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