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