- "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)
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.
Also Called
- Comic Awareness
- Fourth Wall Breaking
- Medium Awareness
- Metacognition
- Metaknowledge
Capabilities
User is aware that one's Universe is a fictional/false one, allowing them to carry out acts that, within the Universe, would otherwise be impossible. Depending on the extent of the user's power, one could potentially gain the powers of Reality Warping and/or Omniscience within the context of their own false Universe.
Applications
Associations
Limitations
- Increased likelihood of being driven insane.
- Read Computer Data / Place Files
- Users may appear to be abnormal to everyone else.
- May be linked to normal senses.
Known Users
See Also: Medium Awareness.
Comics/Cartoons
- Lucky (101 Dalmatians: The Series)
- Perdita (101 Dalmatians: The Animated Storybook)
- Ice King (Adventure Time)
- Snail (Adventure Time)
- The Genie (Aladdin)
- Various characters (Animaniacs)
- Bean the Dynamite (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Batman and Ambush Bug (Batman: The Brave and the Bold)
- Shaggy Rogers (Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!)
- Scooby-Doo (Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!)
- Professor Paradox (Ben 10)
- Blaze (Blaze and the Monster Machines)
- AJ (Blaze and the Monster Machines)
- Various characters (Chowder TV series)
- Various Characters (Rugrats)
- Rallo Tubbs (The Cleveland Show)
- Mr.Simmons (Hey Arnold!)
- Norbert Beaver (The Angry Beavers)
- Animal Man (DC Comics)
- Bat-Mite (DC Comics)
- Black Hand (DC Comics)
- Eternity Girl (DC Comics)
- The Joker (DC Comics)
- Harley Quinn (DC Comics)
- Lobo (DC Comics)
- Lyssa Drak (DC Comics)
- Mr. Mxyzptlk (DC Comics)
- Phantom Stranger (DC Comics)
- 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)
- Various characters (The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy)
- Blue Falcon (Johnny Bravo)
- Don Knotts (Johnny Bravo)
- Weird Al Yankovic (Johnny Bravo)
- Johnny Test (Johnny Test)
- Dukey (Johnny Test)
- Susan Test (Johnny Test)
- Bling-Bling Boy (Johnny Test)
- Alexandra Cobot (Josie and the Pussycats)
- Snooper and Bladder (Hanna-Barbera)
- Various Characters (Hanna-Barbara)
- Various characters (Looney Tunes)
- Laser Lips (Rickety Rocket)
- Lincoln Loud and Other Characters (The Loud House)
- White Spy, Black Spy and Other Characters (Mad 2010)
- Gwen Poole/Gwenpool (Marvel Comics)
- Howard the Duck (Marvel Comics)
- Jennifer Walters/She-Hulk (Marvel Comics)
- Loki (Marvel Comics)
- Louise Mason (Marvel Comics)
- Rick Jones (Marvel Comics)
- Uatu the Watcher (Marvel Comics)
- Wade Wilson/Deadpool (Marvel Comics)
- Wyatt Wingfoot (Marvel Comics)
- Mr. Freeman (Mr. Freeman)
- Discord (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
- Pinkamena Diane "Pinkie" Pie (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
- Various characters (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
- The Storm King (My Little Pony: The Movie)
- Kai-Lan (Ni Hao, Kai-Lan)
- Holo Jane (OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes)
- K.O. (OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes)
- Most characters (Pearls Before Swine)
- Various characters (Phineas and Ferb)
- The Powerpuff Girls (The Powerpuff Girls)
- Various other characters (Powerpuff Girls)
- Bell (Powerpuff Girls Doujinshi)
- Gir (Powerpuff Girls Doujinshi)
- Pucca (Pucca)
- Scooby-Doo Detective Agency (A Pup Named Scooby-Doo)
- Rick Sanchez (Rick and Morty)
- Beth Smith (Rick and Morty)
- Most characters (Scott Pilgrim)
- Various characters (The Simpsons)
- Most characters (Sonic Boom)
- Mr. Allen and Mr. McDonald (South Park)
- Sardonyx (Steven Universe)
- Control Freak (Teen Titans)
- Teen Titans (Teen Titans GO!)
