Tropescilloscope: Ax-Crazy

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

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Epilogue Outrun the Fireball Happily Married In Medias Res Obviously Evil Danny Peary Cult Movies List Man on Fire Lighter and Softer Evil Counterpart Reckless Gun Usage Parental Incest Attempted Rape Novelization All There in the Script Non-Indicative Name Blood from the Mouth Getting Crap Past the Radar Left the Background Music On No Celebrities Were Harmed Worthy Opponent Arc Words Cool Old Lady Film Noir Armor-Piercing Question The Casanova The Starscream Hell Is That Noise Stylistic Suck Eureka Moment Thriller Artistic License – Geography Actually Pretty Funny Closed Circle French Films Men Are the Expendable Gender Oh, Crap! Male Frontal Nudity Shell-Shocked Veteran The Dreaded Cloudcuckoolander Developing Doomed Characters Bound and Gagged Japanese Films Fantastic Racism Darker and Edgier Manic Pixie Dream Girl Video Credits Funny Foreigner Rule of Funny The End... Or Is It? 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