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* ConfirmBeforeReveal: A character asks a quick question about something they're about to reveal before revealing it.
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* WontDoYourDirtyWork: The hero/villain is told to solve his own problems.
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* NotQuiteDead: Someone thought to be dead turns out to be still alive.
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** InternalReveal
** ReallyRoyaltyReveal
** ReallyRoyaltyReveal
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InternalReveal: TheReveal in-universe.
**ReallyRoyaltyRevealReallyRoyaltyReveal: Someone who believed themselves to be a peasant or commoner discovers they're actually royalty.
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* FirstEpisodeTwist: Tends to be a central part of the premise, even if it was hidden from the audience at first.
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* HalfwayPlotSwitch
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A good Plot Twist relies on the viewer not to figure it out in advance. When the viewer already knows, due to it being telegraphed ahead or them being [[ItWasHisSled previously spoiled]], the twist is often a letdown. On the other hand, if a plot twist comes ''too'' out of nowhere, it can leave the viewer feeling cheated.
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A good Plot Twist relies on the viewer not to figure it out in advance. When Conventional wisdom holds that when the viewer already knows, due to it being telegraphed ahead or them being [[ItWasHisSled previously spoiled]], the twist is often a letdown.letdown, though [[https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/spoiler-alert-spoilers-make-you-enjoy-stories-more recent studies]] suggest that the opposite might actually be true, with knowing the twist letting the viewer appreciate all the work that went into setting it up. On the other hand, if a plot twist comes ''too'' out of nowhere, it can leave the viewer feeling cheated.
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* RoleReversalBoss: In a game, the player unexpectedly finds themselves controlling a boss character.
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* DecoyProtagonist: For when it turns out ''someone else'' was the main character.
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* SurvivalThroughSelfSacrifice: A character chooses to sacrifice his or her life, and is spared for doing so.
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Contrast DramaticIrony, which is where the ''audience'' knows something that one or more ''characters'' do not. A common form of {{Shocking Moment}}.
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Contrast DramaticIrony, which is where the ''audience'' knows something that one or more ''characters'' do not. A common form of {{Shocking Moment}}.Moment|s}}.
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Contrast DramaticIrony, which is where the ''audience'' knows something that one or more ''characters'' do not.
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Contrast DramaticIrony, which is where the ''audience'' knows something that one or more ''characters'' do not. A common form of {{Shocking Moment}}.
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not really a plot twist trope of itself
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* HolyShitQuotient
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ActuallyADoombot: The villain the hero was fighting turns out to be a robot double or clone of the real villain.
*AssPullAssPull: An explanation or solution that comes out of nowhere and disregards what has already been established by the story, named from the idea that the writer just pulled an answer from their ass in desperation for a quick and convenient way to resolve the conflict.
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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishForBeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: A character makes a wish. Once the wish is granted, they learn the hard way that there are downsides to what they wanted.
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* CanonCharacterAllAlongCanonCharacterAllAlong: The adaptation features a character who initially appears to be [[CanonForeigner a completely new character created for the adaptation]], but it later turns out that the character is really the adaptation's interpretation of an already established character.
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* DaydreamSurpriseDaydreamSurprise: A brief scene is immediately shown to only be a daydream one of the characters is having.
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* EarthAllAlongEarthAllAlong: What was thought to be an alien planet turns out to really be Earth.
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* FantasyAllAlongFantasyAllAlong: It turns out the events were all just part of someone's delusion.
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* HijackedByGanonHijackedByGanon: It turns out that the new villain was actually working for the original villain.
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* IAmNotYourFatherIAmNotYourFather: A father reveals to his child that they were adopted.
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* NotSoRemoteNotSoRemote: A person thinks they're far from civilization, but ends up discovering they're closer to home than they thought.
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* PhotoDoodleRecognitionPhotoDoodleRecognition: Recognizing someone by drawing their disguise or altered features on a photograph where they don't have them.
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ReleasedToElsewhere: People are executed and the authorities lie that they were simply relocated to new places.
*TheRevealTheReveal: The story reveals something to the audience that wasn't known before.
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RoboticReveal: A supposedly organic being turns out to really be a robot.
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UndercoverCopReveal: A person turns out to be an undercover cop.
**TheUnrevealTheUnreveal: Even when it looks like the big secret will be revealed, it never is.
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TakeAThirdOption: When someone has to decide between two choices, they work around and pick a third choice.
*TomatoSurprise
TomatoSurprise: A character's secret regarding their true nature gets revealed.
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UnexpectedCharacter: The work features a character in the franchise that audiences did not anticipate to be involved.
*UnreliableNarratorUnreliableNarrator: It is hinted that the narrator may be exaggerating or glossing over parts of the story, if they weren't just outright lying.
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* VillainousLegacyVillainousLegacy: The villain continues to inspire bad deeds long after they have died.
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WhamEpisode: An episode that suddenly changes the series' tone from then on.
*WhamLineWhamLine: The mood of the work changes abruptly all because of a single line of dialogue.
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* YankTheDogsChainYankTheDogsChain: Right when it looks like this unfortunate person will finally have better luck, their chances at happiness are ruined at the last minute.
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!!Kinds of Plot Twists (not covered by subcategories) include:
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