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