- Ninja Turtles (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
- Various other characters (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
- Tom Cat and Jerry Mouse (Tom and Jerry)
- 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 (The Wacky World of Tex Avery)
- Mikey (Pig City)
- Various Characters (Big Mouth)
- Various Characters (Robot Chicken)
- Static, Rubberband Man and Ebon (Static Shock)
- Various Characters (Supermansion)
- Eddie Brock/Venom (The Spectacular Spider-Man)
- Lord Dominator (Wander Over Yonder)
- Danny Fenton and Other Characters (Danny Phantom)
- CatDog (CatDog)
- Various Characters (Pink Panther and Pals)
- Erotica Jones (Stripperella)
- Various Characters (Wacky Races 2017)
- Arthur and Other Characters (Arthur)
- Casper and Other Characters (Casper the Friendly Ghost)
- The Ant and the Aardvark (The Ant and the Aardvark)
- various Characters (Tom and Jerry Kids)
- Wander (Wander Over Yonder)
- Horrid Henry (Horrid Henry)
- Perfect Peter (Horrid Henry)
Anime/Manga
- Mine (Akame Ga Kill)
- Yuzuki Fuwa (Assassination Classroom)
- Various characters (Bastard!!)
- Various characters (Case Closed)
- Junko Enoshima/Monokuma (Dangan Ronpa)
- Various characters (Dr. Slump)
- Kirihime Nastuno (Dog & Scissors)
- Various characters (Dragon Ball Z)
- Various characters (Gintama)
- Hackadolls (Hackadoll: The Animation)
- Daishi Kobayashi (Hime-chan's Ribbon)
- Hikaru Hibino (Hime-chan's Ribbon)
- Choco (Last Period)
- Najimi Ajimu (Medaka Box)
- Various characters (Nanbaka)
- Lala (Ojamajo Doremi)
- Jessie, James, and Meowth (Pokemon)
- Various other characters (Pokemon)
- Lionet Ban (Saint Seiya)
- Saiki Kusuo (Saiki Kusuo no Psi Nan)
- Most characters (Sgt. Frog)
- Alba (Senyuu)
- Ruki (Senyuu)
- QT (Space Dandy)
- 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)
- Team Rocket (Pokémon)
- James
- Jessie
- Meowth
Television/Movies
- Charile B. Barkin (All Dogs Go To Heaven)
- Allegra (Allegra's Widow)
- Barney (Barney's Great Adventure)
- Baby Bop (Barney's Great Adventure)
- Steve (Blue's Clues)
- Joe (Blue's Clues)
- George Beard (Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie)
- Harold Hutchins (Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie)
- Most characters (Dani's House)
- Bernie Mac (The Bernie Mac Show)
- Deadpool (Deadpool 2016)
- 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)
- Most characters (Don't Blame Me)
- Grinch (Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas 1966 and 2000)
- Cat in the Hat (Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat 2003)
- Kuzco (The Emperor's New Groove)
- Ferris Bueller (Ferris Bueller's Day Off)
- The Narrator/Tyler Durden (Fight Club)
- Various characters (Gullah Gullah Island)
- Martin Kelly (Hey Dad...!); formerly
- Julie Matahimik-Valentino (Home Sweetie Home)
- Frank Underwood (House of Cards)
- Marty Kaan (House of Lies)
- Malcolm (Malcolm in the Middle)
- Martin Payne (Martin)
- The Mask (The Mask 1994)
- Neo (The Matrix)
- Tamatoa (Moana)
- Elliot Alderson (Mr. Robot)
- Agnes Brown (Mrs. Brown's Boys)
- Shelby Woo (The Mystery Flies of Shelby Woo)
- Fran Fine (The Nanny)
- Freddy Kreuger (A Nightmare on Elm Street)
- Saskia Litras (Noah and Saskia)
- Jack Parker (Pants on Fire)
- Various characters (Pee-Wee's Playhouse)
- Jamie Grover (Quints)
- Rango (Rango)
- Cat (Red Dwarf, Back to Earth)
- Kryten (Red Dwarf, Back to Earth)
- Lister (Red Dwarf, Back to Earth)
- Rimmer (Red Dwarf, Back to Earth)
- Bronson Twist (Round the Twist); one off
- Zack Morris (Saved by the Bell)
- 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)
- Gregory West (The Twilight Zone)
- Shante Smith (Two Can Play That Game/Three Can Play That Game)
- Zack Greenburg (The Zack Files)
- Zeke Falcone (Zeke and Luther)
