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=== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ===
* The villain from ''[[
* The main antagonist of ''[[Pokémon
=== [[Comic Books]] ===
* In ''[[
=== [[Literature]] ===
* [[Spell My Name
=== [[Music]] ===
* Sid Vicious of the Sex Pistols. Sid was actually not that violent, nor was he particularly good in a fight; the pose of being a "moral danger" was certainly deliberate.
=== [[Western Animation]] ===
* The [[
=== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ===
* Grimmjow of ''[[
* Wolfgang Grimmer from [[Monster (
=== [[Comic Books]] ===
* Grimjack of ''Grimjack''.
* Mr Benjamin Grimm, otherwise known as The Thing of the ''[[Fantastic Four (Comic Book)|Fantastic Four]]''.
* [http://www.comicvine.com/grim-hunter/29-15311/grim-hunter/108-3841/102297-grim-hunter/105-191540/ The Grim Hunter], who shares this with his father Kraven (see below).
=== [[Film]] ===
* The hero of the ''[[Doom (
=== [[Literature]] ===
* In the ''[[Harry Potter (
* Grim Tuesday from the ''Keys of the Kingdom'' series.
* Grimhild, the [[Evil Matriarch]] of the Gjukung clan in the Old Norse ''[[
=== [[Toys]] ===
* Grimlock of ''[[Transformers]]''.
=== [[Video Games]] ===
* Mr. Grimm of ''[[Twisted Metal]]''.
=== [[Western Animation]] ===
* Grimhilde, better known as the Evil Queen from Disney's ''[[Snow White and
=== [[Comic Books]] ===
* [[Sinestro]] from ''[[
* Mr. Sinister from ''[[X-Men (Comic Book)|X-Men]]''.
=== [[Literature]] ===
* Subverted with Professor Sinistra, Astronomy teacher at Hogwarts in the ''[[Harry Potter (
* Sinistrad from ''[[The Death Gate Cycle]]''.
=== [[Music]] ===
* Synyster Gates from ''Avenged Sevenfold''.
=== [[Video Games]] ===
* And ''[[Sinistar]]''. He hungers! Run! Run! Run! Run!
* Slight variation: Sinistrals, from the ''[[Lufia]]'' games.
=== [[Western Animation]] ===
* Simon Bar Sinister, from ''[[Underdog (
* Senor Sinestrio of ''[[El Tigre]]''.
=== [[Comic Books]] ===
* Count Nefaria, a long-running [[Marvel Comics]] villain.
=== Film - Animated ===
* Dr. Nefario from ''[[
=== [[Live-Action TV]] ===
* Nefaria is the right hand of the [[Big Bad]] in Saban's ''[[Masked Rider]]''.
=== [[MMORPG|MMORPGs]] ===
* ''[[
=== [[Video Games]] ===
* Dr. Nefarious, a [[Big Bad]] in the ''[[Ratchet and Clank]]'' series (''Up Your Arsenal'' and ''A Crack in Time'').
* ''[[Crash Bandicoot]]'': Dr. Nefarious Tropy. Bonus points for having a sinister name even when it's shortened ([[Punny Name|N. Tropy = entropy]]). And he sounds like [[Peter Lorre]].
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=== [[Music]] ===
* Will [[Eminem|the real Slim Shady]] please stand up?
=== [[Newspaper Comics]] ===
* Shady Shrew from ''[[
=== Tabletop Games ===
* Sid Shady from the riddle game ''Mind Trap''.
=== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ===
* Greed from ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'', an [[Anthropomorphic Personification]] of that [[Seven Deadly Sins|sin]].
=== [[Film]] ===
* Greedo from ''[[Star Wars]]'' -- who did not [[The Dog Shot First|shoot first]].
=== [[Video Games]] ===
* And Greedy from ''[[Ristar]]''.
=== [[Western Animation]] ===
* ''[[Captain Planet and
=== [[Western Animation]] ===
* Dick Dastardly from ''[[Wacky Races]]''.
