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