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