| 1 | !![[center: '''Sandbox.NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast''']][[center: [-'''Single Words:''' NamesToRunAwayFrom/{{Adjectives}} (NamesToRunAwayFrom/TheAdjectiveOne) | NamesToRunAwayFrom/{{Nouns}} (NamesToRunAwayFrom/{{Animal}} | NamesToRunAwayFrom/BodyPart | NamesToRunAwayFrom/{{Colors}} | NamesToRunAwayFrom/{{Weapons}}) | NamesToRunAwayFrom/{{Verbs}} | NamesToRunAwayFrom/{{Titles}} (NamesToRunAwayFrom/NounX | NamesToRunAwayFrom/ThePerson)-]]] [[center: [-'''Etymology:'''NamesToRunAwayFrom/AncientDeadLanguages | NamesToRunAwayFrom/ForeignLanguageNames-]]] [[center: [-'''Named After:''' NamesToRunAwayFrom/{{Conquerors}} | NamesToRunAwayFrom/NotoriousKillers | NamesToRunAwayFrom/RedneckNames | NamesToRunAwayFrom/ReligiousNames (NamesToRunAwayFrom/BiblicalNames | NamesToRunAwayFrom/DemonsOrAngels) | NamesToRunAwayFrom/ShadyNames-]]] [[center: [-'''Sounds and Letters:''' NamesToRunAwayFrom/KNames | NamesToRunAwayFrom/{{Mor}} | NamesToRunAwayFrom/NamesEndingInTh | NamesToRunAwayFrom/RNames | NamesToRunAwayFrom/XtremeKoolLetterz | NamesToRunAwayFrom/UnpronouncableNames-]]] [[center: [-'''Various: Mix and Match'''-]]] |
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| 3 | Anyone whose name combines several of the distinct types of NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast is generally someone you really, really, do not want to get mad at you. Or they're a MarySue, which is arguably worse. |
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| 6 | !!Examples: |
| 7 | [[foldercontrol]] |
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| 9 | [[folder:Anime & Manga]] |
| 10 | * A subversion, [[Anime/PaniPoniDash Tsurugi Inugami's]] name has the deadliness of a [[EveryJapaneseSwordIsAKatana Tsurugi]] and the Mythological Animalness of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inugami Inugami]]. The only problem is that he is not one bit as badass as his name implies. |
| 11 | * ''Manga/PandoraHearts'' has the B-Rabbit. Doesn't seem like something that should be terrifying, right? Wrong. Unlike the KillerRabbit usually PlayedForLaughs this rabbit is A: several stories tall when upright, and B: the most powerful force of destruction known to the cast, with its power explicitly tailored for the purpose of disintegrating everything that comes into contact with its attack into nonexistence, [[spoiler:including the cast's reality and world]]. This creature is [[spoiler:the power behind [[CataclysmBackstory the collapse of Sablier]], the disaster that sent the entire plot in motion]]. FluffyTheTerrible? ''Oh 'no.''' Not when the meaning of the B is revealed. It's the ''Bloodstained'' Black Rabbit, and [[spoiler: though the character themself is actually a [[SympatheticScentientWeapon tragic]] and ultimately [[RighteousRabbit heroic]] figure,]] the name has been horribly, ''[[TraumaCongaLine thoroughly]]'' earned. |
| 12 | * Adolf Anime/{{K}} Weismann: Wolf? Check. Fmous killer? Check. K sound? [[MysteriousMiddleInitial Check so hard]] it's the [[OneLetterTitle name of the show]]. The V sound of the German W gives it a kick as well. Perfect for the series' most powerful King, with the [[WhiteHairBlackHeart Sephiroth hair]], watching the heroes from an ominous blimp, while dancing with what looks like a ''corpse''. On top of all that? [[spoiler: it's a complete subversion. That was all [[GrandTheftMe someone else]]. He's the sweetest, kindest person in the whole show. A ridiculously {{Moe}} NonActionGuy who gives several characters an inexplicable desire to ''cook for him'' just by being so ''cute''.]] But you never do find out what the Anime/{{K}} stands for. |
| 13 | * Nrvnsqr Chaos in ''VisualNovel/{{Tsukihime}}''. Name looks unpronounceable, but it's actually 'Nero Chaos' so he doesn't get that one, technically. Hard K sound though. Plus, his most used name is generally 'Chaos,' a name he was given because he's just that evil as far as the Church is concerned. They ''really'' hate him. So that's both Infernal and Noun. Oh, and technically it's a title, as his real/original name is actually rather ordinary. As far as he's concerned, though, he doesn't really have a name anymore and merely responds to what people call him. It happens when you start tossing your identity away. |
| 14 | ** The {{Franchise/Nasuverse}} also has the delightfully named Primate Murder, a gigantic dog-like monster that exists to destroy threats to Earth's existence. Said threats are primarily humanity. Its name indicates its absolute ability to [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin murder primates]]. |
| 15 | * ''Manga/TsubasaReservoirChronicle'''s Kurogane - it means Black Steel, and covers the "weapon" category as well as the K sound. |
| 16 | * Based on the behavior and naming convention among the Innovade from ''Gundam 00'', some fans have come to believe that one named Killing Spree is somewhere out there. |
| 17 | ** Also, from the same show: Lockon Stratos. His name implies that he can snipe objects in the stratosphere while standing on the ground. It's not wrong either. On one occasion, he actually managed to snipe down a part of a space station TWICE. |
| 18 | * In ''Gundam SEED Destiny'', one of the Mobile Armors has a name that strangely enough DOESN'T make anyone consider running away: Destroy Gundam. |
| 19 | * ''Z Gundam'' had both the Psyco Gundam and Psyco Gundam Mk.II (given that it sounds like Psycho Gundam, it should give most pilots second thoughts about going against it). |
| 20 | * From a Zeon point-of-view, in ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'', there simply was "Gundam", aka "The White Devil". |
| 21 | * ''Gundam W'' has both the Gundam Deathscythe and Gundam Deathscythe Hell (an upgraded version), and they're piloted by a guy who refers to himself as "The God of Death". And Heavy-Arms, though it's not so much an example, as it always runs out of ammo before the battle is over. |
| 22 | * ''G Gundam'' had the "Devil Gundam". The dub changed this to "Dark Gundam", which sounds less scary. Originally, though it was called "Ultimate Gundam" so it could only get more intimidating. |
| 23 | * In ''Gundam 08th MS Team'', Sanders is nicknamed "The Grim Reaper", because his allies always get killed on their third mission, no matter what team he's assigned to. Shiro and co. manage to make it through, though. |
| 24 | * The BigBad in ''Anime/SupercarGattiger'' is named Emperor Black Demon. |
| 25 | * ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamUnicorn'' has the NZ-666 Kshatriya. |
| 26 | * The alias of Shinobu Sensui in ''Manga/YuYuHakusho'' is [[NamesToRunAwayFrom/{{Colors}} Black]] [[NamesToRunAwayFrom/DemonsOrAngels Angel]]. |
| 27 | * ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist:'' |
| 28 | ** [[NamesToRunAwayFrom/{{Titles}} Colonel]] Roy [[NamesToRunAwayFrom/{{Animal}} Mustang]] |
