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* At the end of the English opening of ''Anime/{{Pokemon}} Diamond and Pearl: Galactic Battles'', there is a scene dedicated to Ash's party Pokémon (of the time) suddenly shouting out their names. Later on, starting with the episode "The Lonely Snover!", said [=Introdump=] is removed in favor of a revised, updated opening that includes scenes from the Japanese openings of "High Touch!" and "Pillars of Friendship!".

** ''[[Recap/DoctorWhoNewAdventuresTimewyrmGenesys Timewyrm: Genesys]]'', the first book of the ''Literature/DoctorWhoNewAdventures'' series starts off with the Seventh Doctor rattling off to a conveniently amnesiac Ace his identity, her identity, her real name, her background, the premise of ''Doctor Who'' itself, key locations like the TARDIS and Gallifrey, and even adds in a {{Cameo}} from the Fourth Doctor (the most iconic Doctor at the time, easily recognised by even non-fans) in the form of a recorded message so the Doctor can explain to Ace and the reader that he and that person are the same character.

* ''[[LightNovel/CrestOfTheStars Banner of the Stars]]'': The intro shows pictures of the various military commanders involved in the campaign, along with their name, rank, title, and fleet commanded

* PlayedForLaughs in the first episode of ''[[LightNovel/NyarukoCrawlingWithLove Haiyore! Nyarko-san W]]'', in which Nyarko explains the central premise of the series (that the gods of the Franchise/CthulhuMythos were aliens and Creator/HPLovecraft's [[ATrueStoryInMyUniverse works were based on stories they told him]]) and she, Cuuko, and Hasuta identify themselves. [[OnlySaneMan Mahiro]] asks what they heck they're doing, and Nyarko explains that they're playing ''TabletopGame/CallOfCthulhu''.

* In ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'', we get introduced to 3/5 of the titular Guardians via police lineup. Quill and Drax get their own earlier and later in the film, respectively.

* ''VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry'' has the infamously long airport scene, just after the opening credits, where most of the Ushiromiya family is introduced through cheerful mundane conversations (although the names and explanations are given in the narration rather than the dialogues). Both the anime and manga adaptations removed the scene, putting bits of it on the boat, during the lunch on Rokkenjima, or even in Episode 2. The story get to the point much faster as a result.

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'''Kids''': Omigosh, it's them!\\
'''Cecelia''': I can't remember all their names...Tell us everything! What are ''your'' powers?\\

* ''WesternAnimation/Futurama'':
** ''Bender's Big Score'', the first Futurama movie, begins with a roll call of the main cast - just in case viewers forgot who was who in the years since the show went off the air, or for the benefit of some poor schlub who bought the DVD without seeing the show first.
** This would happen again in the first Comedy Central episode, ''Rebirth'', where Fry names off each character as they come out of the machine, including their surname. This was due to this episode being a JumpingOnPoint, and first-time viewers who hadn't seen the original episodes produced for Creator/{{FOX}} or the DirectToVideo movies could be confused.

* The ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' movie ''Bender's Big Score'' begins with a roll call of the main cast - just in case viewers forgot who was who in the years since the show went off the air, or for the benefit of some poor schlub who bought the DVD without seeing the show first.

The TropeNamer is [[{{Wiki/TFWikiDotNet}} TFWiki]].

* ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'', as pictured above. Wiki/TFWikiDotNet [[http://tfwiki.net/wiki/[=Introdump=] has a page]] just for this.

* ''[[ComicBook/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica Justice League Detroit]]'' does this at the end of issue 1 of ''ComicBook/{{Legends|DC}}'' when they show up to deal with Brimstone, much to the benefit of Cosmic Boy from the ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes.

* Marvel did this blatantly for both villains and heroes in the first ''ComicBook/SecretWars'', roll calling a ton of characters in a single panel in the very first issue.

An Introdump is a type of {{Infodump}} specific to [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters a large ensemble show]], in which hordes of characters are introduced and immediately all referred to by name. They may be new characters, they may be old characters being reintroduced after a break, but they're all standing in a line and they're all perfectly happy to say their own names.

* ''Manga/KenganAshura'' has LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters due to the series being 90% fighting tournaments. The first time a character appears in each chapter they will have a box containing their name, and the author has them rotate providing commentary just so you don't forget about any of them.

* Generally inevitably in stories taking place in other time-periods than the source material. A ''Literature/HarryPotter'' fic about his father's time at Hogwarts for example requires a [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters lot of new characters (students and teachers)]] to fill the world. Inexperienced authors also often introduce too many {{original character}}s at once.

