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