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