Tropescilloscope: Canon Foreigner
A new character in a franchise created outside of the original Canon. (read more at tvtropes.org)
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Race Against the Clock
Love Triangle
Loophole Abuse
Intergenerational Friendship
As Himself
Apocalypse How
Black Comedy
Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"
Posthumous Character
Funny Foreigner
Taking You with Me
Impaled with Extreme Prejudice
Only in It for the Money
Agony of the Feet
Adults Are Useless
"Awesome McCool" Name
Big-Bad Ensemble
Actor Allusion
Fun with Acronyms
Gainax Ending
Biopic
Accidental Misnaming
Adaptation Distillation
Cat Scare
Destination Defenestration
Let's Get Dangerous!
Shown Their Work
Rousing Speech
Rule of Three
Serial Killer
Historical-Domain Character
Smug Snake
BFG
German Films
Offscreen Moment of Awesome
Asshole Victim
Drives Like Crazy
Villain Opening Scene
Those Two Guys
Domestic Abuse
Nice Job Breaking It, Hero!
Plucky Comic Relief
Mighty Whitey
Overly Long Gag
Unresolved Sexual Tension
Storming the Castle
Italian Films
Groin Attack
Science Fiction Films
Exact Words
Greater-Scope Villain
Sassy Black Woman
Better to Die than Be Killed
Slashed Throat
Broken Pedestal
Rewatch Bonus
Chewing the Scenery
Straight Gay
Hero of Another Story
Television Movie Index
Continuity Nod
One-Word Title
Ms. Fanservice
Villainous Breakdown
Re-Cut
I Want My Beloved to Be Happy
It's Personal
Everyone Has Standards
Sequel Escalation
Dramatic Gun Cock
Decoy Protagonist
Super Strength
Protagonist Title
Fiery Redhead
The Chessmaster
Well-Intentioned Extremist
Improbable Weapon User
Pretty Little Headshots
Depraved Bisexual
MacGuffin
Badass Boast
Evil Is Petty
Unusual Euphemism
Cain and Abel
In Name Only
Made of Iron
Took a Level in Jerkass
The Ghost
Comically Missing the Point
Silent Movie
Fantasy Films
Ambiguously Gay
Auto Erotica
Author Avatar
Dogged Nice Guy
Sliding Scale of Idealism vs. Cynicism
Wham Line
Only a Flesh Wound
Abhorrent Admirer
Betty and Veronica
Bitch in Sheep's Clothing
Punny Name
Shipper on Deck
Trailers Always Spoil
Aluminum Christmas Trees
Framing Device
Evil-Detecting Dog
"The Reason You Suck" Speech
"Well Done, Son!" Guy
Sadistic Choice
timeperiod
Actually Pretty Funny
Extreme Doormat
Bi the Way
Girl-on-Girl Is Hot
Punch-Clock Villain
Closed Circle
Soundtrack Dissonance
He Who Fights Monsters
Very Loosely Based on a True Story
Establishing Character Moment
Gratuitous English
Dwindling Party
Slasher Movie
Grievous Bottley Harm
Fire-Forged Friends
The Vamp
Dirty Cop
Hope Spot
Villain Protagonist
Action Prologue
The X of Y
Broken Aesop
You Have Failed Me
My Beloved Smother
Genre Throwback
The Atoner
The Film of the Book
Nice Hat
Beauty Is Never Tarnished
Foregone Conclusion
Crapsack World
Alpha Bitch
Those Two Bad Guys
Cool Guns
Drowning My Sorrows
Disguised in Drag
Butt-Monkey
Hollywood Law
The Alcoholic
Demoted to Extra
Bad "Bad Acting"
Parental Abandonment
Aww, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other
Shower Scene
Horror Films
Frame-Up
Brutal Honesty
Never My Fault
Recycled IN SPACE!
