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 fiction, like in video games where a character tells the player how to play the game with their controller. Breaking The Fourth Wall, like with many other joke-type UnTrashes, rarely lasts for more than a few seconds or affects the plot in any way. However, there have been a few special occasions where entire plotlines revolved around characters being aware of being fictional. This includes all occasions of the characters interacting with the in-universe representations of the franchise's creators.

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.

Negated: The person who just Broke The Fourth Wall was actually pointing at someone else who happened to be behind the camera, then the camera changes position to focus on the other person. Another Negated moment is if the character only looks in the audience's direction without commenting on how they're fictional.

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Justified:

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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