| 29 | ** [[NamesToRunAwayFrom/{{Titles}} Lieutenant]] [[NamesToRunAwayFrom/XtremeKoolLetterz Riza]] [[NamesToRunAwayFrom/{{Animal}} Hawk]][[NamesToRunAwayFrom/BodyPart eye]] |
| 30 | ** [[NamesToRunAwayFrom/{{Titles}} Major]] [[NamesToRunAwayFrom/{{Conquerors}} Alex]] Louis [[NamesToRunAwayFrom/BodyPart Arm]][[NamesToRunAwayFrom/{{Adjectives}} strong]] |
| 31 | * ''VisualNovel/{{Polyphonica}}'' has the [[NamesToRunAwayFrom/{{Colors}} Crimson]] [[NamesToRunAwayFrom/{{Nouns}} Annihilator]]. |
| 32 | * The ''Literature/IfHerFlagBreaks'' manga gives us Hakua ''Berserker '''Bladefield'''''. |
| 33 | * ''Manga/FairyTail'': |
| 34 | ** Acnologia, the '''Black Dragon of the Apocalypse.''' It's every bit as terrifying as it sounds. |
| 35 | ** E.N.D. It's the most powerful demon from the [[TomeOfEldritchLore Book of Zeref]], and [[spoiler:just so happens to be Tartarus's Guild Master. While the true name is not that scary the very fact Zeref's most powerful demon is named Etherious Natsu Dragneel is horrifying]]. |
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| 38 | [[folder:Card Games]] |
| 39 | * Ramses Overdark, Madaran imperial assassin from ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering''. Actually, legends is full of these types of names. Dakkon Blackblade, Rasputin Dreamweaver, Boris Devilboon, Tuknir Deathlock, Nebuchadnezzar, and that's just the humans. The Elder Dragons have names like Palladia-Mors and Vaevictis Asmadi, though the most powerful one is named...Nicol. Which doesn't sound ''that'' baleful...until you realize that "Nicol" comes from "nickel", the German for ''"devil"''. Oh, and the Bolas likely comes from [[Literature/ArsGoetia Glasya la Bolas]]. |
| 40 | ** [[TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering Phage the Untouchable]]. Aside from how her name is derived from the Greek word for 'devour', anyone who gets called 'the Untouchable' because touching them makes you rot and die on the spot (or maybe you get lucky and the contact is brief enough that only [[http://www.tappedout.net/media/mtg-cards/onslaught/swat.jpg parts of you get rotted away]]) would qualify. Doesn't help that she's a sadistic (worse) pit fighter (even worse) who works for the Patriarch of the evil Cabal (can it get any worse?). |
| 41 | *** To stress how "Untouchable" Phage is, there are many creatures with the deathtouch[[note]]it's one word no matter what spellcheckers say[[/note]] ability that allows them to kill any creature they hit, Phage is no exception; however if Phage does damage to a player, they lose. Instantly. Each player, in-game, is considered to be a Planeswalker, aka. a PhysicalGod who, at the start of the game, can take hits from dragons and eldritch abominations while still standing. |
| 42 | * The three Eldrazi Titans: Kozilek, Butcher of Truth; Ulamog, The Infinite Gyre; and Emrakul, the Aeons Torn. These guys are alien to the known color concepts, and their very presence reduces the land to a smoldering wasteland. |
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| 44 | |
| 45 | [[folder:Comic Books]] |
| 46 | * ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'' |
| 47 | ** Extra-dimensional supervillain [[Characters/FantasticFourCentralRoguesGallery Annihilus]], who invokes both Noun names and Ancient Dead Languages. |
| 48 | ** The trope is lampshaded with his ''ComicBook/UltimateFantasticFour'' counterpart, Nihil. Reed's (rather primitive) [[TranslatorMicrobes translation device]] renders his name as things like "I annihilate" and "I am nihilist" before they start using Nihil's own, more advanced translators. Everyone agrees that the original translations, faulty as they are, are a bad sign. |
| 49 | --->'''Thing:''' "Dude. We met our first alien and his name is like E-Vill or something." |
| 50 | * ComicBook/{{Deathstroke}} the Terminator, real name Slade Wilson. |
| 51 | * [[ComicBook/{{Hellboy}} Ogdru Jahad]]. ''Hellboy'''s names (Anung Un Rama, Son of the Fallen One), fit in several categories. |
| 52 | * Daimon Hellstrom and his sister Satana from Franchise/MarvelUniverse. Why, yes, they are children of {{Satan}}, [[SarcasmMode how did you guess]]? |
| 53 | * ComicBook/TheJoker's name follows a good amount of these rules. It combines: 1. A "The" name that contains 2. a Verb (joke), which is also 3. a Noun (as in a practical joker), which 4. Ends in R and 5. Has a harsh K sound in it. In addition, some of his nicknames or alternate titles exemplify other rules; one particularly obvious one is "The Thin White Duke of Death", which combines 1. a "The" name, which also has 2. the color white in it and also 3. has the title "Duke" in it and 4. has the noun/verb "death" in it. Those particularly sharp Tropers amongst us might know of several other titles that fit... |
| 54 | ** "Thin White Duke" was one of David Bowie's nicknames/personas. Does that count as "named after a famous villain?" |
| 55 | * ComicBook/SpiderMan's foe ComicBook/{{Carnage}}. Let's see... his supervillain alias means "gore and bloodshed", and his real name is Cletus Kasady-double hard "k" sounds, the redneck sounding "Cletus", and a variant of "Cassidy" that incorporates a K. |
| 56 | * [[ComicBook/XMen Raven Darkholme]], ComicBook/{{Mystique}}'s real name. Animal in the first name, "Dark" in the last name. The aspirated K makes it even more badass. |
| 57 | * Combining body part with weapon makes up ''ComicBook/TheMightyThor'' enemy "Bloodaxe". |
| 58 | * Of the Adjective and Title variant is Mister Terrible. |
| 59 | * Gideon Gordon Graves of ''ComicBook/ScottPilgrim''. Biblical first name, scary-noun last name. |
| 60 | * [[ComicBook/{{Empowered}} Willy Pete]], which sounds redneck and is also a weapon, being military jargon for white phosphorus. His body burns hotter than the sun, and most other things that could be said about him belong on the [[NightmareFuel/{{Empowered}} nightmare fuel page]]. |
| 61 | * ''ComicBook/StrontiumDog'': Wulf Stenhammer (Wolf+Stone+Hammer) is a time-travelling Viking turned BountyHunter who battles RayGun-wielding aliens and mutants with a large hammer he calls [[ICallItVera Der Happy Stick.]] He's a good guy, but high on the list of People You Do Not Want To Fuck With. |
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| 63 | |
| 64 | [[folder:Fan Fiction]] |
| 65 | * [[Fanfic/MyImmortal Ebony Dark'ness Dementia Raven Way]] |
| 66 | * In ''Fanfic/{{Tormentor}}'' Harry Potter changes his name to "Ajas Terror Mephysto." It's a SignificantAnagram of "Harry James Potter," "Ajas" [[AsLongAsItSoundsForeign sounds foreign]] and is an alternate spelling of [[Literature/TheIliad Ajax]], "Terror" as in the noun, and "Mephysto" as in the demon that steals human souls. [[FromBadToWorse It gets worse]] after the Goblins run their inheritance test and determine that he is "Ajas Terror Mephysto-[[spoiler: [[LukeIAmYourFather Voldemort]]]]." |
