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GastonRabbit MOD Piece of cake. (he/him) (General of TV Troops)

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Jul 15th 2022 at 12:30:53 AM •••

Per TRS, characters no longer have to be explicitly written off, with the following waiting period applying:

One season after the character's absence for episodic works for characters who weren't explicitly written off.
Two sequels after the character's absence for non-episodic works for characters who weren't explicitly written off.
If the character is explicitly Put on a Bus, provide an exception to the waiting period.

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Mar 22nd 2021 at 10:35:47 AM •••

Linking to a past Trope Repair Shop thread that dealt with this page: Redefinition/Clarification, started by zerky on Dec 9th 2010 at 8:19:35 PM

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Mar 20th 2021 at 10:20:00 AM •••

Previous Trope Repair Shop thread: Unclear Description, started by muddycurve424 on Jan 6th 2015 at 4:01:40 AM

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Mar 20th 2021 at 9:34:44 AM •••

Previous Trope Repair Shop thread: Misused, started by Ghilz on Jun 10th 2016 at 4:56:42 AM

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman

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Mar 20th 2021 at 8:36:17 AM •••

Previous Trope Repair Shop thread: Misused, started by PangaeasMostWanted on Jan 10th 2020 at 8:10:50 AM

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman

Micah Since: Jan, 2001

Aug 24th 2011 at 3:37:56 PM •••

Can someone tell where this example comes from?

The Nibblers, who originally left the comic in 1984 have their own story in the 2012 annual.

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Dedars1 Since: Jan, 2011

Jan 5th 2018 at 10:22:55 PM •••

The Beano (UK Comic)

CrankyStorming CrankyStorming Since: Nov, 2011

CrankyStorming

Apr 21st 2012 at 6:54:03 AM •••

Is there a version of this trope where they get off the bus and stay permanently?

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Dedars1 Since: Jan, 2011

Jun 13th 2012 at 2:01:56 AM •••

I certainly hope so, I don't understand why the "just once" restriction.

Vilui Since: May, 2009

Aug 12th 2012 at 5:19:25 AM •••

Indeed. I got here from Darths And Droids, which has Ben disappear then return permanently, retaining his major character status. As the page stands, it's not clear what this should be entered under.

Khathi Since: Jan, 2001

Aug 16th 2012 at 9:19:09 AM •••

Well, I believe that we'd better expand the definition a bit. Requiring a returning character to return only once indeed seems overly restrictive, as there are, as noted, a lot of cases when a previously missing character returns for good.

justanid Since: Jan, 2010

Nov 2nd 2012 at 11:51:01 PM •••

Looks to be expanded now.

Dedars1 Since: Jan, 2011

Jan 5th 2018 at 10:22:17 PM •••

I don't understand the restriction too. There's no other trope for this.

WolfThunder Before the storm closes in, the wolf howls at the moonlight. Since: Jun, 2013

Before the storm closes in, the wolf howls at the moonlight.

Feb 11th 2016 at 10:04:07 PM •••

I've typed in the segment "After years of merely being alluded to, YHVH finally makes a TRUE comeback in Shin Megami Tensei IV: FINAL!" However, this is only a placeholder as I would like to add more specific details. Do any Shin Megami Tensei fans know what exactly YHVH's history with the franchise is?

The storm has now resided, the wolf now rests.

ShorinBJ Since: Nov, 2011

Sep 17th 2013 at 6:08:33 AM •••

Is there a name for when the bus comes back, only for no real reason they're evil/insane/full of hate for their former friends? Think Kes on Star Trek: Voyager or Orson on Desperate Housewives.

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