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* ''Series/{{Schmigadoon}}'' has an antagonistic NaziNobleman named Countess Gabriele Von Blerkom.

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* About half of the cast from the Galactic Empire side of ''Anime/LegendOfGalacticHeroes'' feature this in their names. (for example: Reinhard von Lohengramm, Annerose von Grunewald, Hildegard von Mariendorf, etc.)

* Despite his [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast scary name]], [[Webcomic/GirlGenius Moloch Von Zinzer]] is a pretty normal guy.

* The von Ulrichs, an [[JustifiedTrope aristocratic German]] family in Ken Follett's novel ''[[Literature/TheCenturyTrilogy Fall of Giants]]''. Although the story takes place during UsefulNotes/WorldWarI, Walter von Ulrich, being [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters one of the]] main protagonists, is portrayed in a quite personable way. Walter (working at that point in time as diplomat in UsefulNotes/{{London}}) points out that the Brits always erroneously capitalize the ''von'', when sending him letters.

* ''VideoGame/RetroCityRampage'' has Dr. von Buttnick, also parodying [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Dr. Robotnik]].

* Dietmar von Heinrichzimmerschneit from ''VideoGame/{{Borderlands 2}}'' is a NatureDocumentary director who hires the Vault Hunters to carry out his tasks while he sits back and provides director's commentary as it happens. Most of his tasks are for his own personal gain or amusement. Also, "Heinrichzimmerschneit" isn't his real name. [[OverlyLongName His real name is so long that you'd starve to death before you finished saying it]].

* [[OverlyLongName Almaz Von Almadine Adamant]] from ''VideoGame/Disgaea3AbsenceOfJustice''.

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* The [[BigScrewedUpFamily Van Graff family]] of ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'' are a New Reno-based [[TheMafia crime family]] that are known to frequently butt heads with the [[TheFederation New California Republic]] and make deals with more-than-questionable groups such as [[TheEmpire Caesar's Legion]] [[PragmaticVillainy (although they do later * Wolfgang Krauser von Stroheim from ''VideoGame/FatalFury'' and ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters''. He's a heel wrestler who happens to love dark classical music, especially those composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. When mourning his father, he played Mozart on his pipe organ. And when you fight him in the games, Mozart's Requiem will play.* Chancellor Cole from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSpiritTracks'' is known as Minister Von Glaiss in German localisations of the game. Should be easy why he belongs here, he kills Princess Zelda and revives the demon king Malladus using her body.

betray them since that nets them a bigger profit)]].

* Isaak Fernand von Kämpfer from ''LightNovel/TrinityBlood'' invented the [[NebulousEvilOrganisation Rosenkreuz Order]].

* Rudolf Von Stroheim in ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventure'', a proud Nazi soldier who's very convinced that anything German is '''THE BEST IN THE WORLD'''. But nonetheless, he's also a heroic patriot who'll give his life for his country and recognizes the Pillar Men as a threat to the world, thus has no problems with teaming up with people from the Allied nations for that.
* Tanya Degurechaff from ''LightNovel/SagaOfTanyaTheEvil'' earns the privilege of adding a "von" to her family name after rising to become one of the Twelve Knights of the Military College, signifying her ascension to minor nobility.

* Baron Wolfgang von Strucker, the leader of Hydra in the Marvel Universe.
* Doctor Victor Von Doom. Franchise/MarvelUniverse, [[ComicBook/FantasticFour Reed Richards']] archenemy. Though he's actually UsefulNotes/{{Romani}} rather than German, and had little chance of being on the Almanac von Gotha.
* Baroness Paula Von Gunther, antagonist of ''Franchise/WonderWoman''. One of the few comic villains to make the leap to [[Series/WonderWoman1975 the TV show]], in fact.

* Baron von Blitzschlag, a Nazi scientist who's a kind of villainous NewOldFlame - had offscreen run ins with ''ComicBook/CaptainAmerica'' and other heroes. Currently acting as a scientific adviser to ''The Initiative'', working on such catastrophes as Cyborg Thor and [[CloningBlues repeatedly cloning a deceased member]].

* Hans von Hammer, protagonist of the Creator/DCComics feature ''ComicBook/EnemyAce''. He's portrayed more as a WorthyOpponent RedBaron kind of person, though.
* The UsefulNotes/WorldWarI serial ''ComicBook/GoldenEyesAndHerHeroBill'' has the antagonistic officer Hugo Von Schwatzenburg as the only named German in the entire comic.

