| 1 | {{Walking Spoiler}}s in video games. |
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| 5 | [[folder:A]] |
| 6 | * [[VideoGame/PunchOut Little Mac]] is the BigBad of ''VideoGame/AbobosBigAdventure''. More specifically, the one who kidnapped Aboboy. |
| 7 | * ''VideoGame/AceCombat7SkiesUnknown'' has the twin super UAV [=AIs=], Hugin and Munin. Dr. Schroeder only makes light of their existence by the final act, mentioning that he was only able to upload Mihaly's complete flight data into two experimental drones before Ionela destroys the data chip. From then on, he reveals that they're much more of a threat than anticipated due to their self awareness and subsequent plan for automated mass production, something which comes to a head when they show up at the end of the story and attempt to enact their plan despite Erusea's final defeat, setting them up as the final antagonists of ''Skies Unknown''. |
| 8 | * ''VideoGame/AITheSomniumFiles'': |
| 9 | ** Manaka Iwai. Knowing that she's [[PosthumousCharacter the corpse]] discovered in the fishery warehouse is one thing, but any more than that gives away that she was Iris's biological mother (and by extension, that So Sejima was her biological father). |
| 10 | ** Hayato Yagyu cannot be discussed without spoiling both the identity of "Prisoner #89" and the fact that his body is Kaname Date's original one. |
| 11 | ** Saito Sejima, the true BigBad of the game and the one behind the Cyclops serial killings, also cannot be discussed in any capacity without giving away ''major'' spoilers about both Date's backstory and the game's main twist. |
| 12 | * ''VideoGame/AITheSomniumFilesNirvanaInitiative'': |
| 13 | ** It is quite difficult to talk about Uru Somezuki, Tokiko Shigure, and Chikara Horadori without revealing the Uru's role as [[BigBad Tearer]], and the latter two's roles in the {{Greater Scope Villain}}s of the game. Tokiko, in particular, is even more difficult to talk about given her role in the GainaxEnding of the game where it's revealed the events within the present timeline was just a huge BatmanGambit for her [[AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence to reach Moksha]]. |
| 14 | ** Revealing the Masked Woman's identity also reveals the fact that both her and Mizuki are cloned DesignerBabies. Even more-so, revealing that she is playable in the game also reveals the biggest twist of the game (a.k.a. the initial timeline given to the players is a lie). |
| 15 | ** Amame Doi is an AscendedExtra for this game. And when we say that, we mean that she went from being a minor character in the first game to being the one that killed Tearer, and be the FinalBoss of the game. Because of that as well as the fact she's actually the sister of Shoma, she is quite hard to talk about. |
| 16 | * ''VideoGame/AliceMadnessReturns'' has Dr. Angus Bumby, a psychologist who presents himself as a man dedicated to helping his patients get over their past trauma. In reality, he is the true BigBad of the game, responsible for raping Alice's sister Lizzie and brainwashing his patients to sell them into sexual slavery. He also caused the fire that killed Alice's family and reduced Alice to a mental wreck to cover up his rape, making him the GreaterScopeVillain of ''VideoGame/AmericanMcGeesAlice''. |
| 17 | * ''VideoGame/AkibasTripUndeadAndUndressed'' has Rin, a local pop idol who turns out to be Shizuku's younger sister and like her, a [[OurVampiresAreDifferent Nighteater]] investigating Daishihon Pharmaceuticals for their connection to the Synthisters. |
| 18 | ** Soga also qualifies, due to being the BigBad as well as Shizuku and Rin's older brother and the one helping Zenya Amo and Koma Sakaguchi. |
| 19 | * In ''VideoGame/Anno1800'', the entire Pyrphorian faction is this in the main campaign. They are the BigBad and responsible for all the events leading up to the campaign. The player doesn't even find out about their existence, until they help Isabel Sarmento in the new world. |
| 20 | * ''Franchise/AssassinsCreed'': |
| 21 | ** Al Mualim is the mentor of Altair ibn-La'Ahad and the true villain of the [[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedI the first game]]. It's really difficult to discuss him without spoiling TheReveal that he is the Big Bad when Robert de Sable tells Altair about the hidden tenth Templar. |
| 22 | ** Haytham Kenway from ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIII'' was successfully kept a secret from audiences for years up until the release, yet the first three sequences are played as him and not the main character, his son Connor. The end of the third sequence reveals him to be a Templar, and he serves as the Big Bad alongside Charles Lee for the rest of the game. Since much of the game's major twists involve him and his relationship with his son, it's pretty hard having a spoiler-free discussion about him. |
| 23 | ** ''The FramingDevice of the entire franchise'' is a huge spoiler in and of itself. The existence of [[GeneticMemory the Animus]] was kept secret during the development of [[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedI the first game]], and official media for the sequels continue to say as little about the modern-day plot as humanly possible. |
| 24 | ** The Cult of Kosmos in ''[[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedOdyssey Odyssey]]'' is an entire ''organization'' of walking spoilers as unmasking the members is an important part of the game and they are the game’s main antagonists who aren’t revealed until a good 3 chapters in. Deimos stands out among them, though, as even revealing their gender might give a solid clue about who they are and their importance in the game’s story. |
| 25 | ** Basim Ibn Ishaq in ''[[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedValhalla Valhalla]]'' is very much a walking spoiler since not only is he a member of the Hidden Ones but he's actually a Sage reincarnation of the Norse god Loki. On top of it all, his wife Aletheia from the aforementioned ''Odyssey'' is the GreaterScopeVillain of the game. |
| 26 | * The Golden Spider/Chakravartin from ''VideoGame/AsurasWrath'', seeing he is the true BigBad and the {{god}} of his universe, having manipulated all the events in the game for his own interest. [[note]]Before the character page was redone with unmarked spoilers, only one trope applying to him was unspoiled at best.[[/note]] |
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| 29 | [[folder:B]] |
| 30 | * ''VideoGame/BanjoKazooie'' has [[DeusExMachina The Mighty Jinjonator]] deliver the final blow to the final boss. |
| 31 | * ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity'': |
| 32 | ** Clayface, who for those familiar with [[VoluntaryShapeshifting his powers]] merely mentioning his name gives a big clue to a major twist just before the end of the game. Overlaps with InterfaceSpoiler as looking at The Joker with Batman's Detective Vision shows he has no bones or internal organs. |
| 33 | ** Simply mentioning Hush spoils the ending to the "Identity Theft" sidequest. Although, those familiar with the character can already guess who is responsible. |
| 34 | ** Discussing anything about the Mad Hatter spoils a (admittedly very short) sidequest as well as the source for a lot of Hugo Strange's influence and resources. |
| 35 | * ''VideoGame/Bayonetta2'' has the BigBad Loptr, who masterminded the events of the game. |
| 36 | * ''VideoGame/BearWithMe'': Three examples. |
| 37 | ** Flint Ashworth and [[TheReveal the biggest bombshell about his fate]] is a massive spoiler especially in the climax of the game. It's impossible to talk about him without revealing that he's DeadAllAlong, which changes everything about Amber. |
| 38 | ** Amber Ashworth is also a massive spoiler character and is hard not to mention anything about Paper City without revealing the fact that Paper City is a made-up concept of her to cope with the trauma of losing Flint. |
| 39 | ** The Red Man is the BIGGEST spoiler character in the game, since he's revealed to be a piece of a fireman's cloth ripped by Amber. It's a spoiler as it reveals that Flint did not survive the fire and Amber ripped the cloth from the same fireman. It is impossible to talk everything about him without mentioning the climatic portion of the game. |
| 40 | * ''VideoGame/BearWithMeTheLostRobots'': Lifty Workofsky is impossible to mention without revealing the biggest twist of the game that she's the game's true BigBad who works with Barry and Harold, the criminal duo, and is the real culprit of the robots' disappearances. |
| 41 | * ''VideoGame/TheBindingOfIsaac'' |
| 42 | ** The game takes the cake with '''five''' different examples, primarily due to the abundance of [[BrutalBonusLevel bonus levels]]. The first two, Mom's Heart and It Lives, are mostly out of this territory since their section of the dungeon is almost immediately unlocked. Satan, secret boss of Sheol, is considerably more of a spoiler, but probably more well-known since the Halloween update has been out for a while. The biggest is Isaac, the boss of the Cathedral in the DLC Wrath of the Lamb. |
| 43 | ** The Chest. It's the ''*deep breath*'' mega ultimate super-secret final level. It can only be reached by defeating, well, yourself in The Cathedral while holding The Polaroid (it's a Polaroid photograph depicting three people, most likely Isaac, his mother and his father). Getting through ''that'' and beating its boss (???/Blue Baby) will give you what the developers of the game themselves call the closest thing the game has to a canon ending. |
| 44 | ** The remake ''Rebirth'' adds a few more. The first is the Dark Room, a floor of equal standing to the Chest. You reach it by beating Satan enough times and unlocking a dark version of the Polaroid called the Negative. Its boss is a demon called The Lamb, and beating it unlocks an ending where Isaac goes missing. |
| 45 | ** Beating either ??? or The Lamb allows you to fight the statues in the Angel Rooms, who formerly just gave you items in the Wrath of the Lamb DLC. Beating two angel statues allows you to fight the definitive true final boss of the game: Mega Satan. |
| 46 | ** There's also the infamous SecretCharacter known as The Lost. He's a OneHitPointWonder who has a ''[[GuideDangit very complicated]]'' unlock process (until Afterbirth). |
| 47 | ** Over the course of ''Rebirth''[='s=] DLC, a few more spoileriffic {{superboss}}es, stages, and characters came to light. Most notable are Hush (a superboss unlocked by defeating Mom's Heart/It Lives ten times, then reaching and defeating said boss in under 30 minutes); Delirium (transforming superboss unlocked by defeating Hush once); the alternate floors and their final boss, Mother (unlocked by defeating Hush three times); Home, Dogma, and the Beast (all unlocked by defeating Mother once); and the [[SecretCharacter Tainted versions of the player characters]] (unlocked by using either the Red Key or a Cracked Key to open a hidden door in Home). |
| 48 | * ''VideoGame/{{Bioshock}}'': |
| 49 | ** ''VideoGame/Bioshock1'': |
| 50 | *** Pretty much anything involving Fontaine. The game presents him as being a rival to Ryan, a smuggler, and he died several years ago. |
| 51 | *** In addition, the last name of the player character is a major spoiler. though the game does foreshadow it a bit before hand if you find several audio diaries. |
| 52 | ** In ''VideoGame/BioShockInfinite'', reading anything online about [[TheHero Booker]], [[RealityWarper Elizabeth]], [[BigBad Father Comstock]], or [[ThoseTwoGuys the Twins]] is a good way to spoil a ''huge'' chunk of TheReveal and the ending, as the spoilers are a core part of each characters' background. Even Comstock's real NAME is a spoiler as to the final revelation. |
| 53 | * ''VideoGame/TheBlackwellSeries'' has Madeline. Very little is known about her, and even ''that'' small bit of information is full of spoilers. |
| 54 | * ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'': One for every game just about, and almost always revealed in the game's GoldenEnding to boot. |
| 55 | ** ''Calamity Trigger'': |
| 56 | *** It's nigh-impossible to talk about Hakumen without revealing that he is [[TheRival Jin Kisaragi]] from a previous iteration of the time loop. |
| 57 | *** The mild-mannered pacifist Captain Hazama was one himself, being the vessel for one of the BigBadEnsemble, Yuuki Terumi. |
| 58 | ** ''Continuum Shift'': |
| 59 | *** Saya appears to be Ragna and Jin's missing little sister. Turns out that she's actually TheManBehindTheMan and the head of the organization the two have been fighting against the whole time. |
| 60 | *** Mu-12 was one as well, being Noel Vermillion's SuperpoweredEvilSide and revealing that she was created just like her sister units and being a clone of the aformentioned Saya. |
| 61 | ** ''Chronophantasma'': |
| 62 | *** Izayoi for ''Chronophantasma'' continues the tradition of each game having one such character introduced. Specifically, it's the true form of the weapon that Tsubaki Yayoi has been using throughout the entire series. |
| 63 | ** ''Central Fiction'': |
| 64 | *** Susanoo is Yuuki Terumi's OneWingedAngel form, and reveals his true identity as the original consciousness of the Susanoo Unit. Terumi also slayed Hakumen to achieve this form AND was the one who enabled humanity to find the Susanoo Unit and thereby make contact with the Master Unit kickstarting the events the entire series to begin with. |
| 65 | *** The game's title refers to Ragna himself, being the "dream observed by god" or more simply, the primary reason the time loops keep occurring. The Master Unit would constantly reset and change the world whenever Ragna died and so to ensure the world moves forward without interference, Ragna [[{{Retgone}} removes himself from the world as well as any memory that he ever existed.]] |
| 66 | * ''VideoGame/{{Bloodborne}}'' presents itself originally as a GothicHorror game with themes of Victoriana, werewolves, vampires and snakes. The big reveal roughly halfway through is that it's actually a ''CosmicHorror'' - something that becomes increasingly obvious as the enemies become progressively more [[EldritchAbomination eldritch]], culminating in suddenly being confronted by a giant eight armed spider with about thirty eyes and a tentacled almond for a head, immediately after killing a giant many-legged glowing pillbug. Just the existence of either of these, let alone some of the more ''exciting'' creatures, is enough to spoil the actual nature of the game world and thus the twist. |
| 67 | * ''VideoGame/{{Bomberman}}'': |
| 68 | ** Sirius in ''VideoGame/Bomberman64'' initially appears as a friendly ally to Bomberman. After you collect all 100 Gold Cards, it's revealed that Sirius was the original owner of the Omni Cube and had trapped even more galaxies in there than Altair, as he had a proper knowledge on how to use the cube. Sirius makes up lies to Bomberman that Altair had killed his family; however these are false and he uses them to get Bomberman on his side. After he reveals his true intentions to Bomberman, he callously throws him away and nearly destroys Planet Bomber. |
| 69 | ** In ''VideoGame/BombermanHero'', Evil Bomber is the acting ruler of the Garaden Empire who masterminds the kidnapping of Princess Millian and the plot to resurrect [[GreaterScopeVillain Emperor Bagular]], all to get revenge on Bomberman for defeating him prior. |
| 70 | * Angel in ''VideoGame/{{Borderlands 2}}''. It is very difficult to talk about her in any respect without revealing that she is working for Handsome Jack, is a Siren, and is also Handsome Jack's daughter. |
| 71 | * Clare from ''VideoGame/BraveSoul'' is the answer to the game's biggest mystery. She's Rudy's "Moon Goddess", who's been [[GirlOfMyDreams appearing in Rudy's dreams for ten years]]… and she's also Shell, the dragon whose life he saved ten years ago, and his constant companion ever since. The two facts are related. |
| 72 | * ''VideoGame/BravelyDefault'' has [[FairyCompanion Airy]]. It's pretty much impossible to go into details about the little fairy girl who has accompanied the protagonists since the beginning, without mentioning the late-game plot twist that she was EvilAllAlong and is the [[BigBad main antagonist]], manipulating the protagonists into awakening the crystals so she can awaken [[GreaterScopeVillain Ouroboros]]. |
| 73 | * ''VideoGame/BugFables'': |
| 74 | ** It is difficult to talk about the Dead Landers without giving away that the greater world of the game is more screwed up than it appears to be, with bizarre horrors lurking around in areas not protected by Mother Crystals. The Dead Landers do not show up and are not mentioned until the final area of the game, and them even being bizarre monsters is meant to be a twist as every other enemy in the game has at least some explanation or is clearly based on something in RealLife. |
| 75 | ** Upper Snakemouth's scientists play a major role in both Leif's backstory and the setting of the NoobCave, in addition to being [[VileVillainSaccharineShow surprisingly dark]] compared to most of what else is in the game. By the start, little is known about the Roaches in general, let alone that three of them ran a lab that ran tests on bugs and cordyceps to try to obtain immortality without the Everlasting Sapling. |
| 76 | * ''VideoGame/{{Bugsnax}}'' has Elizabert Megafig. Her disappearance is what kicks off the plot, and it's pretty hard to say any more about her without spoiling the game's final section, where she explains that the Bugsnax are actually TheAssimilator, while she possesses enough willpower to inflict an AssimilationBackfire and become the Queen of Bugsnax. |
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| 80 | * ''VideoGame/TheCaligulaEffect'': |
| 81 | ** Wicked, as the game provided [[SirNotAppearingInThisTrailer next to no information on her]] prior to its release. This was done to avoid spoiling TheReveal that Marie Mizuguchi and Wicked are the same person. |
| 82 | ** Thorn is hard to talk about without getting into heavy endgame spoilers. They at first appear to be Shogo's friend who committed suicide (which is quite a spoiler in and of itself) come BackFromTheDead, but turns out to actually be another character entirely ''and'' turns out to be responsible for a lot of stuff that was initially attributed to μ. |
| 83 | * Getting a good look at Dracula from ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaLordsOfShadow2'' and ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaLordsOfShadowMirrorOfFate'', or even hearing him speak, gives away the big [[TheReveal twist]] from the end of the first ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaLordsOfShadow''. |
| 84 | * In ''VideoGame/CavesOfQud'', pretty much anything about the [[TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon Tomb of the Eaters]], particularly Herododicus and, in the Gates to [[ArtificialAfterlife Brightsheol]], [[AfterlifeAntechamber Rainwater Shomer]]; is a major part of the [[{{Cliffhanger}} (current)]] end of the game's plot. |
| 85 | ** [[MushroomMan Pax]] [[MadScientist Klanq]] would also qualify, being a major part of the story immediately before said final dungeon, and scarely - if at all - alluded to beforehand. |
| 86 | * Everything in the Sacred Grounds in ''VideoGame/CaveStory'' due to the area's existence being a huge spoiler, which includes both of its bosses, the Heavy Press and Ballos. |
| 87 | * It's extremely difficult to talk about Norah from ''VideoGame/ChildOfLight'' without mentioning TheReveal that her real name is Nox, and that she's the BigBad's youngest daughter who was EvilAllAlong. |
| 88 | * ''VideoGame/ChronoCross'': |
| 89 | ** Robo from ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger'', because he only exists in ''Cross'' as an obstacle that Lynx and FATE spent the entire game trying to bypass or eliminate in order to reach the Frozen Flame. |
| 90 | ** Bringing up Dark Serge will inevitably spoil that Serge and Lynx switch bodies after completing the first trek to Fort Dragonia. |
| 91 | ** The original Schala from Trigger is another WalkingSpoiler, because it's only revealed in the endgame that the entire game was supposed to lead to her rescue from the clutches of the Time Devourer. She doesn't appear at all in the game until you find her crystallized inside the TrueFinalBoss. |
| 92 | ** Home World Dario is impossible to bring up without spoiling that he's still alive for you to receive the [[InfinityPlusOneSword Masamune]] from restoring his memories and defeating him in person as the {{Superboss}}, because the game otherwise gives you no indication that he's still alive (as his Another World counterpart is dead, and he appears nowhere else in Home World before the Masamune sidequest). |
| 93 | ** [[GreaterScopeVillain Lavos]] itself reprising the role of the FinalBoss because bringing that fact up spoils that it survived its apparent death in ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger''. |
| 94 | * ''VideoGame/CombatInstinct'': The Hrumians, introduced in the cutscene preceding Stage 2 of 2, were the original rulers of the Gnork's home planet until the Gnork arrived and turned it into Planet Dead Ball. After you defeat 2's final boss, four Hrumian ion beamers blow up his warpgate and then land the final blow on him. Your bombing of Planet Dead Ball in 1 and detonating its nuclear reactor serves as the Hrumians' excuse to attack Hivez in 3 after the Gnork are destroyed. In 3, they assume combat forms upon reaching Hivez and their last survivor fuses with all their corpses to become the final final boss. |
| 95 | * At the end of the Soviet campaign in ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquerRedAlert'', Stalin's secretary is revealed to be none other than the BigBad of the ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquerTiberianSeries'', Kane. |
| 96 | * ''VideoGame/{{Cuphead}}: The Delicious Last Course'': Chef Saltbaker initially presents himself as a kindly fellow who bakes Chalice the Astral Cookie so she can temporarily come back to life, and offers to bake the Wondertart to do so permanently so long as she, Cuphead and Mugman go out and beat the bosses who hold the ingredients to it. In reality, it's a complete lie: he's a megalomaniac who wants to control the astral plane, and he neglects to mention that the main ingredient is a living soul until after he captures one of them so he can use theirs. Then there's also the fact that he pulls a genuine HeelFaceTurn over the course of his community service sentence repairing all the damage he's done, is allowed to rebuild his bakery which got wrecked over the course of his boss fight, and makes amends with both the island's bosses and the cups.[[/folder]] |
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| 98 | [[folder:D]] |