| 67 | * In ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8745125/1/Sors-Daemoniorum Sors Daemoniorum]]'' Harry Potter learns that [[LukeIAmYourFather his biological father]] was a [[DemonLordsAndArchdevils Demon Lord]] and that his true name is "Prince Damian Conrad Voidsurfer." |
| 68 | * The full name of The Nex in ''Fanfic/TheAgeOfDusk'' turns out to be "The Nex[[spoiler:usofeverfatedrisingmadnesshopeofallturnedblackdoomtoallthebeligerentsandtheirgodsallhaildoomnightmares]]". Of course most people only get as far as "Nex-" [[BrownNote before dying horribly]]. |
| 69 | * In ''Fanfic/{{FREAKINGENSOKYO}}'', {{Deuteragonist}} Matt gives himself various aliases. "Satanslaughter Mckillgore" is among the nicest of these. |
| 70 | * ''Fanfic/TheRodSquad'' has "The Enemies Of All That Is Good", a [[TheGroup Group]] emphasized by a noun and taken up to eleven by sheer obviousness. Their goal is to destroy {{Disco}} music in favor of [[FolkMusic Folk]] and CountryMusic by staging a Disco Demolition Night. (This is a HistoricalAU that takes place in TheSeventies, in case you haven't guessed this much yet.) |
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| 72 | |
| 73 | [[folder:Film -- Animated]] |
| 74 | * In ''WesternAnimation/AtlantisMilosReturn'', the third (and arguably [[EnsembleDarkhorse the best]]) villain is called[[TheSagaOfErikTheRed Erik]] '''HELL'''strom. Switching the letters around a bit, one can also [[MeaningfulName read]] "Hell-storm" in his name, which… isn't exactly better… and is also quite close to [[ApocalypseHow his goal]]. |
| 75 | [[/folder]] |
| 76 | |
| 77 | [[folder:Film -- Live-Action]] |
| 78 | * ''Film/KillBill'': 'The Bride' aka [[spoiler: 'Black Mamba']] aka [[spoiler: Beatrix Kiddo]]. The Man (as it seems to be used in the examples) for the first. Color in an Animal name for the second. Hard K and an Xtreme Cool Letter in the third. |
| 79 | * Colt Hawker in ''Film/VisitingHours'', whose name combines Weapons and Animal naming. |
| 80 | * Played for laughs in ''Film/SmallSoldiers'', in which all the sentient Commando Elite soldiers have over the top macho and fear-inspiring names to the point of TestosteronePoisoning. There's Chip Hazard, Brick Bazooka, Butch Meathook , Kip Killigan, Link Static, and Nick Nitro. Half of them are also alliterative. There's nouns, verbs, adjectives, and weapons in there. |
| 81 | * Hector Barbossa from ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' combines the name of a Greek hero with Latin for "Beard of Bones". |
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| 83 | |
| 84 | [[folder:Literature]] |
| 85 | * Lamentation Kane in Tadd Williams's "And Ministers of Grace". Kane is a holy assassin TykeBomb. His name is lampshaded by two different characters. His atheist enemy wonders if he's named for the lamentations of his enemies. His ally quotes from the Book of Lamentations. |
| 86 | * ''Literature/ArtemisFowl''. His first name is that of a Greek goddess, specifically the Hunter (which he lampshades), his second means chicken - but he's one of the most frightening teenagers you'll ever come across. The whole Fowl family have this status in-universe, and the Butlers probably do too. |
| 87 | * ''Literature/BridgeOfBirds'' gives us The Hand That No One Sees. Don't ask. |
| 88 | * Jack Reacher, of the unnamed series by Lee Child. K-name, -er, Title/adjective/verb (He's always just Reacher, often for trivial things such as being like 6'5 and reaching for things for people.), Famous murderers/assassins. [[spoiler:He's destroyed one town physically, and one he destroyed the economy of. He's dismantled at least one private military establishment, and another military contractor received his foot in a sunless place.]] |
| 89 | * In ''Literature/CodexAlera'', we have Gaius Tavarus Magnus. Translation: Lord Super-Wolverine the Great. |
| 90 | * ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'': Carcer is a Crime-Related Scary Noun in an Ancient Dead Language with a hard "k" sound that ends in an "-er". That's a [[PsychoKnifeNut lot of evil]], right there. |
| 91 | * ''Literature/TheDraka'': The titular Domination of the Draka. [[TakeOverTheWorld They're about as nice]] as you [[NietzscheWannabe might expect]]. |
| 92 | * Leo Alexander of ''Literature/DarkHeavens''. As an added bonus, his first name plus being a ScaryBlackMan gives him the nickname [[RedBaron "The Black Lion"]]. |
| 93 | * ''Franchise/TheDarkTower'': The Gunslinger [[spoiler:Roland of Gilead]] Rednecky, Weapon, Title, Ends in R, Weapon, Adjective/The Adjective One/The Man, [[spoiler:nouns]]. Definitely worth running from. Fast. Before you cross him. After, it's just too late. |
| 94 | * ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'': |
| 95 | ** Nicodemus Archleone. To quote: |
| 96 | --->'''Harry:''' Seriously? Archleone? As in "seeking whom he may devour"? Could you get any more obvious? [[note]] This from Literature/TheBible, (1 Peter 5:8) "Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour." Archleone is Latin for "Great Lion". [[/note]] |
| 97 | ** The demonic being known only as "He Who Walks Behind"... and he is frikkin terrifying. |
| 98 | * The War in Heaven. Full stop. ''Literature/FactionParadox''. ''The [[AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence Celestis]]''. '''''[[EldritchAbomination The Enemy]]'''''. |
| 99 | * ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'': Sauron's minions are only allowed to [[HeWhoMustNotBeNamed refer to him]] as ''"He"'' or more colloquially, '''''"The Eye"'''''. |
| 100 | ** Also by Tolkien, in ''Literature/TheSilmarillion'' the Elves following King Fingolfin have to walk hundreds of miles over the packed icebergs at the edge of the Arctic ice cap - or as the Elves call them, the ''Helcaraxë'', combining K and X sounds with a first syllable homophonous with "Hell," and translating to "Ice Fangs." |
| 101 | * The ''Literature/MalazanBookOfTheFallen'' has Anomander Rake, the Son of Darkness, Lord of Moon's Spawn, Mane of Chaos, Bearer of Dragnipur, Knight of High House Dark, Blacksword, Black-Winged Lord, Slayer of the Elder God Draconus and Lord of the Tiste Andii. {{Justified|Trope}} because he is all of those and he did all of that stuff. |
| 102 | * The main character of ''Literature/TheMurderbotDiaries'', the titular Murderbot, chose the name itself [[spoiler: after it killed fifty-seven people, possibly involuntarily]]. The humans it’s working with are not reassured by its choice of name once they find out. |
| 103 | * Combining a Noun with a "The Person" title, we have Jessica Sorrow the Unbeliever, from Simon R Green's ''{{Literature/Nightside}}'' novels. |
| 104 | * ''Literature/OldKingdom'' series: Kerrigor; Orannis The Destroyer, Ninth Bright Shiner, etc. |
| 105 | * ''Literature/TheStarKingdom'': Stephanie Harrington, known to [[KillerRabbit treecats]] as "Death Fang's Bane". It gets worse when you know what a "death fang" is (humans call them "hexapumas"). Sadly, she never learned it, as the treecats had no way to communicate it to her. |
