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== Anime & Manga ==

* ''[[Pokémon (~~Anime~~)|Pokémon]]'':

* ''[[Pokémon (anime)|Pokémon]]'':

** Brock leaves the show for reals in ''Best Wishes''.

** On top of that, Misty, May, Max, and Dawn are also [[Put On a Bus]]. Misty was put on a bus 8 years ago, for crying out loud!

** On top of that, Misty, May, Max, and Dawn are also [[Put on a Bus]]. Misty was put on a bus 8 years ago, for crying out loud!

** Back during the ''Diamond & Pearl'' series there was the whole Gible fiasco, in which some merchandise revealed that Ash catches a Gible. Done once again in ''Best Wishes'', revealing that Ash gets a Scraggy, Sewaddle, Palpitoad and {{spoiler|Roggenrola}}.

** Infuriatingly, previews and sources pretty spoiled literally every single outcome for the Don Battle Tournament up until the finals, aside from the battle between Antonio/Dean, two background characters.

** After the Don Battle Tournament, {{spoiler|Team Rocket's Meowth [[Heel Face Turn|joins the crew]], although there is speculation that he could just be spying for Team Rocket.}}

** One of the endings for ''Best Wishes'' gave away which of Ash's Pokemon would evolve and which he would get soon. In almost excruciating detail.

* Nowadays, whenever someone starts to watch the ''[[~~School Days (Visual Novel)|~~School Days]]'' anime, they will almost certainly go into it already knowing that, at the utmost minimum, that at least ''one'' of the girls involved is a [[Yandere]]. You can thank the [[Memetic Mutation|Nice Boat meme]]<ref>The first time that it was supposed to air, the final episode of the ''[[~~School Days (Visual Novel)|~~School Days]]'' anime was replaced with [[Relax-O-Vision|thirty minutes of peaceful landscape scenery, including a boat on a lake]], after it was deemed [[Too Soon|too close to home]] due to violent incidents in the news. This resulted in "NICE BOAT" being used to describe anything from [[Moral Guardians|censorship]] to [[Yandere|being murdered]]</ref> for that.

* Nowadays, whenever someone starts to watch the ''[[School Days]]'' anime, they will almost certainly go into it already knowing that, at the utmost minimum, that at least ''one'' of the girls involved is a [[Yandere]]. You can thank the [[Memetic Mutation|Nice Boat meme]]<ref>The first time that it was supposed to air, the final episode of the ''[[School Days]]'' anime was replaced with [[Relax-O-Vision|thirty minutes of peaceful landscape scenery, including a boat on a lake]], after it was deemed [[Too Soon|too close to home]] due to violent incidents in the news. This resulted in "NICE BOAT" being used to describe anything from [[Moral Guardians|censorship]] to [[Yandere|being murdered]]</ref> for that.

* ''[[Jo Jo's Bizarre Adventure ~~(Manga)~~|Jo Jos Bizarre Adventure]]''. Different spoilers for different series, most of these are spoiled if you bother to read the series that come after them.

* ''[[Jo Jo's Bizarre Adventure|Jo Jos Bizarre Adventure]]''. Different spoilers for different series, most of these are spoiled if you bother to read the series that come after them.

** Part 1: Jonathan Joestar dies and takes Dio's head with him, and Will Zeppeli dies to save Jonathan early on.

** Part 2: Joseph survives his fight with Cars, but Caeser dies fighting Wham.

** Part 3: Dio survived the events of Part 1 by taking Jonathan's body (which retroactively spoils the end of Part 1) and gains a stand that can stop time. Anybody familiar with the [[Memetic Mutation]] surrounding Dio knows about his stand stopping time, but in the series proper, none of the heroes knew until they actually fought him, with Kakyoin sacrificing himself to give the rest of them a clue. Also steamroller.

** Part 7: Only exists because the [[Big Bad]] of the previous arc [[Cosmic Retcon|reset the universe]].

* In ''[[~~Afro Samurai (Anime)|~~Afro Samurai]]'', Kuma being Afro's childhood friend, Jinno is treated as this, not only in the second movie, ''Resurrection'', but even on the season one website. Then again, It's not a particularly big spoiler, since even when broadcast in episode rather than movie format, it's revealed the same episode Kuma is.

* In ''[[Afro Samurai]]'', Kuma being Afro's childhood friend, Jinno is treated as this, not only in the second movie, ''Resurrection'', but even on the season one website. Then again, It's not a particularly big spoiler, since even when broadcast in episode rather than movie format, it's revealed the same episode Kuma is.

* ''[[~~Sailor Moon (Manga)|~~Sailor Moon]]'':

* ''[[Sailor Moon]]'':

** Not many people may remember that Chibi-Usa/Rini being the daughter of Sailor Moon was once a late second-season revelation. Once she became Sailor Chibi-Moon, it was everywhere.

** Same with Usagi/Serena being the Moon Princess in the first season. The manga and live action version play Sailor Venus up as the real princess until the reveal by having her pretend to be her to keep Usagi safe until she regains her memories of her past life. The anime goes through several candidates (Princess Diamond, Rei/Raye, and Minako/Mina) before the reveal. Immediately after said reveal, the spoiler went public on covers and merchandise. Really, the anime's second closing song "Moon Princess" spoils this one ''before'' the reveal.

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** Given their prominent placement in art for StrikerS Sound Stage X and ViVid, {{spoiler|Cinque, Nove, Dieci and Wendi's [[Heel Face Turn]]}}, as well as {{spoiler|Vivio's true nature}}, are headed toward this.

* Though Fuuma's [[Face Heel Turn]] in ''[[X 1999]]'' is treated as a surprise when it happens, official art and the opening of the anime series explicitly show him locked in combat with the main character, so whether any viewers of the anime were actually shocked by this revelation is debatable. The suspicious absence of Kotori in other art also foreshadows the [[Wham! Episode]] pretty heavily to the point that it's fairly easy to guess what's going to happen to her (the [[Waif Prophet]] even all but says it at several points).

* For ''[[~~Persona 4 (Anime)|~~Persona 4: The Animation]]'', the anime assumes most of the viewers have already [[Persona 4|played the game]], and because of this, certain scenes are played with much less fanfare ({{spoiler|Teddie revealing his human body was a big deal in the game, in the anime he just popped his head off and things continued from there}}). They also put less effort into hiding things ({{spoiler|Naoto was harder to figure out in the Japanese game than in the anime}}).

* For ''[[Persona 4: The Animation]]'', the anime assumes most of the viewers have already [[Persona 4|played the game]], and because of this, certain scenes are played with much less fanfare ({{spoiler|Teddie revealing his human body was a big deal in the game, in the anime he just popped his head off and things continued from there}}). They also put less effort into hiding things ({{spoiler|Naoto was harder to figure out in the Japanese game than in the anime}}).

* ''[[Saint Seiya]]'':

** Saori being the avatar of Athena in ''[[Saint Seiya]]'' is revealed about mid way through the first season, and after that it's treated this way in official art and other media.

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** Sasori's true form has been shown fairly prominently in advertisements for Naruto video games, including the evidence that he is actually a human puppet.

** The [[Limit Break|Ultimate Jutsus]] and [[Super Mode|Awakenings]] in the Ultimate Ninja Storm videogame series contain a lot of spoilers, especially in [[Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations|Generations]]. Five Kage Summit Kankuro's Ultimate, for example, has him using Sasori as one of his puppets, while Danzo's Awakening spoils a major Reveal about him. And then there's the very existance of Susanno Sasuke and Nine Tails Chakra Naruto...

* Try to find a piece of ''[[Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch]]'' merchandise with evil, black-haired, end-the-world-and-kill-my-ex Sara on it. Even though she spends most of the series this way, you won't succeed. Anything with her on it proudly displays the [[Redheaded Hero|orange-haired]], ''reformed'' Sara of the end of the first season. I suppose a [[Everything's Better ~~With~~ Princesses|good princess]] is more [[Merchandise-Driven|marketable]] than a villain, but seriously, she's on the team for an episode and a half before she [[Redemption Equals Death|dies]] anyway, so what's the point?

* Try to find a piece of ''[[Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch]]'' merchandise with evil, black-haired, end-the-world-and-kill-my-ex Sara on it. Even though she spends most of the series this way, you won't succeed. Anything with her on it proudly displays the [[Redheaded Hero|orange-haired]], ''reformed'' Sara of the end of the first season. I suppose a [[Everything's Better with Princesses|good princess]] is more [[Merchandise-Driven|marketable]] than a villain, but seriously, she's on the team for an episode and a half before she [[Redemption Equals Death|dies]] anyway, so what's the point?

* ''[[Suzumiya Haruhi]]'':

** The big [[The Reveal|Reveal]] about the title character's nature. An ad for the books in Shonen Jump mentions the twist while explaining the premise of the series.

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*** To be fair, the fifth opening did play with this without out right spoiling the [[The Reveal]]. The CP9 agents and Galley-La were shown only briefly, and the most fights shown in the opening have to do with either Franky's or Foxy's crew, with Galley-La as a whole painted in an ambiguos light, as if [[Reasonable Authority Figure|Iceburg]] were the [[Big Bad]]. Said opening however still managad to spoil Luffy's fight against [[Curb Stomp Battle|Aokiji]] and {{spoiler|Usopp}}.

** Franky debuted in America in ''Unlimited Adventure''... ''long'' before he was ever introduced in the English manga or anime, and Robin was shown as a crew member long before she actually joined.

* ''[[~~Dragonball~~]]'':

* ''[[Dragon Ball]]'':

** Vegeta and Trunks are shown as Super Saiyans in the third opening to ''[[Dragonball Z]]'', which debuted one episode before Trunks had even appeared in the series. Likewise, Chichi and Goku as newlyweds appear in the fourth ''[[~~Dragonball~~]]'' ending, which debuted the same episode as the all-grown-up versions of the characters, but a good number of episodes before Chichi had been reintroduced.

** Vegeta and Trunks are shown as Super Saiyans in the third opening to ''[[Dragonball Z]]'', which debuted one episode before Trunks had even appeared in the series. Likewise, Chichi and Goku as newlyweds appear in the fourth ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' ending, which debuted the same episode as the all-grown-up versions of the characters, but a good number of episodes before Chichi had been reintroduced.

*** That ship, however, already sailed in the US. Due to Dragonball Z airing long before DB's Piccolo Jr. Saga, viewers not only knew that Goku and Chichi were going to get married, but any shock value of who Goku's opponent in ''Anonymous Proposal'' is absent.

** A Dragon Ball game, Dragon Ball GT Final Bout, was released in America just a bit after Ocean Dub released their Dragon Ball Z series but before it premiered on Cartoon Network's Toonami (Making it popular). There were characters including Frieza in his final form, Cell in his Perfect Form, Kid Buu, Adult Gohan, Trunks, and even Super Saiyan forms. People who would be playing this would have no idea who half of these characters were. In Japan, the whole Dragon Ball series was already finished.

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*** Since said OVAs came packaged with manga volumes from way later the plot points they cover, the only reason this should apply is if you're [[Fan Sub|somehow]] watching them without following the manga, and in that case, it's only your fault, and not the studio's.

* ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]'' is based on rather basic [[Real Life|history]], so it [[Foregone Conclusion|obviously]] will invoke this trope. {{spoiler|The Axis Powers lose.}} But on the more personal levels for the characters, it's assumed that every fan has at least read the strip "America Cleans Out the Storage", which is a [[Tear Jerker]] in a comedy series.

* Lots of fans still treat the fact that {{spoiler|there are two (actually, three) Syaorans}} in ''[[Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle]]'' as a spoiler (or, alternatively, the fact that {{spoiler|Watanuki from ''[[~~XXX Holic~~]]'' is a clone of Syaoran}}), even though both of them appeared on the cover together for a recent manga volume.

* Lots of fans still treat the fact that {{spoiler|there are two (actually, three) Syaorans}} in ''[[Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle]]'' as a spoiler (or, alternatively, the fact that {{spoiler|Watanuki from ''[[XxxHolic]]'' is a clone of Syaoran}}), even though both of them appeared on the cover together for a recent manga volume.

** The fact that Fai {{spoiler|had his left eye torn out and eaten by one of the aforementioned Syaorans}}, and to a lesser extent {{spoiler|the fact he's a vampire dependent on Kurogane's blood as a result}}, is also still treated as a spoiler by some fans...despite the fact he's {{spoiler|sporting an eye patch in almost every subsequent cover and official art}}. At least until he {{spoiler|got it back in a later chapter}}...

* The DVD case of ''[[Desert Punk (~~Manga~~)|Desert Punk]]'' shows what the main character looks like without his mask and the dub credits (though oddly not the credits for the Japanese cast) also spoil what his real name is by billing him as such, when we don't find out either until episode 3.

* The DVD case of ''[[Desert Punk (manga)|Desert Punk]]'' shows what the main character looks like without his mask and the dub credits (though oddly not the credits for the Japanese cast) also spoil what his real name is by billing him as such, when we don't find out either until episode 3.

* Hey, at least all of the above waited until the spoiler had actually ''happened'' in the show. Not ''[[Fresh Pretty Cure]]''. [[Dark Magical Girl|Setsuna/Eas]]'s defection from Labyrinth and rebirth as [[Sixth Ranger|the fourth Fresh Cure, Cure Passion]] was spoiled left and right by merchandising at least a month before it actually happened. Even if you managed to avoid this, being spoiled on her [[Heel Face Turn]] is still nigh-inevitable when most every piece of general ''[[Pretty Cure]]'' media nowadays will include Setsuna with the other Cures.

** In ''[[Heartcatch Pretty Cure]]'', [[Bifauxnen|Itsuki Myoudouin]] is a girl and Cure Sunshine; Yuri Tsukikage is Cure Moonlight. Not only did the merchandising department spoil this in their rush to market two more Cures, the [[Trailers Always Spoil|trailers completely gave away]] Sunshine's identity before it was officially revealed.

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* [[Planetes]]: Due to the [[Evolving Credits]], anyone who sees a late season version of the intro will be horrifically spoiled on 2 major characters who [[Face Heel Turn]].

* Back in 1996, Van's [[Wing Pull|wings]] in ''[[Vision of Escaflowne]]'' were major spoilers. Nowadays, nearly [http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e249/Shadow_Wolf_1991/Escaflowne/wings.jpg half] [http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii251/porcarr/escaflowne.jpg of] [http://i453.photobucket.com/albums/qq256/tts_posters_2008/ANIME/escaflowne.jpg the] [http://i897.photobucket.com/albums/ac171/pure_anime/Vision%20of%20Escaflowne/vision_of_escaflowne_008.jpg official] [http://i897.photobucket.com/albums/ac171/pure_anime/Vision%20of%20Escaflowne/untitled.jpg art] show them, including the ''[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e3/Escaflowne_dvd.png box set]''. That's right, you get spoiled just trying to ''buy'' the damn show.

* Any story summary for ''[[Monster (~~Anime~~)|Monster]]'' has to reveal that {{spoiler|Tenma decides to save the young boy in the first episode, who turns out to be [[Complete Monster|a homicidal genius]] and the [[Big Bad]] of the series.}}

* Any story summary for ''[[Monster (manga)|Monster]]'' has to reveal that {{spoiler|Tenma decides to save the young boy in the first episode, who turns out to be [[Complete Monster|a homicidal genius]] and the [[Big Bad]] of the series.}}

* A couple covers for later volumes of [[Twentieth Century Boys]] feature {{spoiler|a thinly-mustached man who looks a great deal like Kenji Endo. Who [[Back From the Dead|was supposed to be dead after the first story arc concluded]].}}

* Any attempt to cover that "Siegrain" or Ultear from ''[[Fairy Tail]]'' were villains who slipped into the council in order to manipulate it for their own personal gain are half-hearted at best. No one really attempts to hide that Siegrain is really a guy named Jellal who used illusions to trick everyone into thinking Siegrain was another person (his twin, if anyone saw both of them) either. The only thing people try to cover up is that Jellal was a villain because Ultear brainwashed him. Wait...no. They don't care if that one gets out either.

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* For those just starting to watch ''[[The Slayers|Slayers NEXT]]'', Xellos is a [[Always Chaotic Evil|Mazoku]]. It's not a secret anymore. The opening sequences for the season itself spoils it, if you watch closely.

* ''[[Kannazuki no Miko]]'' at first appears to be a simple series about two [[Romantic Two-Girl Friendship|best friends]], with some [[Les Yay]] and mechas thrown in. Then it turns into a twisted love triangle. Being that it is one of the most popular [[Girls Love]] series to date you should already know that the main duo aren't just best friends and who Himeko ends up with. And if you don't know, the english dub DVDs made sure to make it clear.

* [[FUNimation]] and its predecessor [[Geneon|Geneon Entertainment]], as well as the original Japanese trailers (plus openings if you count the sound novels), spare no detail when it comes to ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni]]'' -- from the characters' dark pasts to the not-so-secret actual plot to the ''ending'' of the main series.

* [[FUNimation]] and its predecessor [[Geneon|Geneon Entertainment]], as well as the original Japanese trailers (plus openings if you count the sound novels), spare no detail when it comes to ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro ni]]'' -- from the characters' dark pasts to the not-so-secret actual plot to the ''ending'' of the main series.

** The manga is a better example. They show Hanyuu and Shion in omake before they appear, leading people who have never played the sound novels or watched the anime to wonder why Mion's hair is down (you could just think it's a fanservice omake thing, though) and who that girl with the horns is.

