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{{trope}}
▲[[File:Killer_1896.jpg|frame]]
{{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]].
'''Redcloak''': Please tell me it's actually filled with cute fuzzy bunnies, and they just named it that to be ironic.
|''[[The Order of the Stick]]'' [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0190.html #190]}}
Here it comes. The Harbinger of Death, the [[Ultimate Evil]], It Which Devours Your Soul, Your Worst Nightmare.
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The polar opposite of [[Fluffy the Terrible]]. Also compare to [[Sealed Evil in a Teddy Bear]]. If it ''does'' have the destructive power despite the innocent appearance, it is a [[Killer Rabbit]].
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== [[Advertising]] ==
* A British TV ad from the eighties about "Natural good taste" has a guy in horrible colours with yellow and purple wallpaper, who liker ''The Birdie Song'' and has a toy poodle called Rambo.
== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==▼
* This [https://web.archive.org/web/20090216195545/http://www.onemanga.com/Majin_Devil/5/21/ guy] from ''[[Majin Devil]]''.▼
▲== Anime and Manga ==
▲* This [http://www.onemanga.com/Majin_Devil/5/21/ guy] from ''[[Majin Devil]]''.
* [http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g315/roleplaygirl99/deathrbingertheadorable.jpg This little guy] from ''[[Natsume Yuujinchou]]'' (It's actually a Youkai possessing a snow-bunny Natsume made). D'awwww! (And then of course [http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g315/roleplaygirl99/deathbringersorta.jpg he transforms].)
* In ''[[One Piece]]'', Iceburg, the mayor of Water 7, has a pet named Tyrannosaurus. It's a cute little white mouse that lives in his shirt pocket.
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* Hellwolf from ''[[Tentai Senshi Sunred]]'', [[Our Werewolves Are Different|as long as the light of the full moon isn't touching him]].
== [[Comic Books]] ==
* In ''[[Transformers]]'', the Decepticons from "[[Transformers: Shattered Glass|Shattered Glass]]", a [[Mirror Universe]] where everyone is an [[Evil Counterpart]] or [[Good Counterpart]] to a [[Transformers Generation 1|Generation One]] character. They all still have their [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast]], but are now the good guys. (E.g., the black, serious, and stealthy jaguar becomes a white, [[Lolcat]]-esque, and loud jaguar... but his name is still Ravage.)▼
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* In ''[[Oh God
▲* In ''[[Transformers]]'', the Decepticons from "[[Transformers Shattered Glass|Shattered Glass]]", a [[Mirror Universe]] where everyone is an [[Evil Counterpart]] or [[Good Counterpart]] to a [[Transformers Generation 1|Generation One]] character. They all still have their [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast]], but are now the good guys. (E.g., the black, serious, and stealthy jaguar becomes a white, [[Lolcat]]-esque, and loud jaguar... but his name is still Ravage.)
== [[Film]] ==▼
▲* In ''[[Oh God Not Again (Fanfic)|Oh God Not Again]]'', this trope is averted, much to Harry's dislike. [[Peggy Sue|In the original timeline]], he and Ginny got a rabbit, and she refused to accept his name suggestion of "Mega Ultra Flame Deathsman", instead going with a more standard "Flopsy".
▲== Film ==
* In ''[[How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days]]'', there was a tiny Chinese crested (a breed of dog that is evidently very easy to mistake for a chihuahua) named "Krull the Warrior King".
* Elle Woods' chihuahua Bruiser in ''[[Legally Blonde]]''.
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* From ''[[Muppet Treasure Island]]'', the infamous pirate Big Fat Ugly Bug-faced Baby-eating O'Brien, is a rather attractive looking young woman. With a ''really deep'' voice...
== [[Literature]] ==▼
▲== Literature ==
* The "Incredibly Deadly Viper" from ''[[A Series of Unfortunate Events]]'' is totally harmless - the name was given to it as a practical joke, as it is instead playful and as cute as a sewer-pipe sized snake can be.
* Hagrid's dog Fang in ''[[Harry Potter]]'', ironically one of the only animals he tends to that ''isn't'' vicious or dangerous. Unlike, say, [[Fluffy the Terrible]]. Or Norbert{{spoiler|a}}?
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* The cat, "Dragon", in ''[[Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH]]'' got his name as a joke when he was a kitten, pretending to be fierce. The name became fitting when [[Cats Are Mean|he grew up]].
