| 1 | !![[center: '''Sandbox.NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast''']][[center: [-'''Single Words:''' NamesToRunAwayFrom/{{Adjectives}} (NamesToRunAwayFrom/TheAdjectiveOne) | '''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:''' NamesToRunAwayFrom/MixAndMatch]]-] |
| 2 | |
| 3 | A form of NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast. |
| 4 | |
| 5 | Names based on nouns that evoke terror. But ''only'' really scary nouns count: Doom, hunter, death, cage; etc. |
| 6 | ---- |
| 7 | !Examples: |
| 8 | |
| 9 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 10 | |
| 11 | !!Common Nouns: |
| 12 | |
| 13 | [[folder:Abomination]] |
| 14 | [[AC:ComicBooks]] |
| 15 | * ''ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk'': The Abomination, the EvilCounterpart of the Hulk. |
| 16 | |
| 17 | [[AC:{{Literature}}]] |
| 18 | * Sauron, the eponymous ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'', is actually Quenya[[note]]The Elvish equivalent of Latin[[/note]] for "the abomination". |
| 19 | |
| 20 | * ''Literature/TheCulture'''s Abominator class of Rapid Offensive Units definitely count, what with their ability to casually obliterate anything from fleets to solar systems. |
| 21 | |
| 22 | * ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'' has [[BigBad Visser Three]], whom Andalites call "the Abomination" because he's the only case of an Andalite [[GrandTheftMe taken over]] by a [[PuppeteerParasite Yeerk]]. |
| 23 | |
| 24 | [[AC:{{Webcomics}}]] |
| 25 | * ''Webcomic/ImpureBlood'' has Roan "The Abomination", a [[HalfHumanHybrid half-Ancient]] with SuperStrength in a setting that sees such beings as dangerous creatures. Non-indicative in that it was given to him when he was [[MadeASlave enslaved]] in the GladiatorGames; when he's free, he proves to be level-headed, loyal, and intelligent. |
| 26 | [[/folder]] |
| 27 | |
| 28 | [[folder:Amity]] |
| 29 | [[AC:ComicBooks]] |
| 30 | * ''ComicBook/GothamAcademy'': Amity Arkham has spent the last couple hundred years possessing her descendants as a vengeful pyromaniac ghost also known as Calamity. |
| 31 | |
| 32 | [[AC:{{Film}}]] |
| 33 | * The famous, terrifying CultClassic ''Film/TheAmityvilleHorror1979'' -- supposedly BasedOnATrueStory of a family who moved into a HauntedHouse -- most likely started the trend of using this word as an IronicName. |
| 34 | * Amity Island of ''Film/{{Jaws}}'', although you should be safe as long as you stay away from the water... |
| 35 | |
| 36 | [[AC:WesternAnimation]] |
| 37 | * Amity Park, WeirdnessMagnet for ghost attacks, on ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'' -- do not believe [[NothingExcitingEverHappensHere what its signs tell you]]. |
| 38 | |
| 39 | [[/folder]] |
| 40 | |
| 41 | [[folder:Bane]] |
| 42 | [[AC:ComicBooks]] |
| 43 | * ComicBook/{{Bane}} from the ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'' mythos, who is infamous for ''breaking Batman's back''. |
| 44 | |
| 45 | [[AC:{{Film}}]] |
| 46 | * Bane from ''Film/TheMatrix'' is not actually a bad guy until he gets possessed by Smith, at which point he becomes one. |
| 47 | |
| 48 | [[AC:{{Literature}}]] |
| 49 | * ''Literature/HarryPotter'': the [[OurCentaursAreDifferent centaur]] Bane, like most of the rest of his herd, does not generally like humans. |
| 50 | * There's also Darth Bane from ''Franchise/StarWars''. Not only was he a Sith, but he tricked the leader of the Sith into wiping out the rest of the order, including himself (that is to say, the leader of the Sith). |
| 51 | * The Bane, a gigantic albino rat from ''Literature/TheUnderlandChronicles''. |
| 52 | * ''Literature/TheDeathGateCycle'' features one Prince Bane, an EnfantTerrible who enchants everyone in his vicinity to practically worship him. |
| 53 | * ''Literature/{{Redwall}}'': ''Mossflower'' has a mercenary [[CunningLikeAFox fox]] named Bane. |
| 54 | |
| 55 | %%[[AC:RolePlayingGames]] |
| 56 | %%* Roleplay/DinoAttackRPG has Cyrista's Bane, created out of plans made by Dr. Cyrista. |
| 57 | |
| 58 | [[AC:TabletopGames]] |
| 59 | * Bane from the Forgotten Realms setting and 4th edition of ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'', the god of tyranny, hatred and fear. |
| 60 | %%* ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'': The Baneblade. Also, in the video game ''[[VideoGame/DawnOfWar Dawn of War 2]]'', there is a whole mission in which you have to actually run away from one of those monsters. |
| 61 | |
| 62 | %%[[AC:VideoGames]] |
| 63 | %%* ''VideoGame/BarkleyShutUpAndJamGaiden'': Ultimate Hellbane. |
| 64 | %%* Muffet Bane the Dark Spiderling Invader from ''Videogame/LEGOUniverse''. |
| 65 | %%* Donovan Baine the Darkhunter of ''VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}}''. |
| 66 | |
| 67 | [[AC:RealLife]] |
| 68 | * Most plants with the word 'bane' in their name are deadly poisonous. |
| 69 | %%* Bain Capital. |
| 70 | [[/folder]] |
| 71 | |
| 72 | [[folder:Blaze]] |
| 73 | A common, if generic, name for [[PersonalityPowers fire-type characters]]. |
| 74 | |
| 75 | [[AC:ComicBooks]] |
| 76 | %%* Johnny Blaze, a stunt driver who has become otherwise known as the original Creator/MarvelComics ''Comicbook/GhostRider''. |
| 77 | * (Lady) Blaze is a Creator/DCComics demon who has fought Franchise/{{Superman}} and [[Comicbook/{{Shazam}} the Marvel Family]]. |
| 78 | |
| 79 | [[AC:Folklore and Mythology]] |
| 80 | * {{Inverted|Trope}}: Myth/{{Merlin}}'s mentor was a priest named Blaise, whose wise counsel kept him from becoming TheAntichrist like his demonic father wanted. |
| 81 | |
| 82 | [[AC:Literature]] |
| 83 | |
| 84 | * Blaze from ''Literature/WingsOfFire''. Not exactly evil, though, just LethallyStupid and manipulated into taking part in a bloody world war. |
| 85 | * In ''Literature/WarriorCats'', Lionblaze, one of the protagonists, is not evil, but he does have the superpower of NighInvulnerability and is a dangerous fighter. |
| 86 | |
| 87 | [[AC:VideoGames]] |
| 88 | * Blaze of ''Franchise/MortalKombat'', the FinalBoss of ''VideoGame/MortalKombatArmageddon''. |
| 89 | * Blaze Fielding from ''VideoGame/StreetsOfRage'', though, she is a heroine. In ''SOR 2'' she gained the ability to shoot fireballs from her palm as a special move. |
| 90 | * Later Creator/{{SEGA}} had a character named "Blaze the Cat" (''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog''). Her powers are the same. |
| 91 | * Blaze Stalker, the BigBad of ''Blackstar: Agent of Justice'', an evil {{Hollywood Satanis|m}}t who murders people for the feeling of power, and was responsible for killing both of the hero's parents. |
| 92 | %%* The FanTranslation of ''[[VisualNovel/AceAttorneyInvestigationsMilesEdgeworth Ace Attorney Investigations 2]]'' gives us AmoralAttorney Blaise Debeste. |
| 93 | * ''VideoGame/HeroesOfTheStorm'' has Blaze, the call sign of pyromaniac-turned-firebat Miles Lewis. While he is a member of Raynor's Raiders, he's only it in for the excuse to burn things, and he earned the nickname because of how much he enjoys it. |
| 94 | %%* In ''VideoGame/AceCombat5TheUnsungWar'', the pilot you play as has Blaze as his TAC name. |
| 95 | |
| 96 | %%[[AC:WesternAnimation]] |
| 97 | %%* In ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman,'' Firefly gets a girlfriend/partner-in-crime [[StevenUlyssesPerhero named Jane Blaisedale, or "Blaze" for short]]. Batgirl {{lampshade|Hanging}}s it. |
| 98 | |
| 99 | [[AC:RealLife]] |
| 100 | * Blaze Bayley, formerly of Music/IronMaiden - he picked the {{Stage Name|s}} because his real name is Bayley Alexander Cook, and tired of his "given name more common as surname" confusing people, chose Blaze [[http://web.archive.org/web/20070408144011/http://www.blasting-zone.com/BlazeBayley1.htm "because it was dangerous sounding like being on fire."]] |
| 101 | [[/folder]] |
| 102 | |
| 103 | [[folder:Blight]] |
| 104 | [[AC:{{Film}}]] |
| 105 | * Honourable mention must go to the commander of the ''[[Film/MutinyOnTheBounty Bounty]]'', who is exactly one crossed t short of this name, and would have ([[VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory allegedly]]) ''more'' than lived up to it. |
| 106 | |
| 107 | [[AC:{{Literature}}]] |
| 108 | * In Vinge's ''Literature/AFireUponTheDeep'', the [[SealedEvilInACan Blight]] devastates the galaxy infecting all it touches. |
| 109 | |
| 110 | [[AC:VideoGames]] |
| 111 | * ''VideoGame/SuikodenII'''s Luca Blight, one of ''the'' worst monsters of the entire series. |
| 112 | * Torchblight the Maelstrom Dragon from ''Videogame/LEGOUniverse''. |
| 113 | %%* Blight from ''VideoGame/{{Okami}}''. |
| 114 | * All of the major bosses besides Calamity and [[spoiler:Dark Beast]] Ganon from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'' follow the naming scheme of (element the boss controls)blight, such as Fireblight Ganon, Windblight Ganon, etc. |
| 115 | |
| 116 | [[AC:WesternAnimation]] |
| 117 | * For far less intimidating versions, ''WesternAnimation/{{Captain Planet|AndThePlaneteers}}'''s hottie villain Dr. Babs Blight (whose good sister is a member of the fluffy and safe naming trope, having been named Bambi). |
| 118 | * ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'' has Derek Powers, the CorruptCorporateExecutive who killed Terry's dad and became a radioactive villain called Blight. |
| 119 | -->"And behold, I shall be a Blight upon the land, and everything I touch, [[WalkingWasteland shall wither and die!]]" |
| 120 | [[/folder]] |
| 121 | |
| 122 | [[folder:Brimstone]] |
| 123 | As an archaic word for sulfur, brimstone is often used to describe biblical Hell, especially when combined with [[FireAndBrimstoneHell fire]]. |
| 124 | |
| 125 | [[AC:Comics]] |
| 126 | * Brimstone in Creator/DCComics is an artificial construct designed to turn the people of the world against their superheroes, though it describes itself as a 'FallenAngel'. |
| 127 | * [[http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix3/baronbrimstonetheodoric.htm Brimstone]], a rather obscure Creator/MarvelComics villain. |
| 128 | |
| 129 | [[AC:WesternAnimation]] |
| 130 | * In Franchise/{{Transformers}}, not every incarnation of Brimstone has been a Decepticon, but all of them have been villains of some kind. |
| 131 | |
| 132 | [[AC:RealLife]] |
| 133 | * The Brimstone missile used by the British military. |
| 134 | [[/folder]] |
| 135 | |
| 136 | [[folder:Chaos]] |
| 137 | [[AC:{{Literature}}]] |
| 138 | * ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'': Ronald Soak, eternal milkman and Fifth Horseman of the Apocarlypse (he left before they got famous). Originally named Kaos. |
| 139 | |
| 140 | [[AC:LiveActionTelevision]] |
| 141 | * Series/GetSmart of course has the evil organization KAOS. |
| 142 | * The [[ShowWithinAShow in-universe fictional]] hammy EvilOverlord Doctor Chaotica in ''Series/StarTrekVoyager''. |
| 143 | * Chaos Header, the BigBad from ''Series/UltramanCosmos''. |
