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=== Vicious ===
== Vicious ==
== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
=== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ===
* The villain from ''[[Cowboy Bebop]]''.
* The villain from ''[[Cowboy Bebop]]''.
* The main antagonist of ''[[Pokémon 4Ever|Pokémon 4 Ever]]'' is named Lord Vicious the Mask (Vicious-sama no Kamen). He's also rumored to have been named for Sid Vicious, but evidence is hazy.
* The main antagonist of ''[[Pokémon 4Ever]]'' is named Lord Vicious the Mask (Vicious-sama no Kamen). He's also rumored to have been named for Sid Vicious, but evidence is hazy.


== [[Comic Books]] ==
=== [[Comic Books]] ===
* In ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures]]'', there was a villain called Vid Vicious (obviously named after Sid Vicious).
* In ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures]]'', there was a villain called Vid Vicious (obviously named after Sid Vicious).


== [[Literature]] ==
=== [[Literature]] ===
* [[Spell My Name with an "S"|Vishous]] from J.R. Ward's ''[[Black Dagger Brotherhood]]'' novels, mercifully shortened to 'V'. Most of her male characters have bizarrely spelled "badass" names, including Torhment, Phury, Zsadist, Rhage, Rehvenge, and Wrath (well, that last one is spelled correctly). John Matthew doesn't fare any better with his warrior name: {{spoiler|Tehrror; as does Butch when he's revealed to be a half-breed and gets saddled with a vampiric name of legend: The Dehstroyer.}}
* [[Spell My Name with an "S"|Vishous]] from J.R. Ward's ''[[Black Dagger Brotherhood]]'' novels, mercifully shortened to 'V'. Most of her male characters have bizarrely spelled "badass" names, including Torhment, Phury, Zsadist, Rhage, Rehvenge, and Wrath (well, that last one is spelled correctly). John Matthew doesn't fare any better with his warrior name: {{spoiler|Tehrror; as does Butch when he's revealed to be a half-breed and gets saddled with a vampiric name of legend: The Dehstroyer.}}


== [[Music]] ==
=== [[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.
* 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]] ==
=== [[Western Animation]] ===
* The [[M.A.S.K.|Vicious Evil Network Of Mayhem]].
* The [[M.A.S.K.|Vicious Evil Network Of Mayhem]].


=== Grim -- special thanks to [[The Grim Reaper]]. ===
== Grim -- special thanks to [[The Grim Reaper]]. ==


== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
=== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ===
* Grimmjow of ''[[Bleach]]''.
* Grimmjow of ''[[Bleach]]''.
* Wolfgang Grimmer from [[Monster (manga)|Monster]]
* Wolfgang Grimmer from [[Monster (manga)|Monster]]


== [[Comic Books]] ==
=== [[Comic Books]] ===
* Grimjack of ''Grimjack''.
* Grimjack of ''Grimjack''.
* Mr Benjamin Grimm, otherwise known as The Thing of the ''[[Fantastic Four (Comic Book)|Fantastic Four]]''.
* 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).
* [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]] ==
=== [[Film]] ===
* The hero of the ''[[Doom (series)|Doom]]'' movie, John Grimm.
* The hero of the ''[[Doom (series)|Doom]]'' movie, John Grimm.


== [[Literature]] ==
=== [[Literature]] ===
* In the ''[[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry Potter]]'' series, a black dog known as "the Grim" is an omen of death.
* In the ''[[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry Potter]]'' series, a black dog known as "the Grim" is an omen of death.
* Grim Tuesday from the ''Keys of the Kingdom'' series.
* Grim Tuesday from the ''Keys of the Kingdom'' series.
* Grimhild, the [[Evil Matriarch]] of the Gjukung clan in the Old Norse ''[[The Saga of the Volsungs|Volsunga Saga]]''.
* Grimhild, the [[Evil Matriarch]] of the Gjukung clan in the Old Norse ''[[The Saga of the Volsungs|Volsunga Saga]]''.


== [[Toys]] ==
=== [[Toys]] ===
* Grimlock of ''[[Transformers]]''.
* Grimlock of ''[[Transformers]]''.


