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