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* Guerrero, from the TV Show ''HumanTarget''. Spanish for "warrior."

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* Guerrero, from the TV Show ''HumanTarget''.''Series/HumanTarget''. Spanish for "warrior."
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Fleshed out the example for Dr. Wellington Yueh of Dune infamy.


* In ''Literature/{{Dune}}'', TheMole is named Wellington Yueh.

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* In ''Literature/{{Dune}}'', TheMole is named Wellington Yueh. This is a [[PlayedForDrama particularly emphatic use of the name]] in that he's remembered as [[MoralEventHorizon being worse than Judas]]...'''for more than''' '''''three thousand years'''''. Speaking of which, [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/NamesToRunAwayFrom/BiblicalNames Judas says hi.]]

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* Commander Totmacher in ''VideoGame/BionicCommando Rearmed''.

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* Commander Totmacher (deathbringer) in ''VideoGame/BionicCommando Rearmed''.


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* [[MadScientist Dr.]] [[HerrDoktor Krieger]] ("warrior") in ''VideoGame/FarCry''.
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* Boris Todbringer in TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}.


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* As in [[TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}the source material]], Boris Todbringer in ''VideoGame/TotalWarWarhammer''
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* Lord Necroth, the EvilOverlord from ''VideoGame/DarkenedSkye''.
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* Kamikaze Kate from ''Webcomic/{{Misfile}}'', evoking images of the Kamikaze suicide pilots from WorldWarTwo and also has the hard "K" sound for bonus scariness.

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* Kamikaze Kate from ''Webcomic/{{Misfile}}'', evoking images of the Kamikaze suicide pilots from WorldWarTwo UsefulNotes/WorldWarII and also has the hard "K" sound for bonus scariness.
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* The ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_station#Ghost_stations_in_Berlin Geisterbahnhöfe]]'' in the days of the BerlinWall were ''quite'' creepy.

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* The ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_station#Ghost_stations_in_Berlin Geisterbahnhöfe]]'' in the days of the BerlinWall UsefulNotes/BerlinWall were ''quite'' creepy.
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* ''Series/{{Firefly}}'': Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds, who if not an AntiHero is certainly [[GoodFlawsBadFlaws flawed]]. River even {{Lampshades}} that interpretation of his name.

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* ''Series/{{Firefly}}'': Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds, who if not an AntiHero is certainly [[GoodFlawsBadFlaws flawed]]. River even {{Lampshades}} that interpretation of his name. Of course, the actual etymology of the name "Malcolm" is, ironically, strongly Christian.
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* Chuck Yeager, UsefulNotes/WorldWarII AcePilot and [[UsefulNotes/TheColdWar Cold War]] test pilot. Appropriately enough, he established his ace credentials by scoring 11.5 kills against the Luftwaffe, including making "Ace in a Day" by downing five planes in a single day, including two planes without firing a shot - one German pilot he was pursuing accidentally collided with his own wingman. Possibly more famous for his [[DangerDeadpan calm steady voice]] than for riding the cutting edge of aerospace technology or for his combat prowess.
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A common badass name. It translates as "ghost" or "spirit," but people/things named Ghost tend to be far less threatening... unless of course [[VideoGame/StarCraft you've built up your tech tree]].

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A common badass name. It translates as "ghost" or "spirit," "spirit" (it can also mean "mind" but that's less common) but people/things named Ghost tend to be far less threatening... unless of course [[VideoGame/StarCraft you've built up your tech tree]].



* One of Hitler's generals was called ''Manteuffel'', a name broadly translating as ''Man-devil''. This also comes into English as the name of the sinister country mansion in Daphne du Maurier's ''Rebecca'' - ''Manderville''. Mrs deWinter, you cannot say you were not warned.

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* One of Hitler's generals was called ''Manteuffel'', a name broadly translating as ''Man-devil''.''Man-devil'' (broadly because "Teufel" is written with only one f). This also comes into English as the name of the sinister country mansion in Daphne du Maurier's ''Rebecca'' - ''Manderville''. Mrs deWinter, you cannot say you were not warned.
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A common badass name. It translates as "ghost" or "spirit," but people/things named Ghost tend to be far less threatening... unless of course [[{{Franchise/Starcraft}} you've built up your tech tree]].

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A common badass name. It translates as "ghost" or "spirit," but people/things named Ghost tend to be far less threatening... unless of course [[{{Franchise/Starcraft}} [[VideoGame/StarCraft you've built up your tech tree]].
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* ''ElTigre'' features a gigantic monster named El Mal Verde (The Green Evil).

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* ''ElTigre'' ''WesternAnimation/ElTigreTheAdventuresOfMannyRivera'' features a gigantic monster named El Mal Verde (The Green Evil).
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* Necromutants, Dark Legion units from ''TabletopGame/MutantChronicles''.


