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