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So you just finished playing SuperpowerLottery? Well, kid, you just won the ''grand prize!'' You know those pesky laws of physics? Or that annoying thing called [[YouCantFightFate causality]]? [[UsefulNotes/AlbertEinstein Einstein's]] [[UsefulNotes/{{Relativity}} theory of relativity]]? [[QuantumMechanicsCanDoAnything Quantum physics]]? You can laugh and say, [[BeyondTheImpossible "screw you"]] to them now.

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So you just finished playing SuperpowerLottery? Well, kid, you just won the ''grand prize!'' You know those pesky laws of physics? physics (and even peskier laws of metaphysics)? Or that annoying thing called [[YouCantFightFate causality]]? [[UsefulNotes/AlbertEinstein Einstein's]] [[UsefulNotes/{{Relativity}} theory of relativity]]? [[QuantumMechanicsCanDoAnything Quantum physics]]? You can laugh and say, [[BeyondTheImpossible "screw you"]] to them now.
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In both modern SpeculativeFiction and older folklore, low-to-moderate versions of Reality Warper are standard-issue for [[MagicAndPowers magic]], since magic by definition uses its own rules, and therefore defies reality. However, there's a difference between all magic being technically like this and characters who can change things just by thinking it without following [[MagicAIsMagicA rules of magic]] like only being able to use existing spells. The common modern fantasy concept of a [[MakeAWish granting wishes]] invokes this premise; [[SayingSoundEffectsOutLoud *poof*]] and stuff happens. Cartoon characters also often employ this ability as a gag. {{Eldritch Abomination}}s are often capable of this, usually [[CosmicHorrorStory to horrible ends]]. [[note]]Some authors however will make Eldritch beings "[[WrongContextMagic beyond]]" reality warpers and [[EvilVersusOblivion even worse]] than the warpers themselves (if an analogy is given, it may be something like: the warper can rewrite the lawbook, the abomination is the fire that consumes the courthouse). Expect accidentally summoning one of these beings to be an unintended side-effect of warping reality, the abomination will likely go on to be the [[MakeWayForTheNewVillains new antagonist]] shorty after doing ''something'' nasty to the [[TheWorfEffect warper]].[[/note]]

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In both modern SpeculativeFiction and older folklore, low-to-moderate versions of Reality Warper are standard-issue for [[MagicAndPowers magic]], {{magic|AndPowers}}, since magic by definition uses its own rules, and therefore defies reality. However, there's a difference between all magic being technically like this and characters who can change things just by thinking it without following [[MagicAIsMagicA rules of magic]] like only being able to use existing spells. The common modern fantasy concept of a [[MakeAWish granting wishes]] invokes this premise; [[SayingSoundEffectsOutLoud *poof*]] and stuff happens. The primary caveat is that the artifacts or beings who grant wishes cannot invoke this power for themselves; they can alter reality to the point of rewriting history, but need someone to ask them do it first. Cartoon characters also often employ this ability as a gag. {{Eldritch Abomination}}s are often capable of this, usually [[CosmicHorrorStory to horrible ends]]. [[note]]Some authors however will make Eldritch beings "[[WrongContextMagic beyond]]" reality warpers and [[EvilVersusOblivion even worse]] than the warpers themselves (if an analogy is given, it may be something like: the warper can rewrite the lawbook, the abomination is the fire that consumes the courthouse). Expect accidentally summoning one of these beings to be an unintended side-effect of warping reality, the abomination will likely go on to be the [[MakeWayForTheNewVillains new antagonist]] shorty after doing ''something'' nasty to the [[TheWorfEffect warper]].[[/note]]
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Because [[BewareTheSuperman absolute power corrupts absolutely]], characters with this high a level of power are quite likely to go or be bad. They might even [[AGodAmI deem themselves to be gods]]; what's worse, even the only moderately powerful ones [[PhysicalGod are arguably right]].

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Because [[BewareTheSuperman absolute power corrupts absolutely]], characters with this high a level of power are quite likely to go or be bad. It can be very difficult to maintain empathy and humility when reality is essentially an extension of your imagination. Even those who maintain their morals tend to go down the KnightTemplar route when they realize how easy it can be to make all of reality conform to their ethical standards. They might even [[AGodAmI deem themselves to be gods]]; what's worse, even the only moderately powerful ones [[PhysicalGod are arguably right]].
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** Another episode features a showdown between [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Discord]] and [[WesternAnimation/GravityFalls Bill Cipher]], and at the end discusses the difficulties in analyzing a fight between two characters who can basically do anything.

