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* Frequently delivered by random old men in ''Fanfic/FarceOfTheThreeKingdoms.'' Cao Cao apparently has a subscription with Deus Ex Machina Services, Inc.
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* Frequently delivered by random old men in ''Fanfic/FarceOfTheThreeKingdoms.'' ''Fanfic/FarceOfTheThreeKingdoms''. Cao Cao apparently has a subscription with Deus Ex Machina Services, Inc.
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* ''WebVideo/{{Dream}}:'' In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgdSJdeGF_0 "Minecraft Speedrunner VS 3 Hunters FINALE,"]] after he goes underwater and digs down, [[spoiler: he finds some diamonds. Christmas music starts playing.]]
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* ''WebVideo/{{Dream}}:'' In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgdSJdeGF_0 "Minecraft Speedrunner VS 3 Hunters FINALE,"]] after he goes underwater and digs down, [[spoiler: he [[spoiler:he finds some diamonds.diamonds]]. Christmas music starts playing.]]
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* ''LetsPlay/{{Dream}}:'' In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgdSJdeGF_0 "Minecraft Speedrunner VS 3 Hunters FINALE,"]] after he goes underwater and digs down, [[spoiler: he finds some diamonds. Christmas music starts playing.]]
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* ''LetsPlay/{{Dream}}:'' ''WebVideo/{{Dream}}:'' In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgdSJdeGF_0 "Minecraft Speedrunner VS 3 Hunters FINALE,"]] after he goes underwater and digs down, [[spoiler: he finds some diamonds. Christmas music starts playing.]]
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* Analyzed in one of the Trope Talk episodes of ''WebAnimation/OverlySarcasticProductions''. According to Red, Deus Ex Machina can have varying level of foreshadowing but it must be something that cannot be relied on.
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* Analyzed in one of the Trope Talk episodes of ''WebAnimation/OverlySarcasticProductions''. According to Red, Deus Ex Machina can have varying level of foreshadowing but it still must be something that cannot be relied on.on to happen. She also discusses how deus ex machina that solves the problem on its own is generally less well-received than a deus ex machina that merely makes it possible for heroes to solve a problem.
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The term is Latin for "god out of the machine" and originates in [[OlderThanFeudalism ancient Greek theater]].[[note]]the original classical Greek "theos ek mekhanikos" became "deus ex machina" through Latin translations of Greek literary criticism in the Renaissance.[[/note]] It referred to scenes in which a crane (''machine'') was used to lower actors or [[StarringSpecialEffects statues]] playing a god or gods (''deus'') onto the stage to set things right, often near the end of the play. In its most literal interpretation, this is when a godlike figure or power, with all the convenient power that comes with that, arrives to solve the problem. A DivineIntervention need not always be a Deus ex Machina or the sole way this trope plays out however.
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The term is Latin for "god out of the machine" and originates in [[OlderThanFeudalism ancient Greek theater]].[[note]]the original classical Greek "theos ek mekhanikos" became "deus ex machina" through Latin translations of Greek literary criticism in the Renaissance.[[/note]] It referred to scenes in which a crane (''machine'') was used to lower actors or [[StarringSpecialEffects statues]] playing a god or gods (''deus'') onto the stage to set things right, often near the end of the play. In its most literal interpretation, this is when a godlike figure or power, with all the convenient power that comes with that, arrives to solve the problem. A DivineIntervention need not always be is used to solve a Deus ex Machina or problem that would have doomed the sole protagonist to absolute failure. The less literal take replaces "godly powers" with [[OnlyTheAuthorCanSaveThemNow a nod that something with control over the narrative itself]] had to nudge things the right way this trope plays out however.
to make a plot twist happen.
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# Dei ex Machina are ''external'' to the characters and their choices throughout the story. The solution comes from a character with [[SmallRoleBigImpact small or non-existent influence on the plot until that point]], random chance from nature or [[LaserGuidedKarma karma]], or some level of fate or ContrivedCoincidence takes over.
So if these criteria are not fulfilled, then it's not an example, even if it's literal divine intervention. Actual examples ''can'' be half-literal by being cases of divine intervention (though unlikely to be entirely literal since gods rarely come out of machines), but just because something matches the trope name is never enough to make it an example of the trope.
So if these criteria are not fulfilled, then it's not an example, even if it's literal divine intervention. Actual examples ''can'' be half-literal by being cases of divine intervention (though unlikely to be entirely literal since gods rarely come out of machines), but just because something matches the trope name is never enough to make it an example of the trope.
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# Dei ex Machina are ''external'' to the characters and their choices throughout the story. The solution comes from a character with [[SmallRoleBigImpact small or non-existent influence on the plot until that point]], random chance [[GaiasVengeance from nature or nature]], [[LaserGuidedKarma karma]], or some level of fate or other ContrivedCoincidence takes over.
So if these criteria are Note DivineIntervention by itself is not fulfilled, then it's not an example, even if it's literal divine intervention. Actual always a Deus Ex Machina, while most examples ''can'' be half-literal by being cases of divine intervention (though unlikely to be entirely literal since gods rarely come out of machines), but machines) the crux remains on minimal set up if any at all. The impact on the story may just because be leveling the playing field so the protagonist still has something matches the trope name is never enough to make it punch and doesn't have to include an example of the trope.
angelic chorus.
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Not to be confused with the tropes DeusEstMachina, DeusExitMachina or AveMachina. Nor the works ''Franchise/DeusEx'', ''Manga/DeusExMachina2008'', ''Film/ExMachina'' or ''ComicBook/ExMachina''.
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Not to be confused with the tropes DeusEstMachina, DeusExitMachina or AveMachina. Nor the works ''Franchise/DeusEx'', ''Franchise/DeusExUniverse'', ''Manga/DeusExMachina2008'', ''Film/ExMachina'' or ''ComicBook/ExMachina''.
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* In ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'', the high-level Cleric spell Miracle allows you to request intervention from your deity. It costs experience points to use in that fashion, but other than that the only stated downside is that the deity might refuse.
** In 5th Edition, Clerics can eventually gain a feature that lets them beseech their deity to offer assistance in their time of need. The roll for it is very unlikely to succeed, but having a more limited but reusable version of the Wish spell is nothing to scoff at.
** In 5th Edition, Clerics can eventually gain a feature that lets them beseech their deity to offer assistance in their time of need. The roll for it is very unlikely to succeed, but having a more limited but reusable version of the Wish spell is nothing to scoff at.
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* In ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'', the ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons''
** The high-level Cleric spell Miracle allows you to request intervention from your deity. It costs experience points to use in that fashion, but other than that the only stated downside is that the deity might refuse.
** In 5th Edition, Clerics can eventually gain a feature called Divine Intervention that lets them beseech their deity to offer assistance in their time of need. The roll for it is very unlikely tosucceed, but succeed -- the player has to roll their Cleric level or lower on a [=d100=], effectively getting anywhere from a 10 to 19 percent chance to succeed. But having a more limited but reusable version of the Wish spell an ability that will effectively let you do whatever you want is nothing to scoff at.
** The high-level Cleric spell Miracle allows you to request intervention from your deity. It costs experience points to use in that fashion, but other than that the only stated downside is that the deity might refuse.
** In 5th Edition, Clerics can eventually gain a feature called Divine Intervention that lets them beseech their deity to offer assistance in their time of need. The roll for it is very unlikely to
