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