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* Marvel/DC Comics live by this trope. They've really put themselves into a Catch-22 situation, they can change things around and kill off characters and whatnot, but [[Joker Immunity|killing popular characters]] will cause an uproar among fans; if they pursue their current strategy of keeping things the way they are, then people get to come on this wiki and put them here in this trope for not changing anything. |
* Marvel/DC Comics live by this trope. They've really put themselves into a Catch-22 situation, they can change things around and kill off characters and whatnot, but [[Joker Immunity|killing popular characters]] will cause an uproar among fans; if they pursue their current strategy of keeping things the way they are, then people get to come on this wiki and put them here in this trope for not changing anything. |
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* Sometimes, the more psychotic villains of comics will be an inch away from winning, when they realize that defeating their long-time nemesis just feels too weird or empty, and willingly give up and surrender, eliminating any trauma that they may be inflicting on the hero, and destroying any chance of power or control they might have assumed through the victory. |
* Sometimes, the more psychotic villains of comics will be an inch away from winning, when they realize that defeating their long-time nemesis just feels too weird or empty, and willingly give up and surrender, eliminating any trauma that they may be inflicting on the hero, and destroying any chance of power or control they might have assumed through the victory. |
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* The [[Archie Comics]] ''Love Showdown'' storyline promised that Archie would chose either Betty or Veronica once and for all. The four part story ends with him choosing [[Third Option Love Interest]], but was followed up with a special that essentially sets the situation back to normal. |
* The [[Archie Comics]] ''Love Showdown'' storyline promised that Archie would chose either Betty or Veronica once and for all. The four part story ends with him choosing [[Third Option Love Interest]], but was followed up with a special that essentially sets the situation back to normal. |
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* In [[Sonic the Hedgehog (comics)|Sonic the Hedgehog]], the Eggman that Sonic's been fighting is from another universe (the original Robotnik died relatively early in the comic's run). When Sonic told Zonic the Zone Cop about this in #197, he didn't care, because "Sonic Prime has to fight a Robotnik." |
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* You didn't really think a character called [[Deadman (Comic Book)|Deadman]] would [[Brightest Day|get to be alive]] for very long, did you? |
* You didn't really think a character called [[Deadman (Comic Book)|Deadman]] would [[Brightest Day|get to be alive]] for very long, did you? |
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* [[Les Legendaires|Les Légendaires]] is probably the only case where this trope is played straight ''and'' adverted at the same time: the heroes' main goal is to break the curse that turned everyone on their world into children, so as long as the story goes on, [[Failure Is the Only Option|they are not allowed to succeed, or there would no longer be any main plot]]. On the other hand, the characters and their universe ''do'' go through changes, and, safe for Book 5 and 6, none of these change are ever removed; The most notable time this trope is defied is the Anathos Cycle, which involve {{spoiler|the main characters getting savagely scarred and crippled, their leader becoming a villain then dying, their [[Arch Enemy]] losing his [[Joker Immunity]] to be finally [[Killed Off for Real]], the protagonists getting new powers and looks, and, finally, getting their reputation retablished.}} All those change are permanent, and there were no [[Reset Button]]. |
* [[Les Legendaires|Les Légendaires]] is probably the only case where this trope is played straight ''and'' adverted at the same time: the heroes' main goal is to break the curse that turned everyone on their world into children, so as long as the story goes on, [[Failure Is the Only Option|they are not allowed to succeed, or there would no longer be any main plot]]. On the other hand, the characters and their universe ''do'' go through changes, and, safe for Book 5 and 6, none of these change are ever removed; The most notable time this trope is defied is the Anathos Cycle, which involve {{spoiler|the main characters getting savagely scarred and crippled, their leader becoming a villain then dying, their [[Arch Enemy]] losing his [[Joker Immunity]] to be finally [[Killed Off for Real]], the protagonists getting new powers and looks, and, finally, getting their reputation retablished.}} All those change are permanent, and there were no [[Reset Button]]. |
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