Line #25 Main/SuperheroSobriquets


1	[[quoteright:350:[[Comicbook/{{Supergirl}} https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/action_comics_issue252_page029.jpg]]]]
2	[-[[caption-width-right:350:Or the Maid of Might. Or the Last Daughter of Krypton. Or the Blonde Blockbuster. Or... you get the idea.]]-]
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4	->''Look!'' Up in the sky! Not a bird, not a plane, it's Troperman! Also known as the Trope Knight, and your friendly neighborhood Lampshade Hanger!
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6	Descriptive nicknames given to a character. This gets used a good bit for superheroes. Superman, the Man of Steel, for example. Because, we suppose, it is hard to squeeze all the required coolness into just one name. Stuffy literature majors refer to these as epithets.
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8	If the nickname is just the hero's name with a descriptor in front of it, that's SisterTrope TheAdjectivalSuperhero. See also: RedBaron.
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10	In Film Adaptations, many of these may be exempt from the ComicBookMoviesDontUseCodenames clause, due to the fact that they're used more as a title than a "name".
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12	Compare with BurlyDetectiveSyndrome, as many of these sobriquets derived from breathless narrative captions that didn't want to keep repeating the hero's name.
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14	!!Examples:
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16	[[foldercontrol]]
17
18	!!!''Heroic Handles''
19
20	[[folder:DC Comics]]
21	* Franchise/{{Batman}}: The Dark Knight, the Caped Crusader, the Cowled Crimefighter, the World's Greatest Detective, the Bat of Gotham/Gotham's Bat, the Dark Avenger, the Dark Night Detective, the Guardian of Gotham, and, familiarly, Bats. Also called the Gotham Goliath in some late [[MediaNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfComicBooks Golden Age]] and early [[MediaNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Silver Age]] stories, plus the Masked Manhunter in some [[MediaNotes/TheBronzeAgeOfComicBooks Bronze Age]] stories. Following the death of Creator/AdamWest, the [[Series/Batman1966 '60s television Batman]] was dubbed The Bright Knight.
22	* ComicBook/{{Batgirl}} (Barbara Gordon): The [[AlliterativeName Dominoed Daredoll]].
23	* ComicBook/{{Robin}}: The Boy Wonder, and eventually the Teen Wonder. (Oracle once called ComicBook/{{Nightwing}} the Twentysomething Wonder, but it never caught on.)
24	* Franchise/{{Batman}} and ComicBook/{{Robin}}: The Dynamic Duo.
25	** Batgirl and Robin: The Dynamite Duo.
26	* WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond: The Tomorrow Knight
27	* ComicBook/{{Superman}}: The Man of Steel, the Man of Tomorrow, the Last Son of Krypton, the Metropolis Kid, the Big Blue Boy Scout, Big Blue, the Big Red S and, again familiarly, Supes. Other nicknames seen in MediaNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks and MediaNotes/TheBronzeAgeOfComicBooks were the Metropolis Marvel and the Action Ace.
28	** Fun fact: many nicknames were the basis for the replacement Supermen in the "Reign of the Supermen" storyline:
29	*** The Man of Steel: ComicBook/{{Steel}}
30	*** The Man of Tomorrow: the Cyborg Superman
31	*** The Last Son of Krypton: the Eradicator
32	*** The Metropolis Kid: ComicBook/{{Superboy}} (Kon-El). Also known as just "the Kid". Sometimes also called "The Teen of Steel".
33	* ComicBook/{{Superboy}} (Kal-El version): the Boy of Tomorrow, the Boy of Steel, the Smallville Sensation
34	* ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}: The Girl of Steel, the Maid of Might, the Maid of Steel, the Last Daughter of Krypton, the ''ComicBook/RedDaughterOfKrypton'', the Girl of Tomorrow, the Princess of Power, the Blonde Blockbuster, and during her college years she was called the Stanhope Sensation.
35	** Her ''WebAnimation/DCSuperHeroGirls'' incarnation is also called The World's Most Powerful Teenager.
36	* ComicBook/KryptoTheSuperdog: the Dog of Steel.
37	* Franchise/{{Superman}} and Franchise/{{Batman}}: The World's Finest Team (or just World's Finest for short).
38	** These days, the two of them plus Wonder Woman are called The Trinity.
39	* ComicBook/ElongatedMan: The Ductile Detective, the Stretchable Sleuth.
40	* ComicBook/{{Aquaman}}: King of the Seven Seas, Monarch of the Oceans, Marine Marvel, Marine Monarch, Sea Sleuth, Aquatic Aristocrat, the Sea King, Sovereign of the Seven Seas.
41	** Incidentally, the "Sea King" is the name of his New 52 Earth-3 counterpart.
