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4th Wall Awareness

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"Hey, wait a minute, Dracula! Did you ever have the feelin' you're bein' watched? That the eyes of strange, eerie things are upon ya? Look. Out there in the audience."
"PEOPLE!! AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!"
― Bugs Bunny and Gossamer (Looney Tunes, Hair-Raising Hare)
"Kids today. So desensitized by movies and television."
― Grinch (Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas)
"Hey! Yeah, you! I'm down here, busting my a** while you sit on yours, watching me jump around? How is that fair?!"
― Deadpool, Marvel vs. Capcom 3
"Do you know how many characters there are in the Simpsons, Morty? There's like a-a BILLION CHARACTERS, M-Morty. There was an episode where Former President BUSH was their neighbor!"
― Rick Sanchez (Rick And Morty)
"No, this cannot be the end. I refuse. I haven't even been in the last 2 episodes!"
― Eric Morden/Mr. Nobody (Doom Patrol, "Paw Patrol")
"I wanna keep the mystery alive. What do YOU, the VIEWERS, think it is?"
― Jax (The Amazing Digital Circus) pointing at what appears to be nothing to the rest of the circus members after Zooble mentions that he was just "too much of a coward to show his ability."

The ability to be aware that one's Universe is fictional, and potentially use this to act in otherwise impossible ways within their fictional universe. Sub-power of 4th Wall Manipulation and Reality Perception.

Also Called[]

  • Comic/Story Awareness
  • Fourth Wall Breaking
  • Medium Awareness
  • Metacognition
  • Metaknowledge
  • Omniscient Reader
  • Self-Awareness

Capabilities[]

The user understands that their Universe is fictional and not real, which allows them to perform actions that would otherwise be impossible within this Universe. Depending on the extent of the user’s abilities, they could potentially acquire powers such as Reality Warping and/or Omniscience within the context of their own fictional Universe.

Application[]

Techniques[]

  • Speech Prediction by reading the next lines in a script or looking at speech bubbles on the next page.

Variations[]

Associations[]

Limitations[]

  • Might increase the likelihood of being driven insane.
  • Users may appear to be abnormal to everyone else.
  • May be linked to normal senses.

Known Users[]

See Also: Medium Awareness.

Anime/Manga/Manhwa/Manhua[]

  • Mine (Akame Ga Kill)
  • Yuzuki Fuwa (Assassination Classroom)
  • Yamada no Ero-gami (B-gata H-kei)
  • Various Characters (Bastard!!)
  • Melissa Prodebrat (Beware the Villainess)
  • Yuri Elizabeth (Beware the Villainess)
  • Various Characters (Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo)
  • Various Characters (Chrono Crusade)
    • Aion
  • Junko Enoshima/Monokuma (Danganronpa)
  • Various Characters (Detective Conan/Case Closed)
  • Saiki Kusuo (The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.)
  • Kirihime Nastuno (Dog & Scissors)
  • Various Characters (Dr. Slump)
  • Various Characters (Dragon Ball series)
  • Various Characters (Dropkick On My Devil!)
  • Xiaomei (Edens Zero)
  • Various Characters (Gintama)
  • Hackadolls (Hackadoll: The Animation)
  • Daishi Kobayashi (Hime-chan's Ribbon)
  • Hikaru Hibino (Hime-chan's Ribbon)
  • Jotaro Kujo (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)
  • Zii Zii/ZZ (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part III: Stardust Crusaders)
  • Narrator (Kaguya Sama Love Is War)
  • Nui Harime (Kill la Kill)
  • Nonon (Kill la Kill)
  • Torako Koshi (My Deer Friend Nokotan)
  • Choco (Last Period)
  • Najimi Ajimu (Medaka Box)
  • Yuga Aoyama/Shining Hero: Can't Stop Twinkling (My Hero Academia)
  • Various Characters (Nanbaka)
  • Lala (Ojamajo Doremi)
  • Dokja Kim (Omniscent Reader)
  • Various Characters (Pokémon anime series)
    • James
    • Jessie
    • Meowth
  • Various Characters (Return of the Disaster Class Hero)
  • Kurumu Kurono (Rosario + Vampire)
  • Lionet Ban (Saint Seiya)
  • Alba (Senyuu)
  • Ruki (Senyuu)
  • Various Characters (Sgt. Frog)
  • QT (Space Dandy)
  • Yoko littner (Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann)
  • Gimmy Adai (Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann)
  • Dary Adai (Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann)
  • Komatsu (Toriko)
  • Nozomi Yumehara (Yes! Pretty Cure 5)
  • Komachi Akimoto (Yes! Pretty Cure 5)
  • Rin Natsuki (Yes! Pretty Cure 5)
  • Karen Minazuki (Yes! Pretty Cure 5)
  • Urara Kasugano (Yes! Pretty Cure 5)
  • Bunbee (Yes! Pretty Cure 5)
  • Mucardia (Yes! Pretty Cure 5 GoGo!)
  • Various Characters (Yongbi the Invincible)
  • Akari Akaza (Yuru Yuri)