== [[Video Games]] ==
=== [[Video Games]] ===
* Mr. Grimm of ''[[Twisted Metal]]''.
* Mr. Grimm of ''[[Twisted Metal]]''.


== [[Western Animation]] ==
=== [[Western Animation]] ===
* Grimhilde, better known as the Evil Queen from Disney's ''[[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Disney film)|Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs]]''.
* Grimhilde, better known as the Evil Queen from Disney's ''[[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Disney film)|Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs]]''.


=== Sinister: ===
== Sinister: ==


== [[Comic Books]] ==
=== [[Comic Books]] ===
* [[Sinestro]] from ''[[Green Lantern]]''.
* [[Sinestro]] from ''[[Green Lantern]]''.
* Mr. Sinister from ''[[X-Men (Comic Book)|X-Men]]''.
* Mr. Sinister from ''[[X-Men (Comic Book)|X-Men]]''.


== [[Literature]] ==
=== [[Literature]] ===
* Subverted with Professor Sinistra, Astronomy teacher at Hogwarts in the ''[[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry Potter]]'' series, who is actually a good soul, if an inveterate alarmist.
* Subverted with Professor Sinistra, Astronomy teacher at Hogwarts in the ''[[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry Potter]]'' series, who is actually a good soul, if an inveterate alarmist.
* Sinistrad from ''[[The Death Gate Cycle]]''.
* Sinistrad from ''[[The Death Gate Cycle]]''.


== [[Music]] ==
=== [[Music]] ===
* Synyster Gates from ''Avenged Sevenfold''.
* Synyster Gates from ''Avenged Sevenfold''.


== [[Video Games]] ==
=== [[Video Games]] ===
* And ''[[Sinistar]]''. He hungers! Run! Run! Run! Run!
* And ''[[Sinistar]]''. He hungers! Run! Run! Run! Run!
* Slight variation: Sinistrals, from the ''[[Lufia]]'' games.
* Slight variation: Sinistrals, from the ''[[Lufia]]'' games.


== [[Western Animation]] ==
=== [[Western Animation]] ===
* Simon Bar Sinister, from ''[[Underdog (animation)|Underdog]]''.
* Simon Bar Sinister, from ''[[Underdog (animation)|Underdog]]''.
* Senor Sinestrio of ''[[El Tigre]]''.
* Senor Sinestrio of ''[[El Tigre]]''.




=== Nefarious: ===
== Nefarious: ==


== [[Comic Books]] ==
=== [[Comic Books]] ===
* Count Nefaria, a long-running [[Marvel Comics]] villain.
* Count Nefaria, a long-running [[Marvel Comics]] villain.


== Film - Animated ==
=== Film - Animated ===
* Dr. Nefario from ''[[Despicable Me]]''.
* Dr. Nefario from ''[[Despicable Me]]''.


== [[Live-Action TV]] ==
=== [[Live-Action TV]] ===
* Nefaria is the right hand of the [[Big Bad]] in Saban's ''[[Masked Rider]]''.
* Nefaria is the right hand of the [[Big Bad]] in Saban's ''[[Masked Rider]]''.


== [[MMORPG|MMORPGs]] ==
=== [[MMORPG|MMORPGs]] ===
* ''[[World of Warcraft]]'': Lord Victor Nefarius AKA Nefarian the Black Dragon.
* ''[[World of Warcraft]]'': Lord Victor Nefarius AKA Nefarian the Black Dragon.


== [[Video Games]] ==
=== [[Video Games]] ===
* Dr. Nefarious, a [[Big Bad]] in the ''[[Ratchet and Clank]]'' series (''Up Your Arsenal'' and ''A Crack in Time'').
* 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]].
* ''[[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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=== Shady: ===
== Shady: ==


== [[Music]] ==
=== [[Music]] ===
* Will [[Eminem|the real Slim Shady]] please stand up?
* Will [[Eminem|the real Slim Shady]] please stand up?


== [[Newspaper Comics]] ==
=== [[Newspaper Comics]] ===
* Shady Shrew from ''[[Slylock Fox]]''. This trope is usually extrapolated to other bit criminals like Reeky Rat or Slick Smitty -- it's surprising that name profiling hasn't been implemented yet.
* Shady Shrew from ''[[Slylock Fox]]''. This trope is usually extrapolated to other bit criminals like Reeky Rat or Slick Smitty -- it's surprising that name profiling hasn't been implemented yet.


