| 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 | '''Religious Names''' (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: Names from religion and mythology. |
| 4 | |
| 5 | Subtypes: |
| 6 | * Names straight from ''Literature/TheBible'' [[NamesToRunAwayFrom/BiblicalNames have their own article]], but names from extra-Biblical Christian tradition are fair game in ''this'' page. |
| 7 | * NamesToRunAwayFrom/DemonsOrAngels. |
| 8 | |
| 9 | See also ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming. |
| 10 | |
| 11 | ---- |
| 12 | !Examples: |
| 13 | |
| 14 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 15 | |
| 16 | [[folder:Abraxas]] |
| 17 | A name of God from Gnostic theology. |
| 18 | |
| 19 | [[AC:Comic Books]] |
| 20 | * Abraxas is an evil cosmic being in Creator/MarvelComics, the antithesis of Eternity. |
| 21 | |
| 22 | [[AC:Films -- Live-Action]] |
| 23 | * ''Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe'' probably just liked the XtremeKoolLetterz in all honesty. |
| 24 | |
| 25 | [[AC:Literature]] |
| 26 | * Abraxas Malfoy and the Abraxan flying-horse breed in ''Literature/HarryPotter''. |
| 27 | |
| 28 | [[AC:Live-Action TV]] |
| 29 | * Abraxas is the name of demon in ''Series/{{Charmed|1998}}'' who tries to steal the Book of Shadows by reading its spells reversely. |
| 30 | |
| 31 | [[AC:Tabletop Games]] |
| 32 | * In ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'', Abraxas is a demon lord with enough magical power to erase entire spells from existence and strip casters of their power forever. |
| 33 | |
| 34 | [[AC:Web Original]] |
| 35 | * Abraxas is the username of a NightmareFuelStationAttendant fanfiction author and user of Blog/ToplessRobot. |
| 36 | [[/folder]] |
| 37 | |
| 38 | [[folder:Alastor]] |
| 39 | A demon of vengeance in Greek myth (the name literally means "Vengeance"), and a possessing entity akin to Nemesis in Christian demonology. Spelled "Aleister," may be an allusion to purported black magician Aleister Crowley. It is often confused with/disguised as Alasdair/Alastair/Aistair, which is the Scottish Gaelic form of Alexander (which is of course a [[NamesToRunAwayFrom/{{Conquerors}} Name To Run Away From Really Fast in itself]]). |
| 40 | |
| 41 | [[AC:Anime & Manga]] |
| 42 | * Alastor, the Flame of Heavens, from ''Literature/ShakuganNoShana''. |
| 43 | |
| 44 | [[AC:Literature]] |
| 45 | * Alastor "[[MadEye Mad-Eye]]" Moody from ''Literature/HarryPotter''. |
| 46 | * The BigBad of the children's book ''Literature/TheCastleInTheAttic'', a sorcerer whose specialty was magic amulets. |
| 47 | * One science fiction story by Creator/JackVance was set in the Allastor Cluster. |
| 48 | * Used as the model name for a HumongousMecha in ''Literature/FullMetalPanic''. Or, more correctly, [[spoiler: a miniaturized version of the series' HumongousMecha, which makes it something akin to a Terminator.]] |
| 49 | |
| 50 | [[AC:Live-Action TV]] |
| 51 | * Alastair is one of the highest and most evil demons in ''Series/{{Supernatural}}''. Throughout his appearances his goal is to bring about the Apocalypse, but he really wants to return to Hell so he can continue his "studies" in torturing souls. |
| 52 | |
| 53 | [[AC:Tabletop Games]] |
| 54 | * The Executioner of Hell in the Ninth Hell of Nessus in ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons''. |
| 55 | * In ''TabletopGame/VampireTheMasquerade'', alastors are the Camarilla enforcers charged with hunting down and destroying the Anathema, those vampires who the Camarilla have marked for death. |
| 56 | |
| 57 | [[AC:Video Games]] |
| 58 | * Dante's lightning sword in ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry1''. |
| 59 | * One of the bosses of ''VideoGame/{{Painkiller}}'' |
| 60 | * Blade Master Alastor from ''VideoGame/ViewtifulJoe''. |
| 61 | |
| 62 | [[AC:Web Animation]] |
| 63 | * The name of ''WebAnimation/{{Hazbin Hotel}}'''s infamous Radio Demon, also known as one of the most powerful mortal sinners in all of Hell. [[DoNotTauntCthulhu Fuck with him at your own peril.]] |
| 64 | [[/folder]] |
| 65 | |
| 66 | [[folder:Allelujah]] |
| 67 | |
| 68 | [[AC:Anime & Manga]] |
| 69 | * Allelujah Haptism from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam00''... well, not so much him as his sociopathic split personality '''H'''allelujah. |
| 70 | |
| 71 | [[AC:Literature]] |
| 72 | * In ''Tom O'Bedlam'', by Creator/RobertSilverberg, "synthetic human" Alleluia is superhumanly fast and strong. She's also seriously mentally unstable. |
| 73 | [[/folder]] |
| 74 | |
| 75 | [[folder:Circe]] |
| 76 | A Myth/{{classical|Mythology}} sorceress who enjoyed turning men into pigs. This name tends to indicate a [[TheVamp vamp]]. |
| 77 | |
| 78 | [[AC:Comic Books]] |
| 79 | * Circe herself (like, the original character from Myth/ClassicalMythology) is one of ComicBook/WonderWoman's {{archenem|y}}ies. |
| 80 | * She also makes an appearance in ''ComicBook/TheEternals'', and later ''ComicBook/TheAvengers'', albeit spelled "[[MyNaymeIs Sersi]]" and subject to AdaptationalHeroism (but no less dangerous). |
| 81 | |
| 82 | [[AC:Literature]] |
| 83 | * An [[VillainousIncest incestuous]] [[TheVamp vamp]] named Cersei Lannister is one of the central characters of ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' and [[Series/GameOfThrones the TV adaptation]]. |
| 84 | * Circe herself makes ''another'' appearance in the second ''Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians'' books (which makes sense, since all those books are modern takes on Myth/ClassicalMythology). |
| 85 | |
| 86 | [[AC:Video Games]] |
| 87 | * Strangetown, a neighbourhood in ''VideoGame/TheSims2'' has Circe Beaker, a ruthless and cold-hearted woman married to resident [[MadScientist evil scientist]] Loki. |
| 88 | |
| 89 | [[AC:Web Comics]] |
| 90 | * ''Webcomic/TheNoordegraafFiles'' has [[https://i0.wp.com/kumacomics.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Circe-Realistic-Fire.jpg "Circe"]] Yu. Although "Circe" is an alias (her actual name is unknown), she's currently the most powerful mage featured in the comic,and has a [[{{Pyromaniac}} thing for fire magic.]] |
| 91 | [[/folder]] |
| 92 | |
| 93 | [[folder:Cronus, Kronos, or Saturn]] |
| 94 | In Greek mythology, the [[OurTitansAreDifferent titan]] Cronus (also spelled Kronos) was the former King of the Gods and the father of Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades. Fearful that his kids would overthrow him, he tried eating them - this didn't work and Zeus overthrew his father. |
| 95 | |
| 96 | The Roman name of Cronus is 'Saturn', and the titan is indeed associated with [[UsefulNotes/{{Saturn}} the planet]]. The Roman form also has the added effect of sounding a bit like 'Satan'. |
| 97 | |
| 98 | [[AC:Anime]] |
