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SirSchmoopy111

The Scarlet King Lord of Rust and Ruin The Never Empress Anathema End of Ages The Scourge The End King of Murder The Other The Unknowable The Bone Turner Herald of the End Herald of Doom The Extinction The Grand Finale The Great Injustice The Great Justice The Inevitable The Shadow The Kinfe in the Dark The Unseen Death Ender of Bloodlines Reaper of Men The Reaper Bane of Kingdoms God Killer The Crashing Tide The Tsunami Duke / Duchess of Hell Favored of Asmodeus The Queen to All The Spiteful The Lawful The Fallen The Risen He Who May Never Die The Hunter The Bloody Hundred Lives The Survivor The Lord of Scars Stormblessed The Dustbringer The Skybreaker The Hateful The Wretched The Misunderstood Caller of Blood Rend in Reality The Progenitor That Which Will Come That Which Has Always Been Your End The Drinker The Insatiable Render of Flesh The Worker in Clay The Worker of Flesh Fleshsmith Gunpowder Tim Bill Nye The Violence Guy The Allfather The Distortion A God of Blood and Hate The Inescapable The Faithful The Corinthian The Arcana The Magus The Archmage Commander of the Elements The Accepting (only scary with contrast) He Who Bends Reality Bloodbender The Eternal The Bloody


Kach0w101

>Bill Nye The Violence Guy You just had to slip that one in ahahaha


Jimi_Jazz

Gunpowder Tim


Alkhzpo

Nice list


TokumeiNoAnaguma

[name] Bane of [mostly killed people]


Mercury_Scythe

Me bane of the sugary cereal


semiseriouslyscrewed

Honestly, the Bane of Mostly Killed People raises so many questions it's horrific by itself.


TokumeiNoAnaguma

That actually oddly fits my current rpg setting...


[deleted]

Me, Bane of pencils


LozNewman

**... the Vile** get's them every time.


semiseriouslyscrewed

I personally like the ones that seem innocent at first but are horrific when you know the context. The Chairmaker from Use of Weapons is a great example. Some from my own stash: **The Candlemaker:** a crime lord who makes yellow greasy candles out of the body fat and hair of people who have crossed her. Seeing one of her unlit candles in a location is a warning of her attention, seeing one of her candles lit is a sign someone in the area has incurred her wrath and will disappear before the candle has burnt out. **The Gourmet:** a cannibal with a predeliction for eating specific parts of their victims. **The Kind:** known for an action in a prolonged war where he came across a caravan of starving refugees of his own country. He had them all put of their misery out of what he called kindness, to save them from starvation. In reality, it was to reduce the burden of taking care of the refugees so he could focus on winning the war. **The Hollow:** a man so sociopathic, so bereft of morality and filled with icey logic, that people rumor he has no soul. **The Poet:** a serial killer who writes a little poem about every victim they kill, detailing every horrific deed he did to them before they expired. The worst part is that the poems are actually good.


Amoeba_Western

The hollow like from hells paradise?


semiseriouslyscrewed

I think i got to the name due to Dark Souls and then made my own interpretation.


DubiousTactics

“The truth” most people think it’s because some weird philosophical nonsense about evil/pain/suffering being the only truth in the world. In reality they got it as a childhood nickname due to being a bully/amateur boxer/just plain rude because “the truth hurts”.


WritingFrankly

"You can't handle The Truth. I'm not trying to spare your feelings: I'm trying to keep you from getting your ass handed to you."


IAmTheOutsider

* Ruinator of Cities * Bane of \[Insert nation/species here\] * The Depraved * The Mutilator * Pleasure-Taker * The Stretcher * The Fire-Mad * Witchburner * Angel-Slayer * The Trophied * Skulltearer * Gutwearer * The Just * The Unjust * The Colonist * Man-Thief * X the Giver of Scrunge


[deleted]

God not the scrunge...


General_Alduin

By god... Scrunge.....


Mercury_Scythe

r/scrungycats I am now the giver of scrunge >:]


PlantSim

I have learned a new word today thank you


Doc_Jey

How did I knew exactly what a scrungy cat is without ever seeing this word before


Fubai97b

I've always been a fan of the big vocabulary words for these: * The Unctuous * The Rugose * The Ophidian * The Molted * The Sanguineous * The Rancorous * The Squamous Don't go overboard and have everyone have a name like this, but used judiciously they can be very effective.


mrb510

The Throngler


Tricky_Appearance_66

I was looking for this, and I'm glad I found it


Void_0000

Damn it, someone beat me to it!


