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