| 99 | * Sailor Saturn from ''Anime/SailorMoon''. When our heroines first meet her, they (mistakenly, mind you) think she's evil, due to being possessed by Mistress 9. |
| 100 | |
| 101 | [[AC:Film - Animated]] |
| 102 | * In ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'', "Operation Kronos" is the name of an evil plan cooked up by Syndrome. The plan is to build Omnidroid robots capable of killing superheroes. |
| 103 | |
| 104 | [[AC:Film - Live-Action]] |
| 105 | * The title character of ''Film/CaptainKronosVampireHunter''. |
| 106 | |
| 107 | [[AC:Webcomics]] |
| 108 | * The background lore of ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'' mentions a Saturnus Heterodyne who tried to kill his kids Bill and Barry. |
| 109 | |
| 110 | [[AC:Real Life]] |
| 111 | * In medicine, [[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/saturnism "saturnism"]] is an old-fashioned word for lead poisoning. |
| 112 | [[/folder]] |
| 113 | |
| 114 | [[folder:Dagoba]] |
| 115 | A Buddhist monument or burial mound, also known as a stupa, although that name is less menacing. |
| 116 | |
| 117 | [[AC:Films -- Live-Action]] |
| 118 | * The [[BubblegloopSwamp swamp planet]] Dagobah in the ''Franchise/StarWars'' franchise. It is here that Luke trains in seclusion with the hermit Yoda, in a tradition that is clearly drawn from [Western perceptions of] Buddhism and Eastern mysticism. |
| 119 | [[/folder]] |
| 120 | |
| 121 | [[folder:Dante]] |
| 122 | Of ''Literature/TheDivineComedy'' fame (including the ''Inferno''), and thus: |
| 123 | |
| 124 | [[AC:Anime & Manga]] |
| 125 | * Dante from ''Manga/BlackClover'' is a powerful devil host who wants to overrun the living world with devils. |
| 126 | * BigBad of the first anime of ''Anime/FullMetalAlchemist2003''. |
| 127 | * Creator/GoNagai's ''Manga/DemonLordDante'', as well. |
| 128 | |
| 129 | [[AC:Films -- Live-Action]] |
| 130 | * ''Film/DantesPeak'' is the name of the volcano that catastrophically erupts in the film. |
| 131 | |
| 132 | [[AC:Live-Action TV]] |
| 133 | * In ''Series/TheFlash2014'', Cisco has a brother named Dante who though a JerkWithAHeartOfGold is nonthreatening, however the same can't be said for his [[EvilCounterpart Earth-Two counterpart]] Rupture. |
| 134 | |
| 135 | [[AC:Literature]] |
| 136 | * It's possible that Edmond Dantes of ''Literature/TheCountOfMonteCristo'' was named with this intent, given that he sentences his enemies to an IronicHell (albeit while still on earth). |
| 137 | * The Dante family in ''[[Literature/KinseyMillhone V is for Vengeance]]''. ''Especially'' Cappi. [[spoiler:[[AFatherToHisMen Lorenzo, on the other hand...]]]] |
| 138 | |
| 139 | [[AC:Tabletop Games]] |
| 140 | * The name of the chapter master of the Blood Angels in ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}.'' |
| 141 | |
| 142 | [[AC:Video Games]] |
| 143 | * Half-demon DemonSlaying badass from ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry''. He's generally a nice guy unless you happen to be a demon threatening humanity. Then his devil side comes out to play. |
| 144 | * KnightTemplar who takes up GrimReaper's scythe and [[VideoGame/DantesInferno runs around attracting and killing off minions of Hell]] |
| 145 | |
| 146 | [[AC:Real Life]] |
| 147 | * Don't piss off Creator/DanteBasco. WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic learned that [[https://youtu.be/rIY3a7UgBIw the hard way]]. |
| 148 | [[/folder]] |
| 149 | |
| 150 | [[folder:Electra]] |
| 151 | A figure from Greek myth who conspired to kill her own mother after she murdered Electra's father. In modern times it has been used occasionally to denote the female form of the UsefulNotes/OedipusComplex. Even when not completely evil, almost always mysterious and alluring. The direct translation [[SpecialPersonNormalName Amber]] is never used this way, however. |
| 152 | |
| 153 | [[AC:Comic Books]] |
| 154 | * ComicBook/{{Elektra}} is an AntiHero and former villain from the ''Comicbook/{{Daredevil}}'' comics. |
| 155 | |
| 156 | [[AC:Films -- Live-Action]] |
| 157 | * Elektra King, the FemmeFatale in ''Film/TheWorldIsNotEnough'' who gets involved with Bond. [[spoiler:It eventually turns out that she's the main villain, having seduced Renard previously and using him to fulfill her plan.]] |
| 158 | |
| 159 | [[AC:Music]] |
| 160 | * Music/MarinaDiamandis' shallow, cynical, [[TheVamp vampish]], emotionally stunted, [[ReallyGetsAround homewrecking]] alter ego, Electra Heart. |
| 161 | [[/folder]] |
| 162 | |
| 163 | [[folder:Faust]] |
| 164 | And all derivations of it; it means "fist" in German and carries some pretty diabolic undertones due to Faust being the subject of the quintessential tale of the DealWithTheDevil. |
| 165 | |
| 166 | [[AC:Anime & Manga]] |
| 167 | * ''Manga/FairyTail'': The king of [[AlternateUniverse Edolas]], who may have heard about ethics and similar things but decided they were for weaklings. |
| 168 | * The villain from ''Anime/SaberMarionetteJ''. |
| 169 | * [[Manga/BlackButler Claude Faustus]] |
| 170 | * Faust VIII the necromancer from ''Manga/ShamanKing'' |
| 171 | * Nacht Faust the devil host from ''Manga/BlackClover'' |
| 172 | |
| 173 | [[AC:Comic Books]] |
| 174 | * Felix Faust is a longtime ComicBook/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica villain. |
| 175 | * NinetiesAntiHero Faust from the eponymous comic series. He used to be a painter, but prefers bloodbaths to acrylics since his resurrection. |
| 176 | |
| 177 | [[AC:Literature]] |
| 178 | * Ellen Faustino from ''Literature/TheSupernaturalist'' |
| 179 | * The title character of Algernon Charles Swinburne's poem "[[http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Faustine Faustine]]". Swinburne '''liked''' [[FetishizedAbuser dominant women]]. |
| 180 | |
| 181 | [[AC:Live-Action TV]] |
| 182 | * Dark Faust from ''Series/UltramanNexus'', the first of the evil Ultras called Dark Giants. |
| 183 | |
| 184 | [[AC:Music]] |
| 185 | * German ProgressiveRock band Faust, culpable of terrifying deeds such as performing the Cabaret/[[NoiseRock noise-rock]] anthem "Why Don't You Eat Carrots". |
| 186 | |
| 187 | [[AC:Theater]] |
| 188 | * Theatre/{{Faust}} from the various versions. Origin of the name. |
| 189 | |
| 190 | [[AC:Video Games]] |
| 191 | * The Chaorrupted demon who made a {{deal with|TheDevil}} Don Giovanni during the Mythsong saga in ''VideoGame/AdventureQuestWorlds''. |
| 192 | * Faust from ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'', who you ''really'' want to run away from before he sticks his [[DeadlyDoctor giant scalpel]] up your ass. |
| 193 | * The BigBad of ''VideoGame/TheSeventhGuest'' is named Stauf, which is an anagram of Faust. |
| 194 | * ''VideoGame/MoonDiver'''s BigBad. |
| 195 | * [[MadDoctor Dr. Faustus]] from ''VideoGame/ThrillKill''. |
| 196 | |
| 197 | [[AC:Real Life]] |
| 198 | * The Panzerfaust ("Tank fist") anti-tank grenade launcher from the Second World War. |
