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