Beerus' assistance, [[spoiler: who happens to be ''many'' times stronger than him]], is named Whis.
** This applies to the heroes as well. Gohan, one of the strongest characters in the series, is named after rice and Vegeta's son is named ''Trunks''. Also the Saiyans, the most feared warrior race in the universe, are named after vegetables with Goku's true name being a pun of carrots.
* In ''Manga/{{Yaiba}}'', when the eponymous hero heard about a Kappa named Kerosuke, he expected a small, thin kappa, not a [[{{Kaiju}} colossal, super-strong, fire-breathing carnivorous titan]] with a penchant for human flesh
* In one chapter of the ''Anime/TenchiMuyo'' manga, the gang is attacked by a seven foot bear-like creature called a Duodo, which is tough enough to block the Tenchi-ken. Mihoshi takes one look at it, cries out "FLUFFY!" and the creature runs over to her and starts purring like a kitten.
* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'':
** The Seven Swordsmen of the Mist are terrifying warriors whose last names mean some type of fruit.
** Naruto and many other characters count as well; Naruto himself is arguably the strongest person in the world by the time the manga ends, but his first name is short for a type of ramen topping.
* 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. There's also Coco's [[GiantFlyer Emperor Crow]] Kiss, Sunny's Mother Snake Queen, and the small pink Wall Penguin Yun (named after the [[PokemonSpeak sounds]] he uses) will eventually be as big as its parents (and hopefully not as vicious).
* Early in ''Anime/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 ''Manga/{{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? "[[Literature/LandOfOz Toto]]".
* The main character in ''Anime/YouAreUmasou'' is a Tyrannosaurus Rex named "Heart".
* Tora from ''Manga/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 [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments ran over by cats]] and smashed into the wall comedic-ally. Also, he has a WeaksauceWeakness in that perfume and cologne repels him, even common jewelry bothers him due to its anti-Yokai properties. Hell an entire chapter is titled 'Tora's Civilization Allergy'.
* ''Manga/OnePiece''
** [[MadScientist Caesar Clown]] had, as a pet, a living mass of gelatinous slime that emitted acid and poisonous gas and could wipe out an entire island on its own, which he named Smiley.
** Some of the nicknames given to both pirates and marines in this series can reach this level, especially considering the titles other pirates get. Among nicks like King of Snipers, Demon Child and Blood Splatterer, you find some of the most terrifying individuals are instead given such nicknames as Straw Hat or Blue Pheasant or Red-Haired.
** A ruthless captain, famous for his brutality and has a bounty of ONE BILLION? His name is Jack.
* ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventure'':
** There are many characters and Stands who are named after famous musicians and songs. Sometimes, really dangerous figures get stuck with harmless names, like Vanilla Ice, user of Cream, who sounds like a hilarious JokeCharacter, but is actually a highly dangerous vampire who can turn into an all-consuming void. [[spoiler:He kills more of the heroes than ''Dio''.]]
** Cioccolata from Part 5 has a name that means "chocolate" in Italian. He's a deranged sadist who drove 9 elderly medical patients to suicide and has the power to infect people with flesh-eating mold. He's so disgusting that [[EvenEvilHasStandards Diavolo, his own boss, regards him as human trash,]] and Diavolo is willing to murder his own family if he deems them a threat to his plans.
** The BigBad of Part 7 is not only the president of the United States, he also has an incredibly powerful stand that allows him to move between realities as will, meaning he can kill people by simply sending him to another reality and watch them get RetGone from the paradox, that means he also applies WeHaveReserves to ''himself'', meaning he can get himself from another dimension if he's killed... and his name is Funny Valentine.
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* To quote [[http://superdickery.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=447:a-killer-called-honey-bun&catid=33:weird-science-index&Itemid=37 Superdickery.com]]: ''Who, in their right mind, would name their giant mechanized killing machine "Honeybun?"''
* Atlantis in ''ComicBook/GoldDigger'' has a guardian monster, the giant 2-kilometer across crab/kraken.... 'Flaky'. Flaky likes to play with a stuffed plushie of a normal sized crab. [[BerserkButton Do not mess with the plushie.]]
* In ''The Annotated Mantooth'', the giant robot powered by a uranium core was called "World's Greatest Grandpa." It was also built by [[UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler Hitler]], who died in his own DeathTrap with man-eating ducks and peanut butter. The entire Mantooth series was made of this.
* Creator/DCComics CrisisCrossover series ''ComicBook/CountdownToFinalCrisis'' featured a Monitor, one of the most powerful beings in the multiverse, called Bob. "Well, we can't just call you the-Monitor-who-is-trying-to-track-down-the-Atom, it'll take too long."
