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