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There are a couple of problems here. First, the entire thing is a blatant case of [[Administrivia/ComplainingAboutShowsYouDontLike Complaining About Plot Twists You Don\'t Like]], which is expressly forbidden at the top of the page. Second, it fails one of the requirements of the trope, that a Deus Ex Machina must be \'\'sudden or unexpected\'\'. The resolution of the Night\'s Dawn trilogy is the result of a subplot that began with evidence of an encounter with an actual god, clearly described as such, in the ancient records of an alien race. This results in a deep-space expedition whose specific purpose is to track down this god and ask for its help, because no one can think of any other way to combat the unstoppable threat that is currently destroying human civilization. All of this happens in a book whose \'\'\'title\'\'\' is \'\'The Naked God\'\'. In other words, it is not \'\'possible\'\' for Hamilton to more clearly telegraph where the story is going and what kind of ending it is likely to have. This is the \'\'exact opposite\'\' of \
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There are a couple of problems here. First, the entire thing is a blatant case of [[Administrivia/ComplainingAboutShowsYouDontLike Complaining About Plot Twists You Don\\\'t Like]], which is expressly forbidden at the top of the page. Second, it fails one of the requirements of the trope, that a Deus Ex Machina must be \\\'\\\'sudden or unexpected\\\'\\\'. The resolution of the Night\\\'s Dawn trilogy is the result of a subplot that begins with evidence of an encounter with an actual god, clearly described as such, in the ancient records of an alien species. This results in a deep-space expedition whose specific purpose is to track down this god and ask for its help, because no one can think of any other way to combat the unstoppable threat that is currently destroying human civilization. All of this happens in a book whose \\\'\\\'\\\'title\\\'\\\'\\\' is \\\'\\\'The Naked God\\\'\\\'. In other words, it is not \\\'\\\'possible\\\'\\\' for Hamilton to more clearly telegraph where the story is going and what kind of ending it is likely to have. This is the \\\'\\\'exact opposite\\\'\\\' of \\\"sudden or unexpected\\\".

Accordingly, I am rewriting this item to (1) remove the complaining and (2) point out that it \\\'\\\'averts\\\'\\\' the trope with a lampshade the size of the Greater Magellanic Cloud.
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There are a couple of problems here. First, the entire thing is a blatant case of [[Administrivia/ComplainingAboutShowsYouDontLike Complaining About Plot Twists You Don\'t Like]], which is expressly forbidden at the top of the page. Second, it fails one of the requirements of the trope, that a Deus Ex Machina must be \'\'sudden or unexpected\'\'. The resolution of the Night\'s Dawn trilogy is the result of a subplot that began with evidence of an encounter with an actual god, clearly described as such, in the ancient records of an alien race. This results in a deep-space expedition whose specific purpose is to track down this god and ask for its help, because no one can think of any other way to combat the unstoppable threat that is currently destroying human civilization. All of this happens in a book whose \'\'\'title\'\'\' is \'\'The Naked God\'\'. In other words, it is not \'\'possible\'\' for Hamilton to more clearly telegraph where the story is going and what kind of ending it is likely to have. This is the \'\'exact opposite\'\' of \
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There are a couple of problems here. First, the entire thing is a blatant case of [[Administrivia/ComplainingAboutShowsYouDontLike Complaining About Plot Twists You Don\\\'t Like]], which is expressly forbidden at the top of the page. Second, it fails one of the requirements of the trope, that a Deus Ex Machina must be \\\'\\\'sudden or unexpected\\\'\\\'. The resolution of the Night\\\'s Dawn trilogy is the result of a subplot that began with evidence of an encounter with an actual god, clearly described as such, in the ancient records of an alien race. This results in a deep-space expedition whose specific purpose is to track down this god and ask for its help, because no one can think of any other way to combat the unstoppable threat that is currently destroying human civilization. All of this happens in a book whose \\\'\\\'\\\'title\\\'\\\'\\\' is \\\'\\\'The Naked God\\\'\\\'. In other words, it is not \\\'\\\'possible\\\'\\\' for Hamilton to more clearly telegraph where the story is going and what kind of ending it is likely to have. This is the \\\'\\\'exact opposite\\\'\\\' of \\\"sudden or unexpected\\\".

Accordingly, I am rewriting this item to (1) remove the complaining and (2) point out that it \\\'\\\'averts\\\'\\\' the trope with a lampshade the size of the Greater Magellanic Cloud.
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There are a couple of problems here. First, the entire thing is a blatant case of [[Administrivia/ComplainingAboutShowsYouDontLike Complain About Plot Twists You Don\'t Like]], which is expressly forbidden at the top of the page. Second, it fails one of the requirements of the trope, that a Deus Ex Machina must be \'\'sudden or unexpected\'\'. The resolution of the Night\'s Dawn trilogy is the result of a subplot that began with evidence of an encounter with an actual god, clearly described as such, in the ancient records of an alien race. This results in a deep-space expedition whose specific purpose is to track down this god and ask for its help, because no one can think of any other way to combat the unstoppable threat that is currently destroying human civilization. All of this happens in a book whose \'\'\'title\'\'\' is \'\'The Naked God\'\'. In other words, it is not \'\'possible\'\' for Hamilton to more clearly telegraph where the story is going and what kind of ending it is likely to have. This is the \'\'exact opposite\'\' of \
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There are a couple of problems here. First, the entire thing is a blatant case of [[Administrivia/ComplainingAboutShowsYouDontLike Complaining About Plot Twists You Don\\\'t Like]], which is expressly forbidden at the top of the page. Second, it fails one of the requirements of the trope, that a Deus Ex Machina must be \\\'\\\'sudden or unexpected\\\'\\\'. The resolution of the Night\\\'s Dawn trilogy is the result of a subplot that began with evidence of an encounter with an actual god, clearly described as such, in the ancient records of an alien race. This results in a deep-space expedition whose specific purpose is to track down this god and ask for its help, because no one can think of any other way to combat the unstoppable threat that is currently destroying human civilization. All of this happens in a book whose \\\'\\\'\\\'title\\\'\\\'\\\' is \\\'\\\'The Naked God\\\'\\\'. In other words, it is not \\\'\\\'possible\\\'\\\' for Hamilton to more clearly telegraph where the story is going and what kind of ending it is likely to have. This is the \\\'\\\'exact opposite\\\'\\\' of \\\"sudden and unexpected\\\".

Accordingly, I am rewriting this item to (1) remove the complaining and (2) point out that it \\\'\\\'averts\\\'\\\' the trope with a lampshade the size of the Greater Magellanic Cloud.
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There are a couple of problems here. First, the entire thing is a blatant case of [[Administrivia/ComplainingAboutShowsYouDontLike Complain About Plot Twists You Don\'t Like]], which is expressly forbidden at the top of the page. Second, it fails one of the requirements of the trope, that a Deus Ex Machina must be \'\'sudden or unexpected\'\'. The resolution of the Night\'s Dawn trilogy is the result of a subplot that began with evidence of an encounter with an actual god, clearly described as such, in the ancient records of an alien race. This results in a deep-space expedition whose specific purpose is to track down this god and ask for its help, because no one can think of any other way to combat the unstoppable threat that is currently destroying human civilization. All of this happens in a book whose \'\'\'title\'\'\' is \'\'The Naked God\'\'. In other words, it is not \'\'possible\'\' for Hamilton to more clearly telegraph where the story is going and what kind of ending it is likely to have. This is the \'\'exact opposite\'\' of \
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There are a couple of problems here. First, the entire thing is a blatant case of [[Administrivia/ComplainingAboutShowsYouDontLike Complain About Plot Twists You Don\\\'t Like]], which is expressly forbidden at the top of the page. Second, it fails one of the requirements of the trope, that a Deus Ex Machina must be \\\'\\\'sudden or unexpected\\\'\\\'. The resolution of the Night\\\'s Dawn trilogy is the result of a subplot that began with evidence of an encounter with an actual god, clearly described as such, in the ancient records of an alien race. This results in a deep-space expedition whose specific purpose is to track down this god and ask for its help, because no one can think of any other way to combat the unstoppable threat that is currently destroying human civilization. All of this happens in a book whose \\\'\\\'\\\'title\\\'\\\'\\\' is \\\'\\\'The Naked God\\\'\\\'. In other words, it is not \\\'\\\'possible\\\'\\\' for Hamilton to more clearly telegraph where the story is going and what kind of ending it is likely to have. This is the \\\'\\\'exact opposite\\\'\\\' of \\\"sudden and unexpected\\\".

Accordingly, I am rewriting this item to (1) remove the complaining and (2) point out that it \\\'\\\'averts\\\'\\\' the trope with a lampshade the size of the Greater Magellanic Cloud.
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Currently I have a main page and subpages (YMMV, Crowning Moments, Fridge, etc.) for the EC drafted, although not quite done editing. I\'m migrating over--as much as I can--all of the entries here that have been used appropriately and accurately to Evillious canon, as well as adding several of my own. The mothy page will also probably have to be cleaned up to reflect the change. I\'ll need to check with the rules of course to make sure all I\'m doing is Kosher ^^;
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Currently I have a main page and subpages (YMMV, Crowning Moments, Fridge, etc.) for the EC drafted, although not quite done editing. I\\\'m migrating over--as much as I can--all of the entries here that have been used appropriately and accurately to Evillious canon, as well as adding several of my own. The mothy page will also probably have to be cleaned up to reflect the change. I\\\'ll need to check with the rules of course to make sure all I\\\'m doing is Kosher ^^;

*Edit* Welp, now there is a new franchise page, so this can be dedicated more to mothy and his other works.
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