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* Listed here because it applies to every category above. If a particular movie, book, TV show, game, etc becomes popular enough to warrant coverage by news outlets, and said production includes a surprise twist that generates intense public interest, it is nearly impossible not be spoiled as spoilers often end up in headlines, on magazine covers, etc. For example, anyone not following ''Series/GameOfThrones'' week-to-week has likely found it impossible to not be spoiled about the [[spoiler: Red Wedding and Purple Wedding]] episodes.
** Wikis are the king of this, from Wiki/{{Wikipedia}}, to [[TheWikiRule individual wikis]] to Wiki/TVTropes itself entries on new films, or episodes, will be frequently made or updated within 24 hours of broadcasting.
** Also pop culture news sites such as Screen Rant will discuss movies, episode of TV shows and comic books, something that can lead to spoilers if you read the articles before watching/reading the media in question.
* ''Creator/{{Netflix}}'' has faced some criticism for this, due to showing promotional imagery for its shows in their respective menus and sometimes in between loading episodes. This can be a problem if said show is a ongoing long-runner or is a completed series with a hefty amount of seasons under its belt, and the images will sometimes be from later seasons with plenty of obvious spoilers to boot. While some users don't mind, others say it's really off-putting to newcomers.
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** Wikis are the king of this, from wikipedia, to [[TheWikiRule individual wikis]] to Wiki/TVTropes itself entries on new films, or episodes, will be frequently made or updated within 24 hours of broadcasting.

* ''TabletopGame/{{Starfinder}}'' has one for it's older brother, ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}},'' specifically the ''Iron Gods Adventure Path.'' One of the possible endings of ''Iron Gods'' has a benevolent [=NPC=] ally of the [=PCs=] ascending to godhood, in the place of the Main/BigBad. Fast-forward several centuries to ''Starfinder,'' and that [=NPC=] has not only become a facet of Triune, one of the main deities, but Triune is arguably the most important deity of the setting, as It enabled access to [[Main/HyperspaceOrSubspace the Drift,]] allowing inexpensive faster-than-light travel.

** For the rest of the run, there's how ''ComicBook/TheJokerWar'' effected Bruce: the Joker stealing the majority of Bruce's money and gear, and Lucius Fox's family disowning Bruce and being in control of Wayne Enterprises (the latter being part of the premise of ''ComicBook/TheNextBatman'' and ''ComicBook/IAmBatman'').

** For the rest of the run, there's how ''ComicBook/TheJokerWar'' effected Bruce: the Joker stealing the majority of Bruce's money and gear, and Lucius Fox's family disowning Bruce and being in control of Wayne Enterprises.

** Part of the run is the aftermath of ''ComicBook/BatmanTomKing'' and how it's affecting Batman -- including Bane's murder of Alfred.
** For the rest of the run, there's how ''ComicBook/TheJokerWar'' affected Bruce: the Joker stealing the majority of Bruce's money and gear, and Lucius Fox's family disowning Bruce and being in control of Wayne Enterprises.

* The trailers for ''WesternAnimation/Incredibles2'' show [[spoiler:that Jack-Jack has superpowers]], something that was supposed to be an unexpected surprise in the first film released 14 years earlier.

* The ComicBook/{{Robin|Series}} trade paperback that features the [[spoiler:return of Spoiler]] has this plastered on everywhere. The [[spoiler:Spoiler alert tag itself]] is a spoiler. [[spoiler:Spoiler]] is on the cover. Then inside, the reader discovers very quickly [[spoiler: that without doubt it is Stephanie Brown]]. So it is more about Robin's reaction to and refusal to believe it.

* ''ComicBook/JamesTynionIVsBatman'':
** Part of the run is the aftermath of ''ComicBook/BatmanRebirth'' and how it's affecting Batman -- including Bane's murder of Alfred.

* A popular arc of ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' featured a warped and bizarre Metropolis in which the villainous Superman every night busted out and had to be brought back to jail by the resident superhero, Bizarro. The reason behind this sudden change and the entity responsible? The mystery was tightly kept during the original release, but the fact that the paperback collection was titled [[spoiler:''ComicBook/EmperorJoker'']] ruined the big surprise.