| 99 | * The ''Franchise/D4DJ'' franchise, particularly its video game branch ''VideoGame/D4DJGroovyMix'' has Lumina Ichihoshi, who at first appears to be a human VirtualYouTuber with a cosmos theme; during a meeting discussing the formation of the DJ unit [=UniChØrd=], the three people who are present in-person for the meeting notice a strange door labeled as "Keep out", assuming it's where Lumina operates and, out of respect for her (since [=VTubers=] generally keep their real-life identities secret), choose not to pry in. Later, when curiousity gets the better of them during a blackout, they enter Lumina's studio and find it empty, upon which Lumina reveals that she's actually an ArtificialIntelligence, a reveal that completely changes every perception of her. |
| 100 | * ''Videogame/DarkSouls'' has all the bearers of the Lord Souls, who are little more than shadows of their former selves compared to their appearance in the prologue. This is mostly pronounced with the Witch of Izalith, who got turned into the Bed of Chaos after a disastrous attempt to re-create the First Fire, and ultimately gave birth to demons all over Lordran. ''[[DownloadableContent Artorias of the Abyss]]'' adds Artorias himself, who is corrupted beyond recognition, and Manus, the BigBad of the content and the former's corrupter. |
| 101 | * ''Videogame/DeadlyPremonition'' |
| 102 | ** Forrest Kaysen. Many spoilers are required to conceal that the fat, jolly tree salesman is not only the BigBad of the game, but a HumanoidAbomination to boot. |
| 103 | ** George gets quite a few spoilers too, by virtue of being both the Sheriff "helping" York with the investigation (and thus receiving a lot of screen time throughout the game) and the New Raincoat Killer; as does Thomas, due to his relationship with George, his own status as a minor villain, etc. |
| 104 | ** Zach, York's NotSoImaginaryFriend. The first reveal of his origins, given midway through the game, is a big enough spoiler on its own, but there are spoilers ''behind'' those spoilers, escalating all the way up until the end of the game, when Zach's true nature as the [[DecoyProtagonist real protagonist]] is revealed, and [[TomatoInTheMirror York is shown to be the imaginary one.]] |
| 105 | * Given its nature as ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'''s sequel, ''VideoGame/{{Deltarune}}'' also has several characters who are saturated with spoilers: Namely, the two [[SuperBoss hidden bosses]] of the first two chapters (as of this writing), [[MonsterClown Jevil]] and [[SnakeOilSalesman Spamton]]. The lore they reveal about the mysterious individual(s) that drove them to insanity and potential future antagonists they hint at are massive spoilers, as well as the Shadow Crystals they hold, which serve a mysterious purpose. |
| 106 | ** Spamton in particular was the first character in the game to get his own page on this wiki, with almost all of them being spoilers to some degree. The fact that this seemingly random salesman NPC living in a dumpster is actually Chapter 2's [[SuperBoss Shadow Crystal holder]] is already enough of a surprise, but he's also very hard to talk about without revealing his role in the [[EarnYourBadEnding secret Weird Route]], or his past and motivations. |
| 107 | * ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry5'' turns Vergil into one since mentioning his presence in this game at all will spoil that the tritagonist V and the game's main BigBad Urizen were each a LiteralSplitPersonality of him that bring Vergil back when they manage a FusionDance. Some of the early cutscenes, dialogue lines, and even Creator/{{Capcom}}'s pre-release marketing don't show his face nor mention his name in order to deliberately preserve TheReveal halfway through the story. |
| 108 | * In ''VideoGame/DiabloIII'', the true identity of the Stranger that fell from the sky is not revealed until the very end of Act I, where it turns out to be a newly-human Tyrael who has sacrificed his angelic status to aid humanity directly against the last two Lords of Hell. He plays a major role in the rest of the game, serving as the de facto leader of your small party and even taking up his sword, El'druin, to battle alongside you at certain points in the final two acts. |
| 109 | * ''VideoGame/DiscCreatures'' has Dr. Greype, a benevolent scientist who is later revealed to be the main antagonist, albeit a WellIntentionedExtremist who decides to mutate Aubergee into [[FinalBoss Scourghan]] and use its newfound power to destroy the Disc Net after seeing humans use creatures as weapons over and over again, so that humans no longer have the power he has come to believe nature didn't design them to have. |
| 110 | * ''VideoGame/DiscoElysium'': |
| 111 | ** The killer: the Deserter, Iosef Lilianovich Dros. The player is introduced to him at the tail-end of the game as the final puzzle piece to the mystery. Very few clues in the game lead to his existence, and even though it's obvious in hindsight (and that he's a bigger part of the puzzle than it first seems, since he also killed the prior foreman of the Debardeurs' Union), the fact it wasn't Klaasje or Ruby invalidates a large portion of the mystery prior to the tribunal. |
| 112 | ** The Insulindian Phasmid, the second miracle you find on the inlet after Iosef, in the same clearing. The phasmid is only mentioned in hearsay and stories from Lena. From her description, it's tall, pale, and gangly, but the last thing you expect it to be is real. If you have Kim with you, you can even snag a photo of it, being the first ones to prove its existence. |
| 113 | * ''Videogame/{{Disgaea}}'': |
| 114 | ** The mere existence of real Overlord Zenon spoils the first half of ''VideoGame/Disgaea2CursedMemories''. The identity of this person (revealed in the final five minutes AFTER the final boss) spoils the entire game. |
| 115 | ** Geoffrey is Mao's incredibly efficient butler in ''VideoGame/Disgaea3AbsenceOfJustice''. Anything beyond that description will turn the game on its head. |
| 116 | ** Nemo of ''VideoGame/Disgaea4APromiseUnforgotten'' is a mysterious figure working behind the scenes in the Corruptment. To say anymore about him would spoil a huge chunk of the game. |
| 117 | ** Xenolith from ''VideoGame/DisgaeaDimension2''. Even his ''character design'' is a pseudo spoiler, since his resemblance to Etna exposes a major plot twist. |
| 118 | ** In ''VideoGame/{{Disgaea 5}}'', the only things you can talk about regarding Liezerota without spoiling many critical plot twists are her leoine features and that she's a {{Nice G|uy}}irl. She's that much of a spoiler that Creator/NipponIchi accidentally spoiled one of the game's major twists several months before the release date with a seemingly harmless update to the game's website. |
| 119 | * In ''VideoGame/DisneyPrincessEnchantedJourney'', BigBad Zara appears only for the final boss fight. |
| 120 | * ''Franchise/DragonAge'': |
| 121 | ** In ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'', every mention of major villain Teyrn Loghain Mac Tir as a possible PlayerParty member is always covered in spoiler tags because the very fact that he can become one is a major plot twist. When that is not possible, he is conventionally referred to as "Secret Companion". |
| 122 | ** Corypheus manages to be a Walking Spoiler two games in a row, being the secret BigBad of both ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'''s ''Legacy'' DLC and ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition''. |
| 123 | ** ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition'': |
| 124 | *** Thom Rainier, a mercenary who became TheAtoner after [[MyGreatestFailure his role in an atrocity]]… by [[DeadPersonImpersonation taking on the identity of the deceased Warden-Constable Blackwall]]. |
| 125 | *** After TheStinger, it became very difficult to discuss Solas in a meaningful capacity without also bringing up the fact that [[GodWasMyCopilot he's actually Fen'Harel]], the elven TricksterGod. After the ''Trespasser'' DLC, this extended to pretty much everything about elven history being wrong. |
| 126 | * ''VideoGame/DragonFable'': How do you mention the Mysterious Stranger without revealing that he was the true mastermind behind everything that happened over the entire first chapter of the game? You don't. How do you talk about Wargoth without revealing that the one you fight throughout the second chapter is actually Warlic's demonic half that split from his human half and took form after Warlic [[PhlebotinumOverload overloaded his mana pool]], by creating a light sheild to protect Falconreach from the Mysterious Stranger? You don't. How do you mention Jannia, the ArcVillain of the third chapter, without addressing how she used to be a friend of both Warlic and Xan until she got frozen in everlasting ice during the same duel that turned Xan into the insane pyromancer he is, and that both of them lost their minds due to spending at least several decades trapped in their own mutually-exclusive magical prisons, immortal, but totally awake and aware of the passage of time? [[RuleOfThree You don't]]. |
| 127 | * ''VideoGame/DragonQuestIV'': The first time you meet [[BigBad Psaro the Manslayer]], he pretends to be a poet but has a unique sprite, dressed in black and wielding a prominent large sword. Anyone paying attention in Chapter 2 could identify him. |
| 128 | * In ''VideoGame/DustAnElysianTail'', we have the protagonist himself, Dust, who due to him being an AmnesiacHero on a QuestForIdentity, has a massive amount of spoilers regarding who he really is and what's in his past. |
| 129 | * The infamous Hidden Fun Stuff from ''VideoGame/DwarfFortress''. It's an UnusualEuphemism for Hell and its resident horde of demons, which will invade your fortress if you [[DugTooDeep dig too deep]]. Many players use circus-themed euphemisms in reference to it, such as calling the demons "clowns", and referring to the adamantine metal that usually stands between the surface world and "the circus" as "cotton candy". |
| 130 | [[/folder]] |
| 131 | |
| 132 | [[folder:E]] |
| 133 | * ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsOnline'' has Darien Gautier, a Breton knight who assists the player character throughout several quests, and [[NeverFoundTheBody is seemingly lost at the end of the main questline.]] His return in the ''Summerset'' DLC reveals that not only did he survive, [[CerebusRetcon he's not actually human]], but a creation of the daedric prince Meridia intended to serve her will. He ends ''Summerset'' with a HeroicSacrifice and the reveal that Meridia is [[AndIMustScream slowly stripping him of all memories and free will]], thus making it very difficult to discuss Darien's character ''or'' Meridia (who was a BigGood during the main questline) without major spoilers. |
| 134 | * ''VideoGame/EternalDarkness'': |
| 135 | ** Anthony isn't a spoiler in himself, and neither is his death; after all, he lived in the year 814, and the game's present day is 2000. What ''is'' a spoiler is that he technically survives his chapter as an [[ZombifyTheLiving undead abomination]] that must be finally put to rest by the next chronological visit to the cathedral, Paul Luther, as a miniboss. A full ''670'' years later. |
| 136 | ** Mantorok, one of the four [[EldritchAbomination Ancients]] in the story, appears at first to be on humanity's side in combating Pious Augustus, who sealed its body and power within a Cambodian temple in the 1100s. By achieving OneHundredPercentCompletion, you find out that it's not nearly as helpless as it might appear. |
| 137 | * Since the plot revolves around trying to understand and defeat the monsters of ''VideoGame/{{Evolve}}'', which initially appear to be nothing more than another dangerous species on [[DeathWorld Shear]], any discussion that involves more detail than that carries major spoilers. Unusually, the biggest spoilers will occur in discussions instead of playing the game, as the expiration of TRS's contract and 2K subsequent cessation of support means TheReveal never got to happen in-game but was instead revealed by the developers in the last few hours when they had creative control. |
| 138 | * In ''VideoGame/EVOSearchForEden'', the FinalBoss and Big Bad, Bolbox, as well as the {{Greater Scope Villain}}s and {{Well Intentioned Extremist}}s, the Whispers/Martians, are extremely spoilerifc. Bolbox isn't even hinted at until the end and the Whispers only appear in secret areas before the ending. |
| 139 | [[/folder]] |
| 140 | |
| 141 | [[folder:F]] |
| 142 | * For ''VideoGame/FairyFencerF'', there's Sherman, a handsome nice guy that believes in justice, wishes to bring peace to the world, and joins Fang and his group at one point. However, he later attacks Tiara shortly before the [[TimeTravel singularity]] happens and in the second timeline, he shows an evil side, kills the president of the Dorfa Corporation, [[KlingonPromotion taking his place]], plans on sacrificing Tiara in order to awaken the [[GodOfEvil Vile God]] so that he can create a new world of peace, is revealed to be the one that killed Tiara in the first timeline, and finally [[OneWingedAngel merges with the Vile God]] and becomes the FinalBoss. |
| 143 | * ''Franchise/{{Fallout}}'' |
| 144 | ** When you finally meet President Eden face-to-face in ''VideoGame/Fallout3'', you were probably not expecting him to be an A.I. |
| 145 | ** ''VideoGame/Fallout4'': |
| 146 | *** It is very hard to talk about Shaun (aside from his initial kidnapping) without revealing that he has become the leader of the Institute. |
| 147 | *** From the Nuka World DLC of that game, the fact that John-Caleb Bradberton is alive with his [[BrainInAJar head in the jar]] makes him a huge Walking Spoiler. |
| 148 | * From ''VideoGame/FarCry3BloodDragon'', we have the Battle Armored Dragon Assault Strike System or '''[[FunWithAcronyms B.A.D.A.S.S.]]''' for short, a Blood Dragon that you get to pilot near the end of the game. It also talks and shoots lasers out of its fucking eyes. |
| 149 | * ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'': |
| 150 | ** About 2/3 of the way through ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyV'', the party meets Krile. She is a friendly young girl. This is the most detail you can describe her with if you don't want to reveal that she is Galuf's granddaughter, a princess (because he is really a king), or that she [[TakeUpMySword takes his place]] upon his death. |
| 151 | ** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'' has Terra Branford's esper form. These days the fact that she is half-Esper has entered ItWasHisSled territory, even being a central part of her combat methods in ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy'', but at the time it was a pretty big surprise only revealed several hours into the game (although it was {{foreshadow|ing}}ed before then). |
| 152 | ** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIVTheAfterYears'' has the Creator. Not only is it impossible to describe without spoilers, its name and even its very ''existence'' are major spoilers. |
| 153 | ** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'' has Venat (presumed to be Dr. Cid's imaginary friend) as well as the rest of the Occuria, whose actions drive the plot of the game. In Venat's case she's actually on the cover of the game's case, albeit stylized in such a way that she's not easily identifiable. |
| 154 | ** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII'': |
| 155 | *** Primarch Galenth Dysley is a clear and cut villain, but he is ''much'' more than he appears; his true identity as the fal'Cie Barthandelus is a major lategame surprise. |
| 156 | *** The fact that the ''other'' side of the BigBadDuumvirate is Orphan, a fal'Cie who powers Cocoon, is also a major spoiler. |
| 157 | ** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII2'': At first glance, Alyssa Zaidelle seems to be a typical "nice secretary" for Hope, but her backstory becomes a major plot twist. |
| 158 | ** ''VideoGame/LightningReturnsFinalFantasyXIII'': |
| 159 | *** As his regressed appearance implies, Hope's role is ''far'' more complicated than simply being the MissionControl, and what happened to him, as well as his ties to Bhunivelze, are heavy endgame spoilers. |
| 160 | *** Speaking of which, Bhunivelze may ''seem'' like a benevolent god, but in truth, he's indirectly responsible for ''everything'' that happened across the trilogy, and is the FinalBoss of the game. That being said, it isn't as surprising if you've been following the backstory and know what his children were up to in his absence. |
| 161 | *** Roaming the Wildlands is a white-and-green chocobo called the Angel of Valhalla. Its true identity as a reincarnated Odin, Lightning's Eidolon in the original game, is a major spoiler to one of the story missions. |
| 162 | ** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'': |
| 163 | *** Solus zos Galvus, the first Emperor of Garlemald, also known as the Ascian Emet-Selch, turns the entire storyline of the game on its head ''several times over'' during the later patches of ''Stormblood'' and the main story of ''Shadowbringers''. Interestingly, the game does ''not'' spoiler-mark the achievement for his {{Superboss}} fight "Hades's Elegy", as it usually does for Walking Spoiler characters -- it just uses a different name. By the time you know who Hades is, it's obvious you're going to need to fight him. |
| 164 | *** Gaius van Baelsar, a.k.a. Shadowhunter, as of patch 4.5 of ''Stormblood''. While his appearance in 1.0 and ''A Realm Reborn'' isn't a spoiler, his survival is a significant twist that comes more than five real-world years after his presumed death. |
| 165 | *** Meteion, introduced in ''Endwalker'', is this by virtue of being the catalyst that set into motion ''everything that went wrong'', having caused the Final Days that ended the Ancient's civilization, which led into the creation of Zodiark and Hydaelyn, the Sundering of Etheirys, and the formation of the Ascians with all of their machinations. |
| 166 | ** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIIRemake'' has Zack Fair's appearance. Now Zack himself isn't a spoiler since he was in [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII the original]] and is the protagonist of its prequel ''VideoGame/CrisisCore'', but his appearance in this particular game is huge. |
| 167 | * ''Franchise/FireEmblem:'' |
| 168 | ** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemGenealogyOfTheHolyWar'': The protagonist himself, Sigurd, is one for [[TheHeroDies dying halfway through the game]], leading to the TimeSkip in which his son Seliph and the others of his generation finish what Sigurd started. This has become ItWasHisSled by now, though, given that the fact that the story takes place over two generations is a key part of the game. |
| 169 | ** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemTheSacredStones'' |
| 170 | *** Orson is impossible to talk about without revealing that he's TheMole and pulls SoLongAndThanksForAllTheGear on you. The fact that most advice to newcomers to the game will suggest never using him and stripping his inventory at the end of Chapter 5x is itself telling. |
| 171 | *** Most of Lyon's characterization comes from being the game's BigBad via DemonicPossession, and his [[AntiVillain tragic reasons for resorting to dark powers]]. As such, it's hard to find any information on him that doesn't mention this. |
| 172 | ** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemRadiantDawn:'' |
| 173 | *** It's almost impossible to discuss Zelgius without revealing that he's the Black Knight, which is a huge spoiler for both ''Radiant Dawn'' and its predecessor ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemPathOfRadiance Path of Radiance]]''. |
| 174 | *** Yune is even worse, as revealing who or what they are directly spoils the biggest twist of the duology. |
| 175 | *** Pelleas is very hard to talk about without spoiling one or both of the following: that you're forced to kill him on your first playthrough, or that he isn't really Ashnard's son. |
| 176 | *** Sephiran, an apparent side character who seems to just be a face for the Begnion senate, turns out to be ''much'' more than he seems - he is secretly Lehran, the "fourth" of the Three Heroes, and is also the ''BigBad''! His backstory is quite literally a full summary of the plot and mysteries of both Tellius games, which includes the three characters above. |
| 177 | ** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening:'' |
| 178 | *** "Marth" not actually being the [[VideoGame/FireEmblemShadowDragonAndTheBladeOfLight original Marth]] is one of the few things that ''can'' be left unspoilered... but only if you construct the sentence without gendered pronouns, because this Marth is in fact Lucina, the main character's ''[[KidFromTheFuture daughter]]'' [[KidFromTheFuture from the future]]. |
| 179 | *** The Hierophant is introduced as simply someone high up in the Plegian order, but then they take off their hood and it's revealed they have the same appearance as the player-created Avatar...because they're actually the Avatar from the BadFuture, possessed by Grima. |
| 180 | ** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates:'' |
| 181 | *** King Garon is a major one. The fact that he's the BigBad of ''Birthright'' and ''Conquest'' [[ObviouslyEvil isn't much of a spoiler]], but what ''is'' is that he ''isn't really Garon'': the real Garon is DeadAllAlong, the Garon we see is a monster possessing his corpse. |
| 182 | *** Takumi is the other big one. Originally introduced as the younger brother of the Hoshido siblings who [[DislikesTheNewGuy doesn't trust the main character very much]], it's hard to talk about him without mentioning that his envy and MiddleChildSyndrome [[MoreThanMindControl results in him]] being possessed by the GreaterScopeVillain, and that he's the FinalBoss of the ''Conquest'' route. |
| 183 | *** Flora, one of Corrin's maids, also counts, as her becoming an AntiVillain on the ''Birthright'' route, and being DrivenToSuicide after being defeated, comes as a major shock. |
| 184 | *** Gunter is set up as the CrutchCharacter, but seemingly suffers an unavoidable PlotlineDeath very early in the game. On ''Conquest'', this is revealed to be a DisneyDeath, but his true role doesn't become clear until ''Revelation''. |
| 185 | ** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'' |
| 186 | *** Nemesis was shown in a cutscene at the beginning of the game, and referenced a few times throughout the story, but the truth behind Seiros's quest for vengeance, as well as the fact that resurrecting him is the ultimate goal of "those who slither in the dark" (at which they succeed in the Verdant Wind route), is one of the game's key plot twists that is only revealed in the Verdant Wind route. |
| 187 | *** Good luck talking about Rhea without revealing that she is Seiros (a.k.a. the goddess that killed Nemesis in the beginning of the game) as well as her motives in wanting to resurrect her mother. Said mother is also a WalkingSpoiler thanks to her being Sothis (a.k.a. the girl that talks to Byleth at the first half of the game). |