| 106 | * ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'': ''Literature/CiaphasCain: The Emperor's Finest'' hangs a lampshade on this when a space hulk that brought a genestealer brood to the planet Viridia is identified as the ''Spawn of Damnation''. |
| 107 | -->'''Cain:''' ''[narration]'' Who chose it, and why they can't call these things something a little more cheerful, is beyond me.\ |
| 108 | '''Amberly Vail:''' ''[footnote]'' Traditionally space hulks are given their names by the Inquisition conclave responsible for the sector in which they first appear, and, as Cain points out, they do tend towards the melodramatic. |
| 109 | * Played straight in the ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' audio drama Red-Marked when discussing the actions of a bloodthirsty commander in a treacherous legion of warriors. |
| 110 | -->'''Drenius:''' A praetor by the name of Harrakon Skurn was in charge… With names like that, how could we not have known what they were? |
| 111 | * ''Literature/WelkinWeasels'' features the Grand Inquisitor Torca Marda. It's got the hard K sound in the middle, it's not quite an R-ending but it sounds close to one, ''and'' it's a ShoutOut to Tomas de Torquemarda, the infamous RealLife head of the Spanish Inquisition. |
| 112 | * ''Literature/TheWitcher'': Isengrim Faoiltearna. Isengrim is the name of several wolf characters in Medieval beast epics, and also contains the words "Eisen" ("Iron" in German) and the English "grim". "Faoiltearna" is slightly mangled Irish for "Wolf Lord", adding an extra layer of wolfishness. For extra "run away", Faoiltearna also bears the RedBaron name "Iron Wolf". Faoiltearna lives up to his name well, by being a rabid human-hating elf-supremacist, who incidentally has spent the past few decades commanding a Nilfgaardian black-ops unit known as the Vrihedd Brigade, who have a reputation for atrocities and ruthlessness. |
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| 114 | |
| 115 | [[folder:Live-Action TV]] |
| 116 | * The Live Action/CGI combined series ''Series/AceLightning'' contains many characters with the names of Lord Fear, Anvil, Dirty Rat and Felicity Fury... Ironically the least auspiciously named character is Kilobyte, who also happens to be the most dangerous of the bad guys. |
| 117 | * Two in ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'': Kakistos invokes K-name, Ancient Dead Languages, and Adjectives (his name is Greek for "worst of the worst"). Spike is a double-inversion, though. We meet him with the relatively-easygoing name "Spike". Later, we find that he was once known as "William the Bloody". Still later, we find that he was called "William the Bloody" ''before'' he was a vampire (because his poetry was "so bloody awful"), and it's strongly implied that he's named "spike" after a preferred way of killing people. |
| 118 | * Sylar a.k.a. Gabriel Gray a.k.a. [[MyHeroZero Patient Zero]] of ''Series/{{Heroes}}'' again. Sylar is an R-name, a German word meaning "rope maker" ("Seiler"), and getting the name off a watch is an allusion to the Zodiac killer. Gabriel (the angel of death), and last name is a color name. |
| 119 | * Lucien [=LaCroix=], of ''Series/ForeverKnight''. It means "Light {of} the Cross, and is the self-given name of a "very dark anti-hero", nearly 2000 year old vampire with a literal disgust of holy things, save for the irony of it all. He was originally Lucius, a play on "Lucifer", and calls himself "Nightcrawler" on his radio talk show, which seems to exist only for the purpose of [[BreakingSpeech lecturing and tormenting]] the main character remotely. |
| 120 | * Italian Tony, the Tooting Terror in ''Series/AreYouBeingServed''. The two burglars in "The Hold Up" are ''absolutely terrified'' at the spectre of meeting the son of notorious gangsters Ma and Pa Gumby. HilarityEnsues when onscreen appears [[spoiler:Mr Humphries]] in disguise! |
| 121 | * The titular character from ''Series/{{Blackadder}}''. Someone whose name combines DarkIsEvil and SnakesAreSinister should raise a ''lot'' of alarm. Fortunately for us (and [[ButtMonkey unfortunately for him]]), he's LaughablyEvil. |
| 122 | [[/folder]] |
| 123 | |
| 124 | [[folder:Music]] |
| 125 | * Music/DavidBowie's "Thin [[NamesToRunAwayFrom/{{Colors}} White]] [[NamesToRunAwayFrom/{{Titles}} Duke]]" persona, from his album ''Music/StationToStation'', was a cold, inhuman NaziNobleman and the darkest of Bowie's alter egos. |
| 126 | [[/folder]] |
| 127 | |
| 128 | [[folder:Myths & Religion]] |
| 129 | * ''Fàn Wújiù'' ("if you sin, no salvation for you"), the real name of the Black half of the ''Hēibái Wúcháng'' (Black-White Impermanence), a pair of Chinese {{Shinigami}}. This one is also the [[RedOniBlueOni more aggressive and ruthless half]] of the duo and more focused on punishment, whereas the White half, whose name is the decidedly more pleasant ''[[NamesToTrustImmediately Xiè Bì'ān]]'' ("if you're repentant, you'll be alright"), is more focused on redemption. |
| 130 | [[/folder]] |
| 131 | |
| 132 | [[folder:Professional Wrestling]] |
| 133 | * International Wrestling Association Puerto Rico had two wrestlers going by the names "Cold" and "Death Warrant". In 2008 they joined together as the TagTeam Doom Patrol.[[/folder]] |
| 134 | |
| 135 | [[folder:Tabletop Games]] |
| 136 | * {{Mecha}} war RPG/Minis-game/novel series ''TableTopGame/BattleTech'' features ''Gray''son ''"Death"'' Carlyle, who builds one of the most feared mercenary units in the 'verse out of nothing (And sensibly names the unit after himself: The Gray Death Legion). He gets his first 'mech for the unit by intimidating its pilot into surrender with nothing more than a single-shot shoulder-fired missile launcher that ordinarily wouldn't be enough to scratch the thing's paint. (And later marries her. The pilot, not the 'Mech.) This 'verse also features similarly badass mercs ''Mor''gan ''Kell'', Jaime ''Wolf'', et cetera. |
| 137 | ** An obvious example in the ''[=BattleTech=]'' universe: The Clans in general. If your planet was being invaded out of the blue by people calling themselves "Jade Falcons" or "Ghost Bears", you'd either be shitting bricks, running away, or a mixture of the two. |
| 138 | * And then there is ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'', Kharn the Betrayer, Lucius the Eternal, Typhus the Traveler, Abaddon the Despoiler and Ahriman of the Thousand Sons. |
| 139 | ** Ghazghkull Mag Uruk Thraka sounds as scary as he is, with added [[FunetikAksent K's]], [[RuleOfCool Kool letterz]], and improved difficulty pronunciation. Also helps that the "Mag Uruk Thraka" part means "I am Slaughter". |
| 140 | *** After "for the emprah" and "sphess mhereens" you can be pretty sure ''VideoGame/DawnOfWar'' is a good reference on how '''not''' to pronounce anything. |
