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2%%->He looked like he should be named Mass Murderer, Serial Killer or Sadistic Bastard. Or, at the very least, Snake.\
3%%-->-- '''Adriana''', in reference to Cael, ''Deadly Sins'' chapter 4
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5[[foldercontrol]]
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7[[folder:Comic Books]]
8->''What kind of idiot would knowingly date a girl named ''Knives''?''
9-->-- '''Ramona Flowers''', ''ComicBook/ScottPilgrim vs the World''
10
11->''Your translator doohickey called him "annihilate" or "nihilism" or something. I mean, there's your frickin' clue train pulled right up to the station.''
12-->-- '''Ben Grimm''' on "Nihil", ''ComicBook/UltimateFantasticFour''
13
14->''Evening, gentlemen, we're from X-Factor. My codename is "Can Crush You with a Glance" Man. And this is my partner "Once Disemboweled a Fellow Just to Watch Him Die" Girl. Let's take ten seconds to consider why we're called that, and what it could mean for your long-term health prospects.''
15-->-- '''Guido Carousella''', ''ComicBook/XFactor'' [[Creator/PeterDavid #4]]
16
17->'''Kirsten [=McDuffie=]:''' Do you figure his parents just assumed he'd grow up to be evil when they named him "Zebediah Killgrave"?\
18'''Matt Murdock:''' Yeah. We call it the "[[Characters/MarvelComicsDoctorDoom Victor von Doom]]" paradox.
19-->-- ''ComicBook/{{Daredevil}} Vol 4 #10''
20
21->''"Shit-- well, that tells you everything you need to know, doesn't it?"''
22-->-- '''Herr Starr''' in ''ComicBook/{{Preacher}}'' upon hearing of the Saint of Killers
23
24->'''Nodwick:''' Look, I think I know this place well enough. I just can't get the names straight, that's all.\
25'''Artax:''' And if a legionnaire asks you your business and you mistakenly call the Hall of Evisceration the March of Severed Heads? What then?\
26'''Nodwick:''' Who named all of these places, anyway?\
27'''Artax:''' [[BigBad Who]] do you think? A ''worse'' question would be ''why''...
28-->-- ''ComicStrip/{{Nodwick}} #10''
29
30[[/folder]]
31
32[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
33->''I'm not called the Torturer because I ''don't'' torture people.''
34-->-- '''The Torturer''', ''Film/AmericanDreamz''
35
36->''Heydrich apparently hates the moniker the good people of Prague have bestowed on him. Actually, why he would hate the name [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reinhard_Heydrich "the Hangman"]] is baffling to me; it would appear he's done everything in his power to earn it. I, on the other hand, '''[[CardCarryingVillain love]]''' my unofficial title.''
37-->-- '''Hans Landa the Jew Hunter''', ''Film/InglouriousBasterds''
38
39->'''Fozzie:''' (''reading from a business card'') Dominic... Badguy?\
40'''Dominic Badguy:''' [[PronouncingmyNameForYou Bad-]]''[[PretentiousPronunciation gee]]''. It's French.
41-->-- ''Film/MuppetsMostWanted''
42
43->''Let me introduce my associates. This is Mr. Broken Teeth, Mr. Ruptured Spleen, and my right-hand man, Mr. Rape Your Daughter With Assault Unless You Play Ball.''
44-->-- '''Mr Brown''', ''Film/RaceForTheYankeeZephyr''
45
46->''Major "Mad Dog" Hollister, isn't it? Sandy "Take No Prisoners" Charlesworth, SAS.''
47-->-- '''Major Charlesworth''', ''Film/{{Water| 1985}}''
48
49->''They literally call themselves "Decepticons!" That doesn't set off any red flags?!''
50-->-- '''Agent Burns''', ''Film/{{Bumblebee}}''
51
52->'''[[TheBrute Mr. Kil]]:''' I'm Mr. Kil.\
53'''Film/JamesBond:''' [[DeadpanSnarker That's a name to die for]].
