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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. | '''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 ([[Star Trek]] fans are generally credited with coming up with). 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== | ||
Revision as of 01:14, 9 January 2010
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 (Star Trek fans are generally credited with coming up with). 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.