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