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* ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'': The Meta is a man who has become overloaded with armour enhancements and multiple A.I. fragments. He used to be an extremely skilled and powerful Freelancer known as Agent Maine, but his mind was lost to the power and ambition of an A.I. fragment known as Sigma, who was seeking to achieve the A.I. holy grail of "metastability". The Meta became infamous for systematically hunting down and killing the elite Freelancers for their A.I. fragments and armour enhancements. [[spoiler:He was so powerful that it took multiple soldiers fighting together to defeat him; even then, he didn't go down until he was forced over a cliff to his doom.]]

This happens often enough in Jazz to be worthy of its own article on Wiki/TheOtherWiki, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz_royalty Jazz Royalty.]]

[[AC: White Kings of Black Music Genres Who Don't Like Being Called "King" Due To The Racial Dynamic]]

[[AC: White Kings of Black Music Genres Who Don't Like Being Called "King"]]

* The God MC: [[Music/EricBAndRakim Rakim]]

[[AC: Everyone else]]
* La Novia de México: Angélica María

* Slowhand: Music/EricClapton
* The Architect of Rock 'n' Roll: Music/LittleRichard
* The Artist / The Purple One: Music/{{Prince}}

* The Rap God / The [[Music/ElvisPresley Elvis]] of Rap: Music/{{Eminem}}

* The King of Controversy / The Don of Disgust: TheTurnOfTheMillennium titles for Music/{{Eminem}}, [[RatedGForGangsta now disused]].

* The King of HipHop: Music/{{Eminem}}. Like his [[SpiritualSuccessor antecedent]] Elvis, he dislikes the title because he doesn't want to be placed above his Black inspirations, though he's [[BoastfulRap boasted]] about the title on occasion. He prefers his other title, "the Rap God" (because it doesn't rule out the existence of other Rap Gods).

[[AC: White Kings of Black Music Genres Who Don't Like Being Called "King"]]
* The King of Rock'n Roll (or simply "The King"): Music/ElvisPresley. Elvis disliked being called "the King" because he thought the title referred to Jesus; he felt the title "the King of Rock 'n' Roll" belonged to Music/FatsDomino instead.
* The King of HipHop: Music/{{Eminem}}. Like his [[SpiritualSuccessor antecedent]] Elvis, he dislikes the title because he doesn't want to be placed above his Black inspirations, though he's [[BoastfulRap boasted]] about the title on occasion. He prefers his other title, "the Rap God" (because it doesn't rule out the existence of other Rap Gods).

[[AC: Family Members of Genres]]
* The Father of Disco: Music/GiorgioMoroder
* The Father of GFunk: Music/DrDre
* The Father of HipHop: Music/DJKoolHerc
* The Father of Rock 'n' Roll: Music/ChuckBerry
* The Godfather of GangstaRap: Music/EazyE
* The Godfather of Heavy Metal: Music/OzzyOsbourne
* The Godfather of Psychedelia: Music/SydBarrett
* The Godfather of Punk: Music/LouReed
* The Godfather of ShockRock: Music/AliceCooper
* The Godfather of Soul: Music/JamesBrown
* The Godmother of Rock 'n' Roll: Music/SisterRosettaTharpe
* The Big Sister of Pop: Music/AlessiaCara

* The Queen of Pop; The Queen of Reinvention: Music/{{Madonna}}

* The Rap God / The Hip-Hop [[Music/ElvisPresley Elvis]]: Music/{{Eminem}}

* The King of Pop: Music/MichaelJackson
* The King of (Pop) Parody: Music/WeirdAlYankovic
* The King of Glam Rock: Music/DavidBowie
* The King of New Jack Swing: Music/BobbyBrown

* The King of Ska: Music/DesmondDekker
* The King of Skiffle: Music/LonnieDonnegan
* The King of Blues / Mayor of Bluesville: Music/BBKing

* The Queen of Art Pop: Music/KateBush
* The Queen of Soul: Music/ArethaFranklin

* The Queen of HipHopSoul: Music/MaryJBlige

* The Queen of Latin Pop: Music/GloriaEstefan
* The Queen of New Age: Music/{{Enya}}
* The Queen of Disco: Music/GloriaGaynor
* The Queen of Rock 'n' Roll: Music/JanisJoplin

* The First Lady of Country: Music/LorettaLynn

* The Father of Rock 'n' Roll: Music/ChuckBerry

* The Father of Disco: Music/GiorgioMoroder

* The Godfather of GangstaRap: Music/EazyE
* The Godfather of Psychedelia: Music/SydBarrett
* The Godfather of ShockRock: Music/AliceCooper

* King of New York: Music/JayZ

* Queen of Hearts: Music/{{Adele}}
* Queen Bey / Queen Bee: Music/{{Beyonce}}
* The Queen of Melisma / The Queen of Christmas: Music/MariahCarey

* The Prince of Darkness: Music/OzzyOsbourne[[note]]He has also been called "The Godfather of Heavy Metal", and even "the Ozzman".[[/note]]
* The Nabob of Sob: Johnnie Ray
* His Royal Badness: Music/{{Prince}}
* Black President: Music/FelaKuti

* The Fab Four: Music/TheBeatles
* Killer: Music/JerryLeeLewis
* Man in Black: Music/JohnnyCash
* The Boss: Music/BruceSpringsteen
* Tiger of Wales: Music/TomJones

* The Thin White Duke: Music/DavidBowie -- while originally a name for one of his personas, it is often used to refer to the musician himself. Bowie is also sometimes called "the Picasso of Pop".

* La Novia de México: Angélica María
* The Main Man: Music/DeanMartin
* The Rap God / The Don of Disgust / The Drama Setter / The Film/RainMan of Rap: Music/{{Eminem}}
* The Material Girl: Music/{{Madonna}}
* The Basher: Music/NeilDiamond
* The Voice / Diva of Divas: Music/WhitneyHouston
* Lesbian Jesus: Music/HayleyKiyoko
* The Based God: Music/LilB
* The Architect of Rock 'n' Roll: Music/LittleRichard
* The Supervillain of Hip-Hop: Music/{{MFDOOM}}

* The Artist / The Purple One: Music/{{Prince}}

* The Rap God / The Don of Disgust / The Drama Setter / The [[Film/RainMan]] of Rap: Music/{{Eminem}}

* The King of HipHop: Music/{{Eminem}}. Like his [[SpiritualSuccessor antecedent]] Elvis, he dislikes the title because he doesn't want to be placed above his Black inspirations, though he's [[BoastfulRap boasted]] about the title on occasion. He prefers his other nickname, "the Rap God" (because it doesn't rule out the existence of other Rap Gods).