| 144 | |
| 145 | [[AC:{{Mythology}} and {{Religion}}]] |
| 146 | * Chaos from Myth/ClassicalMythology. In this case, not even a "being" per se, just a mixture of all the matter that eventually settled into being the first proto-gods like Gaea (Earth), Ouranos (Heaven}, etc. |
| 147 | |
| 148 | %%[[AC:TabletopGames]] |
| 149 | %%* Chaos from Roleplay/DinoAttackRPG, who was heavily inspired by Chaos from ''Videogame/SonicAdventure''. |
| 150 | %%* The Chaos Gods of ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}''. |
| 151 | |
| 152 | [[AC:VideoGames]] |
| 153 | * The OneWingedAngel of Garland from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyI'' who also reappears as the ultimate BigBad in ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy''. |
| 154 | %%* There's also [[BlobMonster Argosax the Choas]] in ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry2''. |
| 155 | * Chaos, the FinalBoss from ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'' (especially in his/its OneWingedAngel form, Perfect Chaos). |
| 156 | %%* For a double example of this, you've got the villain called KAOS (yes, all caps), the puppet leader of the Kremling Krew and penultimate boss in ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry3DixieKongsDoubleTrouble'' (and ''Donkey Kong Land 3''). K name, and Chaos. And the level it's first found in is called 'KAOS Karnage', which has got to be a name to run from even faster. |
| 157 | * The Chaos Kin, who stole the soul of a goddess and wreaked havoc in her body for 3 years, from ''VideoGame/KidIcarusUprising''. |
| 158 | * In ''VideoGame/AntiIdleTheGame'', the endboss of the Secret Dungeon area in ''Battle Arena'' is a demonic entity called Chaos. When you appear to defeat it, it takes on a OneWingedAngel form, [[BoldInflation CHAOS]]. |
| 159 | |
| 160 | [[AC:WesternAnimation]] |
| 161 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformers'': The third-season episode "Chaos" featured the eponymous monster which hails from the planet Dread. Chaos sheds "death crystals", which when weaponized can turn a space station into Swiss cheese. |
| 162 | * Butters from ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' tries to pull this off with his "Professor Chaos" alter-ego, but [[HarmlessVillain fails miserably]]. |
| 163 | * ''WesternAnimation/AladdinTheSeries'' had villainess Mirage summon Chaos, a catlike being who's a sort of dangerous GreatGazoo. Admittedly, he's not malicious so much as [[ItAmusedMe bored]]. |
| 164 | [[/folder]] |
| 165 | |
| 166 | [[folder:Cinder]] |
| 167 | Unless it's a reference to Literature/{{Cinderella}} -- and even then, be on the lookout for {{Grimmification}}. |
| 168 | |
| 169 | [[AC:Literature]] |
| 170 | * Cinderpelt from ''Literature/WarriorCats'' is a subversion, as a clearly heroic character. |
| 171 | |
| 172 | [[AC:VideoGames]] |
| 173 | %%* Cinder, of ''VideoGame/KillerInstinct'' fame. |
| 174 | * Cynder from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfSpyro'' trilogy. Though she only has the matching personality when she was evil, after her HeelFaceTurn she's quite nice. |
| 175 | %%* Cinder, of ''VideoGame/TheKingkillerChronicles''. |
| 176 | |
| 177 | [[AC:WebAnimation]] |
| 178 | * Cinder Fall of ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}''. Who ''is'' a Cinderella reference, but is still evil, and is quite the PyroManiac. |
| 179 | [[/folder]] |
| 180 | |
| 181 | [[folder:Dark]] |
| 182 | Perhaps crossing into colours, 'Dark' in just about any usage. Examples are ''far'' too numerous to individually list here. |
| 183 | |
| 184 | [[AC:{{Anime}} and {{Manga}}]] |
| 185 | * Subversion: Dark of ''Manga/DNAngel'', while a thief and a bit smug, works with the [[DarkIsNotEvil best of motivations]]. Then again, EvilCounterpart [[SdrawkcabName Krad]] plays it straight as can be. |
| 186 | * ''Manga/YuGiOh'' has "Dark" (in Japanese, "Yami") versions of Yugi, Bakura and Marik--basically, spirits who possess their body, [[WillingChanneler willingly]] or [[DemonicPossession not]]. Yami Yugi (or just "Yami" for short) is an AntiHero, but the other two are villains. |
| 187 | |
| 188 | [[AC:ComicBooks]] |
| 189 | %%* ''ComicBook/TheDarkness''. |
| 190 | * ''Comicbook/XMen'' villain (and occasional ally, but [[FaceHeelRevolvingDoor never for long]]) Comicbook/{{Mystique}}'s real name is Raven Darkholme. |
| 191 | |
| 192 | %%[[AC:FanFiction]] |
| 193 | %%* ''Fanfic/LightAndDarkTheAdventuresOfDarkYagami'' has Dark Yagami himself. |
| 194 | |
| 195 | [[AC:{{Film}}]] |
| 196 | * Parodied with Mr. Furious in ''Film/MysteryMen'', who tries to give his secret identity as Phoenix Dark, among other variations. It doesn't work, and he finally concedes that his real name is Roy. |
| 197 | * The AntiHero Film/{{Darkman}} from the film of the same name. |
| 198 | |
| 199 | [[AC:VideoGames]] |
| 200 | %%* Dark Man from ''VideoGame/MegaMan5''. |
| 201 | * Solomon Dark, the BigBad of ''VideoGame/SolomonsKeep''. |
| 202 | * [[CardCarryingVillain Lord Dearche]] of the ''VideoGame/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAsPortable'' games, whose name is likely meant to be an altered spelling of Dark, especially since the [[AlternateCharacterReading Kanji representation]] of her name is "闇統べる王", which means "King of Darkness". |
| 203 | * [[EldritchAbomination Dark]] [[KnightOfCerebus Bowser]] from ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiBowsersInsideStory'' is someone you should ''sprint'' from. |
| 204 | |
| 205 | %%[[AC:WesternAnimation]] |
| 206 | %%* To the extent that, upon seeing the first episode of 80s cartoon ''WesternAnimation/SkeletonWarriors'' and hearing a character say "[[HorribleJudgeOfCharacter How can you think Baron Dark is our enemy?]]", one has to laugh. |
| 207 | [[/folder]] |
| 208 | |
| 209 | [[folder:Death (or "Deth")]] |
| 210 | A favored name component of villains and {{Evil Overlord}}s, although such a name is usually not given to a character at birth, but acquired later once they've reached a certain level of "badassitude". Naturally, the actual [[TheGrimReaper Grim Reaper]] doesn't count. |
| 211 | |
| 212 | [[AC:{{Anime}} and {{Manga}}]] |
| 213 | * Not a person, but anything that goes by the name of ''Manga/DeathNote'' is clearly [[ArtifactOfDoom not something to be trifled with]]. |
| 214 | * Cancer Deathmask from ''Manga/SaintSeiya''. The fact that his Zodiac Sign (Cancer) is also the name of a dreaded disease doesn't make him any more approachable. |
| 215 | * ''Manga/SayonaraZetsubouSensei'' gives us the eponymous teacher's older brother, Itoshiki Mikoto - better known as ''Zetsumei-sensei'', or Dr. Death. [[hottip:*:When Mikoto's name is written horizontally in Japanese it resembles the characters for Zetsumei.]] [[LampshadeHanging He also hates his name and claims it's the reason he doesn't get any patients.]] |
| 216 | * ''Manga/{{Sekirei}}'' has Shiina who's name means "Death" for a ''very good reason'' despite his very sweet nature. |
| 217 | * General Esdeath, the incredibly cruel and sadistic leader of the Jaegars and one of the deadliest enemies of [[LaResistance Night Raid]] from ''Anime/AkameGaKill''. |
| 218 | |
| 219 | [[AC:ComicBooks]] |
| 220 | * Creator/{{DC|Comics}} villain ComicBook/{{Deathstroke}}: The most badass name of all time? As if that weren't enough, his full name is "Deathstroke The Terminator". His real name, Slade Wilson, isn't bad either, due to its similarity with the hard mineral slate. |
| 221 | * ''ComicBook/JudgeDredd'': Sidney De'ath became known as Judge Death ''before'' he became an undead monstrosity seeking to annihilate all life. |
| 222 | * Creator/MarvelComics: |
| 223 | ** ''ComicBook/XMen'' villainess Lady Deathstrike. |
| 224 | ** Death Adder. [[ReptilesAreAbhorrent If the name isn't enough]], he's a member of the Serpent Society. |
| 225 | ** Deathbird, [[CainAndAbel sister of]] [[RoyallyScrewedUp Shi'ar empress]] [[Characters/MarvelComicsShiar Lilandra]]. |
| 226 | * ''Franchise/TransformersTimelines'' gave the name Deathsaurus to a villain who was once the BigBad of ''Anime/TransformersVictory''. |
| 227 | %%* Shinomura from the ''Film/{{Godzilla|2014}}'' tie in comic ''Godzilla Awakening''. Its name means 'swarm of death'. |
| 228 | * ComicBook/DeathsHead, [[BountyHunter Freelance Peacekeeping Agent]] who's gone toe-to-toe with the likes of [[ComicBook/TheTransformersMarvel Rodimus Prime]], [[Series/DoctorWho the Doctor]], the ComicBook/FantasticFour, and [[ComicBook/IronMan Iron Men]] from various time periods. |
| 229 | * Otto Von Todt from ''[[ComicBook/RequiemChevalierVampire Requiem: Vampire Knight]]'', whose name is definitely meant to evoke death symbolism (see Arnold Toht below). Bonus points for having been a high-ranking Nazi SS officer responsible for numerous atrocities before becoming a vampire in Resurrection. |
| 230 | |
| 231 | [[AC:{{Film}}]] |
| 232 | * Arnold Toht from ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk''. Toht is an Anglicized spelling for the German word for "dead" ("tot"). Much like Von Todt above, this guy's a Nazi. |
| 233 | * Jack Deth, the badass protagonist of the ''Film/{{Trancers}}'' franchise. |
| 234 | * Dr. Totenkopf in ''Film/SkyCaptainAndTheWorldOfTomorrow''. Totenkopf is German for "Death's Head" or a skeletal skull (see the Real Life entry for why this name is particularly infamous). |
| 235 | * ''Franchise/StarWars'': The Death Star, a moon-sized space station that is infamous for its power to destroy planets, and even more infamous for its use by the Empire against the planet of Alderaan. {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d in the novel ''Literature/StarWarsAftermath'', where someone mentions that it'll be hard to convince people the Imperials were ever the good guys when they had a weapon called "The Death Star". |
| 236 | * Film/{{Deathstalker}}, the protagonist of a film which is essentially EvilVersusEvil. |
| 237 | |
| 238 | [[AC:{{Literature}}]] |
| 239 | * It is the middle name of detective Literature/LordPeterWimsey, although in his case it is pronounced "Deeth" (rhymes with "teeth"). The Wimsey books also include a [[spoiler:psychotic neurologist named Sir Julian ''Freke'']]. |
| 240 | * The ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' novels, despite featuring [[TheGrimReaper Death Himself]] as a prominent good guy, had a villain named Edward d'Eath (no relation) in ''Literature/MenAtArms''. |
| 241 | %%* There's also a De'Ath in ''Literature/{{Gormenghast}}''. |
| 242 | * In Creator/NealStephenson's ''Literature/TheBaroqueCycle'', [[spoiler:Édouard de Gex]] takes the alias Edmund de Ath after he fakes his death. Given how many people he ends up killing or causing the death of, [[RuleOfSymbolism it's quite symbolic]]. |
| 243 | * Creator/PatriciaAMcKillip's ''Literature/TheRiddleMasterTrilogy'' features a man named Deth whose true allegiance is ambiguous, but eventually turns out to be [[spoiler:a good guy, more-or-less]]. |
