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* '''Played for Drama''': The wizards threaten to do something (who knows what?)
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* '''Straight''': A sudden and unexplained explosion blows a hole in the wall of the villains' hideout. Jim TheLancer asks how it happened, Bob TheHero says, "I don't know," and then a Walter the wizard shows up and points out that he caused the explosion.
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** There is a pretty specific and detailed explanation that ''could'' be given, but Jim TheLancer is too bored/lazy/angry bored, lazy, angry, or busy to care about hearing it once it's pointed out that a wizard was one of the many players involved -- so in the end, A Wizard Did It Because He Is the Only One That Jim Cares About.
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** There is a pretty specific and detailed explanation that ''could'' be given, but Jim TheLancer is too bored/lazy/angry to care about hearing it once it's pointed out that a wizard was one of the many players involved -- so in the end, A Wizard Did It Because He Is The the Only One That Jim Gives A Fuck About. Cares About.
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** There is something genuinely nonsensical in the story, but it's the work of a wizard who's talented in that particular field, ie, e.g., something time-related from a [[Franchise/YuGiOh Time Wizard]].
** The nonmagical heroic characters nevertheless have ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve powers and if they all insist hard enough that the wizard did it, he will have retroactively done it.
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* '''Enforced''': The producer [[AuthorAppeal likes wizards, wizards]], so he [[ExecutiveMeddling orders the writers to include one one]] somewhere.
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** TheRival to TheHero gets wind of the fact that the wizard is a {{crutch|Character}} for him and incapacitates the wizard.
** If TheHero has been StealingTheCredit for all the improbable/impossible things himself, TheRival prepares to [[BreakTheHaughty shatter his reputation]] by revealing that they were the wizard's doing.
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** "A Wizard ''didn't'' do this. Or a Wizard ''wasn't'' the only one who did this. So ''provide an explanation'', ''''GODDAMMIT''''!!!!"''explain how it really happened'', '''''GODDAMMIT'''''!!!!"
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* '''Deconstructed:''' Because wizards help out so much, people start becoming dependent on them to solve everything. As a result, the wizards decide to pull out and leave the {{Muggles}} on their own.to fend for themselves.
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** There is a pretty specific and detailed explanation that ''could'' be given, but Jim TheLancer is too bored/lazy/angry to care about hearing it once it's pointed out that a wizard was one of the many players involved -- so in the end, A Wizard Did It Because He Is The Only One That Jim Gives A Fuck About.
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** "A Wizard ''didn't'' do this. Or a Wizard ''wasn't'' the only one who did this. So ''provide an explanation'', ''''GODDAMMIT''''!!!!"
** The wizard is forbidden from helping, since
** "A Wizard ''didn't'' do this. Or a Wizard ''wasn't'' the only one who did this. So ''provide an explanation'', ''''GODDAMMIT''''!!!!"
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* '''Double Subverted''': But, in reality, the wizard was lying because he wanted to help out in secret.
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* '''Subverted''': The heroes thank a wizard for something they think he did, but he didn't do it. (e.(E.g. : "Thanks, wizard." "I haven't helped you yet. I just got here.")
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'''Zig-Zagged''': Some inexplicable things are later explained to be a wizard's doing, while some are ascribed to HollywoodScience, others to [[ShownTheirWork realistic]] (if [[RealityIsUnrealistic hard-to-believe]]) science, and some are [[TheUnReveal left unexplained]].
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* '''Double Subverted''': The But, in reality, the wizard was lying because he wanted to help out in secret.
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"What do you think the odds are that a wizard's gonna just show up and magically save the day?"
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* '''Deconstructed:''' Because wizards help out so much, people start becoming dependent on them to solve everything. As a result, the wizards decide to pull out and leave the {{Muggles}} on their own.
* '''Reconstructed:''' Without the wizards always bailing them out, the Muggles regain their usual competence. The wizards still help out, but [[GodzillaThreshold only in extreme circumstances]].
* '''Reconstructed:''' Without the wizards always bailing them out, the Muggles regain their usual competence. The wizards still help out, but [[GodzillaThreshold only in extreme circumstances]].
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** There is something genuinely nonsensical in the story, but it's the work of a wizard who's talented in that particular field, ie, something time-related from a [[YuGiOh [[Franchise/YuGiOh Time Wizard]].
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* '''Downplayed''': "Hey, what's that light in the sky? It's too bright to be a star." "[[TitleDrop A wizard did it]], honey."
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* '''Downplayed''': '''Downplayed''':
** "Hey, what's that light in the sky? It's too bright to be a star." "[[TitleDrop A wizard did it]], honey.""
** There is something genuinely nonsensical in the story, but it's the work of a wizard who's talented in that particular field, ie, something time-related from a [[YuGiOh Time Wizard]].
