History NamesToRunAwayFrom / Adjectives

* Kraven the Hunter, a ''Franchise/SpiderMan'' villain.

%%* Franchise/{{Batman}}, the Dark Knight.

* ''Franchise/WonderWoman'': Saturnian slaver Eviless

%%* Sinestro from ''Franchise/GreenLantern''. It should be noted that he's left(sinister)-handed. It's not clear how his home planet's naming works. That being said Sinestro is his surname, his first name being Thaal.

* [=DePrayve=] from ''Comicbook/WerewolfByNight'', [[JekyllAndHyde an evil side of a good scientist]] who chose to go by that name since he is "[[CardCarryingVillain depraved]]".

** Juan Morales of the Diablos gang from Season 6's "[[Recap/WalkerTexasRangerS6E24TestOfFaith Test of Faith]]".

* ''Series/WalkerTexasRanger'': Two {{Gangbanger}}s the titular policeman arrested had the nickname "Loco" ("loco" being Spanish for crazy):

* ''Series/WalkerTexasRanger'': Two {{Gangbanger}}s the titular policeman arrested had the nickname "Loco", ("loco" being Spanish for crazy):

* The titular "Dr. Sinister", a one-time character in ''WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones''.

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%%* Simon Bar Sinister, from ''WesternAnimation/{{Underdog}}''.
%%* Senor Sinestrio of ''WesternAnimation/ElTigre''.

%%* Count Vile from ''Film/PressStart''.

%%* Kraven, from ''Film/Underworld2003''

%%* Mr. Sinister from ''ComicBook/XMen''.

%%* Kraven, from ''Film/{{Underworld}}''

%%* Dr. Nefario from ''WesternAnimation/DespicableMe''.

* Thomas Craven, the cop from the [[Film/EdgeOfDarkness American remake]] of the British TV show ''Series/EdgeOfDarkness''. (Though only the bad guys really needed to fear him.)

%%* [[Wiki/SCPFoundation Marshall, Carter, and Dark, Ltd.]]

* Globe-trotting millionaire genius super-man [[Franchise/DocSavage "Doc" Savage]] from the pulp franchise of the same name. Just because he's dedicated his life to using his superior abilities--[[TwoFistedTales and his superior fists]]--for the good of mankind doesn't mean he's not dangerous. Just ask his enemies.

%%* ''ComicBook/XMen'': Raven Darkholme, [[Characters/XMenVillains Mystique]]'s real name.

* Cutthroat Bill from ''VideoGame/TheCurseOfMonkeyIsland''. He introduces himself as [[SpecialPersonNormalName just "Bill"]], and when Guybrush is unimpressed he reveals he's ''cleaning blood off a straight razor''.

* Kraven, from ''Film/{{Underworld}}''

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* The Craven family from ''Literature/TheSecretGarden''.
* Vandameer Craven from ''Literature/SkulduggeryPleasant''.

* ''Manga/DNAngel'''s phantom thief, Dark Mousy. Also his evil counterpart, Krad.
* The [[ArtifactOfDoom Book of Darkness]] from ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAs''. [[spoiler:Then again, its real name is the far more benign "Book of the Night Sky".]]

* Franchise/{{Batman}}, the Dark Knight.
* ComicBook/{{Darkseid}}, [[ComicBook/NewGods Lord of]] [[TheEmpire Apokolips]]. [[ThemeNaming Pretty]] [[ArchetypalCharacter clearly]] [[{{Troperiffic}} deliberate]].
* ''ComicBook/XMen'': Raven Darkholme, [[Characters/XMenVillains Mystique]]'s real name.
* [[http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix3/darkrider.htm The Dark Rider]]

* Then there's G. M. Dark from ''Literature/SomethingWickedThisWayComes''.

* Darquesse from ''Literature/SkulduggeryPleasant''.

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* ''[[CreepyCircusMusic The Carny of Mr Dark]]'' by Deathwatch Beetle Repairmen

* Dark Fact from ''VideoGame/{{Ys}}''.
* Dark Sol from ''VideoGame/ShiningInTheDarkness''.