| 244 | * Arawn-Death-Lord of Annuvin, from ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfPrydain''. Apparently Death-Lord itself is a title, as he usurped it from a previous Death-Lord (who wants it back). |
| 245 | * Death Eaters in ''Literature/HarryPotter''. To a lesser extent Voldemort himself (though his name is basically misspelled French for Fly From Death or Lord "I'm terrified of dying" basically). |
| 246 | * Tiphaine d'Ath from the Literature/{{Emberverse}} series, especially in the book where she's introduced. |
| 247 | |
| 248 | [[AC:LiveActionTV]] |
| 249 | %%* Deathgaia from ''Kankyou Choujin Ecogainder''. |
| 250 | * Deathwalker from the ''Series/BabylonFive'' episode of the same name. Not actually her name; this was an epithet given to Warmaster Jha'dur of the Dilgar people. It's very much appropriate. |
| 251 | * Parodied in ''Series/ThatMitchellAndWebbLook'' with Professor Death, a man who attracts military attention due to his invention of the Giant Death Ray - which turns out to be the world's first laser bar code reader. |
| 252 | %%* Deathrem from ''Series/UltramanMebius'', one of the 4 Heavenly Kings and loyal servant of [[TheEmperor Empera]]. |
| 253 | %%* Although he is viewed as a myth in the present and likes to keep it that way, Methos was “Death” of the HorsemenOfTheApocalypse during the Bronze Age on ''{{Series/Highlander}}''. |
| 254 | |
| 255 | %%[[AC:TabletopGames]] |
| 256 | %%* ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'': |
| 257 | %%** Death Korps of Krieg. |
| 258 | %%** Deathwatch. |
| 259 | %%** Deathwing. |
| 260 | %%** Death Guard. |
| 261 | %%** Death Company. |
| 262 | %%** Deathskulls. |
| 263 | %%** And these are just the more notable organizations or groups with 'death' in their names. There are tons of less known ones like Death Mongers, Death Knights, Death Spectres and so on. ''Warhammer 40K'' also has weapons (like Deathstrike Missile, [[RazorFloss Deathspinner]] or [[MacrossMissileMassacre Deathwind Missile Launcher]]), vehicles (Death Wheel or [[MagicCountdown Deathstrike Missile Launcher]] for aforementioned Deathstrike Missile), occupations ([[MonsterClown Death Jester]] or Death Cult Assassin), ships (Agonising Death) and locales (Hive Death Mire (conveniently located on planet Armageddon near the River Insane) who fit this trope. And the multitude of [[DeathWorld Deathworlds]] in the Imperium. |
| 264 | |
| 265 | [[AC:VideoGames]] |
| 266 | * Death Heim: the location of the final battle with Tanzra and [[BossRush his minions]] in ''VideoGame/ActRaiser''. |
| 267 | * Dracula's right hand man "Death" in the ''Franchise/{{Castlevania}}'' series; like the ''Discworld'' example he is the actual [[TheGrimReaper Grim Reaper]] but unlike that example he is definitely evil. |
| 268 | %%* Satirical example: ''Videogame/DeathSpank''. |
| 269 | * ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyV'': Exdeath. He might be a [[WhenTreesAttack tree]] (specifically, a tree with countless [[SealedEvilInACan evil spirits sealed within]], but a tree nonetheless), but cross him, and you'll find yourself on a one-way trip to [[MemeticMutation THE]] [[CessationOfExistence VOID]]. |
| 270 | * ''VideoGame/BattleFantasia'' has, as its FinalBoss, a monstrous suit of AnimatedArmor known as Deathbringer. |
| 271 | * ''Franchise/DotHack'' has Skeith, entitled "the Terror of Death". In ''[[VideoGame/DotHackGU G.U.]]'', Haseo bears the same title during his PKK days. |
| 272 | * Reaper from ''[[VideoGame/SengokuBasara Devil Kings]]''. His weapon, surprisingly enough, is a SinisterScythe. |
| 273 | * Darkdeath Evilman, the BigBad of ''VideoGame/ZettaiHeroProject: Unlosing Ranger vs. Darkdeath Evilman''. |
| 274 | * Thanatos from ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilOutbreak'' is named after the Greek god of death. |
| 275 | * Thanatos in ''VideoGame/SecretOfMana'', who is generally considered by far one of the most evil villains in the series. |
| 276 | %%* ''VideoGame/FZero'': Deathborn. You race him inside of a volcano. Or hell. Or something. |
| 277 | %%* Deathwing from ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft''. Also Lady Deathwhisper. |
| 278 | * ''VideoGame/Rockman4MinusInfinity'': Jumbig the Death Machine. [[BossInMookClothing How fitting.]] |
| 279 | %%* Commander Totmacher (German for deathbringer) in ''VideoGame/BionicCommando Rearmed''. |
| 280 | * Deathclaws in the ''Franchise/{{Fallout}}'' series, powerful lizardlike mutants that are quite capable of tearing unprepared wastelanders apart. |
| 281 | * Subverted in ''VideoGame/WonderBoyInMonsterLand'', where Death (TheGrimReaper) is the first and easiest boss. |
| 282 | * Rico Muerte ("rich death"), a hitman and big-time hustler from ''VideoGame/MaxPayne''. |
| 283 | * The Death Knight from ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses''. He'll [[StationaryBoss stand still]] as long as you don't provoke him, but if you get within his [[InstantDeathRadius attack range]], you're a goner. |
| 284 | * ''VideoGame/GoldenAxe'' gives us Death Adder, a warlord who steals the titular weapon, and kidnaps Yuria’s royal family to bring about an age of terror. In the Mega Drive port, we learn that [[spoiler:he’s merely TheDragon to another warlord. TheManBehindTheMan has the even more intimidating name of Death Bringer]]. |
| 285 | * The [=PS2=] port of ''VideoGame/DoDonPachi dai ou jou'' features a mode called Death Label. It's a BossRush with heavily ramped up versions of each boss and ''two'' copies of Hibachi, the TrueFinalBoss. |
| 286 | |
| 287 | [[AC:WebComics]] |
| 288 | * Old Man Death from ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'' is an elderly fellow who rode with the Jägers in his youth and has never lost a fight. |
| 289 | |
| 290 | %%[[AC:WebOriginal]] |
| 291 | %%* Dr_Death from ''Website/{{Neopets}}'' is a subversion. [[SignificantAnagram Eliv Thade]], not so much. |
| 292 | %%* ''Website/TheSpeculativeDinosaurProject'' has the penguins of DEATH!! (capitalization is actually part of the name.) |
| 293 | |
| 294 | [[AC:WesternAnimation]] |
| 295 | * An episode of the cartoon ''WesternAnimation/MadJackThePirate'' featured a well-suited man called "Mr. D'eath". Jack remarks that his name sounds French until seeing the man upon which he realises the man [[ForegoneConclusion is, in fact]], [[GrimReaper Death]]. |
| 296 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Metalocalypse}}'': Dethklok is all about this. Nathan Explosion, William Murderface, and Toki Wartooth all fit (and those are their birth names). Everyone that attends a Dethklok concert is required to sign a pain waiver. |
| 297 | * The [[BatOutOfHell Deathgleaner]] from ''WesternAnimation/TheFutureIsWild''. |
| 298 | |
| 299 | [[AC:RealLife]] |
| 300 | %%* Exception -- De'Ath (not pronounced like you'd expect) was apparently a real English aristocratic name. Inspired Creator/TerryPratchett for Edward d'Eath. |
| 301 | * The Totenkopf--German for dead man's head, or Death's head--is used as an insignia for many military units worldwide. Historically, it is probably most commonly associated with the German military. It's most notorious use, of corse, was the unit which takes its name from the symbol, the SS-Totenkopfverbände: The "Death's-Head Units" of the Schutzstaffel which was responsible for administrating Nazi death camps. |
| 302 | * The Death Cap, ''Amanita phalloides'', which contains the same deadly poison as the Destroying Angel, and is said to have caused more deaths than any other mushroom species. |
| 303 | %%* Death camas. |
| 304 | * Captain [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Death William Death]] was a famous real-life pirate (or, technically, a privateer.) To make things even better, his ship was named ''Terrible''. |
| 305 | * To the Russians he's terrorized during the Winter War, ColdSniper [[TheDreaded Simho Hayha]] was known as "Belaya Smert" ("The White Death")...this also somewhat a case of FluffyTheTerrible, as "white death" also a term for sugar. |
| 306 | [[/folder]] |
| 307 | |
| 308 | [[folder:Despair]] |
| 309 | [[AC:ComicBooks]] |
| 310 | * The Despair from ''ComicBook/TheSandman'' (two of 'em, to be exact), who initiated the chain reaction that led Franchise/{{Superman}} to Earth. |
| 311 | * Creator/MarvelComics has recurring villain D'Spayre, a dream-demon. |
| 312 | * Oberon De Spair, [[OlderThanTheyThink Agent of chaos]] at the service of Belgravia in ''ComicBook/PaperinikNewAdventures''. |
| 313 | * A minor Dark Judge from ''ComicBook/JudgeDredd'' was named Sister Despair. |
| 314 | |
| 315 | [[AC:FanFiction]] |
| 316 | * One of the main antagonists of ''Fanfic/ChristianHumberReloaded''. |
| 317 | |
| 318 | [[AC:VideoGames]] |
| 319 | %%* The Despair Embodied of ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry2'', the OneWingedAngel and BishonenLine (with a touch of ViewerGenderConfusion and AmbiguousGender) of the above Argosax the Chaos. |
| 320 | * There's D'Sparil, the BigBad of ''VideoGame/{{Heretic}}''. |
| 321 | %%* The Pickaxe of Despair in ''VideoGame/SilentHill4''. |
| 322 | %%* [[spoiler:The Winds of Despair]] in ''VideoGame/PokemonMysteryDungeonGatesToInfinity''. |
| 323 | [[/folder]] |
| 324 | |
| 325 | [[folder:Doom]] |
| 326 | Sinister and striking enough to [[DoomyDoomsOfDoom have its own page]]. |
| 327 | |
| 328 | [[AC:ComicBooks]] |
| 329 | %%* ''ComicBook/DoctorDoom'', of course. |
| 330 | * [[Characters/SupermanRoguesGalleryAToL Doomsday]] from ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'', if his ObviouslyEvil appearance isn't enough. |
| 331 | |
| 332 | [[AC:{{Film}}]] |
| 333 | %%* Thulsa Doom from ''Film/ConanTheBarbarian1982''. |
| 334 | * ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit'': If you're a toon, the murderous Judge Doom is not someone you're going to want to hang around with. Or even if you're not a toon, at that. |
| 335 | |
| 336 | [[AC:{{Music}}]] |
| 337 | * Rapper Music/{{MF DOOM}}, whose persona is that of, well, a twisted genius bent on revenge against the industry that destroyed him. Possibly inspired by his real name Daniel Dumile, which is pronounced "Doom-i-lay". |
| 338 | |
| 339 | [[AC:Professional Wrestling]] |
| 340 | * The LegionOfDoom, which was managed by Wrestling/PaulEllering and went beyond a PowerStable, being an outright gathering of legends like [[Wrestling/EdFarhat The Sheik]], Wrestling/TheIronSheik, Wrestling/BuzzSawyer, Wrestling/KingKongBundy, as well as future legends Wrestling/ArnAnderson, Wrestling/JakeRoberts, Matt Borne (the good Wrestling/DoinkTheClown), The Spoiler and Wrestling/TheRoadWarriors. |
| 341 | * Doom, the creepy masked TagTeam of Butch Reed and Wrestling/RonSimmons, which was managed by Wrestling/TeddyLong. |
| 342 | * {{Subverted|trope}} with Delilah Doom, a relentlessly optimistic fitness fanatic who doesn't [[GenreBlindness see why people expect anything different]] when she adds "DOOM" to everything associated with her. |
