Tropescilloscope: Evil Brit

Posh British accent = upper-class evil. Cockney accent = thuggish evil. (read more at tvtropes.org)

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