Whilst also given other definitions (that are correct), deus ex machina may also refer to a character from the anime series Mirai Nikki (Future diary); the god imagined by yukii-kun who is behind the major plot-device in this series.
by RealSoap July 8, 2015
a) an improbable or unexpected device or character that suddenly appears to resolve a situation
b) something that makes no sense but is added so that the story can end
b) something that makes no sense but is added so that the story can end
a) the naval officer in lord of the flies is a deus ex machina
b) wasnt all them surviving in 2012 a deus ex machina?
b) wasnt all them surviving in 2012 a deus ex machina?
by tiffanyohplease January 8, 2010
LatinNoun.
meaning God from the machine.
It refers to greek tragedy plays where a "god" would be lowered from rope (hence "machines") to solve all the charicters delimas.
Also, my Handlealias.
meaning God from the machine.
It refers to greek tragedy plays where a "god" would be lowered from rope (hence "machines") to solve all the charicters delimas.
Also, my Handlealias.
by Zac Beaumont April 15, 2004
An episode of the Yu-Gi-Oh! Abridged Series by LittleKuriboh. In this episode, the duel monster called Nightmare Penguin kidnaps Tea and forces her to duel him so that he can win her body and possess it. He says "penguins" a lot during the episode, and it is questionable as to whether or not he has a penguin fetish. The name Penguin Ex Machina comes from the word Deus Ex Machina, which is Latin for "God from the machine."
"It's a plot device whereby a seemingly inextricable problem is suddenly and abruptly solved with the contrived and unexpected intervention of some new character, ability, or object."
Basically, it was the unexpected appearrance of a Nightmare Penguin.
"It's a plot device whereby a seemingly inextricable problem is suddenly and abruptly solved with the contrived and unexpected intervention of some new character, ability, or object."
Basically, it was the unexpected appearrance of a Nightmare Penguin.
Penguin Ex Machina.
by otaku4BL October 19, 2010
by malcolm kinsuke townsend June 12, 2008
A literary device used primarily in film in which the protagonists' seemingly impossible dilemma is solved through an unexpected and improbable gambling windfall, such as winning the jackpot.
Moviegoer 1: Couldn't they have thought of a better way for them to pay him back than just winning $80,000 in blackjack?
Moviegoer 2: Yeah, the writers pulled a total deus ex slot machina...
Moviegoer 2: Yeah, the writers pulled a total deus ex slot machina...
by atds June 21, 2009
by treszu (www.deusexmachina.band.pl) February 18, 2004