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** Another episode features a showdown between between [[WesternAnimation/GravityFalls Bill Cipher]] and [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Discord]] and [[WesternAnimation/GravityFalls Bill Cipher]], Discord]], and at the end discusses the difficulties in analyzing a fight between two characters who can basically do anything.
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When adding examples, please remember that this trope is ''extremely'' common (since even magic in general is technically this trope) so please add only JustForFun/{{egregious}} examples, and works that elaborate upon this trope InUniverse or have this trope as a {{Plot Device}}. After all, RealityWarpingIsNotAToy.

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When adding examples, please remember that this trope is ''extremely'' common (since even magic in general is technically this trope) so please add only JustForFun/{{egregious}} egregious examples, and works that elaborate upon this trope InUniverse or have this trope as a {{Plot Device}}. After all, RealityWarpingIsNotAToy.
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** Another episode features a showdown between [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Discord]] and [[WesternAnimation/GravityFalls Bill Cipher]], and at the end discusses the difficulties in analyzing a fight between two characters who can basically do anything.
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* Platform/GoAnimate: [[WesternAnimation/{{Caillou}} Uolliac]]'s mere existence seems to warp time and space around it.
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-->-- '''Transcript of Dr. Clef's Seminar''', "[[http://www.scp-wiki.net/clef101 Reality Benders and You: How To Survive When Existence Doesn't]]", Website/SCPFoundation

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-->-- '''Transcript of Dr. Clef's Seminar''', "[[http://www.scp-wiki.net/clef101 Reality Benders and You: How To Survive When Existence Doesn't]]", Website/SCPFoundation
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Compare AuthorPowers, ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve, and YourMindMakesItReal. RewritingReality is a subtrope, often paired with a TomeOfFate or RealityWritingBook. VirtualRealityWarper is when this is done in VirtualReality. This trope has nothing to do with IRejectYourReality, though some Warpers may indeed ''have'' that attitude, nor with ''Music/MasterOfReality'', the Music/BlackSabbath album.

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Compare AuthorPowers, ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve, and YourMindMakesItReal. RewritingReality is a subtrope, often paired with a TomeOfFate or RealityWritingBook. VirtualRealityWarper is when this is done in VirtualReality.InsideAComputerSystem. This trope has nothing to do with IRejectYourReality, though some Warpers may indeed ''have'' that attitude, nor with ''Music/MasterOfReality'', the Music/BlackSabbath album.
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[[RealityIsOutToLunch Reality is officially out to lunch]], and you're serving the main course. This means you can create things out of nothing, change already existing things, erase things from existence, and generally force reality to obey your will just by thinking about it. Any and all scientific or natural laws such as biology, chemistry, physics, or even time, – they no longer apply to you. Yes, for all intents and purposes, a Reality Warper can literally do anything they want. Anything.

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[[RealityIsOutToLunch Reality is officially out to lunch]], and you're serving the main course. This means you can create things something out of nothing, change already existing things, the world around you, erase things from existence, and generally force reality to obey your will just by thinking about it. Any and all scientific or natural laws such as biology, chemistry, physics, or even time, – they no longer apply to you. Yes, for all intents and purposes, a Reality Warper can literally do anything they want. Anything.



Running into characters with such powers can be incredibly chancy. Arguing with the more powerful ones may well be futile, especially since they can ''literally'', in the words of Paul from ''Film/TheDungeonmaster'', "reject your reality and ''substitute their own''".

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Running into characters with such powers can be incredibly chancy. Arguing with the more powerful ones may well be futile, especially since they can ''literally'', in the words of paraphrasing Paul from ''Film/TheDungeonmaster'', "reject your reality and ''substitute their own''".
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[[RealityIsOutToLunch Reality is officially out to lunch]], and you've picked the restaurant, rewritten the menu, and told the waitress, "Actually, it'll be having the salad." This means you can create things out of nothing, change already existing things, erase things from existence, and generally force reality to obey your will just by thinking about it. Any and all scientific or natural laws such as biology, chemistry, physics, or even time, – they no longer apply to you. Yes, for all intents and purposes, a Reality Warper can literally do anything they want. Anything.