* The Anti-Monitor of ''ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths'' is not just the biggest bad of DC Comics, but also the biggest bad of all fiction, having ''eaten'' thousands of universes. Yet his name manages to be both innocuous and mildly odd.
* A recurring character in early 90s ''Comicbook/{{Superman}}'' comics was a seven-foot-tall female Intergang bruiser called Tiny Bubbles.
* From ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'', the name Penguin brings to mind a cute and strange-looking bird that lives in Antarctica. Not a short, ruthless, well-dressed and murderous mob boss. The mere name gives him a more twisted quality.
* ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} once killed a tank-grown monster that had gone berserk (greatly pissing off the agency who owned the monster) named Doris.
* The ''ComicBook/DarkwingDuck'' comics in ''Disney Adventures'' featured a newly-made villain in the form of a super-intelligent kitten named Fluffy.
* ''ComicBook/DuckTales'': In the "Rightful Owners" arc, the ducks are followed around by a gigantic jellyfish. [[FriendToAllLivingThings Webby]] reveals she named it "Jelly Belly" due to its {{sweet tooth}}. The jellyfish is actually friendly (at least towards them), but it ''looks'' intimidating.
* The ComicBook/XMen villain Sugarman is a grotesque looking head on legs with multiple arms who specializes in horrific genetic experiments and hails from the Age of Apocalypse.
* ''ComicBook/NewGods'':
** From Apokolips, there's Granny Goodness, the ultimate [[EvilOldFolks evil old person]].
** And then there's her personally trained attack dog, Mercy, whom she was forced to kill when {{ComicBook/Darkseid}} ordered the canine to kill her.
** Moreover, you have Glorious Godfrey's sister, the expert assassin Amazing Grace.
* ''Comicbook/{{Miracleman}}'': An unintentional example given that he started out as a good guy, but the name of the character responsible for the most gruesome massacre in the history of comics? Kid Miracleman.
* ''Comicbook/{{Empowered}}'': You'd think that in a series featuring characters with names like Demonwolf or Deathmonger, someone who goes by the seeming innocuous name of Willy Pete would be relatively harmless. You'd be wrong. Dead wrong. [[spoiler: His name means White Phosphorus.]]
* In the ''ComicBook/RobinSeries'' Lagoon Boy introduces Robin to his new pet Spot, a giant [[MixAndMatchCritters sharp toothed fish-like creature with tentacles]] from the deepest parts of the ocean that evidently followed him home one day.
* In ''ComicBook/StanleyAndHisMonster'', the Monster was later revealed to be a demon called "The Beast with No Name" that was a pariah in Hell for being too nice. When it accidentally bonded to Stanley Dover and became his friend, Stanley gave it the name "Spot". While Spot ''is'' a pretty decent fellow, a friendly demon is ''still'' a demon.
* In the ComicBook/MarvelAdventures [[ComicBook/IncredibleHulk Hulk]] series, Hulk and Rick Jones encounter The Nameless One, a two-headed EldritchAbomination. One of his heads is certain that they ''need'' a name, and finds human ones like "Bob" and "Tom" exotic and appealing. The other head is not amused.
* In Creator/OrsonScottCard's ''ComicBook/UltimateIronMan'', there is a male antagonist named Dolores, which seems to be more of a great-aunt than a villain. Subverted because "dolores" is Spanish for "pains," which is why he chose the name.
* There's a 'Fluffy' in ''ComicBook/JudgeDredd'''s Metro incarnation. [[http://www.2000ad.org/?zone=thrill&page=thrillviewer&choice=fluffy]]
** There's also SerialKiller PJ Maybe.
* In Marvel's ''ComicBook/JourneyIntoMystery'', Kid Loki names his violent and foul mouthed hellhound Thori that would rather have been called Deathripper or one of several other more fitting appellations. The cutesy name stuck. Nobody in Hel, or later Leah, Angela, Sera, and Thor Odinson bothered to call him anything else but Thori, despite him still insisting that he is "[[BlatantLies known as Deathripper in all the Ten Realms]]".
* In ''[[Comicbook/{{X 23}} All-New Wolverine]]'', Comicbook/SquirrelGirl shows up at Laura's apartment bearing a ''live wolverine'' to help recruit Laura for a mission,[[note]]Because Doreen SpeaksFluentAnimal, she assumes ''all'' AnimalThemedSuperbeings can, and expects the wolverine to explain the situation[[/note]] while Gabby takes one look at it and {{squee}}s before adopting him as a pet. And because wolverines are bad-tempered, vicious balls of fur and fangs, Doreen appropriately names him Jonathan.
* One of the most reoccurring characters in ''{{ComicBook/Shazam}}'' is Shazam's pet tiger, Tawny. While his earlier appearances involve him being a FunnyTalkingAnimal, his more modern incarnations are usually normal, non-sentient tigers. Regardless of his form, he is always depicted as loyal to Billy.
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[[folder:Fan Works]]