- Luther Waffles (Zeke and Luther)
- Tia Andrea Landry and Tamera Ann Campbell (Sister Sister)
- Ghostwriter Team (Ghostwriter)
- Mr. Peabody and Sherman (Mr. Peabody & Sherman)
- Woody Woodpecker (Woody Woodpecker 2018)
- Fleetwood Yak (Rock Dog)
- Otis the Dog (Son of the Mask)
- Geroge Jetson (The Jetsons Movie)
- Allyson Miller (Now You See It)
- Phil Diffy (Phil of the Future)
- Clarissa and Ferguson Darling (Clarissa Explanins It All)
- Al Bundy (Married with Children)
- Captain Neweyes (We're Back a Dinosaur's Story)
- Various Characters (Secret Girlfriend)
- Various Characters (Power Rangers)
- Protector Killbots (Chopping Mall)
- Raptor (Raptor Ranch)
- Cynthia (The Feeding 2006)
- Ranger Bob (Grizzly Park)
- Crocodile (Lake Placid 3)
- Razorteeth (Razorteeth)
- Earl Sinclair (Dinosaurs)
- Claire Dearling (Jurassic World)
- Kevin McCallister (Home Alone)
- Bryan Brown (Twisted Tales)
Video Games
- Sonic The Hedgehog (Adventures of Sonic The Hedgehog)
- Capp'n (Animal Crossing)
- Mr. Ressetti (Animal Crossing)
- Providence (Bravely Second)
- The Author (Comix Zone)
- Coco Bandicoot (Crash Bandicoot)
- Dr. Neo Cortex (Crash Bandicoot)
- Ebenezer Von Clutch (Crash Bandicoot)
- Tiny Tiger (Crash Bandicoot)
- Cthulhu (Cthulhu saves the world)
- Monika (Doki Doki Literature Club)
- Sayori (Doki Doki Literature Club)
- Cranky Kong (Donkey Kong Series)
- Player character (Dragonfable)
- Gilgamesh (Final Fantasy series)
- 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)
- Kyu (Huniepop)
- Go Shijima (Kamen Rider Drive)
- Various characters (Kid Icarus: Uprising)
- Kirby (Kirby Series)
- Psycho Mantis (Metal Gear Solid)
- Mosley "Mo" Mobile (Mobile Mysteries)
- Ren Homura (Monster Strike); when in narrator mode
- Darkest Faerie (Neopets: The Darkest Fatie)
- Postal Dude Jr. (Postal Series)
- Michael J. Caboose (Red vs. Blue)
- Phil Eggtree (Riddle School)
- Sam Serious Stone (Serious Sam Series)
- Squid Baron (Shantae series)
- Coach Frank (Skate 3)
- Chill Bill (Skylanders)
- Kaos (Skylanders)
- Pop Fizz (Skylanders)
- Callie (Splatoon)
- Marie (Splatoon)
- Various characters (Sunset Overdrive)
- Pamela the Turkey (Super Farm)
- Slade (Teen Titans: Calling All Titans game)
- Flowey (Undertale)
- Sans (Undertale)
- Gerson (Undertale)
- Some characters (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Beelzebub
- Card Collector
- Chris Jericho (WWE SVR 2009)
- CM Punk (WWE SVR 2009)
- John Cena (WWE SVR 2009)
- Triple H (WWE SVR 2009)
- Santino Marella (WWE SVR 2010)
- Edge and Christian (WWE SVR 2011)
- Piraka (Bionicle Heroes)
Literature
- Cassie (Animorphs)
- George Beard (Captain Underpants)
- Harold Hutchins (Captain Underpants)
- Neptune (Hyperdimension Neptunia)
- Several Characters (Hyperdimension Neptunia)
- Gideon Fell (John Dickson Carr novels)
Web Comics
- Most characters (Order of the Stick)
Other
- Most characters (0/1)
- Shaun (AnimaShaun)
- Mechakara (Atop the Fourth Wall)
- Luna (Bio-Cats RP)
- Sarah (The Chosen 5 RP)
- Edd (Edd Egg)
- Most characters (Randomverse)
- Rosencrantz (Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead)
- Guildenstern (Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead)
- The Player King (Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead)
- Most characters (Stupid Mario Brothers)
- Calum (Toon)
- Mabel "Madea" Simmons (various Tyler Perry plays, movies, and TV shows)
- Various Characters (Disney)
- Lisa Loud and Lynn Loud (The Science House)
- Slender Man (Slender Mythos)
Gallery
Wade Wilson/Deadpool's (Marvel Comics) awareness that he is in a comic...
... can be distracting.
She-Hulk (Marvel Comics)
Loki (Marvel Comics)
Loki (Marvel Comics)
Uatu the Watcher (Marvel Comics)
Pinkie Pie (My Little Pony: Frendship is Magic) can view and shatter the fourth wall.
