History Main / WalkingSpoiler

* In ''Animation/PleasantGoatAndBigBigWolf: The Tiger Prowess'', one of the villains, Counselor Gecko, isn't a spoiler in himself but has such a large connection to the film's major plot twist that it can still be hard to talk about him. The film leads you to believe that Lord Japper is masterminding the carnival draining energy from the surrounding area, but near the end, we find out that it's Counsoler Gecko. Oh yeah, and he isn't a gecko either; he's a {{Living Dinosaur|s}} intent on bringing back the prehistoric era, and he also convinced Lord Japper and Leopold that they're a tiger and a leopard respectively when they're actually a cat and a hyena.

* In ''Animation/PleasantGoatAndBigBigWolf: The Tiger Prowess'', one of the villains, Counsoler Gecko, isn't a spoiler in himself but has such a large connection to the film's major plot twist that it can still be hard to talk about him. The film leads you to believe that Lord Japper is masterminding the carnival draining energy from the surrounding area, but near the end, we find out that it's Counsoler Gecko. Oh yeah, and he isn't a gecko either; he's a {{Living Dinosaur|s}} intent on bringing back the prehistoric era, and he also convinced Lord Japper and Leopold that they're a tiger and a leopard respectively when they're actually a cat and a hyena.

* ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'':
** For characters who are this in ''[[Machinima/RedVsBlueTheRecollection The Recollection]]'':

** For characters who are this in ''[[Machinima/RedVsBlueTheProjectFreelancerSaga The Project Freelancer Saga]]'':

** For characters who are this in ''[[Machinima/RedVsBlueTheChorusTrilogy The Chorus Trilogy]]'':

** For characters who are this in ''[[Machinima/RedVsBlueTheShisnoTrilogy The Shisno Trilogy]]'':

* Every single new character introduced in the Genesis Arc of ''[[Machinima/Supermarioglitchy4sSuperMario64Bloopers SMG4]]'' is this, three out of the four’s literal ''names'' are massive spoilers, and the other spoiling the nature of these already massive walking spoilers.

* ''Machinima/Supermarioglitchy4sSuperMario64Bloopers'': The villains for two of the arcs happen to be this:

* Wiki/TVTropes: In works pages, some tropes themselves in the right context are Walking Spoilers, such as some {{Death|Tropes}} and EndingTropes. For example, in a Character Page, seeing "DisneyDeath" under a certain character is almost a dead giveaway that they will survive at least one apparent death. Subverted {{Disney Death}}s are possible, but not common.

** [[VideoGame/SuperPaperMario Francis]], the head of the Anime Cartel, becomes this after the anime ban is lifted, as he decides to kidnap Axol and take Inkweaver from him, then abduct all the [[VideoGame/{{Splatoon}} Inklings]] in Inkopolis with the intent of harnessing their ink to create as many "anime waifus" as he pleases. His actions also cause the [[KilledOffForReal death of Desti]] and [[HumanityEnsues Meggy becoming human]].

* ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'': Due to the fact that this series [[LongRunner has been running since 2003]], it should be expected that a lot of characters could be considered Walking Spoilers. Here are the highlights:

*** Church, due to being the center of two of the biggest twist in the series, the reveals that he's the Alpha A.I. and that he's based on [[GreaterScopeVillain the Director]]. Those two alone make him this, but he becomes an ''even bigger'' Walking Spoiler when the Alpha-Church gets KilledOffForReal midway through the arc and gets replaced by Epsilon-Church as the main protagonist of the series.

*** The A.I.s in general are this, due to the reveal that they're actually fragments of the Alpha A.I..
*** The Director, due to him being the original Leonard Church as well as being the template for the Alpha A.I..

*** The Insurrectionist Leader is this, due to the reveal that he's actually the C.T. the Reds and Blues encountered during ''The Recollection'', rather than Agent Connecticut like implied.

*** Charon Industries and the Space Pirates in general are this, given the mere mention of them reveals that there's a third-party in the Chorus Civil War.

