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A plot device where a schemer's plan is structured so that every possible outcome benefits them, no matter what their opponent chooses to do.
REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
"Whatever he chose, the CEO still came out ahead — total Xanatos gambit."
LORE & ORIGIN
Named after villain Xanatos from Gargoyles, whose multi-layered scheming became the archetype for this trope — coined and catalogued by TV Tropes.
FIRST SEEN
2005
PEAK ERA (EDITORIAL)
2005-2026 (Niche/Active)
CURRENT STATUS
Legacy / Decaying Slang
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+2 AURA
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