Tropescilloscope: Ax-Crazy

A deranged character prone to random violence. (read more at tvtropes.org)

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The Ghost Contrived Coincidence Everyone Has Standards The Hero Dies The Mafia Last-Name Basis Fun with Acronyms The Stoic Disproportionate Retribution And I Must Scream Actor Allusion Non-Indicative Name Foil La Résistance Suddenly SHOUTING! 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