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1	->'''Sir Simon Milligan:''' Hecubus, have you seen the movie ''Film/PresumedInnocent''?\
2	'''Manservant Hecubus:''' Yes, I have, Master, and ''his wife'' killed her!\
3	'''Sir Simon Milligan:''' But Hecubus, I haven't seen the movie yet! ''[turns to the audience and points at Hecubus]'' Evil!
4	-->-- ''Series/TheKidsInTheHall''
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6	Some tropes are immediate {{Spoiler}}s where they appear. It's either because they specifically deal with spoilers in fiction or because they give away twists (or even the ends) of their works, so even naming these tropes along with a work is a spoiler in itself. This means that '''all''' examples on these trope pages are spoilers for their works, without exceptions.
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8	These tropes fall into four possible categories:
9	* A) Tropes and other pages with "spoiler" in the title, or specifically about spoilers in fiction.
10	* B) Tropes which are immediate spoilers for a work when added to its page
11	* C) The same as type B but only on character pages
12	* D) Any combination of A, B and C.
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14	For a trope to be eligible for type B, C or D of this list it must fulfill '''all four''' of these requirements:
15	#It must give away important plot points about the resolution of the main premise of the work, which disqualifies minor plot points and story arcs
16	#It cannot happen in the exposition of a work or the introduction of a character (this often is the reason why death tropes fail to make this list) [[note]]for example, a trope like HalfTheManHeUsedToBe would be a massive spoiler on a character page if it's an important character and happens near or at the end of the series, but it can also happen at the beginning (e.g. finding such a body in a wasteland to establish the pilot)[[/note]] and may not be an OmnipresentTrope, in order to effectively surprise the audience.
17	#It must immediately tell you the outcome of the work, change its tone or give other information which makes it impossible to read the work in the same light - if you can imagine a list of description-less examples where not all of them are spoilers, it doesn't fit.
18	#There is no more explanation necessary - just the appearance of the trope on the work's list is a spoiler in itself. To test this, take a random work and imagine you know that absolute basic synopsis, after which you find that this trope shows up as a Administrivia/ZeroContentExample in the Main or characters section. If the show is immediately spoiled now (without example text necessary), the trope belongs here - if not, it doesn't belong.
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20	'''Note:''' This list had huge issues and needed some massive rework. Don't just add tropes that could be spoilers or even that often are spoilers or any random death, ending, plot twist or even adaption trope (there are other lists for that). ''Only'' list tropes that fulfill '''all four''' requirements. Also, '''check the discussion page''' before adding or removing anything.
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22	Either way, be wary of reading examples in these tropes, as these are the most spoilery tropes you'll ever get. [[Administrivia/YouHaveBeenWarned You've been warned]] [[IndexAllAlong all along]].
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24	[[index]]
25	[[foldercontrol]]
26
27	[[folder:Tropes or Administrivia pages about spoilers]]
28	[floatboxright:
29	'''Main topic:'''
30	+ {{Spoiler}}
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32	'''Site policies:'''
33	+ Administrivia/HandlingSpoilers
34	+ Administrivia/SelfFulfillingSpoiler
35	+ Administrivia/SpoilersOff
36	+ Administrivia/YouHaveBeenWarned
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38	'''Sub-categories:'''
39	+ BetrayalTropes
40	+ DeathTropes
41	+ EndingTropes
42	+ IndexAllAlong
43	+ PlotTwist
44	]
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46	* AllThereInTheStinger: TheStinger has information you need to understand the plot of a work or its sequels.
47	* CaptainObviousReveal: A major reveal is super obvious to the audience.
48	* DoNotSpoilThisEnding: The creators and promotion material don't want people to give away the ending of the work.
49	* EquipmentSpoiler: If you get a piece of equipment that you can't use, chances are a character who ''can'' will join your party later.
50	* FakeOutTwist: A twist that's immediately redefined by another twist.
51	* FirstEpisodeTwist: A twist which happens immediately.
52	* FoilerFootage: Alternate footage created to avoid spoiling the work's real plot or twist.
53	* ForegoneConclusion: The audience already knows how the story is going to end even if they've just seen the work for the first time and haven't heard any spoilers prior to watching it.
54	* TheGoodGuysAlwaysWin: The heroic characters win. (Not allowed as B or D because it's [[OmnipresentTrope omnipresent]].)