== Tabletop Games ==
=== Tabletop Games ===
* Sid Shady from the riddle game ''Mind Trap''.
* Sid Shady from the riddle game ''Mind Trap''.




=== Greedy: ===
== Greedy: ==


== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
=== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ===
* Greed from ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'', an [[Anthropomorphic Personification]] of that [[Seven Deadly Sins|sin]].
* Greed from ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'', an [[Anthropomorphic Personification]] of that [[Seven Deadly Sins|sin]].


== [[Film]] ==
=== [[Film]] ===
* Greedo from ''[[Star Wars]]'' -- who did not [[The Dog Shot First|shoot first]].
* Greedo from ''[[Star Wars]]'' -- who did not [[The Dog Shot First|shoot first]].


== [[Video Games]] ==
=== [[Video Games]] ===
* And Greedy from ''[[Ristar]]''.
* And Greedy from ''[[Ristar]]''.


== [[Western Animation]] ==
=== [[Western Animation]] ===
* ''[[Captain Planet and the Planeteers]]'' foe, Hoggish Greedly.
* ''[[Captain Planet and the Planeteers]]'' foe, Hoggish Greedly.




=== Dastardly: ===
== Dastardly: ==


== [[Western Animation]] ==
=== [[Western Animation]] ===
* Dick Dastardly from ''[[Wacky Races]]''.
* Dick Dastardly from ''[[Wacky Races]]''.




=== Horrible -- Just silly enough that it's (as far as is recorded here) never used seriously. ===
== Horrible -- Just silly enough that it's (as far as is recorded here) never used seriously. ==


== [[Literature]] ==
=== [[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.}}
* 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]] ==
=== [[Web Comics]] ===
* Lord Horribus in ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]''.
* Lord Horribus in ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]''.


== [[Web Original]] ==
=== [[Web Original]] ===
* Dr. Horrible from ''[[Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog|Doctor Horribles Sing Along Blog]]''' is a ... horrible example.
* Dr. Horrible from ''[[Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog|Doctor Horribles Sing Along Blog]]''' is a ... horrible example.




=== Evil ===
== Evil ==


== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
=== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ===


* Tekkaman Evil, [[The Dragon]] from ''[[Tekkaman Blade]]''.
* Tekkaman Evil, [[The Dragon]] from ''[[Tekkaman Blade]]''.


== [[Film]] ==
=== [[Film]] ===
* Dr. Evil, ''[[Austin Powers]]'' arch-enemy.
* Dr. Evil, ''[[Austin Powers]]'' arch-enemy.
* The titular [[Serial Killer]] in ''[[Evilenko]]''.
* The titular [[Serial Killer]] in ''[[Evilenko]]''.


== [[Live-Action TV]] ==
=== [[Live-Action TV]] ===
* Avery Schreiber played a villain named "Mr. Evil" on ''The Harlem Globetrotters Popcorn Machine''.
* Avery Schreiber played a villain named "Mr. Evil" on ''The Harlem Globetrotters Popcorn Machine''.


== [[Video Games]] ==
=== [[Video Games]] ===
* ''[[Berzerk]]'' has Evil Otto.
* ''[[Berzerk]]'' has Evil Otto.
* ''[[Pokémon Colosseum]]'': It may be an unwritten rule that the leaders of Cipher (listed far below) have some part of Evil in their name. First was Evice, and second was Greevil. For added evil points, Greevil's Japanese name translates into 'Deathgold'.
* ''[[Pokémon Colosseum]]'': It may be an unwritten rule that the leaders of Cipher (listed far below) have some part of Evil in their name. First was Evice, and second was Greevil. For added evil points, Greevil's Japanese name translates into 'Deathgold'.
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* Evil Crash in the ''[[Crash Bandicoot]]'' series.
* Evil Crash in the ''[[Crash Bandicoot]]'' series.