* In ''Fanfic/EnemyOfMyEnemy'', there are [[Franchise/{{Halo}} Lekgolo/Hunters]], 12-foot-tall armored warriors that scare the shit out of their foes ''and'' their allies. What does young [[ChildrenAreInnocent Sarah]] [[FluffyTamer Jennings]] call the pair she made friends with? Jib and Jub.
* In the fan video ''WebAnimation/MLPFIMFanFic'', Celestia uses a KillSat called [[FunWithAcronyms H.A.R.M.O.N.Y.]] to [[EarthShatteringKaboom blow up the planet]].
* In ''Fanfic/FalloutEquestria'', Angel Bunny gained this reputation among the Zebras. He even invented Stampede, the equivalent to Slasher from the ''Fallout'' series.
* In ''Fanfic/ItsNotTheRaptorDNA'', the Mosasaurus, the largest, most powerful creature on the island, is given the name...Lilly.
* ''Fanfic/TheEmiyaClan'' managed to get Primate Murder, the White Beast of Gaia, First Dead Apostle Ancestor, the creature whose task is to destroy humanity, as a pet. It kind of came as a packaged deal when Altrouge Brunestud forced herself on [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Shirou]] as his newest wife. They call him "Primmy."
* Naruto fics just love having Naruto refer to Kyuubi, the giant nine tailed fox capable of leveling mountains with a swoop of his tails, as Fluffy. The fox is rarely amused
* In a similar vein, Harry Potter fanfics love to make such names for Voldemort, such as Voldisquirrel and Vulturemort.
* Mocked viciously in the Franchise/HarryPotter / Literature/DragonridersOfPern story [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8186304/7/ On The Wings of Dragons]], where a Spanish wizard terrorist goes by the name Carlos The Gerbil. At a briefing, a wizard gets rather upset when half of the room bursts into laughter.
--> Dan: I meant no insult, Mr. Croaker, but your fearsome hit wizard is either totally inept at normal history or he's a certified whacko. It's possible he decided to steal the name from a world famous terrorist who was wreaking havoc in the early seventies, but if so, he got the name totally wrong. Just whispering the name of Carlos the Jackal was enough to send governments quivering in terror, but Carlos the Gerbil? The man has taken the name of a small Australian rodent that many people have as a pet. A gerbil is about as dangerous as being attacked by a marshmallow.
* ''FanFic/TangledUpInBlues'' has the manly muscled bouncer, named Pink Bunny.
* In ''FanFic/{{Hivefled}}'', the ObliviouslyEvil cultist Ganmed Lomust used to feed his sacrifices to his lusus, a seagoat which he named "Snowball".
* In ''FanFic/ABriefHistoryOfEquestria'', the name of the leader and founder of the largest empire in history, the Mongrellian Horde, was, indeed, "Fluffy."
* The Harmony Cannon from ''FanFic/MassEffectTheEquestrianEquation''. It looks like it fires a rainbow. It can OneHitKill ''[[BigBad Reapers]]''
* The ''[[Literature/HarryPotter Mr. Black]]'' series has a one chapter dark lord named [[WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy Fred Fredburger]] the Really Really Bad. Lampshaded when one of the wizards that summons Mr. Black mentions it just doesn't feel right to fear someone with that name.
* In the expanded ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' of Creator/AAPessimal, a freak accident with a gorgon and a nose-bleed returns an extinct species - the wingèd {{Pegasus}} horses - to the world. The magnificent wingèd creatures are in the keeping of Lancre-trained witches as only they can ride them - a welcome upgrade from broomsticks. And the first two Pegasii get names reflective of their proud nature and noble lineage. '''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Rainbow Dash and Cupcakes]]'''. Well, [[EverythingSoundsSexierInFrench Everything Sounds Better In Russian]].
* In ''Fanfic/HardBeingPure'', Phobia has a huge six-legged black monster with large mantis scytes on its back. He's called Snowball.
--> Because where's the fun in calling things with names that match their appearance?
* ''Fanfic/ExceptItAbideInTheVine'' is full of alternate versions of Steve Rogers and Bucky Barnes, so OnlyKnownByTheirNickname is necessary to avoid confusion. The biggest, scariest former Winter Soldier in the whole crew answers to Sweetpea.
* ''Fanfic/PokemonResetBloodlines'' comments on this, and how people have died for giving a Pokemon with pride a name like Fred.
* In the ''Fanfic/BloomingMoonChronicles'', a Tyrant Wyrm is a fabled monster that leaves death and destruction in its path. In ''Glory Be'', Scrivener Blooms artificially creates one, and then names it Poe.
* [[http://1d4chan.org/wiki/Commissar_Dan Commissar Dan]], ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' character from [[Website/FourChan /tg/]], has a pet Basilisk (a self-propelled gun, which he [[TooDumbToLive uses as a frontline tank]]) called "Fluffy".
* In Creator/TeamFourStar's playthrough of ''VideoGame/DragonBallXenoverse'' they chose to name their Majin character Dumplin. By the end of the game he's one of the most powerful beings in the universe and acquired the nickname 'Demon God Dumplin'. [[spoiler: [[WordOfGod He'll eventually become]] [[EldritchAbomination Mr. Popo.]]]]