| 343 | |
| 344 | [[AC:VideoGames]] |
| 345 | * ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'': Houndoom is a demonic-looking Dark/Fire canine. |
| 346 | * Evaccaneer Doom, the TrueFinalBoss from ''VideoGame/{{Ketsui}}'' which fires a veritable maelstrom of bullets like other CAVE TFBs, although compared to them the bullet patterns are more technical than just "overwhelm the player through sheer bullet count". |
| 347 | * The protagonist of the ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'' series has become dreaded among the forces of Hell as the "Doom Slayer." |
| 348 | |
| 349 | %%[[AC:WesternAnimation]] |
| 350 | %%* ''WesternAnimation/AvengerPenguins'': It's the end of the line for Caractacus Doom... |
| 351 | %%* Bonus points: Doomageddon of ''WesternAnimation/LeagueOfSuperEvil'' combines doom and armageddon. |
| 352 | [[/folder]] |
| 353 | |
| 354 | [[folder:Dread]] |
| 355 | %%[[AC:ComicBooks]] |
| 356 | %%* As well as the mutation of the name in ''ComicBook/JudgeDredd''. It's not just his name either; "Dredd" is a surname applied to all of Joseph Dredd's immediate clone brothers (including [[EvilTwin Rico]]). |
| 357 | |
| 358 | [[AC:{{Literature}}]] |
| 359 | * As in John "Dread" Wulgaru of ''Literature/{{Otherland}}'' -- AxCrazy, SerialKiller, PsychoForHire at your service. |
| 360 | |
| 361 | [[AC:LiveActionTV]] |
| 362 | * The BigBad of ''Series/CaptainPowerAndTheSoldiersOfTheFuture'' is Lord Dread, an evil cybernetic tyrant who commands legions of Dread Troopers and the sinister enforcers known as the Bio-Dreads to subjugate and "digitize" humanity. |
| 363 | |
| 364 | [[AC:TabletopGames]] |
| 365 | * In ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'': |
| 366 | ** The Dreadnoughts, powerful bipedal tanks piloted by mortally wounded Space Marines on life support. |
| 367 | ** The Dreadknight, which doesn't require the pilot to be half-dead, [[http://www.games-workshop.com/resources/catalog/product/600x620/99120107003_DreadknightNEW_01.jpg but looks rather ridiculous.]] |
| 368 | |
| 369 | [[AC:RealLife]] |
| 370 | * Several warships of the [[UsefulNotes/BritsWithBattleships Royal Navy]], the most notable of them probably being the battleship ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Dreadnought_(1906) HMS Dreadnought]]''. |
| 371 | |
| 372 | [[/folder]] |
| 373 | |
| 374 | [[folder:Fear]] |
| 375 | |
| 376 | [[AC:ComicBooks]] |
| 377 | * Judge Fear, one of the Dark Judges in ''ComicBook/JudgeDredd''. |
| 378 | |
| 379 | [[AC:{{Literature}}]] |
| 380 | * ''Literature/FearStreet,'' with the nearby Fear Forest and Fear Lake. All of which are named after the Fear family. Plus the town is called ''Shady''side, which is at least gloomy by itself. |
| 381 | |
| 382 | [[AC:RealLife]] |
| 383 | * [[https://www.facebook.com/alexander.strakh Alexander Strakh]], a Russian corporate lawyer notable for several high-profile [[DigitalPiracyIsEvil anti-pirate]] cases and the ensuing HurricaneOfPuns. |
| 384 | [[/folder]] |
| 385 | |
| 386 | [[folder:Extinction]] |
| 387 | [[AC:FanFic]] |
| 388 | * ''Fanfic/{{Pokeumans}}'': Pokextinction. And you can guess what their goal is. |
| 389 | [[/folder]] |
| 390 | |
| 391 | [[folder:Fury]] |
| 392 | %%[[AC:ComicBooks]] |
| 393 | %%* ComicBook/NickFury of Creator/MarvelComics. |
| 394 | |
| 395 | [[AC:{{Film}}]] |
| 396 | * Furiosa from ''Film/MadMaxFuryRoad'' is the hero, but not a woman to be trifled with. |
| 397 | * Obsidian Fury from ''Film/PacificRimUprising'' is a black, dual plasma chainsaw wielding villainous Jaeger. |
| 398 | |
| 399 | [[AC:{{Literature}}]] |
| 400 | * J.R. Ward's ''Literature/BlackDaggerBrotherhood'' series has a character named Phury. In the series, he is the dark, evil Zsadist's twin brother. |
| 401 | * In the Clans' mythology in ''Literature/WarriorCats'', Fury is a wild boar - the mate of Rage, who can kill a tiger with a single blow. |
| 402 | |
| 403 | [[AC:{{Mythology}}]] |
| 404 | * In Myth/ClassicalMythology, the Furies were (usually three) goddesses who relentlessly pursued sinners, sometimes even if their sin was justified. |
| 405 | |
| 406 | %%[[AC:VideoGames]] |
| 407 | %%* Bryan Fury from ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}}''. |
| 408 | %%* Bahamut Fury from ''VideoGame/CrisisCore''. |
| 409 | %%* Fury Bowser from ''VideoGame/SuperMario3DWorld [[UpdatedReRelease + Bowser's Fury]]''. |
| 410 | [[/folder]] |
| 411 | |
| 412 | [[folder:Genocide]] |
| 413 | [[AC:{{Anime}} and {{Manga}}]] |
| 414 | * A variant: In ''Literature/TrinityBlood'', {{Ridiculously Human Robot|s}} Father Tres feels the need to [[CallingYourAttacks deliver exposition on what he's doing.]] When somebody has something called "Genocide Mode" in his repertoire, it's probably a good idea to ''be somewhere else'' when he invokes it. |
| 415 | |
| 416 | %%* In ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAs'' the "Book of Darkness" (also a name to run away from) has a spell called "Genocide Shift." |
| 417 | |
| 418 | [[AC:ComicBooks]] |
| 419 | * In ''Franchise/WonderWoman,'' [[ComicBook/WonderWoman2006 Vol 3]] Genocide is an EvilCounterpart of the protagonist, magically created using soil from five different places where genocides have taken place. And she makes a point of saying that it's not just her name, [[ItsWhatIDo it's what she does]]. |
| 420 | |
| 421 | %%[[AC:{{Literature}}]] |
| 422 | %%* In the ''Literature/EndersGame'' series, Andrew Wiggin is known variously as Ender, the Speaker for the Dead, and ''the Xenocide''. |
| 423 | |
| 424 | [[AC:LiveActionTV]] |
| 425 | * ''Series/KamenRiderRyuki'': Kamen Rider Ouja's [[FusionDance fusion]] Advent Beast, Genocider. It's name comes from Genocide, as in wiping out a race or species. And it's every bit as dangerous as its name implies it to be, it has a BLACK HOLE IN ITS CHEST! |
| 426 | |
| 427 | [[AC:VideoGames]] |
| 428 | %%* Scumocide/Genocide in ''VideoGame/CaptainCommando''. |
| 429 | %%* A possible interpretation of Dr. Geno X's name in ''Hurrican''. |
| 430 | * Genocider Syo (or [[DubNameChange Genocide Jack]], whatever you want to call her) from ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc'', a serial killer who just happens to be the SplitPersonality of Touko Fukawa. |
| 431 | [[/folder]] |
| 432 | |
| 433 | [[folder:Gore]] |
| 434 | %%[[AC:{{Anime}} and {{Manga}}]] |
| 435 | %%* Emperor Gore from ''Manga/GetterRobo''. |
| 436 | |
| 437 | [[AC:{{Film}}]] |
| 438 | * Lt. Col. Kilgore from ''Film/ApocalypseNow''. Part ColonelBadass part not, but has a twofer name. |
| 439 | |
| 440 | %%[[AC:{{M|assivelyMultiplayerOnlineRolePlayingGame}}MORPGs]] |
| 441 | %%* Teron Gorefiend from ''VideoGame/{{Warcraft}} II'' and ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft''. Also, Razorgore the Untamed from ''World of Warcraft''. |
| 442 | %%* Gwen from ''VideoGame/GuildWars'', going down in Charr history as Gwen the Goremonger. |
| 443 | |
| 444 | [[AC:VideoGames]] |
| 445 | %%* Combat android Fulgore from ''VideoGame/KillerInstinct''. |
| 446 | %%* Gore Screaming Show from the visual novel [[GoreScreamingShow of the same name]]. |
| 447 | * From ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'' we have Asgore Dreemurr, king of the monsters. His surname is also an anagram of 'Murderer', by the way. [[spoiler:Subverted in that he's not evil at all, but he's still incredibly powerful and can kick your ass if you let your guard down. And he ''really'' does not like the idea that he has to kill you.]] |
| 448 | [[/folder]] |
| 449 | |
| 450 | [[folder:Grave]] |
| 451 | [[AC:ComicBooks]] |
| 452 | * Zebediah ''Killgrave'' from above becomes a twofer, so you know he's bad news (of course, Luke ''Cage'' beat the tar out of him last we saw of him). |
| 453 | * And from the Creator/{{DC|Comics}} side of things, we have ComicBook/LexLuthor's assistant, Mercy Graves (who has ''no'' mercy). |
| 454 | %%* Also, ''ComicBook/OneHundredBullets''' Agent Graves. |
| 455 | * Gideon Gordon Graves, BigBad of the ''ComicBook/ScottPilgrim'' series. |
| 456 | |
| 457 | %%[[AC:{{Film}}]] |
| 458 | %%* Gustav Graves in ''Film/DieAnotherDay''. |
| 459 | |
| 460 | [[AC:Literature]] |
| 461 | * Justice Lawrence Wargrave from Creator/AgathaChristie's ''Literature/AndThenThereWereNone'' is an old HangingJudge. |
| 462 | |
| 463 | [[AC:{{M|assivelyMultiplayerOnlineRolePlayingGame}}MORPGs]] |
| 464 | * Svala Sorrowgrave from ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft''. Even though she's a relatively easy boss in a dungeon. |
| 465 | |
| 466 | %%[[AC:ProfessionalWrestling]] |
| 467 | %%* [[RedBaron The Saviour of Misbehaviour]] Wrestling/CoreyGraves. |
| 468 | |
| 469 | [[AC:VideoGames]] |
| 470 | * Beyond the Grave from ''VideoGame/{{Gungrave}}'', who is an unstoppable zombie killing machine. The instruction booklet of the original game also says Grave is often called "Death" by his enemies. |
| 471 | %%* The ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'' series has the [[EldritchAbomination Gravemind]]. |
| 472 | * League of Legends has, for a while now, Malcolm Graves. He's a shotgun-toting conman who was betrayed by a fellow conman who he'd made an arrangement with. One of his skills in the game is to fire a [[FridgeLogic cone of three large bullets... but his gun only has two, straight, barrels...]] This troper has heard the crazy awesome, if impossible, explanation that he spits the third bullet from his mouth without anyone noticing Doesn't explain why the skill is cone-shaped, but eh. Not the gunman you want to meet in a dark alleyway, that's for sure. |
| 473 | * Hellen Gravely from ''VideoGame/LuigisMansion3'', the owner of the [[HellHotel Last Resort hotel]] who freed [[BigBad King Boo]] from imprisonment and invited the Mario Bros, Peach, and some Toads to the hotel as part of an elaborate trap. |
| 474 | |
| 475 | %%[[AC:WesternAnimation]] |
| 476 | %%* There was a truant officer named "Shallowgrave" on ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents''. |
| 477 | |
| 478 | [[/folder]] |
| 479 | |
| 480 | [[folder:Hunter]] |
| 481 | In fact, the naming of someone as Hunter is apparently so iconic that some "tests" to determine the MarySue-ness of characters specifically have a point (or more!) for someone named Hunter. Jäger (German "hunter") likely counts. |
| 482 | |
| 483 | %%[[AC:{{Anime}} and {{Manga}}]] |
| 484 | %%* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'': Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez, with the triple whammy [[SpellMyNameWithAnS depending on how you spell his name]]. |
| 485 | |
| 486 | %%[[AC:ComicBooks]] |
| 487 | %%* "Hunter" is Robyn Canmore's alias in the ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'' spinoff comic book, ''ComicBook/GargoylesBadGuys''. |
| 488 | %%* Hunter Blackthorne is TheChessmaster from ''ComicBook/NobleCauses''. |
| 489 | |
| 490 | [[AC:{{Literature}}]] |
