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[–] ryokimball 13 points 3 weeks ago

The only character I know to actually have "The" as a middle name is Sonic The Hedgehog.

[–] TheGiantKorean@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Attilla the Hun

[–] poweruser@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 3 weeks ago

Vlad the Impaler

[–] don@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 weeks ago

One of extremely few uncapitalized middle names.

[–] cryptiod137@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Jack the Ripper

[–] TheGiantKorean@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Dora the Explorer

[–] bizarroland@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

This is Mafia Erasure.

[–] JessyKenning@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

But they're pronounced differntly. yes alexander the great and bob the builder, sure, but its kermit the frog.