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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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