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