* Hunter Van Pelt, the EvilPoacher of ''Film/{{Jumanji}}''. While a real name in Dutch, it's an obvious pun on "Pelt".
* ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow'': "Go ahead, Dr. Scott...Or should I say Dr. VON Scott?" The line is indeed used in the stage version to reveal an unaccented Scott's Germanic, likely Nazi history. However, it makes much less sense in the movie where, from the start, he has a ThoseWackyNazis accent.

* General von Pinck, the German assassin in ''Film/TheAssassinationBureau''.
* Velvet von Ragnar, the CreepyCrossdresser played by Gene Simmons in ''Never Too Young to Die''.
* Captain Friedrich von Hecht - and his superior General von Kleber - in ''Film/HornetsNest''.
* Captain von Schoenvorts in ''Film/TheLandThatTimeForgot'' is militaristic, though honorable.
* Major von Hapen in ''Film/WhereEaglesDare''.
* Colonel von Luger in ''Film/TheGreatEscape''.
* The title character played by Music/FrankSinatra in ''Film/VonRyansExpress''. He is not a German at all, but an American POW who is apparently too cooperative with the Germans, which earns him the nickname. It turns out to be a subversion, as he was feigning cooperation to prepare for a mass escape.

* Von Bork, the German spy whom Franchise/SherlockHolmes captures in ''His Last Bow''.

* Vladimir Von Dread in ''[[Literature/RachelGriffin The Unexpected Enlightenment of Rachel Griffin]]'', Prince of Bavaria, [[AbsurdlyPowerfulStudentCouncil President of the Knights of Walpurgis dueling club]].

* Captain von Brauchitsch in ''Film/WhereEaglesDare''. The name is that of an actual family (one of Hitler's field marshals and a prominent race-car driver of the 1930s belonged to it), originally Slavic (Silesian, to be precise).
* There are many vons among the generals commanding the two Russian armies invading Germany in ''August, 1914'' by Creator/AleksandrSolzhenitsyn, causing the protagonist to wonder whose armies they really are. Ironically, the German army opposing them is led by a Huguenot, with a French name (but also a von): Herman von Francois.

* Major-General Erich von Klinkerhoffen of ''Series/AlloAllo'' certainly falls on the sterner side of ThoseWackyNazis, while Colonel Kurt von Strohm is more jovial. (Which says something when you can say that about someone who threatens to have people shot.)

* TabletopGame/{{Ravenloft}} is home to Strahd von Zarovich, D&D's most infamous vampire, as well as other examples such as Dr. Rudolph van Richten and Urik von Kharkov.

* The [[BigScrewedUpFamily Van Graff family]] of ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'' are a New Reno-based [[TheMafia crime family]] that are known to frequently butt heads with the [[TheFederation New California Republic]] and make deals with more-than-questionable groups such as [[TheEmpire Caesar's Legion]] [[PragmaticVillainy (although they do later betray them since that nets them a bigger profit)]].

* Von Bolt from ''[[VideoGame/NintendoWars Advance Wars]]''. The series has a habit of the BigBad having a German name (his predecessor being 'Sturm').

* Chancellor Cole from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSpiritTracks'' is known as Minister Von Glaiss in German localisations of the game. Should be easy why he belongs here, he kills Princess Zelda and revives the demon king Malladus using her body.

* Baron von [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Doomkill]] from ''VideoGame/{{MARDEK}}'' combines DoomyDoomsOfDoom with LargeHam in the best way possible. Though, at one time in the past he ''was'' a serious threat to the world.
* Victor von Gerdenheim from ''VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}}''.
* Hans von Groebel and his brother Kurt/Walther of ''VideoGame/CodenamePanzers'' apply as darker Von Tropes, if only because they're in [[ThoseWackyNazis German uniforms]] and the setting is WWII.

* ''VideoGame/{{Belladonna}}'' takes place entirely in the home of Doctor Wolfram von Trauerschloss.

* Professor Ludwig von Tökkentäkker, the RepulsiveRingmaster of ''VideoGame/CarnEvil''.
* Professor Von Kriplespac from ''VideoGame/ConkersBadFurDay''.
* Dutch van der Linde's name in ''VideoGame/RedDeadRedemption'' mostly signifies him being, well, Dutch. However, this applies more directly to the Van der Linde Gang in ''VideoGame/RedDeadRedemption2''.
* Wolfgang Krauser von Stroheim from ''VideoGame/FatalFury'' and ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters''. He's a heel wrestler who happens to love dark classical music, especially those composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. When mourning his father, he played Mozart on his pipe organ. And when you fight him in the games, Mozart's Requiem will play.
* [[spoiler:Otto and Elke van Dalsen,]] TAC names "Rage" and "Scream" of ''VideoGame/{{Ace Combat 7|SkiesUnknown}}'''s Mimic Squadron are neither Osean nor Erusean. They are bats (according to Húxiān) who are out for your blood, and their planes contain a dark livery.
* ''VideoGame/ValiantHearts'' includes Baron Von Dorf, a militaristic GloryHound who recruits Karl after the German Army drafts him and directly threatens the rest of the main cast, which is on the Allied Powers' side.