| 199 | * Creator/LaurenFaust has successfully convinced [[PeripheryDemographic grown men and teenage boys]] to {{squee}} over [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic cutesy ponies aimed at little girls]]. |
| 200 | [[/folder]] |
| 201 | |
| 202 | [[folder:Fenrir]] |
| 203 | Myth/NorseMythology. [[SavageWolves A giant wolf]], son of god Loki, fated to break free from his chains on the coming of Ragnarok and eat Odin. Also known as Fenris, Fenrisúlfr... |
| 204 | |
| 205 | [[AC:Literature]] |
| 206 | * Werewolf Fenrir Greyback in ''Literature/HarryPotter'', who absolutely revels in his werewolf side unlike Remus Lupin who tries to protect others from it. |
| 207 | * In early American editions of ''Literature/TheLionTheWitchAndTheWardrobe'', the name of the [[BigBad White Witch's]] [[TheDragon right-hand wolf]] is inexplicably changed from Maugrim to Fenris Ulf. |
| 208 | * ''Literature/TheDevourers'': The antagonist, one of the titular [[OurWerebeastsAreDifferent werebeasts]], [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname takes the name Fenrir]]. Another werebeast {{lampshade|Hanging}}s his arrogance for naming himself after a god. |
| 209 | |
| 210 | [[AC:Video Games]] |
| 211 | * You can actually get a dark magic tome in ''Franchise/FireEmblem''. |
| 212 | * Fenris Wolfbrother, an orc chieftain in ''VideoGame/{{Warcraft}} II: Beyond the Dark Portal''. |
| 213 | * Fenris Isle in ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'', probably ''not'' named after the orc. Home of a dark wizard and his Gnolls (hyena-like humanoids) minions until the ''Cataclysm'' expansion pack. Also Fenrus the Devourer, a gigantic [[strike:wolf]] [[CallARabbitASmeerp worg]]. |
| 214 | * Fenris from ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII''. |
| 215 | * A villain in the ''{{VideoGame/Marathon}}'' GameMod ''Courier 11''. |
| 216 | |
| 217 | [[AC:Live-Action TV]] |
| 218 | * ''Series/DoctorWho'' features an ancient evil entity with the name of Fenric in the Season 26 serial [[Recap/DoctorWhoS26E3TheCurseOfFenric "The Curse of Fenric"]], a being trapped by the Doctor in a flask and using its still considerable powers to manipulate various people as pawns over the centuries in order to gain his freedom. |
| 219 | [[/folder]] |
| 220 | |
| 221 | [[folder:Hades and/or Acheron]] |
| 222 | The Greek underworld (likewise the god that rules said underworld) and the river one must cross to reach it, respectively. |
| 223 | |
| 224 | [[AC:Anime & Manga]] |
| 225 | * Hades Vandein of ''Manga/MagicalRecordLyricalNanohaForce'', the [[CorruptCorporateExecutive managing director]] of the Vandein Corporation, which performs human experiments with the [[TheVirus Eclipse virus]] and created murderous replica [[ViralTransformation Infected]], all ForScience and money. |
| 226 | |
| 227 | [[AC:Comic Books]] |
| 228 | * ''ComicBook/RedRobin'': The Daughters of Acheron are women who have left behind their names and gained dangerous dark powers. There are at least two of them, one of whom is a half-sister to ComicBook/RasAlGhul, and they nearly kill Tim. |
| 229 | |
| 230 | [[AC:Literature]] |
| 231 | * In the novelization of ''Film/{{Aliens}}'', Acheron is the name given to the planet [=LV426=]. Why the Company would do so is not mentioned, but it's implied it may have something to do with the constantly burning fusion-powered atmosphere processors giving the DeathWorld a hellish aspect. |
| 232 | * The entire Hades family in the ''Literature/ThursdayNext'' novels, named after the [[Myth/GreekMythology Greek underworld]] and the rivers in it. |
| 233 | * Acheron Parthenopaeus, the leader of an army of immortal vampire hunters in Sherrilyn Kenyon's [[http://www.sherrilynkenyon.com/book-series/dark-hunter/ Dark Hunter]] series. |
| 234 | |
| 235 | [[AC:Tabletop Games]] |
| 236 | * The Infinite Battlefield of Acheron in ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' is an Outer Plane situated between the planes of pure law (Mechanus) and lawful evil (Nine Hells). This plane of existence is better known as the afterlife for evil [[BloodKnight Blood Knights]] who died believing that WarIsGlorious, as well as being the home of certain [[GodIsEvil evil]] [[WarGod war gods]] such as Maglubiyet and Gruumsh. |
| 237 | |
| 238 | [[AC:Video Games]] |
| 239 | * Gol Acheron from ''VideoGame/JakAndDaxterThePrecursorLegacy'', the Sage of [[PsychoSerum Dark Eco]] and the BigBad of the game. |
| 240 | * Hades, the BigBad of ''VideoGame/KidIcarusUprising'', although that's not just a guy named Hades, but ''the'' Hades. And he's very, very evil. |
| 241 | [[/folder]] |
| 242 | |
| 243 | [[folder:Hydra]] |
| 244 | In Greek mythology, a multiheaded water serpent that would regrow two heads in the place of each one that was cut off. |
| 245 | |
| 246 | [[AC:Anime & Manga]] |
| 247 | * The [[WaveMotionGun Hydra Cannon]] in ''Anime/TransformersArmada''. |
| 248 | |
| 249 | [[AC:Comic Books]] |
| 250 | * A terrorist organization in Creator/MarvelComics. |
| 251 | |
| 252 | [[AC:Literature]] |
| 253 | * In ''Literature/TheExecutioner'' novel ''Stony Man Doctrine'', Hydra is the codename for a KGB plot to attack the United States using chemical weapons deployed by thousands of terrorists. |
| 254 | |
| 255 | [[AC:Video Games]] |
| 256 | * Anankos, the true BigBad of ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'' is known as Hydra in the original Japanese version. |
| 257 | [[/folder]] |
| 258 | |
| 259 | [[folder:Janus]] |
| 260 | The Roman God of Gates, Doors, etc... Often depicted as having [[FaceHeelTurn two faces]]. The doors of his temple were ritually opened when Rome went on war. |
| 261 | |
| 262 | [[AC:Films -- Live-Action]] |
| 263 | * The BigBad of ''Film/GoldenEye'' is codenamed "Janus". [[spoiler:He's revealed to be Alec Trevelyan, former British agent 006]]. |
| 264 | |
| 265 | [[AC:Literature]] |
| 266 | * ''The Janus Man'' is a Colin Forbes novel about the hunt for a double agent during the Cold War, the eponymous Janus Man "who faces both East and West". |
| 267 | * Janos Slynt is the name of a villain in ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire''. |
| 268 | |
| 269 | [[AC:Video Games]] |
| 270 | * Janus from ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger'' who [[spoiler:not only prophesizes that Chrono will die in his fight with [[EldritchAbomination Lavos]]]], but is also [[spoiler:the past self of apparent BigBad Magus]]. |
| 271 | |
| 272 | [[AC:Western Animation]] |
| 273 | * Butters was once sent to a therapist called Dr Janus in WesternAnimation/SouthPark who (falsely and for ridiculous reasons) diagnosed him with having multiple personalities, in reality it's Janus who has multiple personalities some of them AxCrazy |
| 274 | [[/folder]] |
| 275 | |
| 276 | [[folder:Jormungandr]] |
| 277 | The World Serpent of Norse myth. |
