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** Yet another example occurred when [[ComicBook/OneMoreDay Peter rewrote the last twenty years of canon]] by making a deal with [[Characters/MarvelComicsDemons Mephisto]]. He gave up his marriage (and quite a few other historically established facts) to save his Aunt's life. It took a while, but the editors finally undid the last twenty years of stories.
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** Yet another example occurred when [[ComicBook/OneMoreDay Peter rewrote the last twenty years of canon]] by making a deal with [[Characters/MarvelComicsDemons Mephisto]]. He gave up his marriage (and quite a few other historically established facts) to save his Aunt's life. It took a while, but the editors finally undid the last twenty years of stories.
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* In ''Fanfic/AvengerOfSteel'', the [[spoiler:only way for the Ancient One to undo the ritual that Lorelei used to take control of Superman is to use the Time Stone to reverse time for Superman and Lorelei to a point before the ritual was performed]].
* ''[[WebVideo/ImAMarvelAndImADC Marvel/DC After Hours]]'' has some fun with it.
-->'''Spider-Man:''' Wait. So, that's all Characters/{{Superman|TheCharacter}} had to do?\\
'''Batman:''' What do you mean?\\
'''Spider-Man:''' I mean, he just pressed the reset button, basically. I was kinda hoping for something, I don't know, a bit more... epic.\\
'''Batman:''' It's a perfectly plausible resolution.\\
'''Spider-Man:''' Yeah, but is it satisfying?\\
'''Batman:''' [[MagicAIsMagicA It works within the boundaries of what was established]].\\
'''Spider-Man:''' Yeah, but it takes all the excitement out of it if all you have to do is [[ResetButtonEnding make it so that it never happened]].\\
'''Batman:''' No, that's only if [[AllJustADream it turns out to just be a dream]] or something.\\
'''Spider-Man:''' But you can't have drama without...
[[AC:''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'']]
* Time Vortexes in ''Fanfic/CalvinAndHobbesTheSeries'' usually act as these.
[[AC:''Manga/DeathNote'']]
* ''Fanfic/LightAndDarkTheAdventuresOfDarkYagami'' features a very literal version in the form of a Reset Note, which Dark finds and uses to erase the villain Kaos and his entire plot arc from existence, [[WordOfGod after the author realized he'd written the story into a corner]].
[[AC:''Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya'']]
* {{Subverted|Trope}} when the AuthorAvatar of ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6400880/1/The_Random_Crack_of_Haruhi_Suzumiya The Random Crack of Haruhi Suzumiya]]'' attempts to reverse time, stating: "Now to sort out this universe for the next poor sod who comes to write here. I unleash the power of... THE BACKSPACE!" Unfortunately, another character saved a copy and posted it on the Fanfic website.
[[AC:''Franchise/HarryPotter'']]
* In ''Fanfic/{{Sluagh}}'', [[spoiler:at the Battle of Druim Cett, every good wizard character that died comes back to life due to the intervention of the Celtic Gods (considering Rowling's canonical epilogue is set in 2017 and ''Sluagh'' is set in 2003, there is really not much of a choice for the author)]].
[[AC:''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'']]
* ''Fanfic/GazDreamsOfGenie'': A FreudianSlip results in Gaz using her first wish to [[RetGone make it so Dib was never born]], which creates [[VillainWorld a reality where Zim conquered Earth]]. After suffering a day as a human slave, Gaz is quick to use her second wish to undo the first, bringing Dib back into existence and restoring reality.
[[AC:''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'']]
* In the novelized adaptation titled''Fanfic/BreathOfTheWild'', the [[spoiler: Malice Orb that Astor uses is eventually purged of its darkness and becomes the Sheikah Orb, which subsequently chooses Paya as its next user. It grants her extensive powers, including the power to manipulate the flow of time in a given area. She uses it as this trope, restoring destroyed structures to their pre-Calamity appearance, which she demonstrates with the Great Plateau's Temple of Time.]]
[[AC:''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'']]
* ''Fanfic/{{Couturiere}}'' mocks the notion of Ladybug's Miraculous Cure functioning this way, and [[PlayedForDrama milks it for drama]]. The akumatized Marinette shows her captives a pair of fake Ladybug earrings, informing them that their heroine will ''not'' be coming to save them, and that all the damage she inflicts upon them will not be wiped away by a wave of magical ladybugs. That it will, in fact, be permanent. [[spoiler:After she's freed, Marinette retrieves the real earrings, transforms, and uses Miraculous Cure anyway. While this erases the ''physical'' consequences, the emotional and psychological impact remain.]]