== [[Western Animation]] ==
=== [[Western Animation]] ===
* ''[[101 Dalmatians|One Hundred and One Dalmatians]]'': Cruella de Vil. Triple whammy, because you have "cruel", "evil", and "devil" in her name, if you ignore the word breaks.
* ''[[101 Dalmatians|One Hundred and One Dalmatians]]'': Cruella de Vil. Triple whammy, because you have "cruel", "evil", and "devil" in her name, if you ignore the word breaks.
* Evil-Lyn from ''[[He-Man and the Masters of the Universe]]''.
* Evil-Lyn from ''[[He-Man and the Masters of the Universe]]''.
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=== Craven ===
== Craven ==


== [[Comic Books]] ==
=== [[Comic Books]] ===
* Kraven the Hunter, a ''[[Spider-Man]]'' villain.
* Kraven the Hunter, a ''[[Spider-Man]]'' villain.


== [[Film]] ==
=== [[Film]] ===
* Kraven, from ''[[Underworld (film)|Underworld]]''
* Kraven, from ''[[Underworld (film)|Underworld]]''
* [[Wes Craven]] makes a lot of horror movies.
* [[Wes Craven]] makes a lot of horror movies.


== [[Literature]] ==
=== [[Literature]] ===
* The Craven family from ''[[The Secret Garden]]''.
* The Craven family from ''[[The Secret Garden]]''.




=== Insidious ===
== Insidious ==


== [[Film]] ==
=== [[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.
* 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.




=== Dark ===
== Dark ==


== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
=== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ===
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh (anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh]]'' has several instances:
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh (anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh]]'' has several instances:
** 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 (= 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]].
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* ''[[D.N.Angel]]'''s phantom thief, Dark Mousy. Also of note is his evil counterpart, Krad.
* ''[[D.N.Angel]]'''s phantom thief, Dark Mousy. Also of note is his evil counterpart, Krad.


== [[Comic Books]] ==
=== [[Comic Books]] ===
* [[Darkseid]], [[New Gods|Lord of]] [[The Empire|Apokolips]]. [[Theme Naming|Pretty]] [[Archetypal Character|clearly]] [[Troperiffic|deliberate]].
* [[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/Characters/Villains|Mystique]]'s real name.
* ''[[X-Men (Comic Book)|X-Men]]'': Raven Darkholme, [[X-Men/Characters/Villains|Mystique]]'s real name.
* [http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix3/darkrider.htm The Dark Rider]
* [http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix3/darkrider.htm The Dark Rider]


== [[Film]] ==
=== [[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.
* 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]] ==
=== [[Literature]] ===
* Then there's G. M. Dark from ''[[Something Wicked This Way Comes]]''.
* Then there's G. M. Dark from ''[[Something Wicked This Way Comes]]''.
* Darken Rahl from ''[[Sword of Truth]]''.
* Darken Rahl from ''[[Sword of Truth]]''.


== [[Video Games]] ==
=== [[Video Games]] ===
* Joe Darke, a serial killer from ''[[Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney|Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney]]''
* Joe Darke, a serial killer from ''[[Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney|Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney]]''
* The Evil "Mr. Dark" in ''[[Rayman]]''
* The Evil "Mr. Dark" in ''[[Rayman]]''
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* Dark Sol from ''[[Shining in the Darkness]]''.
* Dark Sol from ''[[Shining in the Darkness]]''.


=== Slick -- Both the meaning and the snakelike pronunciation have connotations of being sly, manipulative, scheming, smug. ===
== Slick -- Both the meaning and the snakelike pronunciation have connotations of being sly, manipulative, scheming, smug. ==


== [[Video Games]] ==
=== [[Video Games]] ===
* Slick, the [[Big Bad]] of ''[[River City Ransom]]''.
* Slick, the [[Big Bad]] of ''[[River City Ransom]]''.


== [[Web Comics]] ==
=== [[Web Comics]] ===
* Spades Slick, the heartless gangster from ''[[Homestuck]]''.
* Spades Slick, the heartless gangster from ''[[Homestuck]]''.
* Slick from ''[[Waterworks]]'', though he's an [[Anti-Villain]] at worst.
* Slick from ''[[Waterworks]]'', though he's an [[Anti-Villain]] at worst.


