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* [[{{Series/Heroes}} René]] was a [[YourMilageMayVary lot more threatening]] back when he was only known as "The Haitian."

* The Aiel call Lan Mandragoran from the ''WheelOfTime'', Aan'allein, which the Old Tongue for "[[LastOfHisKind The Man Who Is One Nation]]," a reference to the fact that he is the uncrowned king of Malkier, and has sworn to fight the shadow.

** Not a chapter title, but commonly used as Scrooge's nickname during his cowboy days is ''Glasgow Kid''.

** Yet another sportsman: German footballer Franz Beckenbauer is also known as the ''Kaiser''.

Named for the AcePilot, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manfred_von_Richthofen Manfred von Richthofen]], who was known as "The Red Baron" during World War I. He was best known for having the highest kill count and for his [[LawOfChromaticSuperiority bright red plane]].

** It didn't end with the end of the Viking Age though. During the later middle-ages we still have names like Erik Lisp and Lame, Valdemar the Victorious, Magnus Barefoot...

* Vlad Dracula was also known as Vlad Tepes, Tepes meaning "[[TheButcher Impaler]]" cause, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin well, that is what he did]]. The Turks were very frightened of him, and mounted his head on the walls of Istanbul, to assure people that he was really dead. Consider the fact this man basically saw the Turks invading his land, turned to the turkish POWs and said 'Well, they aren't doing anything', and created a forest of roughly 30,000 impaled turkish soldiers.

* The Sky Crawlers Has a feared ace known simply as 'The Teacher'

* Carlos Hathcock, legendary American sniper of the Vietnam War, best known for performing a real life example of a ScopeSnipe. Known amongst the Viet Cong and N.V.A. as Lông Tr&# 7855;ng, "White Feather", due to the white feather he kept in a band on his bush hat.

** The reason behind Motoko being called the Major is hinted at in [[GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex: 2nd Gig]]. She needed a cybernetic body from a very young age. It is hinted that the government funded her cybernetic body as well as the tedious upgrades as she grew older. The Major fought for the Japanese military in one of the World Wars, which is where the nickname "The Major" was born.

** Still, it says a lot that his sworn enemies gave the man a burial with full military honors, [[WorthyOpponent out of sheer respect for his prowess and valor as a fellow Sky Warrior]]. It is even rumored that tears were shed at the funeral by those who lost friends to his red-biplane's gunfire.

** Chris Jericho: The Human Highlight Reel; the Highlight of the Night; the King of the World; the Ayatollah of Rock 'n' Rollah

** Samoa Joe: The Samoan Submission Machine

** Sabu: The Homicidal, Suicidal, Genocidal, Death–Defying Maniac (and Joey Styles somehow managed to get all that out in one breath on ECW TV shows)

* The aforementioned Manfred von Richtofen, '''THE''' Red Baron.

* The aforementioned Manfred von Richtofen, the Red Baron.

* The Phantom is called "The Ghost Who Walks"; Each scion of the Walker family has donned the garb upon the death of his predecessor, resulting in Legacy Immortality.

* [[{{Series/FTroop}} Captain Wilton Parmenter lead the final charge in the Battle of Appomattox earning him the moniker "Scourge of the West"

* Vlad Dracula was also known as Vlad Tepes, Tepes meaning "[[TheButcher Impaler]]" cause, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin well, that is what he did]]. The Turks were very frightened of him, and mounted his head on the walls of Istanbul, to assure people that he was really dead.

* Every member of ''KingdomHearts's'' Organizat ion XIII has one of these, usually hinting at their power-set or weapon:

**VII: Saïx, The Luna Diviner.

** Series protagonist Amuro Ray is known as the "White Devil" by Zeon forces, primarily for the RX-78-2's white parade colors, as well as his incredible skill at piloting.
*** The title character of ''MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha'' and the Nirvash of ''EurekaSeven'' have also been given this nickname as a ShoutOut.

*** That would more likely be related to German "Marter" (substantive) and "martern" (verb), which also mean "Torture/to torture" respectively. BTW, we Germans don't add the hammer part to his name, either. In history lessons, he's either Karl Martel, or Karl "the Hammer".

* Similar to Gandhi's case above, there is Siddhrtha Gautama. Does the name ring a bell? If not, he was [[{{UsefulNotes/Buddhism}} Buddha]].

* Carlos Hathcock, legendary American sniper of the Vietnam War, best known for performing a real life example of a ScopeSnipe. Known amongst the Viet Cong and N.V.A. as Lông Trắng, "White Feather", due to the white feather he kept in a band on his bush hat.

* The French General Thomas Dumas (the father of Alexandre) was know as the "Black Devil": the irony is, while he gained this name thanks to [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin his black skin]] and his very [[FourStarBadass authentic badassery]] ([[YouShallNotPass holding a bridge]] [[OneManArmy against the Austrian army]] while being [[MadeOfIron shot six times]] and emerging [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome alive and victorious]]), he was perhaps the [[OfficerAndAGentleman most honourable general]] of the French Revolution (refusing to participate in [[RapePillageAndBurn pillage]], denouncing the [[MoralEventHorizon slaughters in Vendée]], remaining [[TheRevolutionWillNotBeVilified faithful to the ideals of the Revolution]]).