Cartoons[]

  • Perdita (101 Dalmatians: The Animated Storybook)
  • Lucky (101 Dalmatians: The Series)
  • Ice King (Adventure Time)
  • Snail (Adventure Time)
  • The Genie (Aladdin)
  • Roger Smith (American Dad!)
  • Norbert Beaver (The Angry Beavers)
  • The Ant and the Aardvark (The Ant and the Aardvark)
  • Various Characters (Animaniacs)
  • Scooby-Doo Detective Agency (A Pup Named Scooby-Doo)
  • Various Characters (Arthur)
    • Arthur
  • Basil Karlo/Clayface (The Batman)
  • Batman and Ambush Bug (Batman: The Brave and the Bold)
  • Scooby-Doo (Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!)
  • Shaggy Rogers (Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!)
  • Professor Paradox (Ben 10)
  • Various Characters (Big Mouth)
  • Various Characters (Blaze and the Monster Machines)
  • Various Characters (Casper the Friendly Ghost)
    • Casper
  • CatDog (CatDog)
  • Various Characters (Chowder TV series)
  • Rallo Tubbs (The Cleveland Show)
  • Various Characters (Danny Phantom)
    • Danny Fenton/Phantom
  • Dexter (Dexter's Laboratory)
  • Dee Dee (Dexter's Laboratory)
  • Ace Hart (Dog City)
  • Various Characters (Disney)
  • Dora (Dora The Explorer)
  • Various Characters (Dora the Explorer/Go Diego Go!/Dora and Friends: Intro the City)
  • Ed (Ed, Edd, n Eddy)
  • Edd/Double D (Ed, Edd, n Eddy)
  • Eddy (Ed, Edd, n Eddy)
  • Rolf (Ed, Edd, n Eddy)
  • Kitty Cheshire (Ever After High)
  • Madeline Hatter (Ever After High)
  • Various Characters (Family Guy)
  • Freakazoid (Freakazoid)
  • Amy Wong (Futurama)
  • Garfield (Garfield/The Garfield Show)
  • Bill Cipher (Gravity Falls)
  • Various Characters (The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy)
  • Blue Falcon (Johnny Bravo)
  • Don Knotts (Johnny Bravo)
  • "Weird Al" Yankovic (Johnny Bravo)
  • Various Characters (Johnny Test)
    • Johnny Test
    • Dukey
    • Susan Test
    • Bling-Bling Boy
  • Snooper and Bladder (Hanna-Barbera)
  • Various Characters (Hanna-Barbara)
  • Mr. Simmons (Hey Arnold!)
  • Various Characters (Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi)
  • Horrid Henry (Horrid Henry)
  • Perfect Peter (Horrid Henry)
  • Scratch (The Ghost and Molly McGee); only during musical numbers
  • George Jetson (The Jetsons Movie)
  • Alexandra Cobot (Josie and the Pussycats)
  • Various Characters (Looney Tunes)
  • Various Characters (The Loud House)
    • Lincoln Loud
    • The Casagrandes (The Loud House/The Casagrandes)
    • Lisa Loud and Lynn Loud (The Science House)
  • White Spy, Black Spy and other characters (Mad 2010)
  • Mr. Freeman (Mr. Freeman)
  • Applejack (My Little Pony: Pony Life)
  • Discord (My Little Pony series)
  • Pinkamena Diane "Pinkie" Pie (My Little Pony series)
  • The Storm King (My Little Pony series)
  • Kai-Lan (Ni Hao, Kai-Lan)
  • Holo Jane (OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes)
  • K.O. (OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes)
  • Various Characters (Pearls Before Swine)
  • Various Characters (Phineas and Ferb)
  • Mikey (Pig City)
  • Various Characters (Pink Panther and Pals)
  • The Powerpuff Girls (The Powerpuff Girls)
  • Various other characters (The Powerpuff Girls)
  • Bell (Powerpuff Girls Doujinshi)
  • Gir (Powerpuff Girls Doujinshi)
  • Pucca (Pucca)
  • Randy Cunningham (Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja)
  • Howard Weinerman (Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja)
  • Rango (Rango)
  • Rick Sanchez (Rick and Morty)
  • Beth Smith (Rick and Morty)
  • Laser Lips (Rickety Rocket)
  • Narrators (Central Park)
    • Birdie
    • Griffin
  • Various Characters (Robot Chicken)
  • Various Characters (Rugrats)
  • Velma Dinkley (Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?)
  • Various Characters (Scott Pilgrim)
  • Muhammad "Juki" Marzuki (Si Juki Comics)
  • Various Characters (The Simpsons)
  • Hop Jack (Slugterra)
  • Doc (Slugterra)
  • Various Characters (SMG4)
  • Various Characters (Sonic Boom)
  • Mr. Allen and Mr. McDonald (South Park)
  • Eddie Brock/Venom (The Spectacular Spider-Man)
  • SpongeBob SquarePants (SpongeBob SquarePants)
  • Various Characters (Static Shock)
    • Virgil Hawkins/Static
    • Rubberband Man
    • Ebon
  • Sardonyx (Steven Universe)
  • Sunstone (Steven Universe)
  • Erotica Jones (Stripperella)
  • Saxton Hale (Team Fortress 2 Comics)
  • Various Characters (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
  • Control Freak (Teen Titans)
  • Teen Titans (Teen Titans GO!)
  • Tom Cat and Jerry Mouse (Tom and Jerry)
  • Various Characters (Tom and Jerry Kids)
  • Various Characters (Total Drama)
  • Clover (Totally Spies!)
  • Alex (Totally Spies!)
  • Sam (Totally Spies!)
  • Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Ultimate Spider-Man TV series)
  • Miles Morales/Kid Arachnid (Ultimate Spider-Man TV series)
  • Uncle Grandpa (Uncle Grandpa)
  • Various Characters (Wacky Races 2017)
  • Various Characters (The Wacky World of Tex Avery)
  • Lord Dominator (Wander Over Yonder)
  • Wander (Wander Over Yonder)
  • WordGirl (WordGirl)

Comics[]

