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A form of [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast]]: Names that can also function as verbs (usually of the pain inducing variety). Often overlaps with [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast/R Names|R Names]].
A form of [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast]]: Names that can also function as verbs (usually of the pain inducing variety). Often overlaps with [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast/R Names|R Names]].


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== Burn ==


=== Burn ===
=== [[Film]] ===

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== [[Film]] ==
* Arthur Burns from ''[[The Proposition]]''.
* Arthur Burns from ''[[The Proposition]]''.


== [[Live-Action TV]] ==
=== [[Live-Action TV]] ===
* Frank Burns from ''[[MASH]]''
* Frank Burns from ''[[M*A*S*H (television)|M*A*S*H]]''


== [[Western Animation]] ==
=== [[Western Animation]] ===
* Montgomery Burns in ''[[The Simpsons]]''
* Montgomery Burns in ''[[The Simpsons]]''


=== The Fucker ===
== The Fucker ==


== [[Literature]] ==
=== [[Literature]] ===
* The GCU Grey Area - AKA Meatfucker - from [[Iain Banks]]' [[The Culture]]. A sentient spaceship that kills aging despots by making them die repeatedly while they sleep. He also reads your mind, and contains a museum of torture. He doesn't get many visitors..
* The GCU Grey Area - AKA Meatfucker - from [[Iain Banks]]' [[The Culture]]. A sentient spaceship that kills aging despots by making them die repeatedly while they sleep. He also reads your mind, and contains a museum of torture. He doesn't get many visitors..


== [[Live-Action TV]] ==
=== [[Live-Action TV]] ===
* It's only a nickname, but by God does Cal Richards from ''[[The Thick of It]]'' live up to it.
* It's only a nickname, but by God does Cal Richards from ''[[The Thick of It]]'' live up to it.


=== Hack ===
== Hack ==


== [[Comic Books]] ==
=== [[Comic Books]] ===
* Cassie Hack, the slasher hunter from the series ''[[Hack Slash]]''.
* Cassie Hack, the slasher hunter from the series ''[[Hack Slash]]''.


== [[Western Animation]] ==
=== [[Western Animation]] ===
* Hacker from ''[[Centurions]]''.
* Hacker from ''[[Centurions]]''.
* One half of Megabyte's [[Quirky Miniboss Squad]] on ''[[Re Boot]]'', averts this trope since both of them are all but harmless.
* One half of Megabyte's [[Quirky Miniboss Squad]] on ''[[ReBoot]]'', averts this trope since both of them are all but harmless.


=== Kill ===
== Kill ==
By itself is actually kind of silly, so expect variations.
By itself is actually kind of silly, so expect variations.


== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
=== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ===
* [[Zambot 3|Killer the Butcher]]
* [[Zambot 3|Killer the Butcher]]
* [[One Piece|"Massacre Soldier" Killer]].
* [[One Piece|"Massacre Soldier" Killer]].
* Killer Bee from ''[[Naruto]]''- not a bad guy, but [[Not So Harmless|certainly not someone you want to mess with]].
* Killer Bee from ''[[Naruto]]''- not a bad guy, but [[Not So Harmless|certainly not someone you want to mess with]].
* [[Japanese Ranguage|Kira]] in ''[[Death Note]]''.
* [[Japanese Ranguage|Kira]] in ''[[Death Note]]''.


== [[Comic Books]] ==
=== [[Comic Books]] ===
* Killgrave (a ''[[Daredevil]]'' villain unfortunately known as The Purple Man. Shoulda just stuck with his real name...).
* Killgrave (a ''[[Daredevil]]'' villain unfortunately known as The Purple Man. Shoulda just stuck with his real name...).
* A [[Black Panther]] villain named Erik Killmonger.
* A [[Black Panther]] villain named Erik Killmonger.
* [[Green Lantern|Arkillo]] of the [[Green Lantern/Characters/Sinestro Corps|Sinestro Corps]]
* [[Green Lantern|Arkillo]] of the [[Green Lantern/Characters/Sinestro Corps|Sinestro Corps]]


