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* ''VideoGame/BattleFantasia'': The BigBad of the game is a knight known as "Deathbringer". The final boss of the game is his OneWingedAngel form, named "End of Deathbringer".
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* The above mentioned may be a refference to the anti-meme of [[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/bone-hurting-juice Bone-Hurting Juice]]. Why would anyone want to drink it is anyone's guess.
* [[Comicbook/InvasionDCComics Invasion!]]: The Dominators, a race of geneticists and conquerors who wish to use humans as guinea pigs and weapons out of sheer prejudice. [[WhatAnIdiot Not that most of their allies realized it]].
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* ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'': Every single Symbiote has names such as Venom, Carnage, Toxin, Riot, and Scorn, and have a tendency to turn those bonded to them into murderous psychopaths.
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* ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'': Every single Symbiote has names such as Venom, Carnage, Toxin, Riot, and Scorn, and all have a tendency to turn those bonded to them into murderous psychopaths.
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* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: In "Finale: Part One", Brian points out how having a scary name or nickname is actually detrimental to a drug dealer named Hades (after the Greek God of the underworld), as a large part of his customer base is easily intimidated college kids, yuppies, and minimum wage employees who likely seek out drug dealers whose names don't make them think they're in danger of being killed.
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* ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'': The Daedric Prince, [[SatanicArchetype Molag Bal]]. His name in old Almeris means "[[{{Hellfire}} Fire Stone]]", in addition to his other titles; "[[ZeroPercentApprovalRating The Hated One]]", "The Lord of Brutality", and "'''''[[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil The King of Rape]]'''''".
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* ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'' has the OverarchingVillain Pandora Chaos Raven. "Younger" immortals tend to give themselves pretentious names, which, given that she's ''not'' young, says a lot about [[ImmortalImmaturity her personality]]. Although in her defense, she did originally want to call herself "Box", but no one got the reference.
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* ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'' has the OverarchingVillain Pandora Chaos Raven. "Younger" immortals tend to give themselves pretentious names, which, given that she's ''not'' young, says a lot about [[ImmortalImmaturity her personality]]. Although in her defense, she did originally want to call herself "Box", but no one got the reference.
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Epic}}'': Mandrake, which otherwise refers to a magical plant with human-shaped roots that emitted a deadly scream upon being picked and the leaves of which were poison.
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Epic}}'': ''WesternAnimation/Epic2013'': Mandrake, which otherwise refers to a magical plant with human-shaped roots that emitted a deadly scream upon being picked and the leaves of which were poison.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'':
** BabysitterFromHell Vicky; as both Timmy and Wanda note, her name is the term "icky" with a V.
** Mark Chang's AxCrazy fiancee Princess Mandie (pronounced Man-DIE).
** BabysitterFromHell Vicky; as both Timmy and Wanda note, her name is the term "icky" with a V.
** Mark Chang's AxCrazy fiancee Princess Mandie (pronounced Man-DIE).
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* ''VideoGame/WorldOfHorror'' has a fair number of EldritchAbomination[=s=] with names befitting their terrifying nature, including "Goizo, the Thing Forsaken by God" and "Ithotu, the Devouring Flame". Special mentions goes to a unique enemy encounter known simply as "[[MadeOfEvil Something Truly Evil]]".
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* Quite a few names of dinosaurs (and other prehistoric animals) count as this, including "Deinonychus" (terrible claw), "Deinosuchus" (terrible crocodile), {{Megalodon}} (great tooth) and, of course, TyrannosaurusRex (tyrant-lizard king.)
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* Quite a few names of dinosaurs (and other prehistoric animals) count as this, including "Deinonychus" (terrible claw), "Deinosuchus" (terrible crocodile), {{Megalodon}} (great tooth) ''Deinonychus'' ("terrible claw"), ''Deinosuchus'' ("terrible crocodile"), ''{{Megalodon}}'' ("great tooth") and, of course, TyrannosaurusRex (tyrant-lizard king.)''Tyrannosaurus rex'' ("tyrant-lizard king").
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* ''Series/{{Capadocia}}: Inmate La Saiko. Her name is the word "psycho" in Spanish phonetics. She stalks another inmate, a madam who had been involved in [[HumanTraffickers human trafficking]], as she reminded La Saiko of her own past. Eventually, la Saiko attacks the madam and bites off a piece of her ear.
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* ''Series/{{Capadocia}}: ''Series/{{Capadocia}}'': Inmate La Saiko. Her name is the word "psycho" in Spanish phonetics. She stalks another inmate, a madam who had been involved in [[HumanTraffickers human trafficking]], as she reminded La Saiko of her own past. Eventually, la Saiko attacks the madam and bites off a piece of her ear.
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* One of the cats featured in ''Film/{{Kedi}}, a documentary about street cats in Istanbul, is called "Psychopath" because she beats the crap out of other cats, not to mention dogs bigger than her. Humans do better not approach her either. She is characterized as the "neighborhood terrorist".
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* One of the cats featured in ''Film/{{Kedi}}, ''Film/{{Kedi}}'', a documentary about street cats in Istanbul, is called "Psychopath" because she beats the crap out of other cats, not to mention dogs bigger than her. Humans do better not approach her either. She is characterized as the "neighborhood terrorist".
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* ''Series/{{Capadocia}}: Inmate La Saiko. Her name is the word "psycho" in Spanish phonetics. She stalks another inmate, a madam who had been involved in human trafficking, as she reminded La Saiko of her own past. Eventually, la Saiko attacks the madam and bites off a piece of her ear.
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* ''Series/{{Capadocia}}: Inmate La Saiko. Her name is the word "psycho" in Spanish phonetics. She stalks another inmate, a madam who had been involved in [[HumanTraffickers human trafficking, trafficking]], as she reminded La Saiko of her own past. Eventually, la Saiko attacks the madam and bites off a piece of her ear.
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* One of the cats featured in ''Film/{{Kedi}}, a documentary about street cats in Istanbul, is called "Psychopath" because she beats the crap out of other cats, not to mention dogs bigger than her. Humans do better not approach her either. She is characterized as the "neighborhood terrorist".
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* ''Literature/LaszloHadronAndTheWargodsTomb'': The ominousness of the name "Wargod's Tomb" is repeatedly acknowledged.
--> "Now, I don't know what that might have meant to the Sagittarians, but to me it means trouble."
--> "Now, I don't know what that might have meant to the Sagittarians, but to me it means trouble."
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* In Literature/CursedWorld, the big bad is ultimately revealed to be named Lord Orochi, after the giant eight-branched serpent of Japanese Legend.
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* In Literature/CursedWorld, ''Literature/CursedWorld'', the big bad is ultimately revealed to be named Lord Orochi, after the giant eight-branched serpent of Japanese Legend.Legend.
* ''Literature/TheEmpiriumTrilogy'': BigBad Corien (whose angelic name was Kalmaroth) is a genocidal maniac who has no compunctions about using anyone and anything in any way he sees fit so long as doing so benefits him in some way.
* ''Literature/TheEmpiriumTrilogy'': BigBad Corien (whose angelic name was Kalmaroth) is a genocidal maniac who has no compunctions about using anyone and anything in any way he sees fit so long as doing so benefits him in some way.
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