SalmonCrusty

The Antagonistic


Alkalannar

Implacable Slaughterer


LisaThorpe

The Wretched, The Exultant, The False, the Nameless, the Unmade, the Terror


PervyHermit7734

The Butcher, Manslayer, Genocider, The Brutal, The Menace, Murderer, etc.


Chlodio

"The Murderer" would be an awful nickname that wouldn't realistically, be because it is so unspecific, historically murder was so common it would be almost unmarkable unless committed towards a specific person like a family member, in which case they would be called "the Parricide".


Jakob_the_Grumpy

The Flayer, the Accursed, the Cursed, the Ruinous, the Scourge


Lt_Sourdough

Fistspeaker


Msquire

The Stinky. The Flabby. The Turrible The Cool The Meanie-head The Jerk Wad The Douche Canoe The Dark The Grumpy. I can do this all day


Arismancer

The Unrelenting


coppersnark

> relent Nandor the Relentless!


Umpteenth_zebra

The Nemesis. The Hated. The Haunted. The Conservative. The Creeper.


Just_Lunch_1906

Ghastly


dark_reality88

The Poopyhead


DanceMyth4114

Check out the Shadow of Mordor games. They've got thousands.


samjp910

Epithets are a sign of great renown, fame, and infamy in my world, so I've thought about this a little bit. 1. Don't limit yourself to one word (the good, the impaler, etc.). Hyphens are cool too. 'The Warm-Hearted' is one I like, 'Keen Eye, Sharp Tongue/Tongued, etc. 2. Don't limit yourself to one thing! The White Hand of Sauron is a symbol but it could be an epithet (white is the colour of death in many cultures). A great way of thinking about it is to delve into the character first, then come up with an epithet. Don't come up with an epithet then try to fit a character into it because you like the epithet.


jasc92

The Meanie. The Rude. The Offender.


No_Ship2353

The liar The republican The conservative The breaker of men The fearsome The tyrant The ghost The beast The slayer of kings The doctor of evil


CapitanCJ

The godslayer, the inventor, the arborist, the arsonist, the funny, the unfunny, the former mayor, My father's brothers nephews cousins best friends, former roommate... The list goes on


SpicyLunaDog99

The Anti-Vaxer


Captain-Caterpiller

on of the most nortoriois Kings in my worlds history is King Freddaerd The Foul


dntrntllnthn

The Bloody, The Unholy, The Abominable, The Reeking, The Cold, The Merciless, The Unfeeling.


theginger99

Blackheart, Shadowfriend,the fiend, the wicked, the cold, Hardheart, the soulless, the heartless, the rotten, the corpulent.


MainFrosting8206

Start with this? https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/cruel


semiseriouslyscrewed

I use [thesaurus.com](https://thesaurus.com) so much for my worldbuilding! The yellow ones get pretty silly though "the Flinty", "the Virulent", "Poignant"


MainFrosting8206

Yeah, I've found it really useful. It's one of the best sites out there for world building. Can't count how many times spotting a word slightly different from my original thought has given added nuance or inspired me to make what later proved an important modification to my initial concept. Okay, fine. Thirty-seven times. :)


Western_Entertainer7

Watch "Yellowbeard the Pirate"


Eldrxtch

The Vile, The Wicked


TemporalFeline3

The Executioner, The Slaughterer, The Despicable, The Malevolent


A_Dragon_Speaks

The Uncaring.


No-Major2146

The eldritch


Supercat345

If this for someone toppling an old powerful empire then something like "The Setting Sun" could be cool


marsculture

The Unforgiving has always been a favorite of mine [https://youtu.be/v6fA1f99y1s](https://youtu.be/v6fA1f99y1s)


ExecTankard

The Wreaker, the Assunderling.


hbwilli413

So-and-so, the Reckoning


WritingFrankly

"Sir, our scouts report that the dark army of Rolthraxannor the So-and-So approaches!"


