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