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