* The Rap God: Music/{{Eminem}}

[[AC: Kings and Queens]]
* The King of Rock'n Roll (or simply "The King"): Music/ElvisPresley (Though according to legend, Elvis disliked being called the King because he thought the title belonged to Music/FatsDomino instead.)

* The Queen of Pop; The Queen of Reinvention; The Material Girl: Music/{{Madonna}}

* The Godfather of Soul: Music/JamesBrown

* The Thin White Duke: One of Music/DavidBowie's many names, and probably the one that best fits this trope, since most of the others (Ziggy Stardust, [[Film/TheManWhoFellToEarth Thomas Jerome Newton]], Halloween Jack, Aladdin Sane, [[Film/{{Labyrinth}} Jareth]]) are names, rather than titles.
* The vast majority of rappers are known only by their nicknames, self-appointed or otherwise. There are notable aversions though, like Music/KanyeWest.

* According to an episode of Series/PopUpVideo, Music/MariahCarey was referred to by classmates as "Mirage" in high school because she was "never there".

* The Prince of Darkness: Music/OzzyOsbourne[[note]]He has also been called "The Godfather of Heavy Metal", and even "the Ozzman".[[/note]]
* The Rap God: Music/{{Eminem}} [[note]]He's also been referred to as "The King of HipHop", but - like Elvis above - dislikes the name because he doesn't see himself as above his Black inspirations. He's happier with "the Rap God" because it doesn't rule out the existence of other Rap Gods before him.[[/note]]. Like Bowie above, his other nickname, "Slim Shady", is a [[AlterEgoActing character name]] rather than a title.
* The Nabob of Sob: Johnnie Ray

Compare TheMagnificent, EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep, and NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast. IHaveManyNames can be when they have more than one and TheyCallHimSword when he's named after some kind of weapon. This may also be a sign that you're dealing with TheDreaded. While some fall into OnlyKnownByTheirNickname, most of these characters regularly use their real names. Subtrope to NomDeGuerre, where they ''have'' the nickname, but they might not be particularly known or feared for it. Virtually all of these example count as [[InSeriesNickname In-Series Nicknames]]. Contrast BurlyDetectiveSyndrome, when it's the narrative, not characters in-story, applying these kinds of names. They may also be NamedAfterTheInjury. If one of these characters gets fought in a video game, you can bet their title will show up as BossSubtitles.

Compare TheMagnificent, EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep, and NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast. IHaveManyNames can be when they have more than one and TheyCallHimSword when he's named after some kind of weapon. This may also be a sign that you're dealing with TheDreaded. While some fall into OnlyKnownByTheirNickname, most of these characters regularly use their real names. Subtrope to NomDeGuerre, where they ''have'' the nickname, but they might not be particularly known or feared for it. Virtually all of these example count as [[InSeriesNickname In-Series Nicknames]]. Contrast BurlyDetectiveSyndrome, when it's the narrative, not characters in-story, applying these kinds of names. They may also be NamedAfterTheInjury.

* The Rap God: Music/{{Eminem}} [[note]]He's also been referred to as "The King of HipHop", but - like Elvis above - dislikes the name because he doesn't see himself as above his Black inspirations. He's happier with "the Rap God" because it doesn't rule out the existence of other Rap Gods before him.[[/note]]

* Killer: Music/JerryLeeLewis
* Man in Black: Music/JohnnyCash
* The Boss: Music/BruceSpringsteen
* Tiger of Wales: Music/TomJones
* The Godfather of Soul: Music/JamesBrown

* Slowhand: Music/EricClapton

* The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul: Music/MaryJBlige

* This happens often enough in Jazz to be worthy of its own article on Wiki/TheOtherWiki, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz_royalty Jazz Royalty.]]
** The King of Jazz, Music/LouisArmstrong, when he wasn't just Satchelmouth, Satchmo or Satch.
** The Queen of Jazz, Music/EllaFitzgerald
** Music/DukeEllington
** Count Basie
** The President: Lester Young, who usually just got called "Prez".
** The King of Swing: Benny Goodman
** The First Lady, or Lady Day: Music/BillieHoliday
** The Maharajah of Montreal: Oscar Peterson

* The Fab Four: Music/TheBeatles

* ''Webcomic/{{Goblins}}'' has [[AwesomeMcCoolname Señor Vorpal Kickass'o!]]

** The C'tan have proper names, but are far better known by their titles: [[TheGrimReaper Aza'gorod the Nightbringer,]] [[MagnificentBastard Mepeht'ran the Deceiver,]] [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity Tsara'noga the Outsider]], Mag'ladroth the Void Dragon, Llandu'gor the Flayer, and so on.

** [[BloodKnight Etna,]] [[OurDragonsAreDifferent "the Dragon".]]

* ''Roleplay/FateNuovoGuerra'', owing to Servants being legendary heroes, features several, such as "Dragon King" for [[Myth/ArthurianLegend Uther Pendragon]], "Cunning [[Literature/TheOdyssey Odysseus]]", "Godlike [[Literature/TheIliad Achilles]]", "El Cid Campeador", for well, [[NicknameBasis El Cid]], "Scourge of God" for Attila the Hun, etc.

** '''''[[SpellMyNameWithAThe THE]] [[ThirdPersonPerson BOULDER]]''''' is '''''FURIOUS''''' that nobody's mentioned him (and the other Earthbending fighters) yet!

* In ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'', Mal has one in-universe: "[[TokenEvilTeammate The Malevolent One]]". Once this nickname is brought up, it immediately forces the other personalities into hiding. He's not even called "Mal" until a [[KnownOnlyByTheirNickname few episodes after he's introduced]].