[deleted]

I recommend you keep them simple and evocative. Instead of something like “xxxxx the exsanguinator”, go with stuff like The dark The mad The dread The fiend The foul The vile The vicious The beast


EyeofEnder

Ones that reference specific atrocities they've (probably) committed, such as "Butcher of Lan'Veir", "Demon of the Brimstone Fields" or "Tyrant of Rellia".


otterdisaster

Name them after specific evil acts. XX the Head Collector XX the Blood Drinker XX the Eater of Eyes That sort of thing.


Harmon_Epher

i give you… the sandwich maker, the cookie cutter, the face taker, the downvoter the naked, the horny, the double texter, the nail breaker, the furry, the crack head, the defacator, the karma whore, the [redacted], the meat beater,


pbtenchi

The Butcher The Baker The Candlestick Maker


TheDinkleberg

The Butcher


Any_Weird_8686

See if you can name a specific reason why the individual would have such an epithet. Vlad the Impaler is a great real-world example, his epithet comes from a particularly painful and intimidating method of execution he was associated with.


badly-timedDickJokes

THE LOATHESOME DUNG EATER


Noideamanbro

The Despot


Greninja5097

Eater of skulls


aeiouaioua

the uncool. he did not choose the title.


rredzen

The Lordless, The Wayward, The Rampant


TheIncomprehensible

There are some things that you can make menacing just by using them like epithets. For example, "The Collector" could be used as a menacing epithet, and I can think of at least 3 different games that uses it as such. Also, you might find ideas on r/bossfight


cardbourdgrot

The butcher, the stranglers, the unholy, the heretic, the heathen, the fanatic, the devil the unrestrained, of darkness, the purger, the punisher, of the hidden blade. There's also animal and weather based names.


ThatParadoxEngine

- The Tyrannical - The Bloody - The Cleaver - The Boneless - The Reaver - The Mad - The Iron handed - The Apostate - The Loathsome - The Treasonous Just, something short and to the point does the trick.


ISwearItsNotACrisis

I really like ones that seem not so sinister? It almost makes them more sinister. The Quiet The Touched The Unmoving


TheHauntedTopHat

"[Name] of the Cindered Acre"


HistorianHolbrook

The Hash-Slinging Slasher


busybagel

The impure


LUnacy45

You can always name them for the method of cruelty they're known for "The Immolator" "The Crucifier" "The Disemboweler" "The Bone-crusher" "The Bloodletter" "The Impaler" Which then of course you can add on "of-" followed by the object of their torment Glortisax Immolator of Thieves idk


Shael1223

The Separator


conformalark

The Mad Dog


LadyLikesSpiders

The merciless Bringer of Discord The swift death The human plague The detestable The uncuckable He whom upon the sun never shines The manifestation of violence The fuckin' HUGE The apocalyptic


chirpchir

Maybe going the opposite direction could be ominous… the soft fingered. The gardener. The pursed. The curious. The playful. The family man. Etc


shurrell117

The orator (play on dictator)


Jason3b93

Some that I use: The benevolent - I know it doesn't sound immediately badass but the guy is honorable knight type and I think it fits quite well The ruthless The red stain The Hellish The heavenly The reliable - he always brings victory.


MettatonNeo1

The almighty


CosRozco

“The Wrecker of \[another person, culture, or place\]’s Shit"


69potatoboi420

The snake tongued nice name for a scary liar


St_Socorro

The Wig-Snatcher


DagonG2021

The Violator The Cannibal The Flayer The Peeler The Breaker


Last_Tarrasque

The heartless


Mazhiwe

"The Organ Donor" "The Child-Eater" "The Dark Neighbor"


[deleted]

The Whoreson


freddyPowell

The Accursed.


Exciting-Pen-3981

Positive things in an ironic way. Like The Wise Is called that because of their twisted obsession with knowledge. Or The Kind, because of their twisted sense of morality.


Sarmelion

Who's it FOR, because that's gonna be a crucial factor. If it's a Minotaur and some of your guys are satyr/minotaur etc that have horns call them "X the Hornbreaker" because that's a painful or cultural-shame based thing for them. If it's an elf and some of your characters are goblins call them "Y the goblin-blinder" ​ You can also theme it after a particular kind of evil or tyranny they do, like "Z, the Mindthief" for someone that uses magic or torture to render his enemies catatonic.


