Deus Exit Machina: Difference between revisions

 

Subtropes include [[Holding Back the Phlebotinum]] and [[Achilles in His Tent]]. See also [[Filler]], [[Padding]], [[Put on a Bus]], [[Trapped by Mountain Lions]], and [[Wacky Wayside Tribe]]. For more on this topic, see [[How to Stop the Deus Ex Machina]].

 

== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==

* [[Poisonous Person|Fugo]] was written out of ''[[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure]]'' Part 5 because his ability was essentially "kill the enemy in half a minute". Needless to say, battles would be a lot less interesting if they were all won by unleashing a killer virus on the enemy that kills them quicker than tying your shoes.

== [[Literature]] ==

* In the ''[[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry Potter]]'' novels, Albus Dumbledore almost always seems to have a pressing duty that makes him leave Hogwarts just when Harry is about to get stuck fighting some highly dangerous bad guy:

** ''Chamber of Secrets'': By the time Harry and Ron {{spoiler|discover the entrance to the Chamber}}, Dumbledore has been suspended by the school governors.

** ''Prisoner of Azkaban'': Played with, since it's Dumbledore himself who tells Harry and Hermione [[Time Travel|what to do]], because they were the only ones who could.