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== Anime and Manga ==

* In One Piece, epithets normally contain the character's given name (said given name is said after the rest of the epithet). Those would fit under [[The Magnificent]]. There are some exceptions to this. For example Edward Newgate is commonly known as Whitebeard. And Silvers Rayleigh has the nickname Dark King.

* In ''[[One Piece]]'', epithets normally contain the character's given name (said given name is said after the rest of the epithet). Those would fit under [[The Magnificent]]. There are some exceptions to this. For example Edward Newgate is commonly known as Whitebeard. And Silvers Rayleigh has the nickname Dark King.

* In the one-shot ''[[Blame]]'' sequel, the lead character is referred to as "The Calamity" by the Silicon Beings. Given his penchant for [[One-Man Army|mass]] [[No Kill Like Overkill|destruction]], it fits.

* In ''[[Baccano!]]'', Claire Stanfield's most well-known title is Vino, [[The Butcher|in reference to the wine-like stains on the floor he inevitably turns his opponents into.]]

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* In ''[[The Record of a Fallen Vampire]]'', the protagonist and {{spoiler|one of the}} titular fallen vampire is Akabara "Red Rose" Strauss. Meanwhile, {{spoiler|his queen, Adelheid, became known as the ''Moonlight of Corrosion'' because of a tragic and bloody incident in the past where she almost annihilated all vampires.}} We also have his Dhampire subordinate, Leticia who garners the nicknames "Lety" and "Mountain Cat", ''and'' there's Strauss's mortal enemy, whose known only by her moniker, "The Black Swan."

* Subverted in ''[[Cromartie High School]]'' when Akira Maeda decides on a new nickname for himself: "The Dragon of Razors". Unfortunately, due to his [[Butt Monkey]] status, no one seems to call him by that name.

** There's also the rock star guy the students call Freddie, since he's a mute and no one seems to know his real origins.

** There's also the rock star guy the students call [[Queen|Freddie]], since he's a mute and no one seems to know his real origins.

* ''[[Darker than Black]]'' gives us [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast|the Black Reaper]], Hei. Notable in that ''[[Only Known by Their Nickname|the only name we know him by]]'' is also a [[Badass Nickname|Badass]] [[Code Name]]; "Hei" is Chinese for "Black."

* Kenshiro of ''[[Fist of the North Star]]'' is known as the "Man with the Seven Scars" or the "Savior of Century's End", while his [[Aloof Big Brother]] Raoh is known as "Ken-oh" (the "King of Fist") or the "Conqueror of Century's End".

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** A longer list stolen from [[Wikipedia|The Other Wiki]]: "Van the Unemployed", "Van the Freeloader", "Hangover Van", "Steel Van", "Invincible Van", "Pretty Van from the Garbage Dump", "Van the Unsung Hero who Gives It All He's Got", "Daybreak Van", "Nice Guy Van", "Van that Weird Guy who Helped Out", "Van of a Thousand Conquests", "Van of a Thousand Naps", "Van, The Devil in The Poisoned Tuxedo", and "Van the Devil's Swallowtail Suit".

* Just about every master in ''[[Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple|Kenichi the Mightiest Disciple]]'' has at least one of these. The most impressive one is Hayato Fuurinji's "The Invincible Superman", alternatively translated as "Man Without Enemies" (The term "Without Enemies" is equivalent to "Invincible" in kanji), because there's seriously no one alive who poses a great threat to him.

* The ''[[Little Busters!~~|Little Busters~~]]!'' [[Yonkoma]] side-stories spoof this, with the titular characters thinking up such nicknames for themselves so they can become more familiar. No one is happy with theirs, all ending up with things like "The Man with the Golden Sphincter".

* The ''[[Little Busters!]]'' [[Yonkoma]] side-stories spoof this, with the titular characters thinking up such nicknames for themselves so they can become more familiar. No one is happy with theirs, all ending up with things like "The Man with the Golden Sphincter".

* ''[[Lyrical Nanoha|Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]'' earns the title "Ace of Aces" to her military peers mid-way through the series. And let's not forget her [[Fan Nickname]] "White Devil"...

** Subaru eventually gains her own nickname in the post-StrikerS [[Time Skip]]: Silver Ace.

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* The highest-ranked Otome in ''[[Mai-Otome]]'' have nicknames that match that of their GEMs. For instance, Shizuru is known as the "Bewitching Smile Amethyst", and her [[The Rival|rival]] Haruka holds the secondary title of "Continental Orb Topaz". Some of these tend toward the "odd" end of the [[Word Salad Title]] scale.

* ''[[Mazinger Z]]'': the machine itself is more than once called "The Invincible Tower of Black Iron". Mazinkaiser carries on the tradition of being called the "Demon God of Justice".

