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