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* Subverted in [[Belisarius Series]] by Venandekatra the Vile. It is specifically remarked that he is ''not'' called "the dreaded" or the "ruthless" or anything like that but only "the vile". Dreaded people are respected, vile people are held in contempt.

* Randall Flagg in [[The Dark Tower]] and other books "The Man Without A Face" The Dark Man" "The Black Man" "The Walkin' Dude".

* In the [[Gordon R. Dickson]] novel ''Spacial Delivery'', there's a culture of bear-like aliens who give everyone epithets. The most badass member of the race is known as "One Man"...as in "one man army."

* In the [[Gordon R. Dickson]] novel ''Spacial Delivery'', there's a culture of bear-like aliens, Dilbians, who give everyone epithets. The most badass member of the race is known as "One Man"...as in "one man army."

** A thing to remember about them is that the epithet doesn't always mean what it sounds like it means. "Daddy Shaking Knees" might seem like a name for a coward, but in fact he got it because in an emergency [[Load-Bearing Hero|he held up something heavy for a '''long''' time]] ... and his only sign of strain was that after almost an hour his legs began to tremble just a bit. Also, Dilbians value cleverness, not just physical strength. One Man is very strong, yes — and '''extremely''' smart.

* In the ''[[Black Jewels]]'' series, Daemon SaDiablo earned the name "The Sadist" even though he was a [[Sex Slave]] at the time.

* [[Dark Life]] has Shade. (The other members of the Seablite Gang also only go by their nicknames...but they're less badass. Eel? ''Kale''?)