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