| 188 | *** Edelgard is one of the main lords of the game, making her seem as if she is one of the protagonists. In truth, she is the Flame Emperor; making her a major antagonist in all routes, except Crimson Flower, her own route. In the Azure Moon route, it's taken up to the point where she is the BigBad and the FinalBoss. By extension, this makes it difficult to talk about the Black Eagles without spoiling that they are the only house to have ''two'' paths, based on whether or not Byleth chooses to side with Edelgard. |
| 189 | *** Lord Volkhard von Arundel, Tomas, and Monica are all secretly members of "those who slither in the dark", with Arundel being [[GreaterScopeVillain Thales]], Tomas being [[MadScientist Solon]], and Monica being [[PsychopathicWomanchild Kronya]]. Not to mention that it is implied that these people have [[KillAndReplace killed and replaced the real versions of Arundel, Tomas, and Monica]]. |
| 190 | *** Speaking of Monica, hard to discuss spinoff game ''VideoGame/FireEmblemWarriorsThreeHopes'' without revealing the PointOfDivergence that makes this an alternate timeline is Shez saves Monica before she can be killed by "those who slither in the dark", leading to her exposing them, and a ''way'' different political situation than in ''Three Houses''. |
| 191 | * ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys'' has many spoiler-heavy characters, as each of the six games have a rather hidden and complex backstory: |
| 192 | ** Golden Freddy, Shadow Freddy and Shadow Bonnie, the former from the first game and the latter two from the sequel. Knowing even a little bit about them can ruin the surprise on the rare chance you run into them, and the former slowly comes into importance in the backstory. |
| 193 | ** The Purple Man and the Puppet, both debuting in [[Videogame/FiveNightsAtFreddys2 the sequel]], are incredibly important characters in the franchise's backstory. In fact, it's nearly impossible to not spoil the former since he ''only'' shows up in the backstory. |
| 194 | ** Springtrap in the third game is a massive one. It's hard to describe it without giving away the fact that there's a human corpse inside the suit. However, thanks to [[http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/fnaf/images/8/88/Springtrap_Rare_3.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20150319192901&path-prefix=pl a few randomly-occurring boot-up screens]], [[ItWasHisSled a good portion of the fanbase knows this already]]. |
| 195 | ** Both the child protagonist and his BigBrotherBully in ''Videogame/FiveNightsAtFreddys4'' are filled to the brim with spoilers. Without giving too much away, let's just say that they ''[[AmbiguousTimePeriod might]]'' have a very important connection to the franchise's NoodleIncident. It goes double for later games, which heavily imply a distinct connection to [[BigBad a certain someone]] and that the older brother grew up to be at least some of the other protagonists. |
| 196 | ** Fredbear from the same game has more than one [[TheReveal reveal]] to be had, both of which make it harder to explain him without giving them away. |
| 197 | ** Circus Baby from ''[[Videogame/FiveNightsAtFreddysSisterLocation Sister Location]]'' is more than players may assume her to be, making discussion of her role difficult. From the same game is Ennard, and talking about it is flat-out impossible without giving away a few major twists revealed on Night Five. And as of the Custom Night update, the true identity of protagonist Eggs Benedict is a massive twist on the franchise's lore. |
| 198 | ** In ''VideoGame/FreddyFazbearsPizzeriaSimulator'', Lefty is hard to talk about without giving away that it's actually the Puppet in disguise. Likewise, Cassette Guy's true role as the BigGood pulling a BatmanGambit to end the nightmare once and for all caused nearly his entire folder on the character page to be spoiled out. |
| 199 | ** Vanny/Vanessa is also hard to talk about without major spoilers, as she's heavily implied to be the player character of ''[[VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddysVRHelpWanted Help Wanted]]'' who undergoes a horrific fate by the time the game ends, as hinted by an EasterEgg in the DLC. She also plays a significant role in the ''[[VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddysARSpecialDelivery Special Delivery]]'' unintended emails, and becomes [[RogueProtagonist an active threat]] in ''[[VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddysSecurityBreach Security Breach]].'' |
| 200 | * For ''VideoGame/FreedomPlanet2'', bringing up Princess Cordelia is difficult due to the fact that you don't learn about her until the postgame, her interactions with [[BigBad Merga]] as well as being her lover, and the fact that she's still alive. |
| 201 | * ''VideoGame/FTLFasterThanLight'' has the Crystal race, which is designed to be a secret in-universe and out. However, due to the requirements for their sector and ship being so [[ThatOneSidequest infamously]] [[LuckBasedMission dependent on the RNG]], they are squarely a case of ItWasHisSled. |
| 202 | [[/folder]] |
| 203 | |
| 204 | [[folder:G]] |
| 205 | * ''VideoGame/GenshinImpact'': |
| 206 | ** Raiden Makoto is impossible to discuss without revealing that Ei, the current God of Eternity, isn't the original Electro Archon, but rather her BackupTwin who took over after Makoto perished during the [[CataclysmBackstory Khaenri'ahn Cataclysm]] 500 years ago, and that most of Inazuma is unaware of this. Even before that comes TheReveal that the Raiden Shogun seen through the first half of Chapter II is actually a [[RidiculouslyHumanRobots puppet]] duplicate, while the ''real'' Ei has been [[{{Hikikomori}} hiding in the Plane of Euthymia for centuries]]. |
| 207 | ** Chapter IV has Focalors, the Hydro Archon - more specifically, the ''real'' Focalors. Any discussion of her necessarily gives away that [[MilesGloriosus Furina]] isn't the actual Hydro Archon, but a cursed human [[GodGuise enlisted to pose as her]] as part of Focalors' plan to avert TheProphecy of [[TheGreatFlood Fontaine's destruction]]. Not helping matters is that Focalors' plan involves [[ThanatosGambit orchestrating her own death]], which occurs only minutes after she is properly introduced to the player. |
| 208 | ** The Second and Third Descenders also count - the former is only mentioned in some StoryBreadcrumbs, but is indirectly responsible for the tyranny of the Heavenly Principles, and thus for the actions of both [[AntiHumanAlliance the Abyss Order]] and [[NebulousEvilOrganization the Fatui]]. The latter, meanwhile, only has one concrete bit of information revealed - the Third Descender's remains were used to craft the Archons' Gnoses, which both sheds some light on the Tsaritsa's plan to collect all of the Gnoses and casts a shadow on the Traveler's relationship with the gods of Celestia going forward. |
| 209 | * Yomiel, the mysterious BigBad of ''VideoGame/GhostTrick''. When he shows up, the game pretty much heads into one MindScrew and PlotTwist after another. For that matter, Ray and Sissel (the player character himself) also count since the game is about finding out [[AmnesiacHero what his identity was before he was killed]]. |
| 210 | * ''VideoGame/GloryOfHeraclesIII'' has Lord Baor, a character mentioned often in the story who becomes significant in the latter half of the game. His actions turn out to be a major part of the game's plot. |
| 211 | ** The two [[HelloInsertNameHere nameless]] party members—[[PlayerCharacter the Protagonist]] and [[SixthRanger the Hero]]—both turn out to be this, due to their true identities as Lord Baor and his son respectively. |
| 212 | * It's virtually impossible to talk about [[DudeLooksLikeALady Ren]] and [[TheMentor Lindow]] A.K.A [[FinalBoss Corrosive Hannibal]] from ''VideoGame/GodEaterBurst'' without completely spoiling the plot. |
| 213 | * ''VideoGame/GranblueFantasy'' has Yatima. Any information about her beyond her name or the fact that she's [[TheGhost CENTCOM]] gives away ''massive'' twists for the side stories and events in the Society plotline. |
| 214 | * ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas'': Played with for Big Smoke. While he does have plenty of defining character traits (like [[AsTheGoodBookSays quoting the bible]] and [[BigEater his large appetite]], as well as being the kindest to CJ after the latter's return from Liberty City to his hometown in Los Santos), all of it is eventually revealed to mask and hint at his subsequent betrayal, which is later on discovered. |
| 215 | * ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIV'': |
| 216 | ** Part of the reason why [[BigBad Dimitri Rascalov]] is such a huge spoiler is how reasonable he seems compared to his more unstable boss [[AddledAddict Mikhail Faustin]] or when considering [[HumanTraffickers Ray Bulgarin's]] [[DarkAndTroubledPast past with Niko]]. The game sets Faustin and Bulgarin up as candidates for the BigBad of the story, while Dimitri is more mild-mannered and helpful to Niko, his speech about the "rules of the game" appearing to be sincere advice, even. Not only is his betrayal a complete shock, but Dimitri's personality makes a huge 180, going from Faustin's beleaguered lieutenant to a [[ChronicBackStabbingDisorder backstabbing]], [[AxCrazy murderous]], [[EvilIsPetty vindictive]] {{Jerkass}}, burning down Roman's home and business, and relentlessly trying to kill the Bellics. |
| 217 | ** The fact that Niko believes Florian Cravic and Darko Brevic betrayed his squad isn't itself a spoiler. The fact that Florian is not only innocent but has moved on and come out as gay is. Likewise for Darko, who is revealed to have betrayed the squad for drug money and revenge. |
| 218 | * ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV'': |
| 219 | ** Knowing anything about Brad after his introduction reveals that he actually died in the North Yankton ambush in 2004 in Trevor's place, which becomes a huge problem once Trevor finds out that not only did Michael betray them, but the person he was sending mail to for years was actualy Dave Norton, Michael's [[CorruptCop ally in the FIB]]. |
| 220 | ** Trevor's mother appearing in Ending C not only comes out of nowhere, but the fact that she vanishes soon after reveals she was just an illusion the whole time. |
| 221 | ** Collecting the torn notes across Los Santos reveals that the murderer of actress Leonora Johnson is film director Peter Dreyfuss, who can only be found after the letter is assembled. |
| 222 | * ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'': For players that have only known Bridget from her debut in ''XX'', where she was introduced as a [[WholesomeCrossdresser crossdressing boy]], it's impossible to discuss her appearance in ''-STRIVE-'' without spoiling her ComingOutStory as a transgender woman. |
| 223 | [[/folder]] |
| 224 | |
| 225 | [[folder:H]] |
| 226 | * ''VideoGame/HauntingGround'': Lorenzo, who spends 3/4 of the game as a MysteriousInformant, can't be talked about without giving much away (especially given that his ''first'' cutscene is a MotiveRant about how [[IHaveYouNowMyPretty he now has Fiona all to himself]]). Riccardo is also pretty spoiler-heavy. |
| 227 | * Given [[MindScrew the ways that]] [[AnachronicOrder the plots work]] in ''VideoGame/HotlineMiami'' and [[Videogame/HotlineMiami2WrongNumber its sequel]], most characters and their goals are quite spoiler-heavy: |
| 228 | ** Jacket, in a main character variation, is one because of the revelation that he has been in a ConvenientComa for 3/4 of the game, and that most of the MindScrew that happens during it is a result of his coma dream blending together various memories of his. |
| 229 | ** The Biker, who is unexpectedly PromotedToPlayable after the player ''thinks'' that the plot has been resolved, and actually goes out of the way to resolve a handful of plotlines at the end. He also returns in the sequel (albeit in a possibly non-canon EasterEgg), which spoils the fact that he survives his fight with Jacket in Neighbors. |
| 230 | ** Richter, the one who shoots Jacket's girlfriend, becomes this ''twice''; Not only does he become the cause of Jacket's coma by way of YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness, but his role in the second game ([[CuttingOffTheBranches and the fact that he is alive during the 1990s]] as well) shows that he is much more sympathetic of a character than the first game led players to believe. |
| 231 | ** The Janitors, who turn out to be the duo who run 50 Blessings, the organization that the above three work for, in order to take out TheMafiya. The fact that they [[CuttingOffTheBranches are also alive]] in ''Wrong Number'' counts as well. |
| 232 | ** Manny, The Detective, who turns out to be a AttentionWhore RabidCop, instead of an UnscrupulousHero CowboyCop. |
| 233 | ** The Solider/Beard, who [[NewJobAsThePlotDemands ran the various establishments that Jacket went to between levels]] in the first game. Not only was he DeadAllAlong before ''Hotline Miami'' began, but it turns out his death was the reason that [[RoaringRampageofRevenge Jacket chose to work for 50 Blessings in the first place]]. |
| 234 | ** The [[TheSquad Ghost]] [[TheDreaded Wolves]]' unnamed commanding officer, whose FreakOut in one of The Soldier's later missions heavily implies that he's the person who originally founded 50 Blessings. |
| 235 | ** The Son, whilst not having that many backstory-related spoilers (aside from being [[MeaningfulName the son]] of the first game's FinalBoss), becomes this due to the fact that his death is what most likely causes the SuddenDownerEnding. |
| 236 | * In ''VideoGame/HyperdimensionNeptuniaVictory'', Rei fits this trope like a glove. Prior to release, she's only billed as one of the Seven Sages, aka the villains of the game. What Compile Heart ''doesn't reveal'' is that she's the one who sends Neptune into the past, pulls off an epic SlasherSmile, and surprising a lot of gamers, is the TrueFinalBoss instead of Magiquone/Arfoire. |
| 237 | ** Its sequel ''VideoGame/HyperdimensionNeptuniaVictoryII'', we have Kurome Ankokuboshi. Unlike Rei, she doesn't have any mention in some preview articles. However, one of the premises suggesting one of the main characters will fall into the dark side. At a first glance, many player believes Neptune is the one who fell into dark side, but it reveals that Uzume (particularly the original one) ''is'' the one who fell, as well as the one who responsible for the destruction of her Zerodimension's counterpart dimension and Gold Third incident. |
| 238 | [[/folder]] |
| 239 | |
| 240 | [[folder:I]] |
| 241 | * ''VideoGame/{{Ib}}'': |
| 242 | ** Since nearly all of Mary's screen time lends itself to her being a JerkassWoobie CreepyChild [[AxeCrazy with a palette knife]] (after being introduced as a CheerfulChild foil [[TheStoic Ib]]), it's very difficult to have a spoiler-free discussion regarding her character. |
| 243 | ** Guertena is very difficult to discuss without revealing the fact that he's behind the creations of every artwork that came to life including Mary and how it (in)directly led to the main conflict of the game. |
| 244 | * ''VideoGame/{{Iji}}'' has an entire ''species'' of this trope, the Komato, whose existence spoils both the true motivations of the Tasen and the second half of the game. Fortunately just mentioning their name them won't spoil anything, as there is a very early InterfaceSpoiler. |
| 245 | * ''VideoGame/InazumaEleven'': |
| 246 | ** Garshield Bayhan, essentially TheManBehindTheMan to Kageyama Reiji, who seemed to be the BigBad of the series in the first two games and the reason behind Daisuke's death. Garshield is the one who has been manipulating his plans all along and the one who ''attempted'' to kill Daisuke (but ultimately turns out he failed, which is another important reveal), making him the actual BigBad. |
| 247 | ** It's hard to talk about Mr. Araya without revealing he's actually Endou Daisuke, Mamoru's long-thought deceased grandfather. |
| 248 | * ''VideoGame/IWasATeenageExocolonist'': The game is about a single group of people SettlingTheFrontier on a new planet and the player gets introduced to everyone within that group relevant to Sol's life quite quickly. A second ship always shows up mid-way through the game with no warning from Sol's perspective and it's possible to discover that the sentient species the planet had a long time ago left still-working elaborate OrganicTechnology behind. Both of those facts come with the existence of a few named characters who are quite difficult to talk about without getting into their affiliation with the second ship or their nature as alien ArtificialIntelligence. |
| 249 | [[/folder]] |
| 250 | |
| 251 | [[folder:J]] |
| 252 | * In ''VideoGame/JadeEmpire'', the three main antagonists - Death's Hand, Emperor Sun Hai and Master Sun Li - fall under this trope. Said characters play with the BigBad and TheManBehindTheMan tropes, causing a lot of spoiler tags on their entries in the character sheet. |
| 253 | * Normally, Kor from ''VideoGame/JakIIRenegade'' would just be your typical old man. Most of his tropes come from the fact that he's really [[BigBad the Metal Head Leader]] in disguise. What's particularly ''clever'' about this one is that Kor acts as TheMentor to The Kid and a CoolOldGuy towards Jak and Daxter. Most players likely won't bat an eye at some of the spoiler-tags because they might ''assume'' he suffers MentorOccupationalHazard (justifying his absence from later games), and even then they might be misled into thinking that the secrets he's obviously hiding are considerably more benevolent than they turn out to be. |
| 254 | [[/folder]] |
| 255 | |
| 256 | [[folder:K]] |
| 257 | * ''VideoGame/KidIcarusUprising'' |
| 258 | ** After you defeat Medusa and the fake credits roll, [[TheManBehindTheMan the true villain, Hades]], comes in and takes over the Underworld Army. And since we were led to believe that Medusa was the villain with no hints of Hades being in the game… |
| 259 | ** To a lesser extent, pretty much everyone who is introduced after Chapter 9, which is built to look as much like the final dungeon as possible. This is the reason why the character pages of Characters/KidIcarus have no marked spoilers. The Chaos Kin is an especially strong example, since talking about it not only spoils that the game goes on after Chapter 9, but it is also likely to reveal much about the Chaos Kin's [[WhamEpisode story arc]], particularly Pit being trapped in a ring for three years and Palutena turning evil. |
| 260 | * The FinalBoss of ''VideoGame/{{killer7}}'', Greg Nightmare, deals with this due to being killed before his debut and being involved with a massive conspiracy about the power of America. |
| 261 | * ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'': |
| 262 | ** Luxu did not count as a WalkingSpoiler in [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsX his debut game]], but he does count in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIII'', as virtually all his appearances in that game reveal that [[TheManBehindTheMan he backed all]] of [[BigBad Xehanort's]] actions for his own purposes, and that he spent the entire series taking place after ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsX'' masquerading as Braig and his Nobody counterpart Xigbar, who serves as Xehanort's top confidant. |
| 263 | ** The adult Eraqus becomes a WalkingSpoiler in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIII'' as he only reappears at the very end of the game to be the one who [[KilledOffForReal kills off Xehanort]] literally via GhostReunionEnding. Bringing up adult Eraqus will also spoil that [[NotQuiteDead Xehanort failed to completely kill him off]] in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep''. |
| 264 | * Many villains from ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'' end up as this trope, since most of them are [[VileVillainSaccharineShow quite darker than the rest of their respective games]]: |
| 265 | ** Nightmare from ''VideoGame/KirbysAdventure'' gets absolutely no foreshadowing of his appearance until the very end of the game when [[NiceJobBreakingItHero Kirby places the Star Rod back into the Fountain of Dreams]], let alone the fact that he was the reason [[WellIntentionedExtremist King Dedede]] broke up the Star Rod in the first place. |
| 266 | ** This is surprisingly subverted with Dark Matter Blade in ''VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand2''. While the game itself keeps it a secret, the manual gets straight to the point and says that it shattered the Rainbow Bridges connecting the seven Rainbow Islands and is possessing King Dedede. |
| 267 | ** Marx from ''VideoGame/KirbySuperStar'' and Magolor from ''VideoGame/KirbysReturnToDreamLand'' are both notable for betraying Kirby and his friends by using them as {{Unwitting Pawn}}s. |
| 268 | ** Zero and 0, appearing in ''VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand3'' and ''VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards'' respectively, come off as a major surprise; not only because they're the TrueFinalBoss of the games featuring them, but also because they use gratuitous amounts of FamilyUnfriendlyViolence. |
| 269 | ** The Master Crown ends up as this in ''Return to Dream Land [[VideoGameRemake Deluxe]]'s'' Magolor Epilogue. It not only reveals itself to be the ''true'' BigBad of the entire game, but also a major factor in Magolor's HeelFaceTurn. The fact that it corrupts the darkness in one's heart just from wearing it, which is what we see happen to Magolor at the end of the game, doesn't help this either. |
| 270 | ** Queen Sectonia from ''VideoGame/KirbyTripleDeluxe'' comes along with almost no foreshadowing whatsoever, and is one of the only cases of LightIsNotGood in the series. There's also Dark Meta Knight from ''VideoGame/KirbyAndTheAmazingMirror'', who doesn't even appear until the extra mode Dededetour!, and is also the one who corrupted Sectonia into becoming the game's BigBad in the first place through ThePowerOfHate. |
| 271 | ** The true form of Star Dream from ''VideoGame/KirbyPlanetRobobot'' is arguably the largest plot twist in the series' history, as it ties back to [[VideoGame/KirbySuperStar one of the franchise's oldest games]] in a very unexpected way. Additionally, President Haltmann, who isn't as bad as Sectonia since he's mentioned a few times beforehand by his secretary/daughter Susie, has his personal motives are kept tight-lipped until much later in the game, and [[TheWoobie for good reason]]. |
| 272 | ** ''VideoGame/KirbyStarAllies'' is especially bad about this. Not only is [[BigBad Lord Hyness]] an absolutely [[AxCrazy batshit insane]] high priest of an ApocalypseCult, but the FinalBoss, Void Termina is an unfathomably powerful EldritchAbomination whose role in the overarching MythArc seems to tie [[TomatoInTheMirror Kirby himself]] to the Dark Matter race. Even the postgame isn't safe from this, as the FinalBoss of Guest Star ???? mode is [[ButterflyOfDeathAndRebirth a seemingly innocuous butterfly]] that can transform into the ''Kirby'' equivalent of TheGrimReaper by casting judgment on a popular recurring foe. |
