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Xanatos Roulette

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A fan label for a villain's scheme in the manner of the Xanatos Gambit, where the schemer arranges events so that the likely outcomes all benefit them, taken to the point that success seems to rest on luck.

REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE

""Every twist paid off for the villain, a full Xanatos Roulette.""

LORE & ORIGIN

Named for David Xanatos, the scheming billionaire of the animated series Gargoyles, which aired from October 24, 1994 to February 15, 1997 according to Wikipedia. Writers describe the Xanatos Gambit as a plan whose every foreseen outcome benefits its creator; the "Roulette" wording echoes the related Gambit Roulette. Recent term; no dated source found yet for this exact label.

FIRST SEEN

Unknown (trope vocabulary named after a 1994 series)

PEAK ERA (EDITORIAL)

2010s-present

CURRENT STATUS

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