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