| 273 | ** Fecto Forgo in ''VideoGame/KirbyAndTheForgottenLand'' gets absolutely no foreshadowing until the end of the game, being the one manipulating the events of the game by brainwashing [[KingOfBeasts Leongar]] and [[TheHeavy King Dedede]] into doing their bidding and leading the Beast Pack to capture the Waddle Dees and power Lab Discovera. While Leongar isn't as bad given that the cages the Waddle Dees get trapped in have lion heads on them, his backstory and relationship with [[SexyCatPerson Clawroline]] are kept hidden until the post-game. There's also Morpho Knight, returning from ''Star Allies'' and just as spoiler-heavy as ever. |
| 274 | ** Recurring boss Galacta Knight is this for every game he appears in. He's the FinalBoss of Meta Knightmare Ultra in ''VideoGame/KirbySuperStarUltra'', a secret boss in ''Return to Dream Land's'' True Arena, the final boss of Meta Knightmare Returns in ''Planet Robobot,'' a BaitAndSwitchBoss in ''Star Allies'' who ultimately gets absorbed by Morpho Knight, and the TrueFinalBoss of ''VideoGame/SuperKirbyClash'', with two new forms to back it up. |
| 275 | * ''VideoGame/{{Klonoa}}'' |
| 276 | ** In ''[[VideoGame/Klonoa2LunateasVeil Lunatea's Veil]]'', the King of Sorrow's ''name alone'' gives away a large portion of the game's plot. Essentially, the kingdom he ruled over faded away, with him as the sole resident, when the rest of Lunatea chose to forget sorrow. Only problem was that ''someone'' had to take in the sadness they shunned, with that someone being said king. Because of this, he'd secretly manipulate Klonoa (and everyone else) throughout the game, unbeknownst to the player, so that they would make the Kingdom of Sorrow reappear and allow it to become part of Lunatea again. And he has no problem personally ''destroying the world'' when this backfires. |
| 277 | ** Additionally, Bagoo from ''Empire of Dreams'' first appears as the royal advisor to Emperor Jillius, who's plagued with insomnia and thus has banned dreaming in the eponymous Empire. We learn at the end that Bagoo was the one who caused Jillius' insomnia and placed a curse on the Empire in hopes of taking over. |
| 278 | [[/folder]] |
| 279 | |
| 280 | [[folder:L]] |
| 281 | * The Mother from ''VideoGame/LaMulana'' is impossible to talk about much without going into spoilers about just who she is and her importance to the plot. In fact, the opening cinematic even does its share of spoiling. Some might also argue the existence of Hell Temple as well as the "Treasure That Must Not Be Seen", though those are pretty squarely in ItWasHisSled territory at this point. |
| 282 | |
| 283 | * ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'': |
| 284 | ** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask'' has the Mask itself. For most of the game, you're led to believe that all the problems was the Skull Kid's doing, then you find out that [[DemonicPossession The Mask itself was controlling the Skull Kid]]. |
| 285 | ** Demon King Demise from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword'', due to being [[BigBad Ghirahim]]'s master, and [[GreaterScopeVillain the very reason for Ganondorf's existence]], who himself is a Walking Spoiler [[HijackedByGanon depending on the game]]. There's also Hylia, the GodOfGood worshiped by the inhabitants of Skyloft; you find out late in the game that she was mortally wounded in the ancient fight against Demise and decided to be reborn as a human to defeat the Demon King for good in the future; Zelda is said reincarnation, giving the Royal Family of Hyrule DivineParentage. |
| 286 | ** Hilda from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkBetweenWorlds'' due to her TragicVillain BigBad status, where the previous BigBad was made out to be only Yuga. She's the one who wants to revive Ganon in this game. Ravio also counts since he's actually the Lorulean counterpart to Link himself, which isn't revealed until after defeating the FinalBoss. |
| 287 | * ''VideoGame/LiveALive'': |
| 288 | ** ''All'' of the characters from the Middle Ages chapter are a case of this, as knowing about them spoils the reveal that the game continues after the initial 7 chapters are complete. In particular, Oersted, the protagonist of the chapter, is intentionally designed as a FlatCharacter for most of the chapter until his true character is revealed at the chapter's end, making it hard to talk about him without discussing the events of the chapter. |
| 289 | ** The original Lord of Dark can't be discussed without revealing that he's [[AmbiguousSituation seemingly]] been [[PosthumousCharacter dead from the beginning]], a reveal that coincides with the moment the Middle Ages chapter's plot goes from "typical fantasy JRPG story" to "dark {{deconstruction}} of the genre". |
| 290 | ** ''Everything'' about [[BigBad Odio]] is this, as knowing of his existence spoils the reveal that the game's seemingly disconnected chapters (and more specifically, their {{Arc Villain}}s) are all connected. It's also hard to discuss him without bringing up that he's [[FallenHero Oersted]], spoiling the reveal that the Middle Ages chapter is a ProtagonistJourneyToVillain story. And in the remake, there's Odio's final form, Sin of Odio, as knowing of this form spoils the fact that the remake doesn't end with the BossRush against the chapter's bosses like the original. |
| 291 | * Killabilly from ''VideoGame/LollipopChainsaw'', who appears [[NiceJobBreakingItHero only after Juliet has killed all five Dark Purveyors.]] |
| 292 | * ''VideoGame/LonelyWolfTreat'': Mango, the old rabbit living with Treat's pack, has more to him than one might think as [[spoiler:he plays a role in the backstory of his daughter Juju who thought he was eaten by wolves, hence why she's turned into what she is today]]. |
| 293 | * Erim, the Sinistral of Death, in the ''VideoGame/{{Lufia}}'' series. She appears in different mortal guises throughout the series, and her role varies from game to game. One game has her unknowing reincarnation, one game has her observing and manipulating the heroes, and one game has her work ''with'' the heroes to try to stop the Sinistrals for good. Needless to say, it's very difficult to describe Erim's role in the plots without revealing who she is in each game. |
| 294 | [[/folder]] |
| 295 | |
| 296 | [[folder:M]] |
| 297 | * ''Franchise/MassEffect'': |
| 298 | ** Sovereign as [[TheManBehindTheMan the true]] BigBad of ''VideoGame/MassEffect1'' is treated as extremely sensitive. [[AbusivePrecursors The Reapers]] in general are not considered spoiler information, but ''he'' is. |
| 299 | ** Legion from ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'', not only as a Geth ''protagonist'' (as they'd been the major enemy in the previous game), but also that [[PronounTrouble they]] can join the player's squad. |
| 300 | ** Morinth from the same game. You can recruit her in place of her mother, Samara, if you choose to betray the latter during the climax of her loyalty mission, though to get the option to do so you need a sufficient Paragon or Renegade score. Even the fact that the Ardat-Yakshi is Samara's daughter is a twist. |
| 301 | ** The Human Reaper, final boss of ''[=ME2=]'', whose existence has the entire Collector plot revolving around it, as well as being a ''huge'' reveal for the motivations of the Reapers. |
| 302 | ** Javik in ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'', since his very existence spoils the fact that not all the Protheans are dead, since the first game had the few survivors' life pods run out of power while on Ilos, and by the time Shepard and company reach it they've all been powered down. Also ties into TheReveal in ''Mass Effect 2'' that the Collectors are actually indoctrinated Protheans. |
| 303 | ** The Catalyst from the same game, since he literally only appears in the last scene of the game. This also spoils that he is an individual rather than an object. |
| 304 | ** The creatures from the ''Leviathan'' DLC of the same game, since they're the last remnants of the first race to be turned into a Reaper and give an epically spoileriffic InfoDump. |
| 305 | ** The ''Citadel'' DLC of the same game has its ArcVillain who turns out to be a clone of Commander Shepard. There's also Maya Brooks, who turns out to be EvilAllAlong and TheDragon to the Clone Shepard. |
| 306 | ** The Jardaan race in ''VideoGame/MassEffectAndromeda'' is impossible to talk about in substance without revealing that, in addition to creating the Remnant Vaults the player explores throughout the game, they created the angara race. |
| 307 | ** Likewise, the very existence of the race that created [[NegativeSpaceWedgie the Scourge]] to fight a war with the Jardaan constitutes a major end-game spoiler. |
| 308 | * ''VideoGame/MasterDetectiveArchivesRainCode'': |
| 309 | ** [[spoiler:Makoto Kagutsuchi, the CEO of Amaterasu Corporation, is actually the BigBad who was EvilAllAlong, and it's impossible to say anything about him beyond his surface-level persona presented prior to TheReveal without stating that he's the culprit behind the Great Global Mystery case who's been kidnapping criminals for Kanai Ward's food supply, or that he's actually Number One's homunculus clone, and his identity as a homunculus also spoils that everyone else in Kanai Ward is also a homunculus, as it's his ''own'' angst over being a homunculus that drives his extremist actions.]] |
| 310 | ** [[spoiler:Dr. Huesca, Amaterasu Corporation's head researcher, where his existence also spoils the identity of the company's head researcher, a mystery unanswered prior to his reveal, and also reveals the story's OntologicalMystery, as his actions in the backstory caused the game's present day conflict as a result of his experiments. It's also impossible to describe him without, in turn, spoiling his relationship with Peacekeeper director Yomi, and, consequently, that said relationship is why Yomi manipulated Yakou Furio into killing him.]] |
| 311 | * ''Franchise/MegaMan'' |
| 312 | ** ''VideoGame/MegaManV'' has Sunstar, which no mention of whatsoever is brought up until after you've defeated Dr. Wily. He turns out to be the ultimate Stardroid and becomes the FinalBoss of the game. |
| 313 | ** ''VideoGame/MegaManX'' |
| 314 | *** Lumine in ''8'', who's kidnapped at the very beginning of the game and isn't seen again until the end, when he (allegedly) [[KilledOffForReal kills Sigma off for real]] and reveals himself as the true mastermind of the game's events. |
| 315 | *** Sigma ''would'' count in some ''MMX'' games (just like Dr. Wily would technically count for the [[VideoGame/MegaManClassic classic series]]), if him being TheManBehindTheMan wasn't so common that someone else being the BigBad of the game [[MetaTwist is a bigger twist.]] |
| 316 | *** ''VideoGame/MegaManXCommandMission'' has Colonel Redips, who sends Maverick Hunters X and Zero on a mission to quell the rebellion army. After you defeat Epsilon however, Redips quickly stabs them in the back after they return the supra-force metal to him, revealing himself as TheManBehindTheMan to Epsilon and the real mastermind behind the game's events. Spider even more so, because he was Colonel Redips the ''whole'' time. |
| 317 | ** ''VideoGame/MegamanZero3'' has Omega Zero, the pilot of the mysterious [[HumongousMecha Omega]], Zero's original body, and the FinalBoss all in one. |
| 318 | ** The various endgame, bonus and twist bosses in the ''VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork'' series. In rough chronological order: The [[TheVirus LifeVirus]], [[PersonOfMassDestruction Bass.EXE]], [[TragicMonster Zero.EXE]], [[BackFromTheDead LifeVirus-R]], Gospel, [[EldritchAbomination Alp]][[PsychoPrototype ha]], [[UltimateLifeForm Serenade.EXE,]] and [[FusionDance BassGS.]] |
| 319 | ** Pat Sprigs in the first ''VideoGame/MegaManStarForce'' is at first just a student in Geo's class. Then it's revealed he was abandoned by his parents in Dream Island, has a SplitPersonality and also hosts an FM-ian. And that's just the tip of the iceberg... |
| 320 | ** For fangames: |
| 321 | *** ''VideoGame/MegaManUnlimited'' has [[VideoGame/MegaManX Zero's]] prototype form, who only shows up in the final Wily Stage and is a PostFinalBoss and HopelessBossFight. |
| 322 | *** In ''VideoGame/MegaManRockForce'', Justice Man is revealed to be the one behind the events of the game, having decided to ensure freedom for him and all robots by starting a rebellion against humans and capturing the Rock Force. |
| 323 | *** For ''VideoGame/MegaManRevolution'', we have Dr. Remir, who is revealed to be the true BigBad of the game and actually hijacks the plot ''from'' Dr. Wily! In addition, he's also an alien whose race basically created the Evil Energy. |
| 324 | *** In ''Mega Man X: Nightshade'', Bass is the true identity of the BigBad Noctis. |
| 325 | *** On the page of ''VideoGame/RockmanZXPrequel'', every entry involving BigBad Virel is spoiler tagged for good reason. |
| 326 | * ''VideoGame/MetalGear'' |
| 327 | ** Big Boss in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots'' appears for the last hour (give or take) of the game[[note]]A game that, on a player's first playthrough, would take at least ''nine hours'' to complete from start to finish[[/note]]. His whole presence is a spoiler in on itself, along with Major Zero, since Big Boss was supposed to have been dead for almost twenty years and Zero would be clocking in ninety years old at the very least. Both of them, their presence, and their allegiances are also crucial to understanding about half the plot of the series, so anything they say can become a spoiler. |
| 328 | ** Senator Steven Armstrong in ''VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance''. While seemingly a behind-the-scenes villain, one could not have guessed that the guy turns out to be a nanomachine-enhanced freak of nature capable of tossing Raiden around like a ragdoll, to say nothing of [[TheSocialDarwinist his]] [[MightMakesRight true]] [[TheUbermensch motivations]]. However, he's quickly becoming a FountainOfMemes for this very reason, as well as being an absolutely hilariously hammy villain. |
| 329 | ** ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidPeaceWalker'' has Paz Ortega. Fans can't talk about her without discussing her reveal as TheMole near the end of ''Peace Walker'', her [[DisneyDeath apparent death]] at the end of said game and, more recently, confirming said DisneyDeath in ''[[VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVThePhantomPain Ground Zeroes]]'' only to kill her off ''again''. |
| 330 | ** ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVThePhantomPain'' has Ishmael, the Medic from ''[[VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVThePhantomPain Ground Zeroes]]'', and [[PlayerCharacter Venom Snake himself]]. Giving details about any of them will spoil the major TwistEnding the game has, namely that Venom Snake was the Medic (who underwent procedures to mould him into someone like Big Boss) and that Ishmael is the real Big Boss in disguise. |
| 331 | * ''VideoGame/MetroExodus'': In the Moscow level, Colonel Miller appears firstly after confronting Artyom with his recklessness. However, for new players who haven't played the [[VideoGame/MetroLastLight prequel]], Miller is a literal [[TitleDrop walking spoiler]] just by looking at his prosthetic legs, because it already spoils the significant plot of the series: Exodus takes place AFTER the events of ''Last Light's'' Redemption (Good) ending during the game's GrandFinale (Battle for D6). |
| 332 | * ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter'': |
| 333 | ** ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter4'' has the Shagaru Magala, the mature form of the Gore Magala who's been hounding you throughout the entire game, infecting some monsters with the Frenzy Virus while it's at it. |
| 334 | ** ''VideoGame/MonsterHunterWorld'' has Xeno'jiiva, the entity responsible for causing [[TheMigration the Elder Crossing]], the event that drives the game's plot. You only learn that ''something'' might be causing the Crossing a few quests before encountering the something in question. |
| 335 | * ''VideoGame/{{MOTHER 3}}'' |
| 336 | ** The game features its BigBad, Porky Minch, who previously appeared under the localized name of "Pokey Minch" in ''VideoGame/EarthBound1994'', since before he appears there's little indication that the game's plot is actually directly connected to [[VideoGame/EarthBound1994 the previous game in the series]]. |
| 337 | ** Dr. Andonuts is another major one, since his presence alone also spoils the plot's direct connection with ''VideoGame/EarthBound1994'''s, in case the InconsistentDub hindered the player from recognizing Porky. |
| 338 | [[/folder]] |
| 339 | |
| 340 | [[folder:N]] |
| 341 | * ''VideoGame/TheNewOrderLastDaysOfEurope'' has multiple faction and character-specific examples: |
| 342 | ** It's really hard to discuss Reinhard Heydrich without mentioning the fact that he tries to overthrow Himmler thus causing a civil war within the SS, which has major implications for what happens next in Germany. |
| 343 | ** Both the Armeeverband "Fries Europa"/Reichsbanner Schwarz-Rot-Gold and the Deutsches Frieskorps spoil a major twist in the Speer path, namely what path that Germany will take after a massive slave revolt by anti-Nazi Germans and western Slavic rebels. |
| 344 | ** The Holy Russian Empire is very difficult to mention without discussing the fact they collapse after their ruler Sergey Taboritsky dies with his goal of bringing the Burgundian System to Russia unaccomplished. |
| 345 | * ''VideoGame/NuclearThrone'' features the titular throne itself, which is the MacGuffin the mutants are searching for. The twist is that the Throne is ''not'' controlled by the skeleton sitting on it, but is in fact a sentient object which serves as the game's FinalBoss. The [[OneWingedAngel Throne II]] fight brings in even more spoilers, as it reveals that the Throne is some sort of EldritchAbomination and may be related to the purple portals that you've been using for the entire game. |
| 346 | [[/folder]] |
| 347 | |
| 348 | [[folder:O]] |
| 349 | * ''VideoGame/OctopathTraveler'': Most of the {{Arc Villain}}s of the protagonists' stories are Walking Spoilers. |
| 350 | ** Ophilia Clement's story: [[DarkMessiah Mattias]] is difficult to talk about without mentioning that he's the leader of a {{Cult}} that worships the local GodOfEvil, [[GreaterScopeVillain Galdera]], [[BitchInSheepsClothing masquerading as a humble merchant while secretly plotting the failure of Ophilia's pilgrimage]]. |
| 351 | ** Cyrus Albright's story: |
| 352 | *** [[DeanBitterman Yvon]] is the stern headmaster of the Royal Academy of Atlasdam, but is later revealed to be more than just a {{Jerkass}} as he's a murderer and responsible for the theft of the ''From the Far Reaches of Hell'' tome Cyrus is searching for. |
| 353 | *** Yvon's assistant, [[ImmortalitySeeker Lucia]], even more so. She works with Yvon to discover the secrets within ''From the Far Reaches of Hell'', then betrays him and uses the information for her own purposes once [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness he is no longer useful to her]], becoming the main antagonist of Cyrus' story. |
| 354 | ** Olberic Eisenberg's story: [[TheCaligula Werner]] is difficult to talk about without mentioning that he orchestrated the fall of Hornburg, taking advantage of a young [[DiscOneFinalBoss Erhardt]]'s hatred for King Alfred's [[BetrayalByInaction neglect to save his home-village]] to convince the soon-to-be-knight to help him do so. |
| 355 | ** Primrose Azelhart's story: [[MadArtist Simeon]] initially appears to be a kind and considerate gentleman and a potential {{Love Interest|s}} for Primrose, but is eventually revealed to be the secret leader of the Obsidians, responsible for the murder of her father, and a [[{{Sadist}} sadistic]] [[TheSociopath sociopath]] who had gone out of his way to become close to Primrose in her childhood so as to inflict maximum emotional pain on her [[ItAmusedMe for his own amusement]], bearing the mark of the crow on his neck. |
| 356 | ** Therion's story: [[NoHonorAmongThieves Darius]] is single-handedly responsible for Therion's [[TheCynic cynical]], [[NeverBeHurtAgain distrustful]] personality, having "befriended" him [[FalseFriend only to reap the benefits of his thieving talents]], then betraying and attempting to murder him [[ItsAllAboutMe when offered a higher position in a criminal group]]. |
| 357 | ** The overall BigBad: [[TheChessmaster Lyblac]], who [[TheManBehindTheMan has a connection to almost every problem encountered in the game]] through her scheming to bring back her father [[GodOfEvil Galdera]] from beyond [[TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon the Gate of Finis]]. |
| 358 | * ''VideoGame/OctopathTravelerII'' has a couple examples as well. |
| 359 | ** It's very difficult to talk about Malaya without revealing the fate of Eir's Apothecaries and how Castti [[TraumaInducedAmnesia lost her memories]] in the first place. She committed a HeroicSacrifice to save Castti after the rest of their group perished from Trousseau's poisoned rain; this saved Castti's life, but gave her a case of amnesia in the process. This means that the Malaya whom Castti interacts with during her journey is a hallucination Castti invented to help herself recover her memories. |
| 360 | ** Mindt is also hard to discuss for much the same reason as Lyblac above. She seems like a kind and friendly cleric at first glance who shows up during a couple of Temenos's chapters. However, she's secretly Arcanette, the leader of the Moonshade Order, a nihilistic world-ending cult out to give Solistia over to [[GodOfEvil Vide]]. This is also the true reason why the pontiff was killed in Temenos's first chapter, because he suspected something was up with her. |
| 361 | ** The boss of Osvald's fourth chapter, the Grieving Golem, is nearly impossible to talk about without revealing what actually happened to Osvald's family. Harvey didn't actually kill Rita and Elena, and he used Rita's blood to create the Grieving Golem. Osvald initially thinks [[StakingTheLovedOne it]] ''[[StakingTheLovedOne is]]'' [[StakingTheLovedOne his wife]] until he realizes it isn't after the battle's over. |
| 362 | * ''VideoGame/{{Omori}}'': |
| 363 | ** Omori himself can't be discussed as a character without revealing that he's a DecoyProtagonist, and discussing him in length can't be done without revealing that there's more to him than just being Sunny's Headspace counterpart. |