55	* HairColorSpoiler: If two characters have a similar hair color, it likely means they're related.
56	* HappyEnding: The story ends without anything awful happening. (Not B or D because it's [[OmnipresentTropes omnipresent]].)
57	* InterfaceSpoiler: Examining the interface gives spoilers.
58	* ItWasHisSled: A twist in a work is so well-known that even people who haven't seen the work are familiar with it.
59	* LateArrivalSpoiler: If you don't start watching a series from the time it debuts, you'll get spoilers on what is revealed in the earlier episodes.
60	* MandatoryTwistEnding: Twists are used so often they're basically mandatory in the work.
61	* MusicalSpoiler: The soundtrack is an indication that something will change.
62	* NeverTheObviousSuspect: The perpetrator is never the person who was the most obvious in the beginning.
63	* OhAndXDies: The author or narrator tells us that someone will die. (not type D because it could be a LyingCreator)
64	* SpitefulSpoiler: A character deliberately spoils a work to upset others.
65	* SpoilAtYourOwnRisk: Spoiling a work is a bad idea, probably drawing legal retribution.
66	* SpoiledByTheCastList: An actor's presence in the cast list spoils what would be a surprise.
67	* SpoiledByTheFormat: The nature of the medium gives away that a character will survive or that the climax hasn't happened yet.
68	* SpoiledByTheManual: The game's manual reveals something which would've been a surprise in the game.
69	* SpoiledByTheMerchandise: The work's merchandise gives away spoilers.
70	* SpoilerCover: The cover spoils something about the work.
71	* SpoilerHound: People who actively seek spoilers.
72	* SpoilerOpening: The opening credits spoil the work.
73	* SpoilingShoutOut: A work is shouted out by being spoiled.
74	* SpoilerTitle: The title spoils the work.
75	* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: Trailers for the film give spoilers.
76	* TropeTelegraphing: You can already put together what happens next because the components are there.
77	* TheUnReveal: A [[TheReveal reveal]] is teased, but it doesn't happen.
78	[[/folder]]
79
80	[[folder:Tropes that immediately tell you the outcome of the story with no more explanation necessary]]
81	* AmnesiacProtagonistCatalyst: An AmnesiacHero turns out to be the cause of the current problem/crisis at hand.
82	* TheBadGuyWins: The story ends with the villain being victorious.
83	* BittersweetEnding: The story has the heroes victorious but at a great cost.
84	* CosmicHorrorReveal: The setting is a mere pebble at the mercy of an EldritchAbomination.
85	* CruelTwistEnding: The story abruptly ends with the protagonist suffering just to be cruel.
86	* TheDeadGuyDidIt: The culprit is someone who is now dead.
87	* DetectiveMole: Whoever was in charge of solving the mystery, either alone or within a team, turns out as the perpetrator.
88	* DownerEnding: The story ends on a tragic note.
89	* DumpThemAll: The love triangle results in the character rejecting all of their suitors.
90	* EarthAllAlong: The ending reveals that the alien world was actually Earth.
91	* TheEndingChangesEverything: The ending changes the nature of the story.
92	* EverybodyDidIt: Every possible suspect was responsible for the crime.
93	* EverybodyDiesEnding: The story ends with everyone killed off.
94	* EveryoneIsATomato: A supposedly rare characteristic actually applies to everyone.
95	* TheHeroDies: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin The hero of the story dies.]]
96	* KarmicTwistEnding: The twist supports the current [[AnAesop aesop]].
97	* TheKillerInMe: The protagonist is the killer.
98	* NarrativeBackpedaling: A shocking twist didn't actually happen.
99	* NestedStoryReveal: Seemingly real events were just part of a larger story.
100	* OnlyTheLeadsGetADownerEnding: The main characters have a DownerEnding, but the other characters and overall setting don't.
101	* OnlyTheLeadsGetAHappyEnding: The main characters have a HappyEnding, but the other characters don't.
102	* RayOfHopeEnding: The story ends with the hope of a happier ending in the sequel.
103	* ResetButtonEnding: The ending undoes everything so far.
104	* ShootTheShaggyDog: The story ends with the protagonist dying and their efforts turning out to be pointless.
105	* TheStoryThatNeverWas: The ending says that the story so far was erased.