* ''Fanfic/TheKarmaOfLies'' [[DeconstructionFic deconstructs the idea]] of treating Ladybug's Miraculous Cure this way several times over:
** Adrien treats the Cure's existence as an excuse to treat his superhero duties as just a game; all the consequences will be magically erased once Ladybug wins, so what's the big deal? He completely takes the notion that the heroes ''will'' win for granted, so much so that he skips what turns out to be the final battle with Hawkmoth despite seeing Ladybug trapped and struggling because it would be too inconvenient for him to leave the party he was throwing.
** By contrast, Marinette takes the power she wields ''very seriously'', to the point where she is torn when faced with a SadisticChoice that could result in casualties -- even if those deaths are reversed by the Cure, they'll still weigh heavily upon her conscience, especially when ''she's'' the one making the call.
** After Gabriel is unmasked as Hawkmoth, Adrien argues that he shouldn't be charged with any crimes since Ladybug magically repaired everything with her Cure. When he espouses this view as Chat Noir during an interview, it causes his reputation to take a ''major'' hit, as nearly everyone present [[WhatTheHellHero calls him out]] on not considering the emotional or psychological fallout of Hawkmoth terrorizing Paris, or the fact that the ''memories'' of what the akumas did aren't erased from their victims.
* ''Fanfic/LeaveForMendeleiev'':
** Adrien/Chat Noir regards Ladybug's [[WorldHealingWave Miraculous Cure]] as one, since it [[HeroInsurance magically restores any damage done by the akuma]]. He uses this to justify slacking off during fights, as he considers [[EntitledToHaveYou flirting with his partner]] and [[SecretChaser figuring out her]] SecretIdentity [[SkewedPriorities far more important than protecting Paris]]. After all, ''she's'' [[TheReliableOne responsible enough for both of them]], right?
** After Mylene is akumatized into Horrificator, Nino defends his desire to exploit the situation by making her monstrous form part of his movie this way. Adrien [[FalseFriend backs him up]], much to Marinette's horror. The idea that civilians see the Cure as a magical safety net that erases any long-term consequences is so unsettling that she considers asking Tikki if there's some way to ''limit'' the Cure's effects, in hopes of curbing that sort of mentality.
* A literal one in ''Fanfic/TalesOfAResetMind'', which [[spoiler:resets the entire Mind World, effectively undoing most of the damage the protagonist sustained over his life]].
[[AC:''Franchise/MyHeroAcademia'']]
* ''Fanfic/BetterLuckNextTime'' gives Izuku a Quirk that rewinds time whenever [[DeathActivatedSuperpower he dies]], enabling him to try and SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong.
[[AC:''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'']]
* ''Fanfic/ADiplomaticVisit'': In chapter 11 of the third story, ''Diplomacy Through Schooling'', [[spoiler:Twilight (thanks to having access to all magics) is able to tap Time's powers and rewind time for the Golden Oaks Library and her school, restoring them and all inanimate objects inside to how they were before Tirek destroyed them]].
* In ''Fanfic/ADream'', Valiant is forced to hit one in order to reverse the damage from [[spoiler:Gabby murdering most of Equestria]].
[[AC:''Franchise/OnePiece'']]
* Near the end of ''Fanfic/MarieDSuesseAndTheMysteryNewPirateAge'', a fic that takes place 20 years after [[spoiler:Luffy's execution and the deaths of the Straw Hat and Heart Pirates, among many others]], it is revealed that [[spoiler:Law/The Disinfector's]] plan is to return the world to normal. [[spoiler:To do so, he needs the power of Madelyn's wish-granting ability, he needs Mar to use her logic powers to twist the rules enough to make this wish possible, and he needs Mar's father, who has not made a wish, to make the wish. It succeeds, but it results in Mar, who was conceived after Madelyn went to the real world to escape the consequences of her actions, being [[RetGone removed from existence]].]]
[[AC:''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'']]
* An unusual example in ''Fanfic/{{Pokeumans}}'' in that it's part of the beginning of the story, not the end. Here, the Legendary Pokemon used their power to delete all knowledge of their existence and return humanity to the way it was without them before escaping to an alternate dimension.
[[AC:''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'']]
* In ''Blog/AlwaysHavingJuice'', Shadow's TimeTravel ability amounts to this; if he ever messes up, he strikes a pose and goes back in time to a point where he can start over.
** [[DeconstructedTrope It's not always effective though.]] Someone asked why he didn't use this to save Maria. [[http://alwayshavingjuice.tumblr.com/post/124640201968 It turns out he did ''try to,'']] [[GoneHorriblyWrong but the whole thing went horribly awry and it truamtized him to the point he not only hasn't tried again since, he refuses to elaborate on what actually happened (though the comic implies he might have gotten shot and nearly died...)]]
[[AC:''Franchise/{{Stargate}}'']]
* The ''Series/StargateSG1'' fanfic ''Fanfic/GuiltUndone'' sees Samantha Carter using the 'reset button' idea; after spending the previous couple of chapters going through a TraumaCongaLine of only realising that she was in love with Daniel Jackson ''after'' turning him down for a date and watching him get killed because he was caught off-guard by the planet's natives on their next mission, Sam is visited by her future self, who shows her a complex time machine that can either send a person back physically or merge them with their own past selves to let them literally 're-do' preceding events. With the knowledge that Daniel's continued survival will allow the SGC to discover an Ancient repository before Anubis, Sam goes back two months, and [[spoiler:is able to start a relationship with Daniel and save his life]].
[[AC:''Literature/{{Worm}}'']]
* In ''Fanfic/ACloudyPath'', one of the Scion Apostles can heal by reversing time for individuals within a certain area.
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[[AC:{{Crossover}}s]]
* In ''Fanfic/AvengerOfSteel'', the [[spoiler:only way for the Ancient One to undo the ritual that Lorelei used to take control of Superman is to use the Time Stone to reverse time for Superman and Lorelei to a point before the ritual was performed]].
* ''[[WebVideo/ImAMarvelAndImADC Marvel/DC After Hours]]'' has some fun with it.
-->'''Spider-Man:''' Wait. So, that's all Characters/{{Superman|TheCharacter}} had to do?\\
'''Batman:''' What do you mean?\\
'''Spider-Man:''' I mean, he just pressed the reset button, basically. I was kinda hoping for something, I don't know, a bit more... epic.\\
'''Batman:''' It's a perfectly plausible resolution.\\
'''Spider-Man:''' Yeah, but is it satisfying?\\
'''Batman:''' [[MagicAIsMagicA It works within the boundaries of what was established]].\\
'''Spider-Man:''' Yeah, but it takes all the excitement out of it if all you have to do is [[ResetButtonEnding make it so that it never happened]].\\
'''Batman:''' No, that's only if [[AllJustADream it turns out to just be a dream]] or something.\\
'''Spider-Man:''' But you can't have drama without...
[[AC:''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'']]
* Time Vortexes in ''Fanfic/CalvinAndHobbesTheSeries'' usually act as these.
[[AC:''Manga/DeathNote'']]
* ''Fanfic/LightAndDarkTheAdventuresOfDarkYagami'' features a very literal version in the form of a Reset Note, which Dark finds and uses to erase the villain Kaos and his entire plot arc from existence, [[WordOfGod after the author realized he'd written the story into a corner]].
[[AC:''Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya'']]
* {{Subverted|Trope}} when the AuthorAvatar of ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6400880/1/The_Random_Crack_of_Haruhi_Suzumiya The Random Crack of Haruhi Suzumiya]]'' attempts to reverse time, stating: "Now to sort out this universe for the next poor sod who comes to write here. I unleash the power of... THE BACKSPACE!" Unfortunately, another character saved a copy and posted it on the Fanfic website.
[[AC:''Franchise/HarryPotter'']]
* In ''Fanfic/{{Sluagh}}'', [[spoiler:at the Battle of Druim Cett, every good wizard character that died comes back to life due to the intervention of the Celtic Gods (considering Rowling's canonical epilogue is set in 2017 and ''Sluagh'' is set in 2003, there is really not much of a choice for the author)]].
[[AC:''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'']]
* ''Fanfic/GazDreamsOfGenie'': A FreudianSlip results in Gaz using her first wish to [[RetGone make it so Dib was never born]], which creates [[VillainWorld a reality where Zim conquered Earth]]. After suffering a day as a human slave, Gaz is quick to use her second wish to undo the first, bringing Dib back into existence and restoring reality.
[[AC:''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'']]
* In the novelized adaptation titled''Fanfic/BreathOfTheWild'', the [[spoiler: Malice Orb that Astor uses is eventually purged of its darkness and becomes the Sheikah Orb, which subsequently chooses Paya as its next user. It grants her extensive powers, including the power to manipulate the flow of time in a given area. She uses it as this trope, restoring destroyed structures to their pre-Calamity appearance, which she demonstrates with the Great Plateau's Temple of Time.]]
[[AC:''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'']]
* ''Fanfic/{{Couturiere}}'' mocks the notion of Ladybug's Miraculous Cure functioning this way, and [[PlayedForDrama milks it for drama]]. The akumatized Marinette shows her captives a pair of fake Ladybug earrings, informing them that their heroine will ''not'' be coming to save them, and that all the damage she inflicts upon them will not be wiped away by a wave of magical ladybugs. That it will, in fact, be permanent. [[spoiler:After she's freed, Marinette retrieves the real earrings, transforms, and uses Miraculous Cure anyway. While this erases the ''physical'' consequences, the emotional and psychological impact remain.]]
* ''Fanfic/TheKarmaOfLies'' [[DeconstructionFic deconstructs the idea]] of treating Ladybug's Miraculous Cure this way several times over:
** Adrien treats the Cure's existence as an excuse to treat his superhero duties as just a game; all the consequences will be magically erased once Ladybug wins, so what's the big deal? He completely takes the notion that the heroes ''will'' win for granted, so much so that he skips what turns out to be the final battle with Hawkmoth despite seeing Ladybug trapped and struggling because it would be too inconvenient for him to leave the party he was throwing.
** By contrast, Marinette takes the power she wields ''very seriously'', to the point where she is torn when faced with a SadisticChoice that could result in casualties -- even if those deaths are reversed by the Cure, they'll still weigh heavily upon her conscience, especially when ''she's'' the one making the call.
** After Gabriel is unmasked as Hawkmoth, Adrien argues that he shouldn't be charged with any crimes since Ladybug magically repaired everything with her Cure. When he espouses this view as Chat Noir during an interview, it causes his reputation to take a ''major'' hit, as nearly everyone present [[WhatTheHellHero calls him out]] on not considering the emotional or psychological fallout of Hawkmoth terrorizing Paris, or the fact that the ''memories'' of what the akumas did aren't erased from their victims.
* ''Fanfic/LeaveForMendeleiev'':
** Adrien/Chat Noir regards Ladybug's [[WorldHealingWave Miraculous Cure]] as one, since it [[HeroInsurance magically restores any damage done by the akuma]]. He uses this to justify slacking off during fights, as he considers [[EntitledToHaveYou flirting with his partner]] and [[SecretChaser figuring out her]] SecretIdentity [[SkewedPriorities far more important than protecting Paris]]. After all, ''she's'' [[TheReliableOne responsible enough for both of them]], right?
** After Mylene is akumatized into Horrificator, Nino defends his desire to exploit the situation by making her monstrous form part of his movie this way. Adrien [[FalseFriend backs him up]], much to Marinette's horror. The idea that civilians see the Cure as a magical safety net that erases any long-term consequences is so unsettling that she considers asking Tikki if there's some way to ''limit'' the Cure's effects, in hopes of curbing that sort of mentality.
* A literal one in ''Fanfic/TalesOfAResetMind'', which [[spoiler:resets the entire Mind World, effectively undoing most of the damage the protagonist sustained over his life]].
[[AC:''Franchise/MyHeroAcademia'']]
* ''Fanfic/BetterLuckNextTime'' gives Izuku a Quirk that rewinds time whenever [[DeathActivatedSuperpower he dies]], enabling him to try and SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong.
[[AC:''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'']]
* ''Fanfic/ADiplomaticVisit'': In chapter 11 of the third story, ''Diplomacy Through Schooling'', [[spoiler:Twilight (thanks to having access to all magics) is able to tap Time's powers and rewind time for the Golden Oaks Library and her school, restoring them and all inanimate objects inside to how they were before Tirek destroyed them]].
* In ''Fanfic/ADream'', Valiant is forced to hit one in order to reverse the damage from [[spoiler:Gabby murdering most of Equestria]].
[[AC:''Franchise/OnePiece'']]
* Near the end of ''Fanfic/MarieDSuesseAndTheMysteryNewPirateAge'', a fic that takes place 20 years after [[spoiler:Luffy's execution and the deaths of the Straw Hat and Heart Pirates, among many others]], it is revealed that [[spoiler:Law/The Disinfector's]] plan is to return the world to normal. [[spoiler:To do so, he needs the power of Madelyn's wish-granting ability, he needs Mar to use her logic powers to twist the rules enough to make this wish possible, and he needs Mar's father, who has not made a wish, to make the wish. It succeeds, but it results in Mar, who was conceived after Madelyn went to the real world to escape the consequences of her actions, being [[RetGone removed from existence]].]]
[[AC:''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'']]
* An unusual example in ''Fanfic/{{Pokeumans}}'' in that it's part of the beginning of the story, not the end. Here, the Legendary Pokemon used their power to delete all knowledge of their existence and return humanity to the way it was without them before escaping to an alternate dimension.
[[AC:''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'']]
* In ''Blog/AlwaysHavingJuice'', Shadow's TimeTravel ability amounts to this; if he ever messes up, he strikes a pose and goes back in time to a point where he can start over.
** [[DeconstructedTrope It's not always effective though.]] Someone asked why he didn't use this to save Maria. [[http://alwayshavingjuice.tumblr.com/post/124640201968 It turns out he did ''try to,'']] [[GoneHorriblyWrong but the whole thing went horribly awry and it truamtized him to the point he not only hasn't tried again since, he refuses to elaborate on what actually happened (though the comic implies he might have gotten shot and nearly died...)]]
[[AC:''Franchise/{{Stargate}}'']]
* The ''Series/StargateSG1'' fanfic ''Fanfic/GuiltUndone'' sees Samantha Carter using the 'reset button' idea; after spending the previous couple of chapters going through a TraumaCongaLine of only realising that she was in love with Daniel Jackson ''after'' turning him down for a date and watching him get killed because he was caught off-guard by the planet's natives on their next mission, Sam is visited by her future self, who shows her a complex time machine that can either send a person back physically or merge them with their own past selves to let them literally 're-do' preceding events. With the knowledge that Daniel's continued survival will allow the SGC to discover an Ancient repository before Anubis, Sam goes back two months, and [[spoiler:is able to start a relationship with Daniel and save his life]].
[[AC:''Literature/{{Worm}}'']]
* In ''Fanfic/ACloudyPath'', one of the Scion Apostles can heal by reversing time for individuals within a certain area.
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Compare AllJustADream, {{Filler}}, NonSerialMovie, WorldHealingWave, OpeningACanOfClones, NoOntologicalInertia and NoOntologicalInertia, UnprocessedResignation. See also RestartTheWorld and CloseEnoughTimeline. If this is used to prevent the characters from achieving something positive because it would end the series or seriously change its premise, see YankTheDogsChain.
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* ''Manhwa/{{Yureka}}'': The events of the story's invasion arc [[spoiler:result in the permanent death of every single player character except for Lotto. Fortunately for them, it turned out to be the end of beta event and their character data had been saved as a reward for participating in a high-risk fight they couldn't win]].
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* ''Manhwa/{{Yureka}}'': The events of the story's invasion arc [[spoiler:result in the permanent death of every single player character except for Lotto. Fortunately for them, it turned out to be the end of beta event and their character data had been saved as a reward for participating in a high-risk fight they couldn't win]].
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* [[WebAnimation/TheChampions2018 "The Champions"]] features an appropriately soccer-themed example: [[spoiler: The Season 3 finale features Galactic VAR disallowing the meteor strike which destroyed the Champions League mansion due to a dust particle being offside.]]
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* [[WebAnimation/TheChampions2018 "The Champions"]] ''[[WebAnimation/TheChampions2018 The Champions]]'' features an appropriately soccer-themed example: [[spoiler: The Season 3 finale features Galactic VAR disallowing the meteor strike which destroyed the Champions League mansion due to a dust particle being offside.]]
