History Main / ExplainingYourPowerToTheEnemy

** [[spoiler: Although later, it's revealed that he was actually keeping another ability secret... for use against Aizen. Of course, we all know how this is going to go...]]
** Gin [[spoiler: didn't keep an ability secret, he ''flat out ''' [[DangerouslyGenreSavvy lied]]''' '' about what his Zanpakutou's ability is.]] In fact, this worked as perfectly as he planned it to, and even [[spoiler: Aizen, who was on the receiving end of Gin's savvy, thought the attack was going to kill him. It didn't, because Hogyoku's got more power than they thought.]]

** His explanation had to include that he had to tell his opponent the explanation for the technique to work, which he did at the very end of his speech. A brilliant case of LampshadeHanging, since at first it looked like a major WallBanger, as the information was even more useful to defend against the technique than usual.

*** The only thing it does reverse is the enemy's sight. Aizen can control all senses and override Shinji's shikai. It's very possible that he was only buying time for Ichigo to come back (which he does, right after his fight).

** Though in Nanami's case, [[spoiler:it's justified in that she's basically invulnerable and has absolutely nothing to lose by taunting her opponents with her powers.]]

** Most of Akatsuki averts this, and most of the time it becomes a plot point where the good guys have to figure out what their powers are and how to beat them. It's usually played straight after the good guys have guessed the villains powers right, after which the villain commonly has an exposition including the details they left out, though.
** Pain, in particular, didn't say a goddamn thing about how his powers worked and Konoha had to figure it all out on their own. Madara, as much as he likes to talk about his plans, has also been pretty mum on how exactly his powers work.
** And Kabuto just explained the Impure Resurrection technique in detail to Madara. Of course, Kabuto's generally pretty GenreSavvy, so his explanation might be wildly inaccurate; at the very least he almost certainly left out a few critical details.

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* Near the end of ''{{Macbeth}}'', the title character explains to his enemy, Macduff, that "{{No Man of Woman Born}}" can harm him. Bad news Mac, but Macduff was from his mother's womb untimely ripped.
** Although Macduff didn't need to know that to win. It would have been closer to this trope if, after Macbeth had gloated, Macduff had had to go away and find somebody who was born of C-section.
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* Near the end of ''{{Macbeth}}'', the title character explains to his enemy, Macduff, that "{{No Man of Woman Born}}" can harm him. Macduff was from his mother's womb untimely ripped.

* Near the end of ''{{Macbeth}}'', the title character explains to his enemy, Macduff, that "{{No Man of Woman Born}}" can harm him. Macduff was born of a C-section.

** Most of Akatsuki averts this. Pain didn't say a goddamn thing about how his powers work and Konoha eventually had to figure it out themselves. Madara, as much as he likes to talk about his plans, has also been pretty mum on how exactly his powers work.

* In ''HunterXHunter'', people can make techniques with restrictions on them; the more harsh the restriction, the more powerful the technique can be. The MadBomber ([[spoiler:Gethru]] in the Greed Island arc of HunterXHunter, possibly being GenreSavvy, made his restriction be that he'd have to explain how his ability worked before using it.
** His explanation had to include that he had to tell his opponent the explanation for the technique to work, which he did at the very end of his speech. A brilliant case of LampshadeHanging, since at first it looked like a major WallBanger, as the information was even more usefull to defend against the technique than usual.

** His explanation had to include that he had to tell his opponent the explanation for the technique to work, which he did at the very end of his speech. A brilliant case of LampshadeHanging, since at first it looked like a major WallBanger that he would just freely give up exactly all the information his opponent needs to defend himself against the technique.

** His explanation had to include that he had to tell his opponent the explanation for the technique to work, which he did at the very end of his speech. GerneSavvy indeed.

* The Ice King from ''AdventureTime'' should probably be more careful in fights. "FOOL! Your powers are no match for my magical crown!" ''Jake knocks off crown.''

** Hirako Shinji, whose powers reversing his opponents senses and movements (left=right, up=down, and all that), explains exactly how he does so. Though it's likely he was leaving some vital information out in an attempt to throw his opponent off the track. [[spoiler:It doesn't work.]]

* The MadBomber in the Greed Island arc of HunterXHunter, [[spoiler: Genthru]], justifies this by having an ability that triggers ''after he explains how it works''.