History NamesToRunAwayFrom / BiblicalNames

* ComicBook/AdamStrange is a subversion, as he is a good-natured hero and longtime ally of the Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica.

* Ahab (real name Rory Campbell) is the name of an ''Franchise/XMen'' villain who draws ''heavily'' from Captain Ahab, to the point of being a HollywoodCyborg with a peg leg. And much like the Melville Ahab, Rory hunts his own "white whale" (the heroine ComicBook/RachelSummers, who he enslaved in their shared backstory).

* Armageddon, a [[DesignerBabies Designer Baby]] character from ''Franchise/XMen'' cooked up by resident BigBad Apocalypse using his genes and the genes of the X-Men's ComicBook/JeanGrey. He ended up defying his father and joining the X-Men, so he is perhaps a subversion, though with [[SuperpowerLottery genes like those]] one might want to keep their distance on principle.

* Mageddon the Anti-Sun, a "villain" in the ''Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica'' that is in actuality a cosmic WeaponOfMassDestruction created by a long-since extinct race of Old Gods. It was responsible for instigating the first WorldWarIII in the DCU (yes, there has been ''more than one'' World War III in the DCU).

* David Cain from the ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'' comics bags ''two'' Biblical names for the price of one, and as one of the world's deadliest assassins he is most certainly someone to run away from.

* There are no less than three characters from the ''Franchise/XMen'' who have taken or will take the name Genesis, but only one is worth running away from

* Gideon is an [[OriginalGeneration original character]] for VideoGame/{{MUGEN}} who was edited from ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom'''s Franchise/SpiderMan. Being raised by [[Franchise/StreetFighter M. Bison]], Gideon was taught in Soul Power since he was a child and now he's an assassin with PsychicPower.

** Creator/DCComics also has three Gogs, all connected to Magog. The first Gog debuted in ''ComicBook/{{The Kingdom|DCComics}}'' and was originally intended to be the foster father of the ''Kingdom Come'' Magog (who was originally going to be Franchise/{{Superman}} and Franchise/WonderWoman's son!) before the underwhelming reception of ''The Kingdom'' turned all of this into an AbortedArc. The second Gog was some kind of AlternateUniverse counterpart of Gog, notable primarily for miring the character into a ContinuitySnarl. The third Gog, a CosmicEntity, debuted several years later in ''JSA'' under the pen of Creator/GeoffJohns and was retconned into the first, true Gog, while the Gog of ''The Kingdom'' was retconned into a mentally unstable man who discovered Gog's staff by chance and usurped his power (the second Gog disappeared into the ether with a HeelFaceTurn-ed Doomsday and has not been seen since).

* One of Franchise/{{Batman}}'s many lovers is named Jezebel Jet. True to the spirit of the name, she [[ComicBook/BatmanGrantMorrison does not exactly prove to be a faithful lover]]...

* Another comics subversion of this trope's spirit is Jesse Quick of the Franchise/TeenTitans (later Liberty Belle of the ComicBook/JusticeSocietyOfAmerica), whose real name is... you guessed it: Jesse ''Belle'' Chambers. Perhaps because of this trope's usual implications, she is renamed to Jesse Chambers Wells for her appearance in ''Series/{{Arrow}}''.

* The Lazarus Pits of ComicBook/RasAlGhul, an ongoing plot device used in various Creator/DCComics books (usually Franchise/{{Batman}} books) as a means to bring dead characters back to life. They are generally reliable, but have the unfortunate side effect of driving the resurrected into temporary [[InsaneEqualsViolent insanity]].

* Sầm Sơn, a city in UsefulNotes/{{Vietnam}}.
* Samson, a city in UsefulNotes/{{Alabama}}.
* Samson the island, largest of the uninhabited [[UsefulNotes/{{Britain}} Isles of Scilly]].
* Samson, a suburb of [[UsefulNotes/AustralianStatesAndTerritories Perth]] in Western Australia.
* [[CoolTrain Samson the Train]], Canada's oldest locomotive.

* Samson of Dol, a 5th century [[UsefulNotes/{{Christianity}} Christian saint]].

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* One of the two hypermuscular bodybuilder characters in the utterly ''bizarre'' ''VideoGame/ChoAniki'' is named Samson.
* Samson, the villainous and superpowered Red Templar from ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition''.
* ''VideoGame/LittleSamson'''s title character has the strength of his namesake but not his dependence on shaggy locks to maintain it.

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* Brock Samson from ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'' The man is a walking TERROR. He once proposed weaponizing a jawbone, which (combined with his oft-mocked mullet) are subtle little Shout Outs to the original.
* Samson J. Clogmeyer of ''WesternAnimation/CampLazlo'' is a subversion in that not only he is not very strong, he's actually rather prone to suffering injuries himself.

