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