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