Climactic
Climactic adjective - Of, relating to, or being a major turning point.
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Synonyms for Climactic
Sudden
Sudden adjective - Not expected.
Climactic and sudden are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Climactic" instead an adjective "Sudden".
Nearby Words: suddenly, suddenness
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There are several throughout The Wheel of Time, but probably the most climactic and sudden is the cleansing of the Source in book 9.
Source: Nothing Is the Same Anymore - This trope can also overlap with Dropped a Bridge on Him when the death itself is anti-climactic, or Sudden Sequel Death Syndrome when the death takes place between works.
Source: Killed Offscreen - The sudden drop of Kuwabara combined with the anti-climactic final battle and the fact that the heroes weren't doing anything as heroic as they normally would makes most fans complain about the final arc.
Source: Seasonal Rot
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