  • Bean the Dynamite (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
  • Various Characters (DC Comics)
    • Bat-Mite (DC Comics)
    • Black Hand (DC Comics)
    • Buddy Baker/Animal Man (DC Comics)
    • Eternity Girl (DC Comics)
    • Harley Quinn (DC Comics)
    • The Joker (DC Comics)
    • Lobo (DC Comics)
    • Lyssa Drak (DC Comics)
    • Mr. Mxyzptlk (DC Comics)
    • Phantom Stranger (DC Comics)
    • The Thought Robot/Cosmic Armor Superman (DC Comics)
  • Various Characters (Marvel Comics)
    • Forbush Man (Marvel Comics)
    • Gwen Poole/Gwenpool (Marvel Comics)
    • Howard the Duck (Marvel Comics)
    • Jennifer Walters/She-Hulk (Marvel Comics)
    • Loki (Marvel Comics)
    • Louise Mason/Blonde Phantom (Marvel Comics)
    • Miranda (Marvel Comics)
    • Rick Jones (Marvel Comics)
    • Uatu the Watcher (Marvel Comics)
    • Wade Wilson/Deadpool (Marvel Comics)
    • Wyatt Wingfoot (Marvel Comics)
  • Various Characters (Supermansion)

Literature[]

  • George Beard (Captain Underpants)
  • Harold Hutchins (Captain Underpants)
  • Gideon Fell (John Dickson Carr novels)
  • Rosencrantz (Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead)
  • Guildenstern (Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead)
  • The Player King (Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead)
  • Jack Sullivan (The Last Kids on Earth)
  • June Del Toro (The Last Kids on Earth)
  • Quint Baker (The Last Kids on Earth)
  • Dirk Savage (The Last Kids on Earth)

Live Television/Movies[]

