As an action-packed shonen anime, One Pieceloves to introduce new characters and throw them right into the most brutal fights, but finishing off those characters is another matter entirely. It's no ...

In an action/adventure anime like Avatar: The Last Airbender, it's very rare to see a character actually die on-screen, no matter how intense the action or danger may be. For one thing, casual deaths ...

Plot armor is the quiet promise that some people will make it home. Every cliff, curse, or cosmic laser bends just enough so the story can keep its favorite face on screen. Viewers shout at the ...

When things go south for video game protagonists, it's the power of plot armor that saves them from dying, often bringing them back from the dead. While this particular narrative device can be ...