* {{spoiler|Ai's}} true identity is one of the biggest plot twists in [[Detective Conan]]. Too bad she's one of the most popular characters and its impossible to talk about her without spoiling anything.

** Then again, it does get revealed pretty soon after she first appears, so no troubles. Shuichi Akai and Jodie, on the other hand... {{spoiler|Try discussing them without revealing that they're not Gin and Vermouth in disguise, which probably everybody assumes before the big reveal.}} And let's not even start with Rena.

* ''[[~~Pokémon Special (Manga)|~~Pokémon Special]]'': [[Samus Is a Girl|Yellow is a girl]]. If you read FRLG or the last chapters of Emerald or GSC before you read the Yellow arc, you're going to be awfully confused by the consistent male terminology.

* ''[[Pokémon Special]]'': [[Samus Is a Girl|Yellow is a girl]]. If you read FRLG or the last chapters of Emerald or GSC before you read the Yellow arc, you're going to be awfully confused by the consistent male terminology.

* ''[[~~Pluto (Manga)|~~Pluto]]'': The cover of the final volume shows {{spoiler|Atom touching one of Pluto's horns, spoiling not only that he returns to life in-series but also the ultimate outcome of their fight}}.

* ''[[Pluto]]'': The cover of the final volume shows {{spoiler|Atom touching one of Pluto's horns, spoiling not only that he returns to life in-series but also the ultimate outcome of their fight}}.

** Of course, if you've [[Astro Boy (~~Manga~~)|read the original]], as just about everyone in Japan would have, [[It Was His Sled|you'd know this already]].

** Of course, if you've [[Astro Boy (manga)|read the original]], as just about everyone in Japan would have, [[It Was His Sled|you'd know this already]].

* All the official art for the second season of ''[[Sora no Otoshimono]]'' shows [[Dumb Blonde|Astraea]] hanging around the good guys (Well, fellow [[Our Angels Are Different|Angeloids]] [[Emotionless Girl|Ikaros]] and [[Token Mini-Moe|Nymph]]), spoiling her eventual [[Heel Face Turn]]. Guess they expected everyone to have read the manga already.

* Kidou's [[Heel Face Turn]] [[Seventh-Episode Twist|halfway through the first arc]] of ''[[Inazuma Eleven]]'' was accompanied by a uniform change (for obvious reasons, but he even changed the color of his [[Badass Cape]] to match) and turned him into a permanent fixture of the central cast, making this trope practically impossible to avoid.

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* You literally cannot go through ''[[Ojamajo Doremi]]'' without knowing that Hana, the magical baby the main characters are sworn protect in the second season, becomes part of the main team by the fourth season as a witch apprentice. Her identity was kept as a spoiler at first, but pretty soon her image was on everything, from toys to posters.

* In ''[[Vampire Knight]] Guilty,'' that Yukki {{spoiler|is actually a pure-blood vampire, as well as Kaname's sister (technically; it explains things in the manga) and fiance.}}

* ''[[~~Girl Friends (Manga)|~~Girl Friends]]'' spends much of the first volume looking like a standard story about two girls of contrasting personalities meeting and becoming friends, before Chapter 7 confirms that one of them has fallen for the other in a big way. Of course, as the manga is best known as a modern classic of the [[Yuri Genre]] with advertisers marketing it as a story of two best friends who fall in love, it's hardly a surprise now.

* ''[[Girl Friends]]'' spends much of the first volume looking like a standard story about two girls of contrasting personalities meeting and becoming friends, before Chapter 7 confirms that one of them has fallen for the other in a big way. Of course, as the manga is best known as a modern classic of the [[Yuri Genre]] with advertisers marketing it as a story of two best friends who fall in love, it's hardly a surprise now.

* ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica]]'': the fact that this anime is actually a [[Deconstructor Fleet]] which is definitely [[What Do You Mean It's Not for Kids?|not for your little sister]] was originally disguised behind a cutesy facade, but these days everyone already knows the anime is actually grimdark.

** Also, it's pretty widely known that {{spoiler|Mami [[Off ~~With~~ His Head|loses her head]] [[Cerebus Syndrome|in Episode 3]].}}

** Also, it's pretty widely known that {{spoiler|Mami [[Off with His Head|loses her head]] [[Cerebus Syndrome|in Episode 3]].}}

** And that {{spoiler|Kyubey is evil!}} Ironically, that one [[Well-Intentioned Extremist|is not]] [[Ron the Death Eater|entirely accurate]].

== Comics ==

* A popular arc of ''[[~~Superman (Comic Book)|~~Superman]]'' featured a warped and bizarre Metropolis in which the villainous Superman every night busted out and had to be brought back to jail by the resident superhero, Bizarro. The reason behind this sudden change and the entity responsible? The mystery was tightly kept during the original release, but the fact that the paperback collection was titled {{spoiler|Emperor [[The Joker|Joker]]}} ruined the big surprise.

* A popular arc of ''[[Superman]]'' featured a warped and bizarre Metropolis in which the villainous Superman every night busted out and had to be brought back to jail by the resident superhero, Bizarro. The reason behind this sudden change and the entity responsible? The mystery was tightly kept during the original release, but the fact that the paperback collection was titled {{spoiler|Emperor [[The Joker|Joker]]}} ruined the big surprise.

* The second issue of Marvel's ''[[Thunderbolts]]'' comic had a retailer's incentive alternate cover that showed the team {{spoiler|in their original Masters of Evil guises}}. This cover was also used as the cover of the first collected edition.

* Similar to the first example, the trade paperback for one ''[[Transformers]]'' story was called ''Transformers: {{spoiler|Legacy of Unicron}}''. This was a big deal when the comic was first published: the title was blanked in the table of contents.

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== Fanfiction ==

* The fact that the ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic ~~(Animation)~~|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' fanfic ''[[Cupcakes (Fanfic)|Cupcakes]]'' is grimdark was supposed to be a [[Shocking Swerve]]. With the level of infamy this fic has in the fandom, if you figured out about the fanfic without knowing this, then someone intentionally set you up.

* The fact that the ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' fanfic ''[[Cupcakes (Fanfic)|Cupcakes]]'' is grimdark was supposed to be a [[Shocking Swerve]]. With the level of infamy this fic has in the fandom, if you figured out about the fanfic without knowing this, then someone intentionally set you up.

* While not nearly as egregious as some examples, in ''[[~~Winter War (Fanfic)|~~Winter War]]'', Byakuya's survival is one of these. The series index lists the chapters by name and POV character. Byakuya is MIA at the start of the fic, his death apparently confirmed several chapters later... and then we get a chapter titled "Byakuya: Necessity." So if you started reading late, and looked at the chapter index, you probably knew he wasn't really dead even before you got to the point where Hanatarou remembers seeing him apparently die.

* While not nearly as egregious as some examples, in ''[[Winter War]]'', Byakuya's survival is one of these. The series index lists the chapters by name and POV character. Byakuya is MIA at the start of the fic, his death apparently confirmed several chapters later... and then we get a chapter titled "Byakuya: Necessity." So if you started reading late, and looked at the chapter index, you probably knew he wasn't really dead even before you got to the point where Hanatarou remembers seeing him apparently die.

== Films -- Animation ==

* Trailers and merchandise for ''[[Shrek]] 2'' and ''3'' both obviously and inevitably spoil what was a huge surprise in the first movie: Fiona turns into an ogre. "Why is Fiona fat and green?! Wait! NOOOO!"

* The 2-disc DVD edition of [[Disney Animated Canon|Disney's]] ''[[Aladdin (Disney)|Aladdin]]'' starts with several movie trailers before you reach the main DVD menu. Including the trailer for ''Aladdin: The Return of Jafar''. Where he, you know, ''[[Revenge of the Sequel|returns]]''. As a genie.

* The 2-disc DVD edition of [[Disney Animated Canon|Disney's]] ''[[Aladdin (Disney film)|Aladdin]]'' starts with several movie trailers before you reach the main DVD menu. Including the trailer for ''Aladdin: The Return of Jafar''. Where he, you know, ''[[Revenge of the Sequel|returns]]''. As a genie.

** And Heaven forbid anyone watch the ''[[Aladdin (Disney)|Aladdin]]'' TV show before seeing that Iago did a [[Heel Face Turn]] in ''The Return of Jafar''. The [[Disney Channel]] aired several episodes in April 1994 before the company's video department released that sequel in May, and thus Iago was inexplicably "being all chummy-chummy" with the crew, perching harmlessly on Jasmine's shoulder, etc.

** And Heaven forbid anyone watch the ''[[Aladdin (Disney film)|Aladdin]]'' TV show before seeing that Iago did a [[Heel Face Turn]] in ''The Return of Jafar''. The [[Disney Channel]] aired several episodes in April 1994 before the company's video department released that sequel in May, and thus Iago was inexplicably "being all chummy-chummy" with the crew, perching harmlessly on Jasmine's shoulder, etc.

* ''[[~~Tangled (Disney)|~~Tangled]]'' has a follow-up short, ''Tangled Ever After'', detailing events from Rapunzel's wedding day. Among other things, this reveals that Rapunzel has short brown hair by the time her movie ends, and that her love interest's real name is Eugene Fitzherbert, not Flynn Rider.

* ''[[Tangled]]'' has a follow-up short, ''Tangled Ever After'', detailing events from Rapunzel's wedding day. Among other things, this reveals that Rapunzel has short brown hair by the time her movie ends, and that her love interest's real name is Eugene Fitzherbert, not Flynn Rider.

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** Lampshaded mercilessly by [[Ansem Retort]] Darth Maul, who was shown as being oblivious that {{spoiler|Qui-Gon died}}, complaining to Marluxia that "some people haven't seen this movie yet." This is made more absurd when one considers that his introduction into the comic included whining about his fate in the end of the movie.

** And even for newcomers watching the movies in chronological order, it is quite hard to remain unspoiled about the relationship between the Queen of Naboo and her handmaiden when so many materials about Episode II and III talk about {{spoiler|Senator Padme Amidala}}.

* The trailers and posters for ''[[Harry Potter (~~Film~~)|Harry Potter]] and the Deathly Hallows'' is fairly blunt about a number of Book 7 developments, including {{spoiler|the Battle of Hogwarts, Harry's turning himself over to Voldemort, and the show-down between Harry and Voldemort}}.

* The trailers and posters for ''[[Harry Potter (film)|Harry Potter]] and the Deathly Hallows'' is fairly blunt about a number of Book 7 developments, including {{spoiler|the Battle of Hogwarts, Harry's turning himself over to Voldemort, and the show-down between Harry and Voldemort}}.

** Also, if you haven't read or seen ''[[Harry Potter (Franchise)/Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince|Half-Blood Prince]]'', you might be a tad confused as to why Harry and Ginny kiss in the 7 trailer. But then, the trailer basically spoils ''everything'' aside from the final outcome of, since most of the trailer is made of stuff that is ''definitely'' from the second part. Way to go, trailer-makers.

** Trailers for the fifth movie obviously center on the Ministry's refusal to accept that Voldemort has returned. Gee, I wonder what happened at the end of the previous film.

*** These are really all examples of [[It Was His Sled]].

** Trailers for the fifth movie also clearly show that Sirius Black is {{spoiler|a good guy}}, spoiling [[The Reveal]] at the end of the third film. It's made even more explicate in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaCwrQCjeRk this promo] for the same film. In fact, if you spend any time around pretty much anything ''Harry Potter''-related on the Internet, it's very hard to remain unspoiled about this before you read the third book/watch the third movie.

* ''[[Speed Racer (~~Film~~)|Speed Racer]]'' hangs a lampshade that Racer X is Rex Racer, [[Not His Sled|with the twist that he isn't Speed's brother]] {{spoiler|[[Subverted Trope|except he still is, he just had plastic surgery]]}}.

* ''[[Speed Racer (film)|Speed Racer]]'' hangs a lampshade that Racer X is Rex Racer, [[Not His Sled|with the twist that he isn't Speed's brother]] {{spoiler|[[Subverted Trope|except he still is, he just had plastic surgery]]}}.

* The final shot of ''[[Being There]]'' is often spoiled by reviewers, biographies and documentaries of [[Peter Sellers]] (as well as the 2004 biopic ''The Life and Death of Peter Sellers''), and even TV promos (and the trailers for that biopic). What's really sad is that it's an unusually powerful [[Twist Ending]] {{spoiler|in that it forces the viewer to rethink what they know about Chance the Gardener -- as said at the [[Misaimed Fandom]] entry, perhaps the viewer WASN'T as privy to his actual nature as they thought... or was she? Plus, it's a sudden injection of sheer fantasy into what was a fairly realistic satire up to that moment}}. That said though, given the reasons it tends to be spoiled -- it's the [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]] for both the character and perhaps the actor (it was conceived as a response to how well the movie and his performance were working), as well as a starting point for discussions about the film -- it's perhaps more justifiable than other examples of this trope.

** Heck, the shot is often used on the cover.

* Because it's been in so many other ''[[Batman]]'' media anyway, it's impossible not to know that Harvey Dent becomes Two-Face. The only question in any of the series is how, and when. Still, there was an interview with Aaron Eckhart in the July/August 08 ''Men's Health''. It lists his movie roles, including his turn in ''[[The Dark Knight Saga]]'' as "Harvey Dent, a.k.a. Harvey Two-Face". Which kind of blew the surprise considering that nobody knew if he actually would become Two-Face during that film or not. {{spoiler|Of course he did!}}

** Also something that might have thrown people by the Burton/Schumacher films: Harvey Dent was played by Billy Dee Williams in the first movie, and [[The Other Darrin|Tommy Lee Jones]] (as Two-Face) in the third. Lest you think that changing actors can be done subtly, Williams is Black and Jones is White.

*** As mentioned on the ''[[~~Batman Forever (Film)|~~Batman Forever]]'' page, Williams took the minor role of Harvey Dent expecting that in sequels he would become Two-Face, and had it in his contract. The studio bought him out, when they wanted to use Tommy Lee Jones instead.

*** As mentioned on the ''[[Batman Forever]]'' page, Williams took the minor role of Harvey Dent expecting that in sequels he would become Two-Face, and had it in his contract. The studio bought him out, when they wanted to use Tommy Lee Jones instead.

* There are plenty of people who are going to be upset, but shouldn't be, about ''The Express's'' built-in [[Downer Ending]]: Ernie Davis died of leukemia two years after the film's signature [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]]. Some of the current commercials [[Lampshade]] this (probably hoping to stave off such a reaction), but still...

* Thanks to pretty much every movie and television show at the time and since parodying it, it's pretty hard not to know that ''[[Thelma and Louise]]'' has a [[Bolivian Army Ending]] with the titular ladies driving their car off a cliff.

* Most of the marketing for ''[[Watchmen (~~Film~~)|Watchmen]]'' falls under [[Trailers Always Spoil]] in that it's not very subtle about {{spoiler|Veidt being the real villain}}. However, [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Watchmen-Rorschach/44288562035 the bio for Rorschach on Facebook] includes an audio clip of his journal, one of which has him flat out ''stating'' this fact. Commercials also reveal Rorschach's face, spoiling his identity for anyone who hadn't already read the graphic novel, or knew the character's actor.

* Most of the marketing for ''[[Watchmen (film)|Watchmen]]'' falls under [[Trailers Always Spoil]] in that it's not very subtle about {{spoiler|Veidt being the real villain}}. However, [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Watchmen-Rorschach/44288562035 the bio for Rorschach on Facebook] includes an audio clip of his journal, one of which has him flat out ''stating'' this fact. Commercials also reveal Rorschach's face, spoiling his identity for anyone who hadn't already read the graphic novel, or knew the character's actor.

** But the movie was shot and edited in a way where you couldn't even see the bum's face, so the reveal of his face wasn't as significant.

*** Actually, it does show his face. But it's hard to recognize him as Rorschach until a rewatch.

* ''[[Scream (~~Film~~)|Scream]]'': As Ghostface put it: "[[Friday the 13th (~~Film~~)|You should know that Jason's mother, Mrs. Voorhees, was the original killer. Jason didn't show up till the sequel.]] I'm afraid that was the wrong answer."

* ''[[Scream (film)|Scream]]'': As Ghostface put it: "[[Friday the 13th (film)|You should know that Jason's mother, Mrs. Voorhees, was the original killer. Jason didn't show up till the sequel.]] I'm afraid that was the wrong answer."

* The Academy Awards themselves actually manage to spoil [[All There Is to Know About "The Crying Game"|the big surprise]] of ''[[The Crying Game]]'' by {{spoiler|nominating a certain member of the cast for Best Supporting '''Actor'''}}.

** Before the movie came out in Australia.

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* The iconic scene from ''[[Say Anything]]'', where Lloyd is holding the boombox over his head, is now the cover art for the film.

** Now? [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8a/Say_Anything.jpg It's on the original theatrical poster.]

* ''[[Star Trek III ~~the~~ Search For Spock]]''. Search? Did something [[Heroic Sacrifice|happen to Spock]] in the last movie?

* ''[[Star Trek III: The Search For Spock]]''. Search? Did something [[Heroic Sacrifice|happen to Spock]] in the last movie?

* The trailers for the second part of the ''[[The Lord of the Rings (~~Film~~)|The Lord of the Rings]]'' trilogy, ''The Two Towers'', made it very, ''very'' clear that Gandalf was not in fact dead as the first movie had implied. Which was a pretty major plot twist in the book, but apparently the marketing team thought genre-savvy movie-goers probably figured it out.

