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