42	* ComicBook/TheAtom: Tiny Titan.
43	* Franchise/TheFlash: The Fastest Man Alive, the Scarlet Speedster. Also was occasionally called the Sultan of Speed, the Monarch of Motion, and the Vizier of Velocity. As a group, the speedsters strongly affiliated with the Flash - the Flash Family - are referred to as "Those Who Ride The Lightning".
44	** Lampshaded in [[Series/TheFlash2014 the 2014 TV show]]. When Barry meets Jay Garrick, the Flash of an AlternateUniverse, Jay notes Barry's "Scarlet Speedster" nickname and comments that he's called the "Crimson Comet" back home.
45	* ComicBook/{{Hawkman}}: Winged Avenger, Winged Wonder.
46	* Franchise/GreenLantern: The Emerald Gladiator, The Emerald Knight, and once, rather amusingly, the [[HaveAGayOldTime Aroused Crusader]].[[note]]The shoe fits, if you look at Hal Jordan's dating history.[[/note]] Promotional material for the ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' animated series mashed them up into Emerald Crusader.
47	** Fellow Green Latern Katma Tui got [[http://luchins.com/what-were-they-thinking/hes-pining-for-the-fjords/ the "Girl Gladiator" and the "Female Crusader."]] Cut her some slack, she was the first female Green Lantern introduced.
48	* ComicBook/GreenArrow: The Emerald Archer, The Battling Bowman
49	* [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Captain Marvel]]: The World's Mightiest Mortal, the Big Red Cheese. (The latter is an in-story insult used by his enemies, particularly Dr. Sivana, but it's often used out of comics as an affectionate nickname)
50	** During ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueInternational'', Guy Gardner usually called him "Captain Whitebread".
51	* ComicBook/BoosterGold has been trying to popularize "The Greatest Hero You've Never Heard Of". He's also been known as the Corporate Crusader.
52	* ComicBook/BoosterGold and ComicBook/BlueBeetle: The Blue and Gold.
53	* Franchise/WonderWoman: The Spirit of Truth, the Amazing Amazon, the Undaunted, the Bane of Ares, Lady of Justice.
54	* ComicBook/{{Judomaster}}: The Crimson Crusher, the Scarlet Smasher.
55	* ComicBook/PlasticMan: The Pliable Paladin, The Pencil Necked Geek, The Sultan of Stretch, The Indian Rubber Man
56	* ComicBook/{{Ragman}}: Tatterdemalion of Justice
57	* ComicBook/CaptainCarrotAndHisAmazingZooCrew has a few:
58	** Captain Carrot himself was described in the comic's opening narrative as the Zoo Crew's "Leapin' Leader."
59	** Rubberduck was nicknamed the Malleable Mallard.
60	** Fastback was called the Terrapin Torpedo, as well as the Reptilian Rocket.
61	** Little Cheese was dubbed the Micro-Mouse.
62	** Pig-Iron was named the Porcine Powerhouse and the Swine of Steel (and also, in a reference to the ComicBook/FantasticFour's Thing, once referred to himself as "the Idol of Dozens").
63	** The Just'a Lotta Animals mostly used animal-themed variations on their Earth-1 counterparts' nicknames, thus Super-Squirrel was the "Squirrel of Steel," the Crash was "the Fastest Animal Alive," and the Batmouse's sidekick was named Boyd, the Robin Wonder.
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66	[[folder: Marvel Comics]]
67	* ComicBook/TheAvengers: The Earth's Mightiest Heroes.
68	* ComicBook/FantasticFour: The World's Greatest Heroes, the First Family of Comics.
69	** The Thing: The Idol of Millions as well as The Loveable/Ever-Lovin' Blue-Eyed Thing. Sometimes, he refers to himself as Aunt Petunia's Favorite Nephew.
70	* ComicBook/SubMariner is a common moniker for Namor, but he's also occasionally known as "The Avenging Son of Atlantis"; "Avenging Son" is the literal translation of his name.
71	* [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk The Hulk]]: The Jade Giant, Ol' Greenskin, Ol' Jadejaws, The Green Goliath.
72	* ComicBook/SheHulk: The Jade Giantess, The Glorious Green Glamazon. (Also [[EmbarrassingNickname "Shulkie"]], but she ''doesn't'' like that one.)
73	* ComicBook/TheSentry: The Golden Guardian of Good.
74	* ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}: The Merc with the Mouth, The Regenerating Degenerate, and The Crimson Comedian
75	* ComicBook/CaptainAmerica: The Sentinel of Liberty, the Star-Spangled Avenger, the Living Legend of WWII, or just plain Cap. The [[Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger movie]] names him "The First Avenger", plus he gets "The Star-Spangled Man with A Plan" in-story as part of a USO campaign.