| 278 | |
| 279 | [[AC:Anime & Manga]] |
| 280 | * The namesake of the manga and animé series {{Manga/Jormungand}}, where it is the name of a system designed to [[spoiler:deprive humanity of the use of planes and crash the ones who are airborne at the moment of activation]]. |
| 281 | |
| 282 | [[AC:Literature]] |
| 283 | * Jormundur is Ajihad and Nasuada's right-hand man in the ''Literature/InheritanceCycle''. |
| 284 | |
| 285 | [[AC:Video Games]] |
| 286 | * Blizzard likes this one: Jormungar are giant ice worms in the Norse-themed Northrend of ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft''. |
| 287 | * A gigantic serpent called Jormungandr serves as an early boss in ''VideoGame/{{Magicka}}''. |
| 288 | * In ''VideoGame/StarCraftI'', the Jormungand Brood, controlled by the player during the Zerg campaign, and therefore responsible for the invasion of Aiur. |
| 289 | * The Midgar Zolom of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'', a fearsome optional encounter in the early game, although easily defeated if you go back later with a levelled-up party. His name is a mistransliteration of Midgardsormr (literally "Midgard Serpent"), the epithet of Jormungandr. |
| 290 | [[/folder]] |
| 291 | |
| 292 | [[folder:Kali]] |
| 293 | One of the most powerful forms of the Hindu arch-goddess Shakti and the most terrifying of demon-slaying deities. Her name literally means "the dark/black one". |
| 294 | |
| 295 | [[AC:Live-Action TV]] |
| 296 | * The evil sorceress Kali from ''{{Series/Charmed|1998}}''. |
| 297 | * In ''Series/TeenWolf'', the [[TheDragon second-in-command]] of the [[RedEyesTakeWarning red-eyed]] alpha pack of evil werewolves is called Kali. |
| 298 | * In ''{{Series/Stranger Things}}'', Kali, or 008, is another one of Brenner's experements, with the ability to induce hallucinations. |
| 299 | |
| 300 | [[AC:Pro Wrestling]] |
| 301 | * The Great Khali. |
| 302 | |
| 303 | [[AC:Theater]] |
| 304 | * Cali, the villanous [[LizardFolk lizardman]] in Creator/CirqueDuSoleil's ''Amaluna''; note that the character is also the analogue to Caliban in ''Theatre/TheTempest'', which the show is a variation on. |
| 305 | |
| 306 | [[AC:Video Games]] |
| 307 | * Kalia, ThatOneBoss in ''VideoGame/ActRaiser''. |
| 308 | * [[TheMaze The Caves of Kaliya]] in ''Franchise/TombRaider III''. |
| 309 | [[/folder]] |
| 310 | |
| 311 | [[folder:Lamia]] |
| 312 | An ancient Greek demon whose description boils down to 'succubus of children.' |
| 313 | |
| 314 | [[AC:Anime & Manga]] |
| 315 | * Also see ''Manga/DemonLordDante'' by Creator/GoNagai. Lamia wants to alternatively either screw or eat everyone in the city to have/make food for her zillions of spider babies. (She's a [[SpiderPeople drider]] instead of the typical [[SnakePeople half-snake version]] fantasy works usually toss up.) |
| 316 | |
| 317 | [[AC:Films -- Live-Action]] |
| 318 | * Lamia the witch from ''Film/{{Stardust}}'' |
| 319 | |
| 320 | [[AC:Literature]] |
| 321 | * Lamia from ''Literature/{{Neverwhere}}''. |
| 322 | * Lamias are a kind of vampiric witches in ''Literature/TheWardstoneChronicles''. |
| 323 | |
| 324 | [[AC:Live-Action TV]] |
| 325 | * Madam Lamia, Count Grendel of Gracht's assistant in [[Series/DoctorWho "The Androids of Tara"]]. |
| 326 | * ''Series/KyoryuSentaiZyuranger'': Scorpina's ''Zyuranger'' counterpart is named Lamia-Scorpion, though when not in her monster form she's called Lami for short. |
| 327 | |
| 328 | [[AC:Tabletop Games]] |
| 329 | * The Lahmian vampires from ''TabletopGame/WarhammerFantasy''. |
| 330 | |
| 331 | [[AC:Video Games]] |
| 332 | * Also Lamia Loveless from ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars''. An [[RobotGirl android]] and [[TheMole efficient spy]] who will sneak into your team, get really friendly with your teammates, while leaking information to her higher ups so at one point, she will be able to bring your group down in one swift move, and she has no concern in anything except her mission, her life included. Played straight in SRW Advance, when playing Axel's scenario, whereas she never did develop her conscience and stays as a cold blooded android. |
| 333 | * Lamia/Ramia Village in ''VideoGame/YsIIAncientYsVanishedTheFinalChapter'', the last town before TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon. |
| 334 | * The Lamia Queen enemies from various ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' games. Usually they're just obnoxious enemies or bosses, often with attacks like Confuse or Charm that force characters to switch sides and attack their own party members. The Lamia from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyII'' gets points for being an actual Queen who [[NeverLiveItDown very nearly seduces the bewildered protagonist.]] |
| 335 | [[/folder]] |
| 336 | |
| 337 | [[folder:Loki]] |
| 338 | The Myth/{{Norse|Mythology}} god of mischief who did a FaceHeelTurn and murdered [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Baldr/Balder/Baldur]]. He's destined to lead the enemies of Asgard in the ultimate battle at [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt Ragnarök]]. |
| 339 | |
| 340 | [[AC:Comic Books]] |
| 341 | * [[Comicbook/{{Loki}} Guess who.]] |
| 342 | |
| 343 | [[AC:Films -- Live-Action]] |
| 344 | * Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse: One of the recurring characters is Loki, a Frost Giant and the God of Mischief. |
| 345 | * Film/{{Dogma}}: One of the disgraced angels is called Loki. |
| 346 | |
| 347 | [[AC:Literature]] |
| 348 | * ''Literature/AmericanGods'': [[spoiler: Shadow's cellmate is called Low-Key Lyesmith. Y'know, Loki Lie-smith.]] |
| 349 | |
| 350 | [[AC:Live-Action TV]] |
| 351 | * From ''{{Series/Supernatural}}'', [[spoiler:Gabriel]], who goes by the alias Loki. |
| 352 | |
| 353 | [[AC:Video Games]] |
| 354 | * ''VideoGame/Bayonetta2'' has Loki, one half of the god Aesir. Though he is definitely a mischievous one and [[spoiler:has Balder gunning for him due to him blaming him for Rosa's death]], he's not the evil one in this game. That honor belongs to [[spoiler:Loptr, Loki's EvilTwin, who wants the Eyes of the World for himself]]. |
| 355 | * A {{Gender Flip}}ped version of the character of the same name in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes''. |
| 356 | * ''VideoGame/GodOfWarPS4'' [[spoiler:has Kratos' son Atreus, whose birthname by his mother Faye is Loki. Though more of an accident, he did take a huge role in Baldur's death]]. |
| 357 | [[/folder]] |
| 358 | |
| 359 | [[folder:Morrigan]] |
| 360 | From Myth/IrishMythology, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Morrígan "the goddess of battle, strife, and sovereignty"]] as stated in Website/TheOtherWiki. Properly, she is ''[[SpellMyNameWithAThe The]]'' Morrígan, with an acute accent, but who's counting? |
| 361 | |
| 362 | [[AC:Comic Books]] |
| 363 | * In ''Comicbook/TheWickedAndTheDivine'', she is a young woman who flashes between three separate aspects (and in the vein of [=WicDiv's=] pop star pantheon, separate [[InstantCostumeChange aesthetics]] as well) of the goddess: Her dominant personality, the one closest to the person Marian used to be, is the icy furious Macha; her anger manifests as the violent war-goddess Badb; and the kindest, arguably wisest, part of her is Anand, or Gentle Annie. |
| 364 | |
| 365 | [[AC:Live-Action TV]] |
| 366 | * Morgwyn of Ravenscar, the leader of a group of Satanist nuns in the ''Series/RobinOfSherwood'' two-parter "The Swords of Wayland". |
| 367 | |
| 368 | [[AC:Video Games]] |
| 369 | * Morrigan Aensland from the {{VideoGame/Darkstalkers}} series, a [[VaporWear shapeshifting]] [[SuccubiAndIncubi succubus]]. |
| 370 | * In [[VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins Dragon Age: Origins]], there's a witch of the wilds named Morrigan who joins your party early in the game. She's quite... [[DeadpanSnarker well-spoken]] even though she grew up in wilderness. |
| 371 | [[/folder]] |
| 372 | |
| 373 | [[folder:Nergal]] |
| 374 | A Babylonian deity, a fiery god of war and destruction. Identified with the planet Mars. |
| 375 | |
| 376 | [[AC:Anime & Manga]] |
| 377 | * The [[ConspiracyRedemption ostensibly benevolent]] space exploration company in ''Anime/MartianSuccessorNadesico''. |
| 378 | |
| 379 | [[AC:Comic Books]] |
| 380 | * In ''ComicBook/{{Hellblazer}}'', Nergal is a demon who is one of John Constantine's oldest and most frequent enemies. |
| 381 | * In ''ComicBook/TheWickedAndTheDivine'', it is revealed that Baphomet is actually Nergal, but he took the name of Baphomet because he didn't want people making ''Warhammer 40K'' jokes. |
| 382 | |
| 383 | [[AC:Literature]] |
| 384 | * In ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive'' Nergaoul, one of the Unmade, granting the Thrill--a supernatural thirst for combat and conquest. |
| 385 | |
| 386 | [[AC:Tabletop Games]] |
| 387 | * Nurgle, the oldest of the four Gods of Chaos in ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'', the God of Death and Decay, whose specialty is spreading nasty disease. |
| 388 | * ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'' has the demon lord Nurgal and the infernal duke Nergal. They were once a single being, an evil deity of the sun and deserts, before being cut into two parts by a rival. |
| 389 | |
| 390 | [[AC:Video Games]] |
| 391 | * ''Franchise/FireEmblem 7'''s BigBad says hi, and waves his Ereshkigal tome around. |
| 392 | * The LethalLavaLand in ''VideoGame/YsIVTheDawnOfYs''. |
| 393 | |
| 394 | [[AC:Western Animation]] |
| 395 | * Nergal in ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'' is an IneffectualSympatheticVillain EldritchAbomination who lives in the center of the earth. He's also Billy's uncle by marriage. |
| 396 | |
| 397 | [[AC:Real Life]] |
| 398 | * Nergal, frontman/lyricist of the Polish death-metal band Behemoth. Somewhat fitting, since their lyrics play with theosophy a lot. |
| 399 | [[/folder]] |
| 400 | |
| 401 | [[folder:Nemesis]] |
| 402 | Greek goddess of revenge. |
| 403 | |
| 404 | [[AC:Anime & Manga]] |
| 405 | * Team Nemesis of ''Anime/GundamBuildFighters''. In the sequel, it's revealed that it's apparently the owner's surname, as his grandson Lucas Nemesis is the undefeated European champion. |
| 406 | * In ''Anime/SailorMoon'', the tenth planet, infused with evil energy and homeworld to the villanous Black Moon Clan, is called Nemesis. |
| 407 | |
| 408 | [[AC:Video Games]] |
| 409 | * The eponymous RPD S.T.A.R.S member-hunting ImplacableMan in ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil3Nemesis''. |
| 410 | |
| 411 | [[AC:Western Animation]] |
| 412 | * In ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'', especially in the cartoons, there is almost always a Decepticon ship called ''Nemesis'', more often than not [[BigBad Megatron's]] flagship. The title "Nemesis Prime" is also common, generally given to an EvilTwin of [[BigGood Optimus Prime]] (and whose toy is generally easy for Hasbro to make; they just take a preexisting Optimus Prime mould and use black plastic instead). |
| 413 | [[/folder]] |
| 414 | |
| 415 | [[folder:Odin]] |
| 416 | Myth/NorseMythology. Usually referred to as 'the Allfather', 'Old One-eye' or 'the Ferryman' [[IHaveManyNames and two hundred additional names]]. Not evil, but doubtlessly a badass and capable of scary [[WellIntentionedExtremist extremism]] sometimes, especially when it came to his love of hunting and sacrifice. Some of his names translate into "Chooser of the Slain", "God of the Slain", "Ruler of the Gallows" and "Visitor of the Hanged". Naming Him directly might bring you unwanted attention. |
| 417 | |
| 418 | [[AC:Anime & Manga]] |
| 419 | * Ryūto Asamiya, the leader of Ragnarok, uses this as his codename in ''Manga/KenichiTheMightiestDisciple''. |
| 420 | |
| 421 | [[AC:Literature]] |
| 422 | * Odin from ''Literature/AmericanGods'', although he actually ''avoids'' using the name. |
| 423 | * ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'': Donar Vadderung is Odin in modern day, or at least is the inheritor of his Power. A former god, the man gave up his godhood to become more mortal and be allowed to stay in the mortal world and help influence things. He runs a mercenary group filled with Valkyries and Einherjar, the chosen dead, and every weapon and armament since the stone age is in perfect condition in his base, from old stone-and-stick clubs to modern tanks. He is a powerful and dangerous fighter even if he is weaker than what he was before. He is also [[spoiler:Santa Claus]] and enjoys leading TheWildHunt. |
| 424 | |
| 425 | [[AC:Live-Action TV]] |
| 426 | * WOTAN, the omniscient, mind-controlling rogue supercomputer from the classic-era ''Series/DoctorWho'' story ''[[Recap/DoctorWhoS3E10TheWarMachines The War Machines]]'' |
| 427 | |
| 428 | [[AC:Video Games]] |
| 429 | * Odin from ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'', a summon whose defining feature is his AbsurdlySharpSword Zantetsuken. |
| 430 | * Alfred Woden in ''VideoGame/MaxPayne''. |
| 431 | |
| 432 | [[AC:Real Life]] |
| 433 | * David Lane, founder of a neo-Nazi terrorist organization called "the Order," followed a white supremacist variant of Germanic UsefulNotes/NeoPaganism and used "WOTAN" as an anagram for "Will Of The Aryan Nation." |
| 434 | [[/folder]] |
| 435 | |
| 436 | [[folder:Pandora]] |
| 437 | Not evil by intention, but released evil upon the world. |
| 438 | |
| 439 | [[AC:Anime & Manga]] |
| 440 | * Gives its name to the research organization PANDORA in ''Anime/DarkerThanBlack'', which like Nergal in Nadesico is ostensibly good - apparently no one in either cast studied mythology. |
| 441 | |
| 442 | [[AC:Films -- Live-Action]] |
| 443 | * Pandora is also the world inhabited by the Na'vi in ''Film/{{Avatar}}''. Not evil itself, but a foreshadowing that it won't remain undisturbed. Also fits the Greco-Roman theme naming of planets [[note]] according to the "Manual", Pandora is a moon in the Alpha Centauri system orbiting the planet Polyphemus[[/note]] |
| 444 | |
| 445 | [[AC:Literature]] |
| 446 | * Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles have a vampire named Pandora, though she's not particularly evil. |
| 447 | |
| 448 | [[AC:Live-Action TV]] |
| 449 | * In the most recent season of ''Series/DoctorWho'' there was the Pandorica, a prison meant for containing a force that would destroy the universe. |
| 450 | ** In the ExpandedUniverse, particularly the ''AudioPlay/{{Gallifrey}}'' series, the EvilOverlord Time Lady who wants to take over Romana and declare herself [[GalacticConqueror "Imperiatrix"]] is named Pandora. |
| 451 | |
| 452 | [[AC:Music]] |
| 453 | * The [[TheVamp vampish]], ObliviousToLove IceQueen title character of the song ''Pandora'' by Róisín Murphy. |
| 454 | |
| 455 | [[AC:Video Games]] |
| 456 | * ''VideoGame/{{Borderlands}}'' takes place on the planet Pandora, where almost everyone is searching for a mysterious "Vault," and trying to open it, [[GenreBlind for whatever idiotic reason...]] |
| 457 | * In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII'', the Lunatic Pandora is a gigantic ship containing a crystal pillar that, when resonating with the Moon at specific locatons, causes a cataclismic event called Lunar Cry: monsters fall from the Moon, weraking continental-scale havoc. |
| 458 | * A ''VideoGame/GuitarHero'' character. |
| 459 | * ''VideoGame/KidIcarus1986'' has Pandora as ''the Goddess of Calamity!'' ([[MeaningfulName It's oddly fitting though, considering what the real Pandora did...]]) |
| 460 | * ''VideoGame/SplinterCell: Pandora Tomorrow''. |
| 461 | |
| 462 | [[AC:Webcomics]] |
| 463 | * In ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', Pandora is (one of) the chosen names of the world's most powerful Immortal. She chose it because she saw herself as similar to the original's box, a trap for the curious... but people didn't get it when she just called herself "Box". |
| 464 | [[/folder]] |
| 465 | |
| 466 | [[folder:Set(h)]] |
| 467 | Egyptian god of power, sandstorms, rage, and the desert. Began as a very powerful but good deity, gradually turned into an [[JerkassGods asshole]] and then into a [[GodOfEvil near-personification of evil]] in later myths. |
| 468 | |
| 469 | * The [[SNKBoss notorious]] FinalBoss of ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIV''. |
| 470 | * The ''Literature/MediochreQSethSeries''. Mediochre is TheHero and a JerkWithAHeartOfGold most of the time, sure, but he has a [[BewareTheNiceOnes hell of a dark side]] if you make him [[BerserkButton angry enough]]. Also may count under the Biblical connotations of his middle name, Quirinius, who was a governor in the [[TheEmpire Roman Empire]]. |
| 471 | * The Franchise/MarvelUniverse has two examples: The Heliopolitan serpent god, and a Mutant in the ''ComicBook/XMen'' series. |
| 472 | * Seth, the second in command of the [[VideoGame/CommandAndConquer Brotherhood of Nod]]. He gets killed by [[NameOfCain Kane]], his direct superior, after trying to [[TheUriahGambit send the player character on a suicide mission]]. |
| 473 | * The evil snake god of Stygia from the ''[[Literature/ConanTheBarbarian Conan]]'' saga, who is worshipped by many {{Evil Sorcerer}}s from that land. |
| 474 | * In ''VideoGame/{{Outriders}}'', Lord Seth is a very powerful, morally ambiguous jerk. And he warns the protagonist about an even worse character named [[NamesToRunAwayFrom/AncientDeadLanguages Moloch.]] |
| 475 | [[/folder]] |
| 476 | |
| 477 | [[folder:Shiva]] |
| 478 | Hindu god of destruction. Associated with fertility and life as well. His famous dance (seen on classical Indian bronze statues) symbolizes destruction and ''rebirth''. |
| 479 | |
| 480 | [[AC:Anime & Manga]] |
| 481 | * Shiva in ''Anime/JinkiExtend''. |
| 482 | |
| 483 | [[AC:Comic Books]] |
| 484 | * ComicBook/LadyShiva in the Franchise/DCUniverse. |
| 485 | |
| 486 | [[AC:Tabletop Games]] |
| 487 | * The Shiva Squadron from the ''TabletopGame/FengShui'' supplement ''Glimpse of the Abyss'' are a DemonSlaying AmazonBrigade with eight arms much like their namesake (they're even called "shivas"). They're also not too keen on anyone who associates with demons, even if the demon in question has joined the forces of good (like quite a few Supernatural Creature [=PCs=]). |
| 488 | |
| 489 | [[AC:Video Games]] |
| 490 | * The Shivans of ''VideoGame/FreeSpace'' were named for Shiva because of their apparently mindless desire to destroy everything non-Shivan. |
| 491 | * Sheeva in the ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' series, one of the four-armed Shokan race. |
| 492 | * Sheva Alomar in ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil5''. |
| 493 | * Shiva from ''VideoGame/StreetsOfRage'' series. |
| 494 | * The demons Shivarra in ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft''. |
| 495 | [[/folder]] |
| 496 | |
| 497 | [[folder:Ragnarok]] |
| 498 | TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt in Norse Mythology. |
| 499 | |
| 500 | [[AC:Anime & Manga]] |
| 501 | * The street gang, Ragnarok, from ''Manga/KenichiTheMightiestDisciple''. It's top eight members are all martial artists who go by the names of various figures from Norse Mythology. |
| 502 | * In ''Manga/SoulEater'', Ragnarok is a demon sword bonded to Crona -- literally, as it's fused with their blood. |
| 503 | |
| 504 | [[AC:Comic Books]] |
| 505 | * Ragnarok, cyborg clone of ''ComicBook/TheMightyThor''. |
| 506 | |
| 507 | [[AC:Live-Action TV]] |
| 508 | * Ragnar Anchorage, a last-ditch Colonial supply depot visited by Series/{{Battlestar Galactica|2003}} to restock her weapons after her charges, the Twelve Colonies of Kobol, met their End of the World [[NukeEm thanks to a surprise Cylon attack]] that also [[ComputerVirus cybernetically compromised almost every other Colonial fighter and battlestar]] in the pilot miniseries. |
| 509 | * The ''Series/DoctorWho'' serial ''The Greatest Show in the Galaxy'' introduces the three Gods of Ragnarok (one named Rag, one named Na, and another named Rok). |
| 510 | |
| 511 | [[AC:Video Games]] |
| 512 | * ''Operation Ragnarok'' is one of the international titles for the NintendoHard shmup ''VideoGame/ZedBlade''. |
| 513 | * Ragna Rock, Jack Lupino's nightclub in ''VideoGame/MaxPayne''. |
| 514 | * The KillSat in ''VideoGame/MegaManZero 4''. |
| 515 | * Ragnarok Canyon, the first level of ''VideoGame/BattleToads''. |
| 516 | * Lots and lots of different [[InfinityMinusOneSword awesome swords]] in the ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' series. Ragnarok is usually not the [[InfinityPlusOneSword strongest sword bar none]], though - that's most likely Excalibur or the Ultima Weapon. |
| 517 | * Celica: Caring Princess, from ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes'', uses the tome of the same name. |
| 518 | * Ragnaros, the Elemental Lord of Fire from ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft''. |
| 519 | [[/folder]] |
| 520 | |
| 521 | [[folder:Reaper]] |
| 522 | These are usually some take-off on TheGrimReaper. |
| 523 | |
| 524 | [[AC:Anime & Manga]] |
| 525 | * Rory the Reaper from ''Literature/{{Gate}}''. |
| 526 | |
| 527 | [[AC:Live Action TV]] |
| 528 | * ''Series/AlteredCarbon''. Reaper is the street name for a drug used for near death experiences, though the protagonists only use it for a knockout drug. |
| 529 | |
| 530 | [[AC:Video Games]] |
| 531 | * The Reapers in ''VideoGame/MassEffect3''. |
| 532 | * The [[DemonicSpiders giant cockroaches]] in ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil5''. |
| 533 | * Reaper of ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'', a black robed, nigh-unkillable, sociopathic terrorist who reduces his victims to withered husks. |
| 534 | * The undead and angelic minions of [[FallenAngel Malthael]] from the ''VideoGame/DiabloIII'' expansion ''Reaper of Souls''. |
| 535 | |
| 536 | [[AC:Real Life]] |
| 537 | * The Reaper AttackDrone. |
| 538 | [[/folder]] |
| 539 | |
| 540 | [[folder:Tantalus]] |
| 541 | A figure from ancient Greek legend better known for his IronicHell punishment than for [[ImAHumanitarian what he did to earn it]]. |
| 542 | |
| 543 | [[AC:Comic Books]] |
| 544 | * [[http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/tantalus.htm Tantalus]]. |
| 545 | |
| 546 | [[AC:Literature]] |
| 547 | * A [[IDontLikeTheSoundOfThatPlace place version]]: The Arch of Tantalus from ''Literature/TheUnderlandChronicles''. |
| 548 | |
| 549 | [[AC:Live Action TV]] |
| 550 | * ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries''. In the evil mirror universe, Captain Kirk has an alien device called a Tantalus Field which he uses to monitor and if needed destroy his enemies. |
| 551 | |
| 552 | [[AC:Video Games]] |
| 553 | * The [[EarthShatteringKaboom Earth-destroying]] Tantalus Rays in ''VideoGame/CommanderKeen Episode II: The Earth Explodes!''. |
| 554 | * ''{{VideoGame/Marathon}} 1'' has a GameMod titled ''Operation Tantalus''. |
| 555 | * A subversion in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX'' - in this case the name belongs to the Tantalus Theatre Troupe. They're not so much terrifying as they are...well...they're a group of laid-back, LargeHam actor-thieves, including a beloved EnsembleDarkhorse, [[HeroicSacrifice Blank]]. The game's [[LovableRogue main character]] is also an on-and-off member of the troupe. |
| 556 | [[/folder]] |
| 557 | |
| 558 | [[folder:Titan]] |
| 559 | Named after the [[OurTitansAreDifferent Titans]], ancient proto-gods from Greek mythology. If you are in a superhero work, and you hear the name, or title, Titan, why are you still around to hear it? |
| 560 | |
| 561 | [[AC:Anime & Manga]] |
| 562 | * The Titans of ''Anime/AttackOnTitan'', naturally. |
| 563 | * The Titans of ''Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam'' are an elite branch of the Federation military, and [[FantasticRacism Earthnoid supremacists]]. |
| 564 | |
| 565 | [[AC:Comic Books]] |
| 566 | * Creator/DarkHorseComics: Titan is a Franchise/{{Superman}} expy who goes insane and decides he should rule. |
| 567 | * Creator/MarvelComics: Titan is the last stop in a journal belonging to a guy found floating in the air, dead, making like the Human Torch. |
| 568 | * ''ComicBook/TeenTitans''. |
| 569 | |
| 570 | [[AC:Films -- Animation]] |
| 571 | * In ''WesternAnimation/{{Megamind}}'', an AscendedFanboy becomes "Titan" when super-powered, but turns out to be a ''lot'' less heroic than his empowerer had in mind. (Also, he misspells it "Tighten") |
| 572 | |
| 573 | [[AC:Video Games]] |
| 574 | * ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'': Titan, the recurring summon of [[DishingOutDirt Earth]]. |
| 575 | * ''VideoGame/KeithCourageInAlphaZones'' has the [[{{Mooks}} Titan Guards]] and [[FinalBoss Titan Warrior]]. |
| 576 | |
| 577 | [[AC:Real Life]] |
| 578 | * The Titanic. |
| 579 | [[/folder]] |
| 580 | |
| 581 | [[folder:Valkyrie]] |
| 582 | {{Valkyrie|s}} (from Old Norse '''valkyrja''', "chooser of the slain") has been used to name aircraft in both fiction and reality. It's also one of the few "tough" female names. The XtremeKoolLetterz probably don't hurt -- a V, a K ''and'' a Y? |
| 583 | |
| 584 | [[AC:Anime & Manga]] |
| 585 | * VF-1 Valkyrie, the iconic TransformingMecha of ''Anime/SuperDimensionFortressMacross''. |
| 586 | * Anime/{{Ponyo|OnTheCliffByTheSea}}, a CheerfulChild who goes against her father's OmnicidalManiac tendencies, defies this trope by [[DoNotCallMePaul rejecting]] the name Dad gave her: "Brunhilde," taken from a Valkyrie in Music/RichardWagner's ''Theatre/TheRingOfTheNibelung''. |
| 587 | |
| 588 | [[AC: Fan Works ]] |
| 589 | * ''Fanfic/RocketshipVoyager''. In her BackStory, Kathryn Janeway was assigned to the ''UNRS Valkyrie'' whose female crewmembers mutinied against their male officers. |
| 590 | |
| 591 | [[AC:Films -- Live-Action]] |
| 592 | * In ''Film/ThorRagnarok'', Valkyrie is a bounty hunter who captures Thor on Sakaar, and later helps him escape. Subverted in that her real name is later revealed to be Brunnhilde, and Valkyrie is just her (former) occupation. |
| 593 | |
| 594 | [[AC:Tabletop Games]] |
| 595 | * The [[DropShip Valk]][[GunshipRescue yrie]] gunship of ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}''. |
| 596 | |
| 597 | [[AC:Real Life]] |
| 598 | * During TheFifties and TheSixties, the [[UsefulNotes/YanksWithTanks US Air Force]] designed a [[UsefulNotes/SuperiorFirepowerBombers strategic bomber jet]] called the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_XB-70_Valkyrie XB-70 Valkyrie]], which was intended to make [[WorldWarThree the world's last bombing run]] -- a terrifyingly literal chooser of the slain. Fortunately, it was never deployed. |
| 599 | * Walküre was the name of a mobilization order during the time of UsefulNotes/NaziGermany. The German resistance secretly rewrote it to use it against Hitler's regime, but the operation to overthrow the Nazis ultimately failed. Dramatized in several films, including ''Film/{{Valkyrie}}''. |
| 600 | * Speaking of ThoseWackyNazis: among the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitford_family Mitfords]], a [[UsefulNotes/KnightFever British noble family]] that infamously included a number of prominent [[NaziNobleman Nazi sympathisers]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unity_Mitford one of the most virulently pro-Nazi members]] was named Unity ''Valkyrie'' Freeman-Mitford. She palled around with UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler himself (who called her "a perfect specimen of Aryan womanhood"), and she even attempted suicide after UsefulNotes/{{Britain}} declared war on UsefulNotes/NaziGermany. |
| 601 | [[/folder]] |
| 602 | |
| 603 | [[folder: Xibalba]] |
| 604 | The underworld in K'iche' Maya mythology, also translates as "place of fear". |
| 605 | |
| 606 | [[AC:Films -- Live-Action]] |
| 607 | * Podracing champion Sebulba in ''Film/StarWarsEpisodeIThePhantomMenace''. |
| 608 | * The star that Tom the Astronaut travels to in ''Film/TheFountain''. |
| 609 | |
| 610 | [[AC:Music]] |
| 611 | * A trilingual extreme metal band from Pomona, CA. |
| 612 | |
| 613 | [[AC:Western Animation]] |
| 614 | * The lord of the Land of the Forgotten in ''WesternAnimation/TheBookOfLife''. |
| 615 | |
| 616 | [[/folder]] |
| 617 | |
| 618 | [[folder:Others]] |
| 619 | [[AC:Anime and Manga]] |
| 620 | * The names of two Gundams in ''Anime/Gundam00AWakeningOfTheTrailblazer'' are derived from the Qur'ān, the Islamic counterpart of the Christian Bible: |
| 621 | ** Zabanya - derived from ''Al-Zabaniya'', the name describing the 19 guardians of Hell |
| 622 | ** Harute (and by extension, the Marute System)- derived from ''Harut'' and ''Marut'', a pair of angels who descended from heaven to test the people of Babel/Babylon by performing deeds of magic. |
| 623 | * Same goes for the legendary {{yandere}} Yuno Gasai of ''Manga/FutureDiary'' -- named after Juno, the Roman equivalent of Hera. |
| 624 | * The {{Deuteragonist}} of ''Manga/RomancingApoptosisDollSartainInLove'' is named Kusari ''Izanami'', [[Myth/JapaneseMythology Izanami]] as in the Japanese GodOfTheDead. He's a MadScientist who severaly violates WhatMeasureIsANonHuman by trapping a group of ArtificialIntelligence-loaded dolls in a serial experimenting site to find one who can actually "love" without becoming "an idiot". Any doll who becomes an "idiot" (showing odd expressions and just overall acting like love freaks) are unquestionably all but KilledOffForReal and he's not far from manipulating or outright controlling Sartain to carry out the executions in his place. |
| 625 | |
| 626 | [[AC:Film]] |
| 627 | * In the 1962 adaptation of ''Literature/TheManchurianCandidate'', the Chinese agent who "reprograms" the title character is named Dr. Yen-Lo, which is the same name as the Taoist god of death. |
| 628 | * ''WesternAnimation/FernGullyTheLastRainforest'''s BigBad, Hexxus, takes his name from ''hex'', meaning an evil spell or curse, itself derived from the Germanic word for "witch". |
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| 630 | [[AC:Literature]] |
| 631 | * Hera Volopoulos, a DarkActionGirl from ''Literature/TheFactsOfDeath'', who is just as vengeful as her namesake Greek goddess. |
| 632 | * Overlapping with NamesToRunAwayFrom/NamesEndingInTh, ''Literature/GoodOmens'' gives us "Ashtoreth" -- after a LadyOfWar and LoveGoddess from Myth/CanaaniteMythology -- as an alias for the NobleDemon Crowley when he's undercover and {{genderben|der}}t as a nanny to a boy believed to be TheAntichrist. Hell, the kid himself counts: ''Warlock'' Dowling. |
| 633 | |
| 634 | [[AC:Video Games]] |
| 635 | * ''Franchise/BaldursGate'', named after the Norse god. |
| 636 | * Ishtaros (named after the Babylonian goddess Ishtar) and Nicchae (named after Nike, the Greek goddess of victory) in ''[[VideoGame/NinjaGaiden2004 Ninja Gaiden Black/Sigma]]''. |
| 637 | * Derceto (Syrian goddess), the haunted mansion in ''Videogame/AloneInTheDark1992''. |
| 638 | * ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 3}}'' has an Underworld resident named Charon, after {{the ferryman}} of Hades, who can be recruited as a follower, and Cerberus, the Mister Gutsy robot who patrols Underworld. |
| 639 | * Baraka (Hebrew/Arabic for "blessing") from the ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' series. |
| 640 | * Istersiva (portmanteau of Ishtar and Shiva), the Cursed Mine boss in ''[[VideoGame/{{Ys}} Ys III: The Wanderers from Ys]]'' and ''The Oath in Felghana''. |
| 641 | * The AntiHero Arumat Thanatos from ''VideoGame/StarOceanTheLastHope''. He himself had made references to being the incarnation of death himself. |
| 642 | * In ''VideoGame/{{Evolve}}'', the Gorgon is named after the greek monster that turned all who looked at it to stone, as well as the root word gorgós, meaning dreadful. |
| 643 | * ''VideoGame/DivinityOriginalSinII'': TheDragon is named Windego after the [[{{Wendigo}} cannibalistic evil spirit]] of First Nations lore. She's a thoroughly [[EvilOldFolks evil old lady]] and undead to boot, but has no resemblance to the Wendigo. |
| 644 | |
| 645 | [[AC:Webcomics]] |
| 646 | * Rhea, of ''Webcomic/SlightlyDamned'', happens to be named after a Greek titan--the mother of Zeus, in fact. |
| 647 | * "Dullahan" is the original name for the Headless Horseman, a sinister ImplacableMan who wasn't even slowed down by the loss of his head. ''Webcomic/SixGunMage'' has the rebel leader Dullahan Cas, who survived being hung ''with barbed wire'' (though presumably his head didn't actually come off). He's an absurdly skilled sharpshooter, animals don't like him, [[spoiler:is supposedly the chosen one of a long-forgotten god]], oh and he appears to be either lucky beyond belief or nigh unkillable. Possibly both. |
| 648 | |
| 649 | [[AC:Web Original]] |
| 650 | * ''WebVideo/ContraPoints'' features a neo-Nazi named Freya, after Myth/NorseMythology's resident LoveGoddess who doubles as a LadyOfWar. This is probably a nod to how ThoseWackyNazis tend to idolise all things Nordic. |
| 651 | |
| 652 | [[AC:Western Animation]] |
| 653 | * ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'''s Megatron uses this as an ''invoked'' trope, in an attempt to ''be'' the figure from the series' equivalent of Literature/TheBible, "''The Covenant of Primus''". The Franchise/{{Transformers}} Wiki put it best: "What distinguishes Megatron from the countless others who share [[AGodAmI [his] goal]] is his chutzpah. This is a guy who named himself after his faith's equivalent ''of the Antichrist''." |
| 654 | |
| 655 | [[AC:Real Life]] |
| 656 | * UsefulNotes/OdaNobunaga is often referred to as "Dairokuten Maou", [[DemonKingNobunaga "Devil King of the Sixth Heaven"]], in various franchises he appears in (a nickname he apparently chose for himself in RealLife). This is roughly the Buddhist equivalent of {{Satan}}. |
| 657 | * Orcas. otherwise known as Killer Whales (if that name wasn't bad enough), have the scientific name of ''Orcinius orca'', Basically named after Orcus, the Roman god of ''death''. That's right, Shamu is named after the god of death. |
| 658 | * The Greek god Pan is a literal one, as his name is the root of the word ''Panic''. |
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