* The default name for the Estate in ''VideoGame/DarkestDungeon'' is "Darkest", meaning that the [[FeaturelessProtagonist Heir]] is Lord or Lady Darkest.

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* [[Wiki/SCPFoundation Marshall, Carter, and Dark, Ltd.]]

* Dick Dastardly from ''WesternAnimation/WackyRaces'', who [[DickDastardlyStopsToCheat named a trope]]. Also ADickInName.

* ''VideoGame/{{Berzerk}}'' has Evil Otto.

* Evil Marie in ''VideoGame/{{CarnEvil}}''.
* Evil Crash in the ''VideoGame/CrashBandicoot'' series.
* Prior to its name-change, the Deviljho from VideoGame/MonsterHunter was named "Eviljho".

* ''WesternAnimation/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians'': Cruella de Vil. Triple whammy, because you have "cruel", "evil", and "devil" in her name, if you ignore the word breaks.
* Evil-Lyn from ''Franchise/MastersOfTheUniverse''.
* Evil The Cat from ''WesternAnimation/EarthwormJim''.
* Aku (Japanese for Evil), [[MadeOfEvil a being of pure malevolence]], from ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack''.

* Greedy from ''VideoGame/{{Ristar}}''.
* Greevil from ''VideoGame/PokemonXDGaleOfDarkness'', as mentioned directly above.

* Grimjack of ''ComicBook/{{Grimjack}}''.

* [[http://www.comicvine.com/grim-hunter/29-15311/grim-hunter/108-3841/102297-grim-hunter/105-191540/ The Grim Hunter]], who shares this with his father Kraven (see below).

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* The hero of the ''Film/{{Doom}}'' movie, John Grimm.

* Grim Tuesday from the ''Keys of the Kingdom'' series.

* Harald Hardrada the famous Viking. While Hardrada for some reason is not regularly transliterated into history books, it means something like "hard" "ruthless" or "grim".
* Ottoman Sultan Selim the Grim.

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* Grimlock of ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}''.

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* Mr. Grimm of ''VideoGame/TwistedMetal''.

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* Prime Minister Honest, the BigBad from ''Manga/AkameGaKill''.

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* Honest John from ''WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}}''

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* HonestJohnsDealership
** ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'' had one manned by some "Honest Ed".

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* "Honest" Iago from ''Theatre/{{Othello}}''.

* Madame Morrible in ''Literature/{{Wicked}}''.

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* ''ComicStrip/HagarTheHorrible''

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* Lord Horribus in ''Webcomic/SluggyFreelance''.

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* Dr. Horrible from ''WebVideo/DoctorHorriblesSingAlongBlog''' is a ... horrible example.

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* This is the real name for [[MoeAnthropomorphism Welrod Mk.II]] from ''VideoGame/GirlsFrontline''.

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* School bully Bugs Meany from ''Literature/EncyclopediaBrown''.

* The eponymous ''VideoGame/IMMeen''.

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* Count Nefaria, a long-running Creator/MarvelComics villain.

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* Dr. Nefario from ''WesternAnimation/DespicableMe''.

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* Nefarian Serpine from ''Literature/SkulduggeryPleasant''.

* Count Nefarious from ''VideoGame/{{Toonstruck}}''.

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* Omnifarious, from ''WesternAnimation/StaticShock'', who found a way to use multiple powers at will from different samples of the Big Bang gas.

* ''ComicBook/VandalSavage'', Creator/DCComics supervillain. Though he's a terrible person overall, [[PlayingWithATrope he's not particularly savage]].
** While he may act sophisticated much of the time, he ''is'' a caveman, and has engaged in thousands if not millions of acts of murder, torture and cannibalism in his incredibly long life.

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* "Macho Man" Randy Savage

* Savage Ruler from the ''VideoGame/{{Darius}}'' series, an even more difficult variant of Violent Ruler, one of the {{Final Boss}}es.

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* Will [[Music/{{Eminem}} the real Slim Shady]] please stand up?

* Shady Shrew from ''ComicStrip/SlylockFox''. This trope is usually extrapolated to other bit criminals like Reeky Rat or Slick Smitty -- it's surprising that name profiling hasn't been implemented yet.