76	** Nomad: The Man Without A Country
77	* ComicBook/{{Daredevil}}: The Man Without Fear, Hornhead, the Devil of Hell's Kitchen, and sometimes just "Red".
78	* ComicBook/DoctorStrange: Master of the Mystic Arts, the Sorcerer Supreme (the latter is actually an official title granted to Earth's most powerful sorcerer. Strange has surrendered the title more than once). His lover, Clea, was sometimes called the Mystic Maiden.
79	* [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHercules Hercules]]: The Prince of Power, the Lion of Olympus. Herc's sidekick, Amadeus Cho, briefly inherited the "Prince of Power" title when it seemed that Herc was dead.
80	* ComicBook/IronMan: The Armored Avenger, The Golden Avenger, Shellhead.
81	* ComicBook/IronFist: The Living Weapon, Young Dragon, and most recently he has become both famous and infamous for being "The Immortal Iron Fist, protector of Kun Lun, Sworn enemy of the Hand".
82	* ComicBook/SpiderMan: The Webslinger, Wallcrawler, Webhead, the Arachknight, and yet again (and not coincidentally) familiarly, Spidey, and Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, [[Film/TheBigLebowski if you're not into that whole "brevity" thing]].
83	** Black Cat affectionately calls him "Spider".
84	* Marketing materials refer to ''ComicBook/SpiderBoy'' as the "Arachnid Kid", though Bailey doesn't particularly like being called "Spider-Kid" in-story. He's also called the "Webless Wonder" for being the only spider hero on Earth-616 to go without webbing of any kind.
85	* ComicBook/TheMightyThor: The God of Thunder, Thunderer, the Golden Avenger (seriously) and the Odinson. And, once more familiarly, Goldilocks (it's mainly Iron Man and Hawkeye who call him that).
86	* The ComicBook/XMen: The Children of the Atom, an acknowledgment of an earlier science fiction story which may or may not have been an inspiration for the team.
87	** ComicBook/{{Cyclops}}: The First X-Man, Fearless Leader, Cyke, Scotty, Slim, One-Eye.
88	** ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}: The Canucklehead, Runt, Berserker
89	** ComicBook/{{Nightcrawler}}: The (Fuzzy Blue) Elf, The Demon, shares "Wallcrawler" with Spider-Man.
90	** ComicBook/{{Gambit}}: The Ragin' Cajun, Gumbo (only Wolverine calls him that)[[note]]In Cajun culture, calling someone "Gumbo" is actually a high compliment to their culinary abilities, something of which the [[ExpansionPackPast worldly]] Wolverine is most likely aware.[[/note]]
91	** ComicBook/{{Storm\|MarvelComics}}, the Beautiful Windrider.
92	** Xorn: The Man from Room X
93	* 2010's entries in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse have dubbed [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thor]] "The Mighty Avenger" and ComicBook/CaptainAmerica "The First Avenger". New ComicBook/IronMan merchandise during the period was also labeled "The Armored Avenger" to match.
94	* ComicBook/ThePunisher: In his first encounter with ComicBook/CaptainAmerica, the narration at one point referred to him as "The Ebony Executioner". However, this was the only time the title was used.
95	* [[ComicBook/MsMarvel Carol Danvers]], currently known as Captain Marvel, is billed as "Earth's Mightiest Hero" in her new ongoing series.
96	* ComicBook/{{Nova}}: The Human Rocket.
97	* ComicBook/GhostRider: Spirit of Vengeance, The Hellbound Hero, The Hellborn Biker, The Hellspawned Hero
98	* [[ComicBook/CaptainBritainAndMI13 Excalibur (Faiza Hussain)]]: The Sword that Heals.
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100
101	[[folder: Other Comics]]
102	* ComicStrip/ThePhantom: The Ghost Who Walks, The Man Who Cannot Die
103	* ''ComicBook/{{Empowered}}'': Maid Man, being a Batman {{Expy}}, can't help but have a bunch of these: the Garter-belted Gladiator, the Dark Knight Domestic, the Delicate Cycle Detective, the Hard-hitting Hygenist, the Sanitary Sentinel, the Iron-handed Immaculist, the Manservant of Steel, the Squeaky-clean Samurai, the Corset-clad Crusader and the Velveteen Virtuoso of Violence.
104	* From Creator/AlanMoore's ''ComicBook/{{Miracleman}}'':
105	** Big Ben, the Man With No Time for Crime
106	** Miracleman, the Big Blue Banana (as Kid Miracleman calls him [[spoiler: during their first fight]]
107	* Also from Moore, his run on ''ComicBook/{{Supreme}}'' had Supreme be called a variety of [[AlliterativeName alliterative]] sobriquets.