* The trailers for the second part of the ''[[The Lord of the Rings (film)|The Lord of the Rings]]'' trilogy, ''The Two Towers'', made it very, ''very'' clear that Gandalf was not in fact dead as the first movie had implied. Which was a pretty major plot twist in the book, but apparently the marketing team thought genre-savvy movie-goers probably figured it out.

** Or they figured that most people had, you know, [[Adaptation Displacement|read the books.]]

* The opening credits of ''The [[Final Destination]]'' play across CGI reenactments of [[Gorn|spectacular deaths]] from the prior three films, potentially depleting their shock-value for anyone seeing this installment first. Partially averted, as the reenactments use skeletal figures in the role of victims, hence the ''identity'' of who'd gotten killed in each manner is left in doubt.

** [[A Nightmare On Elm Street|Freddy's]] opening monologue in ''[[Freddy VS Jason]]'' includes a rapid-fire flashback to several of the previous Elm Street films' killings, which spoil a lot of them for viewers who initially take an interest in ''F Vs. J'' as [[Friday the 13th (~~Film~~)|Jason]] fans.

** [[A Nightmare on Elm Street|Freddy's]] opening monologue in ''[[Freddy vs. Jason]]'' includes a rapid-fire flashback to several of the previous Elm Street films' killings, which spoil a lot of them for viewers who initially take an interest in ''F Vs. J'' as [[Friday the 13th (film)|Jason]] fans.

* The tagline for ''[[Little Nicky]]'' basically spoils who his mom is...

* You might be upset by what happens to the main character in ''Pride of the Yankees''. He's a baseball player on top of his game, taking his team all the way... and then he comes down with Lou Gehrig's disease. {{spoiler|As ''[[Friends]]'' pointed out, it's a biopic about Lou Gehrig.}}

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* The DVD and video covers for the original ''[[Planet of the Apes]]'' has {{spoiler|the final, iconic shot of the Statue of Liberty}}. Despite this, there are still some people who don't know the ending.

* The VHS release of ''[[What Dreams May Come]]'' spoiled {{spoiler|Annie's suicide}} on the back of the box. And then the DVD release did it again.

* ''[[Alien (~~Film~~)|Alien Resurrection]]'''s official trailer flatout says that {{spoiler|Ellen Ripley died before the events of the film}} no less than three separate times (using various characters' quotes).

* ''[[Alien (franchise)|Alien Resurrection]]'''s official trailer flatout says that {{spoiler|Ellen Ripley died before the events of the film}} no less than three separate times (using various characters' quotes).

** The back cover for the UK DVD release of ''Alien 3'' outright spoils the fact that supporting characters Dwayne Hicks and 'Newt' Jorden are killed at the beginning of the film (before Ripley crashes on Fiorina 161).

* There's a very subtle one in [http://www.posters.ws/images/408149/usual_suspects.jpg this poster] for ''[[The Usual Suspects]]''. The tagline is a hint. {{spoiler|Kevin Spacey (aka Verbal Kint) is the only one who's over his name. Also, he's the last in the lineup and the last one named.}}

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** Also, if you watch too much of the main menu of the DVD of the ''[[The Usual Suspects]]'' you will see {{spoiler|a man's feet as he limps down the street. His gait quickly becomes less shuffling and he is suddenly walking perfectly fine.}}

* If you didn't know that {{spoiler|Jigsaw died}} in ''[[Saw]] III'', you may wish to steer clear of the trailers and DVD boxart for ''Saw IV'', which show {{spoiler|Jigsaw's body lying on an autopsy table and his disembodied head being weighed on a scale}}, respectively.

* The DVD cover of ''[[Halloween (~~Film~~)|Halloween]] II'' outright spoils the fact that Laurie Strode is Michael Myers' {{spoiler|sister}}; something that isn't revealed until mid-way through the film.

* The DVD cover of ''[[Halloween (film)|Halloween]] II'' outright spoils the fact that Laurie Strode is Michael Myers' {{spoiler|sister}}; something that isn't revealed until mid-way through the film.

* Once you pop the [[Ghost Rider]] DVD into your player, the background visuals behind the menus reveal that {{spoiler|there is a second Ghost Rider}}.

* Prior to it's airing on tv, the [[Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue]] episode "Trakeena's Revenge" was sold in limited [[McDonald's]] during April, and thus providing spoilers (to those not Sentai educated) for the later portion of the series such as the Rangers' Omega Megazord, Max Solarzord, V-Lancers, Battle Boosters. Not to mention the first onscreen appearance of Olympius, as well as Queen Bansheera who has partially taken physical form.

* ''[[The Avengers (~~Film~~)|The Avengers]]'', by necessity, spoils [[Thor (~~Film~~)|most]] [[Captain America ~~the~~ First Avenger|of]] [[Iron Man (~~Film~~)|the]] [[The Incredible Hulk (~~Film~~)|films]] it follows, seeing as how [[Massive Multiplayer Crossover|all of the heroes]] from said films show up and make reference to prior events. Bruce Banner mentions that he "leveled Harlem" (from ''Incredible Hulk''), Steve Rogers mentions that he remembers "HYDRA's secret weapon" (along with a discussion of how it fell into the ocean when he crashed), Loki and Dr. Selvig's presence (spoiling [[The Stinger]] of ''Thor'') and many other minor elements.

* ''[[The Avengers (film)|The Avengers]]'', by necessity, spoils [[Thor (film)|most]] [[Captain America: The First Avenger|of]] [[Iron Man (film)|the]] [[The Incredible Hulk (film)|films]] it follows, seeing as how [[Massive Multiplayer Crossover|all of the heroes]] from said films show up and make reference to prior events. Bruce Banner mentions that he "leveled Harlem" (from ''Incredible Hulk''), Steve Rogers mentions that he remembers "HYDRA's secret weapon" (along with a discussion of how it fell into the ocean when he crashed), Loki and Dr. Selvig's presence (spoiling [[The Stinger]] of ''Thor'') and many other minor elements.

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* In the [[Kenzie and Gennaro Series]], the identity of the serial killer in the second book is mentioned repeatedly in later books. He essentially becomes Patrick Kenzie's boogeyman, with his memory constantly haunting his nightmares. It's easy to forget that in the second book, he was introduced as {{spoiler|Gerry Glynn, the retired policeman who runs a bar in Patrick's neighborhood}}.

** Also, the sixth book is a direct follow-up to ''[[Gone Baby Gone]]'', the fourth book in the series. The conclusion to that one, where {{spoiler|Kenzie rescues the girl from her loving kidnappers and returns her to her neglectful drug-addict mother,}} is spoiled on the back cover of the sixth book.

* ''[[Twilight (~~Literature~~)|Twilight]]'': Edward is a [[Our Vampires Are Different|vampire]]. You can glean that from ''the back of the book''. This despite the fact that it tries to keep the reader guessing what Edward's deal is for about the first half of the book.

* ''[[Twilight (novel)|Twilight]]'': Edward is a [[Our Vampires Are Different|vampire]]. You can glean that from ''the back of the book''. This despite the fact that it tries to keep the reader guessing what Edward's deal is for about the first half of the book.

** It's really more of [[Dramatic Irony]] than "keeping the reader guessing"; the reader knows, but Bella still needs to figure it out.

* ''[[~~Discworld (Literature)|~~Discworld]]'':

* ''[[Discworld]]'':

** Certain editions of the ''[[Discworld]]'' book ''[[Discworld ~~(Literature)~~/Guards Guards|Guards Guards]]'' contains character summaries of the "Duke of Ankh, Commander" Vimes, and "Captain" Carrot. For those who don't know, this is the first book of the Watch series, and it ends with a still-drunken Captain Vimes, and a still-naive Lance-Corporal Carrot.<br /><br />By the way, the character summaries of these editions are found all the way back in the first book of ''Discworld'', which doesn't even have the City Watch. In fact only four of the seventeen characters in the summaries are even in the book and only two of those played a major part.

** Certain editions of the ''[[Discworld]]'' book ''[[Discworld/Guards Guards|Guards Guards]]'' contains character summaries of the "Duke of Ankh, Commander" Vimes, and "Captain" Carrot. For those who don't know, this is the first book of the Watch series, and it ends with a still-drunken Captain Vimes, and a still-naive Lance-Corporal Carrot.<br /><br />By the way, the character summaries of these editions are found all the way back in the first book of ''Discworld'', which doesn't even have the City Watch. In fact only four of the seventeen characters in the summaries are even in the book and only two of those played a major part.

** The Harper Torch printings of the older ''[[~~Discworld (Literature)|~~Discworld]]'' books tend to assume you've read them already, so they tend to have fairly spoileriffic images on the cover. To their credit, the spoiler usually doesn't make sense until you ''have'' read the book, but it's still not cool to put the gonne on the cover of ''[[Discworld ~~(Literature)~~/Men At Arms|Men At Arms]]''. (Not a ''huge'' spoiler though, as anybody in Roundworld rather than the Discworld will know what the weapon was as soon as the first death occurs. Any cover image or blurb that shows a plot element is arguably equivalent, since you wouldn't otherwise know about the book until you started to read it.)

** The Harper Torch printings of the older ''[[Discworld]]'' books tend to assume you've read them already, so they tend to have fairly spoileriffic images on the cover. To their credit, the spoiler usually doesn't make sense until you ''have'' read the book, but it's still not cool to put the gonne on the cover of ''[[Discworld/Men At Arms|Men At Arms]]''. (Not a ''huge'' spoiler though, as anybody in Roundworld rather than the Discworld will know what the weapon was as soon as the first death occurs. Any cover image or blurb that shows a plot element is arguably equivalent, since you wouldn't otherwise know about the book until you started to read it.)

** The "classy" Corgi reprints have black covers with something symbolic or significant (eg vampire teeth for ''[[Discworld ~~(Literature)~~/Carpe Jugulum|Carpe Jugulum]]''). The one for ''[[Discworld ~~(Literature)~~/Feet of Clay|Feet of Clay]]'' is [http://img1.fantasticfiction.co.uk/isbnthumbs/055/215/0552153257.jpg a bit of a giveaway] for a book that even calls itself a "howdunnit".

** The "classy" Corgi reprints have black covers with something symbolic or significant (eg vampire teeth for ''[[Discworld/Carpe Jugulum|Carpe Jugulum]]''). The one for ''[[Discworld/Feet of Clay|Feet of Clay]]'' is [http://img1.fantasticfiction.co.uk/isbnthumbs/055/215/0552153257.jpg a bit of a giveaway] for a book that even calls itself a "howdunnit".

** Not only does this happen with the endings of the Discworld books, but it will automatically happen if you read the first book of a series published after any earlier work. This is most glaring with the first Moist von Lipwig book, ''[[Discworld ~~(Literature)~~/Going Postal|Going Postal]]'', which includes spoilers to nearly all of the city watch books and The Truth. As this is one of the most popular novels in the series, and one of the more recently published, it is a real problem for new fans unsure of where to really start.

** Not only does this happen with the endings of the Discworld books, but it will automatically happen if you read the first book of a series published after any earlier work. This is most glaring with the first Moist von Lipwig book, ''[[Discworld/Going Postal|Going Postal]]'', which includes spoilers to nearly all of the city watch books and The Truth. As this is one of the most popular novels in the series, and one of the more recently published, it is a real problem for new fans unsure of where to really start.

* [[Shakespeare]]'s works. Everyone knows the ending to ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' (pictured), and to ''[[Hamlet]]'', and to ''[[Julius Caesar]]'', and to ''[[Macbeth]]''. (''Romeo and Juliet'' even [[Oh, and X Dies|mentions in the prologue that both the title characters die]]. And ''JC'' is helped by [[Doomed By Canon|being based on a true story]].) The lesser known works such as ''[[Othello]]'' are still at risk but way better than the Big Five.

* [[Shakespeare]]'s works. Everyone knows the ending to ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' (pictured), and to ''[[Hamlet]]'', and to ''[[Julius Caesar]]'', and to ''[[Macbeth]]''. (''Romeo and Juliet'' even [[Oh, and X Dies|mentions in the prologue that both the title characters die]]. And ''JC'' is helped by [[Doomed by Canon|being based on a true story]].) The lesser known works such as ''[[Othello]]'' are still at risk but way better than the Big Five.

** Just knowing the ''genre'' of a particular Shakespeare play pretty much spoils the entire ending. If it's a comedy, everyone gets married at the end and lives happily ever after; if it's a a tragedy, everyone dies at the end; and if it's a history, well, those are [[Foregone Conclusion|no-brainers.]]

* This happens with a few Dickens novels, especially ''[[A Christmas Carol]]'', but ''[[A Tale of Two Cities]]'', despite always getting talked about in popular media, is an odd aversion of this. Everyone know it's starting line "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times" but very few people know more than that. Especially the quasi-Hero Quest of Sydney Carton as he tries to redeem himself. The 2009 edition manages to say that {{spoiler|Carton dies}} on the back of the book.

* [[The Reveal]] at the ending of ''[[The Wheel of Time]]'''s first book? Rand is the Dragon Reborn. The cover of the third book? A triumphant Rand, with the words "The Dragon Reborn" written in big, bold letters. Although in all fairness, it was pretty obvious from about halfway into the third chapter. (Of course, it's only a spoiler if you identify the young man with sandy-coloured hair wearing a cream-coloured tunic with a purple belt, denim jeans (or the fantasy equivalent), mid-calf leather boots, and a glowing sword floating in mid-air above his raised hand as being the tall, gray-eyed youth with a reddish tint to his hair described in the first book - it's not like the cover comes with a name tag.)

* The front cover art of ''[[Spellsinger|The Moment of the Magician]]'' by [[Alan Dean Foster]] spoils what is clearly written to be a surprise, {{spoiler|that the new evil magician in town is a kid's party magician who stumbled in from our own world, and now his lame magic works}}.

* Haven't read the first three books in Chris D'Lacy's ''[[Dragons (~~Literature~~)|Dragons]]'' series? The blurb on the [[Trilogy Creep|fourth book]] doesn't seem to care, since it reveals right on the inside that {{spoiler|David, the protagonist of the first three books, [[Heroic Sacrifice|dies at the end]] of the third book.}}

* Haven't read the first three books in Chris D'Lacy's ''[[Dragons (novel)|Dragons]]'' series? The blurb on the [[Trilogy Creep|fourth book]] doesn't seem to care, since it reveals right on the inside that {{spoiler|David, the protagonist of the first three books, [[Heroic Sacrifice|dies at the end]] of the third book.}}

* Likewise, ''[[The Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde]]'', as originally conceived, was a mystery. You weren't supposed to know Hyde was Jekyll all potioned up. Thanks to numerous film adaptations, ''[[The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen]]'', and [[Jekyll and Hyde|the phrase]] being constantly (mis)used in popular culture, it's not a mystery anymore!

** Instead, it's [[Dramatic Irony]].

*** A fact which in itself may or may not be situational irony...

* One of the reviews on the back of ''[[The City of Ember]]'' says {{spoiler|"The cliffhanger ending will leave readers clamoring for the next installment."}}

* In some parts of the ''[[~~Warrior Cats (Literature)|~~Warrior Cats]]'' fandom, something only counts as a spoiler if it happened in a book that came out less than a month ago. If the book is more than a month old, well... too bad. However, the phenomenon also appears in the books themselves:

* In some parts of the ''[[Warrior Cats]]'' fandom, something only counts as a spoiler if it happened in a book that came out less than a month ago. If the book is more than a month old, well... too bad. However, the phenomenon also appears in the books themselves:

** The author seems to act like everyone should know what happens in the first series, too, considering how much of it she spoils in the spin-offs. Also no one, ''literally'' no one, calls Firestar "Fireheart", because everyone should know that {{spoiler|Bluestar dies and he becomes leader in Book 6}}. Most [[Official Couple|Official Couples]] are also treated as common knowledge.

** And there's the blurb for ''Sunrise'', which spoils the [[Wham! Episode|climax of the previous book]]. Yay!

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* In the ''Blue is for Nightmares'' series, {{spoiler|Jacob dies}} at the end of ''Silver is for Secrets''. This is helpfully revealed on the back of the sequel ''Red is for Remembrance''. Of course, the back of ''Black is for Beginnings'' helpfully notes out that {{spoiler|he actually was Not Dead Yet}}.

* Enoch Root, of [[Neal Stephenson]]'s ''[[Cryptonomicon]]'' and ''[[The Baroque Cycle]]'' is {{spoiler|immortal}}. Treated as a surprise in ''[[Cryptonomicon]]'', but since he's the very first character to appear in ''[[The Baroque Cycle]]'' {{spoiler|(which takes place somewhere in the range of 300 years earlier)}}, you'll know he's {{spoiler|[[Really Seven Hundred Years Old]]}} even if all you know about him from ''[[Cryptonomicon]]'' is that he appeared in that book.

* First words on the back of the second ''[[~~Tawny~~ ~~Man~~ ~~(Literature)~~|Tawny Man]]'' book by [[Robin Hobb]]? {{spoiler|Nighteyes is dead.}} Thanks a lot.

* First words on the back of the second ''[[Realm of the Elderlings|Tawny Man]]'' book by [[Robin Hobb]]? {{spoiler|Nighteyes is dead.}} Thanks a lot.

** Even worse than that is that readers who aren't very careful (or aren't sure about book's names) will read the preview chapter at the end of ''[[~~Liveship~~ ~~Traders~~ ~~(Literature)~~|Ship of Destiny]]'', and find out that very spoiler. I spent the entirety of ''Fool's Errand'' thinking "Okay, shouldn't this happen in the beginning? Yeah, it's supposed to happen. I'm 50 pages from the end, it hasn't happened. Okay, just happened. I guess I should feel sad now. Hmm."

