History Main / DelayedNarratorIntroduction

* The narrator in ''CarneTremula'' (also known as [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_Flesh_(film) Live Flesh]] internationally) points out his own birth near the beginning of the film.

* Sir AnthonyHopkins's character in the film ''Alexander'' (about UsefulNotes/AlexanderTheGreat). Ptolemy was one of Alexander's generals. The FramingDevice of the movie is Grandpa Ptolemy telling the children about Alexander because it is the doom of men that they forget. Young Ptolemy did '''no''' narration during the action scenes. Grandpa Ptolemy's function was to tell about '''big''' battles which would be too expensive to show.

* ''StrangerThanFiction'', with the twists that the main character is aware of the narration as its happening and the narrator is a writer who doesn't realize she's narrating real events.

* Patou from ''RockADoodle'' narrates the entire movie, but [[BigDamnHeroes first shows up in person when]] [[BigBad the Grand Duke]] is about to eat Edmond.

This trope is when the person narrating the story is introduced as a character part way in and reveals this is who they are (although they might not do so immediately, this is usually the case). The narrator usually doesn't introduce themselves before this point (and may be assumed to be an OmniscientNarrator), so it's usually TheReveal. At this point the narration might stay in the third person, however if the narrator sticks around and follows the protagonist it (obviously) shifts to the first person. A good sign that you're dealing with this trope is a statement along the lines of "...and that's when they met me, [insert name here]".

This trope is when the person narrating the story is introduced as a character part way in and reveals this is who they are (although they might not do so immediately, this is usually the case). The narrator usually doesn't introduce themselves before this point, so it's usually TheReveal. At this point the narration might stay in the third person, however if the narrator sticks around and follows the protagonist it (obviously) shifts to the first person. A good sign that you're dealing with this trope is a statement along the lines of "...and that's when they met me, [insert name here]".

Naturally this can invoke a bit of FridgeLogic; how accurate was the narrator's previous narration when he wasn't present? While he could certainly have been told about it later, he could just as easily be an UnreliableNarrator (although this twist is rarely seen along with this trope unless it applies to the whole story).

This trope often goes hand in hand with HowWeGotHere (since the narrator's narrating events that took place before he began talking), it may also use InMediasRes if it starts with the point where the narrator joins the story. Often overlaps with NarratorAllAlong, where the narrator's identity isn't revealed until the very end of the story, as a twist.

* The narrator of ''[[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WebAnimation/RWBY RWBY]]'' is [[spoiler:Salem, the BigBad of the series.]]

* The narrator of ''[[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/RWBY RWBY]]'' is [[spoiler:Salem, the BigBad of the series.]]

* The narrator of ''[[WebAnimation/RWBY]]'' is [[spoiler:Salem, the BigBad of the series.]]

* The narrator of ''WebAnimation/RWBY'' is [[spoiler:Salem, the BigBad of the series.]]

* The narrator of ''RWBY'' is [[spoiler:Salem, the BigBad of the series.]]

* The narrator of ''WesternAnimation/RWBY'' is [[spoiler:Salem, the BigBad of the series.]]

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* The "Mysterious Narrator" first heard at the beginning of the first episode of ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'', and for the first four World of Remnant segments, is revealed at the end of Volume 3 to be [[spoiler:the GreaterScopeVillain of the story]]. WordOfGod states that Ozpin was replaced as the World of Remnant narrator to make TheReveal leave a bigger impact.

* The "Mysterious Narrator" first heard at the beginning of the first episode of ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'', and for the first four World of Remnant segments, is revealed at the end of Volume 3 to be [[spoiler:the BigBad of the story]]. WordOfGod states that Ozpin was replaced as the World of Remnant narrator to make TheReveal leave a bigger impact.

* Peter Parker does something like this at the beginning of the first Raimi ''Film/SpiderMan1'' movie.

* The "Mysterious Narrator" first heard at the beginning of the first episode of ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'', and for the first four World of Remnant segments, is revealed at the end of Volume 3 to be [[spoiler:the BigBad of the story]].

* The Arnold Schwarzenegger ''ConanTheBarbarian'' film is narrated by {{Creator/Mako}}'s character, who Conan meets for the first time partway through. (According to one account, the original plan was for Conan to narrate, but Schwarzenegger's English wasn't up to it.)

* Sir AnthonyHopkins's character in the film ''Alexander'' (about AlexanderTheGreat). Ptolemy was one of Alexander's generals. The FramingDevice of the movie is Grandpa Ptolemy telling the childern about Alexander because it is the doom of men that they forget. Young Ptolemy did '''no''' narration during the action scenes. Grandpa Ptolemy's function was to tell about '''big''' battles which would be too expensive to show.

* Manzou from ''SamuraiChamploo'' does this where he introduces who he is after he'd already been the voice narrating.

* The Arnold Schwarzenegger ''ConanTheBarbarian'' film is narrated by {{Mako}}'s character, who Conan meets for the first time partway through. (According to one account, the original plan was for Conan to narrate, but Schwarzenegger's English wasn't up to it.)

* Peter Parker does something like this at the beginning of the first Raimi Film/{{Spider-Man}} movie.

* In "The Road Warrior", we only find out in the last seconds of the film that the aged narrator is [[spoiler: the feral kid]]