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A form of MagicFromTechnology whereby a TV remote control works on reality itself. Somehow, the remote imbues its wielder with bonafide RealityWarper abilities, such as being able to [[TimeMaster control time]] with the [[TimeStandsStill pause]], fast-forward, and rewind buttons, take away people's voices with mute, or even change the entire environment by "channel-hopping". Although, callous users may find out that RealityWarpingIsNotAToy.

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A form of MagicFromTechnology whereby a TV remote control works on reality itself. Somehow, the remote imbues its wielder with bonafide RealityWarper abilities, such as being able to [[TimeMaster control time]] with the [[TimeStandsStill pause]], fast-forward, and rewind buttons, take away people's voices with mute, or even change the entire environment by "channel-hopping". Although, callous users may find out that RealityWarpingIsNotAToy.
RealityWarpingIsNotAToy. This trope often entails a bit of LeaningOnTheFourthWall, if not [[BreakingTheFourthWall breaking it outright]]; a character with access to the control might fast-forward through boring parts of a storyline while giving an [[AsideGlance amusing aside to the audience]], use the remote to rewind and SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong, or even pause the action entirely to [[CharacterFilibuster go off on a long speech about something or other]], to name just a few uses.

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