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