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