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