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