== [[Film]] ==
=== [[Film]] ===
* Mr. Kil, a ''[[James Bond (film)|James Bond]]'' villain from ''[[Die Another Day]]''
* Mr. Kil, a ''[[James Bond (film)|James Bond]]'' villain from ''[[Die Another Day]]''
** There's also a corrupt cop Killifer in ''[[Licence to Kill]]''.
** There's also a corrupt cop Killifer in ''[[Licence to Kill]]''.
* Damon Killian, the Evil Executive/Smarmy Game Show Host of the [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] flick ''[[The Running Man (film)|The Running Man]]''. Played by none other than Richard Dawson.
* Damon Killian, the Evil Executive/Smarmy Game Show Host of the [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] flick ''[[The Running Man (film)|The Running Man]]''. Played by none other than Richard Dawson.
* Col. Kil''gore'' from ''[[Apocalypse Now]]'', a man who just can't get enough of the smell of napalm in the morning.
* Col. Kil''gore'' from ''[[Apocalypse Now]]'', a man who just can't get enough of the smell of napalm in the morning.
* Parodied in ''[[Carry On]] Doctor'' in which Doctor Killmore finds his name tends to unsettle patients.
* Parodied in ''[[Carry On]] Doctor'' in which Doctor Killmore finds his name tends to unsettle patients.


== [[Live-Action TV]] ==
=== [[Live-Action TV]] ===
* Outlaw Rud Killgore in an episode of ''[[Walker, Texas Ranger]]''
* Outlaw Rud Killgore in an episode of ''[[Walker, Texas Ranger]]''
* Bobby Sixkiller from ''[[Renegade (TV series)|Renegade]]''
* Bobby Sixkiller from ''[[Renegade (TV series)|Renegade]]''


== [[Professional Wrestling]] ==
=== [[Professional Wrestling]] ===
* Ron '''Killings''' of [[TNA]].
* Ron '''Killings''' of [[TNA]].
** Now known as R-Truth in the [[WWE]]. Another one who should have stuck with his real name.
** Now known as R-Truth in the [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]]. Another one who should have stuck with his real name.


== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
=== [[Tabletop Games]] ===
* The pirates of [[Iron Kingdoms|WarMachine's]] Mercenary faction has Doc Killingsworth. The mere threat of treatment is enough to make the wounded get up and back into the fight.
* The pirates of [[Iron Kingdoms|WarMachine's]] Mercenary faction has Doc Killingsworth. The mere threat of treatment is enough to make the wounded get up and back into the fight.
* [[Ax Crazy]] troll gang member Shoot-to-Kill from ''[[Shadowrun]]'', most notable for winning her boyfriend back by leaving him a love letter, alongside the head of her love rival, [[Stuffed Into the Fridge|in the fridge]].
* [[Ax Crazy]] troll gang member Shoot-to-Kill from ''[[Shadowrun]]'', most notable for winning her boyfriend back by leaving him a love letter, alongside the head of her love rival, [[Stuffed Into the Fridge|in the fridge]].


== [[Video Games]] ==
=== [[Video Games]] ===
* Killian. It's the name of a [[No Celebrities Were Harmed|Clint Eastwood lookalike]] [[Badass]] sheriff in the original. Also appears in ''[[Fallout]]''.
* Killian. It's the name of a [[No Celebrities Were Harmed|Clint Eastwood lookalike]] [[Badass]] sheriff in the original. Also appears in ''[[Fallout]]''.
* Dr. Killjoy from ''[[wikipedia:The Suffering (video game)|The Suffering]].''
* Dr. Killjoy from ''[[wikipedia:The Suffering (video game)|The Suffering]].''
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* The Kill Master of ''[[Brutal Legend]]'' (voiced by Lemmy Kilmister of [[Motorhead]]) named himself that so people would leave him alone. [[Non-Indicative Name|He's the team healer.]]
* The Kill Master of ''[[Brutal Legend]]'' (voiced by Lemmy Kilmister of [[Motorhead]]) named himself that so people would leave him alone. [[Non-Indicative Name|He's the team healer.]]