** Even worse than that is that readers who aren't very careful (or aren't sure about book's names) will read the preview chapter at the end of ''[[Realm of the Elderlings|Ship of Destiny]]'', and find out that very spoiler. I spent the entirety of ''Fool's Errand'' thinking "Okay, shouldn't this happen in the beginning? Yeah, it's supposed to happen. I'm 50 pages from the end, it hasn't happened. Okay, just happened. I guess I should feel sad now. Hmm."

* French translation of the title of Lois McMaster Bujold's first book in the ''Vorkosigan'' series, ''Shards of Honor'', was ''Cordelia Vokosigan'', calling the heroine by her married name, said marriage occuring at the very end of the book and being quite hard-won by that time.

** And in ''Cordelia's Honor'', ''Barrayar'' and ''Shards of Honor'' packaged together, the blurb on the back spoils the first half of the book for anyone who was new in coming to the ''Vorkosigan Saga''.

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** Hell the ''titles'' of later books give away previous plot developments. {{spoiler|They follow the pattern of Tavi's position during that book, thus spoiling his career advancements.}}

* At the end of the first ''[[Kingdom Keepers]]'' book, it's revealed that [[Obviously Evil|Jez]] was actually [[Brainwashed]], and she's [[The Sixth Ranger|Amanda's]] sister. Rescuing her becomes the main goal of the second book.

* So you're reading the first book of the ''[[~~Honorverse~~ ~~(Literature)~~|Honorverse]]'', you come to the very end, turn the page, and staring you right in the face is an excerpt the first chapter from the ''eleventh'' book in the series that goes and spoils just about every plot point related directly to the main character.

* So you're reading the first book of the ''[[Honor Harrington|Honorverse]]'', you come to the very end, turn the page, and staring you right in the face is an excerpt the first chapter from the ''eleventh'' book in the series that goes and spoils just about every plot point related directly to the main character.

* In ''[[The Parasol Protectorate]]'', the back cover blurb for book 2 gives away the plot twist at the end of book 1, and the back cover blurb of book 3 gives away the plot twists for books 1 and 2. Tough luck for those who want to read the entire series at once.

* The second ''[[Temeraire]]'' book is based ''entirely'' around [[The Reveal]]/borderline [[Deus Ex Machina]] at the end of the first book that {{spoiler|Temeraire is a Celestial, the single rarest dragon breed in the world, regarded as nearly godlike in their native China}}.

* The second paragraph of the blurb for ''Inkdeath'' starts, "{{spoiler|The fire-eater Dustfinger is dead.}}" Okay, we know the movie and the book end differently, but come on!

* The first book of the ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' series ends with the execution of {{spoiler|[[Decoy Protagonist|Ned Stark]]}} and the fallout from this event fuels the plot of the next book; this, and the fact that Daenerys managed to {{spoiler|hatch the fossilised dragon eggs}} is spoiled in some versions of the blurbs of later books. Other major events throughout the series are also spoiled in this way, including {{spoiler|Jaime and Cersei's incest, Robert's death, Stannis' defeat, Joffrey's death, and many more}}. The miniseries is going to have a similar problem, especially with the first one; how are they going to hide the fact that {{spoiler|Sean Bean, of all actors}} will not be returning for season two?

* In the short [[Death By Newbery Medal|Newbery-award winning]] book, ''[[~~On My Honor (Literature)|~~On My Honor]]'', the summary on the back spoils what is probably the only [[Slice of Life|plot point in the entire novel]]<ref> The fact that one of the characters drowns to death</ref>.

* In the short [[Death by Newbery Medal|Newbery-award winning]] book, ''[[On My Honor]]'', the summary on the back spoils what is probably the only [[Slice of Life|plot point in the entire novel]]<ref> The fact that one of the characters drowns to death</ref>.

* The two bigs twists at the end of the first ''[[Percy Jackson ~~and~~ ~~The~~ Olympians ~~(Literature)~~|Percy Jackson and The Olympians]]'' novel, ''The Lightning Thief'', is that {{spoiler|Kronos is the [[Big Bad]] of the series, with Luke, Percy's [[Big Brother Mentor]] as his [[The Dragon|Dragon]]}}. Reading the blurb of pretty much any of the subsequent books spoils at least one of these twists, if not both.

* The two bigs twists at the end of the first ''[[Percy Jackson & the Olympians|Percy Jackson and The Olympians]]'' novel, ''The Lightning Thief'', is that {{spoiler|Kronos is the [[Big Bad]] of the series, with Luke, Percy's [[Big Brother Mentor]] as his [[The Dragon|Dragon]]}}. Reading the blurb of pretty much any of the subsequent books spoils at least one of these twists, if not both.

* So, you decide that you are interested in reading the ''[[~~Skulduggery Pleasant (Literature)|~~Skulduggery Pleasant]]'' books. You glance at the fifth book and decide to look at the blurb... Congratulations, the blurb has spoilered for you the huge twist at the end of the fourth book, which reveals that {{spoiler|Valkyrie is Darquesse}}.

* So, you decide that you are interested in reading the ''[[Skulduggery Pleasant]]'' books. You glance at the fifth book and decide to look at the blurb... Congratulations, the blurb has spoilered for you the huge twist at the end of the fourth book, which reveals that {{spoiler|Valkyrie is Darquesse}}.

* Minor example in ''Old Man's War'' by [[John Scalzi]]. It's obviously supposed to be a surprise to the reader what {{spoiler|the Ghost Brigades}} really are. The first time the protagonist hears the expression, he thinks it's a joke. Later, he learns that they exist, but thinks the name is just a nickname. However, since that very term is the title of a later book, if the reader is already aware of Scalzi's other works when reading ''Old Man's War'', it is glaringly obvious that this will be important later. And the context of its first appearance gives away what it is.

* Present in various blurbs of later books for ''[[The Dresden Files]]'': Thomas being {{spoiler|Harry's half-brother}} and Molly {{spoiler|becoming Harry's apprentice}} are some of the most-used ones. However, given the ending of ''Changes'' ({{spoiler|[[Our Hero Is Dead]]}}), it is flat-out ''impossible'' to talk about the plot of the next book, ''Ghost Story'', without giving away the last few pages of ''Changes''.

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== Live Action TV ==

* ''[[~~Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV)|~~Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'':

* ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'':

** The big twist in the first season, that Angel is a vampire, is pretty lame if you've seen any other season, or any preview for [[Angel ~~(TV)~~|his own show]]. In the [[DVD Commentary]] [[Joss Whedon]] mentions that he was surprised that so few people figured this out before [[The Reveal]], as he assumed everybody would.

** The big twist in the first season, that Angel is a vampire, is pretty lame if you've seen any other season, or any preview for [[Angel|his own show]]. In the [[DVD Commentary]] [[Joss Whedon]] mentions that he was surprised that so few people figured this out before [[The Reveal]], as he assumed everybody would.

** Likewise, Angel's fate is spoiled from the beginning. You know any deaths or [[Face Heel Turn|Face Heel Turns]] he undergoes in ''Buffy'' will have to be temporary.

** Same can be said for Spike's [[Heel Face Turn|Heel Face Turns]].

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** UK channel Sky One ran previews for the season five finale which showed {{spoiler|Buffy's gravestone}}, running it constantly so that everyone watching TV would know how the episode ended.

** Many of the DVD menu screens manage to give away the epiode's [[The Reveal|reveal]] in a single image.

* ''[[~~I Carly~~]]'': Sam and Freddie [[First Kiss|kissed]]. Even more spoiled if new viewers of the show saw the trailer of "iThink They Kissed" without watching the prequel "iKiss". In said trailer, Carly yells [[Trailers Always Spoil|''Sam and Freddie KISSED!'']].

* ''[[ICarly]]'': Sam and Freddie [[First Kiss|kissed]]. Even more spoiled if new viewers of the show saw the trailer of "iThink They Kissed" without watching the prequel "iKiss". In said trailer, Carly yells [[Trailers Always Spoil|''Sam and Freddie KISSED!'']].

** Behind-the-scenes photos from the [[Word of God]] had revealed to the fandom very early on that Freddie saves Carly's life.

* DVD boxsets tend to be spoilerriffic in their own right. Buffy's season 7 set, for example, prominently depicts Xander wearing an eyepatch.

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** ''The X-Files'' has in both menus and the short video that starts the DVD (for instance, in Season 6 ''the very last scene of the season'' - a [[Cliff Hanger]], of course - is used in both).

* This was pretty much unavoidable for ''[[Prison Break]]''. People still watching Season 1 when Season 2 began airing were treated not only to the fact that they break out and are on the run from the law, but also who survived/escaped and who didn't by showing ''the entire team'' of escapees. Then people watching Season 1 or 2 when Season 3 comes out were greeted with the fact the team are re-captured and put into a new prison.

* ''[[~~Twenty Four~~]]'' Season 2 relies on your knowledge that {{spoiler|Nina was the mole and killed Teri Bauer.}}

* ''[[24]]'' Season 2 relies on your knowledge that {{spoiler|Nina was the mole and killed Teri Bauer.}}

** {{spoiler|David Palmer}} dying at the start of Season 5 is spoiled on the back of the DVD collection, as is {{spoiler|Jack faking his death}} at the end of the previous season.

** {{spoiler|Tony's}} return in season four was meant to be a surprise. Which would have worked better in Scandinavia, had the DVD box set not featured him on the actual disc covering episodes set before he actually shows up.

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** The DVDs of Series 4 spoil the finale - rather annoying for people who only get the episodes via said DVDs from their library.

* In the UK, the fifth season of ''[[Lost]]'' was advertised all over the place with the Spoileriffic slogan {{spoiler|"We know Locke's dead. Right?"}}

** The season 3 DVDs contain a booklet that goes beyond giving brief descriptions of every episode into spoiling major twists (the description of the finale {{spoiler|mentions casually what occurs in Jack's flashforward}})...which is bad, since some people wait for the DVDs to watch the show instead of [[Better On DVD|watching it on air with constant breaks]].

** The season 3 DVDs contain a booklet that goes beyond giving brief descriptions of every episode into spoiling major twists (the description of the finale {{spoiler|mentions casually what occurs in Jack's flashforward}})...which is bad, since some people wait for the DVDs to watch the show instead of [[Better on DVD|watching it on air with constant breaks]].

** Let's not forget the season 4 DVD set. When you pull off the slipcover, the picture on the front of the case shows the cast, with the Oceanic 6 quite obviously darkened. Who they were was one of the primary mysteries of the first part of that season.

** Season 5: {{spoiler|The Journey Back}}.

* The first half of ''[[Burn Notice]]'' Season 2 ended on September 18th, 2008 {{spoiler|on a cliffhanger; the bad guys try to blow up Mike. His fate is unknown.}} The trailers for the second half of the season, airing January 22nd, 2009, clearly show {{spoiler|the cliffhanger.}} Said trailers started airing in late October. Think about that for a second. Just... work it out.

** Said trailers were also airing during the catchup marathon before the episode.

* On the ''[[Star Trek Deep Space Nine]]'' episode "The Wire", Garak tells several ([[Multiple Choice Past|conflicting]]) stories about his past as a spy with his friend Elim. The end of the episode reveals that {{spoiler|Elim is simply Garak's first name}}. But you'd be hard pressed to find a reference to Garak, including the Deep Space Nine page on This Very Wiki, that doesn't {{spoiler|list him as "Elim Garak"}}, which pretty much takes the sting out of the episode.

* On the ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' episode "The Wire", Garak tells several ([[Multiple Choice Past|conflicting]]) stories about his past as a spy with his friend Elim. The end of the episode reveals that {{spoiler|Elim is simply Garak's first name}}. But you'd be hard pressed to find a reference to Garak, including the Deep Space Nine page on This Very Wiki, that doesn't {{spoiler|list him as "Elim Garak"}}, which pretty much takes the sting out of the episode.

* Beautifully parodied and lampshaded in ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'' episode 200. Every ad on Sci-Fi showed Richard Dean Anderson in the episode. When the episode aired and General O'Neill shows up, Samantha Carter says it would be a surprise to which Daniel Jackson responds [[Trailers Always Spoil|"Are you kidding, it'll be in the previews."]]

* ''[[Alias (TV)|Alias]]'' has the big twist of the first season finale {{spoiler|(that Sidney's mother not only is alive, but she is evidently the [[Big Bad]] of the show up to that point)}} ruined by the covers of the DVD's for the second season. And the twist for the second season's finale is also detailed in the back covers for the third season DVD's. ''And'' the covers for the fourth season DVD's {{spoiler|prominently feature Nadia, Sidney's half-sister and whose existence was also a secret in the third season.}} It's almost a miracle that the fifth season DVD covers do not reveal anything about the show at that point.

* ''[[Alias (TV series)|Alias]]'' has the big twist of the first season finale {{spoiler|(that Sidney's mother not only is alive, but she is evidently the [[Big Bad]] of the show up to that point)}} ruined by the covers of the DVD's for the second season. And the twist for the second season's finale is also detailed in the back covers for the third season DVD's. ''And'' the covers for the fourth season DVD's {{spoiler|prominently feature Nadia, Sidney's half-sister and whose existence was also a secret in the third season.}} It's almost a miracle that the fifth season DVD covers do not reveal anything about the show at that point.

* All of the promos for ''[[Chuck]]'' season 3 show him {{spoiler|using his super-kung fu skills}}, which was an out-of-nowhere twist for season two.

* The Season 4 DVD for ''[[House (TV)|House]]'' has pictures of the three candidates who win the season long competition, as well as giving the actors' names. The winners weren't decided until almost the end of the season.

* The Season 4 DVD for ''[[House (TV series)|House]]'' has pictures of the three candidates who win the season long competition, as well as giving the actors' names. The winners weren't decided until almost the end of the season.

* Haven't watched any of ''[[Life On Mars]]'' before you decided to check out ''[[Ashes to Ashes]]''? Tough. Prepare to be spoiled for Sam Tyler's {{spoiler|1=suicide at the end of ''Life On Mars'', having jumped off a roof to get back to the world of 1973. One of the first images you see in A2A is Sam's file, with "suicide" stamped on it.}}

* Watching any given ''[[~~Charmed (TV)|~~Charmed]]'' episode starting from season 4 might make you wonder where {{spoiler|Shannen Doherty's character Prue}} is. It's not really a secret or a shocker anymore that she {{spoiler|get's [[McLeaned]] at the end of season 3}}.

* Watching any given ''[[Charmed]]'' episode starting from season 4 might make you wonder where {{spoiler|Shannen Doherty's character Prue}} is. It's not really a secret or a shocker anymore that she {{spoiler|get's [[McLeaned]] at the end of season 3}}.

** One of the reasons for this is that the back of the Season 3 DVD boxset of ''[[~~Charmed (TV)|~~Charmed]]'' gives out information on what happens to each of the three sisters that year. By a process of elimination feasible once you've gone through Season 3's first few episodes, you know who is the subject of {{spoiler|"the untimely death of the third (sister)"}}, a dozen or more episodes in advance.

** One of the reasons for this is that the back of the Season 3 DVD boxset of ''[[Charmed]]'' gives out information on what happens to each of the three sisters that year. By a process of elimination feasible once you've gone through Season 3's first few episodes, you know who is the subject of {{spoiler|"the untimely death of the third (sister)"}}, a dozen or more episodes in advance.

** Also: {{spoiler|Cole}} is evil. [[Heel Face Turn|Or not.]] Or he isn't sure.

* The first name of ''[[MacGyver]]'' is a mystery until a few seasons in but is found on the back cover of the first season DVD set.

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** NBC's hyping of {{spoiler|their marriage and the subsequent birth of their first child}} during the sixth season solidifies this as an example of this trope.

*** Then again, anyone who'd watched the UK version saw it coming and knew it would eventually happen, {{spoiler|as the UK series ends with them finally getting together.}}

* The box set of ''[[Robin Hood (TV)|Robin Hood]]'''s season three has "{{spoiler|Marian's death was just the beginning"}} on the back.

* The box set of ''[[Robin Hood (TV series)|Robin Hood]]'''s season three has "{{spoiler|Marian's death was just the beginning"}} on the back.

* Woe betide anyone who got into ''[[Misfits]]'' at a late stage and didn't want to know that {{spoiler|Nathan dies, but turns out to be immortal and so was buried alive}}, thanks to E4's trailers for the second series.

* While the season 2 finale was obviously a cliffhanger when the series first aired, anyone who knows there are seven seasons of ''[[The West Wing]]'' (which is to say, anyone who has heard of the show) will be utterly unsurprised by President Bartlet a) running for and b) winning re-election.

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** Plus the "Who's been hit?!" cliffhanger of the first season, which any later season will invalidate (two main characters ''are'' shot, but no one dies).

* Promotional materials for later seasons of ''[[Supernatural]]'' show Bobby in a wheelchair.

** Not that it matters much, since [[Deal ~~With~~ the Devil|he got better]] just a few episodes later.

** Not that it matters much, since [[Deal with the Devil|he got better]] just a few episodes later.

*** There are a lot of these on ''Supernatural''. Dean did go to hell. Viewers who had seen the publicity for later seasons would know that when Zachariah smote Cas, it wasn't permanent. Also for viewers watching the fourth season, Sam and Dean are not going to stop all the seals from being broken. And -as the intro re-cap for the early episodes of season five will tell you - Lilith was the final seal .

