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