History Main / MrExposition

* ''ColtRegan'': Joseph Cin is a bog standard example, all things considered.

* In ''Disney/WreckItRalph'' acts as this for Sergent Calhoun since her game was only plugged in the past few days, and doesn't yet know what "Going Turbo" means or what's at stake if he doesn't get Ralph back.

* ''DragonballZ'' often has exposition but this particular line spoken by Krillin in ''The Tree of Might'' recapping what happened moments prior is particularly egregious, especially considering he delivered it while lying on the ground in pain, speaking to absolutely no-one but himself.

* ''DreamCatcher'' so far seems to have two. Ooji [[spoiler:who really failed to be helpful, AT ALL, and Mr. Relecross who seems to know more]]

* [[MaechenPeriod Maechen]] from ''FinalFantasyX''. The difference being the fact he doesn't explain the plot. Instead, he goes in long-winded description of the areas you visit for the first time. Nicknamed "Exposition Man" on [[http://www.videogamerecaps.com VG Recaps]].

** Ripley in ''Film/{{Aliens}}'', when she provides a briefing to the Marines. She basically tries to explain what happened in the first movie, but fails as the Marines are constantly interrupting her story, and asking mocking questions. Once they encounter the xenomorphs they aren't in a laughing mood anymore...

* ''CharliesAngels'': The original bad boy of exposition, TheVoice himself, Charlie.

* On the reality television front, there are scenes on the show ''BillyTheExterminator'' that are clearly meant to explain things to the viewer but the way they are explained come in unnatural situations, such as explaining the consequences of not getting rid of a pest to his mother, who not only should already know this, but is the one giving him the assignment from the office. There are also times when Billy and his brother, who also works for the company, are explaining things to each other that they should already know.

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* ''{{Bionicle}}'' has the Turaga elders, who relate old legends about the threats that rear their ugly heads in the first few arcs. Eventually deconstructed; the third or fourth time this happens, the heroes start wondering where they're getting their information and, more importantly, ''why they're not telling them these things ahead of time''.
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* [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Twilight]] for [[AceAttorney Phoenix]] in ''WebAnimation/TurnaboutStorm''. Some of the stuff she explains to him are common knowledge for fans of the show, other times she explains elements that are new to the audience.

* The ''AceAttorney'' series has the various assistants that go around to assist or comment on the action, and to give general plot recaps at the beginning of each chapter. Most often, it has been Maya Fey, though Pearl takes her place a couple times during the second and 3rd games and she is replaced entirely by Trucy in the 4th.

* This is lampshaded relentlessly in DM of the Rings, a LOTR parody, in which Gandalf is made to be Mr Exposition in every way, even more than he is in the books and films. He is even referred to as Mr Exposition on a number of occasions.

* In MSFHigh Rainer is often this.

** Celestia herself plays this role in almost every major episode she's apart of. Ironically, the only major two-parters where she ''didn't'' slip some sort of exposition were the ones where either she was kidnapped or when she actually took matters into her own hooves... [[spoiler:[[TheWorfEffect not that the latter actually helped]].]]

* Creator/BobHope in ''[[Franchise/RoadTo Road to Morocco]]'' when they are locked up in a jail cell

* ''Manga/FairyTail'' had Klodoa, a sentinent staff who spends about three chapters explaining the Oracion Seis's plans. Once he's explained everything he's fufilled his plotline purpose and promptly dies. He's insignificant enough that that's not worth a spoiler tag.

* [[spoiler:The cloned head of Lordgenome]] is one in the second arc of ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann''.

** Dumbledore fills this role quite a bit. [[spoiler:From ''beyond the grave'', at one point!]] Hermione also fills this role on occasion. He basically turns up in some inexplicable magical phenomenom which is barely even given a HandWave and says 'Hi, here's a hastily thrown-together explanation to tie up ALL the loose ends so far, by the way, [[spoiler: you're not really dead, go finish off the plot now]], ya big ol' protagonist.'
** Among the trio Ron usually fills Harry and Hermione in on some yet unknown aspect of Wizard culture, while Hermione usually fills Ron and Harry in on some unknown magic they encounter. And occasionally Harry explains to the both of them some new info on the plot, but usually he just sums up Dumbledore's long speeches into neat little packages for the sake of the readers. This tends to distribute the buttload of exposition rather nicely.

** Tenten just explains Neji's Hakkeshō Kaiten to audience.

* ''TsubasaReservoirChronicle'': Yuko Ichihara ends up becoming the Ms. Exposition before she is temporarily removed from the story. When she returns in Chapters 216 and 217 were pretty much her exclusively explaining what the hell's been going on.
* ''SuzumiyaHaruhi'' hangs a lampshade on this; Kyon, the sarcastic narrator, constantly tells Koizumi, the Mr. Exposition character, that he talks too much and no one cares what he has to say.

** Tae Sekihara from sometimes takes up the role.
** Sagara Sonosuke also performs this role to a degree, mostly explaining what's going on in Kenshin's fights.

* Akiyama in {{Manga/Liar Game}} spends a lot of time doing this as he explains various strategies throughout. A rare example where this is completely [[JustifiedTrope justified]] because unless you're well-versed in game theory, studying every panel, and calculating everything with a pen and paper, you'd be left with no idea of what is going on. [[ViewersAreGeniuses And even then...]]

* {{HunterXHunter}}: Kurapica filled this role early on, before being PutOnABus. In later arcs, the exposition is usually provided by whoever's training Gon and Killua.
* ''Anime/KillLaKill'': Aikuro ([[TheHero Ryuko's]] Homeroom teacher) combines this with MrFanservice, as he will start seductively taking off his clothes while delivering exposition for absolutely no discernible reason whatsoever.
* [[spoiler:The cloned head of Lordgenome]] is one in the second arc of ''TengenToppaGurrenLagann''.

* In ''ComicBook/HelOnEarth'', {{Superboy}} notes how Franchise/{{Superman}} tends to [[CasualDangerDialog lecture him during situations]] in. Superman claims he doesn't lecture, he [[InsistentTerminology merely explains]].

** Lampshaded in one of the show's "blooper" compilations where host Kryten testily responds to a viewer question about his getting a fact wrong in the episode "DNA", something along the lines of "I'm sorry, I must have been absent the day they gave the lecture on cellular genetics at Toilet University! In other words, ''I made a MISTAKE!"''

** Once Roxas is out of the picture, Master Yen Sid from FanTasia serves this role to Sora.

* Tobi in ''Manga/{{Naruto}}''. He's got a tendency to drop in and explain the plot as needed.
** [[UnreliableExpositor Of course, whether or not he's telling the truth at any given time is another matter.]]

* In ''Series/DoctorWho'', the Doctor always has a traveling companion from modern Earth who would be in the dark if The Doctor didn't explain everything. That seems to be the main function of the cohort, a "Watson" to his "Sherlock".