* ''Webcomic/StringTheory2009'': Orville von Schtein was smuggled out of East Germany to work as a geneticist for the American government, including a secret {{genetic engineering|IsTheNewNuke}} project that gave SuperIntelligence and PsychicPowers to his grandson. When things went south, he released a fungal bioweapon on Chicago and now squats in its zombie-infested ruin as a somewhat-undead MadDoctor. His descendants kept the surname but dropped the "von".

* Houses Von Jeggett, Von Kruger, and Von Hastur from ''[[Literature/TheTaleOfGavenMorren The Tale Of The Exile]]''.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' has Melvin Van Horne, or Sideshow Mel, and Milhouse Van Houten.
* Scrooge [=McDuck=] is known in Danish as Joakim von And and in Swedish as Joakim von Anka, both meaning Joakim von Duck. We guess the translators weren't fluent in German, because it means that he is a duck from Duck. Hm... but then, "[=McDuck=]" would mean "son of Duck", so his original name isn't that much better.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfSuperMarioBros3'', the character Kooky von Koopa is based off the game character Ludwig von Koopa, and both use this trope. Interestingly, the characters were named independently of one another.

* [[TheAhnold Jorgen Von Strangle]], in ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents''.
* Professor Dinglehopper Von Schlemer, from ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog''.
* Dr. Ludwig von Scientist from ''WesternAnimation/JimmyTwoShoes''.
* Dr. Otto von Scratchansniff from ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}''

* Several characters from ''Toys/MonsterHigh'': Spectra Vondergeist (German), Serena von Boo (German) and van Hellscream (a parody of the Dutch vampire slayer van Helsing), as well as his niece, who appears in Ghouls Rule.
* In the 2015 ''WesternAnimation/DangerMouse'' reboot, [[BigBad Baron Silas Greenback]] has the "Von" added to his surname.

* Joey Von Krause from [[http://mortifer.smackjeeves.com Mortifer.]] [[spoiler:Except it turns out not to be his real name...]]

* Germanic princess Hildegard von Krone from the ''VideoGame/SoulSeries''.

* Deitmar von Heinrichzimmerschneit from ''VideoGame/{{Borderlands 2}}'' is a NatureDocumentary director who hires the Vault Hunters to carry out his tasks while he sits back and provides director's commentary as it happens. Most of his tasks are for his own personal gain or amusement. Also, "Heinrichzimmerschneit" isn't his real name. [[OverlyLongName His real name is so long that you'd starve to death before you finished saying it]].

* ''VideoGame/{{Belladonna}}'' takes place entirely in the home of Doctor Wolfram von Trauerschloss

* ''VideoGame/ValiantHearts'' includes Baron Von Dorf, a militaristic GloryHound who recruits Karl after the German Army drafts him and directly threatens the rest of the main cast, which is on the Allied Powers’ side.

* Drossel von Flugel, in ''Anime/{{Fireball}}''.

* Captain von Schoenvorts in ''Literature/TheLandThatTimeForgot''.

* Baron Friedrich von Schoenvorts in ''Literature/TheLandThatTimeForgot''.

*** In ''WesternAnimation/DumbPatrol'', set during UsefulNotes/WorldWarI, Sam plays a German pilot named Baron Sam von Schpamm. It should be noted that Sam doesn't speak with a German accent, but just in his regular "cowboy" tone. The closest he comes is saying "dummkopf", and even then he mispronounces it. He also [[{{Angrish}} rants]] in [[AsLongAsItSoundsForeign gibberish that merely]] ''[[AsLongAsItSoundsForeign sounds]]'' [[AsLongAsItSoundsForeign like German]] when his initial attempt to stop Bugs in his plane results in him crashing into a mountain.

->'''Dr. Frank-N-Furter:''' Go on, Dr. Scott... or should I say, ''Dr. '''von''' Scott?!''\\
'''Brad:''' Just what exactly are you implying?

When [[RealityEnsues the character just happens to have that as part of their family name]], with no particular cultural significance meant to be attached (though in countries with a long history of democracy, the elitist overtones of the prefix often cause it to be dropped), it's not this trope or any other one.