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