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{{quote|"The issue in an ongoing series is once you've done it [used [[Time Travel]]] and it wasn't a fluke, it's like you've shown that one of your characters got [[Superman]] powers. And then in the next episode when a building is about to fall over on someone, Superman's running around in circles saying "Oh no what do we do? Frig frig frig" and the audience is sitting there, furrowing their brows, one hand on their chin."|''the [[Alt Text]] for [[Dinosaur Comics]], [http://www.qwantz.com/index.php?comic=1307 9/18/08]''}} |
{{quote|"The issue in an ongoing series is once you've done it [used [[Time Travel]]] and it wasn't a fluke, it's like you've shown that one of your characters got [[Superman]] powers. And then in the next episode when a building is about to fall over on someone, Superman's running around in circles saying "Oh no what do we do? Frig frig frig" and the audience is sitting there, furrowing their brows, one hand on their chin."|''the [[Alt Text]] for [[Dinosaur Comics]], [http://www.qwantz.com/index.php?comic{{=}}1307 9/18/08]''}} |
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A situation, most common in [[Speculative Fiction]], where an amazingly useful power or device is revealed in one episode, and would be amazingly useful in later episodes, if it weren't for the fact that nobody seems to remember it. Sometimes the power or device is remembered under circumstances where it proves mostly useless, but not remembered when it would do any good. |
A situation, most common in [[Speculative Fiction]], where an amazingly useful power or device is revealed in one episode, and would be amazingly useful in later episodes, if it weren't for the fact that nobody seems to remember it. Sometimes the power or device is remembered under circumstances where it proves mostly useless, but not remembered when it would do any good. |
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] == |
== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] == |
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* ''[[Mazinger Z]]'': Often it was played straight. Many times Dr. Hell came up with a [[Robeast|Mechanical Beast]] equiped with a weapon put Kouji or Mazinger-Z in a serious disadvantage: Gromazen R9 shot an acid could melt Aphrodite A's armor (that was made of Japanium, although it was less tough than Mazinger Z's), Kingdan X10 projected mirages, Holzon V3 set eathquakes off, Jinray S1 flew at Match 5, Aeros B2 could absorb Mazinger's attacks and hurling them back, Desma A1 caused hallucinations, Gumbina M5 was nearly invulnerable... and they were not used again. [[Chekhov's Boomerang|However, sometimes Dr. Hell reused and improved some strategies or weapons]], or deceived the enemy in believing he was using the same trick. |
* ''[[Mazinger Z]]'': Often it was played straight. Many times Dr. Hell came up with a [[Robeast|Mechanical Beast]] equiped with a weapon put Kouji or Mazinger-Z in a serious disadvantage: Gromazen R9 shot an acid could melt Aphrodite A's armor (that was made of Japanium, although it was less tough than Mazinger Z's), Kingdan X10 projected mirages, Holzon V3 set eathquakes off, Jinray S1 flew at Match 5, Aeros B2 could absorb Mazinger's attacks and hurling them back, Desma A1 caused hallucinations, Gumbina M5 was nearly invulnerable... and they were not used again. [[Chekhov's Boomerang|However, sometimes Dr. Hell reused and improved some strategies or weapons]], or deceived the enemy in believing he was using the same trick. |
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