As You Know moments in Fan Works.
Crossovers
- BlazBlue Alternative: Remnant (BlazBlue & RWBY): In Chapter 45, this is lampshaded by Glynda when Relius opens his speech with "Now, as you all know..." and proceeds to exposit about things that are common knowledge among Atlas elite. As she puts it, Relius loves to hear himself talk.
- Daily Equestria Life with Monster Girl (Anchor Foal & Monster Musume): Averted. There are certain fundamental facts about the world of Menajeria (that Celestia and Princess Luna are immortal, that Sun and Moon must be manually raised and lowered and that only the Diarchs can do so, that ponies regulate their weather manually, etc) that are never explained to anyone other than babies, because it's simply not possible to grow up on Menajeria without learning them. It takes a long time before it occurs to anyone that Cerea, who is from another world, doesn't have any of these fundamentals.
- Tales of the Otherverse: In the third chapter of "A World Without Heroes", Professor Xavier reminds Mister Fantastic that Kara's soul was rehoused in her clone's body, prompting Reed Richards to retort he is perfectly aware of proceedings he took part in."I think we are all forgetting that this young woman is not the same Kara Zor-El that died at the hands of the Anti-monitor." Xavier continued. "It is, rather, the clone of that young woman merged with the spirit of that woman."
"I think we are all well aware of that, Prof." Reed said, somewhat stiffly. It was his and Dr. Strange's efforts that had accomplished that merger in the first place. - A Waterbending Quirk: While most of Class 1-A are already aware of the Sports Festival and its significance before it arrives, Aizawa knows that Katara is a Fish out of Temporal Water, so he takes care to go into more detail explaining it than he might have otherwise.
- Flufferverse: At the start of The Countdown, Rachel starts to describe Yeerks in her narration, then says, "but if you didn't know that by now, I'd ask why you're reading something with my name on it."
- Lampshaded in Calvin & Hobbes: The Series.Jack: Yeah, and if I recall correctly, that's all the stuff we already knew.
- Guardian has Wakka point out that Yuna's father was a summoner. Lulu cuts him off with an angry "I know."
- Fallout: Equestria (Fallout & My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic): One of Homage's Dj P0N-3 broadcasts begin with this exact turn of phrase to describe the effects of radiation. Subverted as, by this point in the story, the reader and Littlepip really do know.
- An Unpleasant Surprise: When Molly gets a call from her old friend Ashley, Molly loudly explains who she is for her ghost friend, Scratch. Ashley playfully goes along and returns the favor, not seeing the ghost's presence.Molly: (To Scratch) Still, that's no excuse for ignoring my old best friend, Ashley Harris, from when I lived in Dayton, Ohio.
Ashley: Don't sweat it my old friend, Molly McGee, who currently lives in Brighton.
- At the start of Of Blood and Steel, Riko "Erwin" Matsumoto's mother announces that she got a job as a defense contractor in the U.S., and will have to move there, resulting in Erwin protesting. In response, Mrs. Matsumoto then tells Erwin that the family has barely been making ends meet after Erwin's father died two years ago, and they have been in debt ever since, so she can no longer afford Oarai's tuition. Obviously, Erwin has known this non-canon bit of backstory for some time, but the fic had to establish this for the readers.
- Abraxas (Hrodvitnon): Lampshaded. Ghidorah's middle head snaps at Ghidorah's left head, for mouthing stuff that the former already knows and isn't in the mood to hear repeated at him for the reader's information.Left head: it makes moving difficult we cannot go far like this the more she eats the more we use the many to regrow
Middle head: IF WE WANTED TO KNOW THE OBVIOUS WE WOULD ASK FOR IT WE ARE NOT IDIOT NEWBORNS
- The Black Star
:Sirius: Harry, there's something I want to talk about. Since the end of your third year we have met in secret so I could train you both magically as well as regarding pureblood culture and everything you need to know to be a lord of your house. - Harry Potter: Air Elemental:Robards: As you know, sir, Obliviations can only be overridden and the memories restored by the same caster or by someone who's more powerful magically, a group casting would only cause the patient to go insane as it would essentially shred his mind.