108	* Paperinik (WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck's superhero/antihero alter ego) is also known as the [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Devilish Avenger]] (from which the English name, "Duck Avenger" came from). Notable because he came up with it himself, and it caught on after he used it in public off-screen.
109	** While not a superhero, Fantomius, who created the legacy that prompted Donald to become Paperinik, was known as the GentlemanThief, as he decided that the best way to fight [[VillainWithGoodPublicity thieves parading as gentlemen]] was to become a gentleman disguised as a thief-and so had "Fantomius-Gentleman Thief" printed on the {{Calling Card}}s he leaves at the site of every heist.
110	* ComicBook/{{Spawn}} hasn't picked up a lot of epithets, but he's known as the Angel of Armageddon and [[spoiler:following Malebolgia's fall]], the King of Hell.
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113	[[folder: Anime and Manga]]
114	* In ''Anime/TigerAndBunny'':
115	** Wild Tiger is the [[DestructiveSavior Crusher]] for Justice.
116	** Rock Bison is the Bull Tank of the West Coast.
117	** Blue Rose is the Idol of the World of Heroes.
118	** Dragon Kid is the [[ShockAndAwe Lightning Bolt]] Kung Fu Master.
119	** Fire Emblem is the Bourgeois Open Flame Broil.
120	** Sky High is the Wind Wizard and the Wind Master.
121	* ''Anime/MazingerZ'' is the Invincible Tower of Black Iron.
122	* ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' and ''Literature/FateZero'': Saber ([[spoiler:Arthuria, or:King Arthur]]) is King[[note]]Not Queen[[/note]] of Knights, Rider (Alexander) is King of Conquerors, while Archer (Gilgamesh) is King of Heroes.
123	* In ''Manga/CodenameSailorV'' (the manga that ''Manga/SailorMoon'' was spun off from), those who actually know who Sailor V is have sometimes called her the "Goddess of Love" or the "[[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Goddess of War]]".
124	* Discussed in the early stages of ''Manga/OnePunchMan'': The Hero Association gives names to its members, so Genos believes he'll be called something like "Blond Cyborg", while Saitama will probably get "Caped Baldy". Once the two join the Hero Association, Genos receives the hero name Demon Cyborg while Saitama gets... Caped Baldy.
125	* ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia:''
126	** [[TheParagon All Might]] is known as the Symbol of Peace. Several heroes have additional titles, even class 1-A dips into it. Some examples include Miss Joke, the Smile Hero, and the "18+ Only Hero", Midnight. Apparently these titles are retained even when they're clearly no longer accurate, since [[TheMedic Recovery Girl]] is still known as the "Youthful Heroine" despite being [[MiniatureSeniorCitizens visibly quite elderly]].
127	** The students came up with titles of this nature as well, though of course, they're not official yet; [[PrehensileTail Ojiro]] goes with "The Martial Arts Hero", [[{{Invisibility}} Toru]] with "The Stealth Hero", [[AnimalThemedSuperbeing Tsuyu]] with "The Rainy Season Hero", [[ThePowerOfCreation Momo]] with "The Everything Hero", etc.
128	* Vash the Stampede of ''Manga/{{Trigun}}'' is commonly referred to as [[PersonOfMassDestruction "The Humanoid Typhoon"]].
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130
131	[[folder: Fan Works]]
132	* A RunningGag in ''Fanfic/Plan7Of9FromOuterSpace'' with our hero Captain Proton, who introduces himself as "Spaceman First Class, Defender of Earth, Man of the Day After Tomorrow" and "Prince of Planeteers, Lord of the Rings of Saturn, Man of Bronzilithiocydronoxidothicideutroniumate-25." Later he's greeted as the "Hero of Science, Sleuth of the Spaceways and [[MistakenForGay Queen of the Rocket Men]]" which Proton points out should actually be ''King'' of the Rocket Men!
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134
135	[[folder: Films -- Live-Action]]
136	* This line by Lex Luthor in ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice'':
137	-->"Black and blue, fight night. The greatest gladiator match in the history of the world. God versus man, day versus night, Son of Krypton versus Bat of Gotham!"
138	* In ''Film/TheBatman2022'', Batman is sometimes called "Vengeance", because of his BadassBoast "I am vengeance".
139	%%* Herbie, Film/TheLoveBug.
140	* ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'', King of the Monsters, Monster of Justice, New Century Monster King, among a dozen others.
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142
143	[[folder: Literature]]
144	* ''Literature/HarryPotter'': The Boy Who Lived, the Chosen One.