| 141 | ** Angron renaming his legion the World Eaters (used to be the War Hounds) was in hindsight a sign of bad things to come. |
| 142 | * ''TabletopGame/WarhammerFantasy'' has severall examples: |
| 143 | ** One of the standouts is Grimgor Ironhide (adjective+body part+noun), a Black Orc ''other orcs'' think is a murderous, blood-crazed psychopath, who was delighted when he discovered Skaven in the tunnels under his fortress because that meant he didn't have to go anywhere to find a worthwhile fight. |
| 144 | * [[TabletopGame/{{Exalted}} First and Forsaken Lion]]. Adjective+ Adjective+ Animal=a serious candidate for the BigBad of the setting. |
| 145 | ** Actually, ''all'' of the Deathlords count. The Bishop of the Chalcedony Thurible, The Bodhisattva Anointed by Dark Waters, The Princess Magnificent With Lips of Coral and Robes of Black Feathers... yeah, they have ''really'' long names. |
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| 148 | [[folder:Video Games]] |
| 149 | * ''VideoGame/KillingFloor'' has several of these, but truly "Fleshpound" takes the cake and beats your skull in with it. That's body part and violent verb right there. This would also apply to the gorefast. |
| 150 | * One boss from ''VideoGame/MadWorld'' appears to be named Herr Frederick Von Twirlenkiller. He appears to have weapons that could be charitably described as hybrids between a flail and a boeing jet engine strapped to each arm. |
| 151 | * Subverted by Capcom's Princess Devilotte de Deathsatan IX (from the Mecha game ''VideoGame/{{Cyberbots}}: Fullmetal Madness''). Despite taking from Demonic Names, Noun Names, and FourIsDeath (Nine is a less-used alternative), she's less an intimidating foe, and more a one-girl QuirkyMinibossSquad. |
| 152 | * In a contrast to the other ''Franchise/StarWars'' examples, the names of the two prominent Jedi-turned-Sith in the first ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'' are rather multilayered and subtle. Consider Malak - that's an adjective (mal), a body part(the jawbone, which in his case is missing), an angel's name (Malachi), and it ends in K! And Revan - that's an animal (raven), and three nouns (revenge, revenant, and revanchist, the last of which is "a vengeful person". Revenant, [[MeaningfulName by the way]] means [[spoiler: One who has returned from death or a long absence.]]) Well played, Bioware! The only other new, named Sith with a "Darth" attached is Bandon, who doesn't play nearly so big a role. |
| 153 | * The nuttier villains in ''VideoGame/{{Geneforge}}'' are prone to renaming themselves as the adjective one, adjective, or verb, but may combine them, as with Unending Purging. Also Monarch, who doesn't strictly belong under any of these categories but chose his name because he wants to TakeOverTheWorld. |
| 154 | * ''VideoGame/Sly3HonorAmongThieves'' - Krusher. It's bascially a junior Kracken with a scarier name. It's got crush( a violent nown), a hard k sound, ends with r, and is somes times called The Krusher. I wonder if crush being spelled with a "K" helps. Yes it is feared and has a hundred tenticals. |
| 155 | * ''VideoGame/DwarfFortress''' LukeNounverber random name generator has (and very often uses) the capability to create surnames and titles such as Deathsucker, Chaosknight, The Wastes of Oxen, Otterthorny, and The God-forsaken Eater of Twilight, to name a few. |
| 156 | ** The infamous fortress [[LetsPlay Boatmurdered]]. |
| 157 | * One of the villains in ''VideoGame/BloodRayne'' is named Dr. Bathory Mengele. First, she gets the title of "Doctor"; second, her first name is the surname of the Hungarian serial killer Countess Erszebet Bathory (also known as "the Blood Countess"), reputed to have [[BloodBath bathed in blood]] in a bid to remain young and beautiful); third, she shares a surname with Dr. Josef Mengele, the Nazi "Angel of Death" known for human experimentation on Auschwitz prisoners. Needless to say, she's not very nice. |
| 158 | * [[VideoGame/BlazBlue Ragna The Bloodedge]]: [Pagan Mythology] the [Blood][Weapon]. To put it bluntly, [[GoodIsNotNice he isn't really a nice guy]], but with that said, [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold he isn't bad either]]... However, in his Arcade mode ending [[spoiler:Nu-13 hijacks his body to become The Black Beast]], which was just as bad as it sounds. |
| 159 | * Do some math, folks. Demonic + Kool Letturz + Ends with R + HatePlague + Franchise/{{Pokemon}} ='' '''CIPHER''' ''Yes, they are utterly evil, why do you ask? |
| 160 | * Not sure what category this comes under, but the name of I.M.Meen from the [[VideoGame/IMMeen video game of the same name]]. Come on, anyone who didn't see he was a villain? |
| 161 | * [[VideoGame/{{Hexen}} Korax]]. It means "raven", it has a hard K, it ends with an X -- what more needs to be said? |
| 162 | * In [[VideoGame/DonPachi DoDonPachi DaiFukkatsu BLACK Label]], the penultimate TrueFinalBoss, had its real name revealed: "[[BulletHell Supreme Weapon of Extreme Hellish Annihilation]] - [[NintendoHard Golden]] [[HarderThanHard Disaster]]." |
| 163 | ** Then the actual TrueFinalBoss, who is much harder, has the title: "Supreme Killing Weapon: Hibachi". (Then again, just "Hibachi" on its own is more than enough to make even seasoned shmuppers Run Away Really Fast.) |
| 164 | ** And ''Sai Dai Ou Jou'' introduces what appears to be Hibachi's dark counterpart, Inbachi. While "Hibachi" translates to "Solar/Fire Bee", "Inbachi" is "Shadow/Dark Bee"... and she's just as tough as her counterpart. |
| 165 | * [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil4 Krauser]]. It starts with a K, it ends with an R, and it sounds so very [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII German]]. |
| 166 | * [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog Dr. Ivo Robotnik]]. Title of "Doctor", starts with an R, ends with a K, sounds Russian, and references [[UnwillingRoboticization one of his favorite pastimes]]. In later games, however, he embraces his alternate name, "Dr. Eggman", which, while also fitting, isn't quite as fear-inducing. |
| 167 | * ''Odio'', which is Spanish for hate/hatred: |
| 168 | ** [[VideoGame/LiveALive Odio]] and [[PunnyName variations of it]]. One for each chapter of the game. |
| 169 | ** ''VideoGame/{{Psychonauts}}'': The bull El Odio who terrorizes a city in Edgar's MentalWorld. [[spoiler:True to his name, he's a manifestation of Edgar's resentment.]] |
| 170 | * In ''VideoGame/{{Psychonauts}}'', Oleander. A poisonous plant. I don't trust this guy. |
| 171 | * [[VideoGame/YggdraUnion Gulcasa, Emperor of Carnage]]. That he goes around riding a dragon and twirling a SinisterScythe is bad enough, but he's an Emperor in a Japanese RPG (which is almost always bad), and Carnage, well, speaks for itself. Add to this that he's also referred to as Blazing Emperor, that his personal skill is named Genocide, and that he is a direct descendant of the evil dragon [[SealedEvilInACan Brongaa]]... yeah. People actually run away as soon as they hear his name in-universe.\ |
