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Florestan
Since: May, 2015
Chabal2
Since: Jan, 2010
29th Jun, 2020 06:13:29 AM
There's Fourth Wall Myopia, but it's no-examples.
Mac_R
(Experienced, Not Yet Jaded)
29th Jun, 2020 07:20:17 PM
Audience Awareness Advantage, yes. Thanks!
I remember a trope in this wiki about authors (especially amateur ones, like Fan Fiction writers) assuming, either consciously or subconsciously, that the characters know the same things they do - the examples listed were how random characters assumed Supergirl was Superman's cousin, even though that wasn't common knowledge - she might be a sister, friend or even just a fan. Another example was the old Star Wars expanded universe, wherein characters somehow "knew" Darth Vader was Luke's father after the fall of the empire, despite Luke never going public - and nobody knowing Vader's real name and background to begin with.
Edited by Mac_R