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