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[[RealityIsOutToLunch Reality is officially out to lunch]], and you've picked you're serving the restaurant, rewritten the menu, and told the waitress, "Actually, it'll be having the salad." main course. This means you can create things out of nothing, change already existing things, erase things from existence, and generally force reality to obey your will just by thinking about it. Any and all scientific or natural laws such as biology, chemistry, physics, or even time, – they no longer apply to you. Yes, for all intents and purposes, a Reality Warper can literally do anything they want. Anything.

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Compare AuthorPowers, ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve, and YourMindMakesItReal. RewritingReality is a subtrope, often paired with a TomeOfFate or RealityWritingBook. This trope has nothing to do with IRejectYourReality, though some Warpers may indeed ''have'' that attitude, nor with ''Music/MasterOfReality'', the Music/BlackSabbath album.

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Compare AuthorPowers, ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve, and YourMindMakesItReal. RewritingReality is a subtrope, often paired with a TomeOfFate or RealityWritingBook. VirtualRealityWarper is when this is done in VirtualReality. This trope has nothing to do with IRejectYourReality, though some Warpers may indeed ''have'' that attitude, nor with ''Music/MasterOfReality'', the Music/BlackSabbath album.
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-->-- '''Transcript of Dr. Clef's Seminar''', "[[http://www.scp-wiki.net/clef101 Reality Benders and You: How To Survive When Existence Doesn't]]", Wiki/SCPFoundation

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* The "demon" of the Advina Avis (aka [[spoiler:Ronnie Schiatto]]) from ''LightNovel/{{Baccano}}''. The full extent of his reality warping abilities hasn't been demonstrated, but so far has included materializing and dematerializing matter at will, bestowing forbidden knowledge, [[SuperEmpowering granting people immortality and other abilities]] (as well as slapping on whatever perks and restrictions he wishes), appearing anyplace at anytime, global mind-reading, and [[spoiler:shifting in and out of human form at will]]. Generally, [[AllPowerfulBystander he doesn't go around doing these sorts of things very often]], however, because nigh-omnipotence can become quite boring after several-hundred millennia.
* ''LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex'':
** Every single Esper. Their powers work by substituting their own reality into the real world using AIM ([[GratuitousEnglish An Involuntary Movement]]) fields, which also acts as AppliedPhlebotinum for many story arcs. The downside to this is that their "personal reality" must share a lot of characteristics with the "real reality", otherwise they will be isolated from reality completely, [[spoiler:as with Kazakiri Hyouka in her initial appearances]].
** For that matter, [[AllMythsAreTrue any sufficiently powerful mythical beings]] are capable of this, with [[OurAngelsAredifferent the Archangels]] being prime examples.
** Aureolus Izzard. "Alchemist" my ass. MasterOfIllusion combined with ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve is his actual power. It does has its limits however, as pointed out by Stiyl. If he really could warp reality, why couldn't he just wish a vampire into existence?
** Perfect [[TheArchmage Majins]] (Magic Gods) fall into this category, being able to recreate the world as they please with little effort (once they overcome the 50/50 success rate problem).
** Aleister Crowley too, as he is a magician powerful enough to become a Majin, but he made some specific alterations to his body to prevent it. Well, if you can [[spoiler:'''''exist at more than one location at the same time''''']] and possesses a tool (called "Archetype Controller") which can [[spoiler:manipulate {{TROPE}}S of all things, and powerful enough to ''literally create the entire concept of "Science Side" and its espers'']], really, what's changed?