| 491 | * Hunter was also the name of the extremely intimidating ActionGirl from ''Literature/{{Neverwhere}}''. |
| 492 | * Preyhunter from ''Literature/WingsOfFire'', one of the [=NightWings=] who kidnaps Sunny. |
| 493 | |
| 494 | [[AC:ProfessionalWrestling]] |
| 495 | * Hunter Hearst Helmsley, a.k.a. Wrestling/TripleH, from Wrestling/{{WWE}}. Ironically, the name is [[TheArtifact a leftover from a previous gimmick as a snobby aristocrat]], and was not originally given to the sledgehammer-wielding, water-spitting, all-ass-kicking-all-the-time badass we know today. |
| 496 | |
| 497 | %%[[AC:VideoGames]] |
| 498 | %%* Hunters in ''VideoGame/{{Marathon}}'', ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'', ''VideoGame/HalfLife2'', ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' etc. |
| 499 | %%* Hunter-Killers in ''VideoGame/{{Spectre}}''. |
| 500 | %%* ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid'': Frank Jaeger, since it's derived from Jäger. |
| 501 | %%* [[BeeAfraid Cazadores]] in ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas''. |
| 502 | %%* "Hunter" refers to one of the ringleaders of [[AIIsACrapshoot Sangvis Ferri]] in ''VideoGame/GirlsFrontline''. |
| 503 | %%* ''VideoGame/RainbowSixSiege'': "Jäger" is the callsign of [[UsefulNotes/WeAreNotTheWehrmacht GSG-9]] operative Marius Streicher. |
| 504 | |
| 505 | %%[[AC:WebComics]] |
| 506 | %%* ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'': The Jägermonsters. |
| 507 | |
| 508 | [[AC:WesternAnimation]] |
| 509 | %%* Hunter Gathers from ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'' Possibly parodied as it sounds like 'hunter/gatherer', which isn't ''that'' scary. |
| 510 | * Hunter Cain of ''WesternAnimation/GeneratorRex'', perpetrator of VanHelsingHateCrimes by the score. |
| 511 | |
| 512 | [[AC:RealLife]] |
| 513 | %%* Creator/HunterSThompson. |
| 514 | * 'Jaeger' is also a certain ominous bird - a kleptoparasite that beats up other birds and steals their food. |
| 515 | [[/folder]] |
| 516 | |
| 517 | [[folder:Jade]] |
| 518 | When a woman has this name, the chances of four things increase incrementally. One, she's Asian. Two, she's gorgeous. Three, she is an excellent fighter. Four, any combination of those three. When a ''man'' has that name, on the other hand, we really don't know ''what'' to think. |
| 519 | |
| 520 | [[AC:ComicBooks]] |
| 521 | * Creator/DCComics Jade Nguyen, aka the assassin Cheshire. She's an assassin, but whether she's irredeemable or at least has a case of EvenEvilHasLovedOnes is DependingOnTheWriter. |
| 522 | * {{Averted|Trope}} by Jade, daughter of the first Franchise/GreenLantern, who inherited some of his power because LamarckWasRight. Also, a rare non-Asian with this name! |
| 523 | |
| 524 | [[AC:Fan Fiction]] |
| 525 | * ''Fanfic/TheGreatAlicornHunt'' gives us Jade Blossom, one of Rarity's [[AmazonBrigade Radiant Guards.]] She even fulfills all three criteria: Asian (comes from Neighpon (Equestria's equivalent of Japan)), beautiful (possesses delicate, angled features), excellent fighter (as per the entire Guard, since they are former plainclothes security.) |
| 526 | [[AC:{{Literature}}]] |
| 527 | %%* Jadis, the White Witch from ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfNarnia''. |
| 528 | * Mara Jade from ''Franchise/StarWarsExpandedUniverse'' -- red haired, green eyed assassin for the Emperor (and later wife to Luke Skywalker). |
| 529 | |
| 530 | %%[[AC:LiveActionTV]] |
| 531 | %%* Jade West of ''Series/{{Victorious}}.'' |
| 532 | |
| 533 | [[AC:VideoGames]] |
| 534 | * Jade from ''Franchise/MortalKombat''. Though she's black in the games, she was [[RaceLift Asian]] in TheMovie. However, she fulfills the latter two criteria perfectly in both the games and the movie. In ''Mortal Kombat'''s 2011 reboot for example, she even dresses in a ''very'' revealing leotard, thigh-length heeled boots, while possessing ''that'' curved figure, and her victory animation even has her ''using her staff as a strip-dance pole''. '''''Whoa.''''' |
| 535 | %%* What happens when a man is named Jade: you get [[VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss Jade]] [[ColonelBadass the]] [[DeadpanSnarker Necro]][[CoolOldGuy man]][[StoicSpectacles cer]], which is a name you should probably run from ''even faster.'' |
| 536 | |
| 537 | [[AC:WebComics]] |
| 538 | * Jade Harley from ''{{Webcomic/Homestuck}}'' ''wasn't'' this originally, but then during ACT 6 she became BrainwashedAndCrazy and turned into ''Grimbark'' Jade and now it's time to run away. |
| 539 | |
| 540 | [[AC:WesternAnimation]] |
| 541 | * ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures''. Jackie’s niece, Jade. She is too young to be "gorgeous" and that also means her usefulness in a fight is debatable, though she ''is'' a PintSizedPowerhouse able to take down anyone her own size, and occasionally larger foes. Her adult form from the future, however, is quite gorgeous. |
| 542 | * Jezebel Jade from the original ''WesternAnimation/JonnyQuest''. Beautiful, tough and smart, wouldn't charge her friends for favors...too much. |
| 543 | [[/folder]] |
| 544 | |
| 545 | [[folder:Killer]] |
| 546 | %%[[AC:{{Anime}} and {{Manga}}]] |
| 547 | %%* ''Manga/OnePiece'': Killer, the first mate to the Kid Pirates, whose epithet is "Murder Machine" |
| 548 | |
| 549 | [[AC:ComicBooks]] |
| 550 | * ''ComicBook/{{Wonder Woman|1942}}'': The Gentleman Killer, real name Rudolph Hessenpfeffer, is a murderous NaziNobleman. |
| 551 | |
| 552 | [[AC:{{Literature}}]] |
| 553 | * Subverted with Killer the rabbit from the ''Literature/EnchantedForestChronicles'' series of books. Despite the [[KillerRabbit implications]], he's a perfectly normal rabbit ([[ForcedTransformation at first]]) who is simply the victim of his mother running out of names for her children. |
| 554 | |
| 555 | %%[[AC:VisualNovel]] |
| 556 | %%* Shelly de Killer from ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyJusticeForAll''. |
| 557 | [[/folder]] |
| 558 | |
| 559 | [[folder:Nightmare]] |
| 560 | [[AC:{{Anime}} and {{Manga}}]] |
| 561 | * In ''Literature/DateALive'', Kurumi is given this codename by the virtue of being the most brutal Spirit of all, being the Spirit with the amount of casualties at over ten thousand people, most of which are killed gruesomely by her own hand. It should be noted that she is the only Spirit to kill humans by her own will, in contrast to others who had inflicted casualties either by accident or self-defense. The [[CastFromLifespan large amount of lifespan consumption]] of her own Angel for its incredibly [[TimeMaster powerful abilities]] certainly doesn't help the case. |
| 562 | |
| 563 | [[AC:ComicBooks]] |
| 564 | * Nightmare is the demon of dreams who fights against ComicBook/DoctorStrange. |
| 565 | |
| 566 | [[AC:VideoGames]] |
| 567 | * The Nightmare, from ''Franchise/{{Metroid}}''. An extremely creepy-looking cyborg monster that can manipulate gravity and shoot lasers all over the place, and if you blow its faceplate off (which looks bad enough on its own), its ''actual face'' is just... [[NightmareFuel eurgh.]] The PsychoStrings that play in its theme song in ''Other M'' do not help matters. |
| 568 | %%* Nightmare from the ''VideoGame/SoulSeries''. |
| 569 | %%* Nightmare from the ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'' series. |
| 570 | * [[spoiler:'''''Nightmare''''']] from ''[[VideoGame/FiveNightsatFreddys4 Five Nights at Freddy's 4]]'', an animatronic that you '''''really want to run away from!''''' |
| 571 | |
| 572 | [[AC:WesternAnimation]] |
| 573 | * In ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic,'' [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds Princess Luna]] spent 1,000 years taken over by a SuperpoweredEvilSide called Nightmare Moon. WordOfGod and the tie-in comics reveal that this was a case of DemonicPossession by "Nightmare Forces" (which, in said comics, [[spoiler:possess sweet Rarity in the same way]]). |
| 574 | [[/folder]] |
| 575 | |
| 576 | [[folder:Oblivion]] |
| 577 | |
| 578 | [[AC:Film]] |
| 579 | * Brian O'Blivion and his daughter Bianca O'Blivion in ''Film/{{Videodrome}}''. While their alligment is very hard to make out due to the unreality of the movie [[spoiler:and Brian is a resonant phantom living in the television world]], they are engaging in a counter war against the brain-destroying, people-corrupting Videodrome syndicate by reprogramming the "video word made flesh" (an outside innocent, sleazy TV executive Max Renn) for their own sinister purposes. |
| 580 | |
| 581 | [[AC:VideoGames]] |
| 582 | * From ''{{Website/Neopets}}'', we have the HopelessBossFight known as Oblivion. |
| 583 | * Oblivion, the EldritchAbomination in the ''VideoGame/{{Turok}}'' series and BigBad of the third game. |
| 584 | |
| 585 | [[AC:Webcomics]] |
| 586 | * From ''Webcomic/AquaRegia'' we have Oblivion, an [[EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette eerie]] stalker [[DarkIsEvil clad in black armor]] and a [[BlackCloak long black coat]]. |
| 587 | [[/folder]] |
| 588 | |
| 589 | [[folder:Omega]] |
| 590 | [[AC:Anime and Manga]] |
| 591 | * In ''Anime/SpacePatrolLuluco,'' Alpha Omega Nova is one of the main characters and the protagonist's {{Love Interest|s}}. [[spoiler:He's TheMole and an EmptyShell, but LoveRedeems]]. |
| 592 | |
| 593 | [[AC:{{Literature}}]] |
| 594 | * Soulless superhuman Omega from ''[[Literature/MaximumRide Saving The World and Other Extreme Sports]]''. |
| 595 | |
| 596 | %%[[AC:LiveActionTV]] |
| 597 | %%* ''Series/DoctorWho'' has Omega, whose name is the last letter in the Greek alphabet, thus implying "the end". |
| 598 | |
| 599 | %%[[AC:ProfessionalWrestling]] |
| 600 | %%* Wrestling/KennyOmega |
| 601 | |
| 602 | [[AC:Toys]] |
| 603 | * Omega Supreme, [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Autobot]] superweapon. |
| 604 | |
| 605 | [[AC:VideoGames]] |
| 606 | %%* The SNKBoss of ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive 3''. |
| 607 | %%* [[KillerRobot E-123 Omega]] from the VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog series. |
| 608 | * Omega of ''VideoGame/MegaManZero 3'', a killer [[RidiculouslyHumanRobots reploid]] so terrifyingly strong it became known as the "God of Destruction", and [[spoiler:''singlehandedly wiped out 60% of humanity and 90% of all reploids'']]. Worst of all, [[spoiler:he's actually what Dr. Wily originally envisioned Zero as: an almighty engine of destruction]]. |
| 609 | * A number of ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' games feature incredibly powerful {{Superboss}}es named Omega, Omega Weapon, or something similar. |
| 610 | %%* ''VideoGame/MetroidPrime'' has the Omega Pirate. |
| 611 | |
| 612 | %%[[AC:WebOriginal]] |
| 613 | %%* ''WebAnimation/RedVsBlue'' has [[AIIsACrapshoot O'Malley]], originally called Omega. |
| 614 | |
| 615 | [[/folder]] |
| 616 | |
| 617 | [[folder:Pain]] |
| 618 | [[AC:{{Anime}} and {{Manga}}]] |