54-->-- ''Film/DieAnotherDay''
55
56->''"Susie... Sarah... I once read that names which begin with the letter 'S' are the names of SNAKES! Sssss! Ssssss!"''
57-->--'''Olga''', ''Film/Suspiria1977''
58[[/folder]]
59
60[[folder:Literature]]
61->''Don't fear! [[DarkAgeOfSuperNames Dark Apocalypse]] is here! ...Hello? (crowd runs away screaming)
62-->-- ''Literature/DoesThisCapeMakeMeLookFat''?, by Chelsea Cain and Marc Mohan
63
64->'''Wedge Antilles:''' Admiral, have you wondered why {{the Emperor}} gave such nasty names to his Star Destroyers? ''Executor, Agonizer, Iron Fist, Venom''?\
65'''Teren Rogriss:''' [[NeverHeardThatOneBefore I've heard every schoolboy theory proposed on that matter.]]\
66'''Wedge:''' This one comes from [[TheHero Luke Skywalker]]-\
67'''Rogriss:''' Having exhausted the schoolboys, we now turn to the {{farmboy}}s? [[DeadpanSnarker How charming.]]\
68'''Wedge:''' -who has a certain perspective on the matter the rest of us don't. He thinks it all has to do with corruption, with the seduction of the not-too-unwilling. [...] Put a man or woman in a situation where the actions he's obliged to take, such as serving [[BigBad Emperor Palpatine]], are a certain path to personal corruption. Fill his ears with words saying that his actions are honorable ones. But surround him with constant reminders of the wrongness that he's doing. Our victim will cling to the words but will, at some level, [[HeelRealization always be aware of the wrongness]] — he can't escape it. The symbols, such as the names of the ships he commands, won't let him forget. He's always aware of his descent, of his slow transference to {{the dark side}}. Skywalker thinks the Emperor found this knowing acceptance of corruption, this half-accepting, half-struggling process, [[ForTheEvulz particularly delicious.]]
69-->-- ''[[Literature/XWingSeries X-Wing: Starfighters of Adumar]]''
70
71->But still, it was hard not to worry about what would happen if [[BigGood Sermung]] ever fell. The Crystal Titan was a name that carried so much weight behind it. In some places, its mere utterance was enough to prevent war. And as long as those ''other'' names were out there — names like the [[ChaoticEvil Mad Demon]], the [[BigBad Living Void]], the [[TheDragon Monster of the East]], and the [[TheSpymaster Salesman of Death]] — as long as those existed, the Crystal Titan seemed entirely needed.
72-->-- ''Literature/TheZombieKnight''
73
74->'''Ryan:''' Seriously, Fleshrender? That's a little on the nose, isn't it?\
75'''Lyelee:''' Yes. She named herself. [[BadPowersBadPeople She was proud of what she could do.]]\
76'''Keetin:''' That's a little creepy.\
77'''Ryan:''' So she wasn't born with the name and then decided to live up to it?
78-->-- ''Literature/IntoTheBrokenLands''
79
80[[/folder]]
81
82[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
83
84->'''Bloodmist''': Poor, lost creature. Wandering, not knowing who or what you are. What is your name, lost one? Do you even know?\
85'''Rev Bem:''' My name is Brother Behemial Far-Traveller. I am a Wayist of the Sacred Order...\
86'''Bloodmist:''' Behemial Far-Traveller! That is a food name, not fit for a Harbinger of the Abyss. I asked you what your name is. The name your father gave you!\
87'''Rev Bem:''' RED PLAGUE!!!
88-->-- ''{{Series/Andromeda}}''
89
90->'''Wanda:''' (''flipping through the [[DepravedDentist dentist]] section of the Yellow Pages'') Dr. Hertz... Dr. Payne... Dr. Yankum...\
91'''Brent:''' Oh, you're making those names up.\
92'''Wanda:''' (''shows him the phone book'')\
93'''Brent:''' Wow. Dr. Payne. I think he fought ComicBook/SpiderMan.
94-->-- ''Series/CornerGas''
95
96->'''Twitty:''' You know, Louis? This probably isn't a burn, man, you know, you know I say, Scabby is in Sneaker Circus right now, you know, just, negotiating the finer points of our deal. \
97'''Louis:''' Yeah, well maybe if his name was Honest Bob, [[SuddenlyShouting BUT HIS NAME IS "SCABBY"!]]
98-->-- ''Series/EvenStevens'', "Quest for Coolness"
99
100->'''Wilson:''' This guy's name is Weber, not [[TheVonTropeFamily von Lieberman]]!\
101'''House:''' I call Weber "von Lieberman." Way eviler.
102-->-- ''Series/{{House}}''
103
104->''If your name is Sepp, at the bare minimum, you've strangled someone in a bar fight. That's just a fact.''
105-->-- '''John Oliver''' on Sepp Blatter, ''Series/LastWeekTonightWithJohnOliver''
106
107->''"[[EvilIsNotAToy This is insane!]] There's a reason we call him...Mad Pierrot!"''
108-->-- '''Dr Godard''', ''Series/CowboyBebop2021'', "Sad Clown A-Go-Go"
109
110[[/folder]]
111
112[[folder:Magazines]]
113
114->What, was "Hitler von Killington" too subtle? How about "Sergeant Satanstein?"
115-->-- ''Magazine/{{MAD}}'' on ''Franchise/StarWars''' [[Film/RevengeOfTheSith General Grievous]]
116
117[[/folder]]
118
119[[folder:Radio]]
120
121->''Oh, tut tut tut. You're far too modest, Edwin. You have restored the name "Blackgaard" to a position of honor! Not an easy thing to do...''
122-->-- '''Dr. Regis Blackgaard''', ''Radio/AdventuresInOdyssey''
123
124[[/folder]]
125
126[[folder:Theater]]
127
128->''My name from Adam Goodheart, you'll find\
129Is changed to Gideon Crawle\
130For a [[AristocratsAreEvil bad Bart's]] steward\
131Who heart is much too hard\
132Is always "Gideon Crawle"''
133-->-- '''Old Adam''', ''Theatre/{{Ruddigore}}''
134
135[[/folder]]
136
137[[folder:Video Games]]
138
139->''He wore the crown of the Night Sentinels, and those that tasted the bite of his sword named [[PlayerCharacter him]]... [[HorrifyingTheHorror the Doom Slayer]].''
140-->-- '''Slayer's Testament I''', ''VideoGame/{{Doom| 2016}}''
141
142->''I'd like to know who this "Corypheus" is. With a name like that he's bound to go "[[EvilLaugh mwa-ha-hah!]]" at some point, I just know it.''
143-->-- '''Hawke''', ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'' "Legacy" DLC
144
145->''Lord Yama the Vengeful? Wekehsa, in the future, you might want to refrain from stealing things belonging to anyone with "the Vengeful" in their name. You should also add "the cruel" and "the bloody" to that list.''
146-->-- '''Koss''', ''VideoGame/GuildWars''
147
148->''Alert! [[ReadingsAreOfftheScale Class 12]] psionic waveform detected. The [[TheDreaded Queen of Blades]] is inbound.''
149-->-- '''Adjutant''', ''VideoGame/StarcraftIIWingsOfLiberty''
150
151->'''Dr. Camden:''' We can't call a plant "murder potato"!\
152'''Nakmor Vorn:''' Even if we're the only ones who know about it?
153-->--''VideoGame/MassEffectAndromeda''
154
155->''Trying to cook up a name that sounds more powerful than "ultima" was actually kind of hard. We're still not entirely pleased with the results, but hopefully you'll be too busy getting your keister handed to you to notice or care.''
156-->--'''Mirage Manual''' entry on [[MarathonBoss Supraltima Weapon]], ''VideoGame/WorldOfFinalFantasy''
157
158[[/folder]]
159
160[[folder:Web Comics]]
161
162->'''Maureen:''' Maybe Maxim is smart enough to sense danger and just leave.\
163(''GilliganCut'')\
164'''Maxim:''' "Haunted forest of painful agonizing death." That's a funny name. [[TooDumbToLive Wonder what it means...]]
165-->-- ''Webcomic/AModestDestiny''
166
167->''"Ah, but I'm being rather impolite. I am Mathangi ten Meti, "Murder the Gods and Topple Their Thrones". I would like to tell you I am a noodle vendor -- but alas! [[MasterSwordsman Instead I am a student of the principle art of]] '''[[MasterSwordsman cutting]]'''."''
168-->-- '''Murder the Gods and Topple Their Thrones''', ''Webcomic/KillSixBillionDemons''
169
170->'''Lucien''': You're being perfectly ridiculous! No vampire has ever changed their name just to sound more "evil"-
171->'''Ginevra''': By the way, Lucien, it's possible both Demonia and Lord Batfang of the Blood were captured as well.
172->'''Lucien''': ''(sigh)''
173-->-- ''Webcomic/BiteMe''
174
175[[/folder]]
176
177[[folder:Web Original]]
178
179->''That's a headline you never want to see: "Captain Murderstab [[HorribleJudgeOfCharacter has been released on parole]]".''
180-->-- '''[[Creator/AchievementHunter Jeremy Dooley]]''', ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4bXwd2SuQo Let's Play - The Ship: Part 3]]''
181
182->''Then you fight "Dark Warrior." Oooh, scary name. How about "Death Guy" or "Mr. Kill?"''
183-->-- '''WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd'''
184
185->''Remember, kids: In comics, [[StevenUlyssesPerhero if your name sounds like]] ''[[StevenUlyssesPerhero anything]]'', [[StevenUlyssesPerhero you]] ''[[StevenUlyssesPerhero will]]'' [[StevenUlyssesPerhero become a super villain]].''
186-->-- '''[[WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall Linkara]]'''
187
188->''Dr. Manfred... Zongor. Y'know, some people were just ''born'' to be supervillains.''
189-->-- '''[[WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall Linkara]]''' on ''ComicBook/CaptainElectron''
190
191->''Man, [[TranslationTrainWreck Brain Business]], I want to be sympathetic to your plight, but this is totally your fault for [[TooDumbToLive rooming with a guy named Darkness]]. It's right there in the name: If somebody asks you if you wanna move into an apartment owned by Darkness, you say "No, thanks — I'll just chip in and share a motel room with The Nothing." You don't lease a boat from Baron Fuckdestruction, you don't buy a used car from Azazel, King of the Void, and you don't "crash" with Darkness itself.''
192-->-- '''[[Website/{{Cracked}} Robert Brockway]]''', "[[http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-most-baffling-subtitles-in-foreign-action-movie-history/ The Most Baffling Subtitles in Foreign Action Movie History]]"
193
194->''Hey, if you didn't want your kid to eventually be murdered by a man with a strong jawline and a penchant for puns, you shouldn't have named him shit like "[[Series/DoctorWho Davros]]" to begin with.''
195-->-- ''Website/{{Cracked}}'', [[http://www.cracked.com/article_19333_5-video-game-adaptations-that-missed-point-movie_p2.html#ixzz38EvqIMNB "5 Video Game Adaptations That Missed The Point of the Movie"]]
196
197->'''Wiz''': This man would emerge as the feared bounty hunter, [[VideoGame/GuiltyGear "Sol Badguy"]].\
198'''Boomstick''': So, he's ''clearly'' the bad guy?\
199'''Wiz''': [[InvertedTrope Actually]], he's the main hero of the story.\
200'''Boomstick''': W-wha- why would the-?...
201-->-- ''WebAnimation/DeathBattle''
202
203->''[[AC:And in addition, [[KnightTemplar he]] did [[TyrantTakesTheHelm all this]] with the most evil fucking name I've ever heard. Goge Vandire. Seriously, how could you ever trust a guy with that name. G-O-G-E VANDIRE. That name is just screaming "I'm gonna take your eye sockets [[EyeScream and put my penis into them]]". I mean, fuck.]]''
204-->-- '''The Emperor of Mankind''' in the middle of a rant, ''WebAnimation/IfTheEmperorHadATextToSpeechDevice''
205
206->REMEMBER: IF IT STARTS WITH "MOR," IT'S EVIL
207-->-- ''[[http://beasthouse-lm2.blogspot.com/2011/06/public-information-campaign.html Lawrence Miles' Doctor Who Thing]]''
208
209->''Also on this ship is Commander Nefarious, Captain I'm-A-Bad-Guy, and Admiral Bone-to-Pick. But they don't mention them.''
210-->-- '''Mr. Plinkett''' reviews ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'', ''WebVideo/RedLetterMedia''
211
212->''Did they consider naming him Meanacing T. Badperson?''
213-->-- '''Podcast/RiffTrax''' on [[BigBad Obadiah Stane]], ''Film/{{Iron Man|1}}''
214
215->Walpurgisnacht'' is from German, translated literally as "Oh fuck me, RUN!!"''
216-->-- '''Website/SFDebris''' review of ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' ep 6
217
218->''Mephiles... ''badly'' tries to convince Shadow to join the dark side, to which Shadow ''clearly'' rejects because [[VideoGame/ShadowTheHedgehog he's already had enough of that shit in the last game]], and that '''THIS GUY'S NAME IS FUCKING MEPHILES'''. It might as well be Mephistopheles, or, better yet, ''the Devil.
219-->-- '''WebVideo/SomeCallMeJohnny''' regarding '''Mephiles''' from ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006''
220
221->''Isn't it funny how psychos have such unique names? This is questioned in Dark Ride, indeed why is it always Jeremiah, Elias, or Isaac? And if your surname happens to be Slaughter, Gore, Knifey, Cutty, or Carver then it appears you can skip that career aptitude normalizing test.''
222-->-- '''[[http://www.hudsonlee.com/?p=4018 Vegan Voorhees]]''', on ''{{Film/Carver}}''
223
224->''"[[https://warhammer40k.fandom.com/wiki/Kor_Phaeron Kor Phaeron]]". Your Mummy doesn't name you that unless she expects you to go on a genocide or two. ''
225-->-- '''[[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChS9wazLlTUHSTeKVG39hZw Arch Warhammer]]''', reviewing ''[[Literature/HorusHeresy The First Heretic]]''
226
227->'''Screenwriter''': We're also gonna have this guy Obadiah Stane-
228->'''Producer''': Oh, so he's the bad guy?
229->'''Screenwriter''': How could you tell?
230->'''Producer''': Well, his name is Obadiah Stane, so I figured he's either a bad guy or a general in the American Civil War.
231-->''WebVideo/ScreenRantPitchMeetings'', "Iron Man Pitch Meeting"
232
233->''"In the king's absence, his closest advisor, Lord Blackthorne, assumes the regency of the kingdom, and in a twist that revolutionized all of fantasy fiction forever it turnes out that Lord Blackthorne... is evil! What? Oh come on, there's no way anyone could've seen that coming! Lord ''Blackthorne'' is a fascisct dictator? Next you'll be telling me [[{{Franchise/MegaMan}} Dr. Wily]] didn't make robots for the betterment of humanity!"''
234-->''WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment'', "Ultima 5 Retrospective"
235
236->''Who's behind all this? The sinister Dr. Madd, that's who! He's planning to take "controll" of the world!! I guess if your name is "Dr. Madd", you really can't go into pediatrics.''
237-->-- Stupid Comics, [[http://www.misterkitty.org/extras/stupidcovers/stupidcomics50.html "Guardians of Justice and the O-Force"]]
238
239[[/folder]]
240
241[[folder:Western Animation]]
242
243->'''Terry''': By the way, what's the creepy lady's power?\
244'''Tamara:''' I'm not sure, but they call her "[[StuffBlowingUp Bombshell]]."\
245'''Terry:''' Oh, ''[[SarcasmMode that's]]'' [[SarcasmMode encouraging]].
246-->-- ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond''
247
248->''I'm called Rampage now! A bit obvious, but to the point. Don't you think?''
249-->-- '''Rampage''' (formerly known as Protoform X), ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars''
250
251->''If a guy named Foulfellow asks to take you to a place called Pleasure Island, don't go. I mean he's got the world "foul" right in his name.''
252-->-- '''[[{{WesternAnimation/Pinocchio}} Jiminy Cricket]]''', ''WesternAnimation/HouseOfMouse''
253
254->''His name is ''Nasty'' Jack! Not ''Friendly'' Jack, or ''Perfectly Wonderful'' Jack, no! It's Nasty Jack! ''
255-->-- '''Piglet''', ''WesternAnimation/TheNewAdventuresOfWinnieThePooh''
256
257-> '''Iroh:''' Did I ever tell you how I got the nickname "The Dragon of the West?"
258-> '''Azula:''' I'm not interested in a lengthy anecdote, Uncle.
259-> '''Iroh:''' It's more of [[BreathWeapon a demonstration]], really.
260-->-- ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''
261
262->'''Jake Spankenheimer''': Who are you?\
263'''I.M. Slime:''' Cousin Mel's attorney: [[AmoralAttorney I.M. Slime]].\
264'''Jake:''' You said it, not me.
265-->-- ''WesternAnimation/GrandmaGotRunOverByAReindeer''
266
267->'''Dil:''' As long as we get the tape back we'll be fine, Spinesnapper sleeps during the day.\
268'''Tommy:''' You stole it from a guy named ''Spinesnapper''!?
269-->-- ''WesternAnimation/AllGrownUp''
270
271->'''Zurg:''' Lower it.\
272'''Minion:''' Uh, lower what?\
273'''Zurg:''' It. '''IT!''' Oh, you know: [[OverlyLongName The Crystallic Self-Perpetuating Breeder Construction Core]].\
274'''Minion:''' OOH, Yes! Excellent idea, My Evil Emperor.\
275'''Zurg:''' And ''can't'' you come up with a shorter name for it? Like: "[[BuffySpeak Evil Take-Over Thingy]]"?\
276'''Minion:''' In Test Markets, 4-out-of-5 victims surveyed were more frightened by big words.\
277'''Zurg:''' Fine, fine, fine. [[ExecutiveMeddling Let The Suits have their way...]] ''For now...''
278-->-- '''WesternAnimation/BuzzLightyearOfStarCommand'''
279
280->'''Mo:''' Uh, Dad? Which Decepticon is ''that''?\
281'''Alex:''' That's um... Skullcruncher.\
282'''Robby:''' How'd he get his name?\
283''(Skullcruncher transforms into his [[NeverSmileAtACrocodile crocodile mode]] and crawls towards the car the humans are in)''\
284'''Alex:''' Some things are better left in the history books.
285-->-- ''WesternAnimation/TransformersEarthspark''
286
287[[/folder]]
288
289[[folder:Real Life]]
290
291->It was one of those comic book name coincidences, like how you know a college professor named Dr. Klaus von der Murder isn't going to be getting tenure.
292-->-- '''Creator/LoreSjoberg'''
293
294->I really understand wanting to build a robot army and threaten the UN. Heck, in a few years' time my ''actual name'' will be Doctor Trollman — at which point I think that I personally am required by dramatic law to put on a funky costume and cause and/or fight crime.
295-->-- '''Frank Trollman'''
296
297[[/folder]]
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