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| 6 | DeusExMachina is the common term for a trope in which something not previously established (originally, a god) suddenly appears to resolve the plot. It's an old enough term that it's used here in the wiki. It's also surprisingly punnable, and that's what's going on here. |
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| 8 | !!Tropes following this pattern: |
| 9 | [[index]] |
| 10 | * AllJustADream |
| 11 | * AssPull |
| 12 | * DeusAxMachina |
| 13 | * DeusExMachina |
| 14 | * DeusExNukina |
| 15 | * DeusExScuseMe |
| 16 | * DeusExitMachina |
| 17 | * DeusSexMachina |
| 18 | * DiabolusExMachina |
| 19 | * DiabolusExNihilo |
| 20 | * GoodFortuneFromGod |
| 21 | * NotTooDeadToSaveTheDay |
| 22 | * ParentExMachina |
| 23 | [[/index]] |
| 24 | |
| 25 | !!Not conceptually related: |
| 26 | * AveMachina: Worship of a machine. |
| 27 | * DeusAngstMachina: A character's backstory has ridiculous amounts of trauma. |
| 28 | * DeusEstMachina: An ArtificialIntelligence that ascended into becoming a PhysicalGod. |
| 29 | * DeusExHomine: A mortal becomes a god. |
| 30 | |
| 31 | !!See also: |
| 32 | * JustForFun/HowToStopTheDeusExMachina |
| 33 | * "Deus Ex Sewing Machina" -- see ''Webcomic/ProblemSleuth'' |
| 34 | * ''VideoGame/DeusEx'' |
| 35 | * ''VideoGame/DaemonXMachina'' |
| 36 | * ''ComicBook/ExMachina'' |
| 37 | * And ''this'' ''Film/ExMachina'' |
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