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Still Black Remains by Kevin Michaels6/24/2023 ![]() This is for the most part, a trope exclusive to fantastic settings. Also contrast Louis Cypher, which are names that indicate someone is a/the devil these may include a normal first name (especially a variant of Lou/Lucy or Nick) but overall are not normal names because they're too much of a pun. Contrast with Names to Run Away from Really Fast, which is about evil people with Obviously Evil names. Bonus points if it manages to be meaningful or ironic. Tom the Dark Lord sometimes goes hand in hand with Embarrassing First Name, but not always. ![]() While generally Played for Laughs, this can also be used to chilling effect in combination with tropes such as From Nobody to Nightmare and/or Paranoia Fuel. When a character that's evil doesn't have a particularly evil-sounding name. RiffTrax on the Trope Namer, Tom "Voldemort" Riddle of Harry Potter infamy ![]()
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