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