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#2: Feb 21st 2011 at 11:13:00 AM
The Shocking Swerve is an Ending Trope, while the Ass Pull can happen anywhere in the work ?
Rotpar
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#3: Feb 21st 2011 at 1:17:06 PM
Ass Pull isn't necessarily a plot twist. It's really any plot point with no build up.
Shocking Swerve is an Ass Pull twist ending generally for the sake of having a twist ending.
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#4: Feb 21st 2011 at 3:43:43 PM
If so, then what is the difference between Shocking Swerve and Gainax Ending then?
edited 21st Feb '11 3:51:26 PM by Cassie
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Shocking Swerve and Ass Pull seem very similar to one another. They seem so similar that I don't even see a difference between them.
To me, these are what the tropes mean. Ass Pull: Plot twist that comes out of nowhere. Shocking Swerve: Plot twist that comes out of nowhere.
Can someone explain to me the difference between these tropes so I can better understand them?
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