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== [[Fan Works]] ==
* Fandom trope [[
* In the ''[[Worm]]/[[Harry Potter]]'' crossover ''[[A Wand for Skitter]]'', the only name Taylor initially ''has'' for Voldemort is "Tom", thanks to eavesdropping on a conversation between Snape and Dumbledore immediately after first arriving in Hogwarts. She is spectacularly unimpressed with
== [[Film]] ==
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** [[Friday the 13th|Jason]], too.
** [[Halloween (film)|Michael Meyers]], two dull names in one fearsome killer.
* How about ''[[Kung Pow! Enter the Fist]],'' where
* "Frank Cotton" seems like an innocent enough name, until you realize he's the sadistic and violent [[Serial Killer]] from the original ''[[Hellraiser]]'' who ''flays victims and wears their skins.''
** Also, the name usually given to the lead Cenobite - Pinhead - is a [[Fan Nickname]]. While some of his in-universe titles sound both evil and cool - like the Pope of Hell, the Engineer, and the Cold Man - his actual name is {{spoiler| Elliot Spencer}}.
* In ''[[The Babysitter]]'' and the later sequel, Bee is the only member of the cult who does not have a generic name; the other members are Max, Sonya, John, and Allison.
* Chuck De Nomolos, the [[Big Bad]] from ''[[Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey]]''; something of an [[Embarrassing First Name]] when you're trying to be an [[Evil Overlord]].
* From ''[[The Lost Boys]]'', this is true both for David, [[Dragon-in-Chief|the most visible antagonist]], and also for {{spoiler|Max, the true [[Big Bad]].}}
* The horror movie ''[[Rubber]]'' is about a living, murderous ''tire'' with [[Psychic Powers]] (no, seriously) named... Robert.
== [[Literature]] ==
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* John Sheppard of ''[[Stargate Atlantis]]'' [[Invoked Trope|played]] this trope with the Wraith whether they wanted it or not, which gave us such villains as Steve, [[Big Bad|Michael]], [[Everything's Better with Bob|Bob]], Todd and Kenny.
* BOB, also known as "Killer BOB", the [[Big Bad]] of ''[[Twin Peaks]]''.
* ''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]'', Death is simply called Death (occassionally called by his titles, the Pale Horseman and the Angel of Death). His servants, however, called Reapers, adopt normal sounding names. Known Reapers include Ajay, April, Betty, Billie, Bobby, Jessica, Tessa, Martin, Maurice, Merle, and Violet.
== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
* ''[[Bob, Lord of Evil]]'', a [http://www.peregrine-net.com/PGS_PGN_PRODUCTS/Bob_Lord-of-Evil.html Bob, tabletop game] that parodies the horror genre.
* The Primarchs from ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]'', the gene-sons of the Emperor of Mankind himself, aren't necessarily ''evil'' (by this grimdark universe's standards, unless they're among the ones who defected with Horus), they're still the chief enforcers of a rabidly genocidal anti-alien empire that can and will strong-arm human populated worlds into serving their father and will destroy them outright if things get bad enough. Most of them have impressive, dignified names fitting of their station like Sanguinius, Rogal Dorn, and Roboute Guilliman (which admittedly ''is'' a fancy way of saying Robert William, but still)... but then there's Lion El'Jonson. He ''does'' go by "the Lion" which takes the edge off, but it doesn't change the fact that his full name still attracts plenty of snickers from the fans since he's a powerful genetically-enhanced demigod named Lionel Johnson.
== [[Video Games]] ==
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* Two of the most dangerous and influential people in ''[[Honkai Impact 3rd]]'' are named Kevin and Otto.
* While he's only a villain to the [[Scary Dogmatic Aliens]] trying to [[Kill All Humans]], one [[Enemy Chatter]] line in ''[[Halo Infinite]]'' expresses incredulity that the real name of [[The Dreaded]] [[One-Man Army]] slaughtering them is John.