** For the rest of the run, there's how ''ComicBook/TheJokerWar'' affected Bruce: the Joker stealing the majority of Bruce's money and gears and Lucius Fox in control of Wayne Enterprises.

* Part of ''ComicBook/JamesTynionIVsBatman'' is the aftermath of ''ComicBook/BatmanRebirth'' and how it's affecting Batman -- including Bane's murder of Alfred.

** VisualNovel/DanganronpaSUltimateSummerCamp features [[spoiler: the real Junko Enoshima]] ''[[UpToEleven on the cover of the game]]''.

* Whenever your favorite series has announced a new installment to their franchise but you cannot afford it for several reasons (not having the money to buy it/region-locking/NoExportForYou/false-equivalence currency exchange rates of all things) you tend to avoid anything related to the series due to not wanting to be spoiled. [[ColdTurkeysAreEverywhere Unfortunately the more you try to avoid it the more people spoil them, since everybody and their mother have access to them, except you]]. This got worse if said franchise is well-known and fast-paced like ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}''. By the time you hear too much of the spoilers, their twists and how said new installment is far superior in comparison to the rest of the franchise and yet you ''still could not afford it'' no matter what [[HypeAversion the bitterness that you had bottled up this time might cause you to unleash a destructive hatred for a series that you followed for years.]]

** ''Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair'' has a rather unusual example. The game's cover and store screenshots prominently show Byakuya Togami from the first game among the participants (although much fatter), thus apparently spoiling that he survives the events of the first ''Danganronpa''. However, it turns out that [[spoiler:although Byakuya ''did'' survive, the person shown on the cover is actually an imposter disguised as him]].
** The first trailer of ''VideoGame/DanganronpaAnotherEpisodeUltraDespairGirls'' shows all six survivors of the first game as they're leaving the academy in the first few seconds (the game's final scene before cutting to credits). It's impossible to even describe the game's premise without spoiling that the series takes place AfterTheEnd, that Toko Fukawa survives the first game, and that she has a SplitPersonality in the form of SerialKiller Genocide Jack. And that's before [[spoiler:Junko Enoshima's role in the game]] is revealed at the end of the second chapter.
** Taken to absurd levels in the Ultimate Talent Development Plan bonus mode of ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaV3KillingHarmony'' where characters from all three games are playable, including {{Walking Spoiler}}s such as Mukuro Ikusaba, [[spoiler:the real Junko Enoshima]], and Izuru Kamukura. It also casually spoils things such as [[spoiler:Chihiro Fujisaki's gender, Kyoko Kirigiri being the Ultimate Detective, Hajime Hinata being a Reserve Course student without an Ultimate talent, and the Byakuya Togami in ''Danganronpa 2'' actually being the Ultimate Imposter]] just to name a few.

** First is that the events of the first issue are caused by ComicBook/{{Magneto}}, making good as his vow of revenge at the end of ''ComicBook/TheUltimates 3''.

* ''Creator/Netflix'' has faced some criticism for this, due to showing promotional imagery for its shows in their respective menus and sometimes in between loading episodes. This can be a problem if said show is a ongoing long-runner or is a completed series with a hefty amount of seasons under its belt, and the images will sometimes be from later seasons with plenty of obvious spoilers to boot. While some users don't mind, others say it's really off-putting to newcomers.

** Meggy's [[HumanityEnsues human form]]. This was originally part of a shocking twist at the end of the Anime Arc in the video "Final Hours". However, since Meggy is a very [[SpotlightStealingSquad Spotlight Stealing]] character, this twist was going to get spoiled very easily. Not to mention that [[Machinima/MeggysDestinyAnSMG4Movie the first]] ''[[Machinima/MeggysDestinyAnSMG4Movie SMG4]]'' [[Machinima/MeggysDestinyAnSMG4Movie movie]] [[ADayInTheLimelight is about her]], in which her human form is a very strong plot point.