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* All superhero codenames count as this if the hero in question becomes famous enough.
* ComicBook/{{Aquaman}} is the King of the Sea(s). He's also been called "The Sea Sleuth".
* ''ComicBook/BakerStreet'': Even though Sharon Ford has not been an active member of the gang scene for years, she is best among punk circles -- where she is regarded as an elder statesman -- by her gang moniker of 'Harlequin'.
* Franchise/{{Batman}}:
** Depending on the continuity, he is referred to as the Caped Crusader, the Dark Knight, [[spoiler:Which came from Darknight Detective,]] and occasionally The Detective, usually by Comicbook/RasAlGhul.
*** More ominously, in the criminal world he's also known as "The Bat" empathizing his role as {{The Dreaded}} among criminals.
** Comicbook/{{Robin}} was originally known as the Boy Wonder, and later as the Teen Wonder.
** ComicBook/{{Batgirl}} was the "Dazzling Daredoll" in the sixties.
** Collectively, Batman and Robin are the Dynamic Duo. Batman, Robin and Batgirl are the Terrific Trio, though this hasn't seen use in a long time.
** Batman holds the title of "World's Greatest Detective" in Franchise/TheDCU.
** In ''ComicBook/Batman66'' #41, a robot Batman is created, gaining the nicknames "Cathode Crusader" and "Spark Knight".
** Some of Batman's foes also have nicknames; ComicBook/TheJoker is occasionally referred to as "the Clown Prince of Crime" and ComicBook/{{Bane}}, as the man who delivered the most brutal beating Batman ever experienced, up to and including a ''broken back'', is known as "The Man Who Broke the Bat."
*** Joker has also received (or given himself) the titles of "the Ace of Knaves", "the Harlequin of Hate", and "the Jester of Genocide".
** "Comicbook/TwoFace" was originally the nickname used to identify Harvey Dent once his face was half-scarred by acid and he became a criminal. Later versions of the character used this as a persona Dent adopted as part of his multiple personality disorder.
** [[ComicBook/TheScarecrow Scarecrow]] is "The Master of Fear" while ComicBook/TheRiddler is "The Prince of Puzzlers", "the Duke of Dilemmas", "the Wizard of Quiz", and "the Count of Conundrums".
** [[ComicBook/{{Batgirl 2000}} Cassandra Cain]] was named 'The One who is All' by the League of Assassins, since she's been trained by nearly every member and could carry on their legacy by herself.
** In the ''ComicBook/TalesFromTheDarkMultiverse'' story based on ''ComicBook/BatmanHush'', Batman the Silenced is commonly known by other characters as "Arkham's Devil".
* Comicbook/BlackCanary is the Sonic Siren.
* ''ComicBook/CaballisticsInc'': [[TokenEvilTeammate Solomon Ravne]], an immortal former Nazi, became known as "Der Teufel" (The Devil) to his victims during the Holocaust.
* ''ComicBook/CaptainAmerica'' has been called "The Sentinel of Liberty" and "The Star Spangled Avenger." He's also retroactively known as "The First Avenger", because although he's the fifth member of the actual team, his heroics in World War II are considered their inspiration.
* In ''ComicBook/{{Chassis}}'', several of the Aero-run racers are much better known by their nicknames than their real names. These include Covergirl, Sabotage and Sky Fish.
* ComicBook/{{Daredevil}} has been known as 'The Devil of Hell's Kitchen', 'The Scarlet Swashbuckler', 'Hornhead' and, most famously, as 'The Man Without Fear'.
* Speaking of which, everybody give a great big hello to the Merc with the Mouth, the Regeneratin' Degenerate, the Crimson Comedian, iiiiiiiiiiit's...ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}!!!
* ''ComicBook/DungeonTwilight'': Marvin goes by the name of Dust King, he earned the name by raising an army of undead.
* In ''ComicBook/ElCazador'', PirateGirl protagonist Donessa Cinzia Elena Marie Esperanza Diego-Luis Hidalgo is better known as 'Lady Sin'.
* Ralph Dibny, the ComicBook/ElongatedMan, was often referred to as the 'Ductile Detective', especially during his stories from the 1960s and 70s.
* Hans von Hammer, an {{Expy}} of the original Red Baron, is the ''Comicbook/EnemyAce'' to comics readers, but was known InUniverse as "The Hammer of Hell."
* Annihilus, enemy of the ComicBook/FantasticFour likes to describe himself as "The Living Death That Walks."
* Franchise/TheFlash is The Scarlet Speedster, or sometimes just The Speedster. Also The Fastest Man Alive. Less-common titles used during {{UsefulNotes/The Silver Age|OfComicBooks}} were [[AlliterativeName The Sultan of Speed and The Monarch of Motion]].
** [[ComicBook/EobardThawne Professor Zoom]], conversely, is the ''[[EvilCounterpart Sinister]]'' Speedster.
** Actually discussed in-universe in the 2014 show. The Flash [[spoiler: of Earth-2, Jay Garrick,]] reveals they called him the "Crimson Comet." They then [[LampshadeHanging question]] the consistent use of {{alliterative name}}s.
* The original ComicBook/GhostRider was known as the "Frontier Phantom". Also "He-who-rides-the-night-winds", courtesy of the natives.
** The newer, more familiar Ghost Riders are collectively known as the Spirits of Vengeance, though this is more than a mere title in most cases.
* Comicbook/GreenArrow is the Emerald Archer.
* The ComicBook/IncredibleHulk lives and breathes these, since his name itself is always an example. He has gained other epithets in the recent past, such as "Indestructible" and "ComicBook/{{Immortal|Hulk}}". His traditional Stan Lee-given kennings are "Jade Giant" and "Green Goliath". His [[ComicBook/SheHulk cousin]], meanwhile, is the [[StatuesqueStunner Green Glamazon]] and is usually accompanied by the adjective "Sensational". Hulk's ''ComicBook/MiniMarvels'' counterpart is the [[AgeLift Jade Juvenile]].
