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3A form of NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: [[WeaponsAndWieldingTropes Weapons]] (and usually melee weapons, at that) often indicate a character's weapon choice, or imply that they're as dangerous as their namesake.
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6!Examples:
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8[[foldercontrol]]
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10[[folder:Any notable firearm manufacturer]]
11Colt, Winchester, Ingram, Glock, Mauser, etc. You're not likely to meet a Alexander U.S. Repeating-Arms, but if you do you should probably run ''very'' fast. Zig-zagging. Preferably a ''very'' short distance to some sort of solid cover. If behind that solid cover you should happen to find an RPG launcher and a stock of rounds for it, so much the better..
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13[[AC:{{Anime}} and {{Manga}}]]
14* ''Manga/SoulEater'' has Patti and Liz Thompson, [[EquippableAlly equippable allies]] who turn into, well, guns.
15* Subversion: In the anime ''Literature/ScrappedPrincess'', the Casull family is on the run from the church of Mauser and any last name for any character is a weapon manufacturer. There's enough characters to go from obvious ones like Winya Chester, Barrett and Steyr to more obscure ones such as Galil, Giat, Socom, Scorpse and Peters-Stahl.
16** Mauser's nemesis, Browning. Also, Mauser's servants are called the Peacekeepers, and Browning's are [[spoiler: the Dragoons.]]
17
18[[AC:ComicBooks]]
19* Moses Magnum from ''ComicBook/XMen''
20
21%%[[AC:{{Film}}]]
22%%* ''Film/JesusChristVampireHunter'': Mary Magnum.
23
24[[AC:{{Literature}}]]
25* ''Literature/MonsterHunterInternational'': Owen Zastave Pitt (the Owen submachine gun that his father used in Vietnam, along with Zastava, the main small arms manufacturer in Serbia). [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] in that WordOfGod confirms that he's named after the place in Serbia that is also the namesake of the manufacturer, it's just a nice coincident for an author and a character who many people would put under the GunNut trope.
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27[[AC:LiveActionTV]]
28* The Winchester brothers on ''Series/{{Supernatural}}''. In the episode "The Benders," a county police officer asks, "Like the rifle?" and Dean answers, "[[NamedLikeMyName Like the rifle.]]"
29** In the season 4 episode "It's a Terrible Life," the bewitched brothers believe their names are Dean '''Smith''' and Sam '''Wesson'''.
30* Thomas Magnum of ''Series/MagnumPI''
31* Tony Beretta, the cop from the '70's TV show, ''Beretta''.
32* ''Series/RemingtonSteele''
33
34[[AC:Professional Wrestling]]
35* Oficial AK-47 from the International Wrestling Revolution Group
36
37[[AC:VideoGames]]
38* Ingram Plisken from ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars''. Bonus points for sharing the surname of a dude called ''Snake''.
39** There are a lot of Banpresto Original characters named like that. There's Kyosuke '''Nanbu''', Excellen and Lemon '''Browning''', Lefina '''Enfield''', Sean '''Webley''', '''Ingram''' Prisken, '''Calico''' and '''Spectra''' among others...
40* ''VideoGame/DeathJr'' has Smith and Weston, but in an odd subversion they're just Siamese twins with little to perceivably do with guns. We expected better from a series containing the word, "death."
41
42[[AC: VisualNovels]]
43* ''VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry'''s Chiester Sisters are each named after the make number of a given gun. Thus far there are Chiester 45, 410, 00, and 556. 00 refers to the 00 shotgun shell; 410, the .410 shotgun round; 45, the .45 Colt round; 556, the 5.56x45mm NATO assault rifle round. In the fifth book, two additional Chiester Sisters are mentioned: Chiester 20 and Chiester 127. 20 refers to 20mm rounds fired by a M61 Vulcan Gatling Gun, while 127 refers to 127mm shells fired by a 5-inch deck gun.
44
45[[AC:Webcomics]]
46* Subverted in ''Webcomic/{{Loserz}}'' -- Ben Winchester, Jodie Beretta, and Eric Remington are all fairly ordinary high school students (although Jodie is a massive slut and is revealed in the sequel strip, Quarter Life Crisis, to have grown up to be a stripper, she's not someone you would exactly run from).