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* Sid Shady from the riddle game ''Mind Trap''.

* Sinestro from ''Franchise/GreenLantern''. It should be noted that he's left(sinister)-handed. It's not clear how his home planet's naming works. That being said Sinestro is his surname, his first name being Thaal.

* Mr. Sinister from ''ComicBook/XMen''.

* Sinistrad from ''Literature/TheDeathGateCycle''.

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* Synyster Gates from ''Avenged Sevenfold''.

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* ''VideoGame/{{Sinistar}}''. He hungers! Run! Run! Run! Run!
* Slight variation: Sinistrals, from the ''VideoGame/{{Lufia}}'' games.
* Sinestra, [[DragonsAreDemonic Deathwing's]] mate from ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' (her real name is Sintharia, which incidentally is also an example, just a different one).

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* Simon Bar Sinister, from ''WesternAnimation/{{Underdog}}''.
* Senor Sinestrio of ''WesternAnimation/ElTigre''.

* Slick Smitty from ''ComicStrip/SlylockFox''

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* The title character of ''Film/DoctorStrangelove''.

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* Vicious, the main antagonist from ''Anime/CowboyBebop''.
* The main antagonist of ''Anime/Pokemon4Ever'' is named Vicious the Iron-Masked Marauder (Vicious-sama no Kamen). He's also rumored to have been named for Sid Vicious, but evidence is hazy.

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* In ''ComicBook/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesAdventures'', there was a villain called Vid Vicious (obviously named after Sid Vicious).

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* [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Vishous]] from J.R. Ward's ''Literature/BlackDaggerBrotherhood'' novels, mercifully shortened to 'V'. Most of her male characters have bizarrely spelled "badass" names, including Torhment, Phury, Zsadist, Rhage, Rehvenge, and Wrath (well, that last one is spelled correctly). John Matthew doesn't fare any better with his warrior name: [[spoiler: Tehrror; as does Butch when he's revealed to be a half-breed and gets saddled with a vampiric name of legend: The Dehstroyer.]]

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* The [[WesternAnimation/{{MASK}} Vicious Evil Network Of Mayhem]].

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* Count Vile from ''Film/PressStart''.

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* Lord Vile from ''Literature/SkulduggeryPleasant''.
* Venandekatra the Vile in Literature/BelisariusSeries. It is specifically noted that other names (like "Grim") carry a compliment with them as well as an insult; they imply that someone is a MagnificentBastard. Whereas vile is just an insult.

* Mr. Vile from ''VideoGame/BanjoKazooie''. The worst thing about him may be that you ''can't'' run away from him really fast.

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* Dr. Wily, from the ''VideoGame/MegaManClassic'' series.

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* Several Stand names from ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventure'' fit in this category, like Killer Queen, Bad Company, Cheap Trick, Scary Monsters...
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* ''FanFic/MyImmortal'': [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment Ebony]] [[PunctuationShaker Dark'ness]] [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment Dementia Raven Way]]: {{Dark|erAndEdgier}}ness, [[ThroughTheEyesOfMadness insanity]], CreepyRavens... Wait, this may be the best name ever.
* ''FanFic/TheTaintedGrimoire'': Dread[[spoiler: Raven]].

* Lord Humungus from ''Film/TheRoadWarrior''.
* ''Film/MrSardonicus'': Baron Sardonicus (sardonic) and his servant Krull (cruel).
* Maleficent, the wicked fairy in Disney's ''WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty''. In the LiveActionAdaptation ''Film/{{Maleficent}}'' it is her birth name, leading to DeathbringerTheAdorable moments with an innocent fairy child bearing an obvious villain name.
* Tiránico from ''WesternAnimation/BolivarElHeroe''. His name translates as tyrannical, symbolizing his cruelty and the Spanish oppression in New Granada.

