Plot Armor

Plot armor is a term used in fiction to describe the overly convenient invulnerability of a character, usually the protagonist, that is needed for a story to continue.

Prior to his 2024 arrest and subsequent incarceration on seven charges of making threats against government sites and officials in his numerous meltdowns, Daniel had seemingly avoided any serious or long-lasting consequences for his misdeeds and crimes, such as assaulting his elderly mentor and disabled mother, defrauding multiple businesses, indecently exposing himself in public spaces, and his numerous instances of tresspassing.

ime and again, the Larsonian community had watched Daniel incriminate himself multiple times by filming his wrongdoings and posting or streaming them online for all the world to see; the most that would happen would Daniel being held in jail for, at most, a few weeks, or simply being given a slap-on-the-wrist. This became one of the more infamous parts of Daniel's presence, both in real life and online, as Daniel seemed, for a substantial stretch of time, to be above the law, or at least immune to it's more concrete punishments.

Examples

• December 10th Incident - Daniel assaulted Bob, but despite this, he never actually faced any repercussions and would eventually go on to travel America.
• Olive Garden Incident - Despite pulling a false fire alarm at an establishment, he was only given a trespass notice by the police. The same thing would occur the following day at an IHOP.
• Panera Bread Incident - Daniel had a massive meltdown at a Panera Bread restaurant, giving death threats to the employees and patrons and self-harming himself till he bled. Despite this, he was not arrested, though according to Daniel, he was allegedly banned from the establishment.
• Pedophilia - Daniel has admitted several times to being a pedophile, and has even admitted to doing things like saving pictures of nude children and saying sexually explicit things to minors (real or otherwise). He has never been charged for any of this.
• Breanna - Daniel has stated he allegedly masturbated in front of Breanna, who was a child at the time, and a video exists where he pushes her down on a bed (though whether or not he had any awful intentions, or was merely just play-fighting with her, is unknown). Nothing law-wise has come out of this, though Daniel once mentioned an alleged legal investigation regarding the Breanna situation.
• October 16th Incident - Daniel was kicked out of housing due to him having a breakdown and damaging Miss P's house, resulting in him becoming homeless. He was issued an $1,000 citation and trespassed from the property, but was otherwise let out onto the streets without further repercussions.
• Folsom Field Arrest - During the College Arc where he "enrolled" into the University of Colorado Boulder, Daniel was contacted by a troll masquerading as Buffaloes football coach Deion Sanders. The troll coaxed him into trespassing by claiming he would be at the football facility for some sort of speech, as well as antagonizing him by bringing up his racism and claiming Grace VanderWaal called him a "pussy". Daniel would then go to the facility while livestreaming, and was denied access; he reportedly then had a meltdown and struck a security guard, resulting him being arrested for third-degree assault. However, after spending two days in jail, he was then released.