== [[Live-Action TV]] ==▼
* Doña Clotilde from ''[[El Chavo
▲== Live-Action TV ==
▲* Doña Clotilde from ''[[El Chavo Del Ocho]]'' likes to adopt puppies and baptize them as "Satan" and "Lucifer". Her poor pets also have a tendency to run off, so she tries to bring them back by calling their names loudly. Add this to the fact that her neighbors doesn't always know she has a pet, and [[Hilarity Ensues]] (she's called The Witch of Apartment 71...)
* Subverted in an episode of ''[[That's So Raven]]'' which featured a Yorkshire terrier named Monster.
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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.
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'''Xander:''' Why? Can it hurt me?
'''Giles:''' No, it's just tacky. }}
* Same joke, ''way'' different execution occurred in ''[[Angel]]'' when Cordelia, as a princess, and to her vocal disgust, is coerced to mate with a hideous, destructive monster called the Groosalugg...until she finds out 'Groo' is only hideous by ''demon'' standards; he's actually an incredibly handsome and skilled human warrior and really quite sweet in temperament. (She still doesn't mate with him, but for different reasons.)
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* In the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' episode "Closing Time", Craig's son [[Baby Language|introduces himself]] to the Doctor (fluent in Baby) as Stormageddon, Dark Lord of All.
== [[New Media]] ==
* Also, [[media:cute-puppy-pictures-call-me-killer.jpg|this guy.]]
== [[Video Games]] ==▼
▲== Video Games ==
* Used to hilarious effect in ''[[Mercenaries]] 2''. There's a mission that tells you to get something called the Devastator. At first, the pointer seems to lead you to a gigantic tank...but then, after you get in, the pointer shows the Devastator is a cute little scooter.
* ''[[Ace Attorney]]''
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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 ''[[The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim]]''. Admittedly, he ''is'' a dragon, but for someone
** Actually, you just gave me an idea of what might happen in the DLC...Dragon language in this game deals in truths, words have power. If you voice the word "frost" you conjure it up. And if someone is called "Ambition Overlord Cruelty" that is BOUND to have a meaning!
== [[Web Comics]] ==
* In the ''[[Housepets]]'' universe, wolves traditionally name themselves. Babylon Garden's resident wolf has [[Ridiculously Cute Critter|half-a-dozen kids]] who can't wait to name themselves. Among current suggestions are "Deathaxe" and "Space Laser".
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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 (webcomic)|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 [https://web.archive.org/web/20130504004834/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."
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* When ''[[8-
* Strange variation: there's a song on one of the ''[[Homestuck]]'' soundtrack albums titled "[https://web.archive.org/web/20130922111049/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/walls-covered-in-blood Walls Covered in Blood]." Where the title might imply [[Paint the Town Red|a murderous rampage]], it's actually the [[Leitmotif]] of [[Moe]] [[Catgirl]] Nepeta Leijon, whose bedroom walls are indeed covered in blood because [[Shipper on Deck|she uses it to draw charts shipping all her friends]], and the song itself is a [[Tastes Like Diabetes|painfully cutesy]] upbeat [[Mario Paint]] track.
== [[Western Animation]] ==▼
▲== Western Animation ==
* ''[[My Life as a Teenage Robot]]'' has Killgore. Name that sounds like something that would rain destruction, but actually just a cute little wind-up toy who insists he's unstoppably evil.
* ''[[Planet Sheen]]'': Boh-Rok, a rainbow-colored pony, was thought to be a destructive monster. {{spoiler|Sheen manages to remove a nose hair that was bothering Boh-Rok and it turns out that he isn't as evil as the aliens thought, but rather, [[Tastes Like Diabetes|a cheerful, happy pony]].}}
* ''[[Ruby Gloom]]'' has the Doom Kitty, an otherwise normal, if intelligent and expressive, black cat.
== [[Real Life]] ==▼
* The Great Shrike-Tyrant. Sounds like some sort of Lovecraftian shark, right?
▲== Real Life ==
* 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.
▲* The Great Shrike-Tyrant. Sounds like some sort of Lovecraftian shark, right? Nope -- it's a cute little bird. The whole genus is called 'tyrannus' because they aggressively chase other birds out of their territories.
▲* 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.
* The ominously named ''[[wikipedia:Purgatorius|Purgatorius]]'' was a small mammal that was one of the first species to emerge after the death of the dinosaurs, and the ancestor of the primates.
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