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