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Deus ex machina
A deus ex machina is a literary device, a way of ending a plot by bringing in an outside element to accomplish what the main characters have been unable to throughout the story.
To qualify as deus ex machina, the means of ending the story (defeating the villain, saving the world, etc.) must have been no more than hinted at during the story, or possibly not mentioned at all. It must be done by a person or element which is outside of the influence of the main characters (although bringing in a main character from another story would count- for example, if the Fantastic Four spent five issues fighting Dr Doom, then on the last page Wolverine arrived and stabbed him), and it must completely resolve the story.
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Glossary:Deviant
Dimensional Travel
The process of leaving the space of our universe and entering that of another one, accomplished by physical, psychic, psionic, or magical means. The mechanics of dimension travel are unknown to all but a few.
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Diplomatic immunity
Ambassadors, official representatives, and heads of state[1] of a country are sometimes granted with immunity while visiting other countries.
In some occasions, armed forces related diplomacy and leaders' protection, such as Atlantean Royal Guard members Janus and Amir, were covered by the diplomatic immunity.[2]
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Doctor Doom, as ruler of Latveria, often benefits of such immunity (on Earth-616 and in other realities),[3] and sometimes from the protection of heroes and security agencies to enforce that status.[4][5]
Diplomatic immunity has also applied to extra-terrestrial representatives such as Ord.[6]
Diplomatic immunity also applies to embassies, considered their home nation's sovereign soil. Examples includes Wakandan[7] and Latverian[8] embassies in New York City.
Diplomatic immunity doesn't apply in every country, and can be granted to non-representative individuals, such as Ian Quinn a wealthy mining philanthropist and the owner of Quinn Worldwide which had diplomatic immunity in Malta.[9]
As recognised ruler of the country Canaan, Moses Magnum had diplomatic immunity,[10] but he dared not travel to United States soil in person, lest he could be arrested there.[11]
(See Also: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplomatic_immunity)
- ↑ Black Panther (Vol. 4) #22
- ↑ Wolverine (Vol. 3) #47
- ↑ Iron Man: Armored Adventures S2E08
- ↑ Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 2) #50
- ↑ Marvel's Avengers Assemble S1E19
- ↑ Astonishing X-Men (Vol. 3) #5
- ↑ Black Panther #14
- ↑ Marvel Treasury Edition featuring Superman and Spider-Man #1
- ↑ Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. S1E03
- ↑ Deathlok (Vol. 2) #23
- ↑ Avengers (Vol. 3) #8
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Divergence
(See Also: Alternate Reality)
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Glossary:Divergent Earth
DNA
DNA (DeoxyriboNucleic Acid) is a molecule that carries the genetic instructions used in the growth and development of all known living organisms and many viruses. DNA and RNA are nucleic acids; alongside proteins and complex carbohydrates. Most DNA molecules consist of two biopolymer strands coiled around each other to form a double helix.
In 1953, Rosalind Franklin, a brilliant chemist was the first person to take X-ray diffraction images of DNA, particularly Photo 51, while at King's College London. This led to the discovery of the DNA double helix at Cambridge University for which James Watson and Francis Crick won the Nobel Prize.[1]
In the Marvel Universe exposure to variant forms of energy can cause mutation in DNA, giving beings superpowers.
(See Also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNA)
Doom's Day
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Glossary:Doppelgangers