| 364 | ** ''Everyone'' in Faraway Town is a case of this trope, as knowing of their existence spoils the FirstEpisodeTwist that Headspace is actually a DreamLand created from Sunny's imagination. For some particular characters: |
| 365 | *** Knowing of Sunny existence spoils the reveal that Omori is a DecoyProtagonist. Furthermore, discussing details like why he's a {{hikikomori}} in the first place requires discussing the game's major twists. |
| 366 | *** The real world Aubrey is a case of this. While all of Sunny's other friends prove to be relatively similar to their Headspace counterparts, it's something of a major early-game surprise when Aubrey shows up and it's revealed that the [[UsedToBeASweetKid grumpy yet kindhearted girl the player has gotten to know in Headspace]] has grown up to become a cynical and violent {{delinquent}}. |
| 367 | *** The real world Mari can't be discussed whatsoever, as doing that would spoil the reveal that she's been DeadAllAlong, with said death [[PosthumousCharacter setting up the main crux of the game's plot]]. Furthermore, ''how'' she died is the game's biggest twist, making it impossible to discuss that aspect of her without spoiling a major part of the game. |
| 368 | ** A minor example of this trope comes in the form of Captain Spaceboy. He's a fairly minor character to the game's story, so there's not much to discuss about his character without talking about the surprise OptionalBoss against him as Captain Space Ex-Husband in the Hikikomori route. |
| 369 | ** Abbi's entire existence is a case of this trope, given that she's a GiantSpaceFleaOutOfNowhere {{Superboss}} who only appears in the Hikikomori route. Knowing of her also requires knowing of the existence of the Abyss and Black Space. |
| 370 | ** The Others aren't relevant to the game's plot, but knowing of their existence spoils the existence of Black Space, which in turn spoils the truth behind Omori and Something. |
| 371 | * ''[[VideoGame/Onmyoji2016 Onmyōji]]'' has [[BigBad Kuro Seimei]]. It's pretty much a spoiler to mention that this guy ''exists'' in the first place without also revealing his [[EvilCounterpart inherent]] [[LiteralSplitPersonality connection]] to Seimei. He's [[SirNotAppearingInThisTrailer never mentioned]] in any of the game's promo material, and Creator/NoriakiSugiyama is only ever credited as voicing Abe no Seimei ''and nobody else'' in these materials. |
| 372 | ** And then there is [[GreaterScopeVillain Yamata-no-orochi]]. Sure, you can talk about him as the PinataEnemy in the ''mitama'' dungeons, but mentioning any of his involvements with the plot reveals his being an even bigger threat than Kuro Seimei, [[BitchInSheepsClothing Yaobikuni]]'s [[TheDragon working for him]] [[EvilAllAlong all along]] and the Sword of Kusanagi's being a ChekhovsGun necessary to destroy him once and for all. |
| 373 | ** If you try to talk about Kairaishi's role in the story, you'll find that there's nothing much to speak of besides the fact that she ''has a Kusanagi fragment in her chest''. |
| 374 | * ''VideoGame/OuterWilds'': The DrivingQuestion of the ''Echoes of the Eye'' DLC is "What is inside that mysterious vault, and why was it sealed away?" Thus, merely stating that [[SealedGoodInACan The Prisoner]] exists already spoils the first part of the question, and discussing any of their actions spoils the second part. |
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| 377 | [[folder:P]] |
| 378 | * Vernon Locke in ''VideoGame/PAYDAY2'', a cyber hacker sent by Murkywater to cripple [=Crime.net=], but instead offers jobs to Bain and his crew instead, [[{{Turncoat}} stealing from his former employer]]. He becomes a walking spoiler when the story gets more serious in 2017, and his role as contractor gets an upgrade to replace Bain after he was kidnapped by [[TheIlluminati the Kataru]]. After the events of "Alaskan Deal" and ''especially'' after Day 1 the Film/ReservoirDogs heist, pretty much all of his actions are spoileriffic to some degree. [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Characters/PAYDAY2ContactsAndContractors His entry on the contractor character page]] used to be mostly spoiler-free before 2017, but now it's pretty much all redacted in spoiler tags due to how deeply woven he is in later events. |
| 379 | * ''VideoGame/PerfectVermin'''s story is ultimately focused on the news reporter. Most of the game's tropes revolve around him in some way, and the fact that TheEndingChangesEverything when it's revealed he is dying from cancer [[SmokingIsNotCool as a result of his smoking addiction]] makes most of the game's tropes a spoiler. |
| 380 | * ''Franchise/{{Persona}}'': |
| 381 | ** Maki Sonomura, the {{deuteragonist}} of ''VideoGame/Persona1'', is rather hard to talk about without spoiling some of the game's major reveals, such as the fact that the Maki the team spends most of their time with is, in fact, not the real Maki at all. |
| 382 | ** The supposed BigBad of ''VideoGame/Persona2: Innocent Sin'', Joker, can't be discussed without revealing he's actually the heroes' childhood friend, Jun Kurosu, who ends up pulling a HeelFaceTurn and becomes the team's final party member. |
| 383 | ** ''VideoGame/Persona3'': |
| 384 | *** Shuji Ikutsuki is initially introduced as the BigGood, being the founder of S.E.E.S. That is, until near the end of the game, where it's revealed he's actually been tricking the team into killing the [[TheHeartless Shadows]] to cause [[ApocalypseHow the Fall]]. |
| 385 | *** Ryoji Mochizuki initially seems like just another transfer student, but in reality, not only is he a {{reincarnation}} of [[HumanoidAbomination Pharos]], he's also Death, the final of the thirteen Shadows. Talking about him also spoils that the game doesn't end after you kill the Hanged Man, the last of the Full Moon Shadows. |
| 386 | *** From The Answer, the PlayableEpilogue added in ''[[UpdatedRerelease FES]]'', there's Erebus. Not only does even knowing of its existence spoil several major twists of the main game, including the existence of the Fall and the protagonist's death at the end of the game, but it also reveals that [[BigBad Nyx]] is [[NonMaliciousMonster not actually evil at all]]. |
| 387 | ** From the [[CanonDiscontinuity non-canon]] anime spin-off, ''Anime/PersonaTrinitySoul'', there's Ayane Komatsubara, as knowing of her mere existence pretty much spoils the entire story of the anime. |
| 388 | ** Pretty much ''every'' major antagonist of ''VideoGame/Persona4'' is one of these: |
| 389 | *** Mitsuo Kubo is initially introduced as a minor character near the beginning of the game, so saying anything about him beyond that spoils him murdering Mr. Morooka, as well as the fact that he's actually a CopycatKiller for the real killer. |
| 390 | *** Taro Namatame is only properly introduced near the start of the game's third act, so saying anything about him not only spoils the reveal that he's the one who's been kidnapping people, but also reveals that he's actually a ObliviouslyEvil AntiVillain who's being manipulated by the real killer. |
| 391 | *** And of course, there's the true culprit behind the murders, whose true identity is the driving question behind the game's conflict, Tohru Adachi. The fact that the partner detective of [[PlayerCharacter Yu]]'s uncle, and (in [[UpdatedRerelease Golden]]) a [[RelationshipValues Social Link]] character, is the true BigBad of the story, is a [[{{Understatement}} pretty staggering]] reveal, to the point that the amount of tropes that comes with this revelation warranted that he got his own trope page with all spoilers unmarked. |
| 392 | *** Ameno-sagiri, whose existence as the source of the [[FogOfDoom fog]] that plagues the [[TrappedInTVLand TV World]], is a major spoiler. They get even harder to talk about with the reveal that they're actually just [[PiecesOfGod a piece]] of the game's true GreaterScopeVillain, Izanami. |
| 393 | *** Kusumi-no-Okami, the true identity of [[AmnesiacGod Marie]], is a major spoiler, as their existence not only reveals the truth behind a character whose backstory is a mystery even to them, but also [[{{Foreshadowing}} foreshadows]] the existence of the GreaterScopeVillain. |
| 394 | *** Finally, there's the GreaterScopeVillain, Izanami. She's initially introduced as a nameless gas station attendant at the very beginning of the game, but her characterization is so minor that the player is likely to have forgotten about her completely. The fact that Izanami turns out to be TheManBehindTheMan [[OverlyLongGag Behind The Man Behind The Man Behind The Man]] that was responsible for just about ''everything'' that had happened up until that point makes her the biggest case of this trope in the game. |
| 395 | ** ''VideoGame/PersonaQShadowOfTheLabyrinth'': |
| 396 | *** [[EnemyWithin Shadow Rei]] is this, as saying anything about her or what she represents spoils the truth about Rei, the labyrinths, and what they represent to her. |
| 397 | *** The game's BigBad, Chronos, is this, as they are the culmination of everything the plot is building towards, so knowing about them spoils many of the reveals in the game. |
| 398 | ** ''VideoGame/Persona5'': |
| 399 | *** Morgana spends most of the game with amnesia, so knowing he's actually [[AngelUnaware the manifestation of mankind's hope]] is a major spoiler for the game's third act. |
| 400 | *** Downplayed with Haru Okumura. The character is not so much a spoiler, as she was advertised before release and appears on the cover and intro movie. What makes her this trope is her connection to her father, Kunikazu Okumura, as his death, a major twist that happens just prior to the plot catching up to the interrogation, profoundly affects her and informs the majority of her character development, including her entire Confidant, the final one to open up in both versions of the game. |
| 401 | *** Goro Akechi. He's initially introduced as a detective investigating the Phantom Thieves, until he joins the party (which, unlike with the other Thieves, was not officially publicized before the game's release). He turns out to be [[TheMole the traitor in the party]] that was mentioned at the start of the game, the "Black Mask" Persona user who killed Futaba's mother and Haru's father, a Wild Card user like the protagonist, and the [[BastardBastard illegitimate son]] of [[BigBad Masayoshi Shido]]. In fact, he's not even loyal to anyone other than his self-professed agenda, since he wanted to betray Shido once he is off guard. Gets even worse with ''[[UpdatedRerelease Royal]]'''s Third Semester arc, with the fact that he's even involved in the plot at all spoils that he [[NotQuiteDead survived his supposed death]] (sort of) in Shido's [[MentalWorld Palace]] and [[WelcomeBackTraitor rejoins the Phantom Thieves]], on top of all the other reveals mentioned. |
| 402 | *** Kasumi Yoshizawa from ''Royal'' is this. As in, ''both the real and fake one''. Kasumi is a side character for most of the game, and doesn't receive much major characterization up until the Third Semester arc, meaning talking about her is rather hard without revealing that not only is the Kasumi the player knows is actually ''Sumire'' Yoshizawa, who's been [[DeadPersonImpersonation brainwashed into believing she's actually her sister Kasumi]], whose mere existence spoils the reveal that [[DeadAllAlong she's actually been dead since before the game began]]. |
| 403 | *** Lavenza, who's the true avatar of power in this game, and a fusion of Justine and Caroline. Discussing her spoils several plot twists, such as ''why'' she was split in two. However, she becomes a LateArrivalSpoiler in ''Strikers'' where she's the Velvet Room attendant from the very start. |
| 404 | *** Shadow Mishima. While most Confidants require the Phantom Thieves to change the heart of someone in order to help that Confidant, the fact that Mishima has ''himself'' as the target ends up being a major spoiler for his character arc. |
| 405 | *** Kunikazu Okumura, in a similar vein to his above mentioned daughter, is relatively difficult to talk about them without revealing that after his heart is stolen, TheConspiracy kills him to [[HeKnowsTooMuch keep him quiet]] and frame the Phantom Thieves for his murder, which also profoundly impacts Haru. |
| 406 | *** Shadow Sae. With Sae having a major role in the story as [[PlayerCharacter Joker]]'s interrogator in the game's FramingDevice, it is rather surprising to learn that she was a target of the Phantom Thieves, let alone the owner of the Casino Palace from the game's opening. |
| 407 | *** The identity of the owner of the Third Semester arc's Palace from ''Royal'' is this, due to the reveal that it's actually your high school counselor and Confidant Takuto Maruki, which puts everything he's done up to that point in a new light. |
| 408 | *** Rumi from ''Royal'', as knowing anything about her spoils the truth behind Maruki's true motivations. |
| 409 | *** [[BigGood Igor]], of all characters, is this for this game. As in, the ''real'' Igor, whose appearance in the game's climax can't be discussed without spoiling the reveal that the Igor the player has been talking to this entire time is actually the game's GreaterScopeVillain, Yaldabaoth. |
| 410 | ** All of the original characters of ''VideoGame/PersonaQ2NewCinemaLabyrinth'', including everything inside the movie Labyrinths, are giant Walking Spoilers whose true identity will not be revealed until the endgame. However, unlike ''Q'', you can see that Hikari looks really messed up, and Nagi and Doe are suspicious from the beginning. |
| 411 | ** Kuon Ishinose from ''VideoGame/Persona5Strikers'', as while she weaves in and out of the plot from Sendai onwards, it isn't until near the climax where she receives major development with the reveal that she's the creator of both [[AIIsACrapshoot EMMA]] and Sophia, and the true instigator behind the game's plot. |
| 412 | *** Every Monarch after Sapporo is also one to some extent, starting with Shuzo Ubukata, who's been dead for months before the team arrives in Okinawa, and whose Jail starts to reveal EMMA's true purpose and why the Jails exist to begin with. |
| 413 | *** Akane Hasegawa, Zencichi's daughter, on account of not actually having a Jail when we first meet her, as well as revealing Zenkichi's backstory and motivations regarding getting revenge on Owada for killing his wife, Owada having been part of the Antisocial Force from the previous game, and Zenkichi not being able to get justice for his deceased wife due to Shido's and Yaldabaoth's meddling. |
| 414 | *** Akira Konoe, the (apparent) true instigator of the plot. He's established as Maddice's CEO early on promoting EMMA, but it isn't until later that he's shown collaborating with Owada and using the Jail function to control the populace. Then it's revealed he plans on [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness disposing of Owada once he's no longer needed]] for his twisted plan on bringing peace to Japanese society by becoming the sole enforcer of justice. Finally, we learn his motives: he had a nightmarishly abusive childhood where he was beaten by his dad, who also killed his wife/Akira's mother for money, got away with his crimes on account of his being Maddice's CEO at the time, and almost killed Akria before the latter killed him in self-defense. The experience traumatized Akira, leading him to [[WellIntentionedExtremist embark on his crusade to ensure no one suffers the way he did]]. |
| 415 | ** ''VideoGame/Persona5Tactica'' has a large number of spoiler characters, most of which are related to [[MindRape the Kingdoms' true purpose]]: |
| 416 | *** Erina, the leader of the Rebel Corp, is difficult to discuss in detail without spoiling that she's Toshiro's disembodied Persona [[UsefulNotes/CheGuevara Ernesto]], taking a form resembling his old high school friend Eri Natsuhara. |
| 417 | *** Yuki, the tea shop owner who helps the team out in Yoshiki's kingdom, is revealed to be a cognition of Toshiro's mother, Yuki Kasukabe, who died when he was a child due to her illness while out on a trip to the amusement park, and whose death influenced much of Yoshiki's actions. |
| 418 | *** Every character introduced in the [[WhamEpisode School kingdom]], including Nakabachi (the corrupt music teacher who became mad after Toshiro and Eri exposed his crimes to the student body, and who we're initially led to believe is the kingdom's ruler), Eri (whose appearance inspired Erina and who is suggested to die after getting pushed in the way of a train by a now-insane Nakabachi, only for TheStinger to reveal she survived, albeit with life-altering injuries), and Shadow Toshiro (the true ruler and boss of the kingdom). Special note to Shadow Toshiro, that for older persona fans, even making a vauge joke about it can be risking spoilering his existence to newer players. |
| 419 | *** Finally, the BigBad himself, Salmael. He comes out of nowhere after the team beats Shadow Toshiro and reveals that he created the kingdoms in order to mentally break Toshiro so that he couldn't stir up the masses as prime minister, something he considered a threat to Japan. Later, during his [[FinalBoss boss fight]], his mask breaks to reveal his [[NightmareFace true face]], and he drops all pretense of civility and CondescendingCompassion, showing his true colors as an AxCrazy psychopath hell-bent on killing everyone. |
| 420 | * Iovara from ''VideoGame/PillarsOfEternity''. She reveals that the gods are artificial constructs, and that there is no deeper meaning to the universe, the cycle of death and resurrection, et cetera. It was for revealing all this that Iovara was tortured to death and her soul imprisoned by those who believed the gods were the only way to ensure peace and stability in the world. [[AntiNihilist She takes the world's meaninglessness well]], but the player character has a number of options to deal with the revelation, including deciding TheseAreThingsManWasNotMeantToKnow and telling nobody else. |
| 421 | * ''VideoGame/PizzaTower'': |
| 422 | ** Fake Peppino, the fourth boss, intentionally has zero foreshadowing/buildup to make his appearence more of a shocker. |
| 423 | ** The FinalBoss, Pizzahead, [[TheDogWasTheMastermind is revealed to be the one pulling the strings as Pizzaface]] and isn't properly seen in the flesh until after defeating Pizzaface's first phase. |
| 424 | * The Judge in ''VideoGame/{{Poacher}}''. He's present from the beginning as the game's narrator, but knowing his ''name'', let alone who he really is, is a massive spoiler for the secret ending. |
| 425 | * ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'': |
| 426 | ** Red, the protagonist of ''VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue'', is this in almost every other game he appears in, being the TrueFinalBoss of ''VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver'', and a SuperBoss in ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon''. |
| 427 | ** In ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite'', N, a recurring [=NPC=] who reveals himself as the "king" of the antagonistic Team Plasma, has one of the largest character pages of any character in the ''Pokémon'' games. It is at least 50% spoilered. Ghetsis ([[TheManBehindTheMan the actual leader of Team Plasma]]) is even more so, with at least 65% of his page spoilered before ''VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2'' came out. |
| 428 | ** ''VideoGame/PokemonXAndY'' brings us Lysandre and AZ. While the game makes few attempts to hide the fact that Lysandre is the leader of Team Flare, it does drop a bombshell regarding AZ being a [[Really700YearsOld 3,000 year old]] immortal [[RichesToRags former king of the country the game takes place on]] who built the Ultimate Weapon that Team Flare has spent the entire game trying to activate. |
| 429 | ** ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon'': |
| 430 | *** Cosmog is nigh-on impossible to discuss without spoiling that it ultimately evolves into the games' flagship Legendary Pokémon, [[{{Mascot}} Solgaleo or Lunala]]. Bear in mind that all prior Legendaries were single-stage Pokémon that didn't evolve, making the twist even more shocking. |
| 431 | *** It's nearly impossible to talk about Lusamine without spoiling that she's the BigBad of ''Sun and Moon'' or her changed role and true personality in ''Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon''. |
| 432 | *** Talking about UB-01 is a little spoilerific, as it's the center and cause of Lusamine's obsession and madness. For that matter, the Ultra Beasts in general are presented as being wholly different species from Pokémon, so it's something of a spoiler to say that [[HumanAllAlong they're still catchable Pokémon with proper names]]. |
| 433 | ** Originally an OptionalBoss that [[GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere had little rhyme or reason to it]], ''VideoGame/PokemonUltraSunAndUltraMoon'' makes Necrozma into the first non-human BigBad, with its backstory and strange appearance being explained. There's also the manner of its unique Ultra Burst technique; something never alluded to until [[ClimaxBoss the final confrontation with it]], and a major revelation into Necrozma's true nature. |
| 434 | ** ''VideoGame/PokemonSwordAndShield'': |
| 435 | *** [[AncientEvil Eternatus]], the very existence of which provides the bulk of Rose's motivations. |
| 436 | *** You can't talk about Piers without mentioning that he's also the leader of Team Yell and has basically been {{Astroturfing}} his younger sister Marnie the entire game. |
| 437 | *** Sordward and Shielbert, who aren't even hinted at until the postgame, and whose actions eventually lead to you and Hop capturing the box legendaries. |
| 438 | ** ''VideoGame/PokemonLegendsArceus'': |
| 439 | *** Ingo is this simply ''because'' he appears in the game, which is set in the distant past. |
| 440 | *** Beni at first appears to be a simple storekeeper, but is actually a ninja as well as Kamodo's right-hand man. |
| 441 | *** The biggest spoiler is Volo, as he is revealed to be the BigBad behind everything in the story and collaberated with Giratina, whom wanted revenge on Arceus for banishing it. |
| 442 | ** ''VideoGame/PokemonScarletAndViolet'': |
| 443 | *** Penny, who is merely introduced as a shy student at the academy, turns out to be the secret leader of Team Star. And she's the one directing the player to take down her organization because it was no longer the anti-bully alliance she created. |
| 444 | *** The regional professors of Paldea, Sada and Turo have been DeadAllAlong. The player has been only interacting with their {{robot|Me}} copies, and the original professors turned out to be responsible for creating a time machine that brings in Pokémon from other time periods (called Paradox Pokémon who, like the Ultra Beasts, are spoileriffic of their own right) into the present-day ecosystem not suited to handle them, and the robot copies wants the player to stop it. |
