Secret Six Inspired Dog Names

Introduction

DC Comics is no stranger to changing things up whenever the status quo grows too stale and cold; they've changed around the origin stories of numerous heroes and villains, gave Batman a biological son, and made Superman stop wearing his briefs on top of his suit. Sometimes these changes come off as mere shock and awe tactics to entice new readers. But, more often than not, some of these changes stick like Spider-Man to a wall. The changes made to DC Comic's Secret Six team have been some of the most enduring in the company's history. These changes have also been made over the course of multiple decades, meaning that there are some fairly massive generational gaps between fans of DC's Secret Six.

Secret Six Inspired Dog Names In Pop Culture

Featured Famous Secret Six Dog

Bud

If dogs are supposed to be man's best friend, than Bud and his partner Lou could be considered to be man's best fiend! Bud and Lou may not be among the most well known characters in DC's stable, but they tend to leave a major impression whenever they show up. And by that, we mean that they tend to hop up and bite the heck out of people at the behest of their mistress - the Harley Quinn! We also should probably mention that Bud and Lou aren't average dogs by any stretch of the imagination; they're a couple of wild hyenas that serve at Harley Quinn's beck and call. For the longest time, no one knew how or why Harley was able to exercise such control and influence over Bud and Lou. In 2018, Batman scribe Paul Dini finally answered that elusive question by revealing how Harley met bud and Lou.

Their relationship together begins back at STAR Labs, when Harley Quinn was Still Harleen Quinzel. Quinzel was studying to earn her doctorate degree at the time. To that end, Harleen interned at STAR Labs alongside one of her classmates - a young woman named Gabriela. The two ladies had a fairly rocky relationship with one another but it was nothing that Harleen wasn't willing to overlook. Gabriela, on the other hand, despised Quinzel and tried to feed her to the wolves. Unsurprisingly, there was a very short supply of wolves on hand at STAR Labs. There did just so happen to be a pair of young hyena cubs that were being experimented on, however.

Gabriela tried to groom the cubs into murderous beasts, much to their chagrin. The woman was extremely cruel and mean to the pups, screaming and berating them every chance she got. Harleen, on the other hand, treated the hyenas like a pair of puppies. The hyenas, in turn, came to love Harleen like a surrogate mother. Their love would be put to the test when Gabriela reached her breaking point and tried to kill Harleen in cold blood. The women got into a fight, with Gabriela managing to poison and disorient Quinzel. During the scuffle, the women had accidentally released the hyenas from their shared cell.

Rather than attack Harleen, the hyenas helped her fend off Gabriela and get the necessary medical attention she needed to recover. Quinzel adopted the hyenas, named them Bud and Lou, and have cared for them ever since - just as they have worked to care for her.

Secret Six Inspired Dog Name Considerations

One reason to give your dog a Secret Six inspired name is if you're a fan of anti-heroes. You know, folks who are too bad to be good but are also too good to be bad. We mean characters that usually act in their own interest but occasionally do something really good (or really bad) to remind everyone else that they aren't conventional by any stretch of the imagination. Most Secret Six teams have been chock full of women and men who fit that bill - even the original team could be described as being less than pristine. If you like these kinds of characters then you should definitely read a few of the Secret Six's comics as you seek a name for your dog.

Another reason you might want give your dog a Secret Six inspired name is the team's impressive roster; the likes of Bane, Harley Quinn, Deadshot, Lex Luthor, and Giganta have all been members of the team at some point or another. That's actually the team's biggest draw; the prospect of seeing these typically volatile villains struggle to work together and resist the urge to murder and maim one another. The results have been interesting and darkly comedic thus far, so we definitely recommend that you read a few Secret Six comics if you've always secretly rooted for the bad guys. Choose your favorite characters from the roster and narrow down a tag for your pup.

Male Secret Six Inspired Dog Names

Votes	Name	Vote
0	Bane The Bat Breaker led the Secret Six
0	Dorrance Bane's last name
0	Knightfall The comic Bane debuted in
0	Trojan Trojan Horse is one of Bane's aliases
0	Venom The super drug that strengthens Bane
0	Lex Lex Luthor also led the Secret Six
0	Alexander Lex Luthor's full first name
0	Mockingbird One of Lex's aliases
0	Lionel The name of Lex's Father
0	Gene Lex gave himself powers with the Exe-Gene
0	Vandal Vandal Savage is Scandal Savage's father
0	Vandar Vandal's first name
0	Cain Vandal Savage is believed to be the Biblical figure Cain
0	Blackbeard Vandal was also said to be Cain
0	Lionius Savage was also allegedly Emperor Lionius of Rome
0	Catman Batman's cat themed doppelganger
0	Thomas The first name of Batman's copycat
0	Tom Shortened form of Thomas
0	Blake Thomas' last name
0	Junior Referencing Catman's son
0	Merkel A reference to Rag Doll, Peter Merkel Jr.
0	Petie Rag Doll's birth name is Peter Merkel Jr.
0	August August Durant was an original Secret Sixer
0	Carlo Carlo di Rienzi is another old school Sixer
0	Mike As in Mike Tempest
0	Tiger Tiger Force was another of Mike's names
0	King King Savage was also a part of the original Secret Six
0	Deadshot The marksman of the team
0	Hatter The Mad Hatter also joined the Six
0	Shark King Shark also fought for the Secret Six

Female Secret Six Inspired Dog Names

Votes	Name	Vote
0	Alice Black Alice is a core member of the Six
0	Lori Alice's real name is Lori Zechlin
0	Birdie Referring to Mockingbird
0	Svart Norwegian for Black
0	Juoda Lithuanian for Black
0	Magic Black Alice steals magic from others
0	Gail Gail Simone co-created Black Alice with Ed Benes
0	Jeannette A banshee who fights for the Six
0	Banshee Jeannette's species
0	Ladonna A member of Secret Six Revived
0	Spectra A feminine play on the word specter
0	Maria Dr. Maria Verdugo, a member of Secret Six Revived
0	Cheshire A member of Gail Simone's Secret Six
0	Oracle A character in the episode, Birds of Prey
0	Strix An assassin from the Court of Owls
0	Mary Strix's birth name is Mary Turner
0	Alice Black Alice is seen in the Birds of Prey episode
0	Simone Gail Simone co-created Strix with Adrian Syaf
0	Talon One of Strix's other names
0	Prey Mary eventually joins the Birds of Prey
0	Harley After the one and only Harley Quinn
0	Harleen Harleen Quinzel is Harley's birth name
0	Francis Harley's middle name
0	Belle Belle Reve is the prison featured in Suicide Squad
0	Doc Harley was doctor before she was a criminal
0	Seaborn Doctor Seaborn is another of Harley's names
0	Scandal Scandal Savage is Vandal Savage's daughter
0	Knockout A new god who was in love with Scandal Savage
0	Liana Liana Kerzner is the new Knockout