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