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* When your name sounds like "Saccharine", people probably expect you to be as sweet as your name, right? Not true for the BigBad in ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfTintin'', where Mr. Ivan Ivanovich Sahkrine is willing to kidnap, murder, and steal all to find the location of Red Rackham's Treasure. [[spoiler: Well, he is Rackham's descendant and possible reincarnation, after all...]]. [[note]] However, it should be noted that it is a case of AdaptationalVillainy; in the original graphic novel by Hergé, Saccharine (written Saccharine, not Sahkrine) was actually a friendly RedHerring.[[/note]]
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Coco}}'': Mamá Imelda has an ''alebrije'', a powerful spirit guide that takes the form of a multicolored winged jaguar. Its name is... Pepita ("pumpkin seed"). [[spoiler:In life, Pepita was a housecat]].
* In ''Disney/{{Frozen}}'', the {{Snowlem|s}} bodyguard Elsa conjures in one last desperate bid to convince her sister to leave her alone is nicknamed "Marshmallow" by the happy-go-lucky snowman Olaf.
* In ''Disney/TheGreatMouseDetective'' (remember, this is a MouseWorld), the villain Ratigan has a gigantic cat he often [[BadBoss feeds a minion that upsets him]] - called Felicia; she also has a pretty bow.
* The main villain of ''WesternAnimation/HeavyMetal2000'' is given the terror-inducing name of... Tyler. This is because he wasn't evil to begin with, only becoming an AxCrazy warlord after being exposed to the Loc-Nar.
* ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon'': Toothless is a member of the most feared species of dragon that is known to the Vikings, though he doesn't get the name until after he's been at least partially domesticated. His teeth are retractable.
* The black horse owned by Judge Frollo in ''Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'' is actually named [[AllThereInTheManual Snowball]].
* In ''WesternAnimation/IceAge3DawnOfTheDinosaurs'', there is a giant, fearsome Baryonyx that even scares a ''T. rex''. CrazySurvivalist Buck names it... Rudy.
-->'''Manny:''' Oh, I was thinking it'd be something terrifying, like... "Sheldon" or "Tim".
* In the 1974 animated version of ''Literature/JackAndTheBeanstalk'' the name of the giant was... Tulip.
* ''Disney/LadyAndTheTrampIIScampsAdventure'' featured a large, mean, extremely vicious and brutish-looking dog who menaced Lady and Tramp's son ComicStrip/{{Scamp}} at one point named Reggie.
* Lilo's social worker in ''Disney/LiloAndStitch'' is a [[ScaryBlackMan huge black man]] (voiced by Ving Rhames in the movie, no less) who habitually dresses in formalwear and a gold earring... named Mr. Bubbles. Subverted in that his first name is Cobra.
* ''Disney/MeetTheRobinsons'':
** The Bowler Hat Guy's HypercompetentSidekick and partner in crime is a robotic bowler hat named Doris. [[spoiler: She turns out to be [[TheDogWasTheMastermind the real mastermind]], taking over in the BadFuture Bowler Hat Guy unwittingly helped her create.]]
** At one point, Bowler Hat Guy sics a brainwashed ''{{Tyrannosaurus rex}}'' named "Tiny" on Lewis.
--->I've got a big head, and little arms: I'm just not sure how well this plan was thought through... Master?
* ''WesternAnimation/OverTheHedge'' gives an in-universe example. The animals are utterly terrified of the titular hedge when it's first encountered. How do they defuse the tension?
-->'''Hammy:''' Lets call it Steve.\\
''[Vern looks at Hammy questioningly]''\\
'''Hammy:''' It's a pretty name.\\
'''Other animals:''' Yeah, I'm a lot less scared of "Steve".
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[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
* ''Film/{{Fluffy}}'' is a 1965 Tony Randall film about the title character, a full grown household dwelling lion.
* In ''Film/KungPowEnterTheFist'', the main (male) villain was named "Betty". It's actually quite a bit worse than that, his name ''used'' to be "Master Pain;" he then changed it to Betty.
* In ''Film/WintersBone'' the criminal, prone-to-AxCrazy-violence, meth-addicted uncle of the main character is named... "Teardrop".
* The mechanical shark from ''Film/{{Jaws}}'' was nicknamed "Bruce" by the crew. Innocuous enough, until you realize "Bruce" [[EvilLawyerJoke was also the name of Spielberg's lawyer.]]
* Double example: The name used by the Devil in ''Film/TheExorcist'' AND by a psychotic killer in ''Film/{{Strangeland}}''? Captain Howdy.
* The diabolical crime lord from ''Film/RoboCop1987'' has the unassuming name of Clarence. In keeping with the joke, he also looks like a balding, bespectacled accountant (the director went with this look because he wanted a villain evocative of [[ANaziByAnyOtherName Heinrich Himmler]]).
