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