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