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* ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' did this [[http://tfwiki.net/wiki/File:Introdump_decepticons_marvelus01.jpg quite blatantly]] (and [[http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Introdump quite often]]) in the [[Comicbook/TheTransformers Marvel comics]], almost always as part of a ProductPromotionParade.
** In the live action movie has a scene where the Decepticons perform a roll-call for Megatron across America, and the scene in "exposition alley" where Prime introduces the other Autobots to Sam and Mikaela.
** This was even [[http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Image:PrimusAllGoodThings-introdump.jpg parodied]] by the [[Comicbook/TheTransformersIDW IDW book]] when it had a story done in the style of the Marvel series.
** It's mercilessly parodied in ''ComicBook/TheTransformersMoreThanMeetsTheEye'' when [[{{Motormouth}} Misfire]] introduces Fulcrum to the Scavengers at rapid speed, prompting Fulcrum to mutter "that was relentless", and Krok to explain that Misfire is ''very'' high at that point.

* ''[[ComicBook/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica Justice League Detroit]]'' does this at the end of issue 1 of ''[[ComicBook/LegendsDC Legends]]'' when they show up to deal with Brimstone, much to the benefit of Cosmic Boy from the ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes.
* Parodied in a [[ComicBook/MickeyMouseComicUniverse Mickey Mouse comic]]. Goofy writes a mystery book where he and Mickey investigate to find a criminal who is able to manipulate cyclones to destroy select buildings, and when the culprit is revealed Mickey makes Goofy notice that [[CaptainObviousReveal his identity was blatant]] since he didn't introduce other characters outside from the two of them, the town mayor and the culprit himself. Goofy's idea to fix this is to add at the beginning of the book a random scene where a bunch of random people introduces themselves to them with no reason whatsoever.
* In Silver Age ''Comicbook/TheFlash'' comics in which the Rogues appear as a group, they do this. For instance in #174 ("The Stupendous Triumph of the Six Super-Villains!"), in which Captain Cold, Pied Piper, Heat Wave, Captain Boomerang and the Top all announce their names while thanking Mirror Master for busting them out of prison.

* Franchise/{{Transformers}}, as pictured above. Heck, [[Wiki/TFWikiDotNet their wiki]] [[http://tfwiki.net/wiki/[=Introdump=] has a page]] just for this.

* ''Manga/KenganAsura'' has LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters due to the series being 90% fighting tournaments. The first time a character appears in each chapter they will have a box containing their name, and the author has them rotate providing commentary just so you don't forget about any of them.

* ''Anime/MyHeroAcademia'': Seasons 3 and 4 of the anime begin with a filler episode that's basically a recap of the previous season. Where this trope comes into play is that they also include a rundown of each student in Class 1-A and their Quirks.

* This happens in ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'' in the form of Negi's class register, including the class' clubs and special notes on certain students. The new teacher himself wonders how he'll remember all this. ([[WiseBeyondTheirYears he figures it out by the next volume]])

* PlayedForLaughs in the first episode of ''LightNovel/HaiyoreNyarkoSan W'', in which Nyarko explains the central premise of the series (that the gods of the Franchise/CthulhuMythos were aliens and Creator/HPLovecraft's [[ATrueStoryInMyUniverse works were based on stories they told him]]) and she, Cuuko, and Hasuta identify themselves. [[OnlySaneMan Mahiro]] asks what they heck they're doing, and Nyarko explains that they're playing ''TabletopGame/CallOfCthulhu''.

* ''Franchise/{{Danganronpa}}'' frequently will introduce the other students with a long pan of them all standing in a room together, with the protagonist being the last to arrive while several unmarked voices talk. [[VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc The first game]] had everyone getting their introductions out of the way right there with your own protagonist already knowing some basic data on them from his previous night's research on the internet. Meanwhile [[VisualNovel/SuperDanganronpa2 the second game]] had everyone introduce themselves before you woke up and subsequently scatter across the island, while the one student to stay by your side guides and gives background information on everyone [[{{Expy}} that he learned on the internet]].

* ''Webcomic/SluggyFreelance'' plays it straight up in this comic where the main character is dumped in a magic school against his will. http://sluggy.com/daily.php?date=050828

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* ''ComicBook/XMen'' comics usually averted this only by spreading it around: Creator/ChrisClaremont used TalkingIsAFreeAction to have everyone announce who they were and what they could do - just not all at once.
** ''ComicBook/{{Ultimate X Men}}'', however, is not so successful. They do [=introdump=] with ''every other sentence,'' to the point where is becomes crossed with DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment.

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* [[http://www.scarygoround.com/scare/?date=20111121 This page]] of ''[[Webcomic/ScaryGoRound Murder She Writes]]''.