* In ''Literature/DateALive'' the [[AppliedPhlebotinum Realizer]] makes "human imagination into reality" and powers the [[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture setting]]. The result is a bit like a StandardSuperHeroSetting, where most tech is modern day, with a few organizations having access to much more advanced stuff. The Realizer is used to implement a variety of superpowers, but is implied to have a number of limits. The talent to be able to use it is very rare(used as a justification for ChildSoldiers), along with having fairly significant limits with regard to the range and complexity of powers that can be created; [[TransformationSequence clothing changes]], flight, super strength and defensive shields can all be created, but the AST needs to have pre-made weapons rather than creating them themselves. It's also mentioned as the way to quickly reconstruct damage caused by various battles and supernatural events.
* Manga/{{Doraemon}}, with his gadgets, can warp reality to its full extent. Check out the "what if" phone booth. It's able to create a whole new world based on the wish.
* Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya. Up to and including [[TheOmnipotent omnipotence]].
** For that matter, the Interfaces, such as Yuki [[spoiler:and Ryouko]] qualifies. Their powers aren't as rule-breaking as Haruhi's, but they can still launch [=MySQL=] injections into reality. To take this to a greater degree, in Disappearance [[spoiler:they can even hijack Haruhi's unlimited power]]! The difference between Haruhi and the Interfaces is that Haruhi can create "data" out of nothing, while the Interfaces can "only" alter existing data. That's why, in-universe, the Interfaces are treated as Reality Warpers while Haruhi herself is considered, well, basically a God, if not "the" God.
** Related to the trope notes above, there is a good reason why Haruhi can get away with being a protagonist ''and'' a Reality Warper; She has ''no idea what she is or what power she holds''. Most of her warping is done through childishly wishing something to be different.
* Everyone in ''Literature/SundayWithoutGod'' has this power to some degree. Basically, if you wish for something hard enough (such as ResurrectiveImmortality, ImprobableAimingSkills, or [[spoiler:resetting time to prevent a person's death]]), you might just get it, but [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor you may not be happy with the results.]] The lack of true death is also strongly implied to be because people collectively wished for immortality, thus warping the reality of life and death.
* ''Literature/ThatTimeIGotReincarnatedAsASlime'': There is one absolute, unbendable rule in this universe that not only surpasses the laws of nature, but bypasses their roles completely: Ultimate Skills are the ultimate power. Anyone who possesses even one of these are able to treat the laws of reality like "unique cases", suggestions that can be ignored or manipulated at a whim, and can [[NoSell even ignore the effects]] of all but the most powerful Unique Skills that might as well already be on the level of an Ultimate. In most cases [[TakesOneToKillOne only an Ultimate Skill can counter another one]]. TheMultiverse itself was [[TheMaker created by a being]] who possessed and used his Ultimate Skills to do so, for the record.
* Yusuke in ''Literature/WorldCustomizeCreator'' gains the ability to "customize" anything, as if it were being edited in a virtual environment. Initially he thinks it works like the game it appears to be from, able to customize weapons and equipment, he eventually discovers it can edit ''anything''.
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* In ''LightNovel/DateALive'' the [[AppliedPhlebotinum Realizer]] makes "human imagination into reality" and powers the [[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture setting]]. The result is a bit like a StandardSuperHeroSetting, where most tech is modern day, with a few organizations having access to much more advanced stuff. The Realizer is used to implement a variety of superpowers, but is implied to have a number of limits. The talent to be able to use it is very rare(used as a justification for ChildSoldiers), along with having fairly significant limits with regard to the range and complexity of powers that can be created; [[TransformationSequence clothing changes]], flight, super strength and defensive shields can all be created, but the AST needs to have pre-made weapons rather than creating them themselves. It's also mentioned as the way to quickly reconstruct damage caused by various battles and supernatural events.