| 619 | * ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' villain Pain, who [[spoiler:destroyed Konoha Village]]. |
| 620 | |
| 621 | [[AC:{{Film}}]] |
| 622 | * Pain is the name of one of Hades' servants from ''WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}},'' the other being Panic. However, both are {{Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain}}s. |
| 623 | * ''Film/KungPowEnterTheFist'': Master Pain. Then he changes his name to Betty. It's one of ''those'' movies. |
| 624 | * ''Film/MajorPayne'', featuring Damon Wayans as a badass DrillSergeantNasty. |
| 625 | * Also Howard Payne, villain of ''Film/{{Speed}}''. |
| 626 | * In the live-action Disney movie ''Film/SkyHigh2005'', Royal Pain is the supervillain BigBad and archenemy to Will's dad. [[spoiler:And is further revealed to be a supervillain''ess''.]] |
| 627 | |
| 628 | [[AC:{{Literature}}]] |
| 629 | * Payne in J.R. Ward's ''Literature/BlackDaggerBrotherhood'' series is Vishous' fraternal twin sister. She's a warrior and shares her brother's resentment for their mother. |
| 630 | %%* Dr. Paine from the ''Literature/WaysideSchool'' series, though it's only a pseudonym. |
| 631 | |
| 632 | %%[[AC:{{Pinball}}]] |
| 633 | %%* ''Pinball/TheChampionPub'' has Franz Von Pain, one of your opponents. |
| 634 | |
| 635 | [[AC:TabletopGames]] |
| 636 | * From ''TabletopGame/{{Planescape}}'', we have the Lady of Pain, enigmatic ruler of the city. Citizens avoid mentioning her name for fear of attracting her attention and for good reason; she's powerful enough bar gods from entering the city at all, and when one tried to usurp her influence in the city, outright ''killed'' him. |
| 637 | |
| 638 | [[AC:VideoGames]] |
| 639 | * ''VideoGame/MaxPayne'', AntiHero and OneManArmy. Considering the [[XtremeKoolLetterz Xtremely Kool X]] in his first name, the name's a double whammy ... If you mess with him, you will experience pain to the max. |
| 640 | * Then there's Paine from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX2''. |
| 641 | %%* The Lady of Pain, ruler of Sigil, from ''VideoGame/{{Planescape}}''. |
| 642 | %%* The Pain from ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3SnakeEater''. |
| 643 | * ''Videogame/{{Doom}}'': Pain Elemental -- like the [[AllThereInTheManual manual says]]: "''What a name. And what a guy''." |
| 644 | * Subverted with Winston Payne from the ''Franchise/AceAttorney'' series, whose name is a play on "winced in pain". But he is actually the least intimidating adversary of the series. sure it was a rookie killer once, but this is when the subversion acts, because [[spoiler:he actually was defeated and humiliated by Mia Fey in the third game]]. |
| 645 | %%* Fort Schmerzen in ''VideoGame/MedalOfHonor'' and ''Allied Assault''. |
| 646 | * Painwheel from ''VideoGame/{{Skullgirls}}'', earning the title of 'most ominous PunnyName ever'. Especially when you see the giant four-bladed wheel attached to the small of her back that she drags with her everywhere. |
| 647 | * The FourX game ''VideoGame/VGAPlanets'' has two Fascist[[note]]{{Expy}} of the ''([[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries TOS]]) Star Trek'' Klingons[[/note]] ships named as ''Painmaker'' and ''Cold Pain''. |
| 648 | |
| 649 | [[AC:{{Webcomics}}]] |
| 650 | * Master Paine from ''Webcomic/GirlGenius''. He is a good guy, but looks pretty scary. |
| 651 | |
| 652 | [[AC:WesternAnimation]] |
| 653 | * Subverted with Lord Pain in ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy''. He acts all tough, but it's all an act, and Pain isn't even his real name. |
| 654 | |
| 655 | [[AC:RealLife]] |
| 656 | * Creator/ThomasPaine wrote the pamphlet that fueled the [[UsefulNotes/TheAmericanRevolution American War of Independence]]. |
| 657 | * Odd real-life example: One of John Wilkes Booth's henchmen, Lewis Powell -- a slow-witted, borderline AxCrazy brute who had been assigned with killing the Secretary of State -- traveled under the alias "Lewis Paine". |
| 658 | [[/folder]] |
| 659 | |
| 660 | [[folder:Plague]] |
| 661 | [[AC:{{Film}}]] |
| 662 | * ''Franchise/StarWars'': "Did you ever hear the tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise?" ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' first namedropped him as a legendary PredecessorVillain, and then the ExpandedUniverse novel ''Literature/DarthPlagueis'' (now considered part of the old ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'' continuity) went into more detail about his villainous life and legacy. |
| 663 | |
| 664 | %%[[AC: LiveActionTV]] |
| 665 | %%* Slight variation but close enough with Kronos aka Pestilence of the HorsemenOfTheApocalypse in ''{{Series/Highlander}}'' |
| 666 | |
| 667 | [[AC:VideoGames]] |
| 668 | %%* [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Plague/Prague]] in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemPathOfRadiance'' (Changed to Petrine in English). |
| 669 | %%* Las Plagas in ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil4''. |
| 670 | * Plague Knight from ''VideoGame/ShovelKnight'', a mad PlagueDoctor-like knight with a knack for weird brews and potions, who has a very dark and ominous theme over his character and lair. |
| 671 | [[/folder]] |
| 672 | |
| 673 | [[folder:Ravager]] |
| 674 | |
| 675 | [[AC:ComicBooks]] |
| 676 | * The codename of ComicBook/TeenTitans member and DarkActionGirl Rose Wilson. Previously, she worked for Deathstroke, one of the DCU's top assassins (and also her father). |
| 677 | |
| 678 | [[AC:{{Film}}]] |
| 679 | * The tyrannosaurs in Creator/PeterJackson's ''Film/KingKong2005'' are classified as ''Vastatosaurus rex'', meaning "Ravager-lizard king." |
| 680 | |
| 681 | %%[[AC:TabletopGames]] |
| 682 | %%* The Dark Eldar Ravager in ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}''. Though, since the Dark Eldar have the fastest units in the game, running is ''useless.'' |
| 683 | |
| 684 | %%[[AC:{{Toys}}]] |
| 685 | %%* "Ravager", a Dark Hunter from Toys/{{BIONICLE}}. |
| 686 | %%* Ravage from ''{{Franchise/Transformers}}''. |
| 687 | |
| 688 | [[AC:VideoGames]] |
| 689 | %%* A boss from ''VideoGame/JadeEmpire''. |
| 690 | * The name of the best halberd, possibly the best weapon in the game of ''[[VideoGame/BaldursGate Baldur's Gate II]]: [[ExpansionPack Throne of Bhaal]]'', as well as a fairly nasty demon you fight at one point. |
| 691 | * The name of planet-life-force-eating Dark Lord Darth Nihilus' flagship in ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic''. There also a mentor-turned-evil with the first name [[MeaningfulName Saul]], as in the Old-Testament King; see "Conquerors", above. (Incidentally, Saul met his doom at a place called [[Film/ReturnOfTheJedi Endor]].) |
| 692 | * ''VideoGame/CityOfHeroes'' has Rularuu the Ravager, a godlike entity whose aspects ''also'' tend to have NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast. |
| 693 | * The Ravager from ''VideoGame/TerrariaCalamity'', a FleshGolem built to destroy everything that crosses its path. |
| 694 | [[/folder]] |
| 695 | |
| 696 | [[folder:Ruin]] |
| 697 | [[AC:Literature]] |
| 698 | * ''Franchise/{{Mistborn}}'' has the OmnicidalManiac Ruin, a [[PiecesofGod Piece of God]] who personifies destruction itself. After being [[SealedEvilInACan released from his prison]], he makes a very determined effort to wipe the planet Scadrial clean of life. |
| 699 | * The ''Literature/MalazanBookOfTheFallen'' has Silchas Ruin. While he is a clear example of GoodIsNotNice and thus not evil, he is certainly dangerous. It is said that among the Sons of Mother Dark, it was Silchas Ruin who drank the deepest of draconean blood and as Sheltatha Lore puts it, even among the [[VoluntaryShapeshifting draconic shapeshifters]] he is considered the coldest, most calculating and prone to timeless anger. |
| 700 | |
| 701 | [[AC:{{Toys}}]] |
| 702 | * Obscure bad-ass synonym version: [[http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Ruination Ruination]], the [[CombiningMecha gestalt form]] of the Decepticon Commandos from ''{{Anime/Transformers Robots In Disguise}}''. Packs a ludicrous amount of firepower. |
| 703 | |
| 704 | %%[[AC:Video Games]] |
| 705 | %%* "Ruin" is the callsign of Donnie Walsh from ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyBlackOpsIII''. |
| 706 | [[/folder]] |
| 707 | |
| 708 | [[folder:Savage]] |
| 709 | [[AC:ComicBooks]] |
| 710 | * One major villain in Franchise/TheDCU is named ComicBook/VandalSavage. His daughter, named Scandal, is an angel compared to him, and she's still a ruthless AxCrazy mercenary. |
| 711 | |
| 712 | %%[[AC:ProfessionalWrestling]] |
| 713 | %%* Macho Man Wrestling/RandySavage. |
| 714 | |
| 715 | %%[[AC:{{Toys}}]] |
| 716 | %%* "Savage", a Dark Hunter from Toys/{{BIONICLE}}. |
| 717 | |
| 718 | %%[[AC:WesternAnimation]] |
| 719 | %%* Speaking of Savage, ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'' Season 3 introduces a character named Savage Oppress, who happens to be ''Darth Maul's brother''. OhCrap... |
| 720 | |
| 721 | [[AC:RealLife]] |
| 722 | * Adam Savage from ''Series/MythBusters'', on the other hand, is someone to run ''with''. Chances are, he's either running away from something about to blow up, or towards something he just blew up (in which case you get to see cool wreckage). |
| 723 | [[/folder]] |
| 724 | |
| 725 | [[folder:Scourge]] |
| 726 | %%* Common Decepticon name in the ''{{Franchise/Transformers}}'' franchise. |
| 727 | |
| 728 | [[AC:Comic Books]] |
| 729 | * A minor Dark Judge in the ''ComicBook/JudgeDredd'' comics was named Judge Scourge. |
| 730 | |
| 731 | [[AC:Literature]] |
| 732 | * Scourge from ''Literature/WarriorCats'', the leader of [=BloodClan=] and [[spoiler:ultimate BigBad of the first series]]. |
| 733 | |
| 734 | [[AC:Video Games]] |
| 735 | * ''VideoGame/{{Warcraft}}'' has the Scourge, a HiveMind undead army created by the demonic Burning Legion to weaken Azeroth so it would be simple to destroy. While they eventually TurnedAgainstTheirMasters, they did it to conquer the world ''for themselves''. |
| 736 | |
| 737 | [[/folder]] |
| 738 | |
| 739 | [[folder:Storm]] |
| 740 | [[AC:ComicBooks]] |
| 741 | * ComicBook/{{Storm|MarvelComics}}, the weather-controlling mutant in ''ComicBook/XMen''. Luckily she's one of the good guys. |
| 742 | |
| 743 | [[AC:{{Literature}}]] |
| 744 | * The ''Literature/MediochreQSethSeries'' has an ArchEnemy named Maelstrom, which as a word refers to a particularly violent storm, a whirlpool or a scene of chaotic upheaval. Come to think of it, Mediochre's badass TriggerHappy [[TheLancer Lancer]] is named Joseph ''Carrion'' -- as in "dead meat". The short story ''Born to Raise the Sons of Earth'' features a necromancer named ''Storm''hold Elect, too. |
| 745 | * In ''Literature/WarriorCats'', "-storm" is a common prefix/suffix in names, but usually the cats with those names are heroic. |
| 746 | |
| 747 | [[AC:LiveActionTV]] |
