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.
--Anonymous, from 4chan's /co/ board, describing a Deviantart comic depicting Naruto's Sasuke fighting Avatar's Zuko.
by Zootsutra April 23, 2008
How did Armin live being burnt by Bertholdt? I do like Armin but still, rigged-ass plot armor right there
by BlissRina March 14, 2021
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."
by skysmeller June 22, 2022
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
by Mr Freakahoe September 10, 2022
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
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...'
'Guys, I just fell down 3 flights of stairs and I'm completely fine!'
'how'd you manage that?!'
'I must have plot armor...'
by learned_how_2_crochet_recently November 30, 2023