* In the second season of ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'', Thailog makes a fused clone of Demona and Elisa Maza, naming her Delilah.

Everyone knows this one. The first book of the Bible, the beginning of creation itself, the origin of life, the universe, and everything else. As Biblical names go few are more well-known or used than Genesis, and most uses in both fiction and RealLife are benign. But creation [[CloningBlues isn't]] [[EvilutionaryBiologist necessarily]] [[PlayingGod an act]] [[CreatingLifeIsBad of good]], and occasionally there'll be villains or [[DoomsdayDevice doomsday]] [[ArtifactOfDoom objects]] given this name outright for the {{Irony}}. Alternative forms of the name, such as ''Genesys'' or ''Genisys'', also qualify.

* The ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' games have the realm of Edenia and its people, the Edenians. As the name implies, Edenia was a {{Utopia}} realm until its konquest by Shao Kahn, and the Edenians themselves are an EnlightenedMysticRace blessed with TimeAbyss-level lifespans and high kombat prowess.

* Adam Raki is the main character of the 2009 film simply titled ''Film/{{Adam}}''.

-->"When the angel of the LORD appeared to Gideon, He said, “The LORD is with you, mighty warrior."
---> --'''[[Literature/BookOfJudges Judges 6:21]]'''

---> -- '''The LORD''', ''Ezekiel 38:2''

A pair of names first mentioned together in the book of Ezekiel (Gog referring to an EvilPrince and Magog being the land he rules, though a Magog is also confusingly listed in Genesis as one of Noah's grandsons), these names are frequently used to evoke doom and destruction, partly because of their aforementioned use in Ezekiel and partly because they are mentioned again in the book of Revelation. There is evidence that these particular names may have been adapted into the Old Testament rather than coming from it, as they were also affiliated with a Roman legend concerning the Gates of Alexander. They also appear in Literature/TheQuran (as Yajuj and Majuj) and in [[Myth/CelticMythology Welsh folklore]] as Gogmagog, a legendary giant.

---> -- '''The LORD''', ''[[Literature/BooksOfKings 1 Kings 21:23]]''

* Haman Kahn ([[SpellMyNameWithAnS or Karn]]), ruthless dictator and deadly AcePilot of ''Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam'' and ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamZZ'' shares a name with the Persian minister who tried to talk the king into massacring the Jews in the Book of Esther.

* Digimon also has Sodom and Gomorrah, they are the living cannons that reside on the shoulder of MaloMyotismon.

* Armaggon the [[SharkMan Future]] [[EverythingsEvenWorseWithSharks Shark]], a villain from ''ComicBook/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesAdventures''. He was originally going to be named Armageddon outright, but someone misspelled the name and they decided to keep it that way.

* Played straight with Gideon Graves, HeroKiller and the BigBad of ''ComicBook/ScottPilgrim''. He has no association with military warfare, but is still a dangerous enemy.

* David [=McCall=] of the 1996 film ''Film/{{Fear}}'' might be the David on this list you'd want to run away from the fastest, being the film's villain and a murderous StalkerWithACrush.

* Adam-One of ''ComicBook/{{Wanted}}'' is an African dictator and one of the five heads of the supervillainous Fraternity, which secretly controls the globe. While one of the more "benevolent" leaders ([[ALighterShadeOfBlack as in he wants to oppress the common people rather than destroy them all]]), he is still the supervillain ruler of an entire continent. His choice of name is very deliberate, as he is strongly implied to be the first man (making him an {{Expy}} of ComicBook/VandalSavage).

* Adam the Nasod King from ''VideoGame/{{Elsword}}'', who rules alongside his Nasod Queen who is named (of course) Eve.

-->"Now the LORD God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden; and there he put the man he had formed."

* Magog, the penultimate NinetiesAntiHero of ''ComicBook/KingdomCome'', later reinvented as a LegacyCharacter for the [[ComicBook/JusticeSocietyOfAmerica JSA]]. Noteworthy for having a brief solo series that ''really'' got into the whole Gog/Magog legend, introducing characters modeled after the legendary duo's [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gogmagog_(giant)#Guardians_of_London mother and 33 evil aunts]] before being shitcanned for low sales.

* Two Creator/MarvelComics characters are named Gog: the first is an alien foe of ComicBook/SpiderMan, while the second is an enemy of ComicBook/{{Longshot}}. The second is noteworthy for having a KillerRabbit son named (of course) Magog.

* A mellow, vaguely ominous song titled "Lazarus" is used in, of all things, the 2003 Creator/{{Funimation}} dub of ''Anime/DragonBallZBrolyTheLegendarySuperSaiyan''. As an expository montage of Broly's FreudianExcuse past directly precedes it, the theory goes that the song (which focuses on the "Rich man and Lazarus" tale you can read more on below) is comparing the Rich Man Dives to King Vegeta, and Lazarus to Broly.

* Leviathan in any installment of the ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' series. Usually it's one of the most powerful summons or Espers available. In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'', it's literally a ''[[CoolAirship flying Dreadnought.]]''

** The Whoniverse has '' another'' Nimrod - an AxCrazy [[OurVampiresAreDifferent undead]] government agent hell-bent on world domination by Britain, and complete control of Britain by his organization, [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast the Forge]], which should be itself put around here given its Orwellian type of evil and willingness to abuse alien tech.
* In the two-part episode, "White Light" of ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'' Season 2, Lord Zedd creates a monster literally named Nimrod the Scarlet Sentinel. In fact, she was the first MonsterOfTheWeek that Tommy fought as the White Ranger, and clearly, this Trope ''does'' apply, as she was ''very'' powerful, managing to nearly flatten the Thunder Megazord in the first part of the two-parter, right before Tommy appeared in his new identity. (Of course a big part of that was because Zordon was, at the time, diverting most of the Command Center's energy to Tommy in order to give him his new powers, leaving the Megzord at subpar levels.) She had [[ShockAndAwe powerful electrical attacks]] and could summon two other monsters (her "assistants") [[ShoutOut named AC and DC]] to help her.

* You wanna know the UsefulNotes/{{Russian|Language}} name for common wormwood? ''UsefulNotes/{{Chernobyl}}''. Then again, keep in mind that common wormwood or mugwort (''Artemisia vulgaris'') is only one species within the genus. The stuff in absinthe (''Artemisia absinthium'') is called grand wormwood in English and ''polyn'' in Russian.

* Subverted in ''Diggstown'' with Gabriel [[NameOfCain Caine]], who, while he is a con man, is still basically good and is unquestionably one of the heroes of the story.

* [[XtremeKoolLetterz Xodus]] the Forgotten One, an OmnicidalManiac [[CosmicEntity Celestial]] and the BigBad of ''ComicBook/XMen92''[='s=] second series.

* Hulk Davidson of ''VideoGame/ViewtifulJoe: Red Hot Rumble'' is an anthropomorphic dinosaur with AnAxeToGrind.

* ''Film/{{Armageddon}}'', a 1998 DisasterMovie focusing on a giant asteroid headed for Earth.

* Oleg Wormwood from ''TabletopGame/PrometheanTheCreated'' is an ArmsDealer with a ''very'' dark case of ILoveNuclearPower going on.

* ''Series/AdamTwelve'', an Creator/{{NBC}} PoliceProcedural, and the call sign for the patrol car that the protagonists were assigned to.

* Delilah Johnson, a deconstruction of the [[UnfortunateImplications unfortunate]] {{Mammy}} archetype in ''Film/ImitationOfLife1934''.

* Creator/PeterDavid, an American comic book writer best known for his work with ''ComicBook/IncredibleHulk'' and ''ComicBook/XFactor''.

* Black Samson of ComicBook/{{Invincible}} has the strength of his namesake, but as SuperStrength isn't such a big deal in comic books, he also has the other powers required for FlyingBrick status. [[spoiler:They don't save him from eventually being killed]].
* Doc Samson of the ''ComicBook/IncredibleHulk'', a [[TheShrink psychiatrist]] who has a green-haired GeniusBruiser transformation. Predictably, his hair grows long in his transformed state, and his power is dependent on his hair just like the mythical Samson.

* Subverted with [[ComicBook/{{Warlock}} Adam Warlock]], who is very deliberately named and created to be a MessianicArchetype.

* ''Film/WarlockTheArmageddon'', a 1993 sequel to the horror film ''Film/{{Warlock}}''.

* Jezebel Starr from ''Webcomic/{{EVIL}}'' is a vicious [[TheVamp vamp]] who will seduce you, rob you blind, and likely leave you for dead.

An ancient conqueror mentioned only once in Genesis. Given that the first half sounds like a Portmaneau of "numb" and "dim," and what "rod" can mean, this name's level of badass may have decayed a bit by now. (WesternAnimation/BugsBunny calling Elmer Fudd "Nimrod"[[note]]Elmer Fudd, of course, being an utterly incompetent hunter, the exact opposite of Nimrod's reputation among the Bible's authors.[[/note]] certainly didn't help.)

* Subverted with ComicBook/AdamWarlock, who is very deliberately named and created to be a MessianicArchetype.

* Adam Link, titular protagonist of ''Literature/AdamLink'' and a RidiculouslyHumanRobot who finds a robot girlfriend for himself named ([[Main/AdamAndEvePlot what else]]?) Eve.

* Adam the Nasod King from VideoGame/{{Elsword}}, who rules alongside his Nasod Queen who is named (of course) Eve.

* ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 4}}'' has a [[PlayingWithFire napalm-slinging]] Sentry Bot boss named

Proof that AdaptationDisplacement is Main/OlderThanDirt, Apocalypse was originally a term used to describe writings of a prophetic nature (the literal Greek meaning is "uncovering") before being displaced by the ''Literature/BookOfRevelation'' into a term for the end of the world. You can safely bet on any character with this name either being a... well, ''apocalyptic'' type, usually a OmnicidalManiac and/or StrawNihilist villain bent on TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt. If not one of those, expect a character explicitly created as a subversion.

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* A recurring Technique in the ''VideoGame/PhantasyStar'' series is named Megid (Megido in ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarIII''). It is the [[LastDiscMagic strongest Technique]] (dubbed "[[DangerousForbiddenTechnique The Forbidden Technique]] ") in ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarII'' and ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarIV'', an unusable plot device in ''III'', and a (rather less accurate and useful) OneHitKill in the ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarOnline'' spinoff games.

* Delilah Copperspoon, a witch and DLC BigBad from the ''Videogame/{{Dishonored}}'' games.
* June A. Delilah, a deuteragonist in ''Videogame/{{Firewatch}}'' and TheVoice who is communicated with but never seen.

* Exodia the Forbidden One from the Franchise/YuGiOh franchise,its a five cards set that when all are on the hand of a player, it grants them automatic victory. Exodia is designed after a pharaoh.

** Creator/DCComics also has three Gogs, all connected to Magog. The first Gog debuted in ''Comicbook/{{The Kingdom|DCComics}}'' and was originally intended to be the foster father of the ''Kingdom Come'' Magog (who was originally going to be Franchise/{{Superman}} and Franchise/WonderWoman's son!) before the underwhelming reception of ''The Kingdom'' turned all of this into an AbortedArc. The second Gog was some kind of AlternateUniverse counterpart of Gog, notable primarily for miring the character into a ContinuitySnarl. The third Gog, a CosmicEntity, debuted several years later in ''JSA'' under the pen of Creator/GeoffJohns and was retconned into the first, true Gog, while the Gog of ''The Kingdom'' was retconned into a mentally unstable man who discovered Gog's staff by chance and usurped his power (the second Gog disappeared into the ether with a HeelFaceTurn-ed Doomsday and has not been seen since).

* Two Creator/MarvelComics characters are named Gog: the first is an alien foe of ComicBook/SpiderMan, while the second is an enemy of Comicbook/{{Longshot}}. The second is noteworthy for having a KillerRabbit son named (of course) Magog.

* One of Franchise/{{Batman}}'s many lovers is named Jezebel Jet. True to the spirit of the name, she [[ComicBook/BatmanRIP does not exactly prove to be a faithful lover]]...

* The [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gospel_of_Judas Gospel of Judas]] is a [[UsefulNotes/{{Gnosticism}} Gnostic]] gospel that presents a radical AlternativeCharacterInterpretation for both Judas and Christ himself, casting the pair as willing partners in an AncientConspiracy enacted for the greater good of mankind.

* Bernard Samson of the Literature/BernardSamsonSeries. As Bernie is set in a more realistic world, he gets no Super Strength and has to content himself with "merely" being a badass spy.

* Samson Agonistes, a 1671 drama written by Creator/JohnMilton that is a dramatized retelling of the Samson and Delilah story.

* Bathsheba and Gabriel of Literature/FarFromTheMaddingCrowd
* Herod Sayle in the Literature/AlexRider novel ''Stormbreaker'' shares his biblical namesake's desire for infanticide.

* Numerous specimens in ''VideoGame/{{Monster Hunter}}'', including the all-too-obvious and all-too-appropriately-named Deviljho (Read: Devil, Joe), as well as the Diablos, which translates to Satan in Spanish. Other more vague/loose examples include the Ceadeus (Sea + Deus).

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* [[AwesomeMcCoolname Hulk Davidson]] of ''VideoGame/ViewtifulJoe: Red Hot Rumble'' is an anthropomorphic dinosaur with AnAxeToGrind.

* John Henry Eden, President of the Enclave ([[spoiler:and secretly an [[AIIsACrapshoot AI intelligence]] amalgamation of previous American presidents]]) in ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 3}}''.