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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 Onon the Tin|Crushing Doom]]. <br />
'''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 (Webcomic)|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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Turns out, the creature in question is just a cute animal, with a [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast|scary name]] but completely harmless. Upon further inquiry, you'll learn that it was named by a child, or a [[Trickster Archetype]].
 
The polar opposite of [[Fluffy the Terrible]]. Also compare to [[Sealed Evil in Aa Teddy Bear]]. If it ''does'' have the destructive power despite the innocent appearance, it is a [[Killer Rabbit]].
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* 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 (Manga)|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.
* ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]'' has Chimamire Hana-Tamago (Bloodstained Flower-Egg), a cute, little, white doggie who gains the ability to talk during Christmas specials, in which she vehemently denies the "Chimamire" part and wishes that she had been named something nice like Charlotte.
* Hellwolf from ''[[Tentai Senshi Sunred (Manga)|Tentai Senshi Sunred]]'', [[Our Werewolves Are Different|as long as the light of the full moon isn't touching him]].
 
 
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== Film ==
* In ''[[How to Lose Aa Guy Inin 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]]''.
* Rhino the hamster in ''[[Bolt (Disney)|Bolt]]'', although he claims [[Blatant Lies|to be one-sixteenth wolf with a dash of wolverine]].
* The Bandersnatch from the 2010 ''[[Alice in Wonderland (Filmfilm)|Alice in Wonderland]]'' movie turns out to be this, only to people and things it likes. To everything else, it's [[Fluffy the Terrible]].
* 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...
 
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* 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}}?
* And then there's Killer the Rabbit from [[Patricia C. Wrede]]'s ''Calling on Dragons'', who is anything but a [[Killer Rabbit]].
* In ''[[Dinotopia]]: Journey to Chandara'', the emperor of Chandara has the imposing name of Hugo Khan. Turns out that he's a ''[[wikipedia:Microraptor|Microraptor]]'', which is one of the smallest dinosaurs known. Even the ''name'' of the dinosaur sounds puny.
* In the ''[[Chalion]]'' verse, the Viking-esque prince Jokol "Skullsplitter", who it turns out was given that appellation due to his talent at poetry: he makes "heads burst with his tales". (''[[Psychic Powers|Not]]'' [[Your Head Asplode|literally]].)
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* In the children's book series for ''[[How to Train Your Dragon]]'', Fishlegs has a dragon named Horrorcow. It's vaguely cow-like, but not at all horrifying.
* In one of the books in Phyllis Reynolds Naylor's ''Alice'' series, a family hears that having a dog named "Killer" will deter robbers and change the name of their aged and harmless dog from "Muffin" to "Killer".
* The cat, "Dragon", in ''[[Mrs. Frisby and Thethe 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]].
 
 
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'''Xander:''' Why? Can it hurt me?<br />
'''Giles:''' No, it's just tacky. }}
* Same joke, ''way'' different execution occurred in ''[[Angel (TV)|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.)
* In a live action skit spoofing ''[[God of War (Video Gameseries)|God of War]]'', ''[[X -Play]]'' had Kratos's final opponent be {{spoiler|the God of Chaos, which happened to be a cute little puppy.}}
* 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.
 
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== 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 (Visual Novel)|Ace Attorney]]''
** While the man himself also looks imposing, {{spoiler|Detective Tyrell Badd}} is an example of this.
** The complete fluffball Colias Palaeno whose Japanese name is {{spoiler|Damien Hinge.}}
* ''[[Pokémon (Franchise)|Pokémon]]'''s nickname function lets you have this, [[Fluffy the Terrible|Fluffies]], and Deathbringers that grow into their name when they evolve.
** There is also Gorebyss, which immediately bring to mind "an abyss of gore," [http://s181.photobucket.com/albums/x314/Sythja/pokemon%20vault/?action=view¤t=Gorebyss.gif&newest=1 unless you know what it looks like]. In all fairness though, it is "gorgeous," and does live in an "abyss", as in "the bottom of the sea". However, that's just a facade. Its actually very aggressive and hunts by Mind Raping its prey, shoving its extremely sharp mouth into their unconscious bodies, and sucking their fluids out. Yes its beautiful, but the name fits.
* Captain Dread of ''[[Monkey Island 2: Le ChucksLeChuck's Revenge]]''. Remember that "dread" is a word with more than one meaning. Bonus points for being the only {{spoiler|Jamaican}} in the series so far.
* 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|Sociopathic Soldiers]]).
* One of Rin's cats in ''[[Little Busters (Visual Novel)!|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.
** 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!
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== Webcomics ==
* In the ''[[Housepets (Webcomic)|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".
{{quote| '''Miles:''' ...We try to put this off as long as possible.}}
* This trope is named after ''[[Dan and MabsMab'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 (Webcomic)|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 subverted--Scratch actually wants to conquer the Earth--but he's so easily distracted by cat things that he's ultimately ([http://www.pvponline.com/2006/10/05/oct-5-2006/ mostly]) harmless.
* ''[[FlintlockesFlintlocke's Guide to Azeroth (Webcomic)|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."}}
* When ''[[8-Bit Theater (Webcomic)|Eight Bit Theater]]'''s Light Warriors had Drizzl surrounded and down for the count, Drizzl attempted to summon the "True Guardian" of the cave, which he had bought from [[Con Man]] Akbar based on its description as a fierce [[Biological Mashup|chimera]] with claws, fire breath, and potent venom. Drizzl discovers at the worst possible moment that the creature was just a platypus with a makeshift flamethrower strapped to its underbelly.
* Strange variation: there's a song on one of the ''[[Homestuck]]'' soundtrack albums titled "[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 Onon 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 ==
* ''[[My Life As a Teenage Robot (Animation)|My Life Asas 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 (Animation)|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.
 
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