Tropescilloscope: No Antagonist

There is a conflict, but no antagonist that causes it. (read more at tvtropes.org)

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Black Comedy Fourth Date Marriage The Big Guy For Want of a Nail Femme Fatale Retired Badass Why Don't You Just Shoot Him? 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Killed Mid-Sentence Every Car Is a Pinto Mundane Made Awesome Eagleland A Father to His Men Took a Level in Badass Vomit Indiscretion Shot One-Word Title Sexy Discretion Shot Retcon Crapsack World Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy Sci-Fi Horror Laser-Guided Karma timeperiod Pet the Dog Market-Based Title Hypocritical Humor Public Domain Feature Films Country Matters Word of God Re-Cut Blonde, Brunette, Redhead Yandere Guns Akimbo Evil Brit Animal Title Index Disney Villain Death Disappeared Dad The Starscream Dissonant Serenity Foregone Conclusion Crazy Jealous Guy Love Triangle Spiteful Spit Agony of the Feet Fanservice Extra Artistic License – Biology Rule of Three Freeze-Frame Bonus Adorkable Instant Death Bullet Corrupt Corporate Executive Death by Sex And I Must Scream The Power of Love Evil Cannot Comprehend Good Aluminum Christmas Trees Deus ex Machina Big Damn Heroes Actually Pretty Funny Manic Pixie Dream Girl You Have Outlived Your Usefulness Dark Action Girl Real Life Earn Your Happy Ending Bound and Gagged Action Prologue Totally Radical Our Vampires Are Different Training Montage Plot Hole Improbable Aiming Skills Big Applesauce I Have Your Wife I Need a Freaking Drink Documentary Faking the Dead Damsel in Distress German Films Funny Background Event Mythology Gag Scary Black Man Back from the Dead Cool Old Guy Blood Knight Mr. Fanservice Aww, Look! 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Epilogue Arc Words It Will Never Catch On Rule of Funny Adult Fear Protagonist Title Fake Shemp The Ghost Dressing as the Enemy Chekhov's Skill Badass Grandpa Manly Tears Aside Glance She's Got Legs Heroic Sacrifice Wham Shot "Awesome McCool" Name Papa Wolf Contrived Coincidence Improbable Infant Survival aka: Infant Immortality Soft Glass Wretched Hive The Mafia Villain Song Very Loosely Based on a True Story Creator Cameo No Ending Coming-of-Age Story Too Dumb to Live Nice Guy More Dakka Index of Film Westerns Insult Backfire Not Quite Dead Only One Name Japanese Films Sole Survivor Ungrateful Bastard Due to the Dead Why Did It Have to Be Snakes? I Did What I Had to Do Shut Up, Hannibal! Taking You with Me Oh, Crap! Covers Always Lie Names to Run Away from Really Fast Visual Pun Funny Foreigner A.I. 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