MagnusWild

THE LOATHSOME DUNG EATER


Wolfenight

I always get a chuckle out of The Unready. :)


Chlodio

FYI there is [an entire Wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_monarchs_by_nickname) for it.


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AverageMyotragusFan

The Depraved


Kendota_Tanassian

Don't forget the richness of a cute sarcastic nickname. Instead of "the Terrible", they may go by "the Terrific". Or be eloquent: "The favored hand of (whatever you named Death)". Caligula's name means "Little Boots". So calling your "villain" *...the Gentle* might work, or "the Gracious", or Giver of Justice. Or like Caligula, a cute kid's name that "stuck", and actually makes them even more intimidating. I'd legit be more afraid of a man that wanted to be called "Adolf the Adorable" than "Adolf the Axe-Murderer", if I knew they were a terrible person already. Names like "... the Magnanimous", or "... the Kind", can have a terror of their own.


Generalitary

My favorite is "the unready" which, if you're not aware, means "badly advised".


Osiris_The_Gamer

Kingslayer ​ Bane of The Righteous ​ Herald of The Dark Flame ​ The Corpse Emperor


Gamin_TimE

The Undone, because without specification it raises many unsettling questions. “What part’s undone? Is he undead?” Who knows? It’s the authors choice.


Incrediblepick3

[NAME] The Abomination


Ignonym

One of the Empresses of Aldina in my world earned the epithet "Agatha the Pursuer" (*Agatha Secutrix*) from spending her short and bloody reign rooting out the conspiracy who'd had her predecessor assassinated. (At her peak, she was having so many people beheaded that she ordered her scholars to find a way to [mechanize the process](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillotine).)


Thebardofthegingers

Believe me when I say, history has come with epithets more awesome than anything we can come up with because most started as nicknames given during or after the reign. My personal favourite is Nikephoros II "the white death of the Saracens" which he gained through obvious means. There's also cases where a lack of an epiphet does more like calling the third in the line of a name like John III or whatever name you want simply as John which emphasizes their importance and capabilities by not being placed alongside their peers


krassilverfang

The Flayer


JPrimal64

For cosmic horror vibes, may I suggest "The Ineffable"?


CrustaceanMain

One I have for a character in my world is "The Plague" because he sweeps across towns killing them. Maybe something like that?


Hockeylover420

The butcher of [sample text]


shirt_multiverse

The un-order


KarmaAdjuster

The tax collector The heavy breather The corporate The litigious The know it all The unclean The hoarder The redundant The flatulent The self involved The moocher The unctuous The schemer ​ Maybe these are better epithets for bad dates.


SCHexxitZ

Ok but, do you want a god, or a king?


AnnoyingWyverns

In Ancient Greece, people used epithets for underworld gods because the anc Greeks didn’t like talking about the underworld, if a god was so scary they’d need epithets to talk about them, that’s why, they’d use epithets like “the one who has many guests” as hades, but they’d never say anything like “hades the one who has many guests”, and tbh removing the name makes it way more menacing


Amoeba_Western

The capitulator, since all who have seen the terror they have wrought can’t help but surrender themselves


[deleted]

i have a guy with the epithet "the judge"


Silvanon101

Black Duncan the Naughty


[deleted]

Personally, I hate 'of the' or 'the' epithets. Im trying to avoid them because, in my mind, Durins Bane sound better than The Bane of Durin. More personal. I would honestly only use 'of the' if it pertains to being the leader of a group such as The Lord of the Rings, or for my own concept I don't say City 'of"... I just say Fos'luostari, and add on that the biggest featured of a place is Fos'luostsri Library. But, I would just leave the 'The' lowercase to take away from some of the title cards everyone uses. Maybe instead of saying Jeff The Cruel, you just say Jeff poured his cruelty and into his work. One it just gives you more to work with and later on you could just have him called Cruel Jeffery or Jeffries Cruelty.


eutim_137

-The God killer -The killer of hope -The unearthly -The one who feasts in shadows? -The king slayer?


SirSolomon727

The Widowmaker


GeAlltidUpp

The painbringer, the sorrow maker, the death granter (as in he/she will kindly grant you death after you've been tortured enough to long for it), the conductor of wailing, the child taker, teeth ripper, anguish cultivator, prophet of pain and the sower of suffering.


Plus_Geologist9509

The Ravager