History NamesToRunAwayFrom / Conquerors

* In the Sanctuary series Helen Magnus; dated, and had a daughter with JackTheRipper who can teleport by the way, has a complicated relationship with NikolaTesla who was a vampire, is in conflict with [[JekyllAndHyde Dr. Jekylle and Mr. Hyde]], used to hang out with [[SherlockHolmes James Watson]] and [[TheInvisibleMan Nigel Griffin]] before they died of old age (she can live for ever, Tesla is a vampire and [[JackTheRipper Druitt...]] well no word on what keeps him, or [[JekyllAndHyde Adam]] alive), currently friends include Bigfoot and [[WolfMan a werewolf]] and occasionally has to deal with a rampaging superabnormal like Big Bertha aka [[HinduMythology Kali]].

* [[WhiteHairedPrettyBoy Julian Assange]], cofounder of Wikileaks.

The Greek name of Pharao Ramses II (Ramses the Great).

The name's fame comes from CyrusTheGreat, founder of the Achaemenid Persian Empire. Though few characters named Cyrus have appeared in works written after [[MileyCyrus a certain teenage pop star's]] rise to fame.

The name's fame comes from CyrusTheGreat, founder of the Achaemenid Persian Empire.

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* [[YourMileageMayVary Many people]] think MileyCyrus is ''definitely'' worth running away from.

* ''TheATeam'' has one too.

* "[[{{Superman}} Lex]]" was only one character can get away with shortening it.

* In HeroesOfMightAndMagic III, we have a power-hungry necromancer named Sandro (an abbreviated form of the Italian name Alessandro, which is equivalent to Alexander). [[LoopholeAbuse Hey, he's never called Xander...]]

* Attila the Hun has pretty much turned the name into an adjective meaning 'barbarian' or 'vicious conquerer'. With good reason.

Both of the titles 'kaiser' and 'tsar'/czar' are derived from 'Caesar'. Of course, the kaisers and tsars were notable lines of conquerors in their own rights. Named after Julius Caesar, who conquered and unified Italy, [[strike: France]] Gaul, and [[strike: Spain]] the Iberian peninsula towards the end of the Roman Republic.

* [[{{TheUsualSuspects}} Keyser Soze]].

* The boss of Team Galactic in [[{{Pokemon}} Pokémon Diamond, Pearl and Platinum]].

* [[spoiler:the {{Chessmaster}}]] from ''NeedForSpeed Carbon''.

* [[FateStayNight MONGRELS!]] How dare you forget about the King of Heroes? [[StormOfBlades *Gate of]] [[MemeticMutation Babylowned*]]

* TheATeam has one too.

* ''BabylonFive'' gives us badass telepath Lyta Alexander.

* Lita of the {{WWE}}.

* Another one: the genocidal Julian Robotnik from the ''Series/SonicTheHedgehog'' continuity, who makes every other version of Robotnik/Eggman look like JulieAndrews.

* Star Trek's original appearance of Khan Noonien Singh mentioned above.

* Shere Khan of ''TheJungleBook''

Latin for "(the) Great" or "Big". A rare personal name in Roman antiquity, it made another career after the newly-christianized, warlike royals of medieval Scandinavia adopted it as a first name by shortening the name of their idol Charlemagne ("Carolus Magnus" or "Karlamagnus" to them).[[hottip:*:The Latin meaning of the name was mostly lost to them. However, as it happens, 'magn' also means 'power' or 'might' in Old Norse. Magni ('strong one'/'strength') is the name of a [[NorseMythology son of the God Thor.]]]] Due to this lofty origin, it was exclusive to members of the high aristocracy, usually royals, in the Middle Ages. Today it is a fairly common (and therefore, harmless) first name in many Nordic countries. In fiction, often points to a Scandinavian, vaguely [[HornyVikings Viking]]-y, [[AristocratsAreEvil aristocratic]] background.

* Magneto from ''[[XMen X-Men]]'', alias Erik ''Magnus'' Lehnsherr. The way Magneto spells his Erik with a k has an additional effect of making him look Nordic. Also, "Lehnsherr" is German for [[FeudalOverlord 'liege' or feudal lord.]]

* A slight variation: {{Gladiator}}'s hero, Maximus Decimus Meridius. Due to the quirks of Roman naming (and also because of the idiosyncratic way his name was rendered), most viewers don't realize that Maximus is not actually his given name, but a title. In English, his name comes out as [[BadAss Maximus the Great, Conqueror of the South]]. Certainly a name to run away from if you're in the arena with the fellow, or just ''happen'' to have assassinated his Emperor.

