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