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