r/TopCharacterTropes • • 1d ago

Characters THE DESTROYER, otherwise known... as eric.

Basically, really intimidating nicknames used instead of birthnames, the likes of which aren't intimidating at all.

Title taken from this video (timestamped).

  • LORD VOLDEMORT (Harry Potter): otherwise known as Tom.
  • MISTER INCREDIBLE (The Incredibles): otherwise known as Bob. My man was genuinely named Robert Regular lmao
  • THE SON OF GOD (New Testament): otherwise known as Yeshua, an extremely common name back then.
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u/Randomass-Name-2987 1d ago

The trillion-year old demon set on razing all that is,

Bill

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u/EntertainerPure8440 1d ago

How could I forget this? Just found my actual Bat-themed hero

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u/PablomentFanquedelic 15h ago edited 11h ago

Speaking of Bills, here's a notorious international terrorist leader of that name

EDIT: He even has a badass alias like the guys OP mentioned: Snakecharmer.

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u/Few-Big-8481 8h ago

In fairness he picked his name probably for that effect.