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* In ''LightNovel/DateALive'' ''Literature/DateALive'' the [[AppliedPhlebotinum Realizer]] makes "human imagination into reality" and powers the [[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture setting]]. The result is a bit like a StandardSuperHeroSetting, where most tech is modern day, with a few organizations having access to much more advanced stuff. The Realizer is used to implement a variety of superpowers, but is implied to have a number of limits. The talent to be able to use it is very rare(used as a justification for ChildSoldiers), along with having fairly significant limits with regard to the range and complexity of powers that can be created; [[TransformationSequence clothing changes]], flight, super strength and defensive shields can all be created, but the AST needs to have pre-made weapons rather than creating them themselves. It's also mentioned as the way to quickly reconstruct damage caused by various battles and supernatural events.



* LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya. Up to and including [[TheOmnipotent omnipotence]].

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* LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya.Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya. Up to and including [[TheOmnipotent omnipotence]].



* Everyone in ''LightNovel/SundayWithoutGod'' has this power to some degree. Basically, if you wish for something hard enough (such as ResurrectiveImmortality, ImprobableAimingSkills, or [[spoiler:resetting time to prevent a person's death]]), you might just get it, but [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor you may not be happy with the results.]] The lack of true death is also strongly implied to be because people collectively wished for immortality, thus warping the reality of life and death.
* ''LightNovel/ThatTimeIGotReincarnatedAsASlime'': There is one absolute, unbendable rule in this universe that not only surpasses the laws of nature, but bypasses their roles completely: Ultimate Skills are the ultimate power. Anyone who possesses even one of these are able to treat the laws of reality like "unique cases", suggestions that can be ignored or manipulated at a whim, and can [[NoSell even ignore the effects]] of all but the most powerful Unique Skills that might as well already be on the level of an Ultimate. In most cases [[TakesOneToKillOne only an Ultimate Skill can counter another one]]. TheMultiverse itself was [[TheMaker created by a being]] who possessed and used his Ultimate Skills to do so, for the record.
* Yusuke in ''LightNovel/WorldCustomizeCreator'' gains the ability to "customize" anything, as if it were being edited in a virtual environment. Initially he thinks it works like the game it appears to be from, able to customize weapons and equipment, he eventually discovers it can edit ''anything''.

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* Everyone in ''LightNovel/SundayWithoutGod'' ''Literature/SundayWithoutGod'' has this power to some degree. Basically, if you wish for something hard enough (such as ResurrectiveImmortality, ImprobableAimingSkills, or [[spoiler:resetting time to prevent a person's death]]), you might just get it, but [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor you may not be happy with the results.]] The lack of true death is also strongly implied to be because people collectively wished for immortality, thus warping the reality of life and death.
* ''LightNovel/ThatTimeIGotReincarnatedAsASlime'': ''Literature/ThatTimeIGotReincarnatedAsASlime'': There is one absolute, unbendable rule in this universe that not only surpasses the laws of nature, but bypasses their roles completely: Ultimate Skills are the ultimate power. Anyone who possesses even one of these are able to treat the laws of reality like "unique cases", suggestions that can be ignored or manipulated at a whim, and can [[NoSell even ignore the effects]] of all but the most powerful Unique Skills that might as well already be on the level of an Ultimate. In most cases [[TakesOneToKillOne only an Ultimate Skill can counter another one]]. TheMultiverse itself was [[TheMaker created by a being]] who possessed and used his Ultimate Skills to do so, for the record.
* Yusuke in ''LightNovel/WorldCustomizeCreator'' ''Literature/WorldCustomizeCreator'' gains the ability to "customize" anything, as if it were being edited in a virtual environment. Initially he thinks it works like the game it appears to be from, able to customize weapons and equipment, he eventually discovers it can edit ''anything''.
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In both modern SpeculativeFiction and older folklore, low-to-moderate versions of Reality Warper are standard-issue for [[MagicAndPowers magic]], since magic by definition uses its own rules, and therefore defies reality. However, there's a difference between all magic being technically like this and characters who can change things just by thinking it without following [[MagicAIsMagicA rules of magic]] like only being able to use existing spells. The common modern fantasy concept of a [[MakeAWish granting wishes]] invokes this premise; [[SayingSoundEffectsOutLoud *poof*]] and stuff happens. Cartoon characters also often employ this ability as a gag. {{Eldritch Abomination}}s are often capable of this, usually [[CosmicHorrorStory to horrible ends]]. [[note]]Some authors however will make Eldritch beings "[[WrongContextMagic beyond]]" reality warpers and [[EvilVersusOblivion even worse]] than the warpers themselves (if an analogy is given, it may be something like: the warper can rewrite the lawbook, the abomination is the fire that consumes the courthouse). Expect accidentally summoning one of these beings to be an unintended side-effect of warping reality, the abomination will likely go on to be the [[MakeWayForTheNewVillains new antagonist]] shorty after doing something to the [[TheWorfEffect warper]].[[/note]]

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In both modern SpeculativeFiction and older folklore, low-to-moderate versions of Reality Warper are standard-issue for [[MagicAndPowers magic]], since magic by definition uses its own rules, and therefore defies reality. However, there's a difference between all magic being technically like this and characters who can change things just by thinking it without following [[MagicAIsMagicA rules of magic]] like only being able to use existing spells. The common modern fantasy concept of a [[MakeAWish granting wishes]] invokes this premise; [[SayingSoundEffectsOutLoud *poof*]] and stuff happens. Cartoon characters also often employ this ability as a gag. {{Eldritch Abomination}}s are often capable of this, usually [[CosmicHorrorStory to horrible ends]]. [[note]]Some authors however will make Eldritch beings "[[WrongContextMagic beyond]]" reality warpers and [[EvilVersusOblivion even worse]] than the warpers themselves (if an analogy is given, it may be something like: the warper can rewrite the lawbook, the abomination is the fire that consumes the courthouse). Expect accidentally summoning one of these beings to be an unintended side-effect of warping reality, the abomination will likely go on to be the [[MakeWayForTheNewVillains new antagonist]] shorty after doing something ''something'' nasty to the [[TheWorfEffect warper]].[[/note]]
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Compare AuthorPowers, ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve, and YourMindMakesItReal. RewritingReality is a subtrope, often paired with a TomeOfFate or RealityWritingBook. This trope has nothing to do with IRejectYourReality, though some Warpers may indeed ''have'' that attitude.