== [[Web Comics]] ==
=== [[Web Comics]] ===
* Killum from ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]''.
* Killum from ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]''.


== [[Western Animation]] ==
=== [[Western Animation]] ===
* Duff Killigan of ''[[Kim Possible]]''.
* Duff Killigan of ''[[Kim Possible]]''.
* [[The Venture Bros|"Hello, I am Doctor Henry Killinger, unt zis is my magic murder bag."]]
* [[The Venture Bros|"Hello, I am Doctor Henry Killinger, unt zis is my magic murder bag."]]


=== Murder ===
== Murder ==


== [[Film]] ==
=== [[Film]] ===
* Voodoo priest Murder Legendre in ''[[White Zombie (film)|White Zombie]]''.
* Voodoo priest Murder Legendre in ''[[White Zombie (film)|White Zombie]]''.


== Webcomics ==
=== Webcomics ===
* In ''[[Checkerboard Nightmare]]'', Chex tries to write a comicbook with a [[Card-Carrying Villain]] named Dr. Murder.
* In ''[[Checkerboard Nightmare]]'', Chex tries to write a comicbook with a [[Card-Carrying Villain]] named Dr. Murder.


=== Pierce ===
== Pierce ==


== [[Comic Books]] ==
=== [[Comic Books]] ===
* [[X-Men/Characters/Villains|Donald Pierce]], [[Complete Monster/Marvel|member of]] [[Standard Evil Organization Squad|the Hellfire Club]], [[Cyborg|the Reavers]], ''and'' [[Knight Templar|the Purifiers]].
* [[X-Men/Characters/Villains|Donald Pierce]], [[Complete Monster/Marvel|member of]] [[Standard Evil Organization Squad|the Hellfire Club]], [[Cyborg|the Reavers]], ''and'' [[Knight Templar|the Purifiers]].


== [[Live-Action TV]] ==
=== [[Live-Action TV]] ===
* Aaron Pierce in ''[[24]]'', although he is a good guy with a heart of gold, he is still a complete and utter [[Badass]].
* Aaron Pierce in ''[[24]]'', although he is a good guy with a heart of gold, he is still a complete and utter [[Badass]].
* [[The Men in Black|Alien-hunting unit]] head Daniel Pierce of ''[[Roswell]]''.
* [[The Men in Black|Alien-hunting unit]] head Daniel Pierce of ''[[Roswell]]''.
* Pierce in ''[[Community]]'' is a complete [[Jerkass]].
* Pierce in ''[[Community]]'' is a complete [[Jerkass]].


=== Ravage ===
== Ravage ==


== [[Toys]] ==
=== [[Toys]] ===
* Ravage in ''[[Transformers]]'', though he was rarely a threat to other Transformers, was not someone humans wanted to deal with.
* Ravage in ''[[Transformers]]'', though he was rarely a threat to other Transformers, was not someone humans wanted to deal with.
** Semi-example: [[Transformers|Bonecrusher]]
** Semi-example: [[Transformers|Bonecrusher]]
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** Decepticons in general. You'd at least figure the world would realize you can't ''trust'' one. It's not 'til 25 years after their debut when, in ''[[Transformers Animated]],'' someone actually brings up the name thing. (Jazz: "Deceived by a Decepticon. Who knew?")
** Decepticons in general. You'd at least figure the world would realize you can't ''trust'' one. It's not 'til 25 years after their debut when, in ''[[Transformers Animated]],'' someone actually brings up the name thing. (Jazz: "Deceived by a Decepticon. Who knew?")


=== Slash ===
== Slash ==


== [[Comic Books]] ==
=== [[Comic Books]] ===
* The mutant snapping turtle bad guy from ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' fame.
* The mutant snapping turtle bad guy from ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' fame.


