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