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"Dinosaurs are extinct, so you never can tell where you'll find them." |
{{quote|"Dinosaurs are extinct, so you never can tell where you'll find them."|Hadji in "The Sea Haunt", ''[[Jonny Quest]]''}} |
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{{quote|Hadji in "The Sea Haunt", ''[[Jonny Quest]]''}} |
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Everyone knows that dragons (or elves, or fairies, or [[Prehistoric Monster]]s, or whatever race it may be) have been extinct for thousands of years...but if they're all gone, why is this story taking such pains to mention them? It's a safe bet that they aren't extinct at all, and that you'll meet one by the end of the story (if not sooner). |
Everyone knows that dragons (or elves, or fairies, or [[Prehistoric Monster]]s, or whatever race it may be) have been extinct for thousands of years...but if they're all gone, why is this story taking such pains to mention them? It's a safe bet that they aren't extinct at all, and that you'll meet one by the end of the story (if not sooner). |
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This is generally a fantasy trope. If it happens in the real world, or if the story revolves around an extinct creature being discovered, it's [[Species Lost and Found]]. |
This is generally a fantasy trope. If it happens in the real world, or if the story revolves around an extinct creature being discovered, it's [[Species Lost and Found]]. |
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== [[Anime]] == |
== [[Anime]] == |
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* In ''[[Negima Second Season]]'', Asuna spends 24 out of 26 episodes looking the [[Chupacabra]] which everyone says doesn't exist; they create a Chupacabra school club and order T-shirts and other items. At the end of the series, she finds one (which she quickly puts to work signing T-shirts.) |
* In ''[[Negima Second Season]]'', Asuna spends 24 out of 26 episodes looking the [[Chupacabra]] which everyone says doesn't exist; they create a Chupacabra school club and order T-shirts and other items. At the end of the series, she finds one (which she quickly puts to work signing T-shirts.) |
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