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[[File:ominouscrack.jpg|link=Stargate Atlantis| |
[[File:ominouscrack.jpg|link=Stargate Atlantis|thumb|400px|''I'm alive... I'm dead. I'm so dead!'']] |
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A character is in grave peril, perhaps running away from the [[Monster of the Week]], or just happening to be in the wrong place at the wrong time when [[Phlebotinum Breakdown]] occurred. |
A character is in grave peril, perhaps running away from the [[Monster of the Week]], or just happening to be in the wrong place at the wrong time when [[Phlebotinum Breakdown]] occurred. |
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He or she takes refuge in a vehicle or closed room of some sort and breathes a sigh of relief. |
He or she takes refuge in a vehicle or closed room of some sort and breathes a sigh of relief. |
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And that's when the |
And that's when the [[Ominous Crack]] occurs. This indicates that the windshield or wall is about to give, cruelly destroying the character's false sense of security. |
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Cue suspense-filled sequence as the cracks slowly spread through the glass and/or [[Oh Crap|oh-crap-I'm-screwed]] line. |
Cue suspense-filled sequence as the cracks slowly spread through the glass and/or [[Oh Crap|oh-crap-I'm-screwed]] line. |
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Not to be confused with that thing you see when Joe the local plumber bends over to fix your sink. |
Not to be confused with that thing you see when Joe the local plumber bends over to fix your sink. |
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{{examples}} |
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] == |
== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] == |
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* A villain in ''[[Rune Soldier Louie]]'' got to experience this when Louie and company punch away at a magic force field. The villain mocks them for trying to break his impenetrable field with such direct methods... then the first crack forms... |
* A villain in ''[[Rune Soldier Louie]]'' got to experience this when Louie and company punch away at a magic force field. The villain mocks them for trying to break his impenetrable field with such direct methods... then the first crack forms... |