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Compare AuthorPowers, ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve, and YourMindMakesItReal. RewritingReality is a subtrope, often paired with a TomeOfFate or RealityWritingBook. This trope has nothing to do with IRejectYourReality, though some Warpers may indeed ''have'' that attitude.
attitude, nor with ''Music/MasterOfReality'', the Music/BlackSabbath album.
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Writing characters like this can be a challenge, given how easily this ability can turn into a StoryBreakerPower. Nothing can pose much of a physical threat except other reality warpers (although, depending on the extent of their abilities, they may still be vulnerable to threats they aren't aware they need to stop or don't know how to stop). If they are unique then the only solution is ForgotAboutHisPowers or DeusExitMachina. For the same reasons, reality warpers who are antagonistic towards the protagonists are prone to JustToyingWithThem. For a funny way of defeating reality warpers, see PuffOfLogic.

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Writing characters like this can be a challenge, given how easily this ability can turn into a StoryBreakerPower. Nothing can pose much of a physical threat except other reality warpers (although, depending on the extent of their abilities, they may still be vulnerable to threats they aren't aware they need to stop or don't know how to stop). If they are unique then the only solution is ForgotAboutHisPowers or DeusExitMachina. For the same reasons, reality warpers who are antagonistic towards the protagonists are prone to JustToyingWithThem.JustToyingWithThem rather than [[JustHitHim hitting them]]. For a funny way of defeating reality warpers, see PuffOfLogic.
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* ''WebAnimation/DeathBattle'' discusses the trope at the end of "[[Manga/OnePunchMan Saitama]] vs. ComicStrip/{{Popeye}}" to justify the victory of [[spoiler:the Sailor Man; while Saitama's SuperStrength is ludicriously high, it's still realistically limited, unlike Popeye's which can [[BeyondTheImpossible split a shark into several smaller fish and break through the fourth wall]]. And more importantly, Popeye has his [[PowerUpFood spinach]] that enables him to recover from practically everything thrown at him - even CessationOfExistence.]]

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* ''WebAnimation/DeathBattle'' discusses the trope at the end of "[[Manga/OnePunchMan Saitama]] vs. ComicStrip/{{Popeye}}" to justify the victory of [[spoiler:the Sailor Man; while Saitama's SuperStrength is ludicriously ludicrously high, it's still realistically limited, unlike Popeye's which can [[BeyondTheImpossible split a shark into several smaller fish and break through the fourth wall]]. And more importantly, Popeye has his [[PowerUpFood spinach]] that enables him to recover from practically everything thrown at him - even CessationOfExistence.]]
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* ''WebAnimation/DeathBattle'' discusses the trope at the end of "[[Manga/OnePunchMan Saitama]] vs. ComicStrip/{{Popeye}}" to justify the victory of [[spoiler:the Sailor Man; while Saitama's SuperStrength is ludiciously high, it's still realistically limited, unlike Popeye's which can split a shark into several smaller fish and break through the fourth wall. And more importantly, Popeye has his [[PowerUpFood spinach]] that enables him to recover from practically everything thrown at him - even CessationOfExistence.]]

