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