=== Honest ===
== Honest ==
* Honest John from ''[[Pinocchio]]''
* Honest John from ''[[Pinocchio]]''
* [[Honest John's Dealership]]
* [[Honest John's Dealership]]
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* [[wikipedia:MGR-1 Honest John|MGR-1 Honest John]] nuclear or nerve gas missiles.
* [[wikipedia:MGR-1 Honest John|MGR-1 Honest John]] nuclear or nerve gas missiles.


=== Other Adjectives ===
== Other Adjectives ==


== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
=== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ===
* Subtly, several names translate to disabilities, though that's not always bad. On the good side, Cecile from ''[[Code Geass]]'' ("Blind"). On the bad side, Claudia from ''[[The Vampire Chronicles]]'' ("Lame"). "Cecile" comes from "caecus", which means "blind" in Latin. In olden times it implied powers of prophesy as well, since many famous seers (Tiresias for example) were blind.
* Subtly, several names translate to disabilities, though that's not always bad. On the good side, Cecile from ''[[Code Geass]]'' ("Blind"). On the bad side, Claudia from ''[[The Vampire Chronicles]]'' ("Lame"). "Cecile" comes from "caecus", which means "blind" in Latin. In olden times it implied powers of prophesy as well, since many famous seers (Tiresias for example) were blind.


== Comic Books ==
=== Comic Books ===
* ''[[Vandal Savage]]'', [[DC Comics]] supervillain. Though he's a terrible person overall, [[Playing with a Trope|he's not particularly savage]].
* ''[[Vandal Savage]]'', [[DC Comics]] supervillain. Though he's a terrible person overall, [[Playing with a Trope|he's not particularly savage]].


== Fan Works ==
=== Fan Works ===
* ''[[My Immortal]]'': [[Redundant Department of Redundancy|Ebony]] [[Punctuation Shaker|Dark'ness]] [[Redundant Department of Redundancy|Dementia Raven Way]]: [[Darker and Edgier|Darkness]], [[Through the Eyes of Madness|insanity]], [[Ravens and Crows|corvoids]]...Wait, this may be the best name ever.
* ''[[My Immortal]]'': [[Redundant Department of Redundancy|Ebony]] [[Punctuation Shaker|Dark'ness]] [[Redundant Department of Redundancy|Dementia Raven Way]]: [[Darker and Edgier|Darkness]], [[Through the Eyes of Madness|insanity]], [[Ravens and Crows|corvoids]]...Wait, this may be the best name ever.
* ''[[The Tainted Grimoire]]'': Dread {{spoiler|Raven}}.
* ''[[The Tainted Grimoire]]'': Dread {{spoiler|Raven}}.


== [[Film]] ==
=== [[Film]] ===
* General Grievous from ''[[Star Wars]]''.
* General Grievous from ''[[Star Wars]]''.
* Count Vile from ''[[Press Start]]''.
* Count Vile from ''[[Press Start]]''.
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* ''[[Mr. Sardonicus]]'': Baron Sardonicus (sardonic) and his servant Krull (cruel).
* ''[[Mr. Sardonicus]]'': Baron Sardonicus (sardonic) and his servant Krull (cruel).


== [[Literature]] ==
=== [[Literature]] ===
* Vendacious from ''[[Zones of Thought|A Fire Upon the Deep]]'' is one letter off from "mendacious". [[Treacherous Advisor|Perhaps not the best name for the head of your intelligence agency.]]
* Vendacious from ''[[Zones of Thought|A Fire Upon the Deep]]'' is one letter off from "mendacious". [[Treacherous Advisor|Perhaps not the best name for the head of your intelligence agency.]]
* Dire Wily, the villain to the also significantly named Halcyon Blithe in the series of the same name.
* Dire Wily, the villain to the also significantly named Halcyon Blithe in the series of the same name.
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* 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]].
* 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]] ==
=== [[Live-Action TV]] ===
* Robbie Rotten from ''[[LazyTown]]''.
* Robbie Rotten from ''[[LazyTown]]''.
* Sgt Gross in the ''[[Blake's 7|Blakes Seven]]'' episode "Moloch" is one of the lesser known villains of the show, but notably nasty.
* Sgt Gross in the ''[[Blake's 7|Blakes Seven]]'' episode "Moloch" is one of the lesser known villains of the show, but notably nasty.
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* ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'': Does anyone really want a hernia exam from a doctor named ''Crusher???''
* ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'': Does anyone really want a hernia exam from a doctor named ''Crusher???''


