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{{quote|'''Hobgoblin Cleric''': Sir, your odd talking skull is speaking of the [[I Don't Like the Sound of That Place|Perilous Path of]] [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|Crushing Doom]]. <br />
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'''Chelsea:''' No, they named it Monster because [[Killer Rabbit|it'll rip your arms and legs off]]. }}
* The GIANT DEATH RAY from ''[[That Mitchell and Webb Look]]''. It's actually an oversized barcode scanner named after its creator, [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast|Professor Death]].
** The Professor himself is something of an example: an ardent pacifist whose inventions are intended for peaceful endeavours,<ref>
* In Season 4 of ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'', the gang is plagued by Gachnar, a fear demon. Buffy is overzealous and breaks his giant symbol, revealing that he was only a couple of inches tall. After some cooing, Gachnar then gets squashed by the slayer's boot.
{{quote|'''Giles:''' Don't taunt the Fear Demon.
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* The mission in ''[[Brutal Legend]]'' where you meet The Killmaster, [[Cameo|who looks suspiciously like Lemmy Kilmister from Motorhead for some reason...]] Anyway, the man is, in fact, a healer. And a damn good one. This whole mess with his name is [[Justified]], however, as Killmaster ''intentionally'' chose the name to scare people off, because otherwise they would [[Shoot the Medic First]].
* The ''[[Fallout]]'' games have a faction known as the Followers of The Apocalypse. With a name like that, you'd expect them to be really evil or at least really metal. Instead, they're probably the setting's most altruistic and harmless factions, being essentially the post-apocalyptic Red Cross. The name stands for the fact that they seek knowledge of the Old World so that mistakes like the Great War can never be repeated again. Of course, one of their former members happens to be the founder of [[The Horde|Caesar's Legion]], though he's considered the [[Black Sheep]] of the faction.
** In ''[[Fallout: New Vegas]]'', there's a Super Mutant by the name of Mean Sonofabitch. He protects the slums of Westside from raiders and is a [[Gentle Giant]] at nature (though somewhat unintelligible due to having his tongue cut out by some [[Sociopathic Soldier
* One of Rin's cats in ''[[Little Busters!|Little Busters]]'' is named [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]]. Most of the cats are named after historical individuals, including [[World War Two|Isoroku]] and [[Osamu Tezuka|Tezuka]].
* Paarthurnax in ''[[Skyrim]]''. Admittedly, he ''is'' a dragon, but for someone who's name means "Ambition Overlord Cruelty", he's really nice. As in, [[Actual Pacifist]] levels of nice.
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* This trope is named after ''[[Dan and Mab's Furry Adventures|DMFA]]'' 's "[http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_372.php Deathbringer]", an incredibly cute bubble-gum creature. While she picked out her own name, she has so far demonstrated absolutely no aggression nor offensive capabilities whatsoever. The two characters that know she exists also call her Deebs for short.
* ''[[Casey and Andy]]'' has the [http://www.galactanet.com/comic/view.php?strip=312 PLANET DEVOURER!] However, it does eat Mars. {{spoiler|A model of Mars, not the actual planet.}} Later on, it proves able to chew through Satan's most powerful magical artifact. The Planet Devourer actually ''can'' devour anything... it just has to do so one dainty nibble at a time.
* ''[[PvP]]'' features an adorable kitty cat named Scratch Fury, Destroyer of Worlds. It could be called
* ''[[Flintlocke's Guide to Azeroth|Flintlocke vs. The Horde]]'' has [http://pc.gamespy.com/flintlocke-vs-the-horde/hares-and-heroines-/913756p1.html Bun'kar, the warrior bunny]. Being a hunter's pet, it might become [[Killer Rabbit]] later, though. While Bun'kar, the warrior bunny, never fights, he and his hunter manage to overpower at least three characters, one of which was significantly stronger. The healer(Doc) remarks "That rabbit was dynamite."
{{quote|"Please do not nuzzle the instrument of my vengeance."}}
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== Real Life ==
* The Great Shrike-Tyrant. Sounds like some sort of Lovecraftian shark, right?
* Actual shrikes are also cute little birds whose Latin name means "butcher," and they're often called "butcher birds." Why? Because they ''impale their prey'' on thorns. It sounds nastier than it is. They're really just saving bugs for later.
* Bloodhounds are among the gentler dog breeds. They actually got their names because they are hunting dogs with the main purpose of following blood trails.
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