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'''Character shields''' is a term for the | '''Character shields''' is a term -- generally credited to [[Trekkie]]s -- for the mysterious ability of main characters to survive hazards that routinely kill secondary characters and extras. This is the sort of thing that lets a main character walk away from an airliner crash that no one else survived. | ||
==Character Shields in Debates== | ==Character Shields in Debates== | ||
Latest revision as of 04:41, 9 January 2010
Character shields is a term -- generally credited to Trekkies -- for the mysterious ability of main characters to survive hazards that routinely kill secondary characters and extras. This is the sort of thing that lets a main character walk away from an airliner crash that no one else survived.
Character Shields in Debates
Every once in a while, some dimwit will cite "character shields" as the reason a particular character -- like James T. Kirk, for instance -- would win a fight. Such a moronic argument throws suspension of disbelief out the window.