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