* [[Metal Armor Dragonar]]'s [[Char Clone]], Maiyo Plato is known as the 'Blue Eagle of Giganos'.

* ''[[Metal Armor Dragonar]]''<nowiki></nowiki>'s [[Char Clone]], Maiyo Plato is known as the 'Blue Eagle of Giganos'.

* ''[[Naruto]]'': The Yellow Flash of Konoha,<ref>Minato Namikaze</ref> The White Fang of Konoha,<ref>Sakumo Hatake</ref> The Demon of the Hidden Mist,<ref>Zabuza Momochi</ref> The God of Shinobi,<ref>Hiruzen Sarutobi '''or''' The Sage of Six Paths</ref> The Legendary Sannin (The Toad Sage,<ref>Jiraiya</ref> The Slug Princess/[[Unfortunate Names|The Legendary Sucker]],<ref>Tsunade</ref> and The White Snake<ref>Orochimaru</ref>), the Zombie Combo,<ref>Hidan and Kakuzu</ref> The Copy Ninja<ref>Kakashi Hatake</ref>...

** {{spoiler|1=The Bloody Habanero/Red Hot-blooded Habanero and The Orange Hokage for Kushina Uzumaki and Naruto Uzumaki, respectively.}}

** {{spoiler|The Bloody Habanero/Red Hot-blooded Habanero and The Orange Hokage for Kushina Uzumaki and Naruto Uzumaki, respectively.}}

* ''[[Overman King Gainer]]'' has Gain, who is known as the Black Southern Cross.

* Parodied with Kuno in ''[[Ranma ½]]'' who keeps giving himself nicknames that no one else recognizes, starting with "Blue Thunder of Furinkan High".

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* In ''X-Men Noir'', newspapers call Professor Xavier "the Professor of Crime"; his X-Men all have nicknames of their own, but they seem to have given them to each other. There's also the various criminals who taught young Tommy Halloway the tricks of the trade: Horace "Harlem Houdini" Hobbs, Orville "The Gentleman" Whitwell, and Cain "The Juggernaut" Marko.

** ''Iron Man Noir'' has the infamous pirate Captain Namor, also known as the Beast of the Blue and the Blood Mariner.

** Luke Cage himself in ''Luke Cage Noir'' received the name "Power-Man" after taking two bullets in the chest and getting up as if nothing had happened.

** [[Luke Cage]] himself in ''Luke Cage Noir'' received the name "Power-Man" after taking two bullets in the chest and getting up as if nothing had happened.

* In ''[[Le Scorpion]]'', Armando Catalano is universally known as 'the Scorpion'.

* [[The Mighty Thor]]- it was actually a fairly common thing in the early days of the comic for especially nasty villains to be declared/declare themselves 'The enemy of all who live!' (exclamation point mandatory).

* Ralph Dibny, the [[Elongated Man]], was often referred to as the 'Ductile Detective', especially during his stories from the 1960s and 70s.

* Gilbert Shelton's Wonder Wart-hog was called the 'Hog of Steel', in an obvious parody of Superman.

* Gilbert Shelton's ''Wonder Wart-hog'' was called the 'Hog of Steel', in an obvious parody of Superman.

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* In the [[Chronicles of the Kencyrath]] books by P.C. Hodgell, Kencyr frequently carry an epithet as well as a name. It cannot be self-applied, and may not be flattering. Jame, the protagonist, is dubbed "Priests'-bane", while her brother Torisen is "Black Lord", based on his rather gloomy style of dress.

* 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".

* 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, 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''?)

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

* [[The Stormlight Archive]] has Dalinar "The Blackthorn" Kholin, and Kaladin who gets called "Stormblessed" (implying that he's incredibly lucky) by two different groups of people who never met each other.

* ''[[The Stormlight Archive]]'' has Dalinar "The Blackthorn" Kholin, and Kaladin who gets called "Stormblessed" (implying that he's incredibly lucky) by two different groups of people who never met each other.

== Live Action TV ==

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** Every Eldar Phoenix Lord: Asurmen the Hand of Asuryan, Jain Zar the Storm of Silence, Maugan Ra the Harvester of Souls, Baharroth the Cry of the Wind, Fuegan the Burning Lance, and Karandras the Shadow Hunter.

** The C'tan don't even have proper names, but are known only by a variety of titles. The four remaining C'tan have a bunch of names, but the most common (and the ones used by Games Workshop, for simplicity) are: [[The Grim Reaper|The Nightbringer]], [[Magnificent Bastard|The Deceiver]], [[With Great Power Comes Great Insanity|The Outsider]], and [[Game Breaker|The Void Dragon]].