* In ''Film/TalesFromMuppetlandTheFrogPrince,'' the evil witch has a very large ogre henchman named "Sweetums."
* Prince Nuada in ''Film/HellboyIITheGoldenArmy'' has a large cave troll with a robotic fist on a chain. He calls him Mr. Wink. He's named after Creator/SelmaBlair's one-eyed dog.
* Audrey II, the giant man-eating venus flytrap of ''Theatre/LittleShopOfHorrors''
* ''Film/CatsAndDogs'' has Mr. Tinkles, the MagnificentBastard ButtMonkey [[Film/JamesBond Blofeld]] cat. "Evil DOES NOT wear a ''bonnet!''"
* ''Film/DiamondsAreForever'': Two of Blofeld's minions who are keeping Willard Whyte prisoner in his house are named [[{{Disney/Bambi}} Bambi and Thumper]]. They prove to be a little difficult for Bond to deal with.
* 'Pumpkin'/'Ringo' from ''Film/PulpFiction'' isn't psycho enough, but his girlfriend 'Honeybunny' most definitely is.
* ''Film/{{Metropolis}}'': Dr. Rotwang. It sounds like some kind of horrible disease in English, but "Rotwang" is actually German for "red cheek".
* Not a creature but it still fits the trope: the gun that Kay gives Jay in ''Film/MenInBlack'' is a tiny little thing that looks rather like a water pistol. It's called a ''Noisy Cricket''. And when Jay fires it the first time, it takes out a wall, and the kickback is enough to throw him back several metres.
* In ''Film/TrickRTreat'', the monstrous king of Halloween is named Sam. Short for Samhain.
* The title demon of vengeance in the ''Film/{{Pumpkinhead}}'' films.
* In ''Film/ReservoirDogs'', Nice Guy Eddie, Mr. Pink, Mr. White, and Mr. Blonde are all crooks.
* The monster in ''Film/{{Cloverfield}}'' became known as... Clover. And before that, his FanNickname was Mr Grumpy Pants.
* In the Katharine Hepburn[=/=]Cary Grant screwball comedy ''Film/BringingUpBaby'', "Baby" is a fully-grown leopard. He's friendly enough, but he's still a ''leopard''.
* In ''Film/SevenSamurai,'' Toshiro Mifune's character is named Kikuchiyo after the fake papers he has to "prove" he's of noble birth. Unbeknown to him and to the amusement of the others, Kikuchiyo is the name of a little girl. He still kicks lots of ass.
* In ''Film/TheUnborn'', the spirit of the unborn child terrorizing Odette Yustman's character is named Jumby.
* [[PsychoForHire Bunny]] in ''Film/{{Platoon}}'', a soldier who rapes and kills civilians during a pacification mission in a Vietnamese village.
* In ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail,'' there is the powerful and forbidding wizard who grandiosely introduces himself, "There are some who call me... [[SomeCallMeTim Tim.]]"
* In ''Film/TheGoodTheBadAndTheUgly'', the "bad" is an utterly ruthless assassin named Angel Eyes.
* From ''Film/DjangoUnchained'' we have Calvin Candie, a plantation owner who amuses himself by throwing slaves into [[DuelToTheDeath duels to the death]].
* Pixxi de la Chasse in ''Film/RepoChick.'' A small blonde woman dressed all in pink who can make grown men run in fear by whispering in their ears, point a pistol like she means it and throw a solid punch.
* The [[RaptorAttack raptors]] in ''Film/JurassicWorld'' are named Blue, Charlie, Delta, and Echo.
* ''Film/TheJungleBook2016'': The King of the Bandar-Log monkeys is a 12-foot tall hulking Gigantopithecus who [[TheDon talks like a mob boss]]. His name is Louie. This is a result of the film making him an AdaptationalBadass. In the source material, Louie (originally an Orangutan) was not an intimidating or villainous character, so the name was more fitting.
* The titular monster from ''Film/TheByeByeMan'' drives people into hallucinatory insanity that causes them to commit hideous acts of murder just by ''thinking'' of his name.
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[[folder:Jokes]]
* Parrot Joke: A burglar has broken into a house and starts looking for valuables. Suddenly, he hears a voice: "I can see you and so does UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}}!" He waves his flashlight around, but can't see anyone. Again, the voice says: "I can see you and so does Jesus!" Then he sees a birdcage with a parrot in it.
-->'''Burglar:''' Damn, you scared me! Who the hell are you?\\
'''Parrot:''' Gilbert.\\
'''Burglar:''' What idiot names a parrot Gilbert?\\
'''Parrot:''' [[OhCrap The same idiot who named the rottweiler "Jesus".]]
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[[folder:Web Comics]]
* ''Webcomic/SluggyFreelance'', while having its share of {{killer rabbit}}s, has a borderline example of this in the form of the large centipede called Fluffy -- it's big compared to a human, but it's large for a bug and considered scary and unpleasant by the humans in the strip. (It's the alien Aylee who considers it cute and gives it the name). Later, all its species get labelled "fluffies".
