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