* ''ComicBook/IronMan'' has been called "The Ironclad Avenger."
** He was also called the Golden Avenger long after his armor ceased to be entirely golden.
** When his armor was red and silver, he was called the Silver Centurion. This became the name for that particular armor.
** And most commonly, 'Shellhead', one that has stood the test of time, appearing in ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron''.
* ComicBook/LadyDeath has been referred to as "the Pale Queen", "the Godslayer", "the Diva of Death" and "the Goddess of All That Is Dead And Dying".
* In ''ComicBook/LeScorpion'', Armando Catalano is universally known as 'the Scorpion'.
* Some of the chapter titles in ''Comicbook/TheLifeAndTimesOfScroogeMcDuck'' are implied to be nicknames Scrooge has acquired during his adventures. To wit, he's variously known as "The King of the Klondike", "The Buckaroo of the Badlands", "The Pizen of Pizen Bluff", and "The Master of the Mississippi".
** Not a chapter title, but commonly used as Scrooge's nickname during his cowboy days is "Glasgow Kid".
* Subverted with ''ComicBook/{{Lobo}}'', as his actual name is [[TheUnpronounceable unpronounceable by humans]] but translates to "He Who Devours Your Entrails and Thoroughly Enjoys It".
* One character in the Franchise/MarvelUniverse is referred to by {{Mooks}} as "The Anti-Life" and "The Slayer of All That Breathes". [[LethalJokeCharacter That character]] is Comicbook/SquirrelGirl.
--> '''[[ComicBook/GreatLakesAvengers Big Bertha]]''': She's sort of beaten ComicBook/{{MODOK}}... and ComicBook/DoctorDoom... and Comicbook/{{Thanos}}... single-handedly. \\
'''ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}''': [[BreakingTheFourthWall Oh, c'mon, those stories can't actually count in continuity]].
* ''ComicBook/MarvelNoir''
** In ''ComicBook/XMenNoir'', 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.
** ''ComicBook/IronManNoir'' has the infamous pirate Captain Namor, also known as the Beast of the Blue and the Blood Mariner.
** Luke Cage himself in ''ComicBook/LukeCageNoir'' received the name "Power-Man" after taking two bullets in the chest and getting up as if nothing had happened.
* ComicBook/TheMightyThor -- 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).
** Thor himself has a few, inheriting the title of 'The Golden Avenger' from Iron Man, 'the Thunderer' and 'the Lightning Giver.'
* ComicStrip/ThePhantom is usually called "The Ghost Who Walks", but has also been called "The Man Who Cannot Die"; each scion of the Walker family has donned the garb upon the death of his predecessor, resulting in LegacyImmortality.
* [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} The Artist formerly known as Captain Marvel]] is the World's Mightiest Mortal or The Big Red Cheese.
* The first Speedy, Roy Harper, was the Cyclone Kid.
* Franchise/SpiderMan is referred to as either the "Web-Slinger" or "Wall-Crawler", based on his two main methods of transportation, or, more simply, Webs. A less common name is "The Arach-Knight", as a pun on Batman's "The Dark Knight". He's also occasionally been called the "Web-Spinner", though this is extremely rare in the modern day compared to the 60s-early 90s, where it was more common.
** He's also been referred to, a touch more sinisterly, as 'The Spider'.
** Spidey's CaptainErsatz The Fury from Creator/AlanMoore's ''ComicBook/NineteenSixtyThree'' is known as the Roof-Runner.
** ComicBook/{{Venom}} has been occasionally referred to as the "Lethal Protector" since the launch of his solo title by the same name.
* Most of the main characters in ''ComicBook/StrontiumDog'' shed their old names and take up new ones. Very few people in-universe know who John Kreelman and Archibald MacNulty are, but will be wetting themselves if you refer to them as Johnny Alpha and The Tartan Terror.
* Before her FaceHeelTurn, [[ComicBook/SuicideSquad June Moone's Enchantress]] was known as "the Switcheroo-Witcheroo", "the Charming Charmer, "the Magic Maiden" and "the Wizard Girl".[[note]]These last three were used exclusively in ''Strange Adeventures'' #200 -- the last comic to depict the Enchantress as a heroine Pre-Crisis[[/note]]
* Franchise/{{Superman}} is the Man of Steel, the Man of Tomorrow, the Last Son of Krypton, the Metropolis Marvel, the ComicBook/{{Action|Comics}} Ace, the Big Blue Boy Scout, and the Man of Might (you may notice [[AlliterativeName a trend]] with some of these). His cousin, ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}, is either the Girl of Steel, the Maid of Might, the Stanhope Sensation or the Blonde Blockbuster. His alternate universe daughter, Ariella, is called R'E'L, the Destroyer of Worlds. Even ComicBook/JimmyOlsen has been sometimes called Mr. Action.
* Adrian "The World's Smartest Man" Veidt, formerly Ozymandias, in ''{{Comicbook/Watchmen}}''.
* Gilbert Shelton's Wonder Wart-hog was called the 'Hog of Steel', in an obvious parody of Superman.
* Franchise/WonderWoman is sometimes called "the Amazing Amazon" or "the Spirit of Truth".
* ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} of the Comicbook/XMen used to be just "Wolverine". Then we learned his name was Logan. And ''then'' we learned his ''real'' name was James Howlett. Originally, his official code-name (given to him by the Canadian government) was "Weapon-X". "Wolverine" was a name he chose for himself, apparently.

