plot armor

especially British, plot ar·mour

[plot ahr-mer]

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noun

a character’s indispensability to the plot of a novel, game, movie, etc., making the character impossible to kill or eliminate.
Without the constant protection of plot armor, our trusty Z warriors would’ve been dead long ago.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of plot armor¹

First recorded in 2005–10

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Example Sentences

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So, I don’t mind the plot armor.

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The intense but bloated 81-minute pilot runs up a high body count, making clear that there is minimal plot armor to go around here.

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Unarmed and protected only by plot armor, Schofield runs across an open battlefield, dodging bombs, bullets, and his fellow British soldiers as they go over the top.

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He’s a Stark, and his proximity to the other main characters might give him plot armor so he isn’t killed off.

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The plot armor is down and the plot trap is set.

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plot Plotinian

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