* Season 4 of ''[[Dexter]]'' was spoiled during the ad campaign for Season 5

** The DVD cases of later seasons show Dexter with a [[Enfant Terrible|potentially-evil baby]] wearing a bib saying "My Dad is a Killer". Wait, Dexter had a kid?

** The Dexter website describes the death of his wife at the end of Season 4, an important and unexpected plot point

* If you've watched the first two series of ''[[~~Torchwood (TV)|~~Torchwood]]'' and wonder why in official images and the DVD cover for the third season {{spoiler|only Jack, Gwen, and Ianto appear}}... oops.

* If you've watched the first two series of ''[[Torchwood]]'' and wonder why in official images and the DVD cover for the third season {{spoiler|only Jack, Gwen, and Ianto appear}}... oops.

** If you've watched the third series of ''Torchwood'' and wonder why in official images and the DVD cover for the fourth season {{spoiler|only Jack, Gwen and some new guys appear}}... oops.

* ''[[Degrassi the Next Generation]]'' begins with a [[Time Skip]] that picks up with a new group of students (and the original students from ''[[Degrassi High]]'') more than a decade after the final episode, "School's Out". If you watch the new series before the original, most of the surprises (Joey and Caitlin's breakup, Spike having a child named Emma that she has to raise on her own, Lucy's paralysis) are spoiled.

** Later seasons of ''Next Generation'' spoil plot points from earlier episodes in their DVD boxart. Why yes, Jimmy is now in a wheelchair and J.T. is suspiciously absent from the episode summaries of the latter half of the series. More notably, the cast changeover (and graduation of most of the previous students) is spoiled by the DVD boxart for everything after season 9.

* Watching ''[[~~Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger (TV)|~~Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger]]'' and yet not up to par on your ''[[Super Sentai]]'' knowledge despite ''Gokaiger'' being [[Milestone Celebration|an anniversary series]]? Too bad, because the subject matter of episode 28 is {{spoiler|the death of Gai Yuuki}} in ''[[Choujin Sentai Jetman]]'', which happens to be the final scene of that series!

* Watching ''[[Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger]]'' and yet not up to par on your ''[[Super Sentai]]'' knowledge despite ''Gokaiger'' being [[Milestone Celebration|an anniversary series]]? Too bad, because the subject matter of episode 28 is {{spoiler|the death of Gai Yuuki}} in ''[[Choujin Sentai Jetman]]'', which happens to be the final scene of that series!

* The trailer for the then-unaired second season of ''[[Battlestar Galactica Reimagined]]'' spoiled the major twist of the previous season's finale ({{spoiler|Commander Adama being shot in the CIC}}) in its '''very first shot''', while blatantly spoiling several other elements (Why is Boomer wearing a bandage over her cheek? Why is Gaius Baltar lying injured on a planet? Why is Starbuck with Helo and Sharon all of a sudden? Why are Lee Adama and President Roslin in a brig?) And, even though {{spoiler|Adama is shot, he still appears (uniform and all)}} on the DVD cover art for the second season.

** Likewise, the season 3 trailer spoils the fact that {{spoiler|most of the fleet has settled on New Caprica, and that Tigh is missing one of his eyes}}.

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* ''[[Roswell]]'': The summary on the back of the second season's boxed set mentions that {{spoiler|Alex dies}}, which is an out-of-nowhere twist that comes two-thirds of the way through the season.

* ''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]'': The identity of the White Ranger<ref>Tommy, if you didn't know by now.</ref> spoiled on the back of a ''game card''.

* The season 2 commercials for ''[[~~Sherlock (TV)|~~Sherlock]]'' showed who Moriarty was, despite the fact that it was part of the major cliffhanger at the end of the first season.

* The season 2 commercials for ''[[Sherlock]]'' showed who Moriarty was, despite the fact that it was part of the major cliffhanger at the end of the first season.

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== Video Games ==

* Numerous previews of ''[[Knights of the Old Republic (~~Video~~ ~~Game~~)|Knights of the Old Republic]] 2'' spoiled the big plot twist of the first game, as did many articles about the game beyond a few months after its release that refer to the main character as {{spoiler|Revan}}.

* Numerous previews of ''[[Knights of the Old Republic (video game)|Knights of the Old Republic]] 2'' spoiled the big plot twist of the first game, as did many articles about the game beyond a few months after its release that refer to the main character as {{spoiler|Revan}}.

* Throughout the development of ''[[Halo]]'', the existence of the Flood was kept a secret. Afterwards, they were still considered spoiler material, and magazines avoided directly referring to them. Then the second Halo novel was called ''Halo: The Flood''.

** And just to drive the point home, the cover of said novel was a picture of Master Chief fighting the Flood.

** Speaking of ''[[Halo]]'', the confirmation that ''[[Halo 4]]'' will feature Master Chief spoiled the fact that {{spoiler|Master Chief [[Not Quite Dead|didn't really die]] at the end of ''[[Halo 3]]'', which can be seen after the end credits}}.

* It is revealed in ''[[The Legend of Zelda ~~the~~ Wind Waker ~~(Video Game)~~|The Legend of Zelda the Wind Waker]]'' that {{spoiler|Tetra is actually the titular Princess Zelda}}. [[Phantom Hourglass]] being the direct sequel, this information is shown in the opening cinematic.

* It is revealed in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|The Legend of Zelda the Wind Waker]]'' that {{spoiler|Tetra is actually the titular Princess Zelda}}. [[Phantom Hourglass]] being the direct sequel, this information is shown in the opening cinematic.

** ''[[Spirit Tracks]]'', despite skipping two generations, does still manage to ruin this twist for anybody who hasn't played ''[[The Wind Waker]]'' yet, thanks to Tetra {{spoiler|building a massive stained glass window, despicting herself (in Pirate-garb!!!) in the thoronation-chamber}} and to Zelda {{spoiler|praying to Queen Tetra herself, clearly saying her civilian name, before the Final Boss Battle.}} At least's it's not as obvious as in the ''[[Phantom Hourglass]]'' case, as both of this instances are easy to miss if you're not familiar with the character Tetra yet.

* Nintendo doesn't seem to consider Sheik's identity in ''[[Ocarina of Time]]'' as much of a spoiler, what with Zelda's ability to turn into Sheik in ''[[~~Super Smash Bros (Video Game)|~~Super Smash Bros]]. Melee''.

* Nintendo doesn't seem to consider Sheik's identity in ''[[Ocarina of Time]]'' as much of a spoiler, what with Zelda's ability to turn into Sheik in ''[[Super Smash Bros]]. Melee''.

** Nintendo may have some justification in this. After all, ''Ocarina of Time'' was one of the more popular games for the N64, and it was released in 1998, giving most Nintendo fans three years to figure it out...

** For fans of the ''[[~~Earthbound (Video Game)|~~Earthbound]]'' series, if they wish not to be spoiled by its sequel ''[[~~Mother 3 (Video Game)|~~Mother 3]]'', they would have to avoid ''Brawl'' as well. ''Brawl'' includes one of the last areas of the game as a stage and the next-to-last boss of the game as boss in the Subspace Emissary mode. At best the fans hope ''Brawl'' spurs Nintendo into doing a localization of the game, like ''Melee'' got Nintendo [[Marth Debuted in Smash Bros|localizing]] ''[[Fire Emblem]]'' titles.

** For fans of the ''[[Earthbound]]'' series, if they wish not to be spoiled by its sequel ''[[Mother 3]]'', they would have to avoid ''Brawl'' as well. ''Brawl'' includes one of the last areas of the game as a stage and the next-to-last boss of the game as boss in the Subspace Emissary mode. At best the fans hope ''Brawl'' spurs Nintendo into doing a localization of the game, like ''Melee'' got Nintendo [[Marth Debuted in Smash Bros|localizing]] ''[[Fire Emblem]]'' titles.

*** Not to mention, [[Mother 3 ~~(Video Game)~~|Lucas's]] trophy text mentions a somewhat big spoiler, specifically {{spoiler|about how he would eventually have to fight his brother Claus in the end.}}

*** Not to mention, [[Mother 3|Lucas's]] trophy text mentions a somewhat big spoiler, specifically {{spoiler|about how he would eventually have to fight his brother Claus in the end.}}

** Don't forget the trophies you collect! Some of them have spoilers for other games in them (In ''Melee'', the trophy description for [[~~Custom Robo (Video Game)|~~Custom Robo]] 2's Annie ends by saying, {{spoiler|"At the climax of the story, Nanase fell prey to temptation and stained her hands with the illegal robot Majei. This act ultimately set the stage for her undeniably tragic end."}}).

** Don't forget the trophies you collect! Some of them have spoilers for other games in them (In ''Melee'', the trophy description for [[Custom Robo]] 2's Annie ends by saying, {{spoiler|"At the climax of the story, Nanase fell prey to temptation and stained her hands with the illegal robot Majei. This act ultimately set the stage for her undeniably tragic end."}}).

** The trophies also spoiled an awful lot from ''[[Twilight Princess]]'', namely: {{spoiler|[[Hijacked By Ganon|Ganondorf was the villain the whole time]], and Midna was the Twilight Princess.}} If you truly want to avoid spoilers for almost every game that Nintendo has made, you're better off avoiding the trophies altogether if possible.

** The trophies also spoiled an awful lot from ''[[Twilight Princess]]'', namely: {{spoiler|[[Hijacked by Ganon|Ganondorf was the villain the whole time]], and Midna was the Twilight Princess.}} If you truly want to avoid spoilers for almost every game that Nintendo has made, you're better off avoiding the trophies altogether if possible.

* ''[[Castlevania]] [[Dawn of Sorrow]]'' games had no problems mentioning the Big Reveal at the end of its prequel, ''[[Aria of Sorrow]]''' -- that protagonist Soma Cruz is the [[Reincarnation]] of Dracula. Heck, it says it outright on the back of the box.

* Casual screenshots of ''[[~~Disgaea 2 Cursed Memories (Video Game)|~~Disgaea 2 Cursed Memories]]'' will spoil an event that happens to someone in ''[[~~Disgaea Hour of Darkness (Video Game)|~~Disgaea Hour of Darkness]]''....{{spoiler|Namely, that Laharl isn't a ''complete'' asshole, and airheaded [[Love Freak]] ultra-pure Angel trainee Flonne has fallen from grace and become an airheaded love free ultra-pure Devil trainee.}} And don't even try playing it if you mind spoilers, because the intro movie reveals the same thing. Also, {{spoiler|Prinny Kurtis is part of the storyline.}}

* Casual screenshots of ''[[Disgaea 2 Cursed Memories]]'' will spoil an event that happens to someone in ''[[Disgaea Hour of Darkness]]''....{{spoiler|Namely, that Laharl isn't a ''complete'' asshole, and airheaded [[Love Freak]] ultra-pure Angel trainee Flonne has fallen from grace and become an airheaded love free ultra-pure Devil trainee.}} And don't even try playing it if you mind spoilers, because the intro movie reveals the same thing. Also, {{spoiler|Prinny Kurtis is part of the storyline.}}

** The opening of ''[[~~Disgaea 3 Absence of Justice (Video Game)|~~Disgaea 3 Absence of Justice]]'' spoils this too. So does merely shopping at the Rosenqueen store in real life. In fact, it's hardly worth tagging the spoiler anymore.

** The opening of ''[[Disgaea 3 Absence of Justice]]'' spoils this too. So does merely shopping at the Rosenqueen store in real life. In fact, it's hardly worth tagging the spoiler anymore.

** When playing La Pucelle, a spiritual predecessor to Disgaea, that there is a pair of secret scenes where Priere {{spoiler|becomes a Demon Lord and Demon Overlord}} is technically a spoiler. However, with La Pucelle: Ragnarok, the remake of La Pucelle, {{spoiler|Priere's demon form}} is right on the cover. Of course, it's now a full route, not merely an ending. And she has appeared in four later NIS games as a "secret" character, and another as DLC, in full {{spoiler|demonic glory}} no less, it's not much of a secret to anyone with an interest in their games.

*** On top of that, many secret characters ''aren't''. It's practically expected that the major characters of previous Disgaea games will appear, even in remakes, plus Asagi since Makai Kingdom, plus a splattering of others. It's just a question of ''which'' characters from those games will appear.

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* The ''[[Metal Gear Solid]]'' franchise has many examples of this:

** Almost every sequel after the original game repeatedly mentions that Solid Snake and Liquid Snake are clones of Big Boss.

** In ''[[Metal Gear Solid 2]]'', despite the promotional material and game box hiding the twist, the manual has to tell the player (by necessity) that Snake {{spoiler|isn't the main character - Raiden is}}. The game also runs into [[All There Is to Know About "The Crying Game"]] territory - it's taught in game design courses and referred to by almost everyone who plays the game as being fourth-wall breaking, insane and incomprehensible (thereby spoiling most of the shock value to new players).

** In ''[[Metal Gear Solid 2 Sons of Liberty]]'', despite the promotional material and game box hiding the twist, the manual has to tell the player (by necessity) that Snake {{spoiler|isn't the main character - Raiden is}}. The game also runs into [[All There Is to Know About "The Crying Game"]] territory - it's taught in game design courses and referred to by almost everyone who plays the game as being fourth-wall breaking, insane and incomprehensible (thereby spoiling most of the shock value to new players).

** The main selling point of ''[[Metal Gear Solid 3]]'' is that it chronicles Big Boss' [[Start of Darkness]]. It was originally meant to be a reveal, but now doesn't need to be spoiler-marked.

** The main selling point of ''[[Metal Gear Solid 3 Snake Eater]]'' is that it chronicles Big Boss' [[Start of Darkness]]. It was originally meant to be a reveal, but now doesn't need to be spoiler-marked.

*** The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nf6hRFXlQco&feature=fvsr trailer] for the [[Nintendo 3DS]] remake of ''MGS3'' shows off the beginning of the Snake/Boss battle from the end of the game, spoiling her end-of-Act 1 defection to the Soviet Union.

** ''[[Metal Gear Solid 4]]'' got this bad. Not only does Snake's role as the main character mean that the plot twist of ''MGS2'' is spoiled for anyone who hasn't played it, but {{spoiler|Meryl Silverburgh's}} appearance is evidence of the canonical ending of ''MGS1''. In addition, Snake's rapid aging in the game means that the whole plot twist of FOXDIE (and the nanomachines) in the original game is rendered pointless for anyone who's new to the series.

** ''[[Metal Gear Solid 4 Guns of the Patriots]]'' got this bad. Not only does Snake's role as the main character mean that the plot twist of ''MGS2'' is spoiled for anyone who hasn't played it, but {{spoiler|Meryl Silverburgh's}} appearance is evidence of the canonical ending of ''MGS1''. In addition, Snake's rapid aging in the game means that the whole plot twist of FOXDIE (and the nanomachines) in the original game is rendered pointless for anyone who's new to the series.

** The marketing for ''Metal Gear Solid: Revengeance'' will have anyone who didn't play ''MGS4'' asking, "Wait, why is Raiden a robot?"

* The ending of ''[[~~Final Fantasy XII (Video Game)|~~Final Fantasy XII]]'' left you hanging right up until the moment before the credits on whether or not {{spoiler|Balthier and Fran die in a heroic act}}. Unfortunately, shortly before the game was actually released in North America, there was already a trailer for ''[[Revenant Wings]]'' (the Nintendo DS sequel) circling the web which revealed {{spoiler|them to be alive and well}}. Any English fan who saw the trailer before reaching the end of the first game were therein stolen any and all suspense on the reveal that {{spoiler|Balthier and Fran lived after all}}.

* The ending of ''[[Final Fantasy XII]]'' left you hanging right up until the moment before the credits on whether or not {{spoiler|Balthier and Fran die in a heroic act}}. Unfortunately, shortly before the game was actually released in North America, there was already a trailer for ''[[Revenant Wings]]'' (the Nintendo DS sequel) circling the web which revealed {{spoiler|them to be alive and well}}. Any English fan who saw the trailer before reaching the end of the first game were therein stolen any and all suspense on the reveal that {{spoiler|Balthier and Fran lived after all}}.

** {{spoiler|Their survival was hinted by Penelo, who pointed out that their airship couldn't have been stolen if the original owners were retaking it. They also received a letter presumably from Balthier and Fran, as it included Ashe's wedding ring that Balthier 'looted' from her (which he said he'd return if he found something of greater value)}}

* The big spoiler for the first ''[[~~Mega Man Battle Network (Video Game)|~~Mega Man Battle Network]]'' game, {{spoiler|Mega Man is a [[Replacement Goldfish]] of sorts made from Lan's dead brother}}, is mentioned a few times in latter games, however because it is not explicitly explained either, it {{spoiler|and the occasional use of the plural "Sons"}} can get confusing if you didn't play the first game or read it on the internet.

* The big spoiler for the first ''[[Mega Man Battle Network]]'' game, {{spoiler|Mega Man is a [[Replacement Goldfish]] of sorts made from Lan's dead brother}}, is mentioned a few times in latter games, however because it is not explicitly explained either, it {{spoiler|and the occasional use of the plural "Sons"}} can get confusing if you didn't play the first game or read it on the internet.

