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