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