Plot armor

Plot armor is a plot device wherein a fictional character is preserved from harm due to their necessity for the plot to proceed. The Oxford English Dictionary identified the term as originating in the 2000s, with its first reported use on the Usenet forum alt.games.dur-trs-trap.

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Plot armor

Plot armor is a plot device wherein a fictional character is preserved from harm due to their necessity for the plot to proceed. The Oxford English Dictionary identified the term as originating in the 2000s, with its first reported use on the Usenet forum alt.games.dur-trs-trap.

Source: Wikipedia "Plot armor" · CC BY-SA 4.0

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