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