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