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