Tropescilloscope: Death by Sex
People who have sex during the story tend to die. (read more at tvtropes.org)
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Humans Are Bastards
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Screw This, I'm Outta Here!
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Kick the Son of a Bitch
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Bald of Evil
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Nice Job Fixing It, Villain!
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There Is No Kill Like Overkill
What the Hell, Hero?
Put on a Bus
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Grievous Bottley Harm
Off with His Head!
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You Killed My Father
I'm a Humanitarian
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Boom, Headshot!
"Where Are They Now?" Epilogue
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The Lost Lenore
Nice Job Breaking It, Hero!
20 Minutes into the Future
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Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold
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No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
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Have a Gay Old Time
Everyone Has Standards
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Did Not Get the Girl
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She Cleans Up Nicely
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You Have Outlived Your Usefulness
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I Did What I Had to Do
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Black Dude Dies First
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Aww, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other
Tempting Fate
Not What It Looks Like
Say My Name
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My God, What Have I Done?
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Men Are the Expendable Gender
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Once More, with Clarity!
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And the Adventure Continues
Make It Look Like an Accident
Authority Equals Asskicking
My Greatest Failure
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Shoot the Shaggy Dog
Love Triangle
As You Know
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Made of Iron
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I Have Your Wife
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Implacable Man
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Be Careful What You Wish For
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The Vamp
Bury Your Gays
Ass Shove
Evil-Detecting Dog
Kick the Dog
Getting Crap Past the Radar
Funny Foreigner
Jump Scare
Stealth Hi/Bye
Missing Mom
Early-Bird Cameo
This Is Gonna Suck
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Small Name, Big Ego
Worthy Opponent
Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds
Self-Deprecation
Black Comedy Rape
Red Right Hand
Auto Erotica
Film Noir
Important Haircut
The Hero
Age Lift
Bavarian Fire Drill
Woman in White
Chuck Cunningham Syndrome
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Artistic License History
Disproportionate Retribution
Laughing Mad
Anachronic Order
No Name Given
Vampire Fiction
Riddle for the Ages
Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking
Dull Surprise
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A.I. Is a Crapshoot
Light Is Not Good
Villainous Breakdown
Extreme Doormat
Cool Guns
Rape as Drama
Freudian Excuse
Let's Get Dangerous!
Totally Radical
Retcon
Line-of-Sight Name
Hooker with a Heart of Gold
It's Personal
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Henpecked Husband
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Random Events Plot
Mood Whiplash
Straight Gay
Affectionate Parody
The Stoner
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Those Wacky Nazis
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All Men Are Perverts
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Anguished Declaration of Love
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Only One Name
Took a Level in Jerkass
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Redemption Equals Death
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Anyone Can Die
Room Full of Crazy
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Fiery Redhead
Imagine Spot
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Scary Black Man
BrotherSister Incest
Antagonist Title
Big Applesauce
Asshole Victim
Shipper on Deck
Becoming the Mask
Our Vampires Are Different
Evil Counterpart
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Gainax Ending
Sexy Discretion Shot
Scenery Porn
One-Word Title
Playing Gertrude
Rule of Symbolism
Undying Loyalty
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Market-Based Title
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Drugs Are Bad
Names to Run Away from Really Fast
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Pet the Dog
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Very Loosely Based on a True Story
She's Got Legs
All There in the Manual
Older Than They Look
I Need a Freaking Drink
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Betty and Veronica
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Dark Is Not Evil
Back from the Dead
Never Trust a Trailer
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Guile Hero
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The Chessmaster
Does This Remind You of Anything?
Almost Kiss
Outrun the Fireball
Screw the Rules, I Have Money!
Anachronism Stew
Aluminum Christmas Trees
Music Stories
Mind Screw
Arch-Enemy
Mr. Exposition
Rewatch Bonus
Fanservice
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Too Dumb to Live
Unusual Euphemism
Badass Longcoat
Final Girl
The Dragon
Sci-Fi Horror
Cool Shades
Star-Crossed Lovers
The End... Or Is It?
Broken Aesop
Logo Joke
Double-Meaning Title
Despair Event Horizon
Karma Houdini
Together in Death
Apocalypse How
Grey and Gray Morality
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Training Montage
Badass in a Nice Suit
Bad Boss
Babies Ever After
Made of Explodium
Bloody Hilarious
Large Ham
Establishing Character Moment
True Companions
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One-Man Army
Brainless Beauty
Gone Horribly Right
For Want of a Nail
Lock and Load Montage
Anti-Hero
Big Fancy House
Mexican Standoff
Pretty Little Headshots
Black and Gray Morality
Actor Allusion
Framing Device
Up to Eleven
Chase Scene
Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping
Naked People Are Funny