Tropescilloscope: Cruel and Unusual Death

An extremely painful, unpleasant, and humiliating way to die. (read more at tvtropes.org)

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Pre-Mortem One-Liner In Medias Res Heroes Want Redheads Retirony Sacrificial Lion Fiery Redhead Screw This, I'm Outta Here! Rated M for Manly Even Evil Has Loved Ones Distracted by the Sexy Earn Your Happy Ending Dirty Old Man Guns Akimbo Driven to Suicide Bloodless Carnage Trailers Always Spoil Big Brother Instinct He Who Fights Monsters Exact Words I Want My Beloved to Be Happy Not So Stoic Fantastic Racism Actually Pretty Funny You Have Failed Me A.I. Is a Crapshoot Face Death with Dignity Villain Ball Jump Scare Never My Fault Well-Intentioned Extremist Dropped a Bridge on Him Manchild Market-Based Title More Dakka Intrepid Reporter Rousing Speech Worthy Opponent Improbable Weapon User Determinator aka: The Determinator Screw the Money, I Have Rules! Karmic Death Sports Stories Grievous Bottley Harm Shipper on Deck Author Appeal Daddy's Girl Eiffel Tower Effect Corrupt Corporate Executive Only Known by Their Nickname Toplessness from the Back Tap on the Head Attempted Rape Mystery and Detective Films Did Not Get the Girl Big "NO!" Mr. Fanservice All Girls Want Bad Boys Really Gets Around Beta Couple Crucified Hero Shot Smug Snake Fantasy Films Break the Haughty Air-Vent Passageway Insult Backfire Punch-Clock Villain Tranquil Fury Shout-Out Accidental Murder Setting Update Australian Movies Eye Scream Deus ex Machina Sexy Discretion Shot Fanservice Extra Ungrateful Bastard Dressing as the Enemy Bond One-Liner The End... Or Is It? 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The Ace Together in Death Deconstruction She's Got Legs Ominous Latin Chanting Batman Gambit Evil Cannot Comprehend Good In the Back Kill It with Fire An Aesop Improbable Aiming Skills Animal Title Index Famous Last Words Cluster F-Bomb Took a Level in Jerkass An Axe to Grind Brainless Beauty Pyrrhic Victory The Mafia Genre Savvy Oh, Crap! Beware the Nice Ones Casting Gag Silence Is Golden Wham Line Missing Mom Military and Warfare Films Say My Name Amoral Attorney The Chessmaster Bound and Gagged Almost Kiss Creative Closing Credits Gold Digger Match Cut Idiot Ball Ghost Fiction Fat Bastard Cassandra Truth Contrived Coincidence Pragmatic Adaptation The Cameo Eureka Moment Grey and Gray Morality Let's Get Dangerous! Black and Gray Morality Sequel Escalation Be Careful What You Wish For The Hero Dies Instant Death Bullet Aside Glance Despair Event Horizon Villain Protagonist Psycho for Hire Darkest Hour "Shaggy Dog" Story Extreme Doormat Adaptational Badass Actor Allusion Credits Gag From Nobody to Nightmare Drives Like Crazy Bloody Hilarious Chewing the Scenery Camp Gay Stalker with a Crush Dumb Blonde Off with His Head! The Starscream Failed a Spot Check Outrun the Fireball Large Ham Fun with Acronyms Cold-Blooded Torture Dying Moment of Awesome Butt-Monkey Disproportionate Retribution Calling the Old Man Out Made of Iron Loads and Loads of Characters Historical In-Joke Poor Communication Kills Ambiguously Gay Faking the Dead Room Full of Crazy Broken Bird Blackmail Big Eater Screw the Rules, I Have Money! 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Soundtrack Dissonance Pretty Little Headshots Overprotective Dad Big Fancy House NO INDOOR VOICE Brother–Sister Incest Reckless Gun Usage Double Entendre Super Strength Adult Fear The Dragon Insane Troll Logic Adaptational Attractiveness Anachronic Order Final Girl Deadpan Snarker Hoist by His Own Petard Villain Opening Scene Anti-Villain Depraved Bisexual Empathic Environment