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'''Plot armor''' is a term used in fiction to describe the overly convenient invulnerability of a character, usually [[Daniel Larson|the protagonist]], that is needed for a [[Chronology|story]] to continue.<ref>https://www.merriam-webster.com/slang/plot-armor</ref> | '''Plot armor''' is a term used in fiction to describe the overly convenient invulnerability of a character, usually [[Daniel Larson|the protagonist]], that is needed for a [[Chronology|story]] to continue.<ref>https://www.merriam-webster.com/slang/plot-armor</ref> | ||
Prior to his [[Second Jail Arc#The Arrest|2024 arrest]] and subsequent incarceration on [[Second Jail Arc#The Charges|seven charges]] of making threats against [[August 29th Meltdown|government sites]] and [[Daniel MacDougall|officials]] in his numerous [[meltdowns]], Daniel had seemingly avoided any serious or long-lasting consequences for his misdeeds and crimes, such as [[December 10th Incident|assaulting]] [[Bob Proctor|his elderly mentor]] and [[Elisabeth Shimer|disabled mother]], [[Dine and Dashing|defrauding multiple businesses]], [[Red Robin Incident|indecently exposing himself in public spaces]], and his [[Colorado Mills Mall Incident|numerous]] [[Buffalo Wild Wings ejection|instances of]] [[Porch Charging Incident| | With Daniel, the term refers to his unreasonable immunity from the consequences of his actions. Prior to his [[Second Jail Arc#The Arrest|2024 arrest]] and subsequent incarceration on [[Second Jail Arc#The Charges|seven charges]] of making threats against [[August 29th Meltdown|government sites]] and [[Daniel MacDougall|officials]] in his numerous [[meltdowns]], Daniel had seemingly avoided any serious or long-lasting consequences for his misdeeds and crimes, such as [[December 10th Incident|assaulting]] [[Bob Proctor|his elderly mentor]] and [[Elisabeth Shimer|disabled mother]], [[Dine and Dashing|defrauding multiple businesses]], [[Red Robin Incident|indecently exposing himself in public spaces]], and his [[Colorado Mills Mall Incident|numerous]] [[Buffalo Wild Wings ejection|instances of]] [[Porch Charging Incident|trespassing]]. | ||
Time and time again, the [[R/Daniellarson|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 [[Jail Arc|held in jail for, at most, a few weeks]], or simply being given a [[Olive Garden Incident|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. | Time and time again, the [[R/Daniellarson|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 [[Jail Arc|held in jail for, at most, a few weeks]], or simply being given a [[Olive Garden Incident|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. | ||
Daniel's plot armor seemed to break for good when he was arrested on 30 April 2024, 24 days after [[April 6th Incident|his most intense and infamous meltdown to date]] in Larstory; he has been incarcerated ever since, and seems to be at serious risk of being institutionalized for the rest of his life. | |||
== Examples == | == Examples == | ||