145	* ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'': Numerous to say the least:
146	** Aegon I: The Dragon, The Dragonlord, The Conqueror
147	** Ser Aemon Targaryen: Dragonknight
148	** Daeron the Daring
149	** Lyonel Baratheon: The Laughing Storm
150	** Oberyn Martell: The Red Viper
151	*** His daughters (collectively): The Sand Snakes
152	** Meria Martell: The Yellow Toad of Dorne
153	** Rhaenyra Targaryen: The Realm's Delight; The Whore of Dragonstone; King Maegor with Teats; Maegor's Teats; The Half-Year Queen.
154	** Maekar I: The Anvil
155	** Baelor I: The Blessed
156	** Daeron I: The Young Dragon
157	** Aegon III: The Dragonbane
158	** Maegor I: The Cruel
159	** Daenerys Targaryen: Aegon The Conqueror with Teats, Stormborn, The Unburnt, Mother of Dragons, Mother, Mhysa, The Silver Queen, Silver Lady, Dragonmother, The Dragon Queen.
160	** Robert Baratheon: The Usurper
161	** Rhaegar Targaryen: The Last Dragon
162	** Sandor Clegane: The Hound
163	** Gregor Clegane: The Mountain, The Mountain That Rides
164	** Olenna Redwyne: The Queen of Thorns
165	** Corlys Velaryon: The Sea Snake
166	** Rhaenys Targaryen: The Queen Who Never Was
167	** Balon Greyjoy: The Twice Crowned, The Kraken
168	** Euron Greyjoy: Crow's Eye
169	** Victarion Greyjoy: The Iron Captain
170	** Aeron Greyjoy: The Damphair
171	* Literature/DonQuixote: The Knight of the Rueful Figure
172	* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'':
173	** Death: The Grave of All Hope, The Ultimate Reality, the Assassin Against Whom No Lock Will Hold
174	** Granny Weatherwax: She Who Must Be Avoided, Go-Round-The-Other-Side-Of-The-Mountain
175	* Literature/CaptainUnderpants: The Waistband Warrior
176	* ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive'':
177	** Kaladin: The Stormblessed
178	** Dalinar: The Blackthorn
179	** Szeth: The Truthless of Shinovar
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181
182	[[folder: Live Action TV]]
183	* ''Series/{{Arrow}}''. Oliver Queen is called "The Emerald Archer" by recurring villain China White.
184	* ''Series/DoctorWho'':
185	** The Doctor: The Oncoming Storm (in the language of the Daleks), The Beast, Vessel Of The Final Darkness, The Evil One, The Sandman, Umbrella Man, The Eighth Man Bound, and Shango The Lightning God, among dozens of others.
186	** Rose: The Bad Wolf.
187	** Amy: The Girl Who Waited.
188	** Rory: The Boy Who Waited, the Last Centurion.
189	** Clara Oswald: The Impossible Girl.
190	* [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Buffy Summers]], the Vampire Slayer, the Chosen One.
191	* ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' and ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' occasionally fall into this when the Rangers' InTheNameOfTheMoon phrases describe themselves rather than their powers or their mission of justice or something.
192	** ''Series/PowerRangersSPD'': Omega Ranger is "Force from the Future" and Shadow Ranger is "Defender of the Galaxy". Shadow's ''Series/TokusouSentaiDekaranger'' counterpart, [=DekaMaster=], is the "Guard Dog of Hell".
193	** Most of the ''Series/MahouSentaiMagiranger'' include "The [color] Magician" as part of their announcements.
194	** The ''Series/ZyudenSentaiKyoryuger'' are (deep breath) The Fanged Hero (Red), The Bullet Hero (Black), The Armored Hero (Blue), The Slashing Hero (Green), The Horned Heroine (Pink), The Thunderous Hero (Gold), The Steel Hero (Cyan), The Clashing Hero (Grey), The Marine Heroine (Violet), and The Radiant Hero (Silver).
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196
197	[[folder: Mythology & Religion]]
198	* Myth/ClassicalMythology: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epithets_in_Homer Quite a few]] from Creator/{{Homer}}.
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200
201	[[folder: Video Games]]
202	* Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog: The Blue Blur, the Fastest Thing Alive, the Azul Wind.
203	* Franchise/MegaMan: The Blue Bomber
204	* ''VideoGame/DisgaeaHourOfDarkness'': Captain Gordon: '''[[MemeticMutation DEFENDER OF EARTH!]]'''
205	* ''Franchise/TouhouProject'': Nearly all named characters have titles which often change from game to game.
206	* ''VideoGame/HalfLife'': Dr Gordon Freeman is The One Free Man.
207	* [[LegacyCharacter Nearly every Link]] in ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' has been given his own title.