| 445 | ** ''VideoGame/PokemonXDGaleOfDarkness'' has Mr. Verich and his bodyguards. Like Es Cade, Mr. Verich only makes a very brief appearance near the beginning, where one of the bodyguards saves you from Zook and his Shadow Zangoose, before pretty much disappearing until near the endgame (though his second bodyguard makes another brief appearance durring your first visit to Mt. Battle). Then, after you've shut down Cipher's main Shadow Pokemon factory and defeated its foreman, Cipher Admin Gorigan, Mr. Verich calls in and reveals that he's actually Grevil, the Grand Master of Cipher, above even Evice from the first game. There's also the twist in the ending that the bodyguards are actually Grevil's sons. |
| 446 | ** Blake Hall, the president of Altru Inc., in ''[[VideoGame/PokemonRanger Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia]]'' is this, as he turns out to be [[BigBad the leader]] of Team Dim Sun. |
| 447 | ** Purple Eyes from ''[[VideoGame/PokemonRanger Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs]]''. He comes in after the supposed ending as the new leader, and directly leads into the next villain. Also, all members of the Societea. |
| 448 | ** Darkrai from the [[VideoGame/PokemonMysteryDungeonExplorers second set]] of ''VideoGame/PokemonMysteryDungeon'' games is an example of TheManBehindTheMan who appears [[YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle after you think the story is over]], stating that they intentionally gave the protagonist amnesia of their past to try and stop them from fixing a future filled with nightmares. |
| 449 | *** From the same game[[OneGameForThePriceOfTwo (s)]], Grovyle and Dusknoir. Neither is what they appear to be at first glance (the former is seen as a criminal that turns out to be working to save the future, the latter appears to be hunting Grovyle for noble reasons but is in fact aligned with [[BigBad the corrupted Dialga]]), and spoiling Grovyle's identity also carries major reveals for the player character with it. |
| 450 | ** Hydreigon and Munna in ''VideoGame/PokemonMysteryDungeonGatesToInfinity''. The former appears to be ObviouslyEvil initially, but turns out to be the BigGood, while the latter appears to be a DamselInDistress, but ends up being a DecoyDamsel who's plotting to eliminate the hero. |
| 451 | *** The Bittercold, being an EldritchAbomination that's a manifestation of the Pokemon world's misery, the true BigBad of the plot, and the motive behind Kyurem and Munna's actions. |
| 452 | ** Bringing up Nuzleaf in ''VideoGame/PokemonSuperMysteryDungeon'' can easily spoil most of the game considering his status as TheMole thanks to Dark Matter, who due to being an OutsideContextProblem similar to Bittercold, is also a walking spoiler. |
| 453 | *** Talking about Mew will inevitably spoil his status as a replacement for the partner character and the ending's MetaTwist. |
| 454 | %% ^ What is the meta-twist? |
| 455 | ** ''Pokémon'' [[FanWork fan games]]: |
| 456 | *** ''VideoGame/PokemonInsurgence'' has the "Giratina Cult", a group of beings from the Distortion World that are the GreaterScopeVillain of the game and responsible for the cults in Torren, their goal being for Giratina to be returned to its rightful place. |
| 457 | *** ''VideoGame/PokemonUranium'' has CURIE, whose existence is unknown until after the eighth Gym. She happens to possess [[{{Mascot}} Urayne]] and is the BigBad, the FinalBoss, and the player character's thought-to-be-deceased mother Lucille. |
| 458 | * Just about every character aside from the six main animatronics in ''VideoGame/{{POPGOES}}'' has a secret to hide. Special mention goes to Strings, one of the other animatronics, who is actually the playable character. |
| 459 | * Wheatley turning out to be an antagonist in ''VideoGame/{{Portal 2}}'' is meant to be a big twist. Thus, spoilers. Everywhere. |
| 460 | ** Cave Johnson being a character in the game, albeit [[PosthumousCharacter posthumously]], as he is only "present" in the ruins of the old Aperture labs that are the setting for the second Act. Which for extra points are only visited after aforementioned Wheatley becomes the antagonist. |
| 461 | ** Similarly, it's hard to talk about Caroline without revealing that [=GLaDOS=] is the result of the aforementioned Cave Johnson [[BrainUploading uploading her into the database without her consent]]. |
| 462 | * ''VideoGame/ProfessorLayton'' |
| 463 | ** Clive, from ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheUnwoundFuture''. AKA, Future Luke. It's difficult to talk about Clive's real personality without spoiling the time travel disaster from 10 years ago, or the fact that one of your traveling companions is the BigBad. |
| 464 | ** Dimitri Allen AKA, Dr. Alain Stahngun and Future Layton also counts, especially given his ties to the backstory. |
| 465 | ** From ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheMiracleMask'' we have Randall Ascot, AKA The Masked Gentleman. Referring to him by name reveals that Randall actually ''didn't'' die in the backstory. Though, the amount of buildup they give the character in his backstory, it's almost impossible to not see that twist coming. |
| 466 | ** From ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonAndTheAzranLegacy'', there's Leon Bronev, who is not only the BigBad, but Layton and Descole's father, Emmy's HonoraryUncle and boss, and a somewhat more sympathetic character than he initially seems. |
| 467 | * ''[[Videogame/AlteredBeast2005 Project Altered Beast]]'' has Anastasia, a MysteriousWaif who appears to help the hero, but is actually the responsible for the whole mess that brought him into the game's setting in the first place (as she wants to kill him, and everyone related to the Project), and even serves as the FinalBoss. |
| 468 | * ''VideoGame/ProjectXZone'': Meden Traore definitely counts and the Portal Stone by extension. He is the leader of the Oros Phlox Organization that keeps hounding you throughout the game, and until he actually appears halfway through the game we're led to believe that Due Flabellum (who turns out to be his wife) is the leader. [[WellIntentionedExtremist His goal is to merge all worlds into one world to make it all a better place then they were individually]], [[RealityWarper completely messing with the boundaries of time, space, life, and death to accomplish this]]. He's also the FinalBoss in the game, opening the intro movie tells you that much once you recognize him. And the kicker is that he and the rest of the Oros Phlox are [[AnthropomorphicPersonification the manifested will]] of the [[ArtifactOfDoom Portal Stone]] itself, making the very artifact thought to be stolen from Mii's mansion the BigBad pulling the strings from behind the scenes ''the entire time.'' |
| 469 | * ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyo'': |
| 470 | ** In ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyoChronicle'', Rafisol's role as the game's villain is a big spoiler in itself, as she appears very late into the game with little-to-no foreshadowing prior. |
| 471 | ** In ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyoTetris2'', Squares is inherently a spoiler since he is the one who controlled Marle, his creator, into gathering power and wants to unmerge the Puyo Puyo and Tetris worlds to maintain order. Until his introduction, Marle is thought to be the cause of the game's conflict. |
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| 475 | * ''VideoGame/RabiRibi'': The existence of Noah, the BigBad of the game and the FinalBoss happens to be just ''one'' of the spoilers surrounding her. There's also Irisu, who turns out to be another BigBad (albeit not evil) who founded the UPRPRC in an attempt to make Erina hers. |
| 476 | * ''Franchise/RatchetAndClank'': |
| 477 | ** Captain Qwark has a problem with this in the first 3 games. In ''VideoGame/RatchetAndClank2002'', it's hard talking about him without revealing that he's a FakeUltimateHero who backstabs Ratchet and Clank on Umbris. In ''VideoGame/RatchetAndClankGoingCommando'', it's hard talking about him without revealing that he's the BigBad of the game. In ''VideoGame/RatchetAndClankUpYourArsenal'', it's hard talking about him without revealing that he's the one who defeated Dr. Nefarious previously, that he has a DisneyDeath on-board Nefarious' ship in the Zeldrin Starport and that he's FakingTheDead. |
| 478 | ** In ''VideoGame/RatchetAndClankSizeMatters'', the little girl who likes to take pictures, Luna, is ultimately revealed to be the TheDragon to Otto Destruct. Not only that, she's actually revealed to be a [[NoBiologicalSex genderless]] warship/puppet built to lure Ratchet into a trap. |
| 479 | ** Dr. Nefarious gets this for backstabbing Chairman Drek in ''VideoGame/RatchetAndClank2016''. There's not much else to say about him before the event. |
| 480 | * Although ''VideoGame/RaymanOrigins'' isn't very concerned with having a plot, it's still difficult to read about the Magician without spoiling the character's significance to the game, as well as its biggest twist. ''VideoGame/RaymanLegends'' makes it even more difficult since [[LateArrivalSpoiler it assumes you know what his deal is by then]]. |
| 481 | * The 16th playable character in ''VideoGame/TheReconstruction'', Tezkhra, is first heard of as the god worshiped by certain groups of shra. |
| 482 | * The Phoenix [=MkII=] from ''VideoGame/RefleX'' is a main protagonist example with the majority of its tropes being of spoiler nature. At first, it seems like a simple CoolShip with an AttackReflector and an anonymous pilot, but after it is severely damaged and its pilot killed about 7/8ths into the game, its true nature, unbeknownst to even the pilot, unfolds: the Phoenix is in fact a vessel for the ZODIAC Ophiuchus's core, which has been a major target for the Raiwat army for centuries. The Ophiuchus then causes the destruction of the other 12 ZODIAC units, making the Raiwat retreat out of fear but causing the destruction of a horrifying percentage of Earth and its population in the process. ZODIAC Ophiuchus then makes its HeroicSacrifice and seals itself along with the other 12 ZODIAC cores...only to be revived in the previous ([[BackToFront in release order]]) game ''VideoGame/{{KAMUI}}'' as the "Super KAMUI" fighter that serves as the Area 4 boss. |
| 483 | * ''VideoGame/ReturnOfTheObraDinn'' might boast the highest percentage of walking spoilers in history, by nature of a game where the entire challenge is matching a character's appearance with their name and job. Not to mention most of the characters are either murderers, murder victims, or die in a manner that is a spoiler for the larger plot. Describe literally any character in the game, aside from the FeaturelessProtagonist, and chances are you've tripped on at least three spoilers. The character page had to be made spoilers off by necessity, because ''any'' image or trope added to any character's folder is itself already a spoiler. |
| 484 | * ''VideoGame/RhythmThiefAndTheEmperorsTreasure'' |
| 485 | ** The only thing not a spoiler about Jean-François is that he takes care of Marie at the convent where she lives. He doesn't take any active role in the story until he assists Leonard at the Eiffel Tower as TheDragon by shooting Phantom R in the foot, taking the protagonist out of commission for a while. Jean-François then shows that he is the "Graf" that Inspector Vergier had been trying to find for several years and that he has the royal blood needed to unearth a superweapon beneath Paris, albeit missing some other necessary ingredients. This new information about him also puts his encounter with Elizabeth in a new light: Elizabeth denied being Marie's mother not because she isn't, but because Elizabeth knew what Jean-François was up to. |
| 486 | ** Leonard Bonar himself, as he shows up right at Chapter 1, passing himself off as a resurrected UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte until Phantom R finally defeats him in Chapter 9, when he admits he's a fake. This reveal then sets up subsequent reveals that the ''real'' Napoleon is TheManBehindTheMan and that Raphael's father Isaac may be a more powerful figure in this conspiracy than was previously thought. |
| 487 | * ''[[VideoGame/{{Richman}} Richman 8]]'': |
| 488 | ** It's hard to talk about James without mentioning that he end up killed (and revived) by an alien, and as the alien used eels to revive him, he can turn into a superhero by eating canned eels. |
| 489 | ** When it comes to King Octopus, it's hard not to mention thathe is actually the host (and some of the [=NPC=] you encountered who wears the same monocle as the host,) and the tournament is all his idea to find the Lucky Star, a diamond that let him scam many kings' riches with among the contestants. |
| 490 | ** The monster also plays a literal huge role in Story Mode instead of just using to wrecking properties: he's from the glacier, and Ninja's [[SummonMagic accidentally summoning]] is what makes Igloo to join th tournament in the first place, and he later joins the circus with Kimchi upon Xiaomei's request. |
| 491 | * Iris Zeppelin from ''VideoGame/{{Rosenkreuzstilette}}'', for being an OmnicidalManiac and the true BigBad of both games instead of the innocent girl she first appeared to be. |
| 492 | * ''VideoGame/RuleOfRose'': Despite the game's AllJustADream [[MindScrew Mind Screw-y]] nature, one thing is for certain: avoiding spoilers is near-impossible when discussing [[{{Yandere}} Wendy]], [[DeadAllAlong Joshua]] or [[CryForTheDevil Gregory]] in any kind of depth. |
| 493 | * ''VideoGame/RuneScape'' |
| 494 | ** How do you describe [[HarmlessVillain Wizard Grayzag]] without giving away that he TookALevelInBadass, killed a bunch of Void Knights and becomes the BigBad for the quest series? |
| 495 | ** Kharshai's entire character pretty much bases on the fact that he is actually in disguise as Koschei the Deathless. |
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| 497 | |
| 498 | [[folder:S]] |
| 499 | * All the player characters other than Max, the main character, in ''VideoGame/{{Sanitarium}}'' are hard to talk about because they're actually forms/alternate personalities that [[TheNthDoctor Max shapeshifts into]]. |
| 500 | * For ''Videogame/{{Scratches}}'', the fact that Robin is still alive and in the mansion is the biggest PlotTwist of the game. |
| 501 | * ''VideoGame/ShadowHearts'': |
| 502 | ** Yuri's mother serves as this not in the first ''Shadow Hearts'' game (where she just serves as a DeathByOriginStory), but in ''Covenant'' instead, because in the latter game she's revealed to be the playable character Karin Koenig, who is German instead of being a Russian as previously presented. |
| 503 | ** [[BigBad Albert Simon]] is impossible to describe without bringing up the fact that he pretended to be the recurring character Roger Bacon for half the first game. Or that his villainy in the first ''Shadow Hearts'' game was an effort to snuff out several ''other'' villains only introduced in the second game. |
| 504 | * ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei'': |
| 505 | ** ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiII'': |
| 506 | *** Zayin is advertised alongside Aleph, Beth, Gimmel, and Daleth as a major character. The twist is that, of those characters excluding [[TheHero Aleph]], Zayin is the only one who actually stays as a major force throughout the game. He ultimately becomes a BigBad in his own right and is the direct leader of the Law faction in God's name. Furthermore, he is actually Satan, and he redeems himself on the Law route. |
| 507 | *** The Center Elders are actually the Archangels. Gabriel is a decent person, but Michael, Raphael, and Uriel are far worse than they were in [[VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiI the last game]] and are the main antagonists for a good portion of the game, at least until Aleph and Hiroko kill them. |
| 508 | *** YHVH, the GreaterScopeVillain for Law, is the FinalBoss and final antagonist of the game. This one, [[NoExportForYou against all odds]], fell into ItWasHisSled category, to the point where it's the first thing people generally find out about the game. |
| 509 | ** ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIIINocturne'': |
| 510 | *** Hikawa, Isamu, and Chiaki's OneWingedAngel forms Ahriman, Noah, and Baal Avatar respectively who are, in their separate fights, all the penultimate bosses of the game. This is especially true for the latter two, who assume these forms as the end result of going crazy due to their experiences. |
| 511 | *** The child serial killer and the failed businessman you can find in the Labyrinth of Amala are near-impossible to bring up without spoiling that they are Futomimi and Sakahagi, respectively, both of which died earlier in the game. |
| 512 | ** ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiStrangeJourney'': |
| 513 | *** The Three Wise Men are the leaders of the Law faction. There's not much else to them, but they end up being defined by this. In ''Redux'', not only are they revealed to be the true originators of Mem Aleph's power, therefore being responsible for the whole of the game's plot, they are merely the separated forms of Root Shekinah, the game's take on YHVH, who recombine with the power of the Cosmic Eggs gathered throughout the game. |
| 514 | *** Mastema, rather than being a polite, caring angel, is actually a twisted, hate-filled, prejudiced monster. This is only revealed on the Chaos path, but his actions go as far as to disgust Lucifer. |
| 515 | *** Captain Jack and his subordinates seem to be affable folks looking to gather forma for a business client, offering their services if you obtain some rare forma for them. You later find out that [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters they're some of the biggest monsters in the game]], tearing apart demons and putting them back together in a crude attempt at demon fusion as experiments on behalf of said client and attempting to fuse your comrade Jimenez -- also a human -- with his pet demon. |
| 516 | *** Mem Aleph by virtue of Maia Ouroboros from three sectors before [[DiscOneFinalBoss being presented like the final boss of the game]]. |
| 517 | ** ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIV'': |
| 518 | *** The Black Samurai is Lilith. She, along with Tayama, is a major antagonist up until the White show up. |
| 519 | *** Tayama does not have Tokyo's best interests at heart and harvests brains from children and dissenters. |
| 520 | *** The White's existence is a spoiler, but their goals of omnicide and their despair are even worse. |
| 521 | *** Gabby, otherwise known as Gabriel, whose machinations throughout most of the game spoil the intentions of the Law faction. ''Knowing'' that she is Gabriel is itself a spoiler for that fact. |
| 522 | *** Hikaru, comparatively, is the game's form of LouisCypher, which is a left-field spoiler that turns itself on its head when it comes to her ''real'' form. |
| 523 | *** Merkabah and Lucifer, the alignment leaders who physically appear after Johnathan and Walter perform separate [[FusionDance Fusion Dances]]. Neither are brought up until the end of the game, yet they become the main antagonists. |
| 524 | *** Masakado is your greatest ally in the Neutral path and the presumed leader of the National Defense Divinities. He is also the last of the DLC bosses. He doesn't even appear at all or gets mentioned to on any non-Neutral path unless you buy and use his DLC. |
| 525 | *** Mastema isn't really DemotedToExtra, but rather, a figure that plays upon both the idea that he made a HeelFaceTurn and the idea that he hasn't changed a bit. He also sealed away the Archangels. |
| 526 | ** ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIVApocalypse'': |
| 527 | *** Shesha grows sentient throughout the game and eventually impersonates Flynn from Tsukiji Konganji until after Merkabah and Lucifer's deaths, where he delivers the game's biggest WhamEpisode. |
| 528 | *** Merkabah and Lucifer, again, are considered spoilers due to the fact that they are merely lesser halves of Satan, who has been perpetuating the ForeverWar between the Forces of Law and Chaos. Him ''becoming your ally'' (either through separating into the two characters below in the Bonds Route, or directly in the Massacre Route) for the final battle is even more of a spoiler. |
| 529 | *** YHVH is, once again, the FinalBoss, again seeking to attain universal dominance through Satan's guiding of the war between Law and Chaos. |
| 530 | *** Jonathan and Walter return to help in the final battle with YHVH on the Bonds Route. |
| 531 | *** [[VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiI The Hero]], [[VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiII Aleph]], and [[VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIIINocturne the Demi-fiend]] return in the final DLC to fight against Stephen, who in turn turns out to be more powerful than YHVH. |
| 532 | *** The Great Will aka the Axiom, the ambiguous divine entity that's been alluded to many times throughout the series, is finally revealed in this game to be a ''BigGood'' to humanity, having created the messiahs Nanashi/Akira and Flynn/previous-summoner-of-Masakado to defeat YHVH, who is a rogue avatar of it. |
| 533 | ** ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiV'' |
| 534 | *** Tao Isonokami is a friend and schoolmate of the main character who is strongly hinted to be much more important than she seems. She dies less than halfway through the game, but then comes back for the final act in her true form as a goddess of creation. It's very difficult to talk about her without spoiling this twist, so her character folder has all unmarked spoilers. |
| 535 | *** Hayao Koshimizu, the prime minister and head of Japan's Bethel branch, is actually the human form of Tsukuyomi, as well as the Chaos representative for this game(who eventually cuts ties with Bethel to realize his goals), two twists that inevitably tend to come up when discussing him. |
| 536 | *** A sidequest involves you finding Miman for Gustave(the shopkeeper), who gives you rewards for each one you find. They are actually humans who tried to become Nahobino before the Condemnation was lifted, something that is hinted at throughout the game but only explicitly revealed by one Miman you find in the final area of Da'at. |
| 537 | * ''VideoGame/ShovelKnight'': |
| 538 | ** The Enchantress, who's actually an evil spirit possessing the body of Shovel Knight's long lost friend, Shield Knight. |
| 539 | ** Directly tying into the above is Black Knight, whose true motive behind his loyalty to The Enchantress is protecting Shield Knight. |
| 540 | * ''Franchise/SilentHill'' has Alessa Gillespie, whose existence and backstory are major spoilers for the setting of [[VideoGame/SilentHill1 the first game]] and [[TomatoInTheMirror a major twist]] in [[VideoGame/SilentHill3 third game]], as well as being the ultimate cause of the series as a whole. |