- The early chapters of Hogwarts Exposed are full of (well) expospeak which often takes this form, even using the actual phrase "As You Know" at one point.
- One Thread Pulled:Blaise: You know that after Peter Pettigrew stole your blood from the wizarding blood bank Voldemort came back to power last summer.
- Second Destiny:Silverstone: The Potter will, Your Majesty. According to our records, the copy of the will on file with the Ministry of Magic is sealed so that no one can access it. Fortunately, as the Goblin Nation is a sovereign territory thanks to our treaties with the Ministry, our copies of all jointly-filed paperwork can only be sealed by you, sir, rendering this copy to be read, activated and enforceable.
- Lampshaded in A Very Potter Musical.
- Their first scene together features Quirrell doing an Expospeak of their plan for the audience, to which Voldemort replies "Yesss, no one must know any of that." Whenever Quirrell delivers some bit of exposition to Voldemort, Voldemort replies, "I know, Quirrel! I hear everything you hear!"
- Also:Hermione: Professor Snape, what exactly is the point of this lecture?
Snape: Oh, just important things that ALL of you should know. (points to a person in the audience) Especially YOU!
- A Thing of Vikings: Lampshaded when Snotlout is informed about the recent history of the Roman Empire... and then reminded of this by the same speaker several months later. The recap goes into more detail, with the lecturer admonishing him to "pay attention this time".
- Queen of All Oni: Lampshaded and justified during Drago's first confrontation with Karasu. Karasu sums up Drago's Back Story from the future, and when Drago asks why he's discussing what they both already know, Karasu comments that he's just keeping Drago distracted long enough for the heroes to show up and deal with him.
- Queen of Shadows: The ritual for the Queen to create new Shadowkhan starts with Sanshobo reciting the origins of the race. Ikazuki comments to himself that they all know this already, as it's one of the first things they learn.
- An interesting variation appears in the Self-Insert Fic Mass Vexations. Author Avatar Art has already heard all of the exposition in the game prior to experiencing it himself; however, the characters giving the exposition aren't aware of this fact, so to them they're just telling the story of the game as it happens. It's lampshaded the first time it happens, and a few times it cuts away before said exposition can be said. It's played straight later to help him prove that he really is from another dimension.
- Failure to Explode opens with a representative of the Hero Commission informing Principal Nedzu that they want them to make a slight adjustment to what they require of those challenging their Entrance Exam. When they cite the "Star Heart incident", Aizawa provides a sardonic summary of just what said incident entailed, nearly summarizing things for the reader in the process. The conversation goes on to cover just what rescue points are, and how applicants are unaware of their existence, for good measure. Aizawa's part is Justified as him taking the shit out of the Commission rep.Principal Nedzu: The Commission wants to change it so you have to have at least one rescue point?
Yokumiru: It's due to the mess six months ago with Star Heart.
Aizawa: Oh, the one where several pro heroes decided to focus on attacking her for the glory of taking down one of Europe's most infamous villains, which resulted in a number of civilian casualties, and Legacy, who'd been sent by Europol to handle Star Heart, almost getting killed? Because she'd been busy trying to protect civilians and handle Star Heart, which was complicated by those idiots getting in her way?
Yokumiru: (dryly) There is a reason why the Commission revoked their licenses. And it's also why the Commission wants the change. A genuine fear of future heroes doing something similar, and that mindset needs to be dealt with now.
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
- The Dear Sweetie Belle Continuity: "Dear Scootaloo" uses this word for word when Feather Duster points out, to his former weather team coworker Rainbow Dash, the storm cloud production engines that he plans to overload.
- Forever: "Are you ready?" "Are you asking me if I'm ready to leave tomorrow, or are you asking me if I'm ready for this party Colgate's throwing us?" Two As You Know-s in one.
- The Great Alicorn Hunt: In Chapter 42, Cotton Mouth reminds the lich Malifec that he cannot enter the Counterbalance, which Malifec already knows perfectly well. Of course, Cotton Mouth is actually speaking for the benefit of the two escaped fillies hiding in the Counterbalance, who don't know that. That, and getting in a jab at Malifec by reminding him of the limits of his lichly existence.
