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* ''[[Fairy Tail]]'' is full of them. Natsu Dragneel/{{spoiler|Dragion}}, Gray Fullbuster/{{spoiler|Surge}}, Erza Scarlett/{{spoiler|Knightwalker}}, Zeref, Gildartz, Ren Akatsuki, Makarov, Laxus, Gajeel Redfox, Juvia, Levy, Hades, and Zancrow.
** And with the newest chapter, we have {{spoiler|Bluenote Stinger}}.
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]''
** His [[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX|successor]] is no worse off, him being called Chronos de Medici. His dub name - Vellian Crowler - is pretty neat too.
* [[Ghost in the Shell (manga)|Motoko ''Kusanagi'']]. That's like being called Girl Caliburn, or Girl Excalibur, because Motoko is a girl's name meaning "child", and [[Public Domain Artifact|the Kusanagi]] (literally "grass-cutter") is a sword of Japanese legend. [[wikipedia:Kusanagi|The Kusanagi is essentially equivalent to Excalibur.]]
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* ''[[Transmetropolitan]]'': Spider Jerusalem.
* In ''[[Echo]]'', one of the main characters is Ivy Raven, [[Action Girl|secret agent extraordinaire]].
* The [[X-Men (Comic Book)|X-Men]] universe is full of them. Let's start with Noriko Ashida, Alison Blaire, Raven Darkholme, Cessily Kincaid, Remy LeBeau, Jubilation Lee, Cain Marko, John Proudstar, Quentin Quire, Julio Esteban Richter,
* Slade Deathstroke the Terminator. ''Deathstroke''. His actual name is Slade Wilson. Deathstroke the Terminator is his ''nom de guerre''.
* Power Man was born Carl Lucas, but promptly changed his name to Luke Cage. These days he goes by Luke Cage because frankly that's just as bad-ass as "Power Man." ([[Nicolas Cage|Nicolas Coppola]] agreed that "Cage" was way better.)
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* From the movie ''[[Gladiator (film)|Gladiator]]'', the protagonist's name is Maximus Decimus Meridius. Sounds like a serious individual and, of course, he is.
* Played with in the case of the title character of the 1976 pornographic comedy film, ''[[The Opening of Misty Beethoven]]''. When asked, Misty Beethoven admits that she changed her name to something cooler -- from ''Delores'' Beethoven.
* [[Terrible Trio|The three assassins]] Snoop, Sneak, and Snitch in the [[The Golden Age of Animation|1939]] [[Fleischer Studios]] animated adaptation of ''[[Max Fleischer's Gulliver's Travels|Gulliver's Travels]]''. That works well on ''so'' many levels.
=== Gamebooks ===
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** "Slartibartfast," which was created to sound obscene but not be. Adams started with Phartiphukborlz and changed it just enough to get past the censors.
** And, of course, Ford Prefect, although it sounds much cooler to American readers who mostly didn't realize that he's actually named after a sensible British motorcar.
* This trope is exemplified by the persona created by ''[[Discworld]]'' character Agnes Nitt, Perdita X Dream, where [[Mysterious Middle Initial|X stands for "person who has a cool and interesting middle name"]]; when Agnes tells other people she'd like to be called this, they usually end up calling her "that Agnes who wants to be called Perditax". In the novel ''[[
** Also Mightily Oats, a shortened form of "The Quite Reverend Mightily-Praiseworthy-Are-Ye-Who-Exalteth-Om Oats".
** The one-shot vampire from "[[
*** That's actually a title rather than a name. "Dragon" is the head of the Ankh-Morpork College of Arms, which is based on the real British College of Arms, an office of the Royal Household. The College is composed of 13 officers of arms (a.k.a. heralds), including at the time of writing Garter Principal King of Arms, Lancaster Herald and Bluemantle Pursuivant.
** '''Suffer-Not-Injustice''' Vimes.
** The rats from ''[[
** One Igor had former masters with names such as Screaming Dr. Berserk and Crazed Baron Ha-Ha.
** Findthee Swing (from "[[
** Modern Omnians have very... unusual names to the effect of Mightily-Praiseworthy-Are-Ye-Who-Exalteth-Om, Constable Visit-The-Infidel-With-Explanatory-Pamphlets and Smite-the-Unbeliever-with-Cunning-Arguments.
* ''[[Good Omens]]'':
** features Anathema Device. The Devices were a real family who were involved in witch trials in the 17th century (so were the Nutters), and Anathema is a word that has a variety of meanings in a religious context; put them together and you have a perfect set-up for scenes like {{spoiler|Agnes' prediction that ends in the sentence "And thou shalt be there also, Anathema" -- which the modern Anathema assumes (correctly, it is implied) to be addressed to her}}.
** Thou-Shalt-Not-Commit-Adultery Pulsifer. Newton Pulsifer said he would go on a rampage as well with a name like that
** it deserves notion at this point there are also main characters like 'Aziraphale' and 'Crowley' and minor character 'Warlock'. I dare you to find people with those names.<ref>Dare accepted: [[Aleister Crowley|Here's a famous Real Life Crowley]].</ref> I know I'd like to have one of them.
* Neil Gaiman's ''[[American Gods]]'' could make this list based simply on the gods' various real and assumed names, even without the protagonist's exceptionally cool name: Shadow Moon, aka {{spoiler|Baldur Moon}}.
* Citizens of [[The Culture]] in the novels of [[Iain Banks]] [[Overly Long Name|have ridiculously long and odd-sounding names]]. Some parts are chosen for them, some by them, some depending on where they were born/what they were designed for (AIs). Examples include Rasd-Corudesa Diziet Embless Sma 'Da Marenhide and Foristi-Whirl Skaffen Amtiskaw Handrahen Dran Easpyou.
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* ''[[Zokusho Comics]]'': Serge (pronounced like surge) Inverse. Nitrous Blight. Rotting Johnny. Drake Lephisto. Fizzbang the Goblin. That Guy. More than likely there's more to come.
* [[Justified Trope|Justified]] in ''[[Slightly Damned]]'' with the Jakkai. An entire generation is born on the same day, and they are given only first names until a suitable last name is devised that matches their appearance or personality. These include Snaketail, Thunderheart and, the current champion, Bloodeyes.
* ''[[Outsider]]'': Teidar Pallan Leinnol. Leinnol means Fireblade. [[Meaningful Name|Did
* ''[[xkcd]]'' has ''[https://xkcd.com/2022 Sports Champions]'': {{quote|For a long time, people thought maybe Usain Bolt was the one for running, until the 2090s and the incredible dominance of Derek Legs.|[[Alt Text]]}}
: Also, the student in ''[http://xkcd.com/327 Exploits of a Mom]'' and according to [[Alt Text]], his sister (who goes by her middle name, "Elaine").
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* [[Rubber Man|Rubberbandman]] from ''[[Static Shock]]''. It just works on so many levels.
* [[Action Girl|Go Go Tomago]] from ''[[Big Hero 6]]''. That might even be her real name.
* In ''[[Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends]]'', Bloo's full name is Blooregard Q. Kazoo.
* [[Big Bad|Venger]] from ''[[Dungeons and Dragons (animation)|Dungeons and Dragons]]''; everything about that guy screams [[Evil Is Cool]], including his name.
=== Real Life ===
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* Lord Chief Justice and President of the Courts of England and Wales is Lord Igor Judge – ''Judge Judge''. He is formally addressed as Lord Chief Justice Igor Judge, Baron Judge.
* German actor [[Lexx|Dieter]] [[The Human Centipede|Laser]] ([[Its Pronounced Tropay|pronounced "lah-ser"]]).
* There is a Filipino senator named Joker Arroyo. His name actually stems from his father's fondness for card playing, not from the ''[[Batman]]'' villain of the same name.<ref>The ''Batman'' character made his debut in 1940, some thirteen years ''after'' Joker Arroyo was born.</ref>
* [[Calvin Coolidge]]. What did you expect from a guy who has 'cool' in his last name?
* Genghis Khan, as noted by [[Badass of the Week]], was born with the name "Temujin" - which literally meant ''"iron man."'' Of course, the man himself made the name "Khan" one of the scariest and coolest names ever.
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* Since names in Native American languages tend to be literally translated into English, we end up with names like [[Everything's Worse with Bears|Conquering Bear]], [[Names to Run Away From|Wilma Mankiller]], Madonna Thunderhawk, One-Who-Walks-With-The-Stars, and They-Fear-Even-His-Horses.
* Admittedly [[Dragon Ball|it's more]] [[Hilarious in Hindsight]], but how much would you give to be named [[wikipedia:Kamehameha I|Kamehameha the Great]]?
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20171104024645/http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/114243-Say-Hello-to-Baby-Dovahkiin There's a baby named] [[Skyrim|Dovahkiin.]]
* Actor Omar Doom. Interesting note: his dad was a doctor, meaning that he was the son of [[Fantastic Four (Comic Book)|Doctor Doom]]. (Actually, he was born with the last name "Makhdomi," but that's close enough.)
* Jack Justice is an Australian philosopher.
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* Rob McCool (who wrote a early HTTP server software)
* [[Richard the Lion Heart]], ''best'' title for a monarch, ''period''.
* [[Tony Hawk]], former professional skateboarder and the face of the [[Tony Hawk's Pro Skater|eponymous video game francise]] he produced.
== Examples of groups, places, and things with exceptionally cool names ==
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