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