* Dragoon in ''Webcomic/EightBitTheater'' has a pet dragon named Muffin - who, like all dragons, he thinks is a parrot. She is also the world's most evil dragon that founded the order of Dragoons to kill all of the other dragons, without them knowing, and then killed all but one of them.
* ''Webcomic/SomethingPositive'' has the cutely named Choo-Choo Bear and Twitchy-Hug. The former, while terribly cute, is a shapeshifter, occasionally prone to fits of psychotic and homicidal violence. The latter was quite clearly homicidal. That's OK, though. Choo-Choo Bear had him shot. Then Davan made the remains into an ashtray.
* In ''WebComic/TheAdventuresOfDrMcNinja'', Dr. McNinja's gorilla receptionist, who is known to take out hunters of giant lumberjacks and go toe-to-toe with velociraptors (named [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Yoshi]]), is named Judy.
* ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'':
** Mr. Scruffy TookALevelInBadass by slaughtering a 1st level commoner - ''with one scratch''.
** Subverted with Little Whiskers the tiger. He's actually less threatening than Mr. Scruffy.
* ''Webcomic/ExterminatusNow'':
** A running joke regarding Virus is his tendency toward pets like this, [[NoodleIncident including a massive combat cyborg he named 'Skippy']], though the only one of these pets to get significant screentime is a Chao that absorbed the DNA of a demonic dog, who he named 'Blasphemy', which is actually quite fitting.
-->'''Eastwood''': The traits you find endearing, most right-thinking people have nightmares about.
** A Patterner cult are summoning a demon named...Kevin.
* Variation: ''Webcomic/{{Lackadaisy}}'' features the "Sunshine Special", a perfectly cheery name for a train, but that's hardly reassuring to Rocky when he's [[ChainedToARailway nailed to its tracks]]. The comic also includes a mob boss named Asa ''Sweet'' and little orange tabby over there who massacres a group of people while laughing maniacally? He's known as ''Freckle'' to his cousin.
* ''Webcomic/{{Goblins}}'' supplies the page quote, in the form of an Owlbear, [[ColdBloodedTorture tortured]] over months by the guard quoted [[BeingTorturedMakesYouEvil in order to make it a killing machine.]] It works, [[spoiler:but [[http://www.goblinscomic.com/01102008/ not quite in the way]] the guard might have hoped]]. A little later in the comic we're introduced to "Mr. Fingers". [[spoiler: This is a very appropriate name since "Mr. Fingers" is an EldritchAbomination that is composed of pure {{Nightmare Fuel}}ed BodyHorror, [[http://www.goblinscomic.com/05062011/ one head, and unnumberable limbs that end in many-fingered hands]].]] After that, there's Biscuit the Orc. He was named after his favorite food as a child.
* ''Webcomic/SequentialArt'' has [[ShowWithinAShow in-universe]] {{MMORPG}} "[[FictionalCounterpart Realm of Lorcraft]]" where the fearsome beast named Pickles scared everyone. An incredibly frightening and powerful creature is a [[http://www.collectedcurios.com/sequentialart.php?s=261 little, bug-eyed chihuahua-looking]] ''[[KillerRabbit puppy]]'' who can turn himself inside out. (See the start of that storyline [[http://www.collectedcurios.com/sequentialart.php?s=252 right here]]).
* ''Webcomic/LookingForGroup'' has the Chief Warlock of the Brothers of Darkness, Lord of the Thirteen Hells, Master of the Bones, Emperor of the Black, Lord of the Undead. His name is Richard. His friends call him "Dick" (at their own risk).
** On later days he's picked up the titles "Lord of the Dance" and "Mistress of Magma" as well. He's also the mayor of a small town up the coast, quite scenic in spring... A small town [[spoiler: of the undead]] that's called "Pretty, Pretty Unicorn." It's a work in progress.
* ''Webcomic/CollegeRoomiesFromHell'' fans know the tentacle goo monster that spawned in the guy's kitchen as 'Mr. Friendly'.
* ''The Scout Report'', a ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' comic, features a hunter detailing the advanced features of her pet in a two-paragraph lecture ending as follows:
-->'''Scout:''' ...he can sneak up behind an orc, rip his throat out, eviscerate the corpse, and pee on the bloody entrails in four point two seconds. I've timed it.\\
'''Dorna:''' That's... nice. What's his name?\\
'''Scout:''' Precious.
* In a now-outdated Penn State in-joke, the first giant monster to appear in ''Webcomic/TheInexplicableAdventuresOfBob'' was the mighty People-Eating Poly-Sorbate Insectoid: a "P.E.P.S.I." Snookums, in his original [[{{Kaiju}} giant monster]] form would fit this trope as well, except that Snookums is harmless.
* ''Webcomic/AModestDestiny'' has the Vampire Lord Fluffy, [[http://www.squidi.net/comic/amd/view.php?series=amd&ep=2&id=1 whose name was enough to strike fear into the heart of even the most brave]]. He has VillainDecay as a backstory. [[spoiler: The decay is later subverted with a vengeance.]]
