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plot armor 

Character shields (also known as plot armor or plot shield) are plot devices in films and television shows that prevent important characters from dying or being seriously injured at dramatically inconvenient moments. It often denotes a situation in which it strains credibility to believe that the character would survive.
"The art is nice, but the concept is obviously pretty stupid. Hell, just the fact that they're using the most broken character with plot armor as thick as fangirls' raging hardons for him, from Naruto, against someone who was shown to only be a mediocre bender at the beginning of the series (the form of Zuko used here) should tell you something."

--Anonymous, from 4chan's /co/ board, describing a Deviantart comic depicting Naruto's Sasuke fighting Avatar's Zuko.
plot armor by Zootsutra April 23, 2008
Word of the Day on June 21, 2022
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Plot Armor 

How did Armin live being burnt by Bertholdt? I do like Armin but still, rigged-ass plot armor right there
Plot Armor by BlissRina March 14, 2021

Plot Armor 

aiga is plot armor. full stop.
Plot Armor by gumitasimp June 3, 2021

Plot Armor 

It is when you shoot AP shell that contains 10kg of explosive and it only destroys tracks of a light tank in War Thunder.
"Dude, I hate this game, that HE shell used to concrete bunkers, but he only got his machine gun broken! What a plot armor."
Plot Armor by skysmeller June 22, 2022

Plot Armor 

A term used in Rizzology meaning : to successfully complete a mission or a goal with a girl by a underlying factor that stands to peak her interest in y’all advancing
Fam, me and her both capricorns she almost love off that alone , that plot armor came in handy
Plot Armor by Mr Freakahoe September 10, 2022

plot armor 

plot armor is when a scriptwriter/author/anyone composing a story is clearly keeping a certain character/idea alive despite many situations where said thing would've perished given normal circumstances and logic. Normally it's because it's a main character and/or important further in the story and/or if said character is the author's favorite.

Alternatively, the term is often used in real life to refer to a person/thing that miraculously survived a situation that would otherwise prove harmful/fatal
I was reading this book and the main character has got to have plot armor... He was in a fight against 6 guys each twice his size and he somehow won!

'Guys, I just fell down 3 flights of stairs and I'm completely fine!'
'how'd you manage that?!'
'I must have plot armor...'

Plot Armor God 

Plot Armor God by Dcuniverse September 27, 2021
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Acronym, meaning Too Long Didn't Understand
Similar to TLDR
Sister: This meeting was to discuss the rough draft of my essay, where we discussed the subsidiary questions I added in my rough draft. We also discussed the relationship between my main title and the real-life situations I chose to use in my essay. We discussed the structure of my essay as well, specifically the Math AOK section and how it relates to the contradiction of the title. This second meeting was particularly helpful in discussing the implications of my essay claims and how to apply the title across various areas of knowledge. There were many sections of the essay that could have been cut down in wordiness and the ways of knowing required further and more in-depth analysis.

Me: Woah! TLDU!
TLDU by L-Evans January 14, 2019
Word of the Day on August 30, 2026
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