[[folder:Fan Works]]
[[AC:''Manga/{{Bleach}}'']]
* ''FanFic/TheBlackWrangler'': The titular character (real name [[spoiler: Kaichou Kurosaki]]) took on her alias under the belief that Soul Reapers should distance themselves from such ties; she only reveals her true name to those she feels close to.

[[AC:''Franchise/CodeGeass'']]
* In ''Fanfic/CodeGeassThePreparedRebellion'', Euphemia becomes known as "The Archenemy of Avarice" for her work in dealing with Area 11's corruption.


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* ''Fanfic/BoldoresAndBoomsticks'' (''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' & ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}''): Grendel is also called "the Grimm General".
* Being a world of emerging superheroes, ''Fanfic/ChildOfTheStorm'' has a few.
** Bucky Barnes a.k.a. the Winter Soldier is the most notable example, with a whole list of other nicknames: [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast The Ice Warrior, the Sleeping Death, the Shield Breaker, Europe's Terror.]] He earned them.
** Similarly, Natasha Romanova a.k.a. the Black Widow. It used to be a rank, but she was accorded it as a title. In the sequel, Yelena Belova claims it for herself, and is firmly put in her place.
** Tony is referred to in Asgard as 'Lord Stark' something which, as fan of ''Series/GameOfThrones'' and an egomaniac, he absolutely ''revels'' in. This is done on the grounds that he's richer and more powerful than most of the Lords, Princes, Kings, and even Emperors, in Earth's history, and he's earned such honour in battle.
*** He's also, naturally, known as Iron Man.
** Sirius is referred to, briefly, as 'the Marauder', with the context stating that he earned it on the battlefield as well as by being part of the Marauders. It's later noted that he doesn't like it very much.
** Thor is known as 'The Thunderer' and the 'Lord of Storms'.
** Wanda Maximoff's ''nom de guerre'', the Scarlet Witch, is known and respected.
** Erik Magnus Lensherr a.k.a. ComicBook/{{Magneto}}, whose mere name makes centuries old badasses go white, and is described as one of the greatest terrors the Earth has seen since 'the Frost Giant Wars'. He's reformed now [[UnscrupulousHero (... mostly)]], but even still.
** The Banshee earned his name the hard way.
** In a more meta sense, Archangel a.k.a. Warren Worthington III, considering the [[TheDreaded name's]] [[DarkMessiah history]] in comics canon.
*** And chapter 70 demonstrates that he more than lives up to it. Which, considering the canon origins of the name, may not be a very good thing...
** Doctor Strange has accrued many of these, including 'the Sorcerer Supreme', [[TimeMaster 'the Lord of Time']], [[ShoutOut 'the Evergreen Man]], and [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments 'the Scary Bugger Supreme'.]]
** Aside from the canonical 'Boy-Who-Lived', there is also 'the Phoenix' and [[spoiler: the Dark Phoenix]], are usually appended to Harry. Both make people quail, and for excellent reason. The latter is considered particularly ominous, considering the other person who's used it. He later gets [[spoiler: the below mentioned ''Krasnyy Syn'' a.k.a. 'the Red Son']] as another one, which also scares the hell out people.
** And then, of course, there is Nathaniel Essex, known variously as the Pale Man, Nosferatu, and simply... Sinister.
** As of ''Ghosts of the Past'', the Red Room also have the ''Krasnyy Syn'', 'the Red Son', the next generation Winter Soldier: [[spoiler: he's a brainwashed Harry.]]
*** They also have 'the Beast', a vicious and powerful mutant used to test (and often punish) their prisoners. He's also known as [[spoiler: the Blob]] and more surprisingly, [[spoiler: Dudley Dursley.]] He's dangerous, but not half as much as he thinks he is.
** From ''Ghosts of the Past'', Surtur/Surtr (both spellings are used) of Muspelheim is this, with his name meaning 'the Dark One'. It was given to him by the Alliance of Realms, for the fact "darkness was what he brought, with only remembrances of starlight and echoes of screams left in his wake." It reached the point that his original name has long since been forgotten. However, he does have another one, though it's more of a title: [[spoiler: the Dark Phoenix.]]
* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13034223/10/A-Discordant-Note A Discordant Note]]'' (''Literature/HarryPotter'' & ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire''): Harry Potter/Black comes to be known as the Crowfather due to his affinity for crows and ravens as well as his status as unofficial rule of the [[Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire Lands Beyond the Wall]].
* ''FanFic/FantasyOfUtterRidiculousness'' (''WesternAnimation/MegasXLR'' & ''Franchise/TouhouProject''): Due to all the damage it caused during its first sojourn through Gensokyo, Megas has become known as "The Destructive Sentinel" to most of its inhabitants by the time of the Extra Stage. Only those who've met Coop personally, such as Alice or Patchouli, refer to the mech by its real name.
* ''Fanfic/GodSlayingBladeWorks'': Guinevere eventually names Shirou "King of Steel" (she ''wanted'' to call him "King of Swords", however Salvatore Doni already has that title). Some also call him "King Shrouded in Mystery" because of his unknown past, "All Wealthy" for his Rule of the Underworld making him very rich, "Host of the Divine" for taking in Guinevere, Tiamat, and Lancelot, and "Impossible Mage" for his amazing abilities. His critics call him "Heartless King" for killing Venus the Goddess of Love, and "Sir Shirou the Weak" and "Traitor King" for his refusal to kill Tiamat and Lancelot and instead offering them shelter.
* ''Fanfic/TheHillOfSwords'' (''LightNovel/TheFamiliarOfZero'' & ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight''): [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Shirou]] has been nicknamed "The King of Swords", much to his annoyance. In the DistantEpilogue, we find out that Louise has been named "the Duchess of Emptiness."
* ''Fanfic/InfinityTrainBlossomingTrail'': Chloe names herself "Chloe of the Vermillion" based off of her introduction to Atticus (as she said she was from Vermillion City). Her AlternateSelf in ''Fanfic/InfinityTrainBoilingPoint'' also goes by this title.
* ''Fanfic/KyonBigDamnHero'' (''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'' & Wiki/TVTropes; author DiedDuringProduction): Kyon is called "[[GratuitousJapanese Kowa-Keigo]]"[[note]]"Terrifying Guardian Kyon" after serving as a replacement for Tsuruya's bodyguard.[[/note]]
* ''Fanfic/TheNightUnfurls'' (''VideoGame/BloodBorne'' & ''Kuroinu: Kedakaki Seijo wa Hakudaku ni Somaru''):
** Kyril Sutherland is known as "[[TakingUpTheMantle the First Hunter]]", "Sir Kyril the Bloody", "The Saint of Killers", "The Reaper", "Bloody Left Hand of the Goddess", and of course, "The Good Hunter".
** For the [[TheAlliance Seven Shields]], there's Celestine "The Goddess Reborn" Lucross, Alicia "Knight of Iris" Arcturus, and Maia "Queen of Mercenaries".
** Olga Discordia, "The Dark Queen", "(Witch-)Queen of the Dark Elves", "Mistress of the Black Fortress", "Mistress of a Thousand Curses", and "Holder of Haughty Garan's Jagged Crown".
** The narration dubs Hugh "the Silent Hunter", and for Lily, "the Pristine Hunter".
** The remastered version introduces The Rat, who has acquired [[IHaveManyNames a lot of titles]] that are this. There's "Lord of Plagues", "King-Spawn of All Vermin", "He Who Feasts On Ambition", "Eater of Men", and "Foul Taskmaster". [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Time to run]].
* ''Fanfic/ReapersAmongFairies'': Isshin Kurosaki was called "Burning Moon" because of his fire powers and has been compared to a solar eclipse. Ichigo is called "Slaying Moon" because he's been compared to a new moon. Kazui is called "Shining Moon" because he's been compared to a full moon. Karin is called "Drowning Moon" because she has water powers and has been compared to the moon controlling the tides.
* ''Fanfic/{{SAPR}}'' (''Franchise/MyLittlePony'' & ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}''): Several examples are found, possibly due to the author's admitted love of epic fantasy.
** Pyrrha is called both "The Invincible Girl" and "The Uncrowned Princess."
** In chapter 182, "Dragonslayer," Penny Polendina is given the titular epithet after [[spoiler:dealing the killing blow against the Wyvern that has been reeking havoc for the past four chapters.]]
* ''Webcomic/ScoobAndShag'': Bugs Bunny is known as "the Noise" after the white noise his Ballyhoo power emits.
* ''Fanfic/TheWeaverOption'' (''Franchise/{{Warhammer}}'' & ''Literature/{{Worm}}''):
** The few Orks who survive clashes with Taylor spread the name "Swarm Bringa" to their new warbands. The name is said less with fear than anticipation of a good fight.
** During the [[spoiler:Mark of Commorragh]] Taylor is named Maelsha’eil Dannan by the Dark Eldar. The Imperium translates this as "Angel of Death", where the full translation would be "The Burning Angel Governing the Cycle of Entropy".
** "The Queen of Blades" was the title taken be Aeneria Eldanesh during the War in Heaven and it remains a title that she alone may hold to this day.
* ''Fanfic/TheWizardInTheShadows'' (''Literature/HarryPotter'' & ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings''):
** Harry has several, all guaranteed to make any servant of the dark crap themselves: the Black Wizard / the Moristar, the Wizard in the Shadows, the Master of Death.
** Many of the cast pick these up: Eirian becomes known as 'The Doom Singer' and Emrys as 'The Avenger'.

