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