106	* SuddenDownerEnding: The story abruptly ends on a tragic note.
107	* SurprisinglyHappyEnding: The ending is happier than expected.
108	* TwoDunIt: Two people did the crime.
109	* WorthlessTreasureTwist: The treasure at the end is more worthless than expected.
110	[[/folder]]
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112	[[folder:Character fate tropes]]
113	* ActuallyADoombot: That wasn't the real villain, it was just a robot or clone.
114	* AndThatLittleGirlWasMe: The narrator is one of the characters in the story and witnessed important events.
115	* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: A character turns into the thing they've been fighting.
116	* BackstoryInvader: A character inserts themself into the team's backstory.
117	* BigBadSlippage: A character who wasn't a BigBad becomes one.
118	* BusCrash: A character who was [[PutOnABus phased out of the series]] gets killed off before they have a chance to return.
119	* CanonCharacterAllAlong: A character initially appearing to be [[CanonForeigner created for the adaptation]] is revealed to actually be the adaptation's interpretation of an already established character.
120	* CompleteMonster: Examples listed under this trope will often tend to list every single horrible thing the villain does onscreen, amongst other spoiler-heavy plot details (especially if the aforementioned [[EvilAllAlong villain's identity was revealed by way of plot twist]]).
121	* DeadAllAlong: The ending reveals that a character was deceased the whole time.
122	* DeathByAdaptation: The adaptation kills off a character who remained alive in the original work.
123	* DecoyBackstory: The backstory we were initially given for a character turns out to be untrue.
124	* DiedInIgnorance: Important information a dead character did not know about is revealed towards the end of a story, which could have changed their situation to a great extent.
125	* TheDogWasTheMastermind: A seemingly minor or unlikely character turns out to be behind the major events of the story.
126	* DroppedABridgeOnHim: A major character gets killed off in a contrived manner.
127	* DyingReconciliation: A character known for making enemies tries to make amends before passing out.
128	* EvilAllAlong: A character thought to be good turns out to be evil.
129	* FinalGirl: A female character who survives the events of the story while everyone else dies.
130	* FirstPersonDyingPerspective: A character dies. The last moments are seen from their POV.
131	* GoodAllAlong: A character thought to be a villain turns out to actually be a good guy.
132	* GhostlyDeathReveal: A character's offscreen death is revealed by their appearance as a ghost later in the story.
133	* HeelFaceReturn: A villain gets redeemed in the story.
134	* KarmaHoudini: A character does something bad and never gets punished for what they did.
135	* KarmicShunning: A character is isolated by others because of their horrible actions.
136	* KilledOffForReal: A character is permanently killed off in a setting where resurrections are possible.
137	* MagnificentBastard: Examples listed under this trope will often tend to list every single brilliant gambit and scheme that the character executes onscreen, which of course may have a very spoiler-heavy impact on the overall plot.
138	* ObviousVillainSecretVillain: The ObviouslyEvil character is not the only villain - there's another one which is TheReveal
139	* PreviouslyOverlookedParamour: Someone who was previously dismissed as a romantic prospect turns out to be the true LoveInterest.
140	* SecretSquatter: Someone else is living in the house!
141	* SentIntoHiding: A character whose very existence is kept secret in-universe.
142	* SparedByTheAdaptation: A character who died in the original work remains alive in the adaptation.
143	* SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome: A character who survived the first movie gets killed off in the sequel.
144	* TemporaryPartyMemberToVillain: A GuestStarPartyMember that betrays the party and later fights it.
145	* TomatoInTheMirror: A character unaware of their true nature ends up surprised when they learn their secret.
146	* TrueFinalBoss: A hidden FinalBoss that shows up instead of the usual one if some conditions have been met.
147	* VillainRevealsTheSecret: A villain reveals someone's secret.
148	[[/folder]]
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150	[[folder:Combinations of the above types]]
151	* MetaTwist: A twist isn't surprising because of its content, but because of the genre, author or role the work has.
152	* NotHisSled: An adaptation of a well-known story changes the ending so that people expecting it to be exactly like the original story will be surprised.
153	* SpoilerTitle: The title spoils the story.
154	* WalkingSpoiler: A character who is difficult to talk about without giving away spoilers.
155	[[/folder]]
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157	[[/index]]

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