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* ''Fanfic/ChasingDragons'':
** Robert Baratheon is known as "Robert the Strong", "Robert the Brief", and "Robert the Bloody". Which one a person uses says a lot about how they view him.
** Eddard Stark earns the title of "Iron Wolf" during the Battle of the Hedgerows, which shows up again and sticks during the wars in Essos.
** Jaime Lannister becomes known as the "Black Lion" for the black cloak he wears to mourn his uncle Tygett after he's slain at the Battle of Tara.
** Stannis Baratheon is known as "Stannis the Grim" and the "Sour Stag".
** Khal Zirqo becomes known as "Zirqo the Treacherous", for his oathbreaking at Pentos.
** Lyn Corbay earns the title "Stormcrow".
** Mace Tyrell becomes known as "the Merciful" for being the least heavy-handed when defeating the rebelling Ironborn.
** In-universe text excerpts from the timeline's future state that Stannis' son Lyonel will be known as "the Magnificent" during his reign.
** Sandor Clegane becomes known as the Mastiff of the West and the Krakenslayer after his role in Balon's Rebellion.
* ''Fanfic/ADragonsRoar'': After the Battle of Goldengrove, Jaime becomes known as "the Lionheart" while Victarion becomes known as "Iron Fist".
* ''Fanfic/PurpleDays'': Joffrey earns a couple over the course of many iterations of the GroundhogDayLoop, including the Bloody Lion and ''Stormking''.

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* ''Fanfic/AbraxasHrodvitnon'':
** Several if not all of the Titans — including Monster X within a few months of the world becoming aware of it — have numerous names. Besides the Titans' canon titles from the Franchise/MonsterVerse canon and other licensed ''Godzilla'' continuities, Ghidorah has a good few fittingly ominous titles, Mothra is called the All-Mother, and Godzilla is called the Deep One by Ghidorah.
** Humans with the hereditary ability to communicate with Titans are known by various names among the Titans themselves depending on the Titan in question; including Bone Singers, Corpse Whisperers, Grave Chanters and Those Who Speak To The Gods/Spirits.

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* Hiccup in ''Fanfic/{{Persephone}}'' is known as the Dragon Master because of the mistaken impression that he's leading the dragon raids. He and Astrid go over the list of aliases she's accumulated since becoming his accomplice and she's not impressed with most of them ("Dragon Master's Whore" being one), except maybe "Valkyrie of Destruction." 

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* ''Fanfic/CheatingDeathThoseThatLived'': Several victors have bold or intimidating nicknames.
** The 49th Hunger Games takes place in a muddy arena, and its victor, Brutus, is called "The Mudman of the 49th."
** Augustus is known as "The Cavalier Career," as in AllThereInTheManual canon.
** Anchor is referred to as "The Shark of the Fifty Second [Hunger Games]" at least once.
** Skinner's chapter refers to the four District Ten victors as "The Stampeder," "The Trapper," "The Walloper," and "The Hunter."
* ''Fanfic/TheEndOfTheWorld'': Haymitch notes that several of the recent victors have been given nicknames based on what happened in their games (although they're rarely mentioned).
** Cashmere is called "The Fairy Princess" due to the fantasy trappings of her arena.
** Cecelia is called "The Little Avenger" due to being a LittleMissBadass who only killed tributes who'd already killed other people.
** Otho Magro is known as "The Devil's Due" [[NoodleIncident for reasons that Haymitch isn't entirely sure about.]]
* ''Fanfic/TheVictorsProject'':
** Ahenobarbus is known as TheButcher.
** Tiberius is nicknamed "The Dog."
** Blight is referred to as "The Tree-Elf." It's initially used as a gay slur, but quickly becomes an AppropriatedAppellation.
** Gloss is known as "The Golden Hunter," as his arena is an African desert and he hunts the other tributes like animals.
** Circe is dubbed "The Witch of the Woods," due to her MagicalRomani appearance and skills.

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* ''Fanfic/AceCombatTheEquestrianWar'': The main heroines, [[AmazonBrigade Mirage squadron]], are dubbed "Angels of Equestria" by Cheerilee and the fillies. There's also [[spoiler: [[VideoGame/AceCombat04ShatteredSkies Mobius]]]], whom Echo calls ''"Heavenly Ribbon"''. By the end of the story, Rainbow Dash gains an impressive monicker [[spoiler: ''"Princess of the Skies"'']].
* ''Fanfic/ADiplomaticVisit'': Princess Celestia, as noted in chapter 27, is known as the "Teacher of the World".
* ''Fanfic/EscapeFromTheMoon'': In the sequel ''The Mare From the Moon'', it's revealed that in her native dimension, Spliced was dubbed the “Viral Maniac” for her crimes.
* ''FanFic/HarmonyTheory'': Charisma is called "The Asskicker" by her enemies.
* ''FanFic/TheImmortalGame'': After her SplitPersonalityMerge and [[HesBack the restoration of her true personality and power]], Twilight Sparkle take up the title of "The Godslayer". This serves the dual purpose of making her appear both a symbol of hope for the [[LaResistance Loyalists]] and a figure of fear for the [[LesCollaborateurs Royals]].
** Rarity gains the moniker of "Dragonslayer" after striking the finishing blow on the green dragon during the [[FinalBattle Battle of the Everfree]].
* ''FanFic/NightOfTheShy'': Princess Sunride, one of Celestia and Luna's predecessors, is known to history as the "[[TheButcher Mad Princess]]" because she went AxCrazy and wiped out the Sand Mantas (save [[LastOfHisKind one]]). It's strongly implied that she was yet another [[DemonicPossession possession]] victim of [[BigBad Nightmare]].
* ''FanFic/ThePiecesLieWhereTheyFell'':
** Of the guard Captains, Standing Wall is the Bane of Minotaurs and Blazen Sun is the Bane of Dragons. Their superior, Captain General Step, is known as the Bane of ''Tartarus'' (doubling as NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast).
** Night Blade earns one after his brutal slaughter of Sharp Point’s mercenary allies - the "Butcher of the Everfree Forest". He is less than thrilled by it.
* ''Fanfic/ThePowersOfHarmony'': Cancer was known as "Tendoncutter" due to his skill and particular fighting style. [[spoiler: His Echo, Ace, has inherited it by extension.]]
* In ''Fanfic/UnderTheNorthernLights'' [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Twilight Sparkle]] learns to her dismay that the cynical reindeer of [[GrimUpNorth Tarandroland]] think that she and the other bearers of the Elements of Harmony are some kind of controlled super-villains Celestia keeps around to combat worse things and keep Equestria a nice place. Twilight herself, "the most powerful and evil sorceress in the world", is called "Skinfaxi's Shadow", [[Myth/NorseMythology Skinfaxi]] being [[IHaveManyNames the reindeer name for Princess Celestia]].