Wicked Cultured
The Dreaded
Vitriolic Best Buds
Spell My Name with an "S"
This Is Gonna Suck
Femme Fatale
Martial Arts Movie
Lampshade Hanging
Gorn
Getting Crap Past the Radar
Call-Back
Action Girl
Reality Ensues
Blackmail
Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping
Neck Snap
Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane
Bloody Hilarious
Animated Credits Opening
Anachronic Order
Bunny-Ears Lawyer
Gold Digger
The Dragon
Ragtag Bunch of Misfits
Zombie Stories
Precision F-Strike
An Axe to Grind
Rape as Drama
Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds
Male Gaze
Never Trust a Trailer
aka: Trailers Always Lie
Scary Black Man
Tap on the Head
Madness Mantra
Drill Sergeant Nasty
Anachronism Stew
Our Zombies Are Different
From Nobody to Nightmare
The Load
Married to the Job
Didn't Think This Through
B-Movie
Dirty Coward
Rich Bitch
Crucified Hero Shot
Shirtless Scene
Deliberate Values Dissonance
The '90s
Instant Death Bullet
Token Minority
Poor Communication Kills
Country Matters
Batman Gambit
Tempting Fate
Faux Affably Evil
Moment Killer
All Men Are Perverts
Black Comedy Rape
Line-of-Sight Name
Dutch Angle
The Hero Dies
Ghost Fiction
Parental Incest
Fourth Date Marriage
Mugging the Monster
Fainting
Shoot the Shaggy Dog
Sealed Evil in a Can
Dumb Blonde
Chekhov's Gun
Anti-Hero
Oh, Crap!
Artistic License Physics
Suspiciously Specific Denial
Woman Scorned
Unreliable Narrator
No-Holds-Barred Beatdown
Ascended Extra
Bait-and-Switch
Adult Fear
Dressing as the Enemy
Missing Mom
Antagonist Title
Canadian Movies
Beware the Nice Ones
Malevolent Masked Men
Jerkass Has a Point
Badass Normal
Kill It with Fire
You Have Outlived Your Usefulness
Psychological Thriller
You Have Got to Be Kidding Me!
The Reveal
Non-Indicative Name
Darkest Hour
Film Noir Index
No OSHA Compliance
The Dog Bites Back
Make It Look Like an Accident
Major Injury Underreaction
Suspiciously Similar Substitute
Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass
Cool Old Guy
Ripped from the Headlines
Improvised Weapon
Eagleland
Five-Man Band
Those Wacky Nazis
Papa Wolf
Mood Whiplash
Daddy's Girl
It's All About Me
Empathic Environment
Meaningful Background Event
Badass Bookworm
Vomit Discretion Shot
Slasher Smile
Affably Evil
Broken Bird
The Un-Favourite
aka: The Un Favorite
Casting Gag
Pre-Asskicking One-Liner
Names to Run Away from Really Fast
Freeze-Frame Bonus
Made of Explodium
Back from the Dead
Running Gag
Taking the Bullet
"Where Are They Now?" Epilogue
Cat Fight
Would Hurt a Child
Colour-Coded for Your Convenience
aka: Color Coded For Your Convenience
The '70s
Ship Tease
Laughing Mad
Hong Kong Films
Historical In-Joke
Coming-of-Age Story
Rule of Cool
Alas, Poor Villain
Deal with the Devil
Christmas Movies Index
Spared by the Adaptation
The Ace
Deliberately Monochrome
Drugs Are Bad
Calling the Old Man Out
Large Ham
She Cleans Up Nicely
The Power of Love
Overprotective Dad
Wounded Gazelle Gambit
The Bully
Spanner in the Works
Break the Cutie
Reality Is Unrealistic
Famous Last Words
Not Quite Dead
The Starscream
N-Word Privileges
Honor Before Reason
Heroic BSoD
Man on Fire
Air-Vent Passageway
Blonde, Brunette, Redhead
Corrupt Corporate Executive
Central Theme
Pragmatic Adaptation
Manchild
Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?
Silence Is Golden
Big Brother Instinct
Public Domain Feature Films
Does Not Like Shoes
Arranged Marriage
Dramedy
Once More, with Clarity!
Big Damn Heroes
Bottomless Magazines
Hoist by His Own Petard
Show Within a Show
Mama Bear
Training Montage
Pet the Dog
Hell Is That Noise
Stealth Hi/Bye
Heterosexual Life-Partners
Dull Surprise
Pyrrhic Victory
Evil Counterpart
Wrong Genre Savvy
Japanese Films
Improbable Aiming Skills
Nothing Is Scarier
Artistic License Military
Bland-Name Product
Anti-Villain
Market-Based Title
Never Found the Body
Aside Glance
Kubrick Stare
Pun
aka: Incredibly Lame Pun
Face Death with Dignity
Dark and Troubled Past
Corpsing
Police Brutality
Hero Antagonist
Up to Eleven
Daylight Horror
The Place
Double Entendre
Abusive Parents
Laser-Guided Karma
The Smart Guy
Stepford Smiler
Bond One-Liner
Demonic Possession
Freudian Excuse
Last-Name Basis
Happily Married
Big Fancy House
The '80s
Chiaroscuro
Truth in Television
Dark Is Not Evil
Peek-a-Boo Corpse
Damsel in Distress
You Killed My Father
Every Car Is a Pinto
Adaptational Villainy
There Is No Kill Like Overkill
The Voiceless
Ugly Guy, Hot Wife
Psycho for Hire
Retirony
Breaking the Fourth Wall
Did Not Get the Girl
It Will Never Catch On
Yandere
Hooker with a Heart of Gold
Award-Bait Song
Stock Footage
Random Events Plot
Roger Ebert: Great Movies List
Throwing Your Sword Always Works
Foil
Punctuated! For! Emphasis!
Reality Has No Subtitles
Naïve Newcomer
Refuge in Audacity
MayDecember Romance
Cruel and Unusual Death
Retired Badass
An Aesop
Wham Shot
Driven to Suicide
Card-Carrying Villain
Hypocritical Humor
The Bad Guy Wins
Deadpan Snarker
Dark Reprise
Documentary
Amusing Injuries
Armor-Piercing Question
Exactly What It Says on the Tin
Death by Irony
Extremely Short Timespan
Eldritch Abomination
Department of Redundancy Department
BrotherSister Incest
Mythology Gag
I'm a Humanitarian
As Long as It Sounds Foreign
Mr. Exposition
Chase Scene
Crazy Jealous Guy
Historical Villain Upgrade
Ironic Echo
The Musical
Needs Wiki Magic Love
Action Genre
All Just a Dream
Karmic Death
Bullying a Dragon
Meaningful Name
French Films
HeelFace Turn
Horror Comedy
Evil Is Hammy
Does This Remind You of Anything?
And the Adventure Continues
Important Haircut
Pay Evil unto Evil
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
Friend to All Children
The Cameo
An Arm and a Leg
Fish out of Water
Pragmatic Villainy
Ass Shove
Cassandra Truth
How We Got Here
Riddle for the Ages
Black Dude Dies First
Properly Paranoid
Imagine Spot
Stealth Pun
Mistaken for Gay
Foreshadowing
The Remake
Have a Gay Old Time
The Quiet One
Sir Not-Appearing-in-This-Trailer
The Stoner
Bilingual Bonus
Boom, Headshot!
Fatal Flaw
Men Are the Expendable Gender
Chekhov's Skill
Maybe Ever After
Pimped-Out Dress
Insistent Terminology
World of Ham
Anguished Declaration of Love
Amoral Attorney
Noodle Incident
Monumental Damage
Fake Shemp
Expy
Together in Death
Lock and Load Montage
Toplessness from the Back
Police are Useless
Novelization
Almost Kiss
Distracted by the Sexy
Sacrificial Lion
He Knows Too Much
Villain with Good Publicity
Fatal Family Photo
Military and Warfare Films
No Celebrities Were Harmed
Jitter Cam
Curse Cut Short
Be Careful What You Wish For
Obfuscating Stupidity
Funny Background Event
Rated M for Manly
Awesome, but Impractical
Big "NO!"
Not Using the "Z" Word
Star-Crossed Lovers
Eureka Moment
Children Are Innocent
Dying Moment of Awesome
Mooks
Arc Words
Genre Shift
Crazy-Prepared
Defrosting Ice Queen
Title Drop
Adaptational Attractiveness
Big Applesauce
Implacable Man
Slap-Slap-Kiss
Composite Character
Redemption Equals Death
Sanity Slippage
Animal Title Index
More Dakka
Badass in a Nice Suit
Psychopathic Manchild
Hypocrite
Offscreen Teleportation
Advertised Extra
Heroic Sacrifice
Disappeared Dad
Evil Cannot Comprehend Good
Vomit Indiscretion Shot
Call-Forward
My God, What Have I Done?
Dies Wide Open
Deus ex Machina
Death Glare
Canon Foreigner
The Ditz
Curb-Stomp Battle
Roaring Rampage of Revenge
Not What It Looks Like
Affectionate Parody
Badass Grandpa
Love at First Sight
Adorkable
Death of a Child
Sinister Minister
Captain Obvious
Based on a True Story
Playing Gertrude
Authority Equals Asskicking
Danny Peary Cult Movies List
British Films
Room Full of Crazy
Real Life Writes the Plot
For the Evulz
Catapult Nightmare
Undying Loyalty
Our Vampires Are Different
Due to the Dead
Retcon
Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique
Adaptation Name Change
All Girls Want Bad Boys
Downer Ending
Contrived Coincidence
Guile Hero
Shout-Out
Bound and Gagged
Easily Forgiven
Death by Adaptation
Reckless Gun Usage
Red Herring
Pre-Mortem One-Liner
Only Sane Man
Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy
Unusually Uninteresting Sight
Film Series
Leaning on the Fourth Wall
Anyone Can Die
Darker and Edgier
Double-Meaning Title
Diabolus ex Machina
Age Lift
Enemy Mine
I Did What I Had to Do
Parental Substitute
Music Stories
Artistic License Geography
Off with His Head!
