plot armor

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Synonyms: plate armor

Antonyms: plate armor

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|colloquial|fiction|sometimes|derogatory}} A [[plot device]] wherein a [[fictional]] [[character]] or other [[entity]] [[repeatedly]] and [[inexplicably]] [[avoid]]s [[harm]] or [[misfortune]], due to their [[importance]] to the work's continued [[plot]]; the property of being [[prone]] to [[deus ex machina]].

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