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