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A significant moment or event in ones lifetime crucial to their character development. These events can have both good and bad outcomes.
The term originates from the 2023 film "Spider-Man: Across The Spiderverse," where several examples include getting bitten by a radioactive spider, Uncle Bens death, the death of a police captain close to Spider-Man, among others.
The death of Michael's dad really changed him, that was his canon event.
An event that requires an exception to the rules. Thought to always be possible, no matter how encompassing the rules are. Coined by @Yishan (Twitter) who credited Erik Martin, one of Reddit's first community managers, with the concept.
We have become so accustomed to the notion of “free speech, except” that we do not realize that free speech is ALWAYS limited, and that every limit arose from an Omega Event. - Yishan
An exothermic reaction where large amounts of smoke are generated but no flames are observed.
My house was subject to a thermal event and was reduced to ashes. I didn't see it, so it must not have been a fire.