Stable Time Loop: Difference between revisions

** His plan, more specifically, was to merge the two magical spaceships (the actual one and the one that took [[The Slow Path]] for 10000 years) and prevent the time loop by making the spaceship ''stable'' through the power of applied [[Object Paradox]].

* In the [[Marvel Universe]], [[Cable]] was infected by a [[Sci Fi Name Buzzwords|techno-organic]] virus by Apocalypse, who, it is revealed later, got the virus in the past from Cable.

** Ironic in that {{spoiler|Jor-L sends his son to the past, as opposed to another planet, because he dislikes how placid humanity has become. Humans think they've learned all there is to learn and now just ''"have nothing left to do but wait and die"''. Jor-L hopes that sending his son to the past will change that. However, the antagonism between Superman and Lex Luthor is what inspires [[Cut Lex Luthor a Check|Luthor]] [[You Can't Fight Fate|to engineer the Golden Age]] Jor-L hopes to avert.}}

* In one story, [[Superman]] is shown a vision of the future, and sees a superhero codenamed Sirocco (which means The Desert Wind in Persian). Later, when Superman visits Iran and befriends Sirocco's present self, he accidentally calls him by that name. The man says the name is cool and asks Supes if he can use it for his codename.

* [[Alan Moore]]'s ''[[Supreme]]'' has two stable time loops, one forming the main plot of the initial plot arc, and a second in a single issue as a comic parody of the trope. It's strongly implied that {{spoiler|the mysterious "Supremium" substance that both originally gave Supreme his powers and acts as his "Kryptonite" is what all time-looped matter eventually becomes.}}

* [[Larry Hama]]'s ''[[Nth Man: The Ultimate Ninja|Nth Man the Ultimate Ninja]]'' is entirely encircled by a time loop. {{spoiler|Throughout the series, it is revealed that [[Ninja|John Doe]] and [[Reality Warper|Alfie O'Megan]] were left as infants at an orphanage by a screaming, burning woman. In the final issue, they realize they're part of a never-ending time loop, and must go back in time to avoid a paradox. As the two step through the [[Portal to the Past|time portal]] (reverting to infants in the process), they're followed by John's girlfriend. However, because she was being born at the same time, she [[Never the Selves Shall Meet|cannot exist in two places simultaneously]] and begins to [[Spontaneous Human Combustion|self-immolate]].}}

** {{spoiler|Rip Hunter}} himself is also a stable time loop: he reveals that he's {{spoiler|Booster Gold's son, who only will come into being because Rip Hunter drafts Booster Gold into his current job as secret protector of the timeline}}

* Best one ever: The whole reason for Imperiex's existence during ''Our Worlds At War'' is that the multiverse is flawed, so he seeks to destroy everything to re-create it. As a force of nature, he can't be destroyed: to wit, when he seems defeated, his energy was merely absorbed by Brainiac, who then starts a plan to assimilate the universe with that power. Superman has a huge problem: If he destroys Brainiac, Imperiex gets free and can "hollow" the multiverse. But if he leaves Brainiac be, the multiverse will be assimilated. What does Superman do? He arranges for a Time portal to be opened and pushes Brainiac/Imperiex (who are the size of a PLANET) into it, taking them to... a milisecond after the Big Bang. Their essences get in the way of nature, forming our flawed multiverse instead of the "perfect" one that should have been, but making sure that neither is a problem from there on out in the present.

== Fan Fiction ==

* The [[Harry Potter]] [[Slash Fic]] ''Mobius'' by geneticallydead.

** His attempt to use Time Loop Logic (see Real Life below) as a manually-performed perfect algorithm was... less than successful. The output: {{spoiler|'''DO NOT MESS WITH TIME'''}}

* ''[[Kyon: Big Damn Hero]]'' has these every few chapters, and so many that any unresolved ones are offering {{spoiler|Kyon protection from the IDSE.}} As soon as he resolves the last one...