The Deus Ex Machina

[Doubtcent]

There's a saying in Pixar story writing:

Coincidences that get characters into trouble is good writing.

Coincidences that get characters out of trouble is cheating.

So avoid Deus Ex Machina's whenever possible, unless you were leading up to it... which doesn't make it a Deus Ex Machina anymore, does it... so just avoid it when you can.

[Menbung]

Being a DB/DBZ/(die GT) fan, I'm ok with the miracle hidden power/technique in many ways, I guess deep down inside one is waiting for a miracle to happen, I mean, is the hero really gonna lose/die just like that?, something's gonna happen and the hero is gonna beat that antagonist's ass.... and when it doesn't happen you're like wut o.o . . .

But if he looses, when he finally wins is sooo much rewarding =].

Also, It depends on the kind of story, a dbz kinda story you really need to have that miracle power, that's the part when peeps get excited, we gotta remember the target audience of certain works, if you show a kid a deus ex machina development, probably s/he would love it and get all pumped up, so you can't really take it away.

So I guess target audience may play a role in this, give the character dies scenario to a bunch of kidz and you probably gonna fail (and if s/he really dies then have the miracle happen afterwards and have the character being revived by a magic potion, example SPOILER ALERT: Sailor Moon R: The movie), who knows. So i don't think that 100% of the time is the result of poor writing, and I'm ok with it most of the times depending on the type of story like I said XD.

P.S: My favorite is the power of love

[Luie]

I really dislike when some kind of character or power (etc) comes into existence for no reason and resolves an issue that would normally be challenging to the character. The point of the challenge is to give something for the character to overcome and accomplish which a flaw has held them back from. When the deus ex machina is applied to a major conflict or challenge, it doesn't feel like the character accomplished anything. Unless the miracle moment isn't actually resolving the character's problems (maybe paving the pathway to resolving the conflict, but not actually fixing a flaw), or is given a fundamental reason for it to exist (if it is the result of accomplishing a flaw) I tend to be disappointed. Of course there are always exceptions.

In anime especially, it tends to get repetitive.
"Oi I'm gonna keel u"
"Oh no this person is super strength how will I ever defeet hm"
"Pow pow pow"
"Ooh ouch he's super srong but maybe I can stick em with my best attack"
"lolol ur best attack is 2pathetic5me"
"o no oim out o options"
"pow pow pow"
"oi fuck he's gonna kill me I know I'll just have to use ALL MY STRANTH POW POW POW I GOT U"
"O hey u got stronger well SIKE good thing I'm only using 10% of my tru power pow pow pow"
"ah fuck he's way stronger now I now I'll get him with my best new attack"
"O fuk u got me mang SIKE looks like I'll have to go 100% powers"
"o no now he's so much stronger WAIT I KNOW i'll have to reach inside myself and use some hidden power kyahh"
"lol now we're equal but im still dabest pow pow pow"
" herharheha ur attacks dont do nothin i am 2 strong pow pow pow"
"ouch y r he winning no dis is impossibur"
"I'm gona use my special special new hidden power attack powapow"
"nuuuuu x___x ded "