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