** What, no love for Ciaphas Cain, [[Memetic Mutation|HERO OF THE IMPERIUM!!!]]

** What, no love for [[Ciaphas Cain]], [[Memetic Mutation|HERO OF THE IMPERIUM!!!]]

*** Probably because that doesn't really fit the trope at all, being used in-universe only for Cain-centric propaganda. A closer example from Cain is his Perlian nickname. Since he saved numerous people from Orkz during their invasion of Perlia, the first campaign in which he achieved widespread fame, the denizens of that planet call him "The Liberator".

* ''[[BattleTech]]'' doesn't make use of nicknames all that often, but we mustn't forget the Bounty Hunter (a [[Legacy Character]] by and large only known by that name to all), nor Natasha Kerensky, the (in)famous [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast|Black Widow]].

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** The Autarch of Flames, Rubicante.

*** His title is interesting in that autarchism is about ''self'' rule, with no government whatsoever. True to form, he's different from the other archfiends, being a [[Noble Demon]] who recognizes strength and prefers to [[Let's Fight Like Gentlemen|fight like gentlemen]].

* ''[[Touhou]]'' has [[Our Vampires Are Different|Remilia Scarlet]], otherwise known as [[The Butcher|"The Scarlet Devil"]] because her once pure white dress is now dyed red due to her...eating habits.

* ''[[Touhou]]'' has [[Our Vampires Are Different|Remilia Scarlet]], otherwise known as [[The Butcher|"The Scarlet Devil"]] because her once pure white dress is now dyed red due to her... eating habits.

** Her [[Ninja Maid]], Sakuya, is likewise known as the Dog of the Devil.

** And then Flandre Scarlet, the Sister of the Devil. Who would probably have gotten an even more terrifying title if she was not [[Madwoman in the Attic|kept in her basement at all times]], since she pretty much [[Person of Mass Destruction|accidentally blows up anyone she sets her eyes on]]. ''Shoot the Bullet'' refers to her by the title of ''"Diabolic Wave"''.

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* Two game-breakingly powerful glitch strategies from ''[[Final Fantasy VI]]'' gave us two [[Fan Nickname]]s with these connotations. "Wind-God" Gau, and "Psycho" Cyan.

* The Red Cyclone, [[Street Fighter|Zangief]]. Later on, we'd get the [[Double Agent]] Crimson Viper.

** As a matter of fact, Capcom bothered to give such an epithet to all the characters of the license in the ''Street Fighter World Warrior Encyclopedia''. Ryu and Ken, for instance, are respectively the "Eternal Seeker" and the "Fire of the Rising Dragon", while Crimson Viper is labeled as "Miss Perfect".

** As a matter of fact, [[Capcom]] bothered to give such an epithet to all the characters of the license in the ''Street Fighter World Warrior Encyclopedia''. Ryu and Ken, for instance, are respectively the "Eternal Seeker" and the "Fire of the Rising Dragon", while Crimson Viper is labeled as "Miss Perfect".

* Iron Tager from ''[[BlazBlue]]'' is known to some as the Red Devil, though he's not proud of it.

** Ragna the Bloodedge, also known as The Grim Reaper and {{spoiler|his brother}} Major Jin Kisaragi, the Hero of Ikaruga.

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** The Koopinator: The Razor Blade Brigadier

** Rawk Hawk: The Feral Nuclear Reactor

* [[Kingdom Hearts]] gives us the Organization XIII members, all of whom sport [[Meaningful Name|unique monikers]] ranging from Badass to [[Narm]] and anywhere in between. To whit, we have: Xemnas "The Superior of the In-Between," Xigbar "The Freeshooter," Xaldin "The Whirlwind Lancer," Vexen "The Chilly Academic," Lexaeus "The Silent Hero," Zexion "The Cloaked Schemer," Saïx "The Luna Diviner," Axel "The Flurry of Dancing Flames," Demyx "The Melodious Nocturne," Luxord "The Gambler of Fate," Marluxia "The Graceful Assassin," Larxene "The Savage Nymph," and Roxas "The Key of Destiny." {{spoiler|Xion, the fourteenth member, is the only one not given a title.}}

* ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'' gives us the Organization XIII members, all of whom sport [[Meaningful Name|unique monikers]] ranging from Badass to [[Narm]] and anywhere in between. To whit, we have: Xemnas "The Superior of the In-Between," Xigbar "The Freeshooter," Xaldin "The Whirlwind Lancer," Vexen "The Chilly Academic," Lexaeus "The Silent Hero," Zexion "The Cloaked Schemer," Saïx "The Luna Diviner," Axel "The Flurry of Dancing Flames," Demyx "The Melodious Nocturne," Luxord "The Gambler of Fate," Marluxia "The Graceful Assassin," Larxene "The Savage Nymph," and Roxas "The Key of Destiny." {{spoiler|Xion, the fourteenth member, is the only one not given a title.}}

* ''[[Armored Core]]'' has Nineball in the PS2 era games and later White Glint in 4 and For Answer.

