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