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Note that this does not apply to a work titled after a [[Villain Protagonist]] or to a [[Villain Based Franchise]]. This trope has nothing to do with morality but with ''role''. If there is a clear protagonist (regardless of [[Anti-Hero]] status and/or [[Black and Grey Morality]]), and the film/book/what-have-you they're in just happens to be titled after the person, group, or force ''[[The Hero]] fights against'', then it's an Antagonist Title.
This is one title you do not want to mix with [[I Am Not Shazam]] or [[Protagonist Title Fallacy]].▼
▲This is one title you do not want to mix with [[I Am Not Shazam]] or [[Protagonist Title Fallacy]].
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▲== [[Anime]] & [[Manga]] ==
* ''[[Monster (manga)|Monster]]'': The protagonist is the angelic Tenma.
* ''[[Noein]]''
* ''[[Pokémon: The
** ''[[Pokémon 3]]: Spell of the Unown'' as well.
* ''[[Puella Magi Oriko Magica]]''. Oriko may not prove to be a ''villain'', but she's definitely an antagonist.
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* ''[[Hive Mind (film)|Hive Mind]]'': Doug Trench, the last man (sort of) on Earth, is the actual protagonist.
* ''[[The Jackal]]'': the title character is the assassin the FBI is hunting.
* ''[[Star Trek II: The
* ''[[Spaceballs]]''
* ''[[Terminator (franchise)|Terminator]]''.
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* ''[[Zodiac (film)|Zodiac]]'', a movie about the real life Zodiac Killer.
* The title of ''[[Mean Girls]]'' refers to Regina and her lackeys; Regina is the antagonist of the film.
* The 2002 [[GSN]] version of ''[[Press Your Luck]]'' was called ''[[Whammy]]'', which is functionally the same as naming a future ''[[Wheel of Fortune]]'' relaunch ''Bankrupt!''.▼
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* Some ''[[James Bond (novel)|James Bond]]'' novels/movies: ''[[Dr. No]]'', ''[[Goldfinger]]''
* ''[[The Witches]]'' by Roald Dahl. The unnamed orphan is the protagonist.
* In ''[[Harry Potter/Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]'', {{spoiler|this trope is subverted. The titular prisoner is set up as a villain for the whole book, only for it to be revealed at the end that he was a good guy all along and that he had been framed by the ''real'' villain.}}
** Also, ''[[Harry Potter/Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince|Half-Blood Prince]]'' ends with the Prince killing a major character and running off with Death Eaters. {{spoiler|It's also a subversion, although that's not revealed until the next book.}}
** {{spoiler|Even without the
* Many of the novellas about [[The Shadow]], by Walter B. Gibson in the 1930s.
* ''[[The Phantom of the Opera]]'': Disregarding the [[Draco in Leather Pants]] effect, Raoul and Christine are the protagonists in the original novel. [[Protagonist Title Fallacy]] applies.
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== [[Live
* ''[[Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?]]
▲* The 2002 [[GSN]] version of ''[[Press Your Luck]]'' was called ''[[Whammy]]'', which is functionally the same as naming a future ''[[Wheel of Fortune]]'' relaunch ''Bankrupt!''
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== [[Video Games]] ==
* ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's
* A fairly large amount of [[The Golden Age of Video Games|golden age arcade games]], such as ''[[Donkey Kong]]'', ''[[Sinistar]]'', ''Centipede'', ''[[Space Invaders]]'', and ''[[Qix]]''.
* ''[[Parasite Eve]]''
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