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