Break The Fourth Wall

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Breaking The Fourth Wall is when a character is aware that they're nothing more than a fabrication of imagination. They do this by talking directly to the audience, acknowledging the franchise they're in, or both. There are many other methods of Breaking The Fourth Wall unique to a kind of franchise, like in video games where a character tells the player how to play the game with their controller.

Break The Fourth Wall Plays
Basic: Somebody realizes they're not real.

Reinforced: Taking "break the fourth wall" to a new level by literally breaking the fourth wall. You know, break the camera lens?

Downplayed: Bend The Fourth Wall.

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Gleeful: The person who just realized they don't really exist decides to have a little fun with their new knowledge, like playing around with the camera, walking off of the "set", or doing some other fourth-wall-related stunt.

Dismal: This leads to an Existential Crisis.

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