208	** [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaI The Hero of Hyrule]]
209	** [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime The Hero of Time]]
210	** [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast The Hero of the Essence]] [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOracleGames of Time and Nature]]
211	** [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker The Hero of the Winds]]
212	** [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheMinishCap The Hero of Man]]
213	** [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess The Hero Chosen by the Gods (in Hyrule), the Hero of Twilight (in the Twilight Realm), the Blue-Eyed Beast (as a wolf)]]
214	** [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword The Chosen Knight of the Goddesses]]
215	** [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild Hero of the Wild, the Hylian Champion]]
216	* ''VideoGame/TheWonderful101'': All of the 100 Wonderful Ones have them. Of the main characters;
217	** Red is The Crimson Fist.
218	** Blue is The Supersonic Blade.
219	** Green is Le Sniper Supérieur.
220	** Pink is The Queen of Rage.
221	** Yellow is The Hammering Russkie.
222	** White is The Claws of Calamity.
223	** Black is The 8-Bit Enforcer.
224	* Every ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'' game's player character is referred to by their description, usually corresponding to the events that kick off their journey:
225	** ''VideoGame/Fallout1'' has the Vault Dweller.
226	** ''VideoGame/Fallout2'' has the Chosen One.
227	** ''VideoGame/Fallout3'' has the Lone Wanderer. As well, Three Dog often refers to "the kid from 101", or just "101".
228	** ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'' has the Courier.
229	** ''VideoGame/Fallout4'' has the Sole Survivor.
230	* ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'': The {{Player Character}}s throughout the series get these, crossing over with {{Red Baron}}s and leading to OnlyKnownByTheirNickname situations in later games.
231	** ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsArena Arena]]'' has the Eternal Champion.
232	** ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIDaggerfall Daggerfall]]'' has the Imperial Agent.
233	** ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIIMorrowind Morrowind]]'' has the Nerevarine.
234	** ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIVOblivion Oblivion]]'' has the Hero of Kvatch, later The Champion of Cyrodiil.
235	** ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]]'' has the Dragonborn/Dovahkiin.
236	** ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsOnline'' has the Soulless One, also referred to as the Vestige.
237	* ''VideoGame/{{Okami}}'': All the minor gods refer to Amaterasu as "[[PhysicalGod Origin of all that is good]] [[FriendToAllLivingThings and mother to us all]]''.
238	* ''Every'' character in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIV'' and its follow-up sequels was given one of these. The ones that stick the most in the actual game are Sagat, The Eternal King, and Akuma, The Master Of The Fist.
239	** Outside of the game, Chun-Li is known as The First Lady Of Fighting for being the first ever female character in a fighting game.
240	* ''VideoGame/LufiaIIRiseOfTheSinistrals'' has Guy give the party members nicknames:
241	** Guy is the "Invincible and Mighty Warrior".
242	** Maxim is the "Warrior of Justice".
243	** Lexis is the "Genius of the Century".
244	** Selan is the "Magical Wife". Selan is not amused.
245	* ''VideoGame/LufiaCurseOfTheSinistrals'', has Dekar's nickname, "The Man with 100 Special Moves". A later scene also has him give nicknames to the other party members. [[spoiler:Every single one of them hate his titles.]]
246	** Guy is the "Strike First and Think Later Man of Pure Muscle".
247	** Maxim is the "Burning Swordsman".
248	** Tia is the "Girl With The Mysterious Giant Hook".
249	** Selan is, of course, the "Magical Wife".
250	* The entire playable cast of ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends''. All champions have a specific title they go by that encapsulates them as an individual. Some are more specifically about their gameplay while others are more lore specific. Some champions have multiple in titles in the lore. Examples include:
251	** Darius the Hand of Noxus
252	*** In the lore the Hand of Noxus is the right hand of the Grand General of Noxus.
253	** Gangplank the Saltwater Scourge.
254	*** He's also been addressed as the Reaver King, the Pirate King, and the Scourge of Twelve Seas.
255	** Sion the Undead Juggernaut.
256	*** When Sion was alive he held the title of Hand of Noxus, and served as the right hand of Boram Darkwill, the Grand General at that time. He was given the title "The Butcher of Jarvan" following his death in honour of his killing of King Jarvan I of Demacia.
257	** Rek'Sai the Void Burrower.
258	*** This is a more gameplay focused title. In the lore she's better known as the Queen of the Xer'Sai and the Scourge of the Sands.
259	* In ''VideoGame/HollowKnight'', the player character, who is never given a proper name in the game itself, is addressed as "Ghost of Hallownest" in one cutscene.
260	[[/folder]]
261
262	[[folder: Western Animation]]
263	* WesternAnimation/DangerMouse, the White Wonder.