* Yuki from ''Webcomic/MegaTokyo'' gets a pet {{FunSize}}d [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot zombie]] [[{{Kaiju}} 'zilla]]. She names him Zom-Zom-chan and ties all the pieces that fall off him back on with ribbons.
* The title character of ''Webcomic/TheGoodWitch'' is named [[VillainProtagonist Angel]], and her titular role as "the Good Witch" is explicitly to use her powers to help people and do good things. She's a [[TheSociopath self-centered sociopath]] who instead devotes her powers exclusively to making her own life better and amusing herself. Namely by transforming people at random into whatever she thinks would be fun, such as repeatedly {{Gender Bend|er}}ing a specific guy to mess with his head, or converting local kids into clothing for her mother's store. The comic has been described as a DarkerAndEdgier take on ''Webcomic/TheWotch''.
* ''WebComic/LsEmpire'' gives one of the main characters the Ultimate Chimera from ''VideoGame/{{Mother 3}}'' as a pet and names it Fluffy.
* ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary'':
** The comic has the former Ob'enn Superfortress starship, the "Post-Dated Check Loan", capable of outgunning whole fleets at full capacity. Its controlling AI has taken the name Petey (as in P.D.). This is in deliberate contrast to the absurdly overdramatic names of most of its race's ships. Incidentally, the next ship the Toughs own is the "Serial Peacemaker", which is a glorified troopship entirely unworthy of its awesome name.
** The Ob'Enn themselves apply, and cross over with DeathbringerTheAdorable. A cute-sounding name for a bunch of sapient koalazoids...who have decided to take up "xenocidal tendencies" as their [[PlanetOfHats hat]].
** Later on, the Toughs encounter a Fleetmind ship named the "Plaited Daisies".
-->'''Tagon''': Oh, there's a nice, peaceful name. I assume it's one of [[spoiler:Petey's]] "Devastator" class warships.\\
'''Ennesby''': Actually, he's dubbed this class "Extortioners".
** T'kkkuts-Afa is the controlling AI of a [[ThatsNoMoon mind-bogglingly vast space station]] who has [[GoMadFromTheIsolation Gone Mad From the Isolation]] - [[TimeAbyss several million years of isolation]], to be exact. In the language of the Oafans, her makers, her name translates figuratively to "Angry God". Literally, however, it translates to the rather unfortunate phrase "Broken Wind." [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness It is testament to how seriously Ennesby takes the confrontation with her]] that he doesn't make a single fart joke.
* In ''Webcomic/LifeWithLamarr'', Magnusson has a T-Rex that can [[FrickinLaserBeams fire laser from its eyes]], called Mr. Nibbles, and a ninja [[VideoGame/HalfLife2 Fast Headcrab]] called Noodles.
* ''Webcomic/{{Housepets}}'' has a gator named Fluffy, with an apparent history of eating other pets.
* The current page image as of June 2012 is Jared and [[FormallyNamedPet Mr. Fish]] the [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Gyarados]] from ''Webcomic/ManlyGuysDoingManlyThings''. To be fair, Mr. Fish was a Magikarp when Jared named him that, so it is an example of the second case of the "sometimes played with by writers" paragraph.
* Arthur in ''Webcomic/{{Wondermark}}'' was seen riding a [[http://wondermark.com/501/ piranhamoose]] and calling him "Fluffy".
* Bud and Brandi from ''Webcomic/WapsiSquare'' have a pet sea monster named Stinky.
* The villain in ''Webcomic/WarriorU'' is a pink unicorn by the name of Hevvin Angelbright. Sure, he's trying to extinguish all life on earth just for the sake of killing (and is living in a den littered with the skulls of his victims), but how can you hate him? ''[[RunningGag A group of unicorns is called a BLESSING!]]''
* ''Webcomic/TheGamerCat'' has the main character angering a big, intimidating cat who later reveals his name as "Sweet". He turns out to be calmer once Glitch invites him to play SuperMario3DWorld. [[spoiler: Sweet choses to play as Peach]].
* ''Webcomic/QuestionableContent'' has the tall and quietly intimidating combat droid named Bubbles. Meanwhile, her employer, a rather ordinary-looking purple robot, is named [[DeathbringerTheAdorable Corpse Witch]].
* Taking into account the powers Beings have in ''Webcomic/ButImACatPerson'', they have the capability to be this.
* Kor'la from ''Webcomic/{{EATATAU}}'' has a pet Great Knarloc he named Lily. For context, Great Knarlocs are T-Rex sized monsters used by the Kroot as beasts of war, and Kor'la says that Lily, who is already that big, is still just a baby.
* Of all the doctors in ''{{Webcomic/Sparklecare}}'', Dr. Cuddles is by far the most aggressive and violent. It's also worth mentioning he's a small pink squirrel.
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** Major Colvin is a tough veteran of the police force whose nickname is "Bunny".

