Tropescilloscope: Not So Different

Two opponents realize they're not so different. (read more at tvtropes.org)

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Is a Crapshoot Amoral Attorney The Starscream Drives Like Crazy Eldritch Abomination The Ditz Four-Temperament Ensemble Animated Credits Opening Villain with Good Publicity Shirtless Scene Curb-Stomp Battle Pimped-Out Dress Men Are the Expendable Gender Pyrrhic Victory Double Entendre Distracted by the Sexy Brick Joke Abusive Parents Exact Words Big Applesauce The Stoic The Bad Guy Wins The Dreaded Slap-Slap-Kiss Undying Loyalty Took a Level in Badass British Films Ungrateful Bastard Aside Glance Flashback Japanese Films Everyone Has Standards Eyepatch of Power Slasher Movie The Lost Lenore Face Death with Dignity Police are Useless Last-Name Basis Black Dude Dies First Affably Evil Screw This, I'm Outta Here! Not So Different Light Is Not Good Suddenly SHOUTING! Expy Air-Vent Passageway Calling the Old Man Out Ascended Extra Unwitting Instigator of Doom "Where Are They Now?" 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No Celebrities Were Harmed Science Fiction Films Adaptation Expansion The '60s The Cameo Empathic Environment All Girls Want Bad Boys Nothing Is Scarier Jerk Jock Our Vampires Are Different Vacation Films Body Horror Eagleland Biopic The Mole The Quiet One Sole Survivor Adapted Out Horror Films Villain Opening Scene Evil Cannot Comprehend Good Important Haircut Needs Wiki Magic Love Bottomless Magazines Fanservice Action Genre Intrepid Reporter folderlabel Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking Call-Forward What the Hell, Hero? 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