* The public leader of world controlling criminal gang The Grapplers in ''[[Metal Saga|Metal Max]] 2'' is named Ted Broiler. Ted being a crazy, dual flamethrower wielding giant with a giant red mohawk and metal implanted in his head that kills a group of the world's strongest bounty hunters (including the main character's mother) in the intro and [[Bad Boss|roasts his own minions alive for retreating]]. Early concept art suggests he was originally intended to be "Mad Broiler", but for whatever reason the developers went with "Ted" instead.
* Alice from ''[[Monster Girl Quest]]'' {{spoiler| subverts this, as "Alice" is short for Alipheese Fateburn XVI. And while she is a Dark Lord, [[Dark Is Not Evil|she's actually a benevolent one]].}}
** Played straight however, in Witch Hunt Village. The place has a lot of nasty foes with nasty-sounding names, including Suck Vore, Worm Villager, and Iron Maiden. Their leader is... Lily.
* The app game ''[[Hero Wars]]'' has quite a few Bosses, including the ogre chieftan Gro Bulgor, the tree-demon Skrump, and the undead dragon Morth Chrone. At any time, the player can scroll to the map of Chapter 15 of the campaign and see that the final challenge, should he get there, is an eerie shadow concealing a boss, the shadow an "Eternal Darkness". {{spoiler| Should he actually get there, he finds that the [[Big Bad]] of the game is a renegade Titan named... Seymour.}}
== [[Web Comics]] ==
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** Another ''Phineas and Ferb'' one: Khaka Peu Peu.{{context}}
** Galactic Overlord Mitch. [[I Have Many Names|Some people call him "Big Mitch".]]
* [[Eldritch Abomination|Bill Cipher]], the [[Big Bad]] of ''[[Gravity Falls]]'', often called simply "Bill" by the rest of the cast. He's downright terrifying (in-universe and out) despite his many silly attributes.
* ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]'':
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* In ''[[Dave the Barbarian]]'', there is Chuckles the [[Killer Rabbit|silly piggy]].
* Simon from ''[[Trollz]]''.
* ''[[The Life and Times of Juniper Lee]]''
** The Sandman. The Vision Crafter, Given of Wishes, the Lord of the Sleep Realm, ''the King of Dreams!'' [[They Call Me Mister Tibbs|But you can call him Steven.]]
* At the third ''[[The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius|Jimmy]]/[[The Fairly OddParents|Timmy]] [[Crossover|Power Hour]]'', there was a ''male'' villain named "Shirley".<ref>"Shirley" was a male name, though, until [[Shirley Temple]] popularized it for girls almost a century ago.</ref>▼
** Overlapping with [[Ironic Name]] is the League Of Villainous Evildoers, or [[Fun with Acronyms| L.O.V.E.]]
▲* At the third ''[[The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius|Jimmy]]/[[The Fairly OddParents|Timmy]] [[Crossover|Power Hour]]'', there was a ''male'' villain named "Shirley".<ref>"Shirley" was a male name, though, until [[Shirley Temple]] popularized it for girls
** Poof's anti-fairy counterpart hated being named Foop.
* ''[[The Superhero Squad Show]]'' once had a villain mocked by MODOK and the Abomination for being named "Pete". No, he's not Disney's [[Black Pete]].
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** A more lighthearted example with the [[Monster of the Week]] in "Super Zeroes" - a giant, slimy, blob with strong-looking arms, beady red eyes, and a vertical mouth full of sharp teeth. And the name is... Steve. He's likely a parody of [https://godzilla.fandom.com/wiki/Hedorah Hedora], and even {{spoiler|points out the girls should be more secure in who they are, instead of trying to emulate other heroes (which. among other things, was interfering with his attempts to fight them for a [[Rite of Passage]]).)}}
* In ''[[Lilo & Stitch: The Series]]'' (and its [[Pilot Movie]]), the main villain is a rodent-like alien named Dr. Hämsterviel, often mispronounced to sound like the not-very-threatening Hamsterwheel.
* In ''[[The Owl House]]'', the Golden Guard
** For that matter, Belos himself, as his true name is {{spoiler|Philip Wittebane.}}
* In ''[[Helluva Boss]]'', the leader of the Exorcists ([[Knight Templar]] angels who carry out the annual purge) are led by Adam. Of course, this is due to him being [[Biblical Bad Guy| the ''actual'' Adam.]]
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