barbarian
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Some of the candidates’ fantasy characters were literal — City Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martinez, a labor organizer running for reelection, was a barbarian named “Hugo the Organizer” using his “righteous indignation” to organize workers.
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026
He was no Churchillian defender of Western Christian civilization against the barbarian hordes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
The barbarian monarchs of the West sent hordes east—a counterinvasion we call the First Crusade.
From Slate • Dec. 15, 2024
Alan Yuhas interviewed game developers, actors and players across the Forgotten Realms, including an elf sorcerer, a half-elf druid, a tiefling barbarian and a githyanki fighter.
From New York Times • Dec. 22, 2023
He addressed him with the proper degree of ferocity, telling him that he was a scoundrelly opportunist, a sybaritic barbarian, a disgrace to his upbringing and his ancestors, “AND”—and he paused in weighty emphasis—“a very...bad...dog!”
From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford
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