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* Naturally almost all of the Straw Hat pirates in ''Fanfic/ThisBites'' earned their own titles and bounties, with a few differences thanks to [[AdaptationalBadass Cross's influences]].
** Nami goes from "Catburglar" to "Weather Witch" after she [[spoiler:destroyed ten Navy ships single-handedly]].
** Chopper is now treated as a legitimate pirate threat as the "Spark of Genius".
** This time the World Government ''knows'' Usopp is "Sniper King".
** Bartholomew got an earlier start in his pirating career and is known as "Black Bart" instead of "the Cannibal". That became the name of his ship.
** [[spoiler:After claiming the remains of Strong World as her domain and becoming a Warlord, Perona is promoted from "Ghost Princess" to "Hellbeast Princess". She would have been the "Hellbeast ''Queen''", but she insisted on being called a princess.]]
** Gecko Moria's title was never given in ''One Piece'', but in this story, Dr. Hogback referred to him as the "Umbral Allfather".
** A list for the new Straw Hat epithets (containing spoilers): [[spoiler:"Voices of Anarchy" Jeremiah Cross and Soundbite, "Corsair Princess" Nefertari Vivi, Carue "the Duck", "Man of the Sea" Boss Dugong, "Disciples of the Sea" Teenage Dugong Warrior Squad (including "Half-Shell Blade" Leo), "Angel of Destruction" Conis, "Cottontail" Suu, "White Menace" Going Merry.]]

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* [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast James 'Death Himself' Norrington]] is quite popular in fanfiction. Occasionally substituted with 'The Devil Himself' Norrington.

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* Some Gym Leaders in ''Fanfic/PokemonResetBloodlines'' have pretty cool nicknames, such as Erika "Kanto's Nature-Loving Princess", Lt. Surge "the Lightning Unovan", Volkner "the Shocking Star of Sunyshore" and Elesa "The Shining Beauty".

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* ''Fanfic/OldWest'':
** Ramirez Arvenga prefers himself being called "El Azote Negro" or "The Black Scourge". Jake regards him too spineless to live up to the title.
** The Gunslinger Court is composed of outlaws who are best at what they do, and they seem to have a trend for badass nicknames. There's "the Grim Reaper" (Jake), "the Carpenter" (Reth), "the Scarlet Kiss" (Delilah Rangler), "the fire breather" (Irvin Worst), "the fickle thief" (Johan Quall) and "the knife nut" (Kepper).

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* ''Fanfic/ChildrenOfRemnant'': Jaune's sisters are given titles to represent their roles. Blake (TheSpymaster) is the Hawk, Emerald ([[{{Ninja}} The Assassin]]) is the Shrike, Weiss (TheArchmage) is the Raven, and Pyrrha (WorldsBestWarrior) is the Eagle, the Sword of the Grimm. The boys lampshade that it seems unfair that Jaune didn't get a cool title despite the fact that he's the one in charge.
* In ''Fanfic/ValesUnderground'', [[WebAnimation/{{RWBY}} Cinder Fall]] undergoes an AdaptationNameChange to make "Cinder" an alias. (No one even knows her real name.) She got the name because she likes to inspire fear by [[KillItWithFire burning people alive]]. She is generally known to be an extreme {{sadist}}, but death by immolation is something she is particularly known for, to the point of people assuming that she is a {{pyromaniac}}.

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* In ''FanFic/SonicXDarkChaos'', Tsali is known [[TheDreaded and feared]] as "The Black Wind". Allysion calls Sonic "the Antichrist" and the "Son of Perdition". [[spoiler: She's technically not wrong.]]

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* In ''Fanfic/{{Nightblade}}'', Rythin earns the title 'Diamond Tactician' thanks to his diamond-laced gloves and [[TheStrategist skill in planning boss fights]]. He complains about it when he first hears it because he thinks it sounds stupid.
--> '''Rythin''': (In a mocking tone) "Ooh, I'm so smart and shiny, please talk about my physical characteristics."