== [[Video Games]] ==
=== [[Video Games]] ===
* One of Magus' minions in ''[[Chrono Trigger]]''
* One of Magus' minions in ''[[Chrono Trigger]]''
* Also the name of the caveman from the ''[[Eternal Champions]]'' games.
* Also the name of the caveman from the ''[[Eternal Champions]]'' games.
* ''[[Mega Man (video game)|Mega Man]] 7'' gives us Slash Man, who if you don't know what you're doing, can be a [[The Computer Is a Cheating Bastard|pain]] [[That One Boss|in]] [[Oh Crap|the]] [[Rage Quit|arse]].
* ''[[Mega Man (video game)|Mega Man]] 7'' gives us Slash Man, who if you don't know what you're doing, can be a [[The Computer Is a Cheating Bastard|pain]] [[That One Boss|in]] [[Oh Crap|the]] [[Rage Quit|arse]].


== [[Western Animation]] ==
=== [[Western Animation]] ===
* The other half of the [[Quirky Miniboss Squad]] in ''[[Re Boot]]''.
* The other half of the [[Quirky Miniboss Squad]] in ''[[ReBoot]]''.


=== Dominate ===
== Dominate ==


== [[Comic Books]] ==
=== [[Comic Books]] ===
* A [[DC Comics]] alien race were also called the Dominators. Naturally, they tried to conquer the Earth.
* A [[DC Comics]] alien race were also called the Dominators. Naturally, they tried to conquer the Earth.


== [[Literature]] ==
=== [[Literature]] ===
* The [[Always Chaotic Evil]] [[Psychic Powers]] [[Space Jews]] in ''[[The Iron Dream]]'' were called Dominators.
* The [[Exclusively Evil]] [[Psychic Powers]] [[Space Jews]] in ''[[The Iron Dream]]'' were called Dominators.


== [[Live-Action TV]] ==
=== [[Live-Action TV]] ===
* ''[[Doctor Who]]'' had an actual race calling themselves "The Dominators". (They come with <s> dwarves in suits</s> [[Creepy Monotone]] killer robots, of course.)
* ''[[Doctor Who]]'' had an actual race calling themselves "The Dominators". (They come with <s> dwarves in suits</s> [[Creepy Monotone]] killer robots, of course.)


=== Other ===
== Other ==
== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
=== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ===
* Annex Zaboom from ''[[Ninja Senshi Tobikage]]''. [[Obviously Evil|As if his appearance wasn't a big enough hint...]]
* Annex Zaboom from ''[[Ninja Senshi Tobikage]]''. [[Obviously Evil|As if his appearance wasn't a big enough hint...]]


== [[Comic Books]] ==
=== [[Comic Books]] ===
* [[Morally-Ambiguous Doctorate|Doctor]] Shocc, [[Those Wacky Nazis|Former-Nazi]] [[Mad Scientist]] from ''[[Marshal Law]]''.
* [[Morally-Ambiguous Doctorate|Doctor]] Shocc, [[Those Wacky Nazis|Former-Nazi]] [[Mad Scientist]] from ''[[Marshal Law]]''.
* Superhero [[Blastoman]] and his sidekick, Explodo.
* Superhero [[Blastoman]] and his sidekick, Explodo.


== [[Film]] ==
=== [[Film]] ===
* [[Star Wars|Darth Maul.]]
* [[Star Wars|Darth Maul.]]
* The Stabbington brothers from ''[[Tangled]]'' are probably a parody, although they are rather scary.
* The Stabbington brothers from ''[[Tangled]]'' are probably a parody, although they are rather scary.
* Charlie Rotter from the ''Super Psycho Sweet 16'' series.
* Charlie Rotter from the ''Super Psycho Sweet 16'' series.


== [[Live-Action TV]] ==
=== [[Live-Action TV]] ===
* [[The Addams Family|Uncle Fester]]. "It means, to rot!"
* [[The Addams Family|Uncle Fester]]. "It means, to rot!"


== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
=== [[Tabletop Games]] ===
* Though not truly a verb, Rapine Storm of ''[[Cthulhu Tech]]'' still qualifies as something to run away from. Pity that doing so will probably mean you run into something worse, given the setting.
* Though not truly a verb, Rapine Storm of ''[[Cthulhu Tech]]'' still qualifies as something to run away from. Pity that doing so will probably mean you run into something worse, given the setting.


== [[Theatre]] ==
=== [[Theatre]] ===
* ''[[Punch and Judy]]''
* ''[[Punch and Judy]]''


== [[Video Games]] ==
=== [[Video Games]] ===
* The aptly-named squad of [[That One Boss|superbosses]] from ''[[Armored Core|Armored Core: Last Raven]]'': the Pulverizers.
* The aptly-named squad of [[That One Boss|superbosses]] from ''[[Armored Core|Armored Core: Last Raven]]'': the Pulverizers.
* You should probably run very fast from a weapon the military designates an [[R-Type|"Annihilation Platform"]]. Especially when the individual unit's name has a 'mor' in it, being "Moritz-G."
* You should probably run very fast from a weapon the military designates an [[R-Type|"Annihilation Platform"]]. Especially when the individual unit's name has a 'mor' in it, being "Moritz-G."
* [[Blaz Blue|Bang Shishigami]]. [[Theme Music Power-Up|"BANG BANG BANG BANG!!!!"]]
* [[BlazBlue|Bang Shishigami]]. [[Theme Music Power-Up|"BANG BANG BANG BANG!!!!"]]
* [[The Man They Couldn't Hang]] Mr. Lynch in ''[[Red Dead Revolver]]''.
* [[The Man They Couldn't Hang]] Mr. Lynch in ''[[Red Dead Revolver]]''.
* [[Demons Souls]] gives us a sword-slinging boss known as the Penetrator. Let that sink in for a moment.
* [[Demon's Souls]] gives us a sword-slinging boss known as the Penetrator. Let that sink in for a moment.


== Webcomics ==
=== Webcomics ===
* ''[[Goblins]]'' spin-off ''Tempts Fate'' has a minor villain called Suffer.
* ''[[Goblins]]'' spin-off ''Tempts Fate'' has a minor villain called Suffer.


== [[Western Animation]] ==
=== [[Western Animation]] ===
* ''[[Xiaolin Showdown]]'s'' Chase Young. [[Meaningful Name]] in that he traded his soul for eternal youth.
* ''[[Xiaolin Showdown]]'s'' Chase Young. [[Meaningful Name]] in that he traded his soul for eternal youth.
* ''[[The Fairly Odd Parents]]'': Jorgen von Strangle, Crusher McPersoncrusher, and Princess Mandie (pronounced Man-Die, if you didn't get it).
* ''[[The Fairly OddParents]]'': Jorgen von Strangle, Crusher McPersoncrusher, and Princess Mandie (pronounced Man-Die, if you didn't get it).


== [[Real Life]] ==
=== [[Real Life]] ===
* Louis the Pious had three sons, Pepin II, Charles the Bald, and Lothair. Guess which one tried to take over the Holy Roman Empire...
* Louis the Pious had three sons, Pepin II, Charles the Bald, and Lothair. Guess which one tried to take over the Holy Roman Empire...
* Apparently, a man in Britain named Rob Banks was accused of bank robbery. The court subsequently granted him the right to be tried under a pseudonym on the grounds that his name might, in fact, influence the jury.
* Apparently, a man in Britain named Rob Banks was accused of bank robbery. The court subsequently granted him the right to be tried under a pseudonym on the grounds that his name might, in fact, influence the jury.