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* ''WebAnimation/DeathBattle'' discusses the trope at the end of "[[Manga/OnePunchMan Saitama]] vs. ComicStrip/{{Popeye}}" to justify the victory of [[spoiler:the Sailor Man; while Saitama's SuperStrength is ludiciously ludicriously high, it's still realistically limited, unlike Popeye's which can [[BeyondTheImpossible split a shark into several smaller fish and break through the fourth wall.wall]]. And more importantly, Popeye has his [[PowerUpFood spinach]] that enables him to recover from practically everything thrown at him - even CessationOfExistence.]]
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* ''WebAnimation/DeathBattle'' discusses the trope at the end of "[[Manga/OnePunchMan Saitama]] vs. ComicStrip/{{Popeye}}" to justify the victory of [[spoiler:the Sailor Man; while Saitama's SuperStrength is ludiciously high, it's still realistically limited, unlike Popeye's which can split a shark into several smaller fish and break through the fourth wall. And more importantly, Popeye has his [[PowerUpFood spinach]] that enables him to recover from practically everything thrown at him - even CessationOfExistence.]]
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* {{Game Show Host}}s in ObjectShows usually have inexplicable god-like powers, most commonly [[ThePowerOfCreation creating things from nothing]], {{Teleportation}} and [[DeathIsCheap reviving the dead]], but only ever uses them to [[MundaneUtility run their competition without needing a production crew]]. If the hosts are of the [[DepravedKidsShowHost sadistic type]], they may also come with offensive capabilities such as SuperStrength, [[ReducedToAsh disintegration]], [[ForciblyFormedPhysique mutilation]] and FrickinLaserBeams to keep contestants in line or punish them accordingly.

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* {{Game Show Host}}s in ObjectShows usually have inexplicable god-like powers, most commonly [[ThePowerOfCreation creating things from nothing]], {{Teleportation}} and [[DeathIsCheap reviving the dead]], but only ever uses them to [[MundaneUtility run their competition without needing a production crew]]. If the hosts are of the [[DepravedKidsShowHost sadistic type]], they may also come with offensive capabilities such as SuperStrength, [[ReducedToAsh disintegration]], [[ReducedToDust disintegration]] and [[ForciblyFormedPhysique mutilation]] and FrickinLaserBeams to keep contestants in line or punish them accordingly.
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* {{Game Show Host}}s in ObjectShows usually have inexplicable god-like powers, most commonly [[ThePowerOfCreation creating things from nothing]], {{Teleportation}} and [[DeathIsCheap reviving the dead]], but only ever uses them to [[MundaneUtility run their competition without needing a production crew]]. If the hosts are of the [[DepravedKidsShowHost sadistic type]], they may also come with offensive capabilities such as SuperStrength, [[ReducedToAsh disintegration]], [[ForciblyFormedPhysique mutilation]] and FrickinLaserBeams to keep contestants in line or punish them accordingly.
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[[RealityIsOutToLunch Reality is officially out to lunch]], and you've picked the restaurant, rewritten the menu, and told the waitress, "Actually, it'll be having the salad." This means you can create things out of nothing, change already existing things, erase things from existence, and generally force reality to obey your will just by thinking about it. Any and all scientific or natural laws such as biology, causality, physics, or even time, – they no longer apply to you. Yes, for all intents and purposes, a Reality Warper can literally do anything they want. Anything.

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[[RealityIsOutToLunch Reality is officially out to lunch]], and you've picked the restaurant, rewritten the menu, and told the waitress, "Actually, it'll be having the salad." This means you can create things out of nothing, change already existing things, erase things from existence, and generally force reality to obey your will just by thinking about it. Any and all scientific or natural laws such as biology, causality, chemistry, physics, or even time, – they no longer apply to you. Yes, for all intents and purposes, a Reality Warper can literally do anything they want. Anything.
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* ''LightNovel/ThatTimeIGotReincarnatedAsASlime'': There is one absolute, unbendable rule in this universe that not only surpasses the laws of nature, but bypasses their roles completely: Ultimate Skills are the ultimate power. Anyone who possesses even one of these are able to treat the laws of reality like "unique cases", suggestions that can be ignored or manipulated at a whim, and can [[NoSell even ignore the effects]] of all but the most powerful Unique Skills that might as well already be on the level of an Ultimate. In most cases [[TakesOneToKillOne only an Ultimate Skill can counter another one]]. TheMultiverse itself was [[TheMaker created by a being]] who possessed and used his Ultimate Skills to do so, for the record.
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Protagonists aren't often this character type; [[InvincibleHero what's the point of a story]] when you can just end it right then and there? If the protagonist ''is'' one of these, expect him or her to either [[JustForFun/HowToStopTheDeusExMachina have a reason]] for [[RealityWarpingIsNotAToy not using it]] or for all of the antagonists to have powers on a similar or greater scale. Also expect initial PowerIncontinence resulting from the power not necessarily being limited to his conscious thoughts, and a character arc about the importance of self control.

