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