== [[Video Games]] ==
=== [[Newspaper Comics]] ===
* [[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]]''.
* Horrendous, the jock/big chunk of meat who ruled the warrior city from the video game ''[[Nox]]''.
* The original Japanese name of ''[[Mega Man Zero]]'s'' [[Big Bad]] is ''Vile'', [[Complete Monster|fittingly]]. There was also a Vile in ''[[Mega Man X]]'', ''X3'', and ''X8''.
* The original Japanese name of ''[[Mega Man Zero]]'s'' [[Big Bad]] is ''Vile'', [[Complete Monster|fittingly]]. There was also a Vile in ''[[Mega Man X]]'', ''X3'', and ''X8''.
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* Feral Chaos in ''[[Dissidia Final Fantasy]] 012''.
* Feral Chaos in ''[[Dissidia Final Fantasy]] 012''.


== [[Web Comics]] ==
=== [[Web Comics]] ===
* ''[[Last Res0rt]]'': Gabriel the Maskless.
* ''[[Last Res0rt]]'': Gabriel the Maskless.


== [[Web Original]] ==
=== [[Web Original]] ===
* ''[[The Spoony Experiment]]'': Dr. Insano.
* ''[[The Spoony Experiment]]'': Dr. Insano.


== [[Western Animation]] ==
=== [[Western Animation]] ===
* Clandistino from the cartoon ''[[The Bluffers]]''.
* Clandistino from the cartoon ''[[The Bluffers]]''.
* McNasty from the ''[[Pound Puppies]]'' movie.
* McNasty from the ''[[Pound Puppies]]'' movie.


== [[Real Life]] ==
=== [[Real Life]] ===
* Johnny Rotten (real-life: John Lydon), band leader of the [[Sex Pistols]]. Given that 'Johnny' is British slang for 'condom', that verges on [[Squick]], too.
* Johnny Rotten (real-life: John Lydon), band leader of the [[Sex Pistols]]. Given that 'Johnny' is British slang for 'condom', that verges on [[Squick]], too.
* Adam Savage from ''[[MythBusters]]'': His job involves smashing, blowing up, or otherwise destroying various items in big and spectacular ways (and he is ''[[Keet|very]]'' enthusiastic about his work). Also, in episodes where the crew play out character roles, Adam often plays villainous characters with "Savage" somewhere in their name (i.e. [[James Bond|Baron von Savage]], [[Pirates|Captain Redbeard the Savage]]).
* Adam Savage from ''[[MythBusters]]'': His job involves smashing, blowing up, or otherwise destroying various items in big and spectacular ways (and he is ''[[Keet|very]]'' enthusiastic about his work). Also, in episodes where the crew play out character roles, Adam often plays villainous characters with "Savage" somewhere in their name (i.e. [[James Bond|Baron von Savage]], [[Pirates|Captain Redbeard the Savage]]).
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* 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.
* 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]].
* 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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Names to Run Away From Really Fast which inspire fear because they are fearsome adjectives: Vicious, Grim, Sinister, Nefarious, Horrible, etc.

Or they inspire mistrust because they sound "false", like "honest".

Examples of Names to Run Away From Really Fast/Adjectives include:


Vicious

Anime and Manga

  • The villain from Cowboy Bebop.
  • The main antagonist of Pokémon 4Ever is named Lord Vicious the Mask (Vicious-sama no Kamen). He's also rumored to have been named for Sid Vicious, but evidence is hazy.

Comic Books

Literature

  • Vishous from J.R. Ward's Black Dagger Brotherhood novels, mercifully shortened to 'V'. Most of her male characters have bizarrely spelled "badass" names, including Torhment, Phury, Zsadist, Rhage, Rehvenge, and Wrath (well, that last one is spelled correctly). John Matthew doesn't fare any better with his warrior name: Tehrror; as does Butch when he's revealed to be a half-breed and gets saddled with a vampiric name of legend: The Dehstroyer.

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

Grim -- special thanks to The Grim Reaper.

Anime and Manga

Comic Books

  • Grimjack of Grimjack.
  • Mr Benjamin Grimm, otherwise known as The Thing of the Fantastic Four.
  • The Grim Hunter, who shares this with his father Kraven (see below).

Film

  • The hero of the Doom movie, John Grimm.

Literature

  • In the Harry Potter series, a black dog known as "the Grim" is an omen of death.
  • Grim Tuesday from the Keys of the Kingdom series.
  • Grimhild, the Evil Matriarch of the Gjukung clan in the Old Norse Volsunga Saga.

Toys

Video Games

Western Animation

Sinister:

Comic Books

Literature

  • Subverted with Professor Sinistra, Astronomy teacher at Hogwarts in the Harry Potter series, who is actually a good soul, if an inveterate alarmist.
  • 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


Nefarious:

Comic Books

Film - Animated

Live-Action TV

MMORPGs

Video Games


Shady:

Music

Newspaper Comics

  • Shady Shrew from Slylock Fox. This trope is usually extrapolated to other bit criminals like Reeky Rat or Slick Smitty -- it's surprising that name profiling hasn't been implemented yet.

Tabletop Games

  • Sid Shady from the riddle game Mind Trap.


Greedy:

Anime and Manga

Film

Video Games

Western Animation


Dastardly:

Western Animation


Horrible -- Just silly enough that it's (as far as is recorded here) never used seriously.

Literature

  • Horribin the Clown from Tim Powers's The Anubis Gates. An adept of Ancient Egyptian sorcery, who runs a crew of beggars that he crippled himself.

Web Comics

Web Original


Evil

Anime and Manga

Film

Live-Action TV

  • Avery Schreiber played a villain named "Mr. Evil" on The Harlem Globetrotters Popcorn Machine.

Video Games

  • Berzerk has Evil Otto.
  • Pokémon Colosseum: It may be an unwritten rule that the leaders of Cipher (listed far below) have some part of Evil in their name. First was Evice, and second was Greevil. For added evil points, Greevil's Japanese name translates into 'Deathgold'.
  • Evil Marie in Carn Evil.
  • Evil Crash in the Crash Bandicoot series.

Western Animation


Craven

Comic Books

Film

Literature


Insidious

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.


Dark

Anime and Manga

  • Yu-Gi-Oh has several instances:
    • 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 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.
  • D.N.Angel's phantom thief, Dark Mousy. Also of note is his evil counterpart, Krad.

Comic Books

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. Vader, on the other hand is Dutch for father, though it is pronounced differently in Dutch.

Literature

Video Games

Slick -- Both the meaning and the snakelike pronunciation have connotations of being sly, manipulative, scheming, smug.

Video Games

Web Comics

Honest

Other Adjectives

Anime and Manga

  • Subtly, several names translate to disabilities, though that's not always bad. On the good side, Cecile from Code Geass ("Blind"). On the bad side, Claudia from The Vampire Chronicles ("Lame"). "Cecile" comes from "caecus", which means "blind" in Latin. In olden times it implied powers of prophesy as well, since many famous seers (Tiresias for example) were blind.

Comic Books

Fan Works

Film

Literature

Live-Action TV

  • Robbie Rotten from LazyTown.
  • Sgt Gross in the Blakes Seven episode "Moloch" is one of the lesser known villains of the show, but notably nasty.
  • 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: The Next Generation: Does anyone really want a hernia exam from a doctor named Crusher???

Newspaper Comics

Video Games

Web Comics

Web Original

Western Animation

Real Life

  • Johnny Rotten (real-life: John Lydon), band leader of the Sex Pistols. Given that 'Johnny' is British slang for 'condom', that verges on Squick, too.
  • Adam Savage from MythBusters: His job involves smashing, blowing up, or otherwise destroying various items in big and spectacular ways (and he is very enthusiastic about his work). Also, in episodes where the crew play out character roles, Adam often plays villainous characters with "Savage" somewhere in their name (i.e. Baron von Savage, Captain Redbeard the Savage).
  • 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 Danger Fourpence.
  • Former Pittsburg Steelers defensive tackle, Charles Edward Greene, aka "Mean Joe" Greene.[1]

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  1. ↑ 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.
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