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