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