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