- Used in The Immortal Game, when the Cadet begins a report to General Esteem with this exact phrase, and goes on to quickly sum up what happened during the one month Time Skip. The trope is then lampshaded by the narration, which points out that, yes, Esteem does know all this already.
- Memories of Days Long Past: Played with; even though she has access to her ancestor's memories, she's frustrated to discover that while Midnight Star knows what things like the Goddess and the Quota are, she doesn't think about them enough for Twilight to find out. This is significant later.
- This is often parodied in My Little Pony: Totally Legit Recap:
- He says this word-for-word when the Crystal Heart is destroyed in Season 6 Episode 1, but then goes on to explain a concept that no one in the audience could've even expected, especially since the episode had more or less been a straight recap before that.
- This pretty much turns into a Running Gag in the preceding episodes, either having the characters lean on the fourth wall by bringing up the possibility of "having an expository conversation", or by Starlight questioning why everyone is acting like she doesn't know stuff.
- Oversaturated World: How Chapter 6 of Sailor Orbital starts:"So as most of you know, we are here today to form a strike group with the intention of gathering enough data to unlock a portal to a secret moon base and gain access to an ancient stargate network spread out across the planet whilst simultaneously dealing with a potential invasion of hostile extra-terrestrials through said stargate network."
- The Weedverse:
- In the side-story A Day in the Cookie Court, Flapjack has already had the rules of the titular Court explained to her beforehand. However, she is a very nervous foal who has never dealt with the legal system like this before, justifying her being reminded of them... and, in the process, enabling the reader to learn them as well.
- Subverted in When Consequences Come Home; Despite Twilight Velvet's assumption otherwise, Wormwood didn't actually read the casefile, so she's not actually reminding him of things he already knew.
- Played With in I Am NOT Going Through Puberty Again!. Naruto asks Guy how Lee's training weights work just so everyone else can hear. Naruto already knows, but Guy doesn't know that Naruto knows.
- Played With in Sailor Moon Abridged when Malachite tells one of the monsters that he must again tell her the plan he detailed to her before they went to find the Sailor Scouts, because the viewers didn't hear the plan yet, but flashing back to when he said it earlier might feel too jarring. The monster then tells Malachite that he didn't properly explain the plan before.
- Repeatedly averted in story Flam Gush. Lina and Gourry each run into people run their pasts who know the gruesome story. Each time one of them discusses it alone with the old friend, they keep to oblique references and partial explanations for the most part. Justified both to preserve suspense and because Lina and Gourry each have a troubled past that left them traumatized, and thus they don't want to talk about it.
- Darth Vader: Shattered Galaxy: In the first chapter, Jango Fett summarizes many of the problems that the Republic is currently facing following the five-year Time Skip from the previous story, causing Vader to note that he knows all this already. Jango admits to just thinking out loud as he tries to figure out what their group's next move is.
- Legacy: Heather invokes this trope when she explains to a fellow show alumnus how she happened to be near enough to the camp to drop by on a whim.Heather: Muskoka is a major summer colony, you know.
- The Legend of Total Drama Island has several examples:
- Chris invokes the trope during the orientation, when he grants the contestants amnesty to surrender forbidden electronic gadgets.
- When two contestants are in urgent need of medical attention, Chef Hatchet reminds a couple of interns that the infirmary can only handle one patient at a time.
- At a certain elimination ceremony, Chris reminds the contestants and the audience that there is no set procedure for breaking tie votes.
- A Fox In Paradise has the Moriya regularly sit down to swap notes and discuss recent events in this fashion.
- Yu-Gi-Oh! The Abridged Series:
- At the beginning of a scene in Episode 21:Yugi: Your brother's been kidnapped?
Mokuba: Yes, that is exactly what I just finished telling you. - Episode 25:Tea: Now we are at the museum!
Yami: (annoyed) I know. - Episode 42 takes the lampshading to new extremes:Mai: I can't believe Joey is dueling Marik!
Yugi: Yep, that sure is the current situation.
- At the beginning of a scene in Episode 21:
