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