Climax and Event

Climax

Climax noun - A point in a chain of events at which an important change (as in one's fortunes) occurs.

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Event and climax are semantically related. in turning point topic. In some cases you can use "Event" instead a noun "Climax".

Nearby Words: climaxed, climaxing

Event noun - Something that happens.

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Climax and event are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Climax" instead a noun "Event".

Nearby Words: eventual, eventful, eventuality, eventless

complete	complete climax	complete event
certain	certain climax	certain event
future	future climax	future event
actual	actual climax	actual event
Other adjectives: entire, real, massive, big, huge, shocking, tragic, famous, major, dramatic, final, last, aforementioned.

Essentially, when the climax of the show / movie takes place around some big public event such as a concert, performance, sporting event or similar such public gathering that the heroes, for whatever reason, have been brought to.

Source: Concert Climax
Many shows feature some sort of sporting event; this is a popular climax to a storyline, regardless of the original genre.

Source: Sporting Event
This event predates the one from Gundam 00, being instead the climax of Red Mars with the Serial Numbers Filed Off.

Source: Tabletop Game / Jovian Chronicles

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