264	* WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck, The Terror That Flaps In The Night
265	* Westernanimation/SpeedyGonzales, the Fastest Mouse in All of Mexico
266	[[/folder]]
267
268	!!!''Evil Epithets''
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270	[[folder: DC Comics]]
271	* ComicBook/TheJoker: The Clown Prince of Crime, the Thin White Duke of Death, the Harlequin of Hate, the Mountebank of Menace, the Murderous Mountebank, the Lord of Laughs, the Jester of Genocide, the Ace of Knaves. Creator/GrantMorrison's ''The Clown at Midnight'' has the Joker reflecting on the media names for him: the Laughing Leper, the Dandy of Death and the Clown Prince of Pain.
272	* In the Deep Six, one of them is Shaligo, The Flying Finback.
273	* ComicBook/TheRiddler: the Prince of Puzzles, the Count of Conundrums, the Duke of Dilemmas, the Wizard of Quiz, Mister E.
274	* ComicBook/TheScarecrow, the Master of Fear.
275	* ComicBook/{{Lobo}}: The Main Man, the Last Czarnian, The Master of Frag, [[OddNameOut Archbishop of the Alpha-Centauri Diocese of the Church of the Holy Space Dolphin]]
276	* ComicBook/RasAlGhul: his name literally translates to "The Demon's Head."
277	* ComicBook/LadyShiva, ComicBook/{{Deadshot}}, ComicBook/{{Deathstroke}}, The Wrath, Cheshire, Merlyn and The Black Spider have all been referred to as the "World's deadliest assassin."
278	* Sinestro: The Terror God (mainly from Arkillo or other Sinestro Corps members, before his [[spoiler: return to the GL Corps.]]
279	* Doctor Polaris: Master of Magnetism [[OlderThanTheyThink almost four months before the first appearance of Magneto.]]
280	* {{ComicBook/Darkseid}}, The Rock, the Chain and the Lightning; The Tiger-Force at the Core of All Things. Darkseid ''IS''.
281	* {{ComicBook/Brainiac}}, the Collector of Worlds, the Terror of Kandor, the [[SuperIntelligence Twelfth-Level Intellect]].
282	* Some of [[{{ComicBook/Shazam}} Captain Marvel/Shazam]] villains had nicknames. Dr. Sivana calls himself "The World's Wickedest Scientist" and Mr. Mind is "The World's Wickedest Worm". (In the Shazam! animated series, Mr. Mind was once called The World's Mightiest Mite)
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284
285	[[folder: Marvel Comics]]
286	* ComicBook/{{Thanos}}, the Mad Titan.
287	* ComicBook/{{Magneto}}: Master of Magnetism, and Buckethead, though that last one is shared with a [[ComicBook/IronMan hero]] [[ComicBook/{{Nova}} or]] [[ComicBook/DarkHawk two]].
288	* ComicBook/{{Mysterio}}, MasterOfIllusion.
289	* ComicBook/{{Galactus}}, the Devourer of Worlds.
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291
292	[[folder: Anime and Manga]]
293	* ''Literature/{{Slayers}}'': Lina Inverse, Queen of Destruction, Enemy of All Living Things, Dragon Spooker, and Bandit Killer. (She's a [[DesignatedHero good]] [[AntiHero guy]], but she has a poor reputation).
294	* In a similar vein, 3WA's "Lovely Angels" duo are better known, due to their reputations, as the Literature/DirtyPair.
295	* Seiichirou Kitano of ''Manga/AngelDensetsu'' starts collecting nicknames throughout the series. A LOT of nicknames:
296	** Hekikuu's Guardian, the Greatest Guardian of Them All, the Demon of Hekikuu, the First-Year Guardian of Hekikuu High. The Devil Himself, manifested into our world. The Final Boss, the Ultimate Weapon. Also, the Human Weapon, the Last Boss, the God of Slaughter and Pillage, the Guardian of Hell, Bloody Saburo, and Exploding Goro. (The speaker kinda lost it on the last two.)
297	** Kitano and Ryoko together are known as: The Most Powerful Violence Couple in History, and the Strongest Couple in Hekikuu.
298	** As the cast grows, the collected group are known as: The Kitano family, or Kitano-san's Hekikuu army.
299	** Back in the day, Kitano's father was known as the Devil Guardian.
300	* In addition to "The Black Swordsman," Guts of ''{{Manga/Berserk}}'' is also known as the "Hundred Man Slayer" for his single-handed slaughter of a hundred Blue Whale Knights. Much like Lina, he's a good guy, but is as [[ByronicHero Byronic]] and {{antihero}}ic as they come.
301	* In ''Franchise/DragonBall'', the epithet of Piccolo's collective family[[note]]-King Piccolo, Piccolo, Piano, Cymbal, Tambourine and Drum-[[/note]] is the Family Of Evil or the Demon Clan; King Piccolo is the Great Demon King (Piccolo Daimaoh), Piccolo is Demon Jr. (Ma Jr. or Majunia). Considering they were originally the same individual, Kami (and his martial arts style) is also considered part of the family.
