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