| 172 | \ |
| 173 | Ironically enough, [[spoiler:Gulcasa is actually so sweet and good-natured it's downright pitiful. He doesn't get SympatheticPOV until ''very'' late into ''VideoGame/YggdraUnion'', though, so unless you've played ''VideoGame/YggdraUnison'' and ''VideoGame/BlazeUnion'', you wouldn't be able to tell]]. You still don't want to make him angry, though. |
| 174 | * Bad-to-the-Bone Pirates from ''VideoGame/InfiniteSpace'', said to be the most ruthless pirate gang in the universe. "Merciless Night Queen" Celina and "the Bloody Prince" Teodoro are odd cases; they're not villains (Celina even helps you several times throughout the game, and Teodoro can be recruited under DefeatMeansFriendship), but they certainly won't hold back when anyone gets in their way. |
| 175 | * Another LukeNounverber example comes with Nounverber-style titles for all Dungeoneering bosses in ''VideoGame/RuneScape''. There are bosses with names like Plane-freezer Lakhrahnaz, Shadow-forger Ihlakhizan, Night-gazer Khighorahk, Flesh-spoiler Haasghenahk, To'Kash the Bloodchiller, Har'Lakk the Riftsplitter, Bal'Lak the Pummeller, and the behemoths don't really lack in the threatening name department either. After all, facing a giant hulking beast called the Hope devourer can cause a bit of a fright. Jagex took these titles up to eleven and gave us ''World-gorger'' Shukarhazh. Due to the Stalkers being TheUnpronounceable, and attempts at pronouncing these often resulting in lots of [[BlackSpeech guttural sounds]] certainly doesn't detract from the value. |
| 176 | * The name of the FinalBoss of ''VideoGame/TheCombatribes'' is named ''Martha Splatterhead.'' |
| 177 | * The Final Boss of ''[[VideoGame/SonicRiders Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity]]'' is named Master Core: ABIS |
| 178 | ** And the main antagonist of ''VideoGame/ShadowTheHedgehog'' is Black Doom. |
| 179 | * [[{{BFS}} Sword]] dragging epitome of fear and despair from ''VideoGame/SilentHill2'' called Pyramid Head. When you [[SinisterScrapingSound hear that name]], [[SheatheYourSword run]]. No really. [[OhCrap Run.]] |
| 180 | * [[NamesToRunAwayFrom/{{Animal}} Tyranno]][[NamesToRunAwayFrom/DemonsOrAngels satan]] from ''VideoGame/{{Deathsmiles}}''. |
| 181 | ** And again in the form of [[BadSanta Satan Claws]] in the sequel. |
| 182 | * The BigBad of ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' is named Xehanort, which is an anagram of "no heart" with an X thrown in. Subtle. |
| 183 | * ''VideoGame/SpiralKnights'' has the gremlins of the Crimson Order, most notably: Herex, The Whispering Venom. So he's a member of a crimson group, ends his actual name with an x, and has an appropriately intimidating title. Fun. |
| 184 | * The most spine-chilling moment of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'' was always when the words [[NamesToRunAwayFrom/{{Weapons}} DREADNOUGHT]] [[NamesToRunAwayFrom/ReligiousNames LEVIATHAN]] appeared on a black screen... |
| 185 | * Collectively, the Gigas in ''VideoGame/SkiesOfArcadia'' each take a cue from one of the other categories in addition to their color-based names. They're all pretty intimidating-sounding: Recumen, Grendel, Bluheim, Plergoth [[spoiler:AKA Rahknam]], Yeligar, and Zelos. |
| 186 | * In ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'', this is the case for Alduin, the [[DragonsAreDemonic draconic]] BeastOfTheApocalypse. His name means "Destroyer Devour Master" in draconic and he a list of {{Red Baron}}s including "World-Eater", Devourer of Souls, and Harbinger of the Apocalypse. |
| 187 | * Black Dragons in ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' are typically given intimidating names, incorporating sinister adjectives and nouns. Examples are Nefarion, Onyxia, and Sinestra. This even extends to morally ambiguous or outright good dragons like Wrathion and Ebyssion. Their former leader, Deathwing the Destroyer, is actually an subversion; his real name is Neltharion. |
| 188 | ** This also extends to one [[{{Dracolich}} former]] Blue Dragon; Sindragosa, combining "sin", "cinder", and of course "dragon". |
| 189 | * In ''VideoGame/{{Subnautica}}'', any creature labeled as a Leviathan is something you do NOT want to fuck with. These huge creatures are usually extremely hostile, and will actively hunt you down if you enter their territory. |
| 190 | ** Ghost Leviathans are gigantic (juveniles are 65 meters, while adults clock in at 110), eel-like creatures that will screech loudly and attack until you leave their territory. Three adult Ghost Leviathans serve as BorderPatrol, attacking you if you leave the map. The worst part, if you scan them, your PDA will tell you they're not carnivores, and only eat microscopic organisms like plankton. They're not attacking you 'cause they're hungry, they're attacking you 'cause they CAN. |
| 191 | ** Reaper Leviathans are slightly smaller Leviathans (still about 55 meters long), that are easily the most dangerous creature you can encounter in the early game. They are ridiculously fast, meaning outrunning them is nearly impossible, and they will actively hunt you down and try to eat you if you enter their territory. One hit deals a whopping ''80'' damage, and if your health is below 80 when they attack, they'll grab you and eat you alive. They also go after vehicles, which they can grab and drag around, and are capable of destroying a fully healed Seamoth in just two hits. The only way to "beat" them is to bail out of their territory as fast as you possibly can if you spot one, as they likely won't pursue you beyond there. Oh, and Reaper-infested biomes like the Crash Zone or the Dunes usually have 6 to 8 of them, so running away from one can land you right in the claws of another. |
| 192 | ** The Sea Dragon Leviathan is the biggest hostile creature in the game at 112 meters long, narrowly beating the adult Ghost Leviathan. It spits fireballs and giant flaming rocks, making it one of the very few predators that have ranged attacks. It will try to take a bite out of your PRAWN-suit if you get too close, easily ripping 20% of your PRAWN's health away (which doesn't sound like a lot until you remember that the PRAWN is the closest you can get to a walking tank). Get caught near it without your PRAWN-suit, and the Sea Dragon will ''swallow you whole.'' Oh, and [[TheWorfEffect it eats Reapers.]] |
| 193 | ** The Lost River-biome contains several skeletons of ancient Leviathan-class predators that were likely close to the size of the ''Aurora''. One (incomplete) skeleton is 95 meters long, with your PDA commenting that that's likely only about a third of its actual size, and the Gargantuan Fossil is estimated to have been between 1100 and 1500 meters long, with its skull alone being easily triple the size of the Cyclops! |
