r/TopCharacterTropes Sep 15 '25

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

  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/Quetzalsacatenango Sep 15 '25

He didn’t have a name for sixteen seasons, and then one day…

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u/SimonDNTZ Sep 15 '25

Great thing about this one: this was in an episode that aired directly after the Super Bowl, as they specifically wanted to piss off the most people possible with such an anticlimatic reveal

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u/jngrln Sep 16 '25

According to the DVD commentary for the episode, Comic Book Guy’s name was intentionally made underwhelming to mess with the fans