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Fourth Wall Fall Wave

When a cartoon character realizes they are about to fall a great distance. But before they begin to fall, they look directly at the screen and wave goodbye to the viewer(s).
Wile E. Coyote is the undisputed master of the Fourth Wall Fall Wave.
by Ubeenbamboozledson January 2, 2022
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fourth wall city

the greatest band to ever exist , featuring the greatest artist to ever exist who went on to be a math teacher
hey , did you hear the new fourth wall city song?
yeah it was great
by hamgurber-gaming September 8, 2022
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Fourth-Wall Syndrome

A condition where a fictional character is able to beat the fourth wall, but their meta-awareness becomes debilitating. They will often lose their grasp of the fictional world they live in as they become obsessed with the fourth wall. Other side effects can include but are not limited to, lashing out at the audience, losing awareness of their own fictional world, stress, emotional distress, Borderline Personality Disorder, Depression, etc.
This character, suffering from Fourth-Wall Syndrome, despised his creator, blaming her for every bad thing that ever happened to him.
by GGM_TRM March 17, 2023
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Breaking the Fourth Wall

"The fourth wall" is an expression stemming from the world of theater. In most modern theater design, a room will consist of three physical walls, as well as a an imaginary fourth that serves to separate the world of the characters from that of the audience.

In fiction, "breaking the fourth wall" often means having a character become aware of their fictional nature. This can range from your character advising you to "Press X" in a tutorial all the way to Psycho Mantis reading your memory card and mentioning the other games you've been playing. However, the most direct violation of the fourth wall would be a character openly acknowledging they are in a video game or even directly speaking to you, the player, instead of to your character.
(Jak 3:)

Monk: This isn't a game!
-Jak and Daxter look toward the player with confused expressions-

(Dragon Age 2:)

Ghyslain (when a quest from him is available:) Does no one see this exclamation mark above my head?

(Other:)

Man: Have you ever wondered why everything we do is controlled by-

Dog: Stop! Breaking the fourth wall is a bad idea!
by Dante Hawke September 23, 2012
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Breaking the fourth wall

"The fourth wall" is the wall that separates fictional worlds from reality, so breaking the fourth wall is basically saying that you know that there's another universe outside of the fictional one.
Deadpool does this alot
Deadpool: "A message to all the kids out there, cover your eyes if ya don't wanna be scarred for life, eh?" (shoots someone)
Me: Quit breaking the fourth wall, dude
by Lolliepuff December 25, 2014
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The Fourth Wall

The fourth wall is the imaginary "wall" at the front of the stage in a traditional three-walled box set in a proscenium theatre, through which the audience sees the action in the world of the play.
The idea of the fourth wall was made explicit by philosopher and critic Denis Diderot and spread in 19th-century theatre with the advent of theatrical realism, which extended the idea to the imaginary boundary between any fictional work and its audience.

Speaking directly to or otherwise acknowledging the audience through a camera in a film or television program, or through this imaginary wall in a play, is referred to as "breaking the fourth wall" and is considered a technique of metafiction, as it penetrates the boundaries normally set up by works of fiction. This can also occur in literature and video games when a character acknowledges the reader or player.
Deadpool breaks the fourth wall many times in his new video game. One example includes:

Wolverine: What were you doing over there?
Deadpool: Just a little surprise for our player!
by DropTheB8ss February 13, 2014
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Breaking the Fourth Wall

Whenever characters in movies/video games/cartoons/other interact with the audience in some way
Guy watching movie: this character sucks
character in movie: *Looks at the guy* No i dont!
Guy watching movie: the f***? thats breaking the fourth wall!
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