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