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