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16[[quoteright:166:[[Film/ThePhantomMenace https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Jar_Jar_in_carbonite_cropped_60.png]]]]
17[-[[caption-width-right:166:Let's face it, [[TakenForGranite you would freeze Jar Jar Binks in carbonite, too]].]]-]
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19->''"Picard, the captain who recognized Wesley's intellect and promoted him to acting ensign, responds with three words that follow me to this day: 'Shut up, Wesley!' Trekkies around the country gasp in delight as an episode that was veering into 'The Last Outpost' territory suddenly has redeeming value. Basement printing presses, silk screens, and button-makers go into over drive as entrepreneurial fans do what they do best. The convention market is flooded with the resulting merchandise, and children are still attending college today from the sales."''
20-->-- '''Creator/WilWheaton''''s review of '''Datalore'''
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22TheScrappy and [[ScrappyIndex their ilk]] are characters who are despised by most (if not all) of the fandom [[UnexpectedReactionsToThisIndex against the intent of their work's author]]. However, occasionally there may be one moment where the despised character is the butt of a humiliating joke, or another character says what the audience is thinking to/about the despised character.
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24If this results in the character's death, this can result in mass rejoicing. If the Scrappy in question has been around long enough and especially if they happen to be the CreatorsPet character, this is probably an AuthorsSavingThrow. Can be the character's (on the firing end) SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome, or a SugarWiki/{{Funny Moment|s}}. [[TropesAreTools In some scenarios]], however, this can come off as unnecessarily mean-spirited to some fans, especially if [[OutOfCharacterMoment the cast breaks character to express their hatred]].
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26An interesting philosophical question arises from these moments, with no easy answer: should fans compliment a writer for killing off a character...that this same writer ruined in the first place? Or is it a final admission of failure by that writer, that there was no way to fix the character?
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28Compare CreatorsPest and DiscontinuityNod. Contrast CreatorsPet, AlasPoorScrappy, and RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap.
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34* TakeThatScrappy/AnimeAndManga
35* TakeThatScrappy/ComicBooks
36* TakeThatScrappy/FanWorks
37* TakeThatScrappy/{{Film}}
38* TakeThatScrappy/LiveActionTV
39* TakeThatScrappy/ProfessionalWrestling
40* TakeThatScrappy/VideoGames
41** ''TakeThatScrappy/MortalKombatX''
42* TakeThatScrappy/WesternAnimation
43* TakeThatScrappy/OtherMedia
44** ''TakeThatScrappy/SuperMarioLogan''
45[[/index]]

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