302	* The Gung-Ho Guns of ''Anime/{{Trigun}}'' have these appended to their names: Monev the Gale, Caine the Longshot, Zazie the Beast, and so on. In addition, although he's actually a good guy, Vash (the Stampede) is also known as "The Humanoid Typhoon" due to his destructive reputation, much like Lina Inverse and the Dirty Pair.
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304
305	[[folder: Fan Works]]
306	* ''Fanfic/Plan7Of9FromOuterSpace''. Dr. Zarkendorf claims to be the "Hidden Hand of History, the Mille-feuille[[note]]Napoleon Cake[[/note]] of Crime, the MasterOfDisguise."
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308
309	[[folder: Literature]]
310	* [[Franchise/SherlockHolmes Professor Moriarty]]: The Napoleon of Crime
311	* ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive'':
312	** Yelig-nar: Blightwind
313	** Sja-anat: The Taker of Secrets
314	** Dai-gonarthis: The Black Fisher
315	** Re-Shephir: The Midnight Mother
316	** Ashertmarn: The Heart of the Revel
317	** Chemoarish: The Dustmother
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319
320	[[folder:Live Action TV]]
321	* ''Series/DoctorWho''
322	** Davros: The Great Healer, Dark Lord of Skaro
323	** The Master: Death's Champion, [[Myth/RussianMythologyandTales Koschei]].
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325
326	[[folder: [=MMORPGs=]]]
327	* ''VideoGame/CityOfHeroes''' Nemesis: the Prussian Prince of Automatons.
328	[[/folder]]
329
330	[[folder: Tabletop Games]]
331	* ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'':
332	** Yawgmoth: The Ineffable, the Father of Machines, Lord of the Wastes. Supposedly, [[TheScottishTrope saying his real name is frowned upon.]]
333	** His nemesis, BigGood Urza Planeswalker, was known as (among other things) [[TheDreaded Defiler of Argoth, Scourge of Terisiare, Bane of Serra's Realm, Destroyer of Tolaria, Destroyer of Elves, Terror's Twin, the End Man, Slayer of the People of the World...]] [[AntiHero A reputation not all that undeserved.]]
334	[[/folder]]
335
336	[[folder: Video Games]]
337	* ''VideoGame/Disgaea2CursedMemories'': Overlord Zenon: God Of All Overlords
338	* ''VideoGame/Killer7'' brings us Ayame Blackburn, a gun-toting CosplayOtakuGirl who styles herself as a MagicalGirl in SailorFuku and an anigao mask, and declares herself the "Chairman of the Education Guidance Council".
339	* ''Franchise/{{Metroid}}'': The sadistic Space Pirate commander Ridley, a dragonlike creature referred to in some media as "The Cunning God of Death".
340	* ''VideoGame/SilhouetteMirage'' has the protagonist Shyna, the self-proclaimed Messenger of Justice. To her enemies however she's the Messenger of Destruction.
341	* ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'' has Joshua Graham, The Burned Man. His successor Legate Lanius is known as the Monster of the East.
342	** And The Courier, depending on how you treat the Powder Gangers: The Grim [[PrecisionFStrike Fucking]] Reaper.
343	* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'': Ganondorf has many: Dark Lord, King/Prince of Darkness, Demon King, Great King of Evil, Gerudo King of Thieves, pretty much anything involving royalty and villainy.
344	** [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess Zant]], the Usurper King.
345	** [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword Ghirahim]], the Demon Lord.
346	** [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheMinishCap Vaati]], the Wind Mage.
347	* ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'': Bowser, King of the Koopas. [[AwesomeEgo If you asked him]], he's also the King of Awesome.
348	* ''VideoGame/SuperPaperMario'' features Mr. L, "the Green Thunder"... who is just Luigi after having been given a PaperThinDisguise and [[BrainwashedAndCrazy being brainwashed]].
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350
351	[[folder: Western Animation]]
352	* ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'': Aku, the Shapeshifting Master of Darkness, the Shogun of Sorrow.
353	* In ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender,'' Iroh is known as "The Dragon of the West." ([[spoiler:[[BreathWeapon There's a reason for that]]]].) Hearing that from a group of [[WorthyOpponent awe-struck]] Earth Kingdom soldiers is the first sign that he's [[HiddenDepths less useless than he seems]].
354	* In the Japanese half of Franchise/TheTransformers franchise, Megatron and his successors are traditionally known as "The Emperor of Destruction". Over time, the [[RuleOfCool absurd coolness]] of this title lead to it showing up in the western half of the franchise as well.
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