Unwinnable Training Simulation: Difference between revisions

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The rest of the episode will typically focus on his overcoming whatever character flaw prevented him from succeeding in simulation.

This is typically used as [[Fake Action Prologue|the first scene]] of an episode or [[Film]] (though it may also come between the planning and execution phases of an [[Impossible Mission]] story), as an easy way of introducing the viewer to the kind of danger the main character(s) might experience on a regular basis. It will feel like [[In Medias Res]], except that it's not really part of the main storyline.

This is typically used as [[Fake Action Prologue|the first scene]] of an episode or [[Film]] (though it may also come between the planning and execution phases of an [[Trope Workshop:Impossible Mission]] story), as an easy way of introducing the viewer to the kind of danger the main character(s) might experience on a regular basis. It will feel like [[In Medias Res]], except that it's not really part of the main storyline.

Such a scene shows that the character is not invincible but has a critical flaw which might lead to his demise later without actually affecting the [[Plot]]. This will cause additional suspense later on when the character inevitably gets into a similar "real" situation and must show that he overcame this flaw (or is able to [[Take a Third Option|find a clever workaround]] for it).