| 748 | * ''Series/DoctorWho'' parodies the trope in the episode ''Closing Time'' when Stormageddon, Dark Lord of All is the name [[spoiler: a three month old baby wants people to call him by. His actual name is Alfie]]. |
| 749 | ** Assuming you're a Dalek or other villain, there's the Doctor himself, under the alias/title "The Oncoming Storm". |
| 750 | |
| 751 | %%[[AC:ProfessionalWrestling]] |
| 752 | %%* Wrestling/LanceStorm |
| 753 | %%* Cowboy Wrestling/JamesStorm |
| 754 | |
| 755 | [[AC:VideoGames]] |
| 756 | * In ''VideoGame/{{Warcraft}}'' and related media, Malfurion Stormrage actually hits four at once (Mal, Fury, Storm, and Rage). He's actually a ''good'' guy, although his brother Illidan not so much. |
| 757 | |
| 758 | [[AC:WebComics]] |
| 759 | * The Storm King from ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'' is remembered as a heroic and wonderful ruler, and an unequaled fighter but most of those currently vying for his title and throne are backstabbing murderous and brutal. [[spoiler:Old Andronicus Valois himself became a horrifying undead abomination in the end and when he shows back up he fits quite well as an incredibly dangerous opponent.]] |
| 760 | * In ''WebComic/YokokasQuest'', Hurricane is a dragon capable of WeatherManipulation. |
| 761 | [[/folder]] |
| 762 | |
| 763 | [[folder:Tear]] |
| 764 | [[AC:VideoGames]] |
| 765 | * In ''VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss'', Tear is also the name of one of the party members. It's actually short for Mystearica in this case, and she is set up as a rather morally ambiguous figure right at the start. [[spoiler:This is subverted once you [[LockedOutOfTheLoop finally]] find out ''why'' she wanted to kill her brother in the first place.]] |
| 766 | [[/folder]] |
| 767 | |
| 768 | [[folder:Tyranny or Tyrant]] |
| 769 | [[AC:{{Film}}]] |
| 770 | * Count Dooku, the Dark Lord of the Sith leading the Confederacy in uprising against the Galactic Republic on Darth Sidious' orders, is known as Darth Tyrannus among the Sith. |
| 771 | |
| 772 | [[AC:LiveActionTV]] |
| 773 | * Tyrant from ''Series/UltramanTaro'', an immensely powerful HybridMonster who managed to defeat five Ultras in a row without breaking a sweat. |
| 774 | |
| 775 | [[AC:TabletopGames]] |
| 776 | * One of the factions in ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'' are the Tyranids. They're a ravenous HordeOfAlienLocusts who want to kill and consume everything in their path. |
| 777 | |
| 778 | %%[[AC:VideoGames]] |
| 779 | %%* The main antagonist from ''VideoGame/SigmaStarSaga'' was a guy named Tyrannical Overlord. |
| 780 | %%* The Tyrants in the ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' series. |
| 781 | |
| 782 | [[AC: WesternAnimation]] |
| 783 | * Queen Tyr'hanny from ''WesternAnimation/DuckDodgers'', the queen of Dodgers' Martian rivals. |
| 784 | |
| 785 | [[AC:RealLife]] |
| 786 | * UsefulNotes/TyrannosaurusRex was one of the largest dinosaur predators, and certainly the most famous among the general public. The name appropriately means "terrible lizard king". |
| 787 | [[/folder]] |
| 788 | |
| 789 | %%[[folder:Vader]] |
| 790 | %%"Father" in Dutch, and also sounds like "invader". |
| 791 | |
| 792 | %%[[AC:{{Film}}]] |
| 793 | %%* ''Franchise/StarWars'': Darth Vader. |
| 794 | |
| 795 | %%[[AC:{{Music}}]] |
| 796 | %%* The Polish death metal band Vader. |
| 797 | |
| 798 | %%[[AC:ProfessionalWrestling]] |
| 799 | %%* Pro wrestler Wrestling/{{Vader}} (known as Big Van Vader in Japan), who was similarly no one to be trifled with. |
| 800 | %%[[/folder]] |
| 801 | |
| 802 | !!Other: |
| 803 | |
| 804 | [[folder:Anime and Manga]] |
| 805 | * Subverted in ''Anime/DarkerThanBlack'': "Havoc" is definitely a run away name, but she's actually TheAtoner. It fit before her {{depower}}, though. |
| 806 | * ''Anime/EurekaSeven'': |
| 807 | ** As if Anemone's [[HumongousMecha mecha]] didn't already cue you in with its black paint job, [[EyesDoNotBelongThere lots and lots of eyes]], and frantic, slasher movie-esque theme song that it's something you should stay far, far away from, there's the fact that it's named the [=END=]. |
| 808 | ** Anemone herself could also count, as anemones are linked to bloodshed in Greek and Christian mythology. |
| 809 | * ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'': |
| 810 | %%** EVERY homunculus. Come on, they're called after the seven deadly sins. [[ObviouslyEvil How bad can you get?]] |
| 811 | *** [[NobleDemon Greed]] isn't ''quite'' as evil as the rest. Still badass, though. |
| 812 | ** Badass ActionHero Jean Havoc. |
| 813 | %%* While other members of the God Hand from ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' go by science-fictional names such as Ubik, Slan and Femto, their leader goes by the name of '''Void'''. |
| 814 | * Johann Liebert, the eponymous ''Manga/{{Monster}}''. To say he lives up to this name is a ''major'' understatement. |
| 815 | [[/folder]] |
| 816 | |
| 817 | [[folder:Asian Animation]] |
| 818 | * In ''Animation/PleasantGoatAndBigBigWolf'', a lot of the wolves consistently try to capture and eat goats. One of the wolf ancestors, the Thousand-Goat Slayer, flat out has this trait ''and'' the number of goats he's captured in his name. |
| 819 | [[/folder]] |
| 820 | |
| 821 | [[folder:Comicbooks]] |
| 822 | * ''ComicBook/LukeCageHeroForHire'': ComicBook/LukeCage, Power Man. He was so cool that [[Creator/NicolasCage Nicholas Coppola]] changed his own last name to match his. |
| 823 | * Psyko from the Creator/MarvelComics ''ComicBook/{{Sleepwalker}}'' series. He's a SerialKiller and {{Mind Rap|e}}ist who likes to [[BrainwashedAndCrazy drive everyone around him insane just by looking at them]], and try to manipulate them into [[MoreThanMindControl committing murder]]. |
| 824 | * [[Characters/GLRedLanternCorps Atrocitus]], perhaps the only ''Franchise/GreenLantern'' villain who can give Sinestro a run for his money in the evil name department. It's appropriate, since he's a space demon. |
| 825 | %%* The Violator from ''ComicBook/{{Spawn}}''. |
| 826 | * Trauma, an Evronian general from ''ComicBook/PaperinikNewAdventures''. His [[IKnowWhatYouFear mental power]] made him more than live up to his name. |
| 827 | * Harm, teenage supervillain from ''ComicBook/YoungJustice''. |
| 828 | * ''ComicBook/BlackMoonChronicles'': Haazheel Thorn is the EvilSorcerer BigBad. |
| 829 | * ''ComicBook/JudgeDredd'': The so-called "Sisters of Death", evil spirits from the dimension of the Dark Judges, are named Phobia and Nausea. Their "cousins" have similarly lovely names: Dementia, Ephemera, and Pustula. |
| 830 | [[/folder]] |
| 831 | |
| 832 | [[folder:Fan Fiction]] |
| 833 | * Holocaust and Necrosis from ''Three of Heart, One of Blood''. Necrosis [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin causes any living object he touches to decompose, cell by cell.]] Doryn from the same series is an in-universe example: [[spoiler:his name is Zuzenai for 'essence of terror']]. |
| 834 | * In the ''Fanfic/PonyPOVSeries'', this seems to be the natural naming scheme for the Draconequi. The ones named thus far were Discord, [[TheSocialDarwinist Strife]], [[MadArtist Pandemonium]], [[PsychopathicManchild Destruction]] (also goes by Disaster), [[PunchClockVillain Anarchy]] [[OmnicidalManiac Entropy]], and [[EldritchAbomination Havoc]]. [[spoiler:However, Discord and Destruction are the only ones who are actively destructive, and of the two, Discord is the only one who is ''truly'' evil.]] |
| 835 | * Torment, from the Fanfic/SpyroMadnessSaga. Cynder's SuperPoweredEvilSide and a ManipulativeBitch who loves to reak carnage [[ForTheEvulz just because she thinks it's funny]]. |
| 836 | %%* In ''FanFic/HarryPotterAndThePowerOfTheDarkSide'' Harry's [[Franchise/StarWars Sith]] name is Darth Veneficus meaning "a sorcerer or a poisoner". |
| 837 | [[/folder]] |
| 838 | |
| 839 | [[folder:Film]] |
| 840 | %%* ''Film/{{Scanners}}'': Vale. |
| 841 | * The villain (played by Creator/BelaLugosi) of the 1932 horror movie ''Film/WhiteZombie'' is called "Murder Legendre." [[{{Anvilicious}} So much for subtlety.]] |
| 842 | %%* Sheriff Freak in ''Film/Troll2''. |
| 843 | %%* The Rancor in ''Franchise/StarWars: Film/ReturnOfTheJedi''. |
| 844 | * The monstrous bad guy played by Creator/JeanClaudeVanDamme in ''Film/TheExpendables2'' is named Vilain. So basically "Villain" if it were pronounced with a French accent. |
| 845 | * ''WesternAnimation/Epic2013'': Mandrake, a plant which can send the user into a coma in high doses. Also, in mythology, could kill people with its scream. |
| 846 | * ''Film/StarTrekIntoDarkness'': |
| 847 | ** ''Vengeance'' is an appropriate name for a battleship. |
| 848 | ** [[spoiler: Spock Prime is visibly disturbed upon hearing that the ''Enterprise'' is fighting ''Khan''.]] |
| 849 | [[/folder]] |
| 850 | |
| 851 | [[folder:Literature]] |
| 852 | %%* General Woundwort from ''Literature/WatershipDown''; it's a plant (virtually all rabbits in the book are named after plants), but it contains "wound". Also, "General" as a title. |
| 853 | * Invoked in ''Literature/ArtemisFowl'' by LEP Officer Trouble Kelp, who chose his first name during his coming-of-age ceremony. |
| 854 | * The Enemy in the ''Series/DoctorWho'' quasi-spinoff Literature/FactionParadox, so-called because giving it a real name would only make you underestimate the sheer scope of its power. Also arguably something there's no point running from unless you have a handy universe stored away. |
| 855 | ** Oh, and the [[EldritchLocation Homeworld]]. [[PhysicalGod Compassion]] too, come to think of it, and [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds Antipathy]], and... just about all the timeships, really. Then there's the [[HumanoidAbomination Grandfather]]. Faction Paradox likes to do this a lot, is what we're saying. |
| 856 | %%* Dr. Grief from ''[[Literature/AlexRider Point Blanc]].'' |
| 857 | * The ''Literature/HarryPotter'' series has Dolores Umbridge as a double whammy. "Dolores" means "pain" in Spanish, and "Umbridge" is a play on the English word "umbrage," meaning "offense." |
| 858 | * ''Literature/SkulduggeryPleasant'': Let's see: Mevolent, Darquesse, China Sorrows, Jaron Gallow, Murder Rose, Argeddion...need we continue? |
| 859 | * ''Literature/MalazanBookOfTheFallen'' gives us Malice, Envy, and Spite. Again, though, they give no indication of being particularly villainous; they are simply people you don't want to cross. |
| 860 | * ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'': |
| 861 | ** The Carter family subverts this, whose daughters are named after virtues and sons are named after vices, so you have daughters with the names of Charity, Chastity, Prudence, and Hope, etc., while the sons are named Bestiality, Jealousy, Covetousness, Deviousness, Anger, and Catastrophe. And, of course, thanks to the RuleOfFunny, these immediately become [[NonIndicativeName Non-Indicative Names]], so Chastity becomes a [[UnusualEuphemism seamstress (hem, hem)]], while Bestiality is noted for actually being very kind to animals. |
