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