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