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