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