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* Necris faction from ''VideoGame/UnrealTournament'', particularly in the third game.
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* Minor MarvelComics MadScientist Doctor Malus, who grants super-powers to deserving C-list {{mooks}}.

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* Minor MarvelComics Creator/MarvelComics MadScientist Doctor Malus, who grants super-powers to deserving C-list {{mooks}}.
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* The sickeningly racist novel ''Literature/{{Hunter}}'' features a Neo-Nazi SerialKiller named Yeager who targets interracial couples. He's a [[DesignatedHero "hero"]] by the book's warped standards, but anyone with a brain would consider him a flat-out villain.
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The German word of Hunter. Often used for a {{badass}} character.

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The German word of Hunter. Often used for a {{badass}} badass character.



A common {{Badass}} name. It translates as "ghost" or "spirit," but people/things named Ghost tend to be far less threatening... unless of course [[{{Franchise/Starcraft}} you've built up your tech tree]].

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A common {{Badass}} badass name. It translates as "ghost" or "spirit," but people/things named Ghost tend to be far less threatening... unless of course [[{{Franchise/Starcraft}} you've built up your tech tree]].
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* Jaffar is one of the Black Fangs (an elite group of assassins) in ''VideoGame/FireEmblem [[FireEmblemElibe 7]]''. Averted in that he's also the only one to do a HeelFaceTurn.

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* Jaffar is one of the Black Fangs (an elite group of assassins) in ''VideoGame/FireEmblem [[FireEmblemElibe [[VideoGame/FireEmblemElibe 7]]''. Averted in that he's also the only one to do a HeelFaceTurn.
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* And there's Malpercio from the ''BatenKaitos'' series. Origins reveals [[spoiler:it is a subversion, "Malpercio" is just the name of a random hill]].

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* And there's Malpercio from the ''BatenKaitos'' ''VideoGame/BatenKaitos'' series. Origins reveals [[spoiler:it is a subversion, "Malpercio" is just the name of a random hill]].
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* The Geist Balrog in ''MapleStory'' is a more vicious version of the Crimson Balrog, and is an additional party quest boss.

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* The Geist Balrog in ''MapleStory'' ''VideoGame/MapleStory'' is a more vicious version of the Crimson Balrog, and is an additional party quest boss.
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* Malum, desert-wandering antihero from ''{{Bionicle}}''.

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* Malum, desert-wandering antihero from ''{{Bionicle}}''.''Toys/{{Bionicle}}''.
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* Malin Keshar from ''BattleForWesnoth''. And the necromancers / liches from the Mal- line.

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* Malin Keshar from ''BattleForWesnoth''.''VideoGame/BattleForWesnoth''. And the necromancers / liches from the Mal- line.
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* The Jägermonsters from Webcomic/GirlGenius, an army of monstrous [[SuperSoldier Super Soldiers]].
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* In Scottish, [[TheThrawnTrilogy "Thrawn"]] means a combination of obstinacy, assertiveness, and more than a hint of willful perversity.

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* In Scottish, [[TheThrawnTrilogy [[Literature/TheThrawnTrilogy "Thrawn"]] means a combination of obstinacy, assertiveness, and more than a hint of willful perversity.
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* Rogue of the ComicBook/{{X-Men}} is called Malicia in French, an obvious reflection of her status as a former supervillain.

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* Rogue of the ComicBook/{{X-Men}} ComicBook/XMen is called Malicia in French, an obvious reflection of her status as a former supervillain.
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* ''Literature/{{Ivanhoe}}'' has a lot of these. The [[TheKnightsTemplar Templar]] Preceptor Albert de Malvoisin ("bad neighbor"), for one.

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* ''Literature/{{Ivanhoe}}'' has a lot of these. The [[TheKnightsTemplar [[UsefulNotes/TheKnightsTemplar Templar]] Preceptor Albert de Malvoisin ("bad neighbor"), for one.
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* Signum from ''[[MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's]]'' can summon the Panzergeist (Armored Ghost).

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* Signum from ''[[MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's]]'' ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAs'' can summon the Panzergeist (Armored Ghost).
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* The Season 1 finale of ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' gives us Malachite, a fusion of [[MakingASplash Lapis Lazuli]] and [[TheBrute Jasper]], bound together by ThePowerOfHate.


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* Necrom from ''Series/KamenRiderGhost''.
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* Carlos Malfeitor (Portuguese for "evildoer") from ''Film/{{Witchboard}}''.
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* In the ''Series/DoctorWho'' story "Silver Nemesis", we have the murderous and power-hungry time travelling black magician Lady Peinforte, whose name is Old French for "strong punishment". It's also almost certainly a reference to [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peine_forte_et_dure "Peine Forte et Dure"]], a traditional English torture method in which a criminal defendant who refused to take part in their trial would be slowly crushed to death with rocks.

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