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9	!Animated
10	* 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/TheAdventuresOfTintin2011'', 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]]
11	* ''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]].
12	* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen\|2013}}'', 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. At first it appears to be a one-off joke, but this persists through the credits, into all auxiliary material, all the way to his appearance as a GuestStarPartyMember in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIII''.
13	* In ''WesternAnimation/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.
14	* 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.
15	* ''Franchise/HowToTrainYourDragon'': He's fast, agile, nearly invisible at night, and has the most powerful breath weapon of any species of dragon. He belongs to the most feared species of dragon known, the Night Fury, described in the Book of Dragons seen in the [[WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon2010 first movie]] as "the unholy offspring of Lightning and Death". No Viking has ever seen one and lived. Hiccup chooses to name him ... "Toothless," because of his retractable teeth.
16	* The black horse owned by Judge Frollo in ''WesternAnimation/{{The Hunchback of Notre Dame\|Disney}}'' is actually named [[AllThereInTheManual Snowball]].
17	* In ''WesternAnimation/IceAgeDawnOfTheDinosaurs'', there is a giant, fearsome ''Baryonyx'' that even scares a ''T. rex''. CrazySurvivalist Buck names it... Rudy.
18	-->'''Manny:''' Oh, I was thinking it'd be something terrifying, like... "Sheldon" or "Tim".
19	* In the 1974 animated version of ''Literature/JackAndTheBeanstalk'' the name of the giant was... Tulip.
20	* ''WesternAnimation/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.
21	* Lilo's social worker in ''WesternAnimation/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.
22	* ''WesternAnimation/MeetTheRobinsons'':
23	** 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.]] Her name is adopted from her designation, DOR-15.
24	** At one point, Bowler Hat Guy sics a brainwashed ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' named "Tiny" on Lewis.
25	--->I've got a big head, and little arms. I'm just not sure how well this plan was thought through... Master?
26	* ''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?
27	-->'''Hammy:''' Lets call it Steve.\
28	''[Vern looks at Hammy questioningly]''\
29	'''Hammy:''' It's a pretty name.\
30	'''Other animals:''' Yeah, I'm a lot less scared of "Steve".
31	* ''WesternAnimation/TheSpongebobSquarepantsMovie'': Plankton sends a ruthless hitman after Spongebob and Patrick to stop them from returning with King Neptune's crown and exposing his crimes of stealing it and framing Mr. Krabs. The hitman's name is Dennis.
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33	!Live-Action
34	* In ''Film/TheAdventuresOfBaronMunchausen'', the King of the Moon tries to feed the Baron and his friends to his monstrous, three-headed giant bird named "Sybil".
35	* In ''Film/ActOfVengeance'', the police have nicknamed the serial rapist "Jingle Bells", because he makes his victims sing that song as he rapes them.
36	* In ''Film/{{Alien}}'', the title creature is also called by another nickname and that is Big Chap, that nickname sounds cute and harmless, but no. He is a dangerous and sadistic Xenomorph who ''likes'' the fear of his victims and prey, especially [[HystericalWoman poor Lambert]].
37	* 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''.
38	* 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.
39	* The title character of ''Film/{{Candyman}}'' is a murderous ghost with a HookHand.
40	** Also from Creator/CliveBarker is ''Film/{{Hellraiser}}''. The Cenobites are extra-dimensional beings from a realm of pain and pleasure, and resemble grotesquely-mutilated people, so it's a little weird that one of them is credited as "Butterball Cenobite". Likewise, the character credited simply as "Lead Cenobite" was given the nickname "Pinhead" by the crew, for the many acupuncture-like needles piercing his face. The name stuck, and became his official title in most of the sequels.
41	* ''Film/CaptainMarvel2019'': Every alien who meets Goose treats the cat as a scary dangerous creature. [[spoiler:They're right.]]
42	* ''Film/CatsAndDogs'' has Mr. Tinkles, the MagnificentBastard, LargeHam, ButtMonkey [[Film/JamesBond Blofeld]] cat. "Evil DOES NOT wear a ''bonnet!''"
43	* The giant genetically mutated VolatileTasmanianDevil in ''Film/CemeteryGates'' is named Precious.
44	* In ''Film/ChillFactor'' the deadly MacGuffin Weapon of Mass Destruction capable of wiping out all life in an area the size of Rhode Island within seconds of thawing over 50 degrees Celsius is code-named "Elvis". And yes, this means the (intentionally and/or maybe [[{{Narm}} not-so-much]]) comedy of seeing a bunch of generals and government men-in-black saying, in an [[OhCrap incredibly somber fashion]], that "[[SpySpeak Elvis has left the building]]".
45	* The monster in ''Film/{{Cloverfield}}'' became known as... Clover.
