Tropescilloscope: Driven to Suicide
Events lead a character to kill themself. (read more at tvtropes.org)
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Cool Car
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Maybe Ever After
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Butt-Monkey
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Karmic Death
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Large Ham
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Tempting Fate
Dark Reprise
What Happened to the Mouse?
Death by Sex
Conspicuous CG
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Mama Bear
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Black Best Friend
Cloudcuckoolander
Take That!
Psychopathic Manchild
Video Credits
Evil vs. Evil
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Amusing Injuries
Be Careful What You Wish For
Lock and Load Montage
Dirty Cop
Cruel and Unusual Death
Depraved Bisexual
Brainless Beauty
Shower Scene
Heroic BSoD
Undying Loyalty
Beard of Evil
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Due to the Dead
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La Résistance
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The Smart Guy
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Diabolus ex Machina
Spell My Name with an "S"
Double Entendre
Exactly What It Says on the Tin
Missing Mom
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Anti-Villain
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Betty and Veronica
Anachronism Stew
Death Seeker
Get Out!
Dissonant Serenity
Moment Killer
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Wrong Genre Savvy
Country Matters
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Made of Iron
Mood Whiplash
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Mr. Exposition
Death by Adaptation
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Artistic License Physics
Big Applesauce
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Badass in a Nice Suit
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Neck Snap
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Crazy Jealous Guy
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Dirty Old Man
Shipper on Deck
Foil
Celebrity Paradox
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What the Hell, Hero?
B-Movie
Rated M for Manly
Plot Hole
Chiaroscuro
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Self-Deprecation
Woman in White
"Shaggy Dog" Story
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Race Against the Clock
Famous Last Words
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My God, What Have I Done?
Our Vampires Are Different
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Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"
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Historical-Domain Character
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A Father to His Men
You Killed My Father
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Kill It with Fire
Improbable Aiming Skills
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Throwing Your Sword Always Works
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Only a Flesh Wound
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Final Girl
It's Personal
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Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?
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Historical In-Joke
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Didn't Think This Through
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Screw the Money, I Have Rules!
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Music Stories
Too Dumb to Live
Psychological Thriller
I'm a Humanitarian
Unreliable Narrator
Manipulative Bastard
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Tap on the Head
Those Two Bad Guys
Girl-on-Girl Is Hot
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Hollywood Law
Not Quite Dead
Monumental Damage
The Oner
Black and Gray Morality
Slasher Smile
Left the Background Music On
Pre-Mortem One-Liner
Nice Guy
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Dark Action Girl
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Half the Man He Used to Be
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Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right!
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Take a Third Option
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aka: The Un Favorite
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The Alleged Car
Defiant to the End
Pretty in Mink
Drowning My Sorrows
"Awesome McCool" Name
Determinator
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Important Haircut
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Reckless Gun Usage
Deal with the Devil
Danny Peary Cult Movies List
Peek-a-Boo Corpse
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In Medias Res
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Villainous Breakdown
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Parental Abandonment
Re-Cut
Together in Death
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Red Eyes, Take Warning
Martial Arts Movie
Red Shirt
Dual Wielding
Fun with Acronyms
Disney Villain Death
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Needs Wiki Magic Love
Fan Disservice
Beware the Nice Ones
Broken Pedestal
Let's Get Dangerous!
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Roger Ebert: Great Movies List
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As You Know
You Have Got to Be Kidding Me!
The Mole
From Bad to Worse
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Made of Explodium
Word of God
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Mad Scientist
The Cavalry
Affably Evil
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Deconstruction
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Heroes Want Redheads
Sealed Evil in a Can
Actually Pretty Funny
Accidental Misnaming
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Based on a True Story
Implacable Man
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Never My Fault
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Smoking Is Cool
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Leave the Camera Running
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War Is Hell
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Antagonist Title
Fantastic Racism
Nice Hat
Friend to All Children
Dirty Coward
Improvised Weapon
Fire-Forged Friends
Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique
Unresolved Sexual Tension
Drives Like Crazy
The Chick
Translation Convention
As the Good Book Says...
HeelFace Turn
Bring My Brown Pants
More Dakka
Fanservice Extra
Big "NO!"
