Screw Destiny: Difference between revisions

* Used a lot in ''[[X-Men (Comic Book)|X-Men]]'', with several issues being about them averting some "pre-destined" tragedy. Certain mutants can see the future, however, Destiny being one of them. Mystique does [[Incredibly Lame Pun|screw Destiny]] to "father" Rogue.

* In ''[[Watchmen (comics)|Watchmen]]'' {{spoiler|Ozymandias predicts the coming of the nuclear war and decides to do ''whatever'' is necessary to head it off and heal the rift between East and West.}}

* In ''[[Elf Quest]]'', elves who refuse to become lifemates with someone they've Recognized count as this trope, {{spoiler|particularly if they resort to bashing their Recognized one's head in with a club, like Dodia did to Door}}.

* The reason that [[Adam Warlock]] can fight [[Thanos]] during the [[Infinity Gauntlet]] saga is because he stands outside the loop of destiny, and can therefore do things that no one else could.