Plot+Armor

"Plot Armor" //TvTropes.org,// April 29, 2013, web.

This TV Tropes page delves into defining the term commonly known as “Plot Armor”. This is a trope commonly seen in various different films, novels, and tv series. Essentially, Plot Armor refers to an event in which a main character’s life is safeguarded by the fact that the entirety of the story revolves around them. This often means that certain characters can emerge from extremely dangerous situations virtually unscathed, without any logical explanation whatsoever.

There are many reasons as to why a certain character might be commonly associated with Plot Armor. In some instances, the success of a series literally may hinge on the survival of certain characters. In the case of the Batman comics, the series would eventually lose a great percentage of its readers if an iconic character like Bruce Wayne or the Joker were to be killed, and actually stay dead. But alas, the standard trope of comic books dictate that no character truly stays dead in the world of comics. This case in particular could be considered the golden standard of Plot Armor.

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