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DAN004 Since: Aug, 2010
2014-05-27 19:56:11

Example?

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FuzzyWulfe Since: Nov, 2010
2014-05-27 20:03:39

Point of No Return? There are also the Event Horizon tropes.

partner555 Since: Dec, 2010
2014-05-27 20:04:02

The real life example which is also the origin of the phrase:

Julie Caesar crossed the Rubicon river, deliberately breaking imperium law and making arm conflict inevitable in Rome, leading to civil war.

I found Point of No Return but that's a videogame trope.

Edit: I didn't think it was possible to be ninjaed here. Like I said Point of No Return is a trope specific to video games. But I'll look over the Event Horizon tropes to see if they describe what I have in mind.

Edited by partner555
partner555 Since: Dec, 2010
2014-05-27 20:12:55

I checked, and Moral Event Horizon is specific to evil actions while Despair Event Horizon refers to events that causes a character to lose all hope.

I might have a new YKTTW to add if no one can find a trope that covers this idiom.

FuzzyWulfe Since: Nov, 2010
2014-05-27 20:58:58

I was thinking there might be more Event Horizon type tropes. I also tried "no going back now," but that doesn't come up with anything either.

crazysamaritan MOD Since: Apr, 2010
2014-05-29 03:38:53

I did a search for "Burning your Bridges" (a similar idiom), but all I got was the subtrope Crossing the Burnt Bridge.

Link to TRS threads in project mode here.
DAN004 Since: Aug, 2010
2014-05-29 04:47:17

We have a ykttw called Burning Your Ships.

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partner555 Since: Dec, 2010
partner555 Since: Dec, 2010
2014-05-29 20:01:14

I'll mention those.

DAN004 Since: Aug, 2010
2014-05-29 20:54:28

Seriously though, doesn't I've Come Too Far cover it already?

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partner555 Since: Dec, 2010
2014-05-30 07:29:26

I've looked through the examples on that page. They're more focused on how the character THINKS they can't go back, and is more a speech said by the characters.

Crossing The Rubicon would be more focused on how the decisions and actions taken by the characters ACTUALLY IS irreversible.

DAN004 Since: Aug, 2010
2014-05-30 09:41:48

Then I suppose some examples there actually belongs to Crossing The Rubicon.

Again, Burning the Ships is related: Someone deliberately prevent himself/others from going back.

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FuzzyWulfe Since: Nov, 2010
2014-05-31 20:16:03

It's not about the actions you've taken so far or not being able to go back. It's about knowing that you have the option to take an action or not that will start a domino effect of events, and that action cannot be taken back. Like knowing that a military vessel crossing a boundary line for any reason will be the first step in a war. The character is placed in a position where a single choice can irrevocably change the course of history one way or another, and it is up that character to make a decision where both choices are right but still hold such magnitude.

partner555 Since: Dec, 2010
2014-05-31 20:43:39

^ Um, are you referring to Crossing The Rubicon or something else?

DAN004 Since: Aug, 2010
2014-06-01 00:22:39

We also have Nothing Is the Same Anymore when the whole world becomes this.

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