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