My Beloved Smother
Index of Film Westerns
Idiot Ball
Soundtrack Dissonance
There Is No Kill Like Overkill
I Just Shot Marvin in the Face
Sadistic Choice
Sci-Fi Horror
Outrun the Fireball
Rule of Three
Australian Movies
Bi the Way
Asshole Victim
Blood Knight
Manic Pixie Dream Girl
The Musical
Protagonist Title
The Hero Dies
Real Life Writes the Plot
Composite Character
Those Two Guys
Spared by the Adaptation
Dull Surprise
Disproportionate Retribution
Put on a Bus
No OSHA Compliance
Sliding Scale of Idealism vs. Cynicism
Rich Bitch
The Mafia
Handicapped Badass
Your Cheating Heart
Cowboy Cop
Last-Name Basis
MacGuffin
Anyone Can Die
Death of a Child
Would Hit a Girl
Redemption Equals Death
Central Theme
Ax-Crazy
Rasputinian Death
Soft Glass
Aside Glance
Star-Crossed Lovers
Curb-Stomp Battle
Smug Snake
Dramatic Gun Cock
The Dog Bites Back
Adaptation Name Change
Superhero
Cool Guns
Canon Foreigner
Took a Level in Jerkass
Foregone Conclusion
Instant Death Bullet
Facial Horror
Zombie Stories
Card-Carrying Villain
Catch-Phrase
All There in the Manual
Non-Indicative Name
Hoist by His Own Petard
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Naïve Newcomer
Major Injury Underreaction
Big Damn Heroes
Hero Antagonist
Disguised in Drag
The Smurfette Principle
Evil Laugh
Villain Protagonist
I Have Your Wife
Say My Name
Adapted Out
Boom, Headshot!
Dramatic Irony
NO INDOOR VOICE
Politically Incorrect Villain
Bitch in Sheep's Clothing
Artistic License Gun Safety
Have a Gay Old Time
The Big Guy
O.O.C. Is Serious Business
Animated Credits Opening
Attempted Rape
Big Eater
Reality Has No Subtitles
Stealth Hi/Bye
Suspiciously Specific Denial
Here We Go Again!
Bullying a Dragon
Hope Spot
Never Trust a Trailer
You Have Failed Me
Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds
Big Brother Instinct
In Name Only
Sports Stories
Eyepatch of Power
Even Evil Has Loved Ones
Evil Is Petty
Fat Bastard
Animal Title Index
Brutal Honesty
Darker and Edgier
The Chessmaster
Air-Vent Passageway
Leitmotif
Artistic License Law
Man on Fire
Married to the Job
"Well Done, Son!" Guy
Black Dude Dies First
Covers Always Lie
As Himself
Chekhov's Gunman
The '70s
Mooks
Alliterative Name
Toilet Humour
aka: Toilet Humor
Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane
Villain Ball
Sequel Hook
The Starscream
Pre-Asskicking One-Liner
Overly Long Gag
Closed Circle
Death by Irony
Damsel in Distress
Match Cut
Eldritch Abomination
Double-Meaning Title
Nice Job Fixing It, Villain!
Storming the Castle
Shut Up, Hannibal!
Bald of Evil
Only Sane Man
Russian Films
An Aesop
Author Avatar
Intergenerational Friendship
Gratuitous English
The '60s
Knife Nut
Mr. Fanservice
Dark and Troubled Past
Drugs Are Bad
I Need a Freaking Drink
Green-Eyed Monster
Guns Akimbo
Cool Old Guy
Kick the Son of a Bitch
Victoria's Secret Compartment
Funny Background Event
Parental Incest
Failed a Spot Check
Amoral Attorney
And Starring
Henpecked Husband
The Vamp
Sole Survivor
Fatal Family Photo
Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil
Captain Obvious
Shirtless Scene
Costume Porn
Retired Badass
Cool Shades
No-Sell
Twist Ending
Ripped from the Headlines
Malevolent Masked Men
Artistic License Biology
Retcon
Neck Lift
And the Adventure Continues
Bunny-Ears Lawyer
Karma Houdini
The '90s
Curse Cut Short
Leaning on the Fourth Wall
Back from the Dead
Alas, Poor Villain
Cool Old Lady
Christmas Movies Index
Ugly Guy, Hot Wife
MayDecember Romance
Sir Not-Appearing-in-This-Trailer
Accidental Murder
Tagline
Jerkass
Evil-Detecting Dog
One-Word Title
Not Even Bothering with the Accent
Those Wacky Nazis
I Did What I Had to Do
The Load
No Antagonist
The Faceless
Mighty Whitey
Why Don't You Just Shoot Him?
