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