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'''Character shields''' is a term for the tendency of main cast members to survive dangerous situations with ease while secondary characters die in large numbers. This is the sort of thing that lets a main character walk away from an airliner crash that no one else survived. | '''Character shields''' is a term for the tendency of main cast members to survive dangerous situations with ease while secondary characters die in large numbers. 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. | |||
[[Category: Debate]] | [[Category: Debate]] | ||
[[Category: Fandom]] | [[Category: Fandom]] | ||
Revision as of 14:46, 17 August 2009
Character shields is a term for the tendency of main cast members to survive dangerous situations with ease while secondary characters die in large numbers. 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.