| 862 | ** In-universe, 71-hour Ahmed is considered this. While it sounds innocuous at first, one must fully appreciate his culture's SacredHospitality tradition, where it's valid for 72 hours ''no matter what''. Even a hardened mass murderer who just poisoned an entire village would follow it to the letter, so Ahmed's violation of this sacred rule to get the jump on the bastard makes him TheDreaded in his culture. |
| 863 | * ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive'' has Odium, a [[PiecesOfGod Piece of God]] who personifies the cosmic principle of Hatred. He managed to kill several other deities before being somehow trapped, and even with his power restricted, serves as the BigBad of the series with TheLegionsOfHell at his command. He also {{lampshade|Hanging}}s the name: |
| 864 | --> ''"They call me Odium. A good enough name. It does have a certain ''bite'' to it."'' |
| 865 | * The Slaughterhouse Nine from ''Literature/{{Worm}}'', a group of nine serial killer capes who cause death and destruction across North America for seemingly no other reason than shits and giggles. In reality it's to [[spoiler:jumpstart the apocalypse]]. |
| 866 | * ''Literature/ChetAndBernie'': Gulagov from the first book. He is a [[TheMafiya Russian mob boss]] whose name contains "[[TheGulag Gulag]]." When his men kidnap Chet the dog, Gulagov keeps Chet locked up, planning to retrain him and sell him to a dogfighting ring, which, to a dog, [[BadPeopleAbuseAnimals could be considered comparable to the Gulag]]. |
| 867 | [[/folder]] |
| 868 | |
| 869 | [[folder:{{Music}}]] |
| 870 | * Sir Nose D'Voidofunk, Star Child's unfunky nemesis in the ''Music/GeorgeClinton Parliament'' universe. |
| 871 | [[/folder]] |
| 872 | |
| 873 | %%[[folder:Professional Wrestling]] |
| 874 | %%* Body Bag, seen in such promotions as Wrestling/{{CZW}} |
| 875 | %%[[/folder]] |
| 876 | |
| 877 | %%[[folder:Toys]] |
| 878 | %%* ''Toys/{{Starriors}}'' has Slaughter Steelgrave. Interestingly, he is the only Starrior who has both a first and last name; this is never explained. |
| 879 | %%[[/folder]] |
| 880 | |
| 881 | [[folder:Video Games]] |
| 882 | * Bloodpool: A bright-red poisoned lake which needs to be *exorcized* in order to be clean in VideoGame/ActRaiser. |
| 883 | * [[VideoGame/VagrantStory Ashley Riot.]] He is, on occasion, referred to as Agent Riot. And his full title is [[OneManArmy Riskbreaker Ashley Riot]]. |
| 884 | * The last boss in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl'' would be mentioned, but his name is a rather... [[{{Pun}} taboo]]. |
| 885 | * Most monsters in the original ''VideoGame/{{Quake|I}}'': Scrag, Shambler, Fiend, Vore, Spawn, etc... |
| 886 | * ''Franchise/AceAttorney'': Subverted with Quercus Alba from ''VisualNovel/AceAttorneyInvestigationsMilesEdgeworth'', who served the Cohdopian army for a long time and is considered a Cohdopian hero. His Japanese name is Carnage Onred, but it's actually a play on "red carnation", befitting his country Allebahst's plant theme (his English name similarly means "white oak"). [[spoiler:But double subverted when turns out he is actually the secret leader of the Allebahstian smuggling ring, and the BigBad behind the game's events.]] |
| 887 | ** ''Trials and Tribulations'' gives us Bruto Cadaverini, a fitting name for the head of the most dangerous gang in Los Angeles. |
| 888 | * Double subverted in ''VideoGame/InvestiGatorTheCaseOfTheBigCrime''. There is a character named Mr. Crime, but he's actually the ''victim'' of most of the crimes that happen in the game. However, it is heavily implied near the end that [[spoiler:he is secretly running a smuggling ring]]. |
| 889 | * Abyss, the BigBad of ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom2''; also the name of the BigBad in ''[[VideoGame/SoulSeries Soul Calibur III]]''. |
| 890 | %%* Any Servant from ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'', but especially [[TheBerserker Berserker]]. |
| 891 | * The big bad of ''VideoGame/MassEffect1'', Sovereign, has a name halfway between noun and title, and boy, is it an [[EldritchAbomination Entity]] [[MindRape To Avoid Like]] [[OmnicidalManiac The Plague.]] Same with Sov's boss, [[BigBad Harbinger]], and ''his'' boss, [[spoiler:the Catalyst]]. |
| 892 | * Juggernauts (described in a terminal as "the big floaty thing that kicks our asses") in ''VideoGame/{{Marathon}}''. Also, the Juggernaut PoweredArmor soldiers in the ''VideoGame/ModernWarfare'' series. |
| 893 | * Frostbite from ''VideoGame/GhoulsVsHumans''. Guess [[AnIcePerson what powers]] this ghoul has? |
| 894 | %%* ''VideoGame/PerfectDark Zero'' has Mai Hem (mayhem), [[DaddysLittleVillain the daughter of]] BigBad Zhang Li. |
| 895 | * ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword'' has Demise, The Demon King. |
| 896 | * Lord Agony from ''VideoGame/LocksQuest''. Their most powerful archineer was named Agonius and they ''didn't'' expect him to create a robot army? |
| 897 | %%* [[{{Mordor}} Planet Venom]] in ''Franchise/StarFox''. |
| 898 | * Devastation, a KillerRobot from ''VideoGame/UnrealChampionship2TheLiandriConflict''. She used to be a RobotMaid before her creators retrofitted her for combat and signed her into the eponymous tournament as a publicity stunt. |
| 899 | * Poliwrath the Water-Fighting type from ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}''. [[SubvertedTrope Not necessarily]] all that scary unless you challenge them to a contest of physical strength. |
| 900 | * ''VideoGame/{{Wasteland2}}'' has two {{Sinister Minister}}s named Malediction and Retribution. Yes, they're bad guys. |
| 901 | * ''VideoGame/TerrariaCalamity'' has the TrueFinalBoss, Supreme Calamitas. |
| 902 | * ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter'' already has [[NamesToRunAwayFrom/DemonsOrAngels Diablos]], but in ''Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate'', Diablos gets a [[UpgradedBoss Deviant]] version called ''Bloodbath'' Diablos with an active vendetta against Hunters. |
| 903 | * ''VideoGame/{{Stellaris}}'' has a shroud entity called "The End of the Cycle". True to its name, it's an existential threat to the entire galaxy. |
| 904 | * ''VideoGame/DivinityOriginalSinII'' has Malady the [[NonhumanHumanoidHybrid elf-demon hybrid]]. {{Subverted|Trope}} in that she proves to be an AloofAlly to the player characters, but, if [[LampshadeHanging asked about her name]], she drily says that it shows what her mother thought of her. |
| 905 | [[/folder]] |
| 906 | |
| 907 | [[folder:Web Comics]] |
| 908 | * Subverted [[http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=283#comic here]]. |
| 909 | -->''Turboman killed a lot of babies before Doctor Apocalypse was able to stop him.'' |
| 910 | * Chainsaw from ''Webcomic/AirRideAdventures'' is really scary. However, it's only a nickname. |
| 911 | [[/folder]] |
| 912 | |
| 913 | [[folder:Western Animation]] |
| 914 | %%* [[EnfantTerrible Vendetta]] and her [[RodentsOfUnusualSize assistant Grudge]] in ''WesternAnimation/MakingFiends''. |
| 915 | * Rampage - immortal, murderous, psychopathic Predacon from ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'' that feeds on fear and likes to go on, well, a rampage. |
| 916 | * ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': Discord, spirit of chaos and disharmony, a RealityWarper with a twisted and cruel sense of humour. {{Justified|Trope}} as he's literally the embodiment of discord. |
| 917 | * The Beartown Bullies, a ''very'' tough [[OpposingSportsTeam hockey team that opposed Brother's team]] in a ValentinesDayEpisode for ''WesternAnimation/TheBerenstainBears''. [[spoiler:(The toughest one - the goalie - [[SamusIsAGirl being a girl]] and Brother's secret admirer.)]] |
| 918 | * ''WesternAnimation/Ben10Omniverse'' has the villain Malware. "Malware" is a type of malicious software that damages computers. This might not sound ''too'' scary at first, until you realise that this character comes from a race of sentient machines, meaning that he's essentially named after their version of a plague. |
| 919 | [[/folder]] |
| 920 | |
| 921 | [[folder:Real Life]] |
| 922 | * There's the real-life Music/MickJagger -- a bad-ass rocker if ever there was one. (Music/TheRollingStonesBand, in their early days, made a point of not being nice guys like Music/TheBeatles.) |
| 923 | * Music/NickCave, as well as a few of his bandmates: Conway Savage, Roland Wolf, Hugo Race, Tracy Pew. Their music is quite often very scary. |
| 924 | * Any of several warships bearing the name HMS ''Terror'', but especially [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Terror_(I03) this one.]] |
| 925 | * There was an Australian association footballer (soccer player) in the early 20th century whose surname was Conquest, but that's not the end of it. His first name? [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Conquest_%28footballer%29 Norman]]. Norman Conquest...he was [[ThemeNaming named after]] a bloody period of history. |
| 926 | * There is is a Zimbabwean footballer (soccer player) called [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danger_Fourpence Danger Fourpence]]. |
| 927 | * There is a Serbian officer during the Bosnian War named Pero Colic (pronounced "cholich"). Surely the name isn't that impressive compared to other examples here but consider that he's not exactly spotless when it comes to human rights records which is not all uncommon to that era. |
| 928 | * The warships known as destroyers were originally known as "Torpedo-boat destroyers"[[note]]As that was their original role, before they adopted also the role of torpedo boats[[/note]], later contracted simply to "Destroyer", that not only is shorter but also sounds more menacing[[note]]Especially if you were a submariner in WWII and for modern, missile-armed ones[[/note]]. In some languages, however, the long version is still used. |
| 929 | * [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sciarra_Colonna Giacomo Colonna]] was best known by his nickname "Sciarra", that in Old Romanesco (the language spoken in Rome during the Middle Ages) and some other Italian dialects means "violent rumble". He's best known for his role in the feud between his family and the Caetani, from which the reigning Pope hailed from, namely holding Pope Boniface VIII hostage in his own family home, slapping him silly just to show off, and trying to murder him (Boniface VIII was saved by a group of French knights. The same that had helped Sciarra capturing him and had orders from their king to drag him to France). |
| 930 | * [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Malice Michael Malice]] writes books on totalitarian states and fringe political movements, but he's not bad for your health. |
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