![]() ![]() ![]() The subversion of this trope is if the heroes fully realize the effects of their actions. Even if the work runs with the above scenarios and makes it about characters from a Terminally Dependent Society surviving After the End, the author may end up seriously overestimating their and their civilizations' chances of survival. Even if humanity does manage to survive (humans are clingy bastards) there are bound to be massive casualties. A Zombie Apocalypse, nuclear holocaust, Colony Drop, The Great Flood, or anything that can cause The End of the World as We Know It will have subtle and far-reaching effects even if it's stopped. note Exact figures are debated by biologists, but it is known that most species which reproduce sexually cannot survive in the long term if there's too much inbreeding. Y'see, Happily Ever After implies there's arable land to farm, electricity and running water, and a semblance of civilization to go back to, as well as at least several hundred to several thousand people surviving by the end. When authors use large and amazing technologies and world or even galaxy-spanning threats, they run the risk of letting the excitement of Stuff Blowing Up get the better of them and not think through how the survivors will make a living afterward, even though they can't help but celebrate as the Evil Tower of Ominousness explodes with its master's demise. How? By helping the viewer realize that the "survivors" at the end of a work don't have a future. Fridge Logic doesn't just find plot holes it can make your typical happy ending into a Downer Ending, and render even the most flawless moral victory into Black-and-Gray Morality.
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