A domino is a small, thumb-sized rectangular block with either blank or one to six pips or dots in each half; 28 such pieces form a full set. A domino is the starting point for a variety of games, the most common of which involves players trying to find and lay down a piece with a value that matches the one at either end of a line already formed.
The word, derived from Latin dominus, also means “lord” or “master.” It can refer to an individual, organization, or system. A domino effect can be described as an event that, once triggered, causes a chain reaction with many consequences. It can be seen in real life and in literature. This article focuses on the concept of the domino effect as it pertains to writing. The idea is that each scene in a novel can be thought of as a domino, and every domino has the potential to knock over the next one — much like a row of dominoes tipped over by your little brother. The trick is in letting your reader experience the impact of that one domino tipping over the next without having to witness the action itself.
When writers talk about the domino effect, they usually mean that one thing will cause another to happen and so on. However, there is more to the concept than that, and it is important for writers to understand what the domino effect really means. For example, if a character does something that goes against what most readers consider logical, then the whole scene will fail to have any kind of dramatic impact. In this case, the writer has failed to give readers a reason to allow their hero to go against societal norms or at least to keep liking them as heroes.
Domino is a member of the X-Men and has a reputation for being extremely lucky. In fact, her name is a play on words; she was previously known as Neena Thurman, whose original alias was Beatrice, which is derived from the Latin word for “lucky.” Her luck powers are unconsciously controlled and can only be activated by placing herself in a situation where she might get harmed.
She has had volatile run-ins with Cable at his new safe house in Hell’s Kitchen, and she assassinated the Flagsmasher in Rumekistan after he killed her partner, Skornn. Domino also has a long-term history with Jesse Aaronson, who used his ability to disrupt machinery to disable the neural blocker that a future version of Gryaznova implanted on Domino. This prevented her from being able to use her power and caused her to leave X-Force. She was later recruited by G. W. Bridge to be part of a task force against the Hecatomb.