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* [[spoiler: The Hacker]] character from SonAmyFan362's stories is the World's Fighting Champion, better known by his Ring Name, Vegeta. It is apparent that not too many fighters are willing to accept his challenge.
* Webcomic/NuzlockeComics spinoff ''Apocalypse Johto'' has Candace "The Zangoose" Ogawa. The name is given to her by Silver, who is himself known as "Seviper".
* ''Fanfic/BaitAndSwitchSTO'': In one story, a Klingon refers to Kanril Eleya as "''hromIy veqlargh''", which Eleya mentally translates as "the Devil of Hromi" ([[https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Hromi_Cluster a star cluster on the Klingon-Federation border]] which the two sides recently fought over).
* In the Italian remake of the ''Fanfic/BattleFantasiaProject'' [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Mami Tomoe]] is known and [[TheDreaded feared]] among other ''Puellae Magi'' as "Mami the Invincible" due the nasty beatdown she gave to five colleagues who invaded her territory and pressed her BerserkButton (the fact she regularly trounces invaders and makes 'friendly visits' to the SoleSurvivor of the first quintet helps her fame).
* The folk name in ''FanFic/BlackVictory'' is essentially this in a nutshell.
* ''FanFic/BurningBlack'': Fairy World refers to Timmy as The One Who Stands Beyond Death's Reach; Remy, after investigating Timmy's falsified history, dubs him the Black Hound and starts calling him 'mongrel' to his face. Crocker calls him New Timmy.
* In ''Fanfic/TheButcherBird'', most of the [[VillainProtagonist Nightmare Pirates]] have aliases of their own, due to their careers in piracy. In addition to the eponymous [[TheButcher Butcher Bird]], [[TheDragon Yoshimura Kaneki]], [[MadScientist Vinci]] is known as 'Alley Doc', [[MoreDakka Lauren]] is called 'Vodun', [[TheBrute Herman]] has the nickname [[TheBerserker Berserker Hound]], [[StoicWoobie Six]] is called 'Songbird', Gin's known as the Revenant, [[CloningBlues C]] acquires the title of Jabberwock, and [[OnlySaneMan Jack]] is known as 'Thundering Hammer'. This isn't counting the ''long'' list of side characters and canon characters from Manga/OnePiece proper.
* In ''Fanfic/DreamingOfSunshine'':
** Shikako Nara picks up a couple. First, "Corpse Princess (Shikabanehime)", a [[PungeonMaster pun of her name]] that she inadvertently created, which comes from her seeming ability to survive certain death (seriously, she's harder to kill permanently than a cockroach, just ask[[spoiler: The Sound Five, [[NarutoLegendOfTheStoneOfGelel Haido]], half the Hidden Grass Village, and the Cult of Jashin]]). On the other hand, she's known as "Shikako Shadow Killer" after [[spoiler:her fight with [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority Gaara]] during the Grass Chuunin Exams]], though that also started off as a joke by [[RememberWhenYouBlewUpASun Kiba]].
** Team Seven as a whole (in addition to each of the individual members) also gets some notoriety as "The Lucky Sevens", which refers to their [[IronicNickname ability to run into every possible line of bullshit on almost every single mission]], to the point that [[AscendedFanon The Mission Desk Ninja]] think they and everything they touch are cursed, the Patrol Corps don't want to work with Sasuke at all, and multiple ninja just assume that even their routine missions have some hidden problem or murder attempt that got smoothed over. Bonus points because the Hokage herself gave them that name.
--->'''Tsunade:''' "You three are like Lucky Sevens. When you turn up, I just know things are about to go to hell."
* ''Fanfic/FateRevelationOnline'': Shirou is initially called [The SixthRanger] as an insult because he swoops in to help people and then runs off, like an [[HelpingWouldBeKillStealing overpowered kill-stealing jackass]] from an anime. As the game wears on and players begin to understand that he's genuinely helping, it becomes a real honorific. And then the [Titled Player] system is implemented, [[ObviousRulePatch exempting certain overpowered players from the game balance]]. Shirou's official name is changed to [The Sixth Ranger], and Illya's becomes [The White Witch].
* In ''Fanfic/{{Game Theory|LyricalNanoha}}'', the Wolkenritter all have titles associated with their roles, which they are more commonly known by throughout dimensional space. Signum is "the Blade", Vita is "the Breaker", Zafira is "the Hound", and Shamal is "the Healer".
* Due to Hild's interest/affection for Ranma in ''Fanfic/HellIsAMartialArtist'', the inhabitants of hell refer to him as "Daimakaichoko" (aka Child of the Daimakaicho/Satan).
* In ''Fanfic/Plan7Of9FromOuterSpace'', [[Series/StarTrekVoyager Admiral Janeway]]'s famous ancestor is referred to as [[MustHaveCaffeine The Scourge of Java]].
* In the FanFic/PokeWars ExpandedUniverse, Dawn gets the nickname "Blue Death" in the story ''Dawn of a New Era''. She [[EmbarrassingNickname doesn't like the nickname]].
** Hiiro Mizutani from ''The Pokémon They Carried'' bears the nickname of "Black Blade".
** Mimoru from ''The Pokémon They Carried'' is known by the soldiers as "The Marionette".
* ''Fanfic/{{Pokeumans}}'': Rikuto Hadoryu, the Green Dragon. Other characters from the large FanVerse with these kind of titles include:
** [[TheHero Brandon Chan]]: The Hero of Long Island, Last of the Energy Channellers.
** [[RetiredBadass Sora]]: Hero of Arcadia.
** [[LightningBruiser Isaac Cole]]: The Red Lightning.
** [[TheJuggernaut Zane]] [[DarkIsNotEvil Donovan]]: Chaos Incarnate.
* ''Fanfic/RanmaSaotomeChiMaster'' has Ranma's mentor, the "Revenant of Kowloon Walled City".
* Janine in the ''Series/{{Sanctuary}}'' fic ''The Sanctuary Telepath'' lampshades this as she mentions several times that she has no idea how did she get the titular name when she spent the better part of the last century working ''not even close'' to either of the Sanctuaries, sometimes actively avoiding them. She assumes it has something to do with her close relationship with the founders of the network, even if her only involvement in the foundation was that ''she was there''.
* ''Fanfic/TheSecretReturnOfAlexMack'': Lord Rupert Giles, in his younger years, picked up the nickname 'Ripper', and "not because of a fondness for seamstress work."
* The Rebirths from ''Fanfic/SlightlyDamnedWindOfRedemptionAndRebirth'' often have this, with titles ranging from NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast, to AffectionateNickname
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[[folder:Folklore]]
* Robin of Locksley, Earl of Huntington was declared an outlaw and adopted the name: RobinHood. The "Robin of Locksley" bit was added during a period when all heroes in this type of story had to be noblemen.
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** Scarecrow is "The Master of Fear" while The Riddler is "The Prince of Puzzlers."

* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13877472/1/Reapers-Among-Fairies Reapers Among Fairies]]'': Isshin Kurosaki was called "Burning Moon" because of his fire powers and has been compared to a solar eclipse. Ichigo is called "Slaying Moon" because he's been compared to a new moon. Kazui is called "Shining Moon" because he's been compared to a full moon. Karin is called "Drowning Moon" because she has water powers and has been compared to the moon controlling the tides.

You may be looking for [[AristocratsAreEvil That Other Sort of Baron]] or [[RedplicaBaron some of his expies in fiction]]. Or, if you may be looking for the movie; that's [[Film/RedBaron here]]. Likewise, the flight combat sim series is [[VideoGame/RedBaron here]]. For HumongousMecha {{Toku}}, see ''Series/SuperRobotRedBaron''.