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Mid-decade saw a brief, inexplicable fad for "crystal clear" versions of sodas, which tasted like Coke, Pepsi, root beer, etc., but didn't have the food coloring, so they looked clear.
Source: Useful Notes / The '90s - Despite the clear comedic applications of this trope, it is just as often played for (relatively idealistic) drama, with the audience expected to root and identify much more with an outclassed hero.
Source: Invincible Incompetent -
The root of this becomes clear when you learn he's Han and Leia's son, and therefore Vader's grandson.
Source: Darth Vader Clone
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Root and Clear. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/clear/root
Clear & Root. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/clear/root>.
Root or Clear. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/clear/root.
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