** A bit less of an issue in the Japanese -- indeed, one of the easy ways to tell that one of the heroes is about to do something extra dangerous or heroic (to levels beyond what the [[Theme Music Power-Up|Leitmotif]] can handle) is when {{spoiler|Netto busts out the "Saito-niisan".}} Also, newbies get another chance in the second game, where a random NPC scientist helpfully reminds you that {{spoiler|Mega Man is your resurrected brother.}}

** Interestingly, the sixth game instead treats it as if it was a reveal again--it is subtly hinted at in their interactions throughout and then explained/revealed by Lan to his friends in the very last scene. The secret is treated with exactly the care you'd expect if this was the ''first'' entry in the series rather than the ''last''.

* Speaking of ''[[Mega Man (~~Video~~ ~~Game~~)|Mega Man]]'', the fact that Dr. Wily is a villain for all of the games in the original series technically spoils about half of those games (specifically, games ''[[~~Mega Man 3 (Video Game)|~~Mega Man 3]]''-''6'' and ''9''-''10''). But the ending of ''9'' references all of these endings anyways.

* Speaking of ''[[Mega Man (video game)|Mega Man]]'', the fact that Dr. Wily is a villain for all of the games in the original series technically spoils about half of those games (specifically, games ''[[Mega Man 3]]''-''6'' and ''9''-''10''). But the ending of ''9'' references all of these endings anyways.

** Of course, ''9'' plays around with the trope - even in the introductory story, Mega Man suspects Dr. Wily (he just doesn't have proof yet), and the achievement given by the game for beating it is called "Wily Masher".

*** ''10'' has the same achievement as well.

** From ''[[~~Mega Man X (Video Game)|~~Mega Man X]]'', you should know that someone's going to die in the first game, since the plot of the second game revolves around ''resurrecting him''.

** From ''[[Mega Man X]]'', you should know that someone's going to die in the first game, since the plot of the second game revolves around ''resurrecting him''.

** Also, how many games have explicitly stated that Zero {{spoiler|is Dr. Wily's masterpiece?}} Let's see, there's ''[[~~Tatsunokovs Capcom (Video Game)|~~Tatsunokovs Capcom]]'', ''[[Mega Man (~~Video~~ ~~Game~~)|Mega Man]] 2: [[Boss Game|The Power Fighters]]'', and ''[[~~Mega Man X (Video Game)|~~Mega Man X]] 5'' [[Post Script Season|onward.]] Not so much of a secret now than how ''X4'' [[The Reveal|revealed]] it, huh?

** Also, how many games have explicitly stated that Zero {{spoiler|is Dr. Wily's masterpiece?}} Let's see, there's ''[[Tatsunokovs Capcom]]'', ''[[Mega Man (video game)|Mega Man]] 2: [[Boss Game|The Power Fighters]]'', and ''[[Mega Man X]] 5'' [[Post Script Season|onward.]] Not so much of a secret now than how ''X4'' [[The Reveal|revealed]] it, huh?

*** Or, just ask any ''Mega Man'' fan if they're even aware of the fact.

*** Ironically, Zero's [[Mega Man Zero ~~(Video Game)~~|own series]] ''never'' even alluded to this fact.<ref>There is, in fact, a minor allusion to it in the 4th game when Zero talks with Weil before the latter's final merge with Ragnarok Core. But it's very difficult to notice it unless one knew about the identity of Maverick Virus' original carrier and the identity of virus' creator. There's also one with the entirety of Omega's existence in the 3rd game, but likewise, it's difficult to notice anything other than Zero's age and power if one didn't know about the virus before.</ref>

*** Ironically, Zero's [[Mega Man Zero|own series]] ''never'' even alluded to this fact.<ref>There is, in fact, a minor allusion to it in the 4th game when Zero talks with Weil before the latter's final merge with Ragnarok Core. But it's very difficult to notice it unless one knew about the identity of Maverick Virus' original carrier and the identity of virus' creator. There's also one with the entirety of Omega's existence in the 3rd game, but likewise, it's difficult to notice anything other than Zero's age and power if one didn't know about the virus before.</ref>

* The cover of ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh GX]]: Spirit Caller'' (a video game based on the events of the first and part of the second seasons of the show) spoils the fact that Syrus is promoted to Ra Yellow, even though he even starts off in Red in the actual game.

* The cover of ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]: Spirit Caller'' (a video game based on the events of the first and part of the second seasons of the show) spoils the fact that Syrus is promoted to Ra Yellow, even though he even starts off in Red in the actual game.

* The spirit meter mechanic of ''[[Neverwinter Nights 2|Mask of the Betrayer]]'' is explicity stated by the manual to be a spoiler; this doesn't stop every review from detailing it.

** It didn't stop Atari's PR Department from making it a selling point either.

* Sure, you ''could'' play any of the [[.hack]] games out of order if you wanted to, but be prepared to be spoiled since 1.) The intros serve as a recap and 2.) Each game picks up ''immediately'' after the previous one. And let's not forget that the games ''themselves'' spoil the anime series since they serve as prequels to the games. For example, .hack//Roots hadn't even been translated when .hack//GU came out so everyone who played the game knew {{spoiler|that Shino gets Pked and sent into a coma.}} It's insanely hard to avoid spoilers in this [[All There in the Manual]] series.

* The opening cinematic for ''[[~~Final Fantasy IV (Video Game)|~~Final Fantasy IV]] DS'' just assumes that you already know the whole plot, and it spoils, among other things, {{spoiler|that Cecil has to fight Kain at one point, that Cecil becomes a paladin and fight against his own inner darkness, that Kain is intensely jealous that Rosa is with Cecil, that the Tower of Babil is actually the storage place for a giant mech that can destroy the world and the Red Wings and Dwarves are going to fight it, that Rydia eventually returns and can even summon the Leviathan that seems to kill her, they reveal the final team including Kain, and finally as the coup de grace they reveal the Lunar Whale that takes you to the moon}}. Of course, this is a grand tradition with the game; the original American release revealed in the instruction manual that {{spoiler|1=FuSoYa would be joining your party, and was from the moon}}.

* The opening cinematic for ''[[Final Fantasy IV]] DS'' just assumes that you already know the whole plot, and it spoils, among other things, {{spoiler|that Cecil has to fight Kain at one point, that Cecil becomes a paladin and fight against his own inner darkness, that Kain is intensely jealous that Rosa is with Cecil, that the Tower of Babil is actually the storage place for a giant mech that can destroy the world and the Red Wings and Dwarves are going to fight it, that Rydia eventually returns and can even summon the Leviathan that seems to kill her, they reveal the final team including Kain, and finally as the coup de grace they reveal the Lunar Whale that takes you to the moon}}. Of course, this is a grand tradition with the game; the original American release revealed in the instruction manual that {{spoiler|1=FuSoYa would be joining your party, and was from the moon}}.

** Of course, the game is almost old enough to vote in the United States, so...

*** You'll play through the game a little differently after you learn which character is going to betray your party right before a critical boss fight, possibly taking some of your better equipment with them if you didn't prepare accordingly.

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*** Was your introduction to ''[[Persona 3]]'' the ''[[Updated Rerelease|Persona 3 FES]]'' release? Mind the [[Spoiler Opening]]. Don't ask why {{spoiler|[[Robot Girl|Aigis]] is the protagonist of The Answer}}. And watch out for the artbooks, too, which freely disclose the fact that {{spoiler|[[The Hero Dies]] and becomes the [[Barrier Maiden|GreatSeal]]}}, and that {{spoiler|Ryoji is the human incarnation of Nyx Avatar}}.

* The sequel to ''[[First Encounter Assault Recon|F.E.A.R.]], Project Origin'', pretty much assumes that the player knows {{spoiler|Alma is both Paxton Fettel and the F.E.A.R. Point Man's mother, and is the cause of the rampant psychic madness rolling through the city.}}

* Back before ''Infinity'' came out, the idea that the protagonist in ''[[Marathon ~~(Video Game)~~|Marathon]]'' might be the 10th Mk. IV cyborg was seen as a wild and hotly contested piece of [[Fanon]] by most players. Now, of course, many descriptions of the game refer to him simply as "the Marathon cyborg", even though this ''still'' hasn't been made entirely explicit by the game itself.

* Back before ''Infinity'' came out, the idea that the protagonist in ''[[Marathon Trilogy|Marathon]]'' might be the 10th Mk. IV cyborg was seen as a wild and hotly contested piece of [[Fanon]] by most players. Now, of course, many descriptions of the game refer to him simply as "the Marathon cyborg", even though this ''still'' hasn't been made entirely explicit by the game itself.

* Yuna's mere ''presence'' in ''[[Final Fantasy X 2 ~~(Video Game)~~|Final Fantasy X-2]]'' spoils the fact that she doesn't die at the end of ''[[~~Final Fantasy X (Video Game)|~~Final Fantasy X]]''.

* Yuna's mere ''presence'' in ''[[Final Fantasy X 2|Final Fantasy X-2]]'' spoils the fact that she doesn't die at the end of ''[[Final Fantasy X]]''.

** {{spoiler|Tidus}}'s conspicuous absence and Yuna's search for him gives some indication of what happens to him at the end of the previous game.

** And of course the only people who would be spoiled by that first one are the people who played to the ~ 3/4 point where {{spoiler|it is revealed that the summoner dies during the final summon,}} but did not proceed to the end of the game itself.

*** I (who posted the example) got to that point in the game ''just as'' X-2 first started getting advertised. Lucky me.

** Notice that a certain legendary guardian isn't around in X-2, either... {{spoiler|because he died ''before'' X. Also dead in ''[[~~Kingdom Hearts II (Video Game)|~~Kingdom Hearts II]]'', which is how he gets summoned by Hades.}}

** Notice that a certain legendary guardian isn't around in X-2, either... {{spoiler|because he died ''before'' X. Also dead in ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]'', which is how he gets summoned by Hades.}}

* For the European release of ''[[~~Final Fantasy VII (Video Game)|~~Final Fantasy VII]]'', the back of the case shows Cloud placing Aeris' lifeless body in a body of water, therefore spoiling her shock death.

* For the European release of ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'', the back of the case shows Cloud placing Aeris' lifeless body in a body of water, therefore spoiling her shock death.

** It was spoiled in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKyOQZE8ujk&feature=related American commercials] for the game as well, as that same FMV was featured prominently in at least one ad on MTV. With a voiceover saying "a love that could never be", just for good measure.

*** This commericial was also shown in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_kY7U6jeSU Europe], still, many players believed that the scene [[Wrong Genre Savvy|depicted some sort of mystic ritual]] and ended up genuinely surprised by Aerith's death.

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** The game's full title is ''Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising''.

** The plot twist in the game, which is that {{spoiler|Hawke kills Sturm}}, is mentioned twice in general conversation in the next game.

* The ''[[Sam ~~and~~ Max Freelance Police ~~(Video Game)~~|Sam and Max Freelance Police]]: Season Two'' [http://www.telltalegames.com/images/productshots/s2_seasondisc_boxart.png Collector's DVD cover] spoils what {{spoiler|T-H-E-I-R}} spaceship really looks like.

* The ''[[The Adventures of Sam & Max: Freelance Police|Sam and Max Freelance Police]]: Season Two'' [http://www.telltalegames.com/images/productshots/s2_seasondisc_boxart.png Collector's DVD cover] spoils what {{spoiler|T-H-E-I-R}} spaceship really looks like.

* The ''[[Mortal Kombat]]'' series is replete with these, starting with the fact that anyone who plays the original MK after either MKII or MK 3 will be confused by the notion of Shang Tsung as a) the boss and b) old. Later games reveal that Reptile {{spoiler|is an actual reptile and no longer wears a mask}}, Liu Kang {{spoiler|is a zombie in ''Armageddon'' because he died at Shang Tsung's hands at the start of ''Deadly Alliance''}}, Kitana {{spoiler|is a heroic princess}}, Mileena {{spoiler|is Kitana's evil monster-clone}}, Sindel {{spoiler|is Kitana's mother}}, Noob Saibot {{spoiler|was Sub-Zero in the first game and is the current Sub-Zero's older brother}}....it goes on and on. Many of these are spoiled in character backstories at the start of the later game; some are obvious just from seeing the character portrait!

* In ''[[~~Tales of Symphonia (Video Game)|~~Tales of Symphonia]]'', the fact that there are actually two worlds is supposed to be a big reveal several hours into the game. Of course, it's pretty much impossible to read anything about this game without that fact being spoiled, including the [[Trailers Always Spoil|back of the game case]], where it says, "The line between good and evil blurs in this epic adventure where the fate of two interlocked worlds hangs in the balance."

* In ''[[Tales of Symphonia]]'', the fact that there are actually two worlds is supposed to be a big reveal several hours into the game. Of course, it's pretty much impossible to read anything about this game without that fact being spoiled, including the [[Trailers Always Spoil|back of the game case]], where it says, "The line between good and evil blurs in this epic adventure where the fate of two interlocked worlds hangs in the balance."

** The game being a prequel to ''[[~~Tales of Phantasia (Video Game)|~~Tales of Phantasia]]'', despite not really affecting either game's plot, is supposed to be a closely guarded secret. Come on, ''[[~~Tales of Symphonia Dawn of the New World (Video Game)|~~Tales of Symphonia Dawn of the New World]]'' reuses the ''Phantasia'' map!

** The game being a prequel to ''[[Tales of Phantasia]]'', despite not really affecting either game's plot, is supposed to be a closely guarded secret. Come on, ''[[Tales of Symphonia Dawn of the New World]]'' reuses the ''Phantasia'' map!

** {{spoiler|Mithos}} being the [[Big Bad]] is frequently mentioned, although it's not always mentioned that he's {{spoiler|Mithos the hero}}.

** It's hard to look at any fan work for any length of time without finding out that one character's absent dad doesn't stay absent and [[Luke, I Am Your Father|other]] [[Double Agent|associated]] [[Fake Defector|spoilers.]]

* Like the example of ''[[~~Mother 3 (Video Game)|~~Mother 3]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros Brawl]]'', English players who never played Japanese version of ''[[~~Tales of Graces (Video Game)|~~Tales of Graces]]'', but will play its expanded version ''Tales of Graces f'' in 2012, will no doubt be spoiled by the ''very cover'' if one looks close enough that {{spoiler|[[Mismatched Eyes|both Asbel's eyes aren't the same color]], even though they are throughout the most of the game, and Richard and Sophie wear some new clothes not present in the main arc, implying that Richard and Sophie don't die at the end.}}

* Like the example of ''[[Mother 3]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros Brawl]]'', English players who never played Japanese version of ''[[Tales of Graces]]'', but will play its expanded version ''Tales of Graces f'' in 2012, will no doubt be spoiled by the ''very cover'' if one looks close enough that {{spoiler|[[Mismatched Eyes|both Asbel's eyes aren't the same color]], even though they are throughout the most of the game, and Richard and Sophie wear some new clothes not present in the main arc, implying that Richard and Sophie don't die at the end.}}

* The [[Play Station]] remake of ''[[Lunar]]: The Silver Star'' is horrible about this. You should have absolutely no doubts in your mind as to who the Goddess is and what the Magic Emperor does with her, since ''Dark Althena is right on the box.'' It kind of sucks the suspense out of the plot. It does not help that the game allows you to play Alex's Ocarina to hear the soundtrack...and one of the [[BG Ms]] blows the identity of the Magic Emperor {{spoiler|by using the full name of the track, "Magic Emperor Ghaleon"}}.

* ''[[~~Final Fantasy VII (Video Game)|~~Final Fantasy VII]]: [[~~Crisis Core (Video Game)|~~Crisis Core]]'' stars a protagonist who is a spoiler. His existence, appearance and role are almost entirely unknown until Cloud untangles his [[Tomato Surprise]], very late in the game. Mails sent to this protagonist casually drop facts like SOLDIERs being implanted with {{spoiler|Jenova cells}} (a major spoiler in the original, since it explains that Cloud's reason for wanting to hunt down Sephiroth isn't simply revenge), and - well, when Cloud shows up and he's {{spoiler|a Shinra grunt rather than a SOLDIER First Class}}, that twist is ruined for you.

* ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]: [[Crisis Core]]'' stars a protagonist who is a spoiler. His existence, appearance and role are almost entirely unknown until Cloud untangles his [[Tomato Surprise]], very late in the game. Mails sent to this protagonist casually drop facts like SOLDIERs being implanted with {{spoiler|Jenova cells}} (a major spoiler in the original, since it explains that Cloud's reason for wanting to hunt down Sephiroth isn't simply revenge), and - well, when Cloud shows up and he's {{spoiler|a Shinra grunt rather than a SOLDIER First Class}}, that twist is ruined for you.

** The truth about Cloud was already prematurely spoiled in 1999, in ''[[Ehrgeiz]]: God Bless the Ring'', where his alternate costume was {{spoiler|a Shinra infantry uniform}}.

** Not to mention the biggest spoiler of all: {{spoiler|Zack dies at the end, which is why he's not in the main game.}}

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** If you watch ''Advent Children'', you'll get some spoilers for the main game ( {{spoiler|'''Rufus''': Cloud, you'll help us, won't you? You used to be in SOLDIER. '''Cloud''': In my head.}}), but god help you if you watch Advent Children Complete. Crisis Core and Before Crisis are both spoiled rather easily, and if you watch the Reminiscence of [[Final Fantasy VII]] Compilation, well, you're screwed (though that's the point).