47[[/folder]]
48
49[[folder:Blade]]
50
51[[AC:{{Anime}} and {{Manga}}]]
52* ''Anime/TekkamanBlade''. Most of the other Tekkamen have weapon names too (Dagger, Axe, Sword...), and if that isn't enough indication you should run, there's Tekkaman Evil. Then ''Tekkaman Blade II'' has Tekkaman Dead.
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54[[AC:ComicBooks]]
55* ''The'' ComicBook/{{Blade}}.
56
57[[AC:Fan Fiction]]
58* Vash of ''Fanfic/ChristianHumberReloaded'' gets called "Blade" by [[strike:Franchise/{{Sonic|TheHedgehog}}]] [[CaptainErsatz Spin the Hedgehog]], because he's "the only one (Spin) know(s) who knows how to wield a sword like a pro".
59
60[[AC:Film]]
61* [[http://he-man.wikia.com/wiki/Blade Blade]] from the LiveActionAdaptation of ''Film/MastersOfTheUniverse''.
62
63[[AC:Literature]]
64* In ''Literature/SurvivorDogs'', the leader of the Fierce Dogs pack is named Blade.
65
66[[AC:LiveActionTV]]
67* John "Johnny" Tyler Blade, the main villain of the ''Series/WalkerTexasRanger'' episode "[[Recap/WalkerTexasRangerS7E12LostBoys Lost Boys]]"
68* A mutant from ''Series/VRTroopers''.
69* Series/KamenRiderBlade
70* Captain Blade, leader of the chameleons (a race of faceless [[{{Humanshifting}} Humanshifter]] aliens stealing people's identities in order to take over an airport) in the ''Series/DoctorWho'' story "The Faceless Ones".
71
72[[AC:VideoGames]]
73* Variation: Ragna the Bloodedge from ''VideoGame/BlazBlue''.
74* [[VideoGame/StarCraft The Queen of Blades]].
75* Jack of Blades, from ''[[VideoGame/FableI Fable]]''.
76* ''VideoGame/GoldenSunDarkDawn'': Blados is [[SarcasmMode such]] [[ObviouslyEvil a nice guy.]]
77* Jonathan Blade, the BountyHunter in ''VideoGame/EternalChampions''.
78* ''VideoGame/PowerBlade''.
79* The [[spoiler: [[WalkingSpoiler secret sixteenth student]]]] in ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc'' is called Mukuro Ikusaba, which roughly translates to 'Corpse Warblade'. [[spoiler: Subverted in ''IF'' when it's revealed [[LoveMakesyouEvil she's not]] [[HeelFaceTurn really a bad person.]]]]
80* ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim'': The Blades are a group of ancient dragonslayers, led by the Dragonborn, who can steal the souls of dragons and kill them permanently. When they ran out of dragons to kill, the Blades became the personal bodyguards of the Dragonborn Emperors. The Aldmeri Dominion made a smart (if slightly dickish) move in wiping them out before beginning the war with the Empire.
81* [[LaserGuidedKarma The Blades of the Darkmoon]] in ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'' are servants of Velka, Goddess of Sin. They are charged with punishing people with outstanding sins(in-game, this constitutes killing [=NPCs=], getting indicted by players you've invaded and killed, etc.), usually by invading their world and killing them. Velka's influence is so great, other deities fear her power.
82* Blade, the [[spoiler:[[TheDragon subfinal boss]]]] of ''VideoGame/RedEarth''
83
84[[AC:Real Life]]
85* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloody_Knife Bloody Knife]], a Native American scout who fought for Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer during the Great Sioux War of 1876. He died along with Custer at Little Bighorn.
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87[[/folder]]
88
89[[folder:Bullet]]
90
91[[AC:{{Film}}]]
92* ''Film/{{Bullitt}}'', from the movie of the same name
93
94[[AC:{{Literature}}]]
95* Bullet, the protagonist of Cynthia Voigt's ''The Runner'', though it's technically not his real name. He's a very fast runner. [[spoiler: It proves a tragically appropriate name, as he is killed in the Vietnam War.]]
96* One of the Fierce Dogs in ''Literature/SurvivorDogs'' is named Bullet.
97
98[[AC:LiveActionTV]]
99* Subverted in the ''Series/RedDwarf'' episde "[[Recap/RedDwarfSeasonVBackToReality Back to Reality]]", where Kryten tries to sound tough with the name Jake Bullet ... only to discover that his Badass-sounding 'Cybernetics Division' is traffic control.
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101[[AC:NewspaperComics]]
102* ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'': One of Calvin's imaginary alter egos is the hard-boiled private eye, Tracer Bullet.
103
104[[AC:VideoGames]]
105* Bulletta (B. B. Hood) from ''VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}}''.
106* The Bullet Bills from the ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' games. {{Justified|Trope}} because that's what they are--giant bullets with human faces.
107[[/folder]]
108
109[[folder:Gunn]]
110[[AC:{{Anime and Manga}}]]
111* In ''Sword Art Online's'' second season, we have "Death Gun", [[spoiler: who is actually two murdering brothers]].
112
113[[AC:{{Film}}]]
114* Tommy "The Machine" Gunn from ''Film/RockyV''.
115* Subverted in ''Film/{{Snatch}}'', where Tommy tells people he was named after the gun when he was actually named after a famous ballet dancer.
116* Gunn, the chief of security in ''Film/TheReturnOfSwampThing''.
117
118[[AC:{{Literature}}]]
119* ''Literature/WaysideSchool'' has Bebe Gunn and her little brother, Ray Gunn
120* The ''{{Literature/Nightside}}'''s Shotgun Suzie aka Suzie Shooter aka [[LampshadeHanging Oh God, It's Her! Run!]]
121* Ben Gunn from ''Literature/TreasureIsland'', at least in the past. Now he's become senile and weak from being abandoned on the island for so long.
122
123[[AC:VideoGames]]
124* In ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'', the protagonist is given the alias Solomon or Alison Gunn (depending on their gender).
125
126[[AC:LiveActionTV]]
127* Peter Gunn
128* Charles Gunn, the muscle on ''Series/{{Angel}}''.
129
130[[AC: RealLife]]
131* Subversion: Tim Gunn of ''Series/ProjectRunway'', consistently the nicest person on the show.
132** Funnily enough, the tenth season of the very same show featured a DesignatedVillain named Gunnar. Gunnar '''Deatherage.''' It's almost hard to believe that's someone's actual name.
133[[/folder]]
134
135[[folder:Hammer]]
136
137[[AC:ComicBooks]]
138* The very hard-boiled Literature/MikeHammer.
139* ComicBook/IronMan foe Justin Hammer.
140* ''ComicBook/EnemyAce'', real name Hans von Hammer
141
142[[AC:Film]]
143* ''Franchise/StarWars'': Darth Maul, anyone? This can actually work as a [[NamesToRunAwayFrom/{{Verbs}} verb]] too.
144* ''Film/Thir13enGhosts'' has The Hammer as one of the ghosts of the Black Zodiac. Said ghost is a ScaryBlackMan with railroad spikes embeded in his body and his blacksmith hammer in place of his hand.
145
146[[AC:{{Literature}}]]
147* Creator/JackVance has VillainProtagonist Cugel the Clever, a homophone for cudgel. Also a jab at the character, since a cudgel is the exact opposite of his attempt to be clever and subtle.
148* In the ''Literature/WarriorCats'' series, the main villain was named Hammerclaw in drafts of the first book. Someone pointed out that the cats wouldn't know what a hammer is, and his name got changed to Tigerclaw (the cats know vaguely what Big Cats are).
149* Roran Stronghammer from the ''Literature/InheritanceCycle.''
150
151[[AC:LiveActionTV]]
152* The [[CharacterTitle title character]] from ''Series/SledgeHammer'', who's a borderline insane, over-the-top parody of violent {{Cowboy Cop}}s.
153
154[[AC:VideoGames]]
155* The Maulotaur (episode 2 boss) from ''VideoGame/{{Heretic}}'', named after the huge maul (sledgehammer) which is his weapon.
156* Sister Hammer, from ''VideoGame/FableII''
157* Orgrim {{Doom|yDoomsOfDoom}}hammer from the ''Franchise/{{Warcraft|ExpandedUniverse}}'' series, a double whammy.
158* Subverted by Hammer in ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaAriaOfSorrow'', a scary-looking American army man who, upon finding himself in Dracula's castle, starts collecting weapons... to open a shop. Mina is spooked; Soma is just perplexed.
159* The Mjolnir (after Thor's hammer) cyborgs in the ''VideoGame/{{Marathon}}'' verse, and the Mjolnir armor of the Spartans in ''Franchise/{{Halo}}''. Also, Foehammer, the dropship pilot from the [[VideoGame/HaloCombatEvolved first installment]] of the latter series.
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161[[AC:WebOriginal]]
162* ''WebVideo/DoctorHorriblesSingAlongBlog'': "The Hammer is my penis."
163
164[[AC:RealLife]]
165* [[RedScare Vyacheslav Molotov]] is a double-whammy - the incendiary bomb is named for him, and ''molot'' is Russian for "hammer".
166* Charles Martel, illegitimate son of Pepin of Herstal and ''de facto'' ruler of the Franks from 718 to 741 CE. If you're curious, his last name was actually a cognomen, meaning "Hammer", for the way he crushed his enemies on the battlefield.
167* The ''Literature/MalleusMaleficarum'', or "Hammer of the Witches" in Latin, was a {{witch hunt}}ing manual that aided in the [[BurnTheWitch frenzied wave of executions]] responsible for tens of thousands of deaths during UsefulNotes/TheRenaissance and TheCavalierYears.
168[[/folder]]
169
170[[folder:Hook]]
171
172[[AC:{{Literature}}]]
173* ''Literature/PeterPan'': Captain James Hook, though it's revealed to be an alias.
174
175[[AC:LiveActionTV]]
176* Caleb Hooks, a recurring antagonist of ''Series/WalkerTexasRanger''.
177
178[[AC:Theatre]]
179* ''Theatre/{{Peter Pan|1954}}'': Captain James Hook, "Mrs. Hook's little baby boy."
180
181[[AC:WesternAnimation]]
182* One of the [[WesternAnimation/TheTransformers Constructicons]] was named Hook.
183[[/folder]]
184
185[[folder:Icepick]]
186[[AC:{{Toys}}]]
187* There's a [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Decepticon]] by the name.
188
189[[AC:VideoGames]]
190* Icepick is also a bad guy from one of the ''VideoGame/DoubleDragon'' games and one of the ''VideoGame/SkateOrDie'' games.
191[[/folder]]
192
193[[folder:Knives]]
194
195[[AC:{{Anime}} and {{Manga}}]]
196* Evil brother Millions Knives from ''Anime/TriGun''
197* [[SinisterShiv Shanks]] from ''Manga/OnePiece''. Subverted in that he's really a nice guy, and not in an AffablyEvil way. Then double-subverted when it's revealed he's one of the Four Emperors, one of such power that not even the Marines, Warlords, nor other Emperors want to antagonize directly. When the Marineford War was about to devolve into a MeleeATrois, his appearance and threat to join in the brawl stopped the war right there and then.
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199[[AC:ComicBooks]]
200* PsychoExGirlfriend Knives Chau from ''ComicBook/ScottPilgrim''
201* Dagger from the Creator/MarvelComics duo ComicBook/CloakAndDagger.
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203[[AC:{{Film}}]]
204* Tough-looking character actor (and real-life ex-con) Creator/DannyTrejo often plays characters named after edged weapons. He's been Navajas ("knives" in Spanish), Razor Eddie, Razor Charlie, and Machete no less than four times.
205* ''Film/FlightOfTheIntruder'' features resident EnsignNewbie "Razor", so dubbed because he [[IronicNickname doesn't look old enough to shave.]] When he proves to be very bloodthirsty when defending downed pilots from enemy ground forces, he is renamed "Straight Razor".
206* Shank, the gang leader antagonist in the ultra-violent ''Slaughter Race'' game in ''WesternAnimation/RalphBreaksTheInternet''. [[spoiler:Though, like most ''Wreck-It Ralph'' video-game villains, she's a decent person once you get to know her.]]
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208[[AC:{{Literature}}]]
209* The ''{{Literature/Nightside}}'''s Razor Eddie, punk god of the straight razor.
210* Andy Shank, who has a posse mainly because 'it was safer to be beside Andy than in front of him.' His favourite weapon was cutlass.
211* In ''Literature/SurvivorDogs'', one of the dogs in the Fierce Dogs pack is named Dagger.
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213[[AC:{{Music|tropes}}]]
214* Mack the Knife, the character from the song of the same name.
215
216[[AC:{{TabletopGames}}]]
217* Not sure if it fits here, but [[TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering Tezzeret]] is actually a term for any improvised weapon (at least, in his native tongue. He [[AppropriatedAppelation got his name]] after he used a crude knife to take down an older boy who had been bullying him. He takes the name to heart, as he sees his intellect as a great weapon that many take for granted.
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219[[AC:VideoGames]]
220* ''VideoGame/{{Shank}}''
221* Dagger, from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX''
222
223[[AC:Webcomics]]
224* Dirk Strider from ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}''.
225
226[[AC:WesternAnimation]]
227* The [[SuperSoldier Daggers]] from ''Series/SeaQuestDSV''.
228[[/folder]]
229
230[[folder:Mace]]
231 So badass it actually got ''two'' weapons, a spiky club and a tear gas, named after it. It thus can be an incredibly tough-sounding name for both men and women, and so can certain sound-alikes such as "mason"--after all, it's somebody who ''cuts rocks.'' On the other hand, "Macy" isn't a good, tough name, as naming tough people after department stores is a no-no.
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233[[AC:ComicBooks]]
234* ComicBook/LukeCage foe Mace. Justified three times: His real name is [[SecretPublicIdentity Gideon Mace]], his [[AnatomyArsenal hand is a mace]] and it [[MixAndMatchWeapon sprays mace.]]
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236[[AC:{{Film}}]]
237* Mace was also the name of the JerkAss hero of ''[[Film/StarWarsEwokAdventures The Ewok Adventure]]''.
238** Also from the ''Franchise/StarWars'' universe is Mace Windu. Given that he beat Sidious in a lightsaber duel, is one of the only Jedi to freely draw upon anger, aggression, and dark side of the force, has torn apart droids with his bare hands and is played by '''Creator/SamuelLJackson''', yes, you should run away ''really'' fast.
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240[[AC:Literature]]
241* In the ''Creator/DavidGemmell'' novel ''Morningstar'', the main character has two of these, his real name being Jerrik Mace and his title being Morningstar.
242* In ''Literature/SurvivorDogs'', one of the dogs in the Fierce Dogs pack is named Mace.
243
244[[AC:LiveActionTV]]
245* Colonel Mace of UNIT in ''Series/DoctorWho''. When confronted with a Sontaran invasion, changes the bullets to steel jacketed, nullifying the Sontarans anti copper jacketed bullet field, calls in the Valiant, a flying aircraft carrier with massive fire power, gives a rousing speech, then proceeds to kill the Sontaran field Commander with a [[RockBeatsLaser revolver]], after saying "You will face me sir!"
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247[[AC:VideoGames]]
248* HK-47 from ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic''.
249
250[[AC:WesternAnimation]]
251* [[WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce Mike Morningstar]] again, as a morning star is also the name for a mace with spikes.
252** The Morningstar is also a common nickname for this guy named Lucifer, ever heard of him?
253*** Yes, but ''that'' aspect of the name is already on [[NamesToRunAwayFrom/DemonsOrAngels the appropriate page]].
254[[/folder]]
255
256[[folder:Needles]]
257
258[[AC:ComicBooks]]
259* [[http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix4/needlespdrwmn.htm The Needle]], member of ComicBook/SpiderWoman's RoguesGallery.
260
261[[AC:{{Film}}]]
262* ''Franchise/BackToTheFuture'': What's the matter, [=McFly=]? Chicken?
263
264[[AC:LiveActionTV]]
265* ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'' MonsterOfTheWeek "Needlenose".
266
267[[AC:VideoGames]]
268* The [[MonsterClown murderous psychopath clown]] from the ''VideoGame/TwistedMetal'' series is called 'Sweet Tooth' after his ice cream truck by most people, but his ''real' name? Needles Kane.
269[[/folder]]
270
271[[folder:Scourge]]
272
273[[AC:ComicBooks]]
274* Scourge from ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'', an EvilCounterpart of Sonic.
275* Franchise/MarvelUniverse:
276** The dreaded Scourge of the Underworld, a group dedicated to murdering super villains.
277** With ComicBook/TheMightyThor, the villain known as the Executioner is also known as Skurge.
278
279[[AC:{{Literature}}]]
280* Cluny the Scourge from the first ''Literature/{{Redwall}}'' book.
281* Scourge from ''Literature/WarriorCats''.
282
283[[AC:Tropes]]
284* TheScourgeOfGod
285
286[[AC:VideoGames]]
287* During the 2009 Christmas campaign, ''VideoGame/RuneScape'' introduced a [[Literature/AChristmasCarol Scrooge]] {{expy}} named Ebenezer Scourge. He wasn't all that scary, mind you, but he was a jerk before his [[YetAnotherChristmasCarol inevitable]] HeelFaceTurn.
288[[/folder]]
289
290[[folder:Spike]]
291[[AC: {{Anime}} and {{Manga}}]]
292* Spike Spiegel of ''Anime/CowboyBebop'' fame is an AfroAsskicker (actually, make that ''[[AmbiguouslyJewish Jewfro]]'' Asskicker) and one hell of a bounty hunter.
293
294[[AC:FanFic]]
295* Spike, a one-off AngryGuardDog from an episode of ScriptFic ''Fanfic/CalvinAndHobbesTheSeries''.
296
297[[AC:LiveActionTV]]
298* Spike the vampire from ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' starts as a villain, and being a hundred-and-twentysomething he poses a far bigger threat than most regular vampires. He also has a unique record (as far as we know) of having killed two Slayers. Interestlingy, a 'Beware Dog' sign is regularly shown in the background in his scenes.
299
300[[AC:{{Pinball}}]]
301* Spike, the AngryGuardDog from ''Pinball/JunkYard''.
302
303[[AC:WesternAnimation]]
304* Spike the bulldog from ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry'', who is strong, dangerous, and imposing. While Jerry was generally on his good graces, Tom was frequently disposed of by him.
305[[/folder]]
306
307[[folder:Swords]]
308[[AC:{{Anime}} and {{Manga}}]]
309* [[Franchise/GhostInTheShell Motoko Kusanagi]]. Admittedly a pseudonym, but still...
310** Given that it would be like a westerner calling herself "Mary Excalibur", yeah...
311* The Ten Espada from ''Manga/{{Bleach}}''.
312* [[Anime/PaniPoniDash Tsurugi Inugami]], is named after a [[EveryJapaneseSwordIsAKatana sword]]. He's also named after a Japanese Mythology god as a bonus. The thing is, he is not one bit of a badass. In fact, he is a downright pushover to [[FriendToAllLivingThings Misao Nanjo]].
313* The legendary assassin of the Bakumatsu, [[Manga/RurouniKenshin Hitokiri Battousai]], which practically translates as "the assassin quick at drawing swords."
314
315[[AC:Film]]
316* General Katana in ''Film/HighlanderIITheQuickening''.
317
318[[AC:{{Literature}}]]
319* Saber from the ''Literature/InheritanceCycle''.
320* Swords of Blood and Fire from ''Creator/DavidGemmell'''s White Wolf
321* The Sword of the Morning, Ser Arthur Dayne from "Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire"
322* Domingo Espada from ''Literature/DoubleShot'', whose last name is Spanish for "sword".
323
324[[AC:LiveActionTV]]
325* Kamen Rider Sa''sword''
326* Sabre on ''Series/AmericanGladiators''.
327
328[[AC:{{Toys}}]]
329* Star Saber and Wing Saber of ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}''
330
331[[AC:VideoGames]]
332* Durandal of ''VideoGame/{{Marathon}}''.
333* Durandal from ''VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBindingBlade'' and ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBlazingBlade The Blazing Blade]]''.
334* As well as Cortana from ''Franchise/{{Halo}}''.
335* Jerkass antihero of Climax's Dreamcast ''VideoGame/{{Timestalkers}}'' game, simply named Sword. Actually, everyone playable has a simple object name like the puppet being named Marion, except the elf Nigel, who was a hero from a previous game (though Sword is the only one people want to get away from for being such a smug Ahole). Lady scares the three mobster bad guys a lot, but that's because they're really just bluffing blustery types who are used to others doing their work.
336* The ''{{VideoGame/Wario|Ware}}'' series has Kat & Ana, twin ninja girls. They also have a pet bald-eagle and monkey named "Shuriken" and "Nunchuck" respectively.
337* VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}. Not necessarily evil, but you're sure going to want to run very fast if you ever bump into her.
338* ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight''. Any Servant called Saber. [[spoiler: Especially King Arthur. SHE's badass.]] Their Masters have canonically won every Grail War that has happened. ([[spoiler:[[JerkassGenie Technically, no Servant has won the War]].]])
339* [[VideoGame/BlazBlue The]] [[RageAgainstTheHeavens Kusanagi Unit]].
340** [[ImplacableMan The Cold Steel or the Just Sword]].
341
342[[AC:RealLife]]
343* Brian Randall, author of ''Fanfic/KyonBigDamnHero'', chose the [[PunnyName punny pseudonym]] "Durandall" for himself.
344[[/folder]]
345
346[[folder:Weapon]]
347
348[[AC:{{Literature}}]]
349* In ''Literature/GalaxyOfFear'', [[spoiler: [[VerbalTicName Eppon]]]] is actually PokemonSpeak. It's explicitly stated to be a corruption of "Weapon".
350
351[[AC:Webcomics]]
352* ''Webcomic/FarOutThere'' features a little boy named "Megaweapon." Disturbingly, it fits him perfectly.
353* ''Webcomic/WeaponBrown''. Charlie Brown of ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'' fame [[TookALevelInBadass took about 35 levels in Badass]] and his whole milieu got DarkerAndEdgier.
354[[/folder]]
355
356[[folder:Others]]
357
358[[AC:{{Anime}} and {{Manga}}]]
359* Just about every character in ''Manga/SoulEater'' was named both after their weapon or weapon form and [[MusicalThemeNaming a famous musician]]. Examples: Maka Albarn, whose first name is an anagram of the Japanese word for scythe, "kama". She wields a SinisterScythe [[spoiler: and is one, in the anime.]] Black Star uses a giant shiruken, the Thompson sisters turn into Thompson Eagles, Jackie O'Lantern Dupre is a flamethrower, and Harvar D. Eclair is named after the French word for "lightning", conciding with the fact that he is an electric lance.
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361[[AC:ComicBooks]]
362* ComicBook/{{Empowered}}: Willy Pete gets his name from the military lingo for white phosphorus.
363
364[[AC:Film]]
365* The ''Film/JamesBond'' franchise gives us [[Creator/ChristopherLee Francisco Scaramanga]], also known as "Pistols" or "Film/TheManWithTheGoldenGun''.
366* ''Film/ChittyChittyBangBang'', another movie based on an Creator/IanFleming book, has the villainous [[{{Ruritania}} Vulgarian]] rulers Baron and Baroness ''Bomburst''.
367* ''Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesIITheSecretOfTheOoze'' provides mutant wolf Rahzar, which sounds like "razor" (to the point the [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012 2012 cartoon]] returns the name to someone [[TheNicknamer Mikey]] compared to a "dog with razors").
368* The last name of the SerialKiller in ''Film/{{Replicant}}'' is eventually revealed to be Garrotte (like the strangling wire).
369
370[[AC:{{Literature}}]]
371* Citizen Admiral Esther [=McQueen=] from the ''Literature/HonorHarrington'' series - aka "Citizen Admiral Cluster Bomb".
372* Snaga the Sender, The Blades of no Return. Druss the Legend's axe
373* Simon Green's ''Literature/{{Nightside}}'' gave us "Shotgun Suzie," aka "Suzie Shooter," aka "Oh Christ, It's Her, Run!"
374* Heinz '''Axmann''', Stasi officer from ''Literature/{{Schwarzesmarken}}''
375
376[[AC:LiveActionTV]]
377* Ryan ''Laserbeam'' from ''Series/TrueJacksonVP''. He's a good guy, but still, ''damn!''
378* ''Series/{{Chuck}}'' has Hugo [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panzer Panzer]], who is actually a skilled swordsman. However, since he's played by Steve Austin, he is ''built'' like a German tank.
379* ''Series/LostGirl'' has The Glaive, said to be the attorney general for all Faekind.
380* Laser and Nitro on ''Series/AmericanGladiators''.
381* One episode of ''[[Series/{{Blackadder}} Blackadder the Third]]'' has Edmund Blackadder and Baldrick taken captive by French revolutionaries and handed over to a female torturer/executioner named Madame Guillotine.[[note]]In real life a darkly humoristic nickname for the guillotine.[[/note]] [[spoiler:Fortunately, she turns out to be Literature/TheScarletPimpernel in disguise. ''Un''fortunately, this only becomes apparent after [[NiceJobBreakingItHero Edmund poisons him]].]]
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383[[AC:Radio]]
384* Captain Lazerbeam from his skits on ''Thrilling Adventure Hour'', though the running away part depends on how opposed the villian/listener is to a nonstop barrage of puns.
385
386[[AC:TabletopGames]]
387* [[MoreDakka Wazdakka]] [[BadassBiker Gutsmek]], arguably the greatest [[TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}} Ork]] warbiker in existence.
388
389[[AC:{{Toys}}]]
390* In certain ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' continuities, there is Bludgeon, a ruthless Decepticon martial artist who, in most incarnations, has a skeletal samurai motif. Ironically, he doesn't wield a bludgeon at all, favoring swords and/or [[FantasticFightingStyle Metallikato]] techniques for close combat.
391
392[[AC:VideoGames]]
393* ''VideoGame/DukeNukem''. Or does that count as a verb?
394* Mocked in ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'' in the ''Mark of the Assassin'' DLC; the party gets ambushed after speaking to a contact named Edge, and your party members point out either that the name is ridiculous ("Edge? That's his ''name''?") or that they shouldn't have trusted a guy with a name like that.
395* The Iron Knuckles enemy from ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' series.
396* ''VideoGame/AceCombat7SkiesUnknown'' has the player control the hot-headed Trigger.
397* ''VideoGame/SaintsRow'' has Johnny Gat, a staple character of the series. Bonus points for Gat being both gang slang and a legit surname.
398
399[[AC:WesternAnimation]]
400* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'' had a nasty one pop up while Terry was investigating a NebulousEvilOrganisation of [[PsychicPowers psychics]]. [[spoiler:As you would expect, the creepy lady can blow things up with her mind.]]
401-->'''Terry:''' By the way, what's the creepy lady's power?\
402'''Tamara:''' I don't know, but they call her "Bombshell".\
403'''Terry:''' [[ThisIsGonnaSuck Oh, THAT'S encouraging]].
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405[[AC:RealLife]]
406* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Bloodaxe Eric Bloodaxe]], King of Norway and Northumbria.
407* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Shrapnel Henry Shrapnel]]. And by his own doing: the reason he's got a name to run away from really fast is because shrapnel ''was named after him''.
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