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