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Suigetsu-San
Since: Mar, 2016
9th Apr, 2016 04:53:27 AM
The protagonist is Locked Out of the Loop
Edited by Suigetsu-San
eroock
Since: Sep, 2012
9th Apr, 2016 10:23:17 AM
May result in You Didn't Ask.
Dr_Glutamate
Since: Apr, 2016
9th Apr, 2016 12:39:30 PM
Thanks
wrm5
Since: Mar, 2014
9th Apr, 2016 12:41:48 PM
I think it's also related to the Anthropic Principle. That is, they withheld vitally important information simply because the story wouldn't have worked right if they'd divulged it.
TheBigBopper
Since: Jan, 2013
9th Apr, 2016 01:00:37 PM
One example of that is You Didn't Ask
HeroGal2347
Since: Sep, 2014
Is there a name for a situation where a character keeps important information from the protagonist just so it can be a dramatic reveal later on?