* In the original ''[[Resident Evil]]'', S.T.A.R.S. commander Albert Wesker [[The Mole|isn't exactly]] [[Magnificent Bastard|the nice guy]] he first appears to be, but he ends up dying in the end of the game. [[Back From the Dead|His return from the death]] was actually a big surprise twist in ''[[Resident Evil Code Veronica]]'', but the subsequent ''[[Updated Rerelease|Code: Veronica X]]'' re-release spoils this by showing Wesker's face on the title screen, while being packaged with a bonus DVD titled "Wesker's Report", which narrates the events of the previous installments from Wesker's perspective. Every [[Resident Evil 4|sequel]] and [[Resident Evil 0|prequel]] afterward involving Wesker makes it obvious that he's a villain. In ''[[Resident Evil 5]]'', Wesker {{spoiler|[[Killed Off for Real|dies for real this time]], or so it seems.}}

* ''[[Fate ~~Stay Night (Visual Novel)~~|Fate Stay Night]]'': Gilgamesh's presence (and less likely, his class) is usually not hidden at all by promotional materials or other sources, and Fate/Unlimited Codes has both him and {{spoiler|Dark Sakura}} as playable characters from the get-go.

* ''[[Fate/stay night|Fate Stay Night]]'': Gilgamesh's presence (and less likely, his class) is usually not hidden at all by promotional materials or other sources, and Fate/Unlimited Codes has both him and {{spoiler|Dark Sakura}} as playable characters from the get-go.

** Hell, the fact that [[Sinister Minister|Kotomine]] is, in fact, the [[Big Bad]], as well as the above mentioned Servant's Master, and not merely a [[Jerkass]] comes as a surprise late in the [[Road Cone|first route]]/[[The Anime of the Game|anime]] to anyone who wasn't spoiled, which is practically no-one, thanks in part to Fate/Unlimited Codes and the fandom in general.

** Likewise Fate/Zero spoils the fact that {{spoiler|Rin and Sakura are sisters}} ''VERY'' early on.

* Many works parodying or otherwise discussing ''[[Earthbound]]'' reveal the final boss's weakness.

* [[Valve Software]]'s Marketing Team spoiled the fact that you are {{spoiler|hundreds of years in the future}} in ''[[~~Portal 2 (Video Game)|~~Portal 2]]'', and that {{spoiler|1=GLaDOS is still alive, and back online}}. Anyone who hasn't played the original game won't be surprised at the twists in the original game.

* [[Valve Software]]'s Marketing Team spoiled the fact that you are {{spoiler|hundreds of years in the future}} in ''[[Portal 2]]'', and that {{spoiler|1=GLaDOS is still alive, and back online}}. Anyone who hasn't played the original game won't be surprised at the twists in the original game.

* Present in the ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'' series:

** Due to ''[[Kingdom Hearts: 358 Days Over 2 ~~(Video Game)~~|Kingdom Hearts 358 Days Over 2]]'', if you didn't know that {{spoiler|Roxas}} is the Nobody of {{spoiler|Sora}}, and that {{spoiler|Roxas}} was a member of Organization XIII, then you're in for a bit of a shock.

** Due to ''[[Kingdom Hearts: 358 Days Over 2|Kingdom Hearts 358 Days Over 2]]'', if you didn't know that {{spoiler|Roxas}} is the Nobody of {{spoiler|Sora}}, and that {{spoiler|Roxas}} was a member of Organization XIII, then you're in for a bit of a shock.

** ''[[Chain of Memories]]'' (which was released for Nintendo's [[Game Boy Advance]]) assumes that the player has played the original game (which was released for a rival console system, namely the Sony [[Play Station 2]]). In other words, this trope comes into play especially, if a player didn't have a [[PS 2]], but did have a GBA and was interested in the series.

** ''[[Chain of Memories]]'' (which was released for Nintendo's [[Game Boy Advance]]) assumes that the player has played the original game (which was released for a rival console system, namely the Sony [[Play Station 2]]). In other words, this trope comes into play especially, if a player didn't have a [[Play Station 2]], but did have a GBA and was interested in the series.

*** And then ''[[~~Kingdom Hearts II (Video Game)|~~Kingdom Hearts II]]'' spoils the events of ''Chain of Memories'', which did have a [[PS 2]] rerelease ([[No Export for You|Except in Europe]])... after ''KH2'' came out. In other words, Square-Enix ''really'' wants you to know this already.

*** And then ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]'' spoils the events of ''Chain of Memories'', which did have a [[Play Station 2]] rerelease ([[No Export for You|Except in Europe]])... after ''KH2'' came out. In other words, Square-Enix ''really'' wants you to know this already.

** And now the [[Trailers Always Spoil|trailer]] for ''Dream Drop Distance'' spoils ''Birth By Sleep''. Specifically, ''it shows Vanitas unmasked''. Those planning on playing Birth by Sleep should avoid watching the end of the trailer.

* In the opening cinematic of ''[[God of War (~~Video Game~~)|God of War]] II'', we learn that Kratos is the God of War, not Ares.

* In the opening cinematic of ''[[God of War (series)|God of War]] II'', we learn that Kratos is the God of War, not Ares.

** The ''God of War Collection'' has helpful trophy descriptions, viewable as soon as you start the game, such as "Daddy Issues: Defeat {{spoiler|Zeus}}."

** Also, [[Bilingual Bonus|if you happen to speak Greek]], the goddamn ''title song'' is a spoiler, as the lyrics, translated, are:

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* The videogame conventions the player takes no notice of initially in ''[[Haze]]'' are supposed to be [[Painting the Fourth Wall]], as it turns out they're actually being implemented on the [[Player Character]]. This [[Plot Twist]] would be more of a surprise if it hadn't been spoiled by ''every single preview'' of the game after a certain point. Those frathouse manchildren who are your comrades in arms? They're actually on drugs, and literally can't register the death and destruction they cause.

* ''<nowiki>~Dissidia: Final Fantasy~</nowiki>'', while not requiring you to play the games to understand its own story, spoils major plot elements of the games it draws its characters from, such as casual mentions in the story mode that {{spoiler|[[Final Fantasy IV ~~(Video Game)~~|Golbez is really Cecil's brother]], [[Final Fantasy II (Video Game)|The Emperor takes over Hell]], [[Final Fantasy VI ~~(Video Game)~~|Terra is half-Esper and Kefka is a god]], and [[Final Fantasy X ~~(Video Game)~~|Jecht is the Final Aeon]]}}. Particularly jarring is the mere ''presence'' of some characters, like the Cloud of Darkness who is never mentioned at all in ''[[~~Final Fantasy III (Video Game)|~~Final Fantasy III]]'' until the tail end, and is in Dissidia presenting the game. Also Ultimecia, who only starts playing a role 3/4 of the way into ''[[~~Final Fantasy VIII (Video Game)|~~Final Fantasy VIII]]'', and who you only SEE during 2 to 3 cutscenes.

* ''<nowiki>~Dissidia: Final Fantasy~</nowiki>'', while not requiring you to play the games to understand its own story, spoils major plot elements of the games it draws its characters from, such as casual mentions in the story mode that {{spoiler|[[Final Fantasy IV|Golbez is really Cecil's brother]], [[Final Fantasy II (Video Game)|The Emperor takes over Hell]], [[Final Fantasy VI|Terra is half-Esper and Kefka is a god]], and [[Final Fantasy X|Jecht is the Final Aeon]]}}. Particularly jarring is the mere ''presence'' of some characters, like the Cloud of Darkness who is never mentioned at all in ''[[Final Fantasy III]]'' until the tail end, and is in Dissidia presenting the game. Also Ultimecia, who only starts playing a role 3/4 of the way into ''[[Final Fantasy VIII]]'', and who you only SEE during 2 to 3 cutscenes.

* The ''[[Legacy of Kain]]'' series spoils itself in the openings. Especially the opening cinema of ''Soul Reaver 2''.

** Or ''Soul Reaver'', where the intro is pretty much the first game's (''Blood Omen's'') twist ending retold.

* Nintendo seems to feel that anybody interested in buying the ''Sky'' edition of ''[[~~Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (Video Game)|~~Pokémon Mystery Dungeon]]'' should already know the parts of the plot from Time/Darkness. This goes to the point that they include an animated special that spoils pretty much ''the entire game up to that point'' as a ''pre-order bonus.'' Add to this the clear hints in the commercials and the info on Sky's website and it's all over. WAY TO GO NINTENDO!

* Nintendo seems to feel that anybody interested in buying the ''Sky'' edition of ''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon]]'' should already know the parts of the plot from Time/Darkness. This goes to the point that they include an animated special that spoils pretty much ''the entire game up to that point'' as a ''pre-order bonus.'' Add to this the clear hints in the commercials and the info on Sky's website and it's all over. WAY TO GO NINTENDO!

* It was impossible to see any commercials for ''Pokémon Platinum'' that didn't spoil {{spoiler|Cyrus's status as Team Galactic's boss or the fact that he tries to summon a legendary or two}}. Guess they assumed that everyone had played ''[[~~Pokémon Diamond and Pearl (Video Game)|~~Pokémon Diamond and Pearl]]''...

* It was impossible to see any commercials for ''Pokémon Platinum'' that didn't spoil {{spoiler|Cyrus's status as Team Galactic's boss or the fact that he tries to summon a legendary or two}}. Guess they assumed that everyone had played ''[[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl]]''...

** ''[[~~Pokémon Red and Blue (Video Game)|~~Pokémon Red and Blue]]'' had Team Rocket breaking up, and Blue being the Champion. Come ''[[~~Pokémon Gold and Silver (Video Game)|~~Pokémon Gold and Silver]]'', and those are ingrained into the plot. It's probably even worse for the remakes, since a lot of kids who play it probably haven't played the Kanto games or their remakes.

** ''[[Pokémon Red and Blue]]'' had Team Rocket breaking up, and Blue being the Champion. Come ''[[Pokémon Gold and Silver]]'', and those are ingrained into the plot. It's probably even worse for the remakes, since a lot of kids who play it probably haven't played the Kanto games or their remakes.

* Pretty much everything in the first ''[[Jak and Daxter]]'' game falls under this, as does the fact that Ashelin is Praxis' daughter and Errol coming back as an [[Omnicidal Maniac]]. So far, the series' biggest and [[The Reveal|most shocking]] plot twist has avoided this, despite its major effect on the character dynamic... or at least, [[Aborted Arc|the effect it could/should have had]].

* The prologue screen in the [[Sega Genesis]] [[Beat'Em Up]] ''Last Battle'' isn't so much of a prologue as it is a plot summary of the WHOLE GAME itself. This is partly because ''Last Battle'' was originally a ''[[Fist of the North Star|Hokuto no Ken]]'' game that was [[Dolled-Up Installment|rebranded]] and [[Blind Idiot Translation|lazily localized]] for its overseas release.

* Opening (or so) lines to [[X Play|Morgan Webb]]'s review of ''Persona 3 Fes'': "As you know, the original protagonist of the Persona 3 perished at the end of the game." [[Take That]], nerds who hold out for Special Edition releases.

* Opening (or so) lines to [[X-Play|Morgan Webb]]'s review of ''Persona 3 Fes'': "As you know, the original protagonist of the Persona 3 perished at the end of the game." [[Take That]], nerds who hold out for Special Edition releases.

* ''[[Blaz Blue]]''. Kokonoe's a catgirl, Ragna and Jin are brothers, Hakumen is future!Jin, and Hazama is Terumi. The first two barely count as spoilers, since they're both casually mentioned in the [[Fourth Wall Mail Slot]].

** ''Continuum Shift 2'' got a new opening FMV that shows {{spoiler|Noel turning into Mu-12.}}

* ''[[Rainbow Islands]]: The Story of [[~~Bubble Bobble (Video Game)|~~Bubble Bobble]] II'' (and further games in the ''Bubble Bobble'' series): The boys? They were transformed (before) into bubble dragons. Family confusion and [[Red Herring|Red Herrings]] aside, the [[Attract Mode|Attract Modes]] show this.

* ''[[Rainbow Islands]]: The Story of [[Bubble Bobble]] II'' (and further games in the ''Bubble Bobble'' series): The boys? They were transformed (before) into bubble dragons. Family confusion and [[Red Herring|Red Herrings]] aside, the [[Attract Mode|Attract Modes]] show this.

* In ''[[~~Chrono Trigger (Video Game)|~~Chrono Trigger]]'' for the DS the dojo section features pictures of the various techs in action. This is fine as they're only unlocked after you learn them, however some of the first techs unlocked show {{spoiler|Magus in your party,}} who won't join you until near the end of the game.

* In ''[[Chrono Trigger]]'' for the DS the dojo section features pictures of the various techs in action. This is fine as they're only unlocked after you learn them, however some of the first techs unlocked show {{spoiler|Magus in your party,}} who won't join you until near the end of the game.

** And also, the SNES version's manual contained a profile on all recruitable characters, including this surprise character.

* ''[[Ratchet and Clank]] 3'' contains one line which spoils both of the previous two games. Ratchet explains {{spoiler|that Captain Qwark teamed up with Drek in the first game}} and alludes to, but doesn't explain, {{spoiler|the character's involvement with the Protopet project in the second}}. The former is actually spoilt before that, as a photo of the two is shown on the screen.

** Being the final volume of a trilogy, ''A Crack in Time'' outright summarizes ''Tools of Destruction'' and ''Quest for Booty'' in its unskippable intro FMV (as the game needs to install data, so interrupting it would otherwise corrupt).

** The trailers for ''A Crack in Time'' casually give away that Doctor Nefarious survived the end of ''Up Your Asrenal''.

*** It was never implied that Nefarious and Lawrence were dead. [[Ratchet and Clank Up Your Arsenal|UYA]] out-and-out said that they were stranded on an asteroid in the middle of space. This was referenced in ''[[Ratchet Deadlocked]]'', too. It ''could'' be argued that the trailers spoiled the fact that they got ''off of'' the asteroid.

*** It was never implied that Nefarious and Lawrence were dead. [[Ratchet and Clank Up Your Arsenal|UYA]] out-and-out said that they were stranded on an asteroid in the middle of space. This was referenced in ''[[Ratchet: Deadlocked]]'', too. It ''could'' be argued that the trailers spoiled the fact that they got ''off of'' the asteroid.

* The Wiiware release of ''[[~~Cave Story (Video Game)|~~Cave Story]]'' contains some extra playing modes in addition to the original game, none of which require any sort of unlocking. So you can spoil the boss fights by playing the [[Boss Rush]] game before the main game, or you can spoil the existence of a character who's introduced one-third into the game by playing "Curly Story" first.

* The Wiiware release of ''[[Cave Story]]'' contains some extra playing modes in addition to the original game, none of which require any sort of unlocking. So you can spoil the boss fights by playing the [[Boss Rush]] game before the main game, or you can spoil the existence of a character who's introduced one-third into the game by playing "Curly Story" first.

** The ''[[~~Cave Story (Video Game)|~~Cave Story]] 3D'' box art also makes it quite obvious that {{spoiler|the main character is a robot}}.

** The ''[[Cave Story]] 3D'' box art also makes it quite obvious that {{spoiler|the main character is a robot}}.

* In the second ''[[Super Robot Wars Original Generation]]'' game, two villains ({{spoiler|Axel Almer and Einst Alfimi}}) are supposedly killed off, but they come [[Back From the Dead]] and perform a [[Heel Face Turn]] in the half-sequel Original Generation Gaiden (which is not quite a [[Gaiden Game]]). In an ''actual'' [[Gaiden Game]], ''[[Endless Frontier|Endless Frontier EXCEED]]'', they casually appear on the cover as main characters. This will be especially jarring if ''EXCEED'' is released in America, since the game where they were killed off was localized while [[No Export for You|the one where they came back wasn't]].

* ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro ~~Ni (Visual Novel)|Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni~~]] [[Gaiden Game|Daybreak Portable]]'''s [[Spoiler Opening|opening theme]] contains a shot of [[Shrinking Violet|Natsumi]] {{spoiler|wielding a butcher knife and bearing a very lovely [[Slasher Smile]]}}. Sure hope you've seen all the way through either Onisarashi-hen or Someutsushi-hen.

* ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro ni]] [[Gaiden Game|Daybreak Portable]]'''s [[Spoiler Opening|opening theme]] contains a shot of [[Shrinking Violet|Natsumi]] {{spoiler|wielding a butcher knife and bearing a very lovely [[Slasher Smile]]}}. Sure hope you've seen all the way through either Onisarashi-hen or Someutsushi-hen.

* In ''[[World of Warcraft]]'', players who don't haven't completed {{spoiler|Drakuru's quests}} in Grizzly Hills (and who may not have even met him), will likely have the twist spoiled if they complete Drak'theron Keep with a player who has his last Grizzly Hills quest, which reveals that {{spoiler|he's working with the Lich King}}. Similarly, the Black Knight is listed as the prerequisite for the achievement for completing the Trial of the Champion, spoiling the twist that he comes back from the dead. Icecrown Citadel raids often advertise themselves as being up to {{spoiler|Saurfang}}, which prematurely reveals that {{spoiler|[[Memetic Badass|Varok Saurfang's]] son was reanimated as a death knight}} after the Wrathgate battle.

** Due to the nature of questing through Northrend, players are much more likely to run into this trope in Zul'Drak, the zone after Grizzly Hills, when they begin the Ebon Blade quests and see that {{spoiler|Drakuru is a Scourge commander running a necropolis}}.

** The current loading screen for Northrend shows the Lich King {{spoiler|is not Arthas}}. When players defeat the Lich King, {{spoiler|Bolvar Fordragon takes Arthas' place, because without a Lich King the Scourge will go out of control.}}

* ''[[Starcraft]]'' suffers quite severely from this trope, thanks to the fact that the expansion pack "Brood War" centered around the Queen of the Blades, {{spoiler|[[Face Heel Turn|formerly known as Sarah Kerrigan]]}}, even going as far to have her get all the attention for the merchandising. In case there was a chance that someone didn't recognize her, ''Starcraft 2'' instead used a flashback of {{spoiler|New Gettysburg}} in their commercials and promo material.

