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