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