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=== [[Literature]] ===

* It is the middle name of detective [[Lord Peter Wimsey]], although in his case it is pronounced "Deeth" (rhymes with "teeth"). The Wimsey books also include a {{spoiler|psychotic neurologist named Sir Julian ''Freke''}}.

* There's also a De'Ath in ''[[Gormenghast]]''.

* In [[Neal Stephenson]]'s ''[[The Baroque Cycle]]'', {{spoiler|Édouard de Gex}} takes the alias Edmund de Ath after he fakes his death. Given how many people he ends up killing or causing the death of, [[Rule of Symbolism|it's quite symbolic]].

* Death Eaters in ''[[Harry Potter]]''. To a lesser extent Voldemort himself (though his name is basically misspelled French for Fly From Death or Lord "I'm terrified of dying" basically).

 

* Deathgaia from ''Kankyou Choujin Ecogainder''.

* Parodied in ''[[That Mitchell and Webb Look]]'' with Professor Death, a man who attracts military attention due to his invention of the Giant Death Ray - which turns out to be the world's first laser bar code reader.

* Nymeria from ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' picks up the nickname Hellbitch when she becomes alpha of a whole bunch of wolfpacks.

 

* Abassador Hell from the original ''[[Kamen Rider]]''.

 

* Gustav Graves in ''[[Die Another Day]]''.

 

* Svala Sorrowgrave from ''[[World of Warcraft]]''. Even though she's a relatively easy boss in a dungeon.

 

 

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