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