=== Slaughter ===
== Slaughter ==


== [[Live-Action TV]] ==
=== [[Live-Action TV]] ===
* A ''[[Law and Order]]'' episode features Jonas Slaughter, played by [[A Clockwork Orange (film)|Malcolm]] [[Fallout|McDowell]]. Guess what? He's a [[Complete Monster]].
* A ''[[Law and Order]]'' episode features Jonas Slaughter, played by [[A Clockwork Orange (film)|Malcolm]] [[Fallout|McDowell]]. Guess what? He's a [[Complete Monster]].
* Detective Slaughter on ''[[Castle]]'' is a [[Cowboy Cop]] whose nickname is "the Widowmaker". He earned it based on his partners' life expectancy. Not that gangsters fare much better with him around...
* Detective Slaughter on ''[[Castle]]'' is a [[Cowboy Cop]] whose nickname is "the Widowmaker". He earned it based on his partners' life expectancy. Not that gangsters fare much better with him around...


== [[Professional Wrestling]] ==
=== [[Professional Wrestling]] ===
* Professional Wrestler and ''[[G.I. Joe]]'' character Sergeant Slaughter.
* Professional Wrestler and ''[[G.I. Joe]]'' character Sergeant Slaughter.


== [[Real Life]] ==
=== [[Real Life]] ===
* Karin Slaughter. She writes thrillers.
* Karin Slaughter. She writes thrillers.
* [http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=32793 A.J. Slaughter], Western Kentucky Hilltoppers.
* [http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/player/profile?playerId=32793 A.J. Slaughter], Western Kentucky Hilltoppers.
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* Alvin Slaughter. Gospel musician.
* Alvin Slaughter. Gospel musician.


=== Stab ===
== Stab ==


== [[Live-Action TV]] ==
=== [[Live-Action TV]] ===
* "Stabby Joe" from ''[[Friends]]''. Phoebe warned Ross not to walk down a certain alley to avoid meeting this character.
* "Stabby Joe" from ''[[Friends]]''. Phoebe warned Ross not to walk down a certain alley to avoid meeting this character.


== [[Western Animation]] ==
=== [[Western Animation]] ===
* Parodied on ''[[The Simpsons]]'' where Marge is watching a film about a convict named Johnny Stabbo and his mother, Ma Stabbo.
* Parodied on ''[[The Simpsons]]'' where Marge is watching a film about a convict named Johnny Stabbo and his mother, Ma Stabbo.
* In ''[[Family Guy]]'', Lois' cellmate "Stabby".
* In ''[[Family Guy]]'', Lois' cellmate "Stabby".


=== Genocide ===
== Genocide ==


== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
=== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ===
* A variant: In ''[[Trinity Blood]]'', [[Ridiculously Human Robot]] Father Tres feels the need to [[Calling Your Attacks|deliver exposition on what he's doing.]] When somebody has something called "Genocide Mode" in his repertoire, it's probably a good idea to ''be somewhere else'' when he invokes it.
* A variant: In ''[[Trinity Blood]]'', [[Ridiculously Human Robot]] Father Tres feels the need to [[Calling Your Attacks|deliver exposition on what he's doing.]] When somebody has something called "Genocide Mode" in his repertoire, it's probably a good idea to ''be somewhere else'' when he invokes it.


== [[Comic Books]] ==
=== [[Comic Books]] ===
* ''[[Wonder Woman|Genocide]]''. And she makes a point of saying that it's not just her name, it's what she does.
* ''[[Wonder Woman|Genocide]]''. And she makes a point of saying that it's not just her name, it's what she does.


== Literature ==
=== Literature ===
* In the ''[[Ender's Game]]'' series, Andrew Wiggin is known variously as Ender, the Speaker for the Dead, and ''the Xenocide''.
* In the ''[[Ender's Game]]'' series, Andrew Wiggin is known variously as Ender, the Speaker for the Dead, and ''the Xenocide''.


== [[Video Games]] ==
=== [[Video Games]] ===
* ''[[Pokémon Black and White]]'', of all things, gives us [[Memetic Badass|Genosect]].
* ''[[Pokémon Black and White]]'', of all things, gives us [[Memetic Badass|Genosect]].


=== Rip ===
== Rip ==


== [[Literature]] ==
=== [[Literature]] ===
* Ripred from ''[[The Underland Chronicles]]''.
* Ripred from ''[[The Underland Chronicles]]''.