* The title character from [[MRJames M.R. James']] short story "Count Magnus" fits this trope [[AristocratsAreEvil to]] [[EvilSorcerer a]] [[OurLichesAreDifferent "T"]]...

* There was a Magnus in one of Series/{{Doctor Who}}'s Second Doctor serials. His title? War Chief.

* As a Roman epithet, Magnus was most prominently connected with [[AlexanderTheGreat Alexander]] and [[PompeyTheGreat Pompey]]. There is also Magnus Maximus, a 4th century usurper who toppled the Western Roman Empire into a disastrous civil war.

* ''{{Animal Farm}}'''s ManipulativeBastard pig whose actions emulate Stalin's.

** Subverted in Disney's ''TheAristocats'' which features a dog called Napoleon who although not an actual villain, almost certainly would be if he encountered the protagonists of the film.

* The villain of the 2009 ''StarTrek'' feature film is called Captain Nero.

* Nero Angelo from ''DevilMayCry'', [[spoiler: who turned out to be Vergil]], and Nero ([[strike:no relation]] [[strike:his son, according to WordofGod]] [[strike:Link?]] [[http://www.capcom-unity.com/carbo/blog/2009/04/28/captivate_2009__devil_may_cry_news_no_new_game_unfortunately Here you go.]]) from ''DevilMayCry 4''.

* Vladimir Bierko from ''[[TwentyFour 24]]''

* President William Harrison (Bill) Mitchel from Dave, not exactly a nice guy.

* Star Trek's Will Riker

* Also the name of Mozenrath's flying eel companion in Disney's ''{{Aladdin}}'' animated series, but he's more of a Nuisance Connected to Someone to Run Away Really Fast From than anything. Still, they made the effort.

* Augustus Giovanni from ''VampireTheMasquerade'', perhaps the most powerful necromancer in the setting.

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* Magnus Honey from RoaldDahl's ''{{Matilda}}'' is an exception, as he seems to have been a NiceGuy, perhaps in keeping with his surname. Also Dahl is from Norway, where Magnus is a conventional name.

* Nero, the greedy cliff [[AllTrollsAreDifferent troll]] from the ''{{Fablehaven}}'' series. Tying in with the name's meaning, he also has black scales.

* Also not to forget [[DoctorWho Dalek Caan]]

* There was a Magnus in one of {{Doctor Who}}'s Second Doctor serials. His title? War Chief.

* In ''{{Paper Mario}}:The Thousand Year Door'', [[TheDragon Lord Crump's]] battle mech is named "Magnus Von Grapple''.

* Billy Batson, a/k/a CaptainMarvel

* BillyJack, anyone?

* Averted by [[Chaka Khan]]

* Averted by [[ChakaKhan]]

* [[BabylonFive "Who am I? I am Susan Ivanova, Commander. Daughter of Andre and Sophie Ivanov. I am the right hand of vengeance and the boot that is going to kick your sorry ass all the way back to Earth, sweetheart! I am death incarnate, and the last living thing that you will ever see. God sent me."]]

* Alex Delarge of ''AClockworkOrange'' comes to mind.

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But only if they never abbreviate it to "Alex"... or for that matter "Xander"...or worst of all, [[GenderBlenderName "Sandy"]]. Named after Alexander the Great, the Macedonian king who conquered Greece, Asia Minor, Egypt, and Persia. And was starting on India. Bonus points for the somewhat more obscure Iskandar, which was the name the Persian's knew him by, see the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iskandar Other wiki]].

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* [[{{Hellsing}} AMEN!!!!!]]

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* "[[{{Superman}} Lex]]" was only one character can get away with shortening it.

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* In HeroesOfMightAndMagic III, we have a power-hungry necromancer named Sandro (an abbreviated form of the Italian name Alessandro, which is equivalent to Alexander). [[LoopholeAbuse Hey, he's never called Xander...]]

* Alex Delarge of ''AClockworkOrange'' comes to mind.
* {{Agatha Christie}}'s Alexander Bonaparte Cust from ''TheABCMurders''. An appropriate name for a serial killer. [[spoiler: 'Too appropriate.']]

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* [[{{Gargoyles}} Alexander Xanatos.]] Confirmed by WordOfGod to be named after the Macedonian king, reflecting his parents' ambitions for him.
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Both of the titles 'kaiser' and 'tsar'/czar' are derived from 'Caesar'. Of course, the kaisers and tsars were notable lines of conquerors in their own rights. Named after Julius Caesar, who conquered and unified Italy, [[strike: France]] Gaul, and [[strike: Spain]] the Iberian peninsula towards the end of the Roman Republic.

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* [[Discword Cohen]] the Barbarian's first name is found to be Genghis in ''Discworld/InterestingTimes''.