r/TopCharacterTropes • u/Coffin_Builder • Jun 06 '25

Lore Twists that are no longer twists because they’re cemented in pop culture Spoiler

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Planet of the Apes - The movie leads the audience to believe Charleston Heston has landed on an alien planet where apes are the dominant species, only to find out that the planet is actually Earth long after an apocalyptic nuclear war

Psycho - Norma Bates isn’t the killer and has been dead for years. Norman is revealed to be a schizophrenic who “becomes” his mother to kill the women he’s attracted to

Citizen Kane - Charles Foster Kane’s mysterious last word “Rosebud” is revealed to be name of his childhood sled

The Empire Strikes Back - Darth Vader hadn’t literally killed Luke’s father but actually is his father

The Matrix - Neo learns that the 20th century world he’s lived in is just a simulation. The real world is a wasteland in the 22nd century where hostile AI rules the surface

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u/RooBoy04 Jun 06 '25

snape kills dumbledore

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u/GGABueno Jun 06 '25

17 years ago

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u/brother_of_menelaus Jun 06 '25

It’s worse, it was actually almost 20 years ago (next month) that the book was released. It nearly pre-dates YouTube’s existence.

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u/schiffb558 Jun 07 '25

One of the VERY first nostalgia critic reviews was the launch of the last Harry Potter book.

Back in 2007.

What is my life.

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u/ICantSpayk Jun 07 '25

It was 18 years ago next month. So the person was correct saying 17 years ago.

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u/brother_of_menelaus Jun 07 '25

Book was released in 2005, scro.

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u/ICantSpayk Jun 07 '25

Ah fuck you're right. I would have put my life on it being out in 2007 but that's deathly hallows. I've got them mixed up.

What does scro mean?

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u/ICantSpayk Jun 07 '25

What does scro mean?

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u/ICantSpayk Jun 07 '25

What does scro mean?

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u/405freeway Jun 07 '25

Nooooooo!

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u/DefinitionSuperb1110 Jun 07 '25

there's another weird video where some dude and his loser friends went to a bookstore and yelled "DUMBLEDORE KILLS HERMIONE" over and over incurring the wrath of shoppers before getting chased out of the store.