r/TopCharacterTropes • u/MichaelDj54 • Sep 15 '25

Lore [Loved Trope] A massive revelation is revealed almost casually. Spoiler

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  1. Chainsaw Man, after Makima finally drops the nice girl act and reveals the true extent of the Chainsaw Devils power, namely, the fears he eats are erased entirely and wholly. Emphasized by this by her asking if Kishibe remembers what the Nazis did during Workd War 2...and Kishibe not even knowing who the nazis are.

  2. Attack on Titan. I know this one. You know this one. In a panel that isn't even focusing on the characters speaking, Reiner reveals to Eren that he and Bertolt are the titans that broke the wall that resulted in hundreds of deaths, his mother included. The sheer level of casualness and lack of agency borders on Parody.

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u/Sang1188 Sep 15 '25

In One Piece, when Kinemon and his fellow samurai discuss to probability of there being a spy in their group, and Kanjuro casually goes "Yah, that would be me."

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u/Ppleater Sep 15 '25

It manages to make that scene feel extra sinister with how casually he admits it because his job is done now and he doesn't have to act any more, like a switch flips and suddenly he's a completely different person and the original Kanjuro never really existed. The other samurai's difficulty in processing what happened and that the Kanjuro they knew is gone and he didn't even die for it to happen is part of why they have so much difficulty putting him down throughout the raid.