** "Hey, what's that light in the sky? It's too bright to be a star." "[[TitleDrop A wizard did it]], honey.
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* '''Exaggerated''': A group of wizards assist the heroes multiple times, but are not seen until after the BigBad is defeated, when the heroes wonder what caused all those lucky "accidents".
** A wizard is responsible for the plot's entire premise.
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** A wizard is responsible for theplot's entire premise.
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* '''Square Peg Round Trope''': A wizard is the killer in a murder mystery.
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'''Basic Trope''': Any HandWave for a seemingly impossible event, not just those involving magic.
* '''Straight''': A sudden and unexplained explosion blows a hole in the wall of the villains' hideout. TheLancer asks how it happened, TheHero says, "I don't know," and then a wizard shows up and points out that he caused the explosion.
* '''Exaggerated''': A group of wizards assist the heroes multiple times, but are not seen until after the BigBad is defeated, when the heroes wonder what caused all those lucky "accidents".
* '''Downplayed''': "Hey, what's that light in the sky? It's too bright to be a star." "[[TitleDrop A wizard did it]], honey."
* '''Justified''':
** The wizard saw the heroes in a dilemma, and decided to help out.
** All the wizards in the land run an organization devoted to helping good triumph over evil. When they see heroes in need (via a crystal ball or [[AppliedPhlebotinum something similar]]) they send someone to help the heroes in secret.
* '''Inverted''': Instead of magic or fake science, the strange event is explained with [[DoingInTheWizard real, logical science]].
* '''Subverted''': The heroes thank a wizard for something they think he did, but he didn't do it. (e.g. "Thanks, wizard." "I haven't helped you yet. I just got here.")
* '''Double Subverted''': The wizard was lying because he wanted to help out in secret.
* '''Parodied''':
** The wizard thinks he did it, but the heroes know it was their own doing.
** The wizard thinks he did it, but later discovers that his wand is fake; the ''real'' cause of whatever happened is never explained.
** A wizard (equipped with his trusty wand and spellbook) is shown alongside the heroes. Even when the heroes get in trouble, and the wizard could cast a spell to get them out of it, he doesn't.
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* '''Averted''':
** Nothing scientifically impossible occurs.
** No attempt is made to explain the impossibilities.
* '''Enforced''': The producer likes wizards, so he orders the writers to include one somewhere.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Why is everything explained by 'AWizardDidIt'? Surely the wizard didn't do all of those deeds."
* '''Implied''': The lucky "accident" that caused the BigBad's defeat is never explained. However, at the very end, a wizard is seen standing alone in a field, and winks at the audience.
* '''Square Peg Round Trope''': A wizard is the killer in a murder mystery.
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* '''Straight''': A sudden and unexplained explosion blows a hole in the wall of the villains' hideout. TheLancer asks how it happened, TheHero says, "I don't know," and then a wizard shows up and points out that he caused the explosion.
* '''Exaggerated''': A group of wizards assist the heroes multiple times, but are not seen until after the BigBad is defeated, when the heroes wonder what caused all those lucky "accidents".
* '''Downplayed''': "Hey, what's that light in the sky? It's too bright to be a star." "[[TitleDrop A wizard did it]], honey."
* '''Justified''':
** The wizard saw the heroes in a dilemma, and decided to help out.
** All the wizards in the land run an organization devoted to helping good triumph over evil. When they see heroes in need (via a crystal ball or [[AppliedPhlebotinum something similar]]) they send someone to help the heroes in secret.
* '''Inverted''': Instead of magic or fake science, the strange event is explained with [[DoingInTheWizard real, logical science]].
* '''Subverted''': The heroes thank a wizard for something they think he did, but he didn't do it. (e.g. "Thanks, wizard." "I haven't helped you yet. I just got here.")
* '''Double Subverted''': The wizard was lying because he wanted to help out in secret.
* '''Parodied''':
** The wizard thinks he did it, but the heroes know it was their own doing.
** The wizard thinks he did it, but later discovers that his wand is fake; the ''real'' cause of whatever happened is never explained.
** A wizard (equipped with his trusty wand and spellbook) is shown alongside the heroes. Even when the heroes get in trouble, and the wizard could cast a spell to get them out of it, he doesn't.
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* '''Averted''':
** Nothing scientifically impossible occurs.
** No attempt is made to explain the impossibilities.
* '''Enforced''': The producer likes wizards, so he orders the writers to include one somewhere.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Why is everything explained by 'AWizardDidIt'? Surely the wizard didn't do all of those deeds."
* '''Implied''': The lucky "accident" that caused the BigBad's defeat is never explained. However, at the very end, a wizard is seen standing alone in a field, and winks at the audience.
* '''Square Peg Round Trope''': A wizard is the killer in a murder mystery.
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