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