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