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Protagonists aren't often this character type; [[InvincibleHero what's the point of a story]] when you can just end it right then and there? If the protagonist ''is'' one of these, expect him or her them to either [[JustForFun/HowToStopTheDeusExMachina have a reason]] for [[RealityWarpingIsNotAToy not using it]] or for all of the antagonists to have powers on a similar or greater scale. Also expect initial PowerIncontinence resulting from the power not necessarily being limited to his conscious thoughts, and a character arc about the importance of self control.

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I think that observation about magic is (maybe?) technically accurate but missing the point.


In both modern SpeculativeFiction and older folklore, low-to-moderate versions of Reality Warper are standard-issue for [[MagicAndPowers magic]], since magic by definition uses its own rules, and therefore defies reality. Therefore, various supernatural beings, especially magical or divine ones such as [[OurGodsAreDifferent gods]], [[TheFairFolk elves]], and {{genie|InABottle}}s, are almost always this. The common modern fantasy concept of a [[MakeAWish granting wishes]] invokes this premise; [[SayingSoundEffectsOutLoud *poof*]] and stuff happens. Cartoon characters also often employ this ability as a gag. {{Eldritch Abomination}}s are often capable of this, usually [[CosmicHorrorStory to horrible ends]]. [[note]]Some authors however will make Eldritch beings "[[WrongContextMagic beyond]]" reality warpers and [[EvilVersusOblivion even worse]] than the warpers themselves (if an analogy is given, it may be something like: the warper can rewrite the lawbook, the abomination is the fire that consumes the courthouse). Expect accidentally summoning one of these beings to be an unintended side-effect of warping reality, the abomination will likely go on to be the [[MakeWayForTheNewVillains new antagonist]] shorty after doing something to the [[TheWorfEffect warper]].[[/note]]

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In both modern SpeculativeFiction and older folklore, low-to-moderate versions of Reality Warper are standard-issue for [[MagicAndPowers magic]], since magic by definition uses its own rules, and therefore defies reality. Therefore, various supernatural beings, especially magical or divine ones such as [[OurGodsAreDifferent gods]], [[TheFairFolk elves]], However, there's a difference between all magic being technically like this and {{genie|InABottle}}s, are almost always this.characters who can change things just by thinking it without following [[MagicAIsMagicA rules of magic]] like only being able to use existing spells. The common modern fantasy concept of a [[MakeAWish granting wishes]] invokes this premise; [[SayingSoundEffectsOutLoud *poof*]] and stuff happens. Cartoon characters also often employ this ability as a gag. {{Eldritch Abomination}}s are often capable of this, usually [[CosmicHorrorStory to horrible ends]]. [[note]]Some authors however will make Eldritch beings "[[WrongContextMagic beyond]]" reality warpers and [[EvilVersusOblivion even worse]] than the warpers themselves (if an analogy is given, it may be something like: the warper can rewrite the lawbook, the abomination is the fire that consumes the courthouse). Expect accidentally summoning one of these beings to be an unintended side-effect of warping reality, the abomination will likely go on to be the [[MakeWayForTheNewVillains new antagonist]] shorty after doing something to the [[TheWorfEffect warper]].[[/note]]
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* Anime/{{Doraemon}}, with his gadgets, can warp reality to its full extent. Check out the "what if" phone booth. It's able to create a whole new world based on the wish.

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* Anime/{{Doraemon}}, Manga/{{Doraemon}}, with his gadgets, can warp reality to its full extent. Check out the "what if" phone booth. It's able to create a whole new world based on the wish.
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[[RealityIsOutToLunch Reality is officially out to lunch]], and you've picked the restaurant, rewritten the menu, and now can sit back while it gets to "choose". This means you can create things out of nothing, change already existing things, erase things from existence, and generally force reality to obey your will just by thinking about it. Any and all scientific or natural laws such as biology, causality, physics, or even time, – they no longer apply to you. Yes, for all intents and purposes, a Reality Warper can literally do anything they want. Anything.

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[[RealityIsOutToLunch Reality is officially out to lunch]], and you've picked the restaurant, rewritten the menu, and now can sit back while it gets to "choose". told the waitress, "Actually, it'll be having the salad." This means you can create things out of nothing, change already existing things, erase things from existence, and generally force reality to obey your will just by thinking about it. Any and all scientific or natural laws such as biology, causality, physics, or even time, – they no longer apply to you. Yes, for all intents and purposes, a Reality Warper can literally do anything they want. Anything.

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