The Grand List of Overused Science Fiction Clichés/Section III: Overused story events and plot devices: Difference between revisions

# A [[Teen Genius|teenage genius]] [[Gadgeteer Genius|discovers an entire new field of science, and builds practical devices that use it, in his bedroom]].

# The [[Dark and Troubled Past|psychological trauma]]/[[Tsundere|attitude problem]] of female character is [[Defrosting Ice Queen|cured]] (or at least temporarily relieved) by a [[Deus Sex Machina|Dose of Good Luvin']] from the hero.

# [[Author Filibuster|The author lectures the viewer/reader]]; the lecture takes the form of a Platonic Dialogue between two characters, or of the Cosmic Message from the Ultra-enlightened Aliens to the Great Unwashed Human Masses.

# [[Ancient Conspiracy|A conspiracy develops, involving lots of people, and remains secret for an extended period of time]].

# [[Imported Alien Phlebotinum|An alien artifact imbues human(s) with incredible abilities.]]

# A fighter pilot, upon destroying an alien vessel, yells "[[Military Maverick|yeeeeeeee-haaaaaaa!]]"

# [[You Can't Fight Fate|Time travellers go back in time to prevent some Bad Thing from happening and in the process actually cause the Bad Thing to happen.]]

# Time travellers go back in time to prevent some Bad Thing from happening; [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero|they succeed, but cause something worse to happen]].

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