** In ''[[~~Starcraft II (Video Game)|~~Starcraft II]]'', the official site description for Heart of the Swarm gives away the ending to Wings of Liberty {{spoiler|that Kerrigan gets deinfested.}}

** In ''[[Starcraft II]]'', the official site description for Heart of the Swarm gives away the ending to Wings of Liberty {{spoiler|that Kerrigan gets deinfested.}}

* Some editions of ''[[The Longest Journey]]'' include a trailer for the sequel, ''Dreamfall'' on the disc. If you watch that trailer it makes it pretty obvious that {{spoiler|April won't become the next guardian}} at the end of the first game.

* The main plot twist of ''[[King's Quest III to Heir Is Human]]'' is spoiled by almost every installment afterwards. That slave kid...isn't. And his real name ain't "Gwydion," either.

* The opening sequence of ''[[Final Fight|Final Fight 2]]'' begins with a shot of Cody punching out Belger from a high-rise building.

* ''[[Red Dead Redemption Undead Nightmare]]'' ''starts'' at a point that was near the very end of the original ''[[Red Dead Redemption]]'', so a lot of spoilery stuff is liberally stated. For example, {{spoiler|Luisa, Bill, Dutch, and many others are dead, Reyes has taken control over Mexico, and Ross has released John's family from captivity.}}

* ''[[Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare]]'' ''starts'' at a point that was near the very end of the original ''[[Red Dead Redemption]]'', so a lot of spoilery stuff is liberally stated. For example, {{spoiler|Luisa, Bill, Dutch, and many others are dead, Reyes has taken control over Mexico, and Ross has released John's family from captivity.}}

** The postgame of Undead Nightmare also reveals that {{spoiler|John dies. It doesn't reveal how it happened though}}

* ''[[~~Metroid (Video Game)|~~Metroid]]'': [[Samus Is a Girl]], combining this and [[It Was His Sled]]. Newer Metroid games don't even try to hide Samus' gender, effectively spoiling the ending of the first game every time it shows it.

* ''[[Metroid]]'': [[Samus Is a Girl]], combining this and [[It Was His Sled]]. Newer Metroid games don't even try to hide Samus' gender, effectively spoiling the ending of the first game every time it shows it.

* Following the events of the first ''[[Professor Layton]]'' game, the young heiress Flora Reinhold comes to stay with the Professor. If you haven't played through the first game yet, this is a spoiler for at least one plot element. However, she is clearly present in the second and third games, (occasionally) promotional art, and the prologue to the prequel movie, ''Eternal Diva''.

* The fandom of ''[[Umineko no Naku Koro Ni]]'' doesn't hide the fact that there is a [[Groundhog Day Loop]] going on, as well as the magical beings that keep appearing per arc. The PS3 version is even worse, where they blatantly show all the magical beings that appear in future arcs (until EP4) ''in the opening'', nonetheless.

* The fandom of ''[[Umineko no Naku Koro ni]]'' doesn't hide the fact that there is a [[Groundhog Day Loop]] going on, as well as the magical beings that keep appearing per arc. The PS3 version is even worse, where they blatantly show all the magical beings that appear in future arcs (until EP4) ''in the opening'', nonetheless.

* The first trailer for ''[[Call of Duty]]: [[Modern Warfare 2]]'' blatantly spoils the fact that the death of Imran Zakhaev (the [[Big Bad]] of the first game) is what directly causes the antagonist of the sequel, Makarov, and his splinter group to seek revenge.

** Likewise, ''Modern Warfare 3'''s trailer spoils the fact that Vladimir Makarov is still alive and well after the events of the second game, and that tensions between Russia and the U.S. have escalated into all-out warfare.

* So, you've finally overcome the indecision on picking up ''[[~~Final Fantasy XIII (Video Game)|~~Final Fantasy XIII]]'' after the [[Ruined FOREVER|fandom]] [[Broken Base|outcries]] and [[8.8|shocking scores]]. That's fine, and hey, since you have yet to play it you won't be so bored during the wait for the [[Final Fantasy XIII-2 ~~(Video Game)~~|sequel]], if you're interested. But in case you're curious, just know that it isn't a good idea to see the announcement trailer.

* So, you've finally overcome the indecision on picking up ''[[Final Fantasy XIII]]'' after the [[Ruined FOREVER|fandom]] [[Broken Base|outcries]] and [[8.8|shocking scores]]. That's fine, and hey, since you have yet to play it you won't be so bored during the wait for the [[Final Fantasy XIII-2|sequel]], if you're interested. But in case you're curious, just know that it isn't a good idea to see the announcement trailer.

** Now that the game has been released, it's safe to say it pretty much runs on this. The main menu ''gives you the option the hear the entire plot of the first game, '''narrated'''!'' Protip: don't look at the "Beginner's Primer" if you intend to play the original. Within the game itself, one of the last big twists of the original, the fact that {{spoiler|[[Colony Drop|Cocoon almost crashed into Pulse]]}} is casually stated ''numerous'' times within the first few minutes.

* The marketing and trailers for ''[[~~Dead Space 2 (Video Game)|~~Dead Space 2]]'' assume that the viewer knows that Isaac Clarke {{spoiler|is the only survivor of the events from the first game, and that every other character from the first installment (including your girlfriend Nicole, who is now showing up as a hallucination) has died)}}. Likewise, the ''Severed'' DLC mission spoils the fact that {{spoiler|Gabe and Lexine Weller}} are the only ones who survived the events of ''Dead Space: Extraction''.

* The marketing and trailers for ''[[Dead Space 2]]'' assume that the viewer knows that Isaac Clarke {{spoiler|is the only survivor of the events from the first game, and that every other character from the first installment (including your girlfriend Nicole, who is now showing up as a hallucination) has died)}}. Likewise, the ''Severed'' DLC mission spoils the fact that {{spoiler|Gabe and Lexine Weller}} are the only ones who survived the events of ''Dead Space: Extraction''.

* In the ''[[King of Fighters]]'' series, no game after '97 does much of anything to hide the fact that Yashiro, Shermie, and Chris are in fact Orochi cultists (e.g. '98 referring to them as the Orochi Team, rather than New Faces Team or Band Team).

* Promotional material for ''[[~~Fire Emblem (Video Game)|~~Fire Emblem]] : [[Fire Emblem Tellius ~~(Video Game)~~|Radiant Dawn]]'' seemed to consider that the Black Knight's identity was common knowledge, even though the fact that he's {{spoiler|Zelgius}} is not revealed until the start of Part IV.

* Promotional material for ''[[Fire Emblem]] : [[Fire Emblem Tellius|Radiant Dawn]]'' seemed to consider that the Black Knight's identity was common knowledge, even though the fact that he's {{spoiler|Zelgius}} is not revealed until the start of Part IV.

** And even though ''[[Fire Emblem Elibe ~~(Video Game)~~|Sword of Seals]]'' was released before ''Blazing Sword'', the fact that the latter was the first Fire Emblem to be localized outside of Japan means that most players did not know that [[The White Prince|White Prince]] Zephiel was to become the former's [[Nietzsche Wannabe|nihilistic]] [[Big Bad]], making his ending scene in ''Blazing Sword'' more of a [[Twist Ending]] than the [[Foregone Conclusion]] it was to those who had played ''Sword of Seals'' first.

** And even though ''[[Fire Emblem Elibe|Sword of Seals]]'' was released before ''Blazing Sword'', the fact that the latter was the first Fire Emblem to be localized outside of Japan means that most players did not know that [[The White Prince|White Prince]] Zephiel was to become the former's [[Nietzsche Wannabe|nihilistic]] [[Big Bad]], making his ending scene in ''Blazing Sword'' more of a [[Twist Ending]] than the [[Foregone Conclusion]] it was to those who had played ''Sword of Seals'' first.

* The [http://images.nintendolife.com/games/ds/solatorobo_red_the_hunter/cover_large.jpg European boxart] of ''[[Solatorobo]]'' shows both Red's [[Half-Human Hybrid|Hybrid]] Trance form (though it doesn't identify it as anything) and advertises the fact that you uncover the "mysterious origins" of the world. Both of these do not even ''show up'' until the midpoint of the game - before that, Red has no idea he can Trance and the world simply "is".

* ''[[Mass Effect 2]]'''s marketing runs on the fact that players are aware that Shepard destroyed {{spoiler|Sovereign}} in the first game (which ruins the impact of Shepard's [[Like You Would Really Do It|supposed "death" and reappearance]]). Likewise, the XBox Live Marketplace spoils a DLC mission titled "{{spoiler|Normandy}} Crash Site". Wonder what that's all about?

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** ''[[Mass Effect 3]]'' (and to a lesser extent ''[[Mass Effect 2]]'' through the Codex) shamelessly reveals the major plot twist from ''[[Mass Effect]]'' that {{spoiler|the Reapers exist, and that Sovereign himself is actually a Reaper and not just a ship}}.

* The reveal of SHODAN (the primary antagonist of the original game) in ''[[System Shock]] 2'' (which occurs roughly halfway through the game) is considered by many to be one of the most shocking and surprising plot twists in any survival horror game in recent memory. It probably ''would'' have been a bigger surprise - if it wasn't already spoiled by the game's boxart (which have SHODAN front and center) or the game description on the back of the box.

* ''[[Aliens Colonial Marines]]'', by virtue of being a [[POV Sequel]] to the [[Alien (~~Film~~)|1986 film]], spoils the climax of the movie (and its offscreen result) by necessity. The Hadley's Hope colony on LV-426 was almost completely destroyed due to an atmosphere processor explosion caused by the main characters in the film.

* ''[[Aliens: Colonial Marines]]'', by virtue of being a [[POV Sequel]] to the [[Alien (franchise)|1986 film]], spoils the climax of the movie (and its offscreen result) by necessity. The Hadley's Hope colony on LV-426 was almost completely destroyed due to an atmosphere processor explosion caused by the main characters in the film.

* Want to avoid spoilers for ''[[The Elder Scrolls III Morrowind]]''? Then it might be a good idea to involve anything relating to the games that came out later, or any fandom discussions at all. Since ''[[The Elder Scrolls]]'' games let the player create their own character, the games are very careful to not make any specific details about previous heroes canon, and always make sure to give the player character a title for them to be referred to in future games. For the hero of ''Morrowind'', that title is {{spoiler|"The Nerevarine"}}. The problem with this is that it's supposed to be a twist that {{spoiler|the player character is the Nerevarine.}}

* ''Fallout2'''s [[All There in the Manual|manual]] included The Vault Dweller's memoirs, which was essentially a spoiler and walkthrough for ''Fallout1''.

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** Even putting the latest strip on the home page runs the risk of doing this. Woe betide any reader who just happens to arrive right after a major plot twist.

** And if the site has a fan art section, avoid it like the plague until you've read the archives. Very often they depict not only characters but actual events from the strip's run.

* A lot of the advertising, merchandise, and fan artwork surrounding ''[[~~Sluggy Freelance (Webcomic)|~~Sluggy Freelance]]'' involves Oasis. Enough so that someone who [[Archive Binge|starts reading the series from the beginning]] will probably guess something's up when she "dies" at the end of her introductory story in 1999, although it's [[Lampshade|Lampshaded]] even then.

* A lot of the advertising, merchandise, and fan artwork surrounding ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]'' involves Oasis. Enough so that someone who [[Archive Binge|starts reading the series from the beginning]] will probably guess something's up when she "dies" at the end of her introductory story in 1999, although it's [[Lampshade|Lampshaded]] even then.

* ''[[~~El Goonish Shive (Webcomic)|~~El Goonish Shive]]'': Ellen exists, and she doesn't stay a villain; Grace can shapeshift, and Tedd doesn't need glasses.

* ''[[El Goonish Shive]]'': Ellen exists, and she doesn't stay a villain; Grace can shapeshift, and Tedd doesn't need glasses.

** Still, the comic gets an honorable mention for ([[Abandoned Info Page|initially at least]]) having a cast page split between "spoilers" and "not spoilers".

* Though ''[[Angel Moxie]]'' was good about this during its run, the website is not coy about such things now that the series is over and has rerun several times. The girls are shown in the powered-up forms they don't get until almost the end of the series, which also blows the revelation that all three girls are Legendary Heroes and not just the [[Magical Girl]]. The site synopsis is also just one giant spoiler of every plot point in the series.

* ''[[Dan and ~~Mabs~~ Furry Adventures]]'': You ''do'' know Dan is an incubus, right?

* ''[[Dan and Mab's Furry Adventures]]'': You ''do'' know Dan is an incubus, right?

* One especially [[Egregious]] example is ''[http://www.lutherlevy.com/ Family Man]'' by Dylan Meconis. ''Every single person'' who ''ever'' talks about it says, "Oh, it's a {{spoiler|werewolf}} story"... despite the fact that the reveal hasn't even been ''drawn'' yet!

** It's gotten to the point where many fans are starting to actually believe Meconis when she says that Luther from [http://www.bitemecomic.com/ Bite Me] and Luther from Family Man are only loosely the same person, and that Family Man is only "kind of" a prequel to Bite Me.

* Parodied in ''[[Ansem Retort]]''. Someone yells at Marluxia for ruining the fact that {{spoiler|Qui-Gon Jinn dies}} in ''[[The Phantom Menace]]''. That someone? Darth Maul.

* ''[[Kevin and Kell]]'': Lindesfarne and Danielle are both from the human world.

* ''[[Order of the Stick ~~(Webcomic)~~|Order of the Stick]]'' books come with informative chapter introductions... that tell you bits of what is going to happen in the next chapter. And later chapters. And sometimes in later ''books''. The assumption seems to be that nobody will be reading the books without having first read every strip online.

* ''[[The Order of the Stick|Order of the Stick]]'' books come with informative chapter introductions... that tell you bits of what is going to happen in the next chapter. And later chapters. And sometimes in later ''books''. The assumption seems to be that nobody will be reading the books without having first read every strip online.

** Though the first book does include a suggestion that you read the strips before the extra text.

* [[Paradigm Shift]]: Every page has badge graphics for each act of the series. The badge for "Flight" makes it pretty clear what Kate's story is.

* ''[[~~Flipside (Webcomic)|~~Flipside]]'': [[Blithe Spirit|Maytag]] and [[Lady of War|Bernadette]] are lovers.

* ''[[Flipside]]'': [[Blithe Spirit|Maytag]] and [[Lady of War|Bernadette]] are lovers.

* ''[[~~Ozy and Millie (Webcomic)|~~Ozy and Millie]]'': Captain Locke is {{spoiler|[[Luke, I Am Your Father|Millie's father]]}}. It said so right on the Cast page, [[Abandoned Info Page|back when there still was one]].

* ''[[Ozy and Millie]]'': Captain Locke is {{spoiler|[[Luke, I Am Your Father|Millie's father]]}}. It said so right on the Cast page, [[Abandoned Info Page|back when there still was one]].

* ''[[~~Homestuck (Webcomic)|~~Homestuck]]'': Official shirts and songs, along with oodles of fanart, spoil the existence of the Troll cast who are introduced a good ways into the story and at first appear to be vague, otherworldly antagonists to the main four kids. This may actually have been a good thing because of how many new readers the extended cast helped bring in once they were given their own [[A Day in ~~The~~ Limelight]] act.

* ''[[Homestuck]]'': Official shirts and songs, along with oodles of fanart, spoil the existence of the Troll cast who are introduced a good ways into the story and at first appear to be vague, otherworldly antagonists to the main four kids. This may actually have been a good thing because of how many new readers the extended cast helped bring in once they were given their own [[A Day in the Limelight]] act.

** Speaking of which, said arc treats the facts that {{spoiler|Aradia is a ghost and that the trolls created the universe}} as surprises. Now, good luck finding a discussion on the trolls that doesn't mention either of these.

*** Honestly though given that it's a free webcomic with the entirety of it's archives intact, most people openly discuss spoilers constantly and fan discussions almost never spoiler tag anything, mostly because aside from a small subset of fans that are reading the comic slowly, most of the fanbase has read it up to the current pages.

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*** Though Lord English's identity, one of the greatest mysteries of the comic up until his introduction, gets thrown about fairly casually.

* [http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2005/12/5/ This] [[Penny Arcade (Webcomic)|Penny Arcade]] details this very phenomenon, regarding movies. Specifically [[King Kong]] and [[The Passion of the Christ]]. As Gabe puts it, there's a statute of limitations on this kind of thing.

* The titular [[~~Girl Genius (Webcomic)|~~Girl Genius]] is always referred to as Agatha Heterodyne, despite the fact that her [[Changeling Fantasy|true identity]] takes a whole story arc to be [[The Reveal|revealed]]. YMMV on [[Foreshadowing|how much]] [[First Episode Spoiler|of a spoiler]] this is.

* The titular [[Girl Genius]] is always referred to as Agatha Heterodyne, despite the fact that her [[Changeling Fantasy|true identity]] takes a whole story arc to be [[The Reveal|revealed]]. YMMV on [[Foreshadowing|how much]] [[First Episode Spoiler|of a spoiler]] this is.

* The seventh ''[[~~Electric Wonderland (Webcomic)|~~Electric Wonderland]]'' comic dramatically [[The Reveal|revealed]] Lululu's mermaid