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* ''VideoGame/NeoTheWorldEndsWithYou'' has six characters on the title screen- new protagonist Rindo, his best friend Fret, Minamimoto, Nagi, a hooded figure([[spoiler:Beat from the previous game]]) and Shoka. If you pay attention to the pattern, you will notice that all of them are party members, which means that Shoka will do a HeelFaceTurn and join the party.

** ''The Servant of Lucifer''. Think this adventure is another TimeTravel in the DarkAges? Nope, it's about Vineans since they're on the cover along with [[OurDragonsAreDifferent robotic dragons]].

** In a similar example, some Netflix thumbnails for ''WesternAnimation/{{Centaurworld}}'' shows off [[spoiler:Horse's complete transformation into [[FisherKingdom her more cartoonish form]]]], which doesn't happen until near the end of season 1.

* The DVD cover for ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon'' not only shows Hiccup riding Toothless, but Astrid riding her new dragon as well. Astrid and the other young vikings didn't ride dragons until the BigDamnHeroes moment in the film's climax.

* The cover to an issue of ''ComicBook/GreenLanterns'' warns the reader to "Beware Liseth!" At that point, though, Liseth hadn't been shown to be anything other than a sweet young idealist. It's not until four issues later that she reveals herself to a murderous AbsoluteXenophobe.
* A large plot point of ''[[Comicbook/TheInfinityGauntlet Infinity War]]'' is that the heroes fighting the Magus have no idea what his end goal actually ''is''. Both the heroes and the reader are meant to be surprised by the revelation. But if you glance at the back cover of the trade paperback, you'll find out instantly.
* In ''[[ComicBook/ArchieComics2015 Jughead #9]]'', the girl in the burger costume is revealed to be [[ComicBook/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch Sabrina Spellman]]. This would have been a surprise had she not appeared on the cover.

** "ComicBook/StrangersAtTheHeartsCore" spent several years showing that a mysterious entity was manipulating several villains behind the scenes into harassing and attacking Supergirl before revealing their shocking and unexpected identity...except that the reveal was not shocking or unexpected because the issue cover ruined it by featuring the villain and even namedropping their name.

* For those who have read the comic enough, the cover of ''ComicBook/TheWalkingDead''[='=]s [[{{Doorstopper}} Compendium One]] has quite a few spoilers in the illustrations on the cover.

* ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'': The "Things Are BOOMING in Coast City!" cover for ''Superman Vol. 2 #80'' gives away a major turning point in ''[[ComicBook/TheDeathOfSuperman Reign of the Supermen]]'' (I.E. [[ComicBook/GreenLantern Coast City]] being destroyed and [[EvilAllAlong the Cyborg Superman blowing a hole in the Last Son of Krypton's chest]]).

* When Creator/RayBradbury's ''The Dragon'' (initially published in a magazine) got its first standalone release, the cover illustration gave away its real identity.

'''Warning: As a possible EndingTrope, expect unmarked spoilers'''.

* ''Literature/GenkaiLevelOneKaraNoNariagari'' has the main character Tetsuya with a cat-girl and an attractive female elf. Problem is, that female elf is cursed to be a walking, talking teddy-bear when she's introduced in the work, meaning this spoils the fact that Tetsuya somehow finds a way to cure the curse.

->'''Phoenix:''' [Edgeworth] is not around anymore. He clutched onto his foolish pride too fierce... and died for it.
->'''Lucahjin:''' He's not dead is he? He's on the damn cover!
-->-- LetsPlay/{{Lucahjin}} regarding Edgeworth's [[FakingTheDead "death"]] in ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyJusticeForAll''

* ''Film/{{Quarantine}}'' pretty much shows the DownerEnding right for everyone to see.

* ''Film/{{Carrie}}''. The posters for [[Film/Carrie1976 all]] [[Film/Carrie2002 three]] [[Film/Carrie2013 adaptations]] spoil the end where Carrie has blood dunked on her and she goes nuts and kills everyone. Sure, it's a terrifying and iconic moment, but that's not a free pass to spoil it on every goddamn film cover. Although to be fair to the film adaptations, [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcSeD4s30jKVrmct8AMOvisrYxuYMcK0qOulKw&usqp=CAU most]] [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcT_rBu2EOhwf65SXPjH3_8vh0M6xbzWCsQFYg&usqp=CAU covers]] [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcRtbjyuTPOZqNPYkUm3tFTK38c6R4VC9bAxvA&usqp=CAU to]] the [[Literature/{{Carrie}} book]] weren't exactly subtle either, save for the very first published book cover.

* ''LightNovel/GenkaiLevelOneKaraNoNariagari'' has the main character Tetsuya with a cat-girl and an attractive female elf. Problem is, that female elf is cursed to be a walking, talking teddy-bear when she's introduced in the work, meaning this spoils the fact that Tetsuya somehow finds a way to cure the curse.

* The covers of every edition of Alvin Schwartz's ''In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories'' show the monsters and ghosts from all the stories, and they include Jenny from ''[[TheGirlWithTheVelvetRibbon The Green Ribbon]]'' [[spoiler: carrying her severed head]] and [[spoiler: the pirate ghost from "The Pirate", who doesn't turn out to be RealAfterAll until the end.]]

* ''Film/DeepImpact'' infamously shows its ending ''on the poster''.

* The back cover of the ''WesternAnimation/SouthParkPostCOVID'' duology DVD depicts [[spoiler:the homeless Cartman from the new altered timeline]], which is the last scene of the duology.

->'''Pheonix:''' [Edgeworth] is not around anymore. He clutched onto his foolish pride too fierce... and died for it.