Handicapped Badass
Artistic License History
Screw the Rules, I Have Money!
Annoying Younger Sibling
Adaptational Badass
The Stinger
As You Know
Redshirt Army
Flipping the Bird
Heroes Want Redheads
NO INDOOR VOICE
Pretty in Mink
Skewed Priorities
What Happened to the Mouse?
Fan Disservice
Faking the Dead
Fingore
Mind Screw
Fate Worse than Death
One-Man Army
Toilet Humour
aka: Toilet Humor
Chuck Cunningham Syndrome
Evil Sounds Deep
Romantic False Lead
Your Head A-Splode
Bar Brawl
The Hero
Scare Chord
Henpecked Husband
Determinator
aka: The Determinator
The Great Depression
Big Bad Duumvirate
Flashback
Translation Convention
Action Survivor
Heel Realization
Mundane Made Awesome
Adaptational Heroism
Hidden Depths
Scenery Porn
Eiffel Tower Effect
No Ending
Unwitting Instigator of Doom
Lighter and Softer
Serious Business
Morality Pet
Fanservice
Film Noir
Revenge
Bad Boss
Index of Film Westerns
Bowdlerise
The Lost Lenore
Catch-Phrase
Scenery Gorn
Ungrateful Bastard
Ambiguous Disorder
The Lancer
Neck Lift
FaceHeel Turn
The Faceless
Villain Ball
Death by Sex
Hate Sink
Black Best Friend
Gender Flip
Small Name, Big Ego
Mercy Kill
Took a Level in Badass
La Résistance
Half the Man He Used to Be
Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas
In the Back
Informed Ability
Screw This, I'm Outta Here!
Eyepatch of Power
Suddenly SHOUTING!
Bolivian Army Ending
Rasputinian Death
Manic Pixie Dream Girl
Shut Up, Hannibal!
Why Don't You Just Shoot Him?
Sports Stories
The Alleged Car
Visual Pun
Woman in White
Meaningful Echo
Beta Couple
A Minor Kidroduction
Cool Shades
Self-Deprecation
Stalker with a Crush
Bittersweet Ending
Badass Longcoat
Killed Mid-Sentence
Superhero
Failed a Spot Check
Whole Plot Reference
Dual Wielding
"Shaggy Dog" Story
Blood from the Mouth
The Oner
Jerkass
Only Known by Their Nickname
Soft Glass
Idiot Ball
Stuff Blowing Up
Manipulative Bastard
Jerk with a Heart of Gold
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Not So Above It All
Bury Your Gays
Black and Gray Morality
Kick the Dog
Humans Are Bastards
Obstructive Bureaucrat
The Un-Reveal
Disney Villain Death
Artistic License Law
The Stoic
Genre Savvy
Costume Porn
Mad Scientist
Interrupted Suicide
The '60s
Improbable Infant Survival
aka: Infant Immortality
Spiteful Spit
Bond Villain Stupidity
Dissonant Serenity
Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold
Plot Hole
Video Credits
Would Hit a Girl
Combat Pragmatist
Gone Horribly Right
In Medias Res
Guns Akimbo
Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right!
Politically Incorrect Villain
Early-Bird Cameo
Red Oni, Blue Oni
Leave the Camera Running
The Mole
Dark Action Girl
For Want of a Nail
As the Good Book Says...
The Smurfette Principle
Worthy Opponent
Big Eater
Karma Houdini
Belligerent Sexual Tension
Gory Discretion Shot
Animal Motifs
Sole Survivor
Kids Are Cruel
Australian Movies
Eye Scream
Bloodless Carnage
A God Am I
Wretched Hive
Determinator
Naked People Are Funny
Big Bad
Adaptation Expansion
Captain Ersatz
Covers Always Lie
Vampire Fiction
Ambiguous Ending
Time Skip
Action Film, Quiet Drama Scene
Defiant to the End
Adaptation Dye-Job
Recap /
RiffTrax
aka: Riff Trax Movies
Cloudcuckoolander
Cool Car
Fanservice Extra
Red Eyes, Take Warning
Epic Fail
Becoming the Mask
Same Language Dub
Left the Background Music On
I Just Shot Marvin in the Face
Accidental Murder
The End... Or Is It?