| 194 | ** [[AvertedTrope There are non-hostile Leviathans too]], luckily. The Reefback Leviathan is completely peaceful, the Sea Treader Leviathan will only attack if provoked, and [[spoiler: the Sea Emperor Leviathan is a highly intelligent creature that can communicate telepathically, actually asks for your help, and whose babies provide you with the cure for the Kharaa-bacteria]]. |
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| 197 | [[folder:Webcomics]] |
| 198 | * In ''Webcomic/{{Starslip}}'', a character questions whether a certain CEO is really all that bad. I mean, how much can you tell from a name like Archcount Obdrath von Lucifuge? "His name's, like, Lord Murdertron or something." |
| 199 | * [[http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2005/5/4/ Dr. Raven Darktalon Blood]] |
| 200 | * Archagent Jack Noir of ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' is an exceptionally varied example. Hard K, title, notorious killer, and foreign. But it doesn't stop there, as later on he becomes the [[spoiler:''SOVEREIGN SLAYER'']]. ''Holy shit''. |
| 201 | ** And now he has another nickname: [[spoiler:Bec Noir, from Becquerel, a RealityWarper dog who is named after the SI unit of radiation... ''whose powers Jack now wields''.]] |
| 202 | *** Doc Scratch, aka the First Guardian of the Troll's session. Name X + Verb. [[spoiler: And is also themed like a rapper's name since he's based off Lil' Cal, who is a creepy sentient doll.]] |
| 203 | *** We are already running away from Vriska Serket before we even learn her rather formidable name. She incorporates the R and K sounds in both first and last names, with a villainous V for extra flair. Her first name derives from the Sanskrit name for Scorpio, the scorpion sign. Her last name comes from the Egyptian scorpion goddess. |
| 204 | * ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'': |
| 205 | ** Gilgamesh Wulfenbach. Animal plus conqueror. He really does try to be polite, though. [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass It's not his fault that people don't listen to him until he makes the shit hit the fan]]. But when he says [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20071121 "Leave now, or you will die!"]], [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20071126 you might want to run]]. |
| 206 | ** His father, Baron Klaus Wulfenbach (title, K-name, animal), is not a man to be screwed with lightly either. Especially not considering he gone from minor noble to benevolent dictator of the better part of Europe, and has clawed himself to the top of a pile of trigger-happy power-crazed {{Mad Scientist}}s in the process. |
| 207 | ** Meet Lucifer Mongfish and his three beautiful daughters. Lucrezia, Demonica, and Serpentina. Funnily enough, despite having a relatively normal name, Lucrezia is the most batshit of the three. |
| 208 | ** Martellus Blitzengard (weapon, lightning, Latin and German) came out of left field to become one of the most threatening antagonists in the series. |
| 209 | * The main villain from the webcomic ''Improbable Hero Squad'', the evil Doctor Professor Otto Hugo Mortimer Vladimir P. Q. Von Happyhat. |
| 210 | * ''Webcomic/SluggyFreelance'' had the demon K'Z'K the Vowelless, a.k.a. The Soul Collector -- Xtreme Kool Letturz (including two K's!), unpronounceable, and two different titles (although the first one is kind of lame). It really, really annoys him when people pronounce his name "Kizke," and more so when Torg dubs him "Captain Consonant." |
| 211 | * Dr. Lupin Madblood of ''Webcomic/{{Narbonic}}'' |
| 212 | * ''Webcomic/KillSixBillionDemons'': |
| 213 | ** "Auntie Maya", whose full name of Mathangi (Mantra) ten Meti translates to "[[BadassCreed Murder The Gods and Topple Their Thrones]]": MasterSwordsman, [[MultiversalConqueror conqueror of twenty thousand worlds]], student of the [[CleanCut Art of Cutting]], and would-be noodle vendor. |
| 214 | ** The Igneous Angel 6 Juggernaut Star Scours The Universe stands out for being given its name by the Gods. Speaker for the [[KnightTemplar Holy Thorn Knights]] and master of Patram Sword Hand style, recurring villain whose [[https://killsixbilliondemons.com/comic/wielder-of-names-1-10/ appearance looks like the cover of a metal album]], and expert in fine teas. |
| 215 | ** Allison's true name is revealed to be "[[TitleDrop Kill Six Billion Demons]]", although it's subverted at the time of the reveal since she's not particularly fearsome. It takes her three books to reach the point where she's able to threaten a single demon under her own power, nevermind six billion. |
| 216 | * ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary'': Eina-Afa ("Synthetic Wind") is the ten-million year old Oafan AI in charge of a space station the size of a planet. She changed her name to T'kkkuts-Afa at some point, which means "Broken Wind." That is not a fart joke. The word "t'kkkuts" is an Oafan curse, denoting something broken or destructive. Afa means "wind," and has religious connotations, such as "unmoved mover" and "God." So while a literal translation of her name is Broken Wind, a more ''useful'' one is "Angry God." Eventually, they resurrect an ancient oafan, who dislikes the name; in addition to the fart joke, "wind" doesn't have the right spiritual connotation, and "broken" isn't violent enough. He suggests an alternative: "Breath Weapon." |
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| 218 | |
| 219 | [[folder:Web Original]] |
| 220 | * Dr. Diabolik of the Literature/WhateleyUniverse. You've got the K-word, the evil adjective, the evil title... For extra credit, his daughter is named Jadis (like the White Witch in ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfNarnia'') and his son is named Malachai, Mal for short. Their codenames are She-Beast and Techno-Devil. You do the math. |
| 221 | ** This one's a subversion: "Diabolik" wasn't his original surname, he had it legally changed when he went into the supervillain business. "She-Beast" makes perfect sense given Jadis's powers; she manifests a "beast-skin" that makes her much tougher and stronger. And her given name being "Jadis" has other implications. |
| 222 | * Parodied by Website/SomethingAwful in their [[http://www.somethingawful.com/d/awful-movie-database/cynthia-strauss-story.php IMDb synopsis parody]] of a LifetimeMovieOfTheWeek. The husband's name is ''Adolf F. Blackheart III'', combining former German dictators, evil colors, and hints of [[AristocratsAreEvil evil aristocracy]]. Predictably, he's an over-the-top DomesticAbuser, and the wife is ''extremely'' GenreBlind to think he was any good the moment she heard his name. |
| 223 | * Idius March of Script/MayXnocens. 1. ancient ([[CanisLatinicus sort of]]), 2. based on the day on which Julius Caesar was murdered, 3. first bit sounds like "hideous". He wants to kill all the ogres in the world and is immune to normal weapons. |
