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** Ditto with werewolves and Moon.
** Ditto with werewolves and Moon.


These have a tendency to get tossed willy-nilly into [[Character Name and the Noun Phrase]] or [[The X of Y]] naming schemes.
These have a tendency to get tossed willy-nilly into [[Character Name and the Noun Phrase]] or [[The X of Y]] naming schemes.


Incidentally, an easier way to come up with a title is "The Dark (Noun)". For instance: ''The Dark Cushion'', ''The Dark Burrito'', ''[[The Dark Tower]]'', etc.
Incidentally, an easier way to come up with a title is "The Dark (Noun)". For instance: ''The Dark Cushion'', ''The Dark Burrito'', ''[[The Dark Tower]]'', etc.
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** Talismans of...
** Talismans of...
** The three novels in ''Voyage of the Jerle Shanarra'' are all named after the [[Big Bad]] and the first one has "Witch" in the title as well.
** The three novels in ''Voyage of the Jerle Shanarra'' are all named after the [[Big Bad]] and the first one has "Witch" in the title as well.
** As is the last novel in the ''High Druid of...'' trilogy. The others are named after a parallel world (country) and a magic tree ([[MacGuffin]]).
** As is the last novel in the ''High Druid of...'' trilogy. The others are named after a parallel world (country) and a magic tree ([[MacGuffin]]).
** Dark Wraith of...
** Dark Wraith of...
* Many [[Forgotten Realms]] novels, especially RA Salvatore's Drizzt series:
* Many [[Forgotten Realms]] novels, especially RA Salvatore's Drizzt series:
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* ''[[Harry Potter]]'' and the...well, all seven of them, really, though I grant you Azkaban's borderline because it's a prison, not a country.
* ''[[Harry Potter]]'' and the...well, all seven of them, really, though I grant you Azkaban's borderline because it's a prison, not a country.
* Double points for Tamora Pierce's ''Trickster's Queen'', as the Trickster is a god.
* Double points for Tamora Pierce's ''Trickster's Queen'', as the Trickster is a god.
** A lot of Pierces stuff, actually, including: ''Alanna; The First Adventure, In The Hand of the Goddess, Wild Magic, The Realms of the Gods, The Magic in the Weaving, The Healing in the Vine, Magic Steps, Street Magic, The Will of the Empress'' and ''Lady Knight''. Phew.
** A lot of Pierces stuff, actually, including: ''Alanna; The First Adventure, In The Hand of the Goddess, Wild Magic, The Realms of the Gods, The Magic in the Weaving, The Healing in the Vine, Magic Steps, Street Magic, The Will of the Empress'' and ''Lady Knight''. Phew.
* A particularly extreme example: Elizabeth Haydon's "Symphony of Ages" trilogy.
* A particularly extreme example: Elizabeth Haydon's "Symphony of Ages" trilogy.
** Book 1: Rhapsody, fits in with the "Song or Ballad" qualification.
** Book 1: Rhapsody, fits in with the "Song or Ballad" qualification.
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== Video Games ==
== Video Games ==
* ''[[Ever Quest]]''
* ''[[EverQuest]]''
* ''Dark Chronicle'' (which was renamed to ''[[Dark Cloud]] 2'' in the US and Canada). In fact, ''[[Dark Cloud]]'' qualifies as well.
* ''Dark Chronicle'' (which was renamed to ''[[Dark Cloud]] 2'' in the US and Canada). In fact, ''[[Dark Cloud]]'' qualifies as well.
* ''[[Heart of Darkness (video game)|Heart of Darkness]]'' (named after a [[Heart of Darkness|totally unrelated]] book)
* ''[[Heart of Darkness (video game)|Heart of Darkness]]'' (named after a [[Heart of Darkness|totally unrelated]] book)
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== Web Original ==
== Web Original ==
* [http://www.musicsrc.com/video/Secret_of_Dragon_Ledgend.php?id=6_XEQosmB_w&artist=After+Forever&song=Free+of+Doubt Secret of Dragon Ledgend].
* [http://www.musicsrc.com/video/Secret_of_Dragon_Ledgend.php?id=6_XEQosmB_w&artist=After+Forever&song=Free+of+Doubt Secret of Dragon Ledgend].
* There is an ad on this wiki for an online RPG with werewolves and vampires called Immortal Night.
* There is an ad on this wiki for an online RPG with werewolves and vampires called Immortal Night.


== Music ==
== Music ==
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** Hell, you'd be hard pressed to find a Rhapsody of Fire album or song title that doesn't. Even more so, ridiculously many of them are in a "[[The X of Y|Noun Of Adjective Noun]]" format, with the nouns and adjectives seemingly randomly picked from the list.
** Hell, you'd be hard pressed to find a Rhapsody of Fire album or song title that doesn't. Even more so, ridiculously many of them are in a "[[The X of Y|Noun Of Adjective Noun]]" format, with the nouns and adjectives seemingly randomly picked from the list.
** The band's name itself falls under this trope!
** The band's name itself falls under this trope!
* [[Dragon Force]]'s songs tend to embody this trope.
* [[Dragon Force (video game)]]'s songs tend to embody this trope.
** Cracked has even made a [http://www.cracked.com/article_15123_five-most-unintentionally-funny-albums-2006.html word count chart] for their album "Inhuman Rampage".
** Cracked has even made a [http://www.cracked.com/article_15123_five-most-unintentionally-funny-albums-2006.html word count chart] for their album "Inhuman Rampage".
* [[Nanowar of Steel]] specializes in mockery of metal bands that take themselves too seriously (and/or try to look and sound "manly" too hard), so their albums and songs that aren't named in parody of famous titles tend to be over-the-top examples of this. This approach is nicely complemented with two secondary principles:
* [[Nanowar of Steel]] specializes in mockery of metal bands that take themselves too seriously (and/or try to look and sound "manly" too hard), so their albums and songs that aren't named in parody of famous titles tend to be over-the-top examples of this. This approach is nicely complemented with two secondary principles:
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