Red Herring
Slap-Slap-Kiss
Small Name, Big Ego
Did Not Get the Girl
Ironic Echo
Names to Run Away from Really Fast
Straight Gay
Determinator
aka: The Determinator
Offscreen Teleportation
An Arm and a Leg
Romantic Comedy
Distracted by the Sexy
Canadian Movies
Adaptational Badass
The Hero
Public Domain Feature Films
Police are Useless
Demonic Possession
Impaled with Extreme Prejudice
Would Hurt a Child
Kids Are Cruel
Death Glare
Gainax Ending
Destination Defenestration
Black Comedy
Colour-Coded for Your Convenience
aka: Color Coded For Your Convenience
Bury Your Gays
Adorkable
Easily Forgiven
Meaningful Background Event
Sinister Minister
Off-into-the-Distance Ending
Only in It for the Money
Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping
Driven to Suicide
Corrupt Corporate Executive
Decoy Protagonist
Scare Chord
Empathic Environment
Children Are Innocent
She Cleans Up Nicely
Military and Warfare Films
Femme Fatale
Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas
Extremely Short Timespan
Yandere
Bond One-Liner
Overprotective Dad
Dogged Nice Guy
The Lancer
Wham Line
Vomit Discretion Shot
Reality Is Unrealistic
Eagleland
Rewatch Bonus
Awesome, but Impractical
Sassy Black Woman
Pun
aka: Incredibly Lame Pun
No Ending
Badass Boast
Red Oni, Blue Oni
From Nobody to Nightmare
Taking You with Me
Narrator
Interrupted Suicide
Catapult Nightmare
Arc Words
Fiery Redhead
'80s Hair
Face Death with Dignity
In the Back
An Axe to Grind
Posthumous Character
A God Am I
Badass Normal
Crazy-Prepared
Frame-Up
Daddy's Girl
Truth in Television
Aluminum Christmas Trees
Same Language Dub
Adaptational Attractiveness
Creative Closing Credits
Fourth Date Marriage
Nothing Is Scarier
Hate Sink
No Name Given
Eiffel Tower Effect
Developing Doomed Characters
Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass
Dies Wide Open
Vacation Films
What You Are in the Dark
She's Got Legs
Training Montage
The Lost Lenore
The Stinger
Evil Plan
Shout-Out
Better to Die than Be Killed
Affectionate Parody
Make It Look Like an Accident
Real Life
Killed Mid-Sentence
Riddle for the Ages
Abusive Parents
It Will Never Catch On
Obstructive Bureaucrat
Sexy Discretion Shot
Bond Villain Stupidity
Parental Neglect
Shown Their Work
True Companions
Car Fu
Meet Cute
Screw This, I'm Outta Here!
Bolivian Army Ending
Punny Name
Animal Motifs
Advertised Extra
Jerkass Has a Point
Well-Intentioned Extremist
Horror Comedy
Gender Flip
Groin Attack
Police Brutality
Line-of-Sight Name
Dumb Blonde
All for Nothing
Pet the Dog
Motor Mouth
Ghost Fiction
Department of Redundancy Department
Coming-of-Age Story
The Film of the Book
Serious Business
Extreme Doormat
This Is Gonna Suck
Daylight Horror
A Minor Kidroduction
Imagine Spot
Jerk with a Heart of Gold
Film Noir Index
Bittersweet Ending
Running Gag
He Who Fights Monsters
Jump Scare
Berserk Button
The End... Or Is It?
Body Horror
Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold
Punctuated! For! Emphasis!
Evil Is Hammy
Humans Are Bastards
Room Full of Crazy
Only One Name
Psycho for Hire
Gone Horribly Right
Early-Bird Cameo
Suspiciously Similar Substitute
Informed Ability
Kill 'em All
Your Head A-Splode
The Place
I Want My Beloved to Be Happy
The Voiceless
Brick Joke
Call-Back
Homage
Belligerent Sexual Tension
Screw the Rules, I Have Money!
Aww, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other
Obviously Evil
Chewing the Scenery
Evil Brit
Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy
Adults Are Useless
Adaptational Villainy
BrotherSister Incest
Grey and Gray Morality
Mercy Kill
Guile Hero
Unwitting Instigator of Doom
Hair-Trigger Temper
Recycled IN SPACE!
Once More, with Clarity!
Stepford Smiler
Scary Black Man
It Can Think
Improbable Infant Survival
aka: Infant Immortality
All Just a Dream
As Long as It Sounds Foreign
Historical Villain Upgrade
Logo Joke
Pragmatic Villainy
Only Known by Their Nickname
Happily Married
Insult Backfire
Bloodier and Gorier
Meaningful Echo
Spanner in the Works
Creepy Child
"Where Are They Now?" Epilogue
Villain with Good Publicity
Beauty Is Never Tarnished
Not So Stoic
Rule of Funny
"The Reason You Suck" Speech
Sacrificial Lion
Punch-Clock Villain
Dressing as the Enemy
Enemy Mine
Adaptation Dye-Job
Bare Your Midriff
Even Evil Has Standards
Sir Swears-a-Lot
Love at First Sight
Earn Your Happy Ending
Defrosting Ice Queen
Badass Grandpa
The '50s
Big Bad Duumvirate
Dropped a Bridge on Him
Action Girl
The X of Y
Morality Pet
Comically Missing the Point
Disney Death
Our Zombies Are Different
Casting Gag
Woman Scorned
Freeze-Frame Bonus
Badass Longcoat
All There in the Script
Vampire Fiction
Not So Different
Honor Before Reason
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
Annoying Younger Sibling
Hell Is That Noise
Really Gets Around
Biopic
Never Trust a Trailer
aka: Trailers Always Lie
Hooker with a Heart of Gold
Big Bad
Eureka Moment
Creator Cameo