Discord (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic), like Pinkie Pie, is capable of breaking the 4th wall.
The Storm King (My Little Pony The Movie) is happy to demonstrate this while being inside a comic book.
Ajimu (Medaka Box) is aware that she is in a manga and will be animated.
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Neo (The Matrix) is aware that The Matrix is a false existence, and as such can manipulate its reality, stopping bullets in their paths.
The title character of the film Rango is aware of the fact that he's a fictional character in the film.
Many Kid Icarus: Uprising characters like Pit and Viridi, often break 4th wall by making video games references or mentioning that they're in a video game themselves.
Sonic talking to the audience in the show's segment "Sonic Sez".
Lyssa Drak (DC Comics)
The Joker (DC Comics)
Kirihime Nastuno (Dog & Scissors) - "The protagonist has enter the story."
Kuzco (The Emperor's New Groove)
Scott Pilgrim (Scott Pilgrim comics) frequently shows an awareness that he's in a fictional universe, telling many other characters to "read the book" when they ask questions regarding the events of previous chapters or volumes.
The Squid Sisters (Splatoon), Callie (left) and Marie (right), are aware that they are in a video game and occasionally reference that fact.
The Twelfth Doctor (Doctor Who) tells the viewers to Google the Bootstrap Paradox.
Neptune (Hyperdimension Neptunia) breaks the fourth wall.
Uncle Grandpa (Uncle Grandpa) is shown to be aware of the fact that he is in a cartoon, and would sometimes acknowledge the fictional world around him and the viewer.
Sardonyx (Steven Universe) is implied to have a limited awareness of the fictional nature of her show, making references to it as she gets to know Smoky Quartz, such as refering to one of the voice actors and to Cartoon Network itself.
Tamatoa (Moana) is slightly aware that he is in a Disney film.
Control Freak (Teen Titans) is completely aware that he is in an animated series and has even found a way to cancel the original Teen Titans and reboot it which resulted in the creation of Teen Titans Go!
Mine's (Akame Ga Kill!) Wheel of pain (With Gangan Joker's Mangas)
Card Collector (Valkyrie Crusade) is aware she is in a game, and even thinks that her power should be used on it.
Lincoln Loud (The Loud House) frequently speaks to the viewer as a means of coping with his large family, and eventually passed the secret on to his friend, Ronnie Anne Santiago.
On April Fools' Day, Luan Loud's (The Loud House) comedy becomes strong enough to break the Fourth Wall.
The Squid Baron (center) (Shantae series) is aware he lives in a videogame, which often rubs off on Shantae.
Frank Underwood (House of Cards) frequently blurts his ambitions to the audience, and no one's the wiser.
Elliot Alderson (Mr. Robot) often likens the audience to an imaginary friend.
While not fully conscious of their fictional nature, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern (Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead) do possess a limited awareness of the absurd nature of the events that surround them.
From his actions and words, it is made clear that the Player King (Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead) is aware that he, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are fictional characters acting out a story on repeat.
Due to her mental instability, Senua (Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice) can see and speak to the player.
Sans (UNDERTALE) frequently acknowledges gameplay devices, such as LV and EXP.
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Rick Sanchez (Rick and Morty) is fully aware that he is a fictional character in a cartoon and makes a habit of mentioning it whenever possible or during the final episode of the season.
Johnny Test (Johnny Test) "Now that's how you end a story."
Dukey (Johnny Test) "It's like this everyday in this house."
Susan Test (Johnny Test) "Thought it was a sweet ending to this story."
Bling-Bling Boy (Johnny Test) "It took me 4 seasons to kiss Susan."
Santino Marella (WWE SVR 2010) "You're what some loser would create in a video game!"
He then looks at the viewers and gives them a wink.
Chris Jericho (WWE SVR 2009) talking to the viewers.
CM Punk (WWE SVR 2009) talking to the fans while holding the camera.
John Cena (WWE SVR 2009) shoving the camera.
Triple H (WWE SVR 2009) "I've been down the Road to Wrestlemania countless times, but this time, you've got control. It's time to play the game!"
Edge (WWE SVR 2011) "Dude, we totally fooled the player into thinking we weren't going to reunite!"
Edge: "You see that weirdo staring at us through the TV?" Both Edge and Christian look at them.
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Videos
Simpsons Couch Gag - Rick and Morty - Adult Swim
All Fourth Wall Breaks in Chowder