** Meggy's [[HumanityEnsues human form]]. This was originally part of a shocking twist at the end of the Anime Arc in the video "Final Hours". However, since Meggy is a very [[SpotlightStealingSquad Spotlight Stealing]] character, this twist was going to get spoiled very easily. Not to mention that [[Machinima/MeggysDestinyAnSMG4Movie the first]] ''[[Machinima/MeggysDestinyAnSMG4Movie SMG4]]'' [[Machinima/MeggysDestinyAnSMG4Movie movie]] [[ADayInTheLimelight is about her]], she has [[WebAnimation/SunsetParadise her own spin-off series]], and that she appears prominently in the show's [[TheMerch merchandise]].

->''"The ''Film/SpiderManFarFromHome'' trailer is about to play, but if you haven't seen ''Film/AvengersEndgame'' yet, stop watching because there's some serious spoilers about to come up. But if you have seen ''Avengers: Endgame'', enjoy the trailer!"''

* ''ComicBook/{{Legion of Super-Heroes}}'' storyline, ''The Great Darkness Saga'' featured Darkseid as the main antagonist. His appearance intended as a surprise is blown to anyone who picks up the trade (as he appears on the cover).

** The series' jump to ''Halo 2'' during season three was something of an [[TheUntwist Untwist]], as even though the moment was treated dramatically in-universe as a jump to the "future" as signified by the ArtShift, the creators told the fan community in advance that it would happen. But to anyone catching up and unaware, the DVD cover (and artwork on the website) ruined the surprise, by placing ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' and ''Halo 2'' versions of the same character side-by-side (as well as seasons four and five featuring only ''Halo 2'' imagery on their DVD covers). Even further, an actual twist the fandom didn't expect, that certain scenes would be filmed using ''VideoGame/{{Marathon}}'', is revealed by the ''Marathon'' version of the character appearing on the cover too. (The jump to ''Halo 3'', on the other hand, didn't receive any in-universe distinction, with some episodes using both ''Halo 2'' and ''Halo 3'' during different scenes. Thus, it's not much of a spoiler that the newest DVD covers feature ''Halo 3'' art.)

** Season 11 has a major [[TheReveal Reveal]] that the planet that the Reds and Blues crashed on [[spoiler:is experiencing a CivilWar]]. The DVD trailer for Season 11, the teaser for Season 12, and even [[spoiler:the ''freaking title of the story arc'' (''The Chorus Civil War'')]] don't make any attempt to hide this.

** Meggy's [[HumanityEnsues human form]]. This was originally part of a shocking twist at the end of the Anime Arc in the video "Final Hours". However, since Meggy is a very [[SpotlightStealingSquad Spotlight Stealing]] character, this twist was going to get spoiled very easily. Not to mention that [[Machinima/MeggysDestinyAnSMG4Movie the first]] ''[[Machinima/MeggysDestinyAnSMG4Movie SMG4]]'' [[Machinima/MeggysDestinyAnSMG4Movie movie]] [[ADayInTheLimelight is about her]], she has [[WebAnimation/SunsetParadise her own spin-off series]], and that she appears prominently in the show's [[TheMerch merchandise]]. If you got into the series at a later point, you will be surprised to learn that Meggy used to be an [[VideoGame/{{Splatoon}} Inkling]].

** The Secret Blueprints that were released at the same time as the first issue (back when it was released as comic books first) spoiled not only Agatha's identity, but also Adam and Lilith's.

Compare SpoiledByTheMerchandise, TrailersAlwaysSpoil, SpoilerCover and SpoilerTitle, when the plot is spoiled before the fans even get their hands on the product. See also FirstEpisodeTwist and MidSeasonTwist.

* The entire premise of ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda3'' spoils what used to be a major twist at the end of the [[WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda2 previous film]]. [[spoiler: Namely, that Po ''isn't'' the LastOfHisKind and that his biological father survived the attack that orphaned him.]]