* Vendacious from ''Literature/AFireUponTheDeep'' is one letter off from "mendacious". [[TreacherousAdvisor Perhaps not the best name for the head of your intelligence agency.]]
* Ras the Destroyer from ''Literature/InvisibleMan''.
* Many villains in the ''Literature/{{Redwall}}'' series have such names as Cluny the Scourge, Slagar the Cruel, Ferahgo the Assassin, and Gulo the Savage.
* Lord Foul the Despiser from ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfThomasCovenant'', who doubles as {{NamesToRunAwayFrom/Titles}} as well as {{Narm}}.
* Roger Chillingworth from ''Literature/TheScarletLetter''.
* ''Literature/SkulduggeryPleasant'': Baron Vengeous, Mevolent, Auron Tenebrae, Gruesome Krav, Christophe Nocturnal...the list goes on. Justified as ''they'' chose the names themselves.
* ''Literature/HowToTrainYourDragon'' is full of this: Grabbit The Grim, Gormless The Grim, Stoick The Vast, Grimbeard The Ghastly, Norbert The Nutjob, Madguts The Murderous, Murderous The Magnificent, The Seadragons Furious and Merciless, and, of course, Alvin The Treacherous.

* In Literature/VorkosiganSaga Emperor Dorca's [[TheDragon dragon]] is Pierre Le Sanguinaire which means "Bloody Pete" in English.

* In ''Literature/WarriorCats'', one villain is named Brokenstar.

* ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'' had "Crazy" Joe Davola throughout Season Four.
* ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'': Does anyone really want a hernia exam from a doctor named ''Crusher???''
** Also, anything at all "of Borg".
* The stated backstory of Spike in ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' reveals that his ''human'' nickname was "William the Bloody". In a subversion, it originally referred to his "bloody awful" poetry; it didn't become literal until after he became a vampire.

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* Myth/ClassicalMythology: Ares titles and epithets include Enyalius (meaning warlike), Miaephonus (meaning blood-stained), Brotoloegus (meaning man slaughtering), Thurus (meaning violent or furious), Aatus polemoeo (meaning [[BloodKnight insatiate of fighting and war]]), and Andreïphontes (meaning destroyer of men)
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* King K. Rool ("cruel") in ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry''.
* Feral Chaos in ''VideoGame/{{Dissidia|FinalFantasy}} 012''.
** Whose name in Japanese is Desperado (root word desperate) which isn't any better.

* ''Webcomic/LastRes0rt'': Gabriel the Maskless.

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* ''WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment'': Dr. Insano.
* ''WebVideo/SuperMarioLogan'' has [=DoesBadThings Guy=]
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* Clandistino from the cartoon ''WesternAnimation/TheBluffers''.
* [=McNasty=] from the 1988 ''[[WesternAnimation/PoundPuppies1980s Pound Puppies]]'' movie.
* [[MeaningfulName Baddus]] from the ''WesternAnimation/MrBogus'' episodes "[[Recap/MrBogusS2E1ComputerIntruder Computer Intruder]]" and "[[Recap/MrBogusS2E8BogusToTheRescue Bogus To The Rescue]]".
* Miss Heinous from ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil''. [[spoiler:Although later on, we learn her real name is Meteora, with "Heinous" being the result of a misunderstanding from her adoptive caretaker.]]
* The Heinous family of ''WesternAnimation/JimmyTwoShoes'', who are of no relation to the ''Star vs. the Forces of Evil'' example above. And to top it off, every member of the family is named Lucius after [[NamesToRunAwayFrom/DemonsOrAngels Lucifer]] (except for Beezy, who derives his from Beelzebub).

* Johnny Rotten (real-life: John Lydon), band leader of the Music/SexPistols. Given that 'Johnny' is British slang for 'condom', that verges on {{squick}}, too.

* In ''Fanfic/IfTheyHaventLearnedYourName'', the Winter Soldier steals a weird aircraft that turns out to be a NighInvulnerable alien spaceship. For lack of a better term, he half-jokingly refers to the spaceship as the ''USS Motherfucker'', a moniker that winds up sticking as he abbreviates the name to just Motherfucker. This is ''before'' he discovers that it has destructive capabilities that qualify it as a weapon of mass destruction. Tony Stark approves of the name, naturally.

* Cutthroat Bill from ''VideoGame/TheCurseOfMonkeyIsland''. He introduces himself as [[TomTheDarkLord just "Bill"]], and when Guybrush is unimpressed he reveals he's ''cleaning blood off a straight razor''.