| 541 | * The Trinity in ''VideoGame/{{Skullgirls}}''. As of the non canon storylines they haven't made an actual appearance in the game, other than an EarlyBirdCameo in the GainaxEnding[=/=]{{Cliffhanger}} ending upon beating Double's Storyline, which suggests that none of the storylines are canon, and that the True Ending turns out to be a SequelHook. |
| 542 | * Neyla of ''VideoGame/Sly2BandOfThieves''. She starts out as TheRival, but suddenly pulls a FaceHeelTurn on the main characters and frames her partner. She's soon revealed to be TheDragon to the game's [[DecoyProtagonist Decoy Antagonist]], but then betrays and KILLS him to steal the body of the first game's antagonist, revealing herself to be the second game's BigBad. At the end of the game, she crushes Bentley with her beak, paralyzing his legs and causing Murray to cross the DespairEventHorizon, causing the game's DownerEnding. |
| 543 | ** For ''VideoGame/SlyCooperThievesInTime'', Penelope's role in the story is a massive spoiler due to her SuddenSequelHeelSyndrome. |
| 544 | * ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'': |
| 545 | ** ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes'' |
| 546 | *** Mentioning that Shadow the Hedgehog is in this game would clue you in to the fact that he didn't really die in [[VideoGame/SonicAdventure2 the previous game]]. Then again, the fact that [[VideoGame/ShadowTheHedgehog he had his own game after that]], and has appeared in most ''Sonic'' games in some fashion since then, the fact that anyone ever thought he was actually dead is taken for granted. |
| 547 | *** Metal Sonic being the BigBad in that game, [[TrailersAlwaysSpoil although spoiled by trailers and even in-game cinematics and other materials]], was a ''very big'' revelation at the time of ''Heroes''' release (and the page here still treats it as such by keeping the entries pertaining to Metal Sonic and his actions during the game, both directly and indirectly, spoiler tagged), [[ItWasHisSled although it's not so much heavily under wraps these days]]. |
| 548 | ** In ''VideoGame/SonicAndTheBlackKnight'', Merlina's really the BigBad throughout the entire game, despite her benevolent actions at first which hides her ulterior motives. |
| 549 | ** ''VideoGame/SonicMania'' has Infinite's involvement. It is implied that the entire plot of the game is chasing after power that is connected to Infinite and the events of the end of the game sets the entire stage of ''VideoGame/SonicForces'' in motion. |
| 550 | ** ''VideoGame/SonicFrontiers'': |
| 551 | *** This one has a twin spoiler pairing. The Ancients and The End. [[GreaterScopeParagon Any details on either of them are related to]] [[GreaterScopeVillain nearly everything that has happened in Sonic's world up to that point]]. |
| 552 | * ''[[VideoGame/SoulSeries Soul Calibur V]]'' |
| 553 | ** The names of Alpha Patroklos and Pyrrha Omega give away that those characters will be getting alternate versions somewhere in the story. |
| 554 | ** Any discussion of Elysium will give away that the supposed ghost of Sophitia isn't what she appears. |
| 555 | * ''VideoGame/SpecOpsTheLine'' |
| 556 | ** In a rare protagonist example, on the character sheet well over half of the character-specific tropes for Cpt. Martin Walker are spoiler-tagged out. For one thing, knowing that he's actually an [[ObliviouslyEvil unintentional]] VillainProtagonist '''massively''' changes how you view both the game and how you're playing it. |
| 557 | ** Col. John Konrad, since for starters, he's, well, [[TheUnfought not really]] [[DeadAllAlong a villain]]. |
| 558 | * ''VideoGame/SpiderManPS4'' has a major character who [[SirNotAppearingInThisTrailer hasn't been featured in any of the trailers]]: Dr. Otto Octavius. Even though he appears in the beginning of the story, he's still a walking spoiler since it's not hard to deduce that he'll become ComicBook/DoctorOctopus simply ''because'' Otto's in the game. And that indeed happens by the start of the third act, as Doc Ock causes a breakout at the Raft and forms the Sinister Six, cementing his status as the game's BigBad. |
| 559 | ** Another walking spoiler comes in the form of Harry Osborn. We don't see him throughout the game, as he claims to be in Europe during the story, but that proves to be a lie. He's SecretlyDying to a genetic disorder, the same one that killed his mother, and he's actually being stored in Norman Osborn's penthouse laboratory. What's more, when we ''do'' see him, he's in a healing tank... while surrounded by the ComicBook/{{Venom}} Symbiote! |
| 560 | * ''Franchise/{{Splatoon}}'': |
| 561 | ** DJ Octavio, the FinalBoss of the first two games, is an unusual example in that he's not a Walking Spoiler due to plot reasons (though he has a few surprises). Rather, his characterization and boss fight in [[VideoGame/Splatoon1 the first game]] are so unique and fun that fans spent several months being very reluctant to give away details to unknowing players. None of what occurs during this fight is even hinted at, which adds on to the trope. |
| 562 | ** Judd the Cat is a straight example, as it is impossible to explain why there's a random cat living among these ApparentlyHumanMerfolk and FunnyAnimal sea creatures without delving into the BackstoryHorror of the ''Splatoon'' world, which is hidden in StoryBreadcrumbs in the first game. This has since been downplayed, as future entries are [[LateArrivalSpoiler pretty open]] about the games taking place AfterTheEnd. |
| 563 | ** In ''VideoGame/Splatoon2: Octo Expansion'', when you first get to the Deepsea Metro, you're greeted by an antique telephone that hands you a device needed to navigate the Metro, complete a series of combat tests, and collect [[MacGuffin the four thangs]], all under the guise of guiding you to "The Promised Land". You then never see this seemingly benign telephone again until you collect said four thangs and bring them to the phone, at which point the phone then uses them to form a giant blender and ''try to kill you and Cap'n Cuttlefish'' with it. You then learn that the phone is, in fact, Commander Tartar, a sentient A.I. that has been grinding up ''thousands'' of successful test subjects (such as yourself, the 10,008th attempter) in order to use their remains for a weapon of mass destruction to destroy all surface life and create a new master race. |
| 564 | ** Also from ''VideoGame/Splatoon2'' is [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Mr. Grizz]], your enigmatic employer for the game's [[PlayerVersusEnvironment Salmon Run]] mode. In that game, his role is only that. In ''VideoGame/Splatoon3''... well, it's nigh-impossible to say anything beyond that without spoiling a good chunk of the story mode, as he ends up [[spoiler:being an actual grizzly bear, the only survivor of [[TheArk the Ark Polaris]], and is aiming to using the Golden Eggs that players have been collecting for him over the past five years as part of his plan to bring back mammals]]. Granted, most fans had [[IKnewIt already guessed those first two things]] and figured if those were true, he'd be involved in the plot to some extent based on actual name of said campaign, [[TrailersAlwaysSpoil which was revealed a year prior]]. |
| 565 | ** ''VideoGame/Splatoon3'': Deep Cut were marketed like the idol groups of the past two games, but there's a big difference the trailers made no mention of: [[spoiler: they're initially ''antagonists'' in Story Mode and make up most of its boss fights. Granted, it's over a misunderstanding and they eventually turn face, but it's still the first time an idol group hasn't been on the player's side.]] In ''Side Order'', Marina had [[SirNotAppearingInThisTrailer almost no presence in prerelease marketing]] despite being extremely prominent in the campaign itself (and despite her coworker[=/=]ImpliedLoveInterest Pearl appearing) because of how closely tied she is to the plot [[spoiler:and even ''setting''; the Order Sector, where ''Side Order'' is set, is a {{cyberspace}} world Marina created to help restore memories to Sanitized Octarians like Acht]]. |
| 566 | * In ''VideoGame/StarCraftII'', the very fact that Samir Duran appears in the game at all, along with Alexei Stukov. Also the existence of GreaterScopeVillain Amon, since he has basically run the entire plot since Day 1, [[SpannerInTheWorks with the exception of the terrans]]. |
| 567 | * In ''VideoGame/StardewValley'', we have Krobus and the Dwarf. Seeing as they're meant to be {{secret character}}s that even have their own {{secret shop}}s, simply mentioning their names can prove to be spoilers. |
| 568 | ** We also have Leo, Birdie, and Professor Snail who really can't be discussed without talking about the postgame-exclusive area that they appear in. |
| 569 | * In ''VideoGame/{{Starsector}}'', nothing can be said about the Omega, whether their ships, weapons, or even where they reside without spoiling a major surprise of space exploration. |
| 570 | ** Likewise, Project Ziggurat and Alpha Site play a major role in the main storyline, and anything about them is a spoiler for said storyline. Interestingly, this means that both of the game's examples of a true {{Boss Fight}} are spoilers. |
| 571 | * Pretty much every character in ''Videogame/StarStealingPrince''. Astra's not really a DamselInDistress, Snowe's parents are not really dead, Snowe's parents aren't even the rightful rulers of the land, the rightful ruler was even worse than they were and they were pretty awful, and there's also the whole demon thing. Even the girl who appears in Snowe's dreams is not just a dream representation of Astra but a character in her own right, and you'd never guess that unless you went for the BonusDungeon. |
| 572 | ** In ''Literature/EphemeralPrince: Fleeting'', the webnovel sequel to the game's bad ending, Hiante gets to join the "Walking Spoiler" pile of characters simply for still being alive. [[DemBones For a given value of "alive" anyway.]] |
| 573 | * ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'': |
| 574 | ** ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'': Revan being the PlayerCharacter is a major plot twist, causing the former Dark Lord of the Sith to become the main source of spoilers of the game. This makes the ''first sentence'' of the plot synopsis for the game on Wookieepedia (unless it has been changed by the time you read this) a huge spoiler for TheReveal more than halfway down the plot. |
| 575 | ** ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublicIITheSithLords'': Kreia. She casually mentions early on she used to be a Sith Lord, and that's the ''least'' of the spoilers regarding her. |
| 576 | ** ''VideoGame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic'': |
| 577 | *** It's hard to mention much about Master Syo Bakarn without bringing up that he's a [[ManchurianAgent Child of the Emperor]] and the Jedi Consular's final boss. |
| 578 | *** Likewise, just try talking about the Jedi Knight's TokenEvilTeammate Lord Scourge ''without'' using spoilers. |
| 579 | *** The Smuggler storyline has Darmas Pollaran, who is revealed later in the story to be an Imperial agent who has been manipulating the Smuggler to do the Voidwolf's bidding throughout their career as a Republic privateer. |
| 580 | *** It's difficult to discuss much about more than a few characters from the Imperial Agent storyline without spoiling the various plot twists, though the major example would be Darth Jadus, who turns out to be the BigBad of the Agent story's Act 1. |
| 581 | *** With Revan ''and'' the Exile making final performances in the game, there are a couple of flashpoints that are nothing but spoiler tags. |
| 582 | * ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' |
| 583 | ** ''VideoGame/PaperMario64'' has Tubba Blubba's Heart. The heart was separated from the body and given sentience to make the main body invincible until you defeat the heart and it reunites with the body. |
| 584 | ** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioSunshine'' features the true identity of Shadow Mario, who goes on to become a recurring character in the series. |
| 585 | ** The very fact that the final boss of ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiPartnersInTime'' is ''not'' [[BigBad Princess Shroob]], but her older sister, and that the Cobalt Star Mario and Luigi spent the whole game assembling is actually [[SealedEvilInASixPack her can]], is a massive twist, making the Elder Princess Shroob a definite example. |
| 586 | ** Dimentio from ''VideoGame/SuperPaperMario'' is near impossible to talk about without revealing SOMETHING about his motives. |
| 587 | ** The Zeekeeper in ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiDreamTeam''. He's only ever encountered about three quarters of the way through the game, is the mystical deity of the island and completely subverts most expectations about how a god like figure is supposed to behave. And plays a major part in the ending. |
| 588 | ** ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheOrigamiKing'' has a few: |
| 589 | *** Bobby is hard to talk about without revealing his HeroicSacrifice to free Olivia from underneath a large boulder near the start of the Yellow Streamer arc, making him an extremely rare on-screen death of a heroic character in a ''Mario'' game. |
| 590 | *** Extremely little can be said about the Origami Craftsman without spoiling that he created King Olly, reveals that Olly created Olivia (thus technically making him Olly's ''daughter'' rather than his sister), and that he was the original owner of each of the Legion of Stationary bosses before Olly trapped him in a wall, took off with them and gave then sentience. |
| 591 | *** The Stapler's existence is a spoiler since we're led to believe Scissors is the last of the Legion of Stationary, on top of being the real reason why Bowser and origami soldiers can't unfold themselves. |
| 592 | * ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate: World of Light'' gives us the FinalBoss. No, not the one we meet at the start of the mode, we're talking about the ''other'' FinalBoss. |
| 593 | * You cannot go into a discussion in ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsOriginalGeneration The Second Super Robot Wars Original Generation]]'' without mentioning that Arteil Steinbeck is really [[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsAlpha Euzeth Gozzo]] who is the same BigBad from ''a different VideoGame/SuperRobotWars game''. And it's not even an alternate universe version of him, it's ''really him'' thanks to {{Reincarnation}} from the Cross Gate Paradigm System. [[MemeticMutation Sore mo watashi da]] indeed. |
| 594 | * ''VideoGame/SyphonFilter 2'' has Jason Chance, who was working for the Agency all along. |
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| 597 | [[folder:T]] |
| 598 | * Innominat from ''VideoGame/TalesOfBerseria'', an enigmatic deity with several important plot-points connected to him. For starters, the Abbey, led by [[BigBad Artorius Collbrande]], plan to use his power to remove humanity's ability to make their own decisions in order to purge the world of malevolence. What ''really'' makes Innominat this, however, is his identity: the reincarnation of [[AmbiguouslyEvil Laphicet Crowe]], [[AntiHero Velvet]]'s younger brother who was supposedly murdered by forced sacrifice by Artorius at the start of the game which drives Velvet's RoaringRampageOfRevenge, but is eventually revealed to have been a willing sacrifice because of his terminal disease. |
| 599 | * ''VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss'' has a weirdly literal version with Asch. His powers as the "Light of the Sacred Flame" (or remnants thereof), his reasons for joining Van, his backstory, and even his ''physical appearance'' are all spoiler-tastic. Even seeing his face or hearing his [[Creator/YuriLowenthal incredibly familiar voice]] will probably tip you off to the game's first major plot twist: Luke is Asch's replica. Sync would count for the same reasons, but due to his dramatic voice differentiation from Ion and his signature mask, and due to the fact that his motivations aren't as plot-critical, it's much harder to pick up on. |
| 600 | ** Florian is yet another replica of Ion, as well as one who first appears after the Ion replica you know and initially assume to be the original is dead. |
| 601 | * ''VideoGame/TalesOfDestiny2'' |
| 602 | ** It's hard to talk about Reala without mentioning she's an ArtificialHuman. |
| 603 | ** It's even harder to talk about anything to do with Judas and not mention [[LovableTraitor Leon]] and the fact that he dies betraying the party, though the fact that they're one and the same (barring CharacterDevelopment) isn't really meant to be a huge surprise to the player ([[LateArrivalSpoiler Provided you've played Destiny]]). |
| 604 | * ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'' |
| 605 | ** Even if we ignore the fact that Kratos Aurion is [[LukeIAmYourFather the main character's father]] ''and'' that [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld he was one of the legendary heroes]], you still can't talk about his morality and motivation without spoiling ''something'', be it that he was EvilAllAlong in the first part... or was actually GoodAllAlong at the end. |
| 606 | ** Mithos Yggdrasill's name is a spoiler, since we're familiar with two Mithoses--a young boy directly, and an ancient legendary hero from hearsay--(who are actually the same one) and also another, seemingly older, character named Yggdrasill who is the BigBad. Oh, and you're even ''allied'' with boy Mithos for a while. |
| 607 | ** Likewise, ''everything'' about Martel. The fact that she is not a goddess is just the beginning. |
| 608 | ** Completing the quartet of PrecursorHeroes, it's impossible to go into detail about Yuan without revealing that he was one of Mithos's former companions and was almost Mithos's brother-in-law. |
| 609 | * ''VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia'': You can say very, very little about Captain Schwann without revealing that he's Raven. The game is also very careful not to show Schwann's face or have him speak for the same reason. |
| 610 | * You can't talk about Emeraude from ''VideoGame/TalesOfGraces'' without revealing that she's from another planet, goes crazy with power, inhabits a fake body and/or is directly responsible for Lambda's StartOfDarkness. Lambda is even worse for this, since you have to explain that he's a ReallySevenHundredYearsOld OmnicidalManiac {{Energy Being|s}} inhabiting either Richard's brain or Asbel's, depending on the point in the story. As such, some aspects of Richard, like the DemonicPossession, also make him kind of hard to discuss. |
| 611 | * In ''VideoGame/TalesOfXillia'', Maxwell, the Lord of the Spirits is a huge spoiler -- not just for the fact that he's the real [=McCoy=] and not Milla like she claims to be. He also sets the entirety of the game's plot into motion -- he separated humanity into two groups: those who can cast spirit artes and those who can't; placed those two groups into the worlds of Rieze Maxia and Elympios, respectively; created a schism so that the two worlds never meet; and also created Milla, Muzét, and the Four Great Spirits as his pawns to ensure his status quo. When a group of Elympions (Exodus) decides to invade Rieze Maxia for its resources, he directly interferes and plans to exterminate Elympios and its people; until Jude, Milla, and their allies put a stop to his schemes. |
| 612 | ** Victor, Elle's father in ''VideoGame/TalesOfXillia2''. He initially is seen in one of the opening cutscenes, setting the game's story into motion by sending Elle away and is then seemingly shot dead by a mob of Clanspia agents, only to mysteriously recover and kill the whole lot of them. He's never seen or even mentioned again until late in the game when you travel to his alternate universe, finally meeting him in person and learning his name (Which is actually more of a title). Shortly after, the truth comes out that he's actually an older version of Ludger who gained the ultimate Corpse Shell by killing off all of the others who possessed the ability, but as a side-effect, has become a Time Factor and has little time left to live. He also happens to harbor one of the Guideposts of Canaan within him, which ultimately makes his death necessary, much to Elle's horror. |
| 613 | * ''[[Webcomic/TeamFortress2 Team Fortress Comics]]'' (supplementary comics for ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2''): |
| 614 | ** Bill-Bel and Lar-Nah not only dig into the backstory of one of the nine mercenaries/classes, but their actions kickstart the TraumaCongaLine Miss Pauling's team goes through at the end of ''Blood in the Water'' and all throughout ''Old Wounds''. |
| 615 | ** The fact that the mercenaries/classes from ''VideoGame/TeamFortressClassic'' play a big role in the story is already a huge twist, but [[TheStarscream their role]] in ''Old Wounds'' is what really drives the point home. |
| 616 | ** The Medic's supposed FaceHeelTurn was also a huge twist before ''Old Wounds'' came out, but said comic reveals that he still cares about his team. |
| 617 | * ''VideoGame/{{Terranigma}}'' |
| 618 | ** Yomi is the little thing that was trapped inside Pandora's Box and basically serves as the mascot to Ark. Talking about it beyond that is impossible without revealing that Yomi was actually evil all along, and has wanted Ark dead for a portion of the game. He is not the WalkingSpoiler. The one who ''is'' a walking spoiler is a second version of Yomi, which replaces the evil one at Ark's side for the final confrontation. |
| 619 | ** [[FinalBoss Dark Gaia]] cannot be talked about without revealing that there was even a villain wishing to pull a YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness on Ark the whole time. He also spends the entire game until the final boss fight under the guise of the Elder of Crysta. |
| 620 | * Gamall from ''VideoGame/ThiefDeadlyShadows'' once it's revealed she's been DeadAllAlong and the entity known as The Hag [[DeadPersonImpersonation has been pretending to be her]]. |
| 621 | * ''VideoGame/ThirteenSentinelsAegisRim'': |
| 622 | ** Chihiro Miura, Keitaro's younger sister who is seemingly kidnapped by Renya after Keitaro's prologue. The actual truth is [[AlternateSelf much]], ''[[TimeAbyss much]]'' more complicated. |
| 623 | ** 426, a character who is initially believed in-universe to be the villainous alter ego of [[AmnesiacHero Ei Sekigahara]], a hypothesis which turns out to be ''completely'' off the mark. He is in fact an AI housing the consciousness of Juro Izumi from two loops ago, and a WellIntentionedExtremist trying to prepare the Sentinel pilots to face the Deimos. By extension, his [[MasterOfDisguise disguises]] -- Fluffy, Kyuta Shiba, and Erika Aiba -- also fall into this. |
| 624 | ** Kengo Ogata only appears for one scene, but this scene cannot be talked about without giving away massive revelations about the game's backstory. |
