plot armor

noun

A plot device wherein a fictional character or other entity repeatedly and inexplicably avoids harm or misfortune, due to their importance to the work's continued plot; the property of being prone to deus ex machina.

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Meanings

nounplot armor (uncountable)
  1. colloquialderogatorysometimesuncountablefictionA plot device wherein a fictional character or other entity repeatedly and inexplicably avoids harm or misfortune, due to their importance to the work's continued plot; the property of being prone to deus ex machina.

    Synonyms: plot shield, character shield

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA plot device wherein a fictional character or other entity repeatedly and inexplicably avoids harm or misfortune, due to their importance to the work's continued plot; the property of being prone to deus ex machina.

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plot shieldcharacter shield
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APA

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“plot armor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plot%20armor. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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