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