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