  • Girl (About a Girl)
  • Satan (The Adventures of Mark Twain)
  • Charlie B. Barkin (All Dogs Go To Heaven)
  • Allegra (Allegra's Window)
  • Allison Pike (Angry Angel)
  • Mr. Wolf (The Bad Guys)
  • Baby Bop (Barney's Great Adventure)
  • Barney (Barney's Great Adventure)
  • Beetlejuice (Beetlejuice franchise)
  • Bernie Mac (The Bernie Mac Show)
  • Joe (Blue's Clues)
  • Steve (Blue's Clues)
  • Buffy Summers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
  • George Beard (Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie)
  • Harold Hutchins (Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie)
  • Protector Killbots (Chopping Mall)
  • Clarissa and Ferguson Darling (Clarissa Explanins It All)
  • José Manuel Alcántara (Couse Completed)
  • Clark Wilson (Creepshow 2019)
  • Various Characters (Dani's House)
  • Darby Harper (Darby and the Dead)
  • Wade Wilson/Deadpool (Deadpool films)
  • Earl Sinclair (Dinosaurs)
  • First, Fourth, Sixth, Tenth, Eleventh, and Twelfth Doctors (Doctor Who)
  • K9 (Doctor Who)
  • Oswin Oswald (Doctor Who)
  • Tlotoxl (Doctor Who)
  • The Valeyard (Doctor Who)
  • Weeping Angels (Doctor Who)
  • Kate, Gregory, Gemma and Mark King (Don't Blame Me)
  • Mr. Nobody (Doom Patrol)
  • Cat in the Hat (Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat 2003)
  • Grinch (Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas 1966 and 2000)
  • Kuzco (The Emperor's New Groove)
  • Enola Eudoria Heddassa Holmes (Enola Holmes)
  • Cynthia (The Feeding 2006)
  • Ferris Bueller (Ferris Bueller's Day Off)
  • The Narrator/Tyler Durden (Fight Club)
  • Penelope Townes (The Genie from Down Under)
  • Ghostwriter Team (Ghostwriter)
  • Ranger Bob (Grizzly Park)
  • Various Characters (Gullah Gullah Island)
  • Various Characters (Henry Danger/Danger Force)
  • Martin Kelly (Hey Dad...!); formerly
  • Kevin McCallister (Home Alone)
  • Julie Matahimik-Valentino (Home Sweetie Home)
  • Frank Underwood (House of Cards)
  • Marty Kaan (House of Lies)
  • Various characters (How to Be Indie)
    • Indie Mehta
  • Samantha 'Sam' and Ben Hazelton (In Your Dreams)
  • Claire Dearling (Jurassic World)
  • Vice (Kamen Rider Revice)
  • Crocodile (Lake Placid 3)
  • Malcolm Wilkerson (Malcolm in the Middle)
  • Al Bundy (Married... with Children)
  • Martin Payne (Martin)
  • The Mask (The Mask 1994)
  • Jennifer Walters/She-Hulk (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