Brainless Beauty
Evil vs. Evil
The Mafia
Villain Song
Unspoken Plan Guarantee
Jump Scare
Developing Doomed Characters
Facial Horror
Never Trust a Trailer
Screw the Money, I Have Rules!
It Can Think
Put on a Bus
Fantastic Racism
The Casanova
Four-Temperament Ensemble
War Is Hell
Break the Haughty
Creative Closing Credits
Bald of Evil
Race Lift
Parental Neglect
Nice Job Fixing It, Villain!
Green-Eyed Monster
Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking
Camp Gay
Stylistic Suck
True Companions
No Antagonist
Artistic License Gun Safety
Cluster F-Bomb
Intrepid Reporter
'80s Hair
Dirty Old Man
Not Even Bothering with the Accent
Not So Different
Paper-Thin Disguise
Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil
Here We Go Again!
Ominous Latin Chanting
Humiliation Conga
Loads and Loads of Characters
Hair-Trigger Temper
Word of God
Disproportionate Retribution
From Bad to Worse
Creator Cameo
Light Is Not Good
Bare Your Midriff
And I Must Scream
Tagline
Sequel Hook
Reasonable Authority Figure
Sci-Fi Horror
Blatant Lies
Irony
Cold-Blooded Torture
Obviously Evil
Fat Bastard
Bloodier and Gorier
Evil Brit
All for Nothing
Your Cheating Heart
Camera Abuse
Setting Update
Match Cut
Red Shirt
Attempted Rape
Even Evil Has Loved Ones
Red Right Hand
Bavarian Fire Drill
Despair Event Horizon
Thriller
Meet Cute
Dropped a Bridge on Him
A Father to His Men
Knife Nut
Mr. Fanservice
Evil Laugh
Chekhov's Gunman
Immune to Bullets
Disney Death
Gilligan Cut
Ax-Crazy
Smoking Is Cool
Take That!
Expository Hairstyle Change
Vacation Films
Victoria's Secret Compartment
After the End
Real Life
Narrator
And Starring
The Brute
Arch-Enemy
Homage
Russian Films
Early Installment Weirdness
Historical Hero Upgrade
She's Got Legs
Creepy Child
What You Are in the Dark
My Greatest Failure
Product Placement
Conspicuous CG
Shell-Shocked Veteran
Sudden Sequel Death Syndrome
Manly Tears
Beard of Evil
Rule of Funny
O.O.C. Is Serious Business
All There in the Manual
Good Is Not Nice
Cowboy Cop
Adapted Out
Epic Movie
Rule of Symbolism
Nice Guy
Logo Joke
Spiritual Successor
Tranquil Fury
Take a Third Option
Author Appeal
Twist Ending
I Have Your Wife
Motor Mouth
Final Girl
Berserk Button
Insult Backfire
Works Set in World War II
Body Horror
Character Development
Death Seeker
Sexy Discretion Shot
Even Evil Has Standards
Deconstruction
No-Sell
Knight Templar
A.I. Is a Crapshoot
Cool Old Lady
The Cavalry
Leitmotif
Insane Troll Logic
Brick Joke
Blood Knight
Not So Stoic
Kill 'em All
I Need a Freaking Drink
Male Frontal Nudity
The '50s
One Steve Limit
Mexican Standoff
What the Hell, Hero?
Mystery and Detective Films
Only One Name
Older Than They Look
Grey and Gray Morality
Really Gets Around
Dramatic Irony
Celebrity Paradox
The Big Guy
Outrun the Fireball
Get Out!
Sir Swears-a-Lot
Babies Ever After
Evil Plan
Kick the Son of a Bitch
Book-Ends
Alliterative Name
Romantic Comedy
The Sociopath
Credits Gag
Bring My Brown Pants
Artistic License Biology
20 Minutes into the Future
Totally Radical
Earn Your Happy Ending
Jerk Jock
Car Fu
Off-into-the-Distance Ending
A Date with Rosie Palms
No Name Given
The Chick
Too Dumb to Live
All There in the Script
Say My Name
Hollywood Darkness
Horror Doesn't Settle for Simple Tuesday