*** While the fact that Four Seven Niner and Recovery Command are the same person was something the fandom assumed for a long time, the reveal in ''Singularity'' that this truly is the case is still a big enough twist to consider her a Walking Spoiler.

Can overlap with ItWasHisSled if the work in question is old or culturally ingrained enough that pretty much everybody already knows about the various plot twists or LateArrivalSpoiler if the marketing for a later installment of a series spoils an earlier installment. Often will overlap with SirNotAppearingInThisTrailer [[TrailersAlwaysSpoil if the marketers don't decide otherwise]]. Also may overlap with FirstEpisodeTwist, where knowing the very premise of the series gives away a surprise.

A character or thing in which most of its tropes are spoilers. Saying anything substantial about this character/thing at all (in worst case scenarios, this can even be just its name or ''existence alone'') will often reveal spoilers about the work they feature in, which makes talking about them/it difficult. Some fans reconcile this by using euphemisms, others by avoiding talking about it at all, others just by placing a warning that the following will contain massive spoilers.

A character or thing who has most of the tropes underneath it as spoilers. Mentioning anything about this character/thing at all — worst case scenario, this includes its name or even ''its existence alone'' — will often reveal spoilers about the work they feature in, which predictably makes talking about them/it difficult. Some fans reconcile this by using euphemisms, others by avoiding talking about it at all, others just by placing a warning that the following will contain massive spoilers.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Home}}'' has the Gorg, who only attacks the Boov to repopulate his species with the children taken by Smek.

Can overlap with ItWasHisSled if the work in question is old or culturally ingrained enough that pretty much everybody already knows about the various plot twists or LateArrivalSpoiler if the marketing for a later installment of a series spoils an earlier installment. Often will overlap with SirNotAppearingInThisTrailer [[TrailersAlwaysSpoil if the marketers don't decide otherwise]].

''WebAnimation/IfTheEmperorHadATextToSpeechDevice'' packs a double punch at the end of Season Two with near-simultaneous arrival of Vulkan and Rogal Dorn, the latter of which comes pretty much out of nowhere.
* ''WebAnimation/InanimateInsanity'': Pretty much everything about Taco is a major spoiler: her ObfuscatingStupidity for the entireity of Season 1 in order to gain viewer support, her true nature as a [[ManipulativeBastard manipulative]] and snobby EvilBrit, [[TheBusCameBack her surprise return in Season 2]], and her significance therein.

A character or thing who has most of the tropes underneath it as spoilers. Mentioning anything about this character/thing at all — worst case scenario, this includes its name or even ''its existence alone'' — will often reveal spoilers about the work they feature in, which predictably makes talking about it difficult. Some fans reconcile this by using euphemisms, others by avoiding talking about it at all, others just by placing a warning that the following will contain massive spoilers.

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In {{WebAnimation/Grej}}, Cult Communalism is this as it’s impossible to mention anything about the character without revealing that Communalism transforms from a {{Token Good Teammate}} into an {{Ax Crazy}} fanatic

* ''WebAnimation/IfTheEmperorHadATextToSpeechDevice'' packs a double punch at the end of Season Two with near-simultaneous arrival of Vulkan and Rogal Dorn, the latter of which comes pretty much out of nowhere.

** In ''WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph'', it's hard to discuss King Candy without bringing up his true identity as the infamous game-jumper Turbo, or the fact that he usurped Sugar Rush from it's rightful ruler, Vanellope.

Can overlap with ItWasHisSled, if the work in question is old or culturally engrained enough that pretty much everybody already knows about the various plot twists. Often will overlap with SirNotAppearingInThisTrailer [[TrailersAlwaysSpoil if the marketers don't decide otherwise]].

** ''WesternAnimation/TheLEGOMovie2TheSecondPart'' has Rex Dangervest, who turns out to be an evil future incarnation of protagonist Emmet Brickowski.

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