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