| 224 | * ''[[Literature/UntilMyColorFadesAway Until My Color Fades Away]]'' has a [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampberry]] by the name of [[NamesToRunAwayFrom/{{Colors}} Crimson]] [[NamesToRunAwayFrom/{{BodyPart}} Blood]]. He's the BigBad for 2 generations. |
| 225 | * ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' has Cinder Fall (ashes and fall, always a winning combination) and Mercury Black (a very poisonous metal, and the Black surname). You gotta wonder [[WhatDidYouExpectWhenYouNamedIt what their parents were thinking when picking their names...]] |
| 226 | * A Website/YouTube skeptic who goes by the name Aydin Paladin and also goes by Altana Vault conjures up images of this fierce BloodKnight who is prone to being a KnightTemplar. It's a bit of a [[SubvertedTrope subversion, however]], as she's actually a really nice lady who retweets and gushes over fanart made for her, does gaming streams where she chats with her fans, and is willing to make friends with anyone on any part of the political spectrum. [[BewareTheNiceOnes Just don't make up rumors about her and spread them as fact, it won't be pretty.]] |
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| 229 | [[folder:Western Animation]] |
| 230 | * ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' practically wrote the book on cool names, but perhaps the most blatant is Hunter "Hun" Mason, the leader of the Purple Dragons. Let's see, we've got the self-explanatory word "Hunter" in there, "Mace," which refers to ''two'' weapons, "Mason" which is a dude who ''slices stone for a living'', and when shortened it becomes the name of some of the most notorious conquerors of all time. |
| 231 | * ''Franchise/MastersOfTheUniverse'' - Skeletor. Even without his official title "Evil Lord of Destruction" that's pretty good. Although everything in the show has a terrifying name. |
| 232 | ** Adding to the snake motif of his name with a conqueror, Kobra Khan. |
| 233 | * "Nemesis Enforcer" from ''WesternAnimation/GIJoeTheMovie''. A couple of nouns saying "stay away!" |
| 234 | * ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender:'' |
| 235 | ** [[NamesToRunAwayFrom/{{Nouns}} Fire]] [[NamesToRunAwayFrom/{{Titles}} Lord]] [[NamesToRunAwayFrom/XtremeKoolLetterz Ozai]] |
| 236 | ** [[NamesToRunAwayFrom/{{Titles}} General]] Iroh, the [[NamesToRunAwayFrom/{{Animal}} Dragon]] of the West |
| 237 | ** Princess Azula--NamesToRunAwayFrom/{{Titles}}, NamesToRunAwayFrom/{{Colors}}, and NamesToRunAwayFrom/XtremeKoolLetterz |
| 238 | * ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'' gives us [[NamesToRunAwayFrom/{{Adjectives}} Savage]] [[NamesToRunAwayFrom/{{Verbs}} Opress]]. |
| 239 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Metalocalypse}}'' plays with this trope. Toki War[[NamesToRunAwayFrom/BodyPart tooth]], a [[BewareTheNiceOnes a normally gentle]] AdultChild and main character, and [[NamesToRunAwayFrom/{{Conquerors}} William]] [[NamesToRunAwayFrom/{{Crime}} Murder]][[NamesToRunAwayFrom/BodyPart face]], the JerkAssWoobie Bass player and ButtMonkey. Although the show likes giving threatening names to characters and places ... |
| 240 | * WesternAnimation/OKKOLetsBeHeroes has [[NamesToRunAwayFrom/{{Titles}} Professor]] [[NamesToRunAwayFrom/{{Adjectives}} Venomous]]. |
| 241 | [[/folder]] |
| 242 | |
| 243 | [[folder:Real Life]] |
| 244 | * [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldur_von_Schirach Baldur Benedikt von Schirach]], a prominent Nazi, head of the [[ChildSoldiers Hitler-Jugend]] and Gauleiter of Vienna. His first name ends with an R and sounds like something out of Myth/NorseMythology (or a [[Franchise/BaldursGate Fantasy series]]), his middle name contains the hard K and his last name has both the [[TheVonTropeFamily "von" particle]] and the "ch/kh" sound that [[TheUnpronounceable does not exist in most varieties of English]]. |
| 245 | ** In Norse mythology Baldur was the god of hope, very gentle, and loved by everyone. Was there ever a more painful case of irony? |
| 246 | * ''UsefulNotes/TyrannosaurusRex''. Translates to 'Tyrant Lizard King'. |
| 247 | * "Prince of Darkness" and related terms (The Dark Prince, The Lord of Darkness, etc.) are a combination of title and color/word. ''[[GratuitousFrench Par example]]'': |
| 248 | ** Music/OzzyOsbourne, for reasons that don't really need to be explained here. |
| 249 | ** UsefulNotes/PeterMandelson, for his {{magnificent|Bastard}} ability to [[TheManBehindTheMan control things from the shadows]]. |
| 250 | ** Dark wasn't enough ? Try [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_the_Black_Prince Edward the Black Prince]]. |
| 251 | * USS ''Midway''... [[DownplayedTrope doesn't really sound like it at first does it?]] People familiar with naval history though will recognize it as the name of the most important carrier battle in history. The second ship to bare the name's crew also claimed she bore it because she was more powerful than all the ships who fought in the battle combined despite being completed only a few years later. Now that is scary. |
| 252 | * The phenomenon of a [[UsefulNotes/BlackHoles "Black Hole]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrophysical_X-ray_source#Black_holes Eruption]]". Two things to run from, worse together. |
| 253 | * The Swedish name of the Eurasian Bullfinch is "Domherre", literally meaning Judgement Lord. It's not quite as ominous as it sounds, though. "Domherre" is an older term for a senior judge, and the name comes from the similarity between the bullfinch's plumage and the old legal robes (most notably the bright red breast). |
| 254 | * Quite a lot of poisonous plants have names like this: |
| 255 | ** [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nerium_oleander Oleander]], a common ornamental plant, is also known as "Be Still Tree", reflecting its ''very'' toxic nature. |
| 256 | ** [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerbera_odollam Othalanga]] is also known as Suicide tree. It is commonly used for suicide and murder in Kerala, India. |
| 257 | ** [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadly_nightshade Deadly Nightshade]] is, true to its name, highly toxic. |
| 258 | *** Its scientific name, ''Atropa belladonna'' also reflects its deadly nature. Atropa comes from Atropos - the Fate who severed the thread of life when it was time for someone to die. |
| 259 | * From an English perspective, General (Jacabus [[NamesToRunAwayFrom/ReligiousNames Herculaas]]) [[NamesToRunAwayFrom/KNames "Koos"]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koos_de_la_Rey de la Rey]], "[[SpellMyNameWithAThe the]] [[KingOfBeasts Lion]] of the West(-Transvaal)", the most talented and dangerous Boer general to face. |
| 260 | * The ''Polistes Carnifex'' wasp is also known as ''the Executioner Wasp''. Yeah. And according to Coyote Peterson, it's sting is even worse than ''the bullet ant''. |
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