Tropescilloscope: A Father to His Men

Fatherly figure in the military. (read more at tvtropes.org)

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Screw the Rules, I Have Money! Fake Shemp Animal Motifs Interrupted Suicide Posthumous Character Kick the Dog 20 Minutes into the Future Loads and Loads of Characters Fan Disservice French Films Big Bad Funny Foreigner Action Survivor As the Good Book Says... Adaptation Expansion Domestic Abuse Horror Films Downer Ending Creator Cameo The '90s Race Against the Clock Film Noir Index Psychological Thriller Lighter and Softer Visual Pun Make It Look Like an Accident N-Word Privileges Why Don't You Just Shoot Him? 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