* In ''Medieval 2: [[Total War]]'', your generals (and a number of your agents such as princesses and assassins) can get these sorts of titles. Sometimes it's the normal, awe inspiring names like King Edward the Chivalrous, Prince Louis the Brave, etc. However, if your general has too many of the ''wrong'' personality traits, you can get epithets like King Henry the Cuckold, Erik the Lewd, Doge Barbus the Queen, or Prince Hassan the Idiot...

* In the ''[[Metal Gear Solid]]'' series, Big Boss has an entire mythology based around him. Big Boss has fought in countless wars and saved the world from nuclear war a total of 3 times over the course of a Military career spanning 50 years. The United States used him as a basis for how to model their soldiers and even took some of his DNA to genetically modify their soldiers. Other countries marveled at his legendary skills and some even doubted that he existed thinking no one man could accomplish all the things he did. Big Boss rightfully earned titles ranging from The Legendary Mercenary, the man who makes anything possible, One-Eyed Jack, Saladin (referencing the famous commander from the Crusades), and the greatest soldier of the 20th century. Big Boss was shrouded in myth by enemies and allies alike.

* In ''[[Super Paper Mario]]'', Mr. L nicknames himself the Green Thunder.

* The Great Papyrus from ''[[Undertale]]'' began to call himself that way to both reflect [[Awesome Ego|his own perceived awesomeness]] and the expectation that others saw it as well. [[Unpopular Popular Character|It only worked out of universe.]]

== Web Comics ==

* ''[[Last Res0rt~~|Last Res 0 rt~~]]'' has several characters with nicknames, though not all get used in the comic/show itself. Of note among the ones that do: Jason "Ace of" Spades, Silk of the Solar Winds aka "White Noise", and Kurt "Geisha" Straieta.

* ''[[Last Res0rt]]'' has several characters with nicknames, though not all get used in the comic/show itself. Of note among the ones that do: Jason "Ace of" Spades, Silk of the Solar Winds aka "White Noise", and Kurt "Geisha" Straieta.

* ''[[Goblins]]'' has [[Awesome McCoolname|Señor Vorpal Kickass'o]]!

* ''[[Achewood]]'' gives us Rodney Leonard Stubbs, known as "The Man With The Blood On His Hands" for his badassery in the [[Tournament Arc|Great Outdoor Fight]]. "Son of Rodney", {{spoiler|his son Ray}}, isn't half bad either.

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== Western Animation ==

* ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'':

** ~~Aang—The~~ Avatar, The Last Airbender

** Aang — The Avatar, The Last Airbender

** {{spoiler|Zuko}}~~—The~~ Blue Spirit

** {{spoiler|Zuko}} — The Blue Spirit

** ~~Toph—The~~ Blind Bandit, The Runaway

** Toph — The Blind Bandit, The Runaway

** ~~Iroh—The~~ Dragon of the West. There are two stories for how he got his name. One says it's because he can ''breathe fire'' after ''drinking tea'', but it later turns out that {{spoiler|you get the title of "dragon" by ''actually killing a dragon'' (though he lied about killing the last one).}}

** Iroh — The Dragon of the West. There are two stories for how he got his name. One says it's because he can ''breathe fire'' after ''drinking tea'', but it later turns out that {{spoiler|you get the title of "dragon" by ''actually killing a dragon'' (though he lied about killing the last one).}}

*** This is probably twofold; in the Fire Nation {{spoiler|any Firebender who slays a dragon is given the title of dragon}}. His also being known as "Dragon" among the Earth Kingdom and Water Tribe would be because of his formidable combat prowess and [[Breath Weapon]] (the Fire Nation might have a lot of dragons, but Iroh is ''The'' Dragon).

** Combustion Man, or his other name, Sparky Sparky Boom Man (we never learn his real name).

** '''''[[Spell My Name with a "The"|THE]] [[Third Person Person|BOULDER]]''''' is '''''FURIOUS''''' that nobody's mentioned him (and the other Earthbending fighters) yet!

** Many of the Freedom Fighters (The Duke, Pipsqueak, Longshot, Sneers)~~--Jet~~ and Smellerbee are the two exceptions.

** Many of the Freedom Fighters (The Duke, Pipsqueak, Longshot, Sneers)—Jet and Smellerbee are the two exceptions.

* In an example very close to the [[Trope Namer]]: "The Dark Ace" from ''[[Storm Hawks]]''.

* The Red Lynx from the ''[[Swat Kats]]'' episode "The Ghost Pilot" is a perfect example. Not only is he an [[Expy]] of the [[Trope Namer]], but he's known ''only'' by his two nicknames; his real name is never revealed.