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