I once submitted a story to a writing group, where the protagonist was an evil dictator trying to return from hell. Some liked it, some didn't - but one thing m

I once submitted a story to a writing group, where the protagonist was an evil dictator trying to return from hell. Some liked it, some didn't - but one thing made everyone unhappy. The consensus was I needed to change the name of the main character because "people called Tom can't be mass murderers."