[Other] No Bad Guys Named Dave.

Dave

Dave

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Someone pointed out to me today that there are no bad guys in movie, TV, or literature named Dave. How about you? You have a name that is or can be used as a villain?
 
Chad Sexington

Chad Sexington

What about David Xanatos?[DOUBLEPOST=1414086446,1414086411][/DOUBLEPOST]Goddammit Poe[DOUBLEPOST=1414086508][/DOUBLEPOST]I don't know any villains named Leigh (or Chad, but I would not be able to take a villain named Chad seriously, which may explain itself).
 
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fade

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Well. I guess if you don't count one of the most popular American action cartoons of all time, and a villain so popular people still won't shut up about him. One of the biggest tropes on TVtropes is named after his signature "I knew this was going to happen all along" bit.
 
Dave

Dave

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Huh. I guess my age shows when it comes to that show then. I had no idea it was popular.
 
PatrThom

PatrThom

I didn't see enough Gargoyles cartoons as a kid. They came around about the sunset of my ability to watch cartoons.
Also, I'm not so sure about villain, exactly.
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--Patrick
 
Dave

Dave

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It came out in 1994. I was married, had 2 kids, was going to school, and working two jobs. Forgive me if I didn't watch a cartoon. :pwn:
 
figmentPez

figmentPez

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The head vampire in The Lost Boys was named David (played by Kiefer Sutherland)[DOUBLEPOST=1414090018,1414089844][/DOUBLEPOST]
Dave said:
You have a name that is or can be used as a villain?
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Not many bad guys named Bruce. Most guys named Bruce are pretty awesome.
 
filmfanatic

filmfanatic

Well...if you want to nitpick, the statement was about villains named Dave, not David. I know it is a nitpick, but there is something to be said for the meaning given between naming someone the more casual Dave or the more formal David.
 
Celt Z

Celt Z

filmfanatic said:
Well...if you want to nitpick, the statement was about villains named Dave, not David. I know it is a nitpick, but there is something to be said for the meaning given between naming someone the more casual Dave or the more formal David.
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Actually, Jack Burton does call Lo Pan "Dave" at one point, so :p

(EDIT: I double-checked: Jack calls him Dave a couple of times, so my point still stands! )
 
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Celt Z

Celt Z

CynicismKills said:
I'm trying to think of a badguy named Chris. Coming up blank.
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I needed a little help with this, but here you go.

Incidentally, I couldn't find any villains with my name (well, one came close, but it's spelled differently and short for Evelyn), but I did find out there's a game called Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective where one of the main characters is a redhead with the less-common, shared spelling of my name. Weird.
 
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