'''Parrot:''' [[OhCrap The same idiot who named the rottweiler "Jesus"]].

'''Parrot:''' The same idiot who named the rottweiler "Jesus".

** Gajeel's Exceed partner is named... Pantherlily, Lily for short. Who just so happens to be 6 foot tall and [[{{BFS}} wields a sword as big as he is.]]

** Cioccolata from Part 5 has a name that means "chocolate" in Italian. He's a deranged sadist who drove 9 elderly medical patients to suicide and has the power to infect people with flesh-eating mold. He's so disgusting that [[EvenEvilHasStandards Diavolo, his own boss, regards him as human garbage,]] and Diavolo is willing to murder his own family if he deems them a threat to his plans.

* In the fanvideo WebVideo/MLPFIMFanFic, Celestia uses a KillSat called [[FunWithAcronyms H.A.R.M.O.N.Y.]] to [[EarthShatteringKaboom blow up the planet]].
* In Fallout: Equestria Angel Bunny gained this reputation among the Zebras. He even invented Stampede, the equivalent to Slasher from the Fallout series.

* In ''[[Fanfic/BloomingMoonChronicles The Blooming Moon Chronicles]]'', a Tyrant Wyrm is a fabled monster that leaves death and destruction in its path. In ''Glory Be'', Scrivener Blooms artificially creates one, and then names it Poe.

[[folder:Films — Animation]]

* ''[[Disney/LadyAndTheTrampIIScampsAdventure Lady and the Tramp II]]'' featured a large, mean, extremely vicious and brutish-looking dog who menaced Lady and Tramp's son ComicStrip/{{Scamp}} at one point named Reggie.

[[folder:Films — Live-Action]]

* In ''Roleplay/TheGamersAlliance'', Plushiebunny's second form turns into a horrific monster whose appearance makes many heroes wet themselves in fear.

* [[http://1d4chan.org/wiki/Commissar_Dan Commissar Dan]], ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' character from [[Website/FourChan /tg/]], has a pet Basilisk (a self-propelled gun, which he [[TooDumbToLive uses as a frontline tank]]) called "Fluffy".
* ''Roleplay/SurvivalOfTheFittest'' v4 has Kenny the bear, whose one and only appearance on the island so far is attacking and killing an inactive student. It's heavily implied he used to have human owners who kept him in the cage.
* In the ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse'', several Ultraviolents (students with a penchant for violence and blood) keep a twenty-foot-long flesh-eating demonic worm as a beloved pet. They call it 'Fluffy'.

* In Creator/TeamFourStar's playthrough of ''VideoGame/DragonBallXenoverse'' they chose to name their Majin character Dumplin. By the end of the game he's one of the most powerful beings in the universe and acquired the nickname 'Demon God Dumplin'. [[spoiler: [[WordOfGod He'll eventually become]] [[EldritchAbomination Mr. Popo.]]]]
* In the third episode of ''WebVideo/DontHugMeImScared'', the murderous god that the Love Cult worships is named... Malcolm.

* The infamous SMILE.DOG picture. Its name may conjure up images of a [[PreciousPuppies cute]] retriever or something similar. If anyone is seriously [[SchmuckBait curious]] about the picture, there are links as well as more reliable descriptions of SMILE.DOG on the [[NightmareFuel/TVTropes Nightmare Fuel - TvTropes]] page.

* ''ComicBooks/DuckTales'': In the "Rightful Owners" arc, the ducks are followed around by a gigantic jellyfish. [[FriendToAllLivingThings Webby]] reveals she named it "Jelly Belly" due to its {{sweet tooth}}. The jellyfish is actually friendly (at least towards them), but it ''looks'' intimidating.