46	* The carnivorous ape monster with a set of bear trap jaws and capable of completely devouring three adult humans (or rather [[AssholeVictim "two human beings and Wilma"]]) from ''The Crate'' segment of the movie ''Film/{{Creepshow}}'' was actually named [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin "Fluffy"]] by the production staff.
47	* ''Film/DiamondsAreForever'': Two of Blofeld's minions who are keeping Willard Whyte prisoner in his house are named [[{{WesternAnimation/Bambi}} Bambi and Thumper]]. They prove to be a little difficult for Bond to deal with.
48	* From ''Film/DjangoUnchained'' we have Calvin Candie, a cruel plantation owner who amuses himself by throwing slaves into GladiatorGames.
49	* Double example: The name used by the Devil in ''Film/TheExorcist'' AND by a psychotic killer in ''Film/{{Strangeland\|1998}}''? Captain Howdy.
50	* ''Film/{{Fluffy}}'' is a 1965 Tony Randall film about the title character, a full grown household dwelling lion.
51	* In ''Film/TheGoodTheBadAndTheUgly'', the "bad" is an utterly ruthless assassin named Angel Eyes.
52	* In ''Film/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone'', the entrance to the tunnel leading to the titular stone is guarded by a giant, slobbering [[Myth/ClassicalMythology three-headed dog]] named Fluffy, which [[FluffyTamer Hagrid]] got from ''a Greek chappie''.
53	* 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.
54	* 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.]]
55	* ''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 original Disney version, Louie (originally an Orangutan) was not an intimidating or villainous character, and his name was actually a case of TheDanza, since he was voiced by -- and clearly modeled on -- jazz musician Louie Prima.
56	* The [[RaptorAttack raptors]] in ''Film/JurassicWorld'' are named Blue, Charlie, Delta, and Echo.
57	* Played with in ''Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters2019'', where Ghidorah's left head is also named Kevin. While this head is ''slightly'' less aggressive than the other two, he's still a part of a gigantic terror hell-bent on wiping all life on Earth, and works in tandem with his "brothers" to achieve that end.
58	* 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.
59	* ''Film/Life2017''. When the crew of the International Space Station discover a lifeform among samples taken from Mars, it's implied some kind of competition is held to name it as we see a cute kid on a live broadcast in Time Square naming it after her school: "Calvin." This trope happens when the lifeform breaks out of containment, threatening not only the crew but all life on Earth.
60	* Audrey II, the giant man-eating venus flytrap of ''Theatre/LittleShopOfHorrors''
61	* 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.
62	* ''Film/{{Metropolis}}'': Dr. Rotwang. It sounds like some kind of horrible disease in English, but "Rotwang" is actually German for "red cheek" or, perhaps more idiomatically, "rosy cheek".
63	* In ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail,'' there is the powerful and forbidding enchanter who grandiosely introduces himself, "There are some who call me... [[SomeCallMeTim Tim.]]"
64	* The PsychoForHire villain of ''Film/NoCountryForOldMen'', Anton Chigurh, has a surname that is pronounced an awful lot like "sugar", which one character actually comments on.
65	* In ''Film/{{Nope}}'', the flying saucer is given the nickname "Jean Jacket". A name fitting for one of the Haywoods' old horses, but ''not'' for [[spoiler: [[GiantFlyer a huge flying predator]] that [[ToServeMan eats people]].]]
66	* [[PsychoForHire Bunny]] in ''Film/{{Platoon}}'', a SociopathicSoldier who rapes and kills civilians during a pacification mission in a Vietnamese village.
67	* 'Pumpkin'/'Ringo' from ''Film/PulpFiction'' isn't psycho enough, but his girlfriend 'Honey Bunny' most definitely is.
68	* The title demon of vengeance in the ''Film/{{Pumpkinhead}}'' films.
69	* 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.
70	* In ''Film/ReservoirDogs'', Nice Guy Eddie, Mr. Pink, Mr. White, and Mr. Blonde are all crooks.
71	* 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]]). His banality becomes [[HilariousInHindsight even stronger to today's viewers]] who will likely recognize him as the same actor who played the cranky dad on ''Series/ThatSeventiesShow''.
72	* 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.
73	* In ''Film/TalesFromMuppetlandTheFrogPrince,'' the evil witch has a very large ogre henchman named "Sweetums." Sweetums became a recurring character in other Muppet works, and gradually acquired a GentleGiant persona more in line with his name.
74	* In ''Film/TrickRTreat'', the monstrous king of Halloween is named Sam. Presumably short for Samhain.
75	* In ''Film/TheUnborn'', the spirit of the unborn child terrorizing Creator/OdetteAnnable's character is named Jumby.
76	* ''Film/WerewolfByNight2022'' Jack (the titular werewolf) tells Elsa that the bets way to get on [[spoiler:Man-Thing's]] good side is to call him Ted.
77	* In ''Film/WintersBone'' the criminal, prone-to-AxCrazy-violence, meth-addicted uncle of the main character is named... "Teardrop".
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