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 a narrative device which keeps characters from being seriously injured or killed due to their importance in the story. The term came about in the 2000s, on the Usenet forum alt.games.dur ...

Ritwik is a passionate gamer who has a soft spot for JRPGs. He's been writing about all things gaming for six years and counting. The power of friendship miraculously saves Final Fantasy protagonists ...

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 ...