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