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Sometimes related to [[No Fourth Wall]], though only in cases where the interaction ''directly'' alters the work in a physical way. For examples where the fourth wall is internal and the story affected is a [[Show Within a Show]] see [[Intrepid Fictioneer]]. Related to [[Deus Ex Machina]], though [[Anvilicious|far less subtle]]. Could be considered a [[Super-Trope]] of [[Author Powers]] and, occasionally, [[Creator Cameo]]. Not to be confused with [[Refugee From TV Land]], [[Mary Sue]] characters, [[Audience Participation]], or [[Clap Your Hands If You Believe]]. ''Really'' not to be confused with regular examples of [[Breaking the Fourth Wall]], if a character simply talks to the viewer it doesn't count!
'''Note:''' instances where the main character is portrayed as the author of a work (such as ''[[The Curious Incident of the Dog
'''Note 2:''' An abridged series you may have heard of is NOT the [[Trope Namer]].
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* There are a few authors who make a joke of this.
* ''[[
* [[The Dark Tower]]: In [[Stephen King]]'s Dark Tower series, the characters meet [[Stephen King]] to discover his impact on their lives and get him back on track writing the series.
** Another example from the series: At a particularly climactic moment, a character runs into a bathroom and finds a sticky note on the mirror that says "[[Author Powers|Here comes the Deus Ex Machina]]!" from, you guessed it, [[Creator Cameo|Stephen King]]. Not as ''the character'' Stephen King (who's also in the story), but literally as himself.
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== [[Web Comics]] ==
* In the ''[[The Order of the Stick
** And leaving a note {{spoiler|reading "I.O.Me One Big-ass diamond", which is still on the page.}}
* Andrew Hussie literally breaks into ''[[
** It's then inverted when {{spoiler|a group of characters ''[[Breaking the Fourth Wall|break through]]'' the fourth wall in order to get to another universe. Yes, that means "our world" is a [[Void Between the Worlds]].}}
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{{quote| Cut out the rough stuff once in a while and act more refined. Be like ladies and gentlemen. That's the natural thing to do. (signed) Popeye [[Fan Club]]. P.S. Now go on with the picture.}}
* In the bugs bunny cartoon, "Rabbit Rampage" (a [[R Emake]] of "[[Duck Amuck]].") [[Bugs Bunny]] fights with the animator, represented by a brush that does all sorts of unpleasant things to him. Subverted in that at the end it's revealed to be Elmer Fudd.
** In another [[Bugs Bunny]] cartoon "Hair Raising Hare" Bugs is trapped in a [[Mad Scientist]]'s [[Big Fancy Castle]]. At one point, as Bugs is behind a door and a monster is trying to break through, a desperate-sounding Bugs cries out, "[[Is There a Doctor In
** Another cartoon featured a villian saying that no one could stop him, not even the guy in the third row. He is defeated at the end and when asked who did it, the guy in the third row responds.
* This is practically the premise of ''[[Winky Dink]]''.
* An episode of ''[[The Spooktacular New Adventures Of Casper]]'' called [[The X
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