=== [[Literature]] ===
* Horribin the Clown from Tim Powers's ''The Anubis Gates''. {{spoiler|An adept of Ancient Egyptian sorcery, who runs a crew of beggars that he crippled himself.}}
=== [[Web Comics]] ===
* Lord Horribus in ''[[
=== [[Web Original]] ===
* Dr. Horrible from ''[[
=== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ===
* Tekkaman Evil, [[The Dragon]] from ''[[
=== [[Film]] ===
* Dr. Evil, ''[[Austin Powers]]'' arch-enemy.
* The titular [[Serial Killer]] in ''[[Evilenko]]''.
=== [[Live-Action TV]] ===
* Avery Schreiber played a villain named "Mr. Evil" on ''The Harlem Globetrotters Popcorn Machine''.
=== [[Video Games]] ===
* ''[[Berzerk]]'' has Evil Otto.
* ''[[
* Evil Marie in ''[[Carn Evil]]''.
* Evil Crash in the ''[[Crash Bandicoot]]'' series.
=== [[Western Animation]] ===
* ''[[101 Dalmatians
* Evil-Lyn from ''[[He-Man and
* Evil The Cat from ''[[Earthworm Jim (
=== [[Comic Books]] ===
* Kraven the Hunter, a ''[[Spider-Man]]'' villain.
=== [[Film]] ===
* Kraven, from ''[[Underworld (
* [[Wes Craven]] makes a lot of horror movies.
=== [[Literature]] ===
* The Craven family from ''[[The Secret Garden]]''.
=== [[Film]] ===
* Darth Sidious of ''[[Star Wars]]''. Double points for rhyming with "hideous". There is a certain in-story justification, as Sith 'names' are not technically names, but titles given after they've purposely started down the road of evil.
=== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ===
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh (
** Yami (= Dark) Yugi, whose early punishments for people who attacked or threatened his friends included tricking people into yoyoing themselves through a roof to fall several stories, getting people stung by their own scorpions and subjecting people to illusory torture by [[Eldritch Abomination]].
** Yami Bakura, who loves [[And I Must Scream|trapping people in game-based objects]] (such as, in the manga, storing souls in a pair of dice so they always rolled high).
** Yami Marik, who unlike the other two has no ancient Egyptian backstory, he just kills people.
* ''[[
=== [[Comic Books]] ===
* [[Darkseid]], [[New Gods|Lord of]] [[The Empire|Apokolips]]. [[Theme Naming|Pretty]] [[Archetypal Character|clearly]] [[Troperiffic|deliberate]].
* ''[[X-Men (Comic Book)|X-Men]]'': Raven Darkholme, [[X-Men
* [http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix3/darkrider.htm The Dark Rider]
=== [[Film]] ===
* A common misconception surrounding ''[[Star Wars]]'' is that Darth is Dutch or German for dark, when neither of these statements are accurate. Dark would be donker and dunkel, respectively. [[It Was His Sled|Vader, on the other hand is Dutch for father]], though it is pronounced differently in Dutch.
=== [[Literature]] ===
* Then there's G. M. Dark from ''[[
* Darken Rahl from ''[[Sword of Truth]]''.
=== [[Video Games]] ===
* Joe Darke, a serial killer from ''[[Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
* The Evil "Mr. Dark" in ''[[
* Dark Fact from ''[[
* Dark Sol from ''[[Shining in
=== [[Video Games]] ===
* Slick, the [[Big Bad]] of ''[[River City Ransom]]''.
=== [[Web Comics]] ===
* Spades Slick, the heartless gangster from ''[[
* Slick from ''[[
* Honest John from ''[[Pinocchio]]''
* [[Honest John's Dealership]]
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* [[wikipedia:MGR-1 Honest John|MGR-1 Honest John]] nuclear or nerve gas missiles.
=== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ===
* Subtly, several names translate to disabilities, though that's not always bad. On the good side, Cecile from ''[[
=== Comic Books ===
* ''[[Vandal Savage]]'', [[DC Comics]] supervillain. Though he's a terrible person overall, [[Playing
=== Fan Works ===
* ''[[
* ''[[
=== [[Film]] ===
* General Grievous from ''[[Star Wars]]''.
* Count Vile from ''[[Press Start]]''.
* Not a character, but the sinister pub in ''[[An American Werewolf in London]]'' is called "The Slaughtered Lamb". Can any good come of that?
* Lord Humongous from the ''[[Mad Max]]'' series.
* ''[[
=== [[Literature]] ===
* Vendacious from ''[[
* Dire Wily, the villain to the also significantly named Halcyon Blithe in the series of the same name.
* Ras the Destroyer from ''[[Invisible Man (
* Many villains in the ''[[Redwall]]'' series have such names as Cluny the Scourge, Slagar the Cruel, Ferahgo the Assassin, and Gulo the Savage.
* Lord Foul the Despiser from the ''[[Chronicles of Thomas Covenant]]'', who doubles as [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast/Titles|Titles]] as well as [[Narm]].
=== [[Live-Action TV]] ===
* Robbie Rotten from ''[[
* Sgt Gross in the ''[[Blake's
* ''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]'' has Master Vile, Rita Repulsa, her brother Rito Revolto, Maligore (combination of Gore and Malevolent), General Havoc, Dark Specter, Darkonda, Ecliptor, Treacheron, Villamax, Deviot, Furio, Captain Mutiny, Hexuba, Diabolico, Jinxer, Onikage, Toxica/Necronomica, and Mesogog (from Magog, as in "Gog and Magog").
* ''[[Star Trek:
=== [[
* [[Flash Gordon]]'s arc-foe, Ming the Merciless.
=== [[Video Games]] ===
* Horrendous, the jock/big chunk of meat who ruled the warrior city from the video game ''[[Nox]]''.
* The original Japanese name of ''[[
* The main antagonist from ''[[Sigma Star Saga]]'' was a guy named Tyrannical Overlord.
* Iosa the Invincible in ''[[
* All of the Soulless Gods of ''[[Lusternia]]'' get this treatment: [[Big Bad|Kethuru the Almighty]], [[The Juggernaut|Illith the Leviathan]], [[Voluntary Shapeshifter|Crazen the Greedy]], [[Cannibalism Superpower|Great Muud]] and [[Intangible Man|Zenos the Insubstantial]]. And yeah, they should ''[[Omnicidal Maniac|all]]'' be ran away from ''very'' fast.
* Dr. Wily, from the ''[[Mega Man (
* BadBad in ''[[Secret of the Stars]]''.
* King K. Rool ("cruel") in ''[[Donkey Kong Country (
* Feral Chaos in ''[[
=== [[Web Comics]] ===
* ''[[Last
=== [[Web Original]] ===
* ''[[
=== [[Western Animation]] ===
* Clandistino from the cartoon ''[[
* McNasty from the ''[[Pound Puppies]]'' movie.
=== [[Real Life]] ===
* Johnny Rotten (real-life: John Lydon), band leader of the [[
* Adam Savage from ''[[
* Colm Meaney an Irish actor who is actually by many accounts a pretty nice guy. Doesn't help that outside of Star Trek fandoms he's mostly known for playing villains or at the very least hard-assed [[Anti-Hero]] types.
* Ivan the Terrible. He was a good ruler early on, defeating many enemies of the Russians, earning him the nickname which could also be translated as "formidable" or "fearsome". Later on, he became [[The Caligula]], making his name scary but appropriate on a whole different way.
* There is is a Zimbabwean footballer (soccer player) called [[wikipedia:Danger Fourpence|Danger Fourpence]].
* Former Pittsburg Steelers defensive tackle, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Greene Charles Edward Greene], aka "Mean Joe" Greene.<ref>This was, in fact, a holdover from playing college football at the North Texas State University, the team's name being the North Texas Mean Greens.</ref>
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