| 625 | * ''VideoGame/ThreeTheHardWay'' has Anderson, a travelling monk who joined the party seeking for new challenges. That latter claim is a lie, but saying anything about him beyond those facts is going to spoil many important plot points. |
| 626 | * In ''VideoGame/TimeCrisis II'', Robert Baxter is a run-of-the-mill VSSE agent and the player 2 character. In ''Time Crisis 5'', released over fifteen years later, he pulls a big-time FaceHeelTurn and becomes the BigBad, something you don't learn until late into the game. This reveal is quite shocking for series veterans who bother to follow the {{Excuse Plot}}s. |
| 627 | * For ''VideoGame/ToadetteStrikes'', we have not a character, but a ''whole world'' as this. The world in question happens to be Subcon from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2'', except having gone to hell and falling apart due to the dream virus that [[BigBad Kammy Koopa]] has been using to put the Toads in eternal sleep. |
| 628 | ** There's also Reckloo, the pair of eyes seen in shadows at various points in the game. He turns out to be the GreaterScopeVillain and TrueFinalBoss ([[AmbiguousSituation and possibly Mario 2's main villain]]). |
| 629 | * ''VideoGame/ToukenRanbu'' gives us the ''other'' Yamanbagiri, the SecretIdentity of the mysterious hooded figure debuting in the first Special Investigation event. |
| 630 | * Pretty much every arc in VideoGame/TrailsSeries will feature several characters who become this. As a rule, the older the game is, the more characters initially included in this trope fall into [[LateArrivalSpoiler Late-Arrival Spoilers]] and ItWasHisSled territory. |
| 631 | ** Let's start with ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky'' first: |
| 632 | *** Professor Alba is introduced as a travelling archeologist who, because of limited funding in his research, cannot afford to hire bracers' service to escort him through dangerous archeological sites. That's what you'll get if you want his information strictly under this name. |
| 633 | *** Renne. A seemingly innocent girl you meet in SC chapter 1 taking vacation with her family is revealed to be one of Ouroboros' Enforcers in chapter 3. ''It goes on from there''. |
| 634 | ** Olivier Lenhelm. An extremely quirky minstrel from a foreign country. A great deal more is revealed about him starting late in SC. |
| 635 | *** Kevin Graham. A wandering priest of the Septian Church who is quite capable of defending himself from monsters and bandits. You find out a ''lot'' more about him later in ''The 3rd''. |
| 636 | ** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsFromZero'' also has quite a few: |
| 637 | *** Rixia Mao. Most of her tropes concerns the ending of ''Zero'' Chapter 2. |
| 638 | *** Wazy Hemisphere. He’s the young leader of the Testaments, one of two gangs fighting for dominance in Crossbell's Downtown area. Everything else about him is revealed in ''Azure''. |
| 639 | *** [=KeA=]. Knowing about her pretty much spoils the entire Crossbell Arc. |
| 640 | *** Zeit. A rare species of wolf who joins the SSS of his own free will. You can't say much about him without revealing [[spoiler:that he's one of the Sacred Beasts.]] |
| 641 | *** Joachim Guenter. Introduced as a friendly doctor at St. Ursula who occasionally skips out on work to fish. Turns out he's [[BitchInSheepsClothing anything but]]: He's actually one of the few remaining members of the D∴G Cult, which kidnapped children and performed various painful experiments on them. |
| 642 | *** Ian Grimwood, Crossbell's public lawyer. He's presented as such a minor character that his role in the sequel is a huge twist: He's the one who murdered [[TheHero Lloyd's]] brother. |
| 643 | *** Mariabell, Elie's friend and daughter of president of IBC, actually comes from a family who has been trying to recreate Mirage Sept-Terrion who also founded the D∴G Cult. Their creation becomes a much-improved version on it and is stored in [=KeA=]. This practically makes her the one responsible for many characters' [[DarkAndTroubledPast Dark and Troubled Pasts]] throughout the series as well as the many incidents that happen during the Crossbell arc. |
| 644 | ** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel'' has several, both from the first game and its sequels. It reaches the point where watching any trailer of the sequels will spoil almost the entire first game. This is also true for the third game's trailer. |
| 645 | ** From the first game: |
| 646 | *** Crow Armbrust. He's a student at Thors a year above Rean who loves gambling. And this is all you can say about him without mentioning his deeds throughout the story. |
| 647 | *** Vita Clotilde and Misty. Them being the same person is the ''least'' of it. Vita is presented as such a minor, irrelevant character that the fact she even is a Walking Spoiler [[TheDogWasTheMastermind is itself a huge spoiler.]] |
| 648 | *** Emma and Celine. It's clear there's ''something'' odd about Emma right from the start, but her and Celine's true purpose is only revealed at the very end of the game. |
| 649 | ** From the second game: |
| 650 | *** Rufus Albarea. Starts off as just Jusis' AloofBigBrother, but he turns out to be central to the single biggest plot twist in a game already full of them. As this reveal puts all his previous actions in a totally new light, it's difficult to talk about him without spoiling anything. Even after all of this the third game ''still has another plot twist for him''. |
| 651 | *** Giliath Osborne. You know you're one of these when you manage to derail the villains' plans simply by ''showing up''. |
| 652 | ** The third game: |
| 653 | *** Ash Carbide. If you don't want to spoil anything, just say he's a delinquent-type student who gets transferred into Class VII. |
| 654 | *** The existence of ''another'' evil organization. It will be hard to explain the game's plot without mentioning Osborne, Ouroboros, Black Workshop and Vita to some extent. In fact, revealed members so far manage to become one. To list them: |
| 655 | *** Azure Siegfried. Without spoiling too much, they are a character who shouldn't exist by the second game. |
| 656 | *** Copper Georg. His actions in Cold Steel III affect the plot of the latter half of the game as a whole. The reveal of his true nature also marks this series' take to a much darker turn as what he does immediately after the reveal is [[spoiler: shoot his former friend.]] This continues into Cold Steel IV where [[spoiler: not everything is as it seems to be.]] He's such a walking spoiler that the Playstation 4 console itself will prevent any kind of recording scenes pertaining to him. |
| 657 | *** Black Alberich. It's hard to mention him without saying he's one of Class VII student's family member. |
| 658 | |
| 659 | |
| 660 | [[/folder]] |
| 661 | |
| 662 | [[folder:U]] |
| 663 | * ''VideoGame/{{ULTRAKILL}}'' has a character who if you even describe them ''as'' a character spoils the end of a massive reveal that came at the end of an AlternateRealityGame put out at the end of Act II: {{Hell}} is no mere EldritchLocation. It's a [[GeniusLoci living]], [[ItCanThink thinking]], [[ForTheEvulz cruel]] superorganism that is being set up as the closest thing the game has to a BigBad. |
| 664 | * ''VideoGame/UnderNightInBirth'': You're better off playing through Chronicle Mode before trying to figure out Vatista's deal, as any discussion about her that doesn't pertain to her personality or her basic objective as an Autonomic Nerve takes the "wham" out of its story's biggest WhamEpisode. |
| 665 | * Given the amount of HiddenDepths its characters have, almost '''all''' major ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'' characters have some massive spoilers, which it's barely possible not to mention, but the biggest offenders are: |
| 666 | ** Asgore, whose mere appearance is spoileriffic, let alone his personality and actions. |
| 667 | ** Both Asriel and the Fallen Child, who, just by existing, mark a turn for either [[GoldenEnding the best]] or [[DownerEnding the worst]]. |
| 668 | *** Asriel, as it's hard not to talk about him without at the very least revealing he's Toriel's and Asgore's son. His appearance in ''VideoGame/{{Deltarune}}'' is also under this trope, although downplayed as as of chapter 1 it isn't very important to the plot unless you start on the EpilepticTrees. |
| 669 | ** Sans, for his role in the No Mercy route and the real reason for his laziness. |
| 670 | ** The Amalgamates (and by extension, the True Lab), for their existence being kept a secret (for good reason) and for being heavily involved in one of the characters' backstories and motives. |
| 671 | ** Flowey, due to his backstory, true identity, and the nature of his powers. |
| 672 | ** W.D. Gaster, who is only mentioned in the spoileriffic True Lab and is involved in a mystery so secret and enigmatic it's [[DummiedOut not even in the game]]. Then again, given his nature, one is extremely unlikely to learn about him without spoiling his existence for themselves unless they either have a field day with their save file or, in the updated version, get lucky with the RandomNumberGod. |
| 673 | ** Even the ''player character'' is one. Not Frisk, but ''you'' -- the twist is that the two are entirely separate entities. |
| 674 | ** The six human souls are instrumental to defeating the Neutral route's final boss. Problem is, that boss is built around trying to make you feel hopeless, so if you know how to beat him going in, the effect is ruined. |
| 675 | ** Let's put it this way: there's [[Characters/UndertaleSpoilerCharacters an entire page with no spoiler tags dedicated to the game's most spoilerrific characters]]. |
| 676 | ** {{Exaggerated|Trope}} in that ''the game itself'' is a Walking Spoiler. ''Undertale'' is infamously difficult to discuss without spoiling it, and it's also the sort of game best gone into blind. Some non-character-related things that are massive spoilers include: |
| 677 | *** The experience/leveling system is a KarmaMeter in disguise. |
| 678 | *** Your character's soul would be the final one needed to break the barrier. |
| 679 | *** The naming screen does not name the player character (whose name is Frisk, this cannot be changed in-game). It instead names a character you meet at the very end of the Genocide route (and who is only mentioned in the backstory in orther routes), who will taint your game files as soon as you sell your SOUL to them. This character also plays an important part in Flowey's backstory, the former's actions causing the destruction of the latter's original incarnation, Asriel Dreemurr, who counts as a Walking Spoiler in his own right. |
| 680 | [[/folder]] |
| 681 | |
| 682 | [[folder:V]] |
| 683 | * ''VideoGame/ValkyriaChronicles'' |
| 684 | ** For ''VideoGame/ValkyriaChroniclesII'', there's Dirk, one of the members of House Gassenarl (the villains of the game) and also the [[SuperPrototype first Artificial Valkyrur]]. After the attack of Lanseal, he's revealed to actually be Leon Hardins, Avan's brother, who was said to have been killed during a secret mission. |
| 685 | ** There's also Baldren, another member of House Gassenarl, who is seen as TheDragon to his father Gilbert and serves as one of the bosses in the game alongside Dirk and Audrey. Then in September, after his father decides to give Gallia to TheFederation and stop the Darscen purges, Baldren snaps, [[TheStarscream kills his father]], takes over as leader of the Gallia Revolutionary Army, and during the game's climax, becomes the [[OneWingedAngel perfect Artificial Valkyria]] and the FinalBoss. |
| 686 | ** Headmaster Laurence Kluivert is also this, when it turns out that he was part of the Asgardian Council, helped with Project Valhalla, which involved the research and creation of Artificial Valkyria, and is thus partially responsible for the loss of Leon Hardins' sanity/humanity and also the death of Juliana Everhart. |
| 687 | ** In the first game, there's a second character named Isara Gunther seen during the post-credits scene. She's Welkin and Alicia's daughter, spoiling that they get married and [[BabiesEverAfter have a child together]] after the game's end. |
| 688 | [[/folder]] |
| 689 | |
| 690 | [[folder:W]] |
| 691 | * In ''VideoGame/{{Wadanohara}}'', the existence of the Dead Sea and its inhabitants in general is already this due to taking the game in a horror direction, but the biggest one is Sal, who is initially a very minor character before being revealed that he is a traitor and the villain behind the game's driving plot. |
| 692 | * ''VideoGame/TheWalkingDead'': |
| 693 | ** People who play any season past the first will immediately know Lee's fate. |
| 694 | ** The mysterious Stranger, when finally revealed, is one huge spoiler since his life is ruined by your group. He questions all of your hard choices. The fact that he's an AntiVillain instead of a BigBad, makes him a walking spoiler. |
| 695 | ** Kenny in the Season 2 can count as one too, since his last appearance in Season 1 implied that he died. |
| 696 | ** The final battle of Episode 5 Season 2 is a massive spoiler, because it's a fight to the death and it happens between two of your allies; Kenny and Jane. |
| 697 | ** It's nearly impossible to talk about Final Season without mentioning Minerva. Firstly, she's stated to have been killed by walkers, then, it's revealed that she was given to raiders. Secondly, she's revealed to actually be alive. Thirdly, she's revealed to have killed her sister. |
| 698 | * The Operators in ''VideoGame/{{Warframe}}'' are walking spoilers due to the role they play in the story. Additionally, players can become literal walking spoilers after completing "The War Within" quest by allowing them to play as the Operator mid-mission with players who haven't completed "The Second Dream" quest. |
| 699 | ** [[BrokenFaceplate Excalibur Umbra's "Sunder" Helmet]] (which reveals what the Warframes actually are) will turn any player wearing it into a literal walking spoiler to anyone who looks too close without first completing "The Sacrifice" quest. The façade has cracked and you are beheld by the truth, indeed. |
| 700 | * Beatrice from ''VideoGame/WildArms3''. That small, purple-haired girl who occasionally pops up throughout the story? The Saint from Lamium's dreams? The reason Shane knows about Siegfried's return? That's all down to her. She's a dream demon manipulating just about everyone, including the protagonists, into doing her bidding- which means the creation of Nega-Filgaia for her to live in and rule over. |
| 701 | * ''VideoGame/TheWitchsHouse'': Literally ''[[ExaggeratedTrope everyone]]'' in the game, due to its CruelTwistEnding and VillainProtagonist status. [[TheDogIsTheMastermind Even the cat leads to immense spoilers.]] |
| 702 | * Jergingha in ''VideoGame/TheWonderful101'', the leader of the GEATHJERK, goes un-mentioned until the fifth (of nine) chapter. |
| 703 | * ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou'' |
| 704 | ** There isn't much you can say about Joshua without spoiling a plot twist. His status as your partner for the second week reveals that the game takes place over three weeks, each with its own partner. There's also the fact that he's the one who killed Neku, as well as the Composer, making him the true main antagonist. |
| 705 | ** Eri to an extent. If you describe her appearance, you end up describing Shiki, and revealing a major plot twist- Shiki lost her own appearance as her "entry fee" in the Reaper's Game. |
| 706 | * ''VideoGame/NEOTheWorldEndsWithYou'' |
| 707 | ** The Ruinbringers' leader cannot be mentioned by name without spoiling the ''massive'' twist that the Ruinbringers are actually the Shinjuku Reapers FixingTheGame (and, by extension, the fact that Susukichi and Tsugumi are Reapers). |
| 708 | ** Kubo. He initially seems like just an enforcer for the Reapers, but there's much more to him than meets the eye, and none of it is explained until the final day -- he's not even a Reaper, for one, but an Angel and TheManInFrontOfTheMan responsible for [[TheCorruptor Shiba becoming as villainous as he is]]. |
| 709 | * ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' |
| 710 | ** Drakuru in Grizzly Peaks initially seems like just another questgiver, until you discover that he's collaborating with the Lich King against the Drakkari trolls. The latter part is why most people remember and talk about him. |
| 711 | ** Archbishop Benedictus initially seems to be nothing more than the leader of Stormwind's clergy, but it turns out that he's actually the Twilight Prophet, and one of Deathwing's highest-ranking followers. |
| 712 | ** Y'Shaarj is quite difficult to discuss without spoiling many of the plot twists in Mists of Pandaria. He is the Old God beneath Pandaria who is the source of the Sha, having been killed long ago by the Titans, and the Mantid were created to serve him. Garrosh obtains his heart and plans to use his power against the True Horde's enemies, devastating the Vale of Eternal Blossoms in the process. |
| 713 | [[/folder]] |
| 714 | |
| 715 | [[folder:X]] |
| 716 | * ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles1'': |
| 717 | ** Fiora is by far the most spoiler-heavy character in the game, considering she was implied to have died a few hours in but got turned into a RobotGirl instead. That said, her trophy in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros for Wii U'' and her later cameo in ''VideoGame/ProjectXZone2'' have [[LateArrivalSpoiler no such issues]]. |
| 718 | ** Metal Face's true identity is treated as a big reveal, as is Jade Face's. |
| 719 | ** Dickson claims that he's "full of surprises." He's '''not''' joking, especially during the Mechonis Core events, when he shoots Shulk and reveals himself as TheDragon and later a member of the extinct Giant race. |
| 720 | ** Describing Alvis as anything beyond "mysterious guy who teaches Shulk how to use the Monado" will reveal something big, mainly due to his actions after Mechonis Core and his role in [[GainaxEnding the ending]]. |
| 721 | ** Zanza, who seemed to be a semi-important character introduced and swiftly killed off at the end of the Prison Island storyline. Turns out that ''technically'' wasn't even him, and not only is he the BigBad and the FinalBoss, but one of the two gods of the world and the Monado itself! |
| 722 | * ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles2'': |
| 723 | ** Mythra's ''very existence'' is a spoiler, but she's a major character from the moment she's introduced. Though [[TrailersAlwaysSpoil several trailers spoiled her presence]]. Not to mention that she’s a full-blown playable character in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate''. |
| 724 | ** Nia is difficult to talk about not just in a story, but in a gameplay sense, as TheReveal partway through the game that she's a Flash Eater Blade radically changes how she works as a party member: from that point on she can be used as both a Driver and as a Healer-type Blade for Rex. More courteous online guides refer to her Blade form as some variation of "Rex's Spoiler Blade" or "Catalyst"[[note]]referencing her weapon, the Catalyst Scimitar[[/note]], but it's still difficult to talk about her drawbacks without spoiling anything (Namely, that using her effectively sacrifices a party member). |
| 725 | ** Amalthus is difficult to talk about without revealing that he shares the role of BigBad with Malos. |
| 726 | ** The true identity of The Architect spoils not only this game's plot, but part of the plot of the first game, its ending, and the fact that this game is a StealthSequel. Even looking up The Architect's voice actor will spoil the game, provided you've played the first one. |
| 727 | ** Pneuma is impossible to talk about without revealing her connection to Pyra and Mythra. In the ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'' presentation for Pyra and Mythra, her Spirit was censored for the viewers in case her design spoiled anything. |
| 728 | * ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles3'': |
| 729 | ** It's impossible to talk about the Queen of Keves and the Queen of Agnus without revealing that they are just robotic copies of Melia and Nia from the previous two games while the ''real'' Melia and Nia either have been sealed away or been sleeping up until the end of the game. |
| 730 | ** It's difficult to talk about Consul M and N without revealing that they are alternate versions of Mio and Noah respectively. Even more-so with M's case as she is revealed to be GoodAllAlong, and her massive BatmanGambit in Chapter Five is one big huge spoiler. |
| 731 | ** Joran and Miyabi initially appeared to be {{Posthumous Character}}s while Cammuravi seemed to have died mid-way through the story. However, all three of them end up coming BackFromTheDead with Joran [[FaceHeelTurn becoming a consul]] while Miyabi and Cammaruvi becoming heroes to fight with the party (though, in Cammaruvi's case, [[OptionalPartyMember having him is completely optional]]). Because of this, discussing them tends to give-out a lot of spoilers. |
| 732 | ** Shania, despite being initially appearing as an ally, ends up joining Moebius, and becomes a traitor to the Lost Numbers. Because of that, she is quite hard to talk about. |
| 733 | * ''VideoGame/XenobladeChroniclesX'': |
| 734 | ** Lao is, starting with Chapter 9, impossible to talk about spoiler-free due to his FaceHeelTurn, [[FreudianExcuse his motives for doing so]], and becoming the FinalBoss. |
| 735 | ** Elma is the subject of a massive Reveal in the last few chapters about her true nature and her role in the overall plot. |
| 736 | ** A few minor, unassuming [=NPCs=] who eventually become the antagonists of missions fall into this, especially Powell, Alex, Ornella, and Justin. |
| 737 | ** The existence of the Tree Clan Prone is largely kept secret until a good way through the game ([[InterfaceSpoiler unless you take a peek at the achievements list]]), at which point they are involved in many missions thereafter. |
| 738 | [[/folder]] |
| 739 | |
| 740 | [[folder:Y]] |
| 741 | * ''VideoGame/YandereSimulator'' has Yandere-chan's mother Ryoba, who is a {{Yandere}} in her own right and it's hard to bring her up without revealing she's essentially the GreaterScopeVillain that made the video game possible (in SO many ways). |
| 742 | * ''VideoGame/YsSeven'' |
| 743 | ** Tia appears as a simple flower girl that Adol [[TheDulcineaEffect just has to help]]. Later you learn that she's really eldress Tialuna of the Moon Tribe, the BigBad, out to destroy the world to return it to its proper balance. |
| 744 | ** Cruxie is DelicateAndsickly and her brother Mustafa takes care of her. After you gain the Fire Dragon Stone, she gets better and ''replaces'' her brother for the remainder of the game. That's right, Mustafa is really the GuestStarPartyMember. |
| 745 | [[/folder]] |
| 746 | |
| 747 | [[folder:Z]] |
| 748 | [[/folder]] |
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