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