== [[Live-Action TV]] ==
=== [[Live-Action TV]] ===
* [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Giles]] used to go by "Ripper".
* [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Giles]] used to go by "Ripper".


== [[Music]] ==
=== [[Music]] ===
* Rivfader, King of Trolls in many of [[Finntroll]]'s songs. His name means "Rip-father" in Swedish.
* Rivfader, King of Trolls in many of [[Finntroll]]'s songs. His name means "Rip-father" in Swedish.


== [[Real Life]] ==
=== [[Real Life]] ===
* Rip Torn.
* Rip Torn.
* And of course, Jack the Ripper.
* And of course, Jack the Ripper.


== [[Video Games]] ==
=== [[Video Games]] ===
* [[Ax Crazy|Ripper Roo]] from ''[[Crash Bandicoot]]''.
* [[Ax Crazy|Ripper Roo]] from ''[[Crash Bandicoot]]''.


=== Destroy ===
== Destroy ==


== Film ==
=== Film ===
* [[The Empire|Imperial]] [[Star Wars|Star]] [[Cool Starship|Destroyers]]. In fact, they're this trope times two since they're usually called things like ''Avenger'', ''Executor'', ''Eviscerator'', ''Corrupter''...
* [[The Empire|Imperial]] [[Star Wars|Star]] [[Cool Starship|Destroyers]]. In fact, they're this trope times two since they're usually called things like ''Avenger'', ''Executor'', ''Eviscerator'', ''Corrupter''...


== [[Video Games]] ==
=== [[Video Games]] ===
* The Shivans from ''[[Free Space]]''. Not only were they named after Shiva, the Hindu God of Destruction, but they were also dubbed as "The Destroyers" by the Ancients.
* The Shivans from ''[[Free Space]]''. Not only were they named after Shiva, the Hindu God of Destruction, but they were also dubbed as "The Destroyers" by the Ancients.
* The final boss of the storyline in ''[[Borderlands]]'' is named the Destroyer. Amusingly, the mission where you fight it is named "Destroy The Destroyer".
* The final boss of the storyline in ''[[Borderlands]]'' is named the Destroyer. Amusingly, the mission where you fight it is named "Destroy The Destroyer".


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A form of Names to Run Away From Really Fast: Names that can also function as verbs (usually of the pain inducing variety). Often overlaps with R Names.

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

Burn

Film

Live-Action TV

Western Animation

The Fucker

Literature

  • The GCU Grey Area - AKA Meatfucker - from Iain Banks' The Culture. A sentient spaceship that kills aging despots by making them die repeatedly while they sleep. He also reads your mind, and contains a museum of torture. He doesn't get many visitors..

Live-Action TV

  • It's only a nickname, but by God does Cal Richards from The Thick of It live up to it.

Hack

Comic Books

  • Cassie Hack, the slasher hunter from the series Hack Slash.

Western Animation

Kill

By itself is actually kind of silly, so expect variations.

Anime and Manga

Comic Books

Film

Live-Action TV

Professional Wrestling

  • Ron Killings of TNA.
    • Now known as R-Truth in the WWE. Another one who should have stuck with his real name.

Tabletop Games

  • The pirates of WarMachine's Mercenary faction has Doc Killingsworth. The mere threat of treatment is enough to make the wounded get up and back into the fight.
  • Ax Crazy troll gang member Shoot-to-Kill from Shadowrun, most notable for winning her boyfriend back by leaving him a love letter, alongside the head of her love rival, in the fridge.

Video Games

Web Comics

Western Animation

Murder

Film

Webcomics

Pierce

Comic Books

Live-Action TV

Ravage

Toys

  • Ravage in Transformers, though he was rarely a threat to other Transformers, was not someone humans wanted to deal with.
    • Semi-example: Bonecrusher
    • Devastator. He devastates things.
      • Or any use of the name, really. The Harkonnen Devastator from the Dune games is the biggest, baddest tank around. In Duke Nukem 3D, Devastator is the local BFG.
    • Decepticons in general. You'd at least figure the world would realize you can't trust one. It's not 'til 25 years after their debut when, in Transformers Animated, someone actually brings up the name thing. (Jazz: "Deceived by a Decepticon. Who knew?")

Slash

Comic Books

Video Games

Western Animation

Dominate

Comic Books

  • A DC Comics alien race were also called the Dominators. Naturally, they tried to conquer the Earth.

Literature

Live-Action TV

  • Doctor Who had an actual race calling themselves "The Dominators". (They come with dwarves in suits Creepy Monotone killer robots, of course.)

Other

Anime and Manga

Comic Books

Film

  • Darth Maul.
  • The Stabbington brothers from Tangled are probably a parody, although they are rather scary.
  • Charlie Rotter from the Super Psycho Sweet 16 series.

Live-Action TV

Tabletop Games

  • Though not truly a verb, Rapine Storm of Cthulhu Tech still qualifies as something to run away from. Pity that doing so will probably mean you run into something worse, given the setting.

Theatre

Video Games

Webcomics

  • Goblins spin-off Tempts Fate has a minor villain called Suffer.

Western Animation

Real Life

  • Louis the Pious had three sons, Pepin II, Charles the Bald, and Lothair. Guess which one tried to take over the Holy Roman Empire...
  • Apparently, a man in Britain named Rob Banks was accused of bank robbery. The court subsequently granted him the right to be tried under a pseudonym on the grounds that his name might, in fact, influence the jury.

Slaughter

Live-Action TV

  • A Law and Order episode features Jonas Slaughter, played by Malcolm McDowell. Guess what? He's a Complete Monster.
  • Detective Slaughter on Castle is a Cowboy Cop whose nickname is "the Widowmaker". He earned it based on his partners' life expectancy. Not that gangsters fare much better with him around...

Professional Wrestling

  • Professional Wrestler and G.I. Joe character Sergeant Slaughter.

Real Life

  • Karin Slaughter. She writes thrillers.
  • A.J. Slaughter, Western Kentucky Hilltoppers.
  • Tod Slaughter, known for his roles in film adaptations of Victorian horror melodramas and is particularly known for his portrayal of the original Sweeney Todd from the penny-dreadful "The String of Pearls".
  • Former Cleveland Browns wide receiver Webster Slaughter.
  • Baseball Hall of Famer Enos Slaughter, particularly if you were a pitcher in the 1940s.
  • Alvin Slaughter. Gospel musician.

Stab

Live-Action TV

  • "Stabby Joe" from Friends. Phoebe warned Ross not to walk down a certain alley to avoid meeting this character.

Western Animation

  • Parodied on The Simpsons where Marge is watching a film about a convict named Johnny Stabbo and his mother, Ma Stabbo.
  • In Family Guy, Lois' cellmate "Stabby".

Genocide

Anime and Manga

Comic Books

  • Genocide. And she makes a point of saying that it's not just her name, it's what she does.

Literature

  • In the Ender's Game series, Andrew Wiggin is known variously as Ender, the Speaker for the Dead, and the Xenocide.

Video Games

Rip

Literature

Live-Action TV

  • Giles used to go by "Ripper".

Music

  • Rivfader, King of Trolls in many of Finntroll's songs. His name means "Rip-father" in Swedish.

Real Life

  • Rip Torn.
  • And of course, Jack the Ripper.

Video Games

Destroy

Film

  • Imperial Star Destroyers. In fact, they're this trope times two since they're usually called things like Avenger, Executor, Eviscerator, Corrupter...

Video Games

  • The Shivans from Free Space. Not only were they named after Shiva, the Hindu God of Destruction, but they were also dubbed as "The Destroyers" by the Ancients.
  • The final boss of the storyline in Borderlands is named the Destroyer. Amusingly, the mission where you fight it is named "Destroy The Destroyer".
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