  • Neo (The Matrix)
  • Tamatoa (Moana)
  • Taylor Fry (Mortified)
  • Elliot Alderson (Mr. Robot)
  • Mr. Peabody and Sherman (Mr. Peabody & Sherman)
  • Agnes Brown (Mrs. Brown's Boys)
  • Shelby Woo (The Mystery Flies of Shelby Woo)
  • Fran Fine (The Nanny)
  • Sonja (The Nasty Girl)
  • Sadie Hawthorne (Naturally, Sadie)
  • Various Characters (Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide)
  • Freddy Krueger (A Nightmare on Elm Street/Freddy's Nightmares: The Series)
  • Saskia Litras (Noah and Saskia)
  • Allyson Miller (Now You See It)
  • Jeramie Brasieri (Ohsama Sentai King-Ohger)
  • Kale Stiglic (Our Hero)
  • Jack Parker (Pants on Fire)
  • Various Characters (Pee-Wee's Playhouse)
  • Phil Diffy (Phil of the Future)
  • Various Characters (Power Rangers)
  • Jamie Grover (Quints)
  • Dr. Robotnik (Paramount's Sonic the Hedgehog)
  • Professor Gerald (Paramount's Sonic the Hedgehog)
  • Raptor (Raptor Ranch)
  • Razorteeth (Razorteeth)
  • Cat (Red Dwarf, Back to Earth)
  • Kryten (Red Dwarf, Back to Earth)
  • Lister (Red Dwarf, Back to Earth)
  • Rimmer (Red Dwarf, Back to Earth)
  • Fleetwood Yak (Rock Dog)
  • Bronson Twist (Round the Twist); one off
  • Zack Morris (Saved by the Bell)
  • Hannah "Belle" Baxter (Secret Diary of a Call Girl)
  • Various Characters (Secret Girlfriend)
  • Tia Andrea Landry and Tamera Ann Campbell (Sister Sister)
  • Various Characters (Sleepover Club)
  • Megan Bernadette Brookman (The Slumber Party)
  • Otis the Dog (Son of the Mask)
  • Harold Crick (Stranger than Fiction)
  • Harley Diaz (Stuck in the Middle)
  • Cryptkeeper (Tales from the Crypt)
  • Niles Talbot (Tales from the Crypt)
  • Janet/Jeremy McKay (Tales from the Crypt)
  • Man in White Suit (Tampopo)
  • Mei Lee (Turning Red)
  • Gregory West (The Twilight Zone)
  • Bryan Brown (Twisted Tales)
  • Shante Smith (Two Can Play That Game/Three Can Play That Game)
  • Zack Greenburg (The Zack Files)
  • Garfield (The Garfield Movie 2024)
  • Billy Maximoff and Tommy Maximoff (WandaVision)
  • Wayne Campbell (Wayne's World)
  • Captain Neweyes (We're Back a Dinosaur's Story)
  • Bloom (World of Winx)
  • Mabel "Madea" Simmons (Various works by Tyler Perry)
  • Zeke Falcone (Zeke and Luther)
  • Luther Waffles (Zeke and Luther)
  • Addison Wells (Z-O-M-B-I-E-S)
  • Zed Necrodopolis (Z-O-M-B-I-E-S)
  • Nanno (Girl From Nowhere)

Video Games[]

  • Kapp'n (Animal Crossing)
  • Mr. Resetti (Animal Crossing)
  • Ao Oni (Ao Oni)
  • Filename2/Null (Baldi's Basics)
  • Amber Ashworth (Bear With Me)
  • Ted E. Bear (Bear With Me)
  • Piraka (Bionicle Heroes)
  • Providence (Bravely Second)
  • Trisha/Ishatr (Catherine)
  • The Author (Comix Zone)
  • The Baker (Cookie Clicker)
  • Coco Bandicoot (Crash Bandicoot)
  • Dr. Neo Cortex (Crash Bandicoot)
  • Ebenezer Von Clutch (Crash Bandicoot)
  • Tiny Tiger (Crash Bandicoot)
  • Cthulhu (Cthulhu Saves the World)
  • Kris (Deltarune); likely
  • Ralsei (Deltarune); likely
  • Monika (Doki Doki Literature Club!)
  • Sayori (Doki Doki Literature Club!)
  • Cranky Kong (Donkey Kong Series)
  • Player character (Dragonfable)
  • Tsumugi Shirogane (Danganronpa V3)
  • Shuichi Saihara (Danganronpa V3)
  • Maki Harukawa (Danganronpa V3)
  • Himiko Yumeno (Danganronpa V3)
  • K1-B0 (Danganronpa V3)
  • Gilgamesh (Final Fantasy series)
  • Team Lilac (Freedom Planet)
    • Sash Lilac
    • Carol Tea
    • Milla Basset
  • Boyfriend (Friday Night Funkin)
  • Girlfriend (Friday Night Funkin)
  • Tankman (Tankman series/Friday Night Funkin)
  • Fry (Futurama: The Game)
  • Bender (Futurama: The Game)
  • Leela (Futurama: The Game)
  • Professor Farnsworth (Futurama: The Game)
  • Marcela/Princess Gum Drop (Great Greed)
  • Senua (Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice)
  • Higokumaru (Honkai Impact 3rd)
  • Kyu (Huniepop)
  • Neptune (Hyperdimension Neptunia)
  • Various Characters (Hyperdimension Neptunia)
  • White Face (Imscared)
  • Go Shijima (Kamen Rider Drive)
  • Various Characters (Kid Icarus: Uprising)
  • Nugget (Kindergarten)
  • Kirby (Kirby Series)
  • Psycho Mantis (Metal Gear Solid)
  • Solid Snake (Metal Gear series)
  • Mosley "Mo" Mobile (Mobile Mysteries)
  • Ren Homura (Monster Strike); when in narrator mode
  • Darkest Faerie (Neopets: The Darkest Fatie)
  • Postal Dude Jr. (Postal series)
  • Polygon Man (Playstation All-Stars)
  • Phil Eggtree (Riddle School)
  • Sam "Serious" Stone (Serious Sam series)
  • Squid Baron (Shantae series)
  • Jack Frost (Shin Megami Tensei)
  • Coach Frank (Skate 3)
  • Chill Bill (Skylanders)
  • Kaos (Skylanders)
  • Pop Fizz (Skylanders)
  • Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog)
  • Callie (Splatoon)
  • Marie (Splatoon)
  • Various Characters (Sunset Overdrive)
  • Pamela the Turkey (Super Farm)
  • Yukari Yakumo (Touhou)
  • Slade (Teen Titans: Calling All Titans)
  • Flowey/Asriel (Undertale)
  • Sans (Undertale)
  • Papyrus (Undertale)
  • Gerson (Undertale)
  • Chara (Undertale)
  • Some characters (Valkyrie Crusade)
    • Beelzebub
    • Card Collector
  • Pochi (World's End Club)
  • Corey Graves (WWE 2K20)
  • Chris Jericho (WWE SVR 2009)
  • CM Punk (WWE SVR 2009)
  • John Cena (WWE SVR 2009 & 2011)
  • Triple H (WWE SVR 2009 & WWF Attitude)
  • Santino Marella (WWE SVR 2010)
  • Edge and Christian (WWE SVR 2011)
  • Midori Gurin (Yandere Simulator)
  • Peter (Your Boyfriend)

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Live Television[]

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