12 definitions by flintlocke314

Reframing past events to serve a current plot need.
A retcon is an instance of a hand wave.
by flintlocke314 September 11, 2018
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Certain ideas or attributes of a subject are eventually spread to others in the group.

Group Contagion effect is a result of Syndrome E.
Group Contagion effect can be seen in Germany during the 3rd Riech under Hitler's rule.
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1. Any meme that has fallen out of favor with pop culture, or at least the segment it was popular in.

2. A Catch-Phrase that was repeated too much.
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A versatile substance that may be applied to anything in order to cause an effect needed by a plot.
Kryptonite is considered a phlebotinum device as it is invariably used to paralyze Superman in DCU comic plots.
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Sometimes a meme about a work, that wasn't originally included in the original, attracts the attention of the author responsible for that artwork, and the original author decides to actually include it in their future artwork.
One webcomic that made new comedy out of old Garfield strips by removing the title character so it seemed that Jon was a lonely delusional weirdo, was made into a book actually endorsed by writer Jim Davis, too, and complete with several Garfield Minus Garfield actually made by Davis himself. This is an excellent example of an ascended meme.
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