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