Eucatastrophe: Difference between revisions

* In ''[[Bleach]]'', [[Big Bad|Aizen]] has {{spoiler|fused with the Hogyoku}}, [[Curb Stomp Battle|beaten the Court Guard Squads]], killed {{spoiler|[[Good All Along|Gin]]}}, and is just about to kill Ichigo's friends and take over the universe when Ichigo arrives as a {{spoiler|[[Physical God]]}} and {{spoiler|[[Broke Your Arm Punching Out Cthulhu|defeats him at the cost of his powers]].}}

* ''[[Gundam ZZ]]'': Neo-Zeon is pretty much in total control for the entire series: the AEUG is barely hanging on and is little more than an annoyance to the revived Zeon. Then, just as Haman Karn is about to solidify her control over the Earth Sphere, an [[Enemy Civil War]] erupts and Neo-Zeon rips itself apart, allowing the Federation's previously-outmatched forces to come in and sweep up the pieces.

 

 

* Classic Marvel tale where Kang The Conqueror realizes that all he needs to defeat the ''[[The Avengers (Comic Book)|Avengers]]'' is to get a [[Evil Knockoff|Robot Spider-man]] to join the team. The robot's turned away because no one liked Spider-man, so it makes up a story about knowing where missing teammate [[Iron Man]] is. On the rescue mission the robot systematically separates and takes out all the Avengers, but before he can finish them off real Spider-man shows up upset at the impostor and in battle figures out how to shut off the robot. Predictably, Kang learns of his failure and hangs his head in shame.

** This plan worked so well though that when the robot got turned back on by accident it, once again, managed to subdue the current lineup of Avengers, and that wasn't even its goal this time. Luckily, [[Clone Saga|Spider-man's clone]] happened to be in the area.

** Count Dooku has the surviving Jedi on Geonosis trapped before [[Gunship Rescue|the Republican gunships arrive.]]

* ''[[The Dark Knight]]'' manages to bring everyone to the brink of chaos and oblivion before a combo [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]], [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]], and [[Big Damn Heroes]], as well as a pretty hefty personal sacrifice made by Batman himself.

 

== Literature ==

** ''[[The Silmarillion]]'': The final overthrow of Morgoth by the Valar, in response to the plea of Eärendil and Elwing.

** ''[[The Hobbit]]'': The Battle of Five Armies, saved by the arrival of the Eagles.

*** The Battle of the Pelennor Fields, saved by Aragorn's arrival at Minas Tirith.

*** The Battle at the Black Gate - in which most of the main characters expected to die in an attempt to give Frodo a chance - is not the primary eucatastrophe. The real one is Frodo failing at the end of his quest and, in a wonderful twist of fate, Gollum destroying the Ring, which turns everything around by killing Sauron, which also confuses his armies, which allows Aragorn & co to win.

** Most obviously in ''[[The Deathly Hallows]]'': {{spoiler|everyone believes [[The Chosen One|Harry]] is dead. Neville}} has just tried to defy Voldemort, and is getting tortured {{spoiler|with a burning Sorting Hat}}. No one else dares to stand up to Voldemort, who is blockading the school with his Death Eaters. A lot of good guys are dead or wounded. Then, of course {{spoiler|the centaurs attack, Neville breaks free and slices Nagini in half, then Harry reveals himself to be [[Not Quite Dead]] and zaps Voldemort.}}

*** It's not ''quite'' as simple as the spoiler describes. However, the nature of the eucatastrophe ''is'' spelled out in black and white in {{spoiler|Harry's exposition to Voldemort}}, in which he describes in detail exactly how the pieces have been falling into place to {{spoiler|ensure that Voldemort will lose. Harry's victory}} is the product of him realizing what the pieces are and how they've fallen into place.