History Main / DarknessVonGothickName

* ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' has the Hex Girls, an "eco-goth" rock band first introduced in ''Film/ScoobyDooAndTheWitchsGhost''. They all wear gothic clothes and even fake fangs for their performances...and when they're just hanging out. At least one of them is also a Wiccan capable of performing real magic, although it is emphasized she's a good witch. Their names are Thorn (guitarist and lead singer), Dusk (drummer) and Luna (keyboardist). It's implied they're stage names, as Thorn's real name is revealed to be the less gothic-sounding Sally [=McKnight=].

* Victor von Doom's name gets lampshaded as this in ''The Girl Who Could Knock out the Hulk'' (part of the ''Fanfic/ThereWasOnceAnAvengerFromKrypton'' series). Kara jokes that with a name like that, he may as well change his name to "Evil McBadguy".

-> ''"In the Second Age of the Third Age, a grimm, shadowy figure walks into a bar. It is Grimm Shado."''

* Myth/ClassicalMythology figures, such as '''Pandora''' or '''Narcissus'''.

* [[Selfdemonstrating/DoctorDoom Victor Von Doom]].

* Many of the castmembers of Series/{{Dragula}}, which is understandable given that Drag Queens are already prone to picking a PunnyName. Among the examples are:
** Victoria Elizabeth Black and her drag-daughter, Dollya Black.
** Both Hollow Eve and Evah have Destruction as their last name.
** Vander Von Odd.
** Violencia! straddles the line between a dark name but incredibly campy presentation.
** Kendra Onixxx evokes gothy names such as Ebony.

** Defied with Mort's daughter, whom he wanted to keep away from Death and therefore gave her the most un-gothy name he could come up with: Susan. She becomes a goth nevertheless and has several run-ins with his "adoptive grandfather", even [[DeathTakesAHoliday taking over his job]] at [[Discworld/SoulMusic one point.]]
** Inverted for humorous effect in ''Discworld/CarpeJugulum'', which references "teenaged" reverse-Goth vampires who play at being normal people in the way goths play at being vampires/creatures of darkness. Thus, they call themselves mundane names in the way a human would take one of these names.

* ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIVOblivion'' features an Imperial character named Corvus Umbranox, which [[CanisLatinacus roughly translates]] to "Raven Shadownight". [[spoiler:A very appropriate name for the true identity of the legendary thief and mastermind of the Thieve's Guild, [[PhantomThief the Grey Fox]].]]

* ''VideoGameTheElderScrollsIVOblivion'' features an Imperial character named Corvus Umbranox, which [[CanisLaticanus roughly translates]] to "Raven Shadownight". [[spoiler:A very appropriate name for the true identity of the legendary thief and mastermind of the Thieve's Guild, [[PhantomThief the Grey Fox]].]]

* ComicBook/NicoMinoru went by the alias of "Sister Grimm" early on in ''ComicBook/{{Runaways}}''.

* Victor Von Doom.

* Any historical figure associated with macabre practices or media, such as '''Vlad''' or '''Dante'''.

* Historical figures persecuted for associating themselves with subversive works and/or practices.

* Historical figures persecuted for associating themselves with subversive works and/or practices, usually authors, philosophers and leaders of pagan religions

* Historical figures associated with surreal and/or subversive works and practices, usually authors, philosophers and leaders of pagan religions. Bonus points if they were persecuted throughout their lives.

* Historical figures associated with surreal and/or subversive works and practices, usually authors, philosophers and leaders of pagan religions. Bonus points if they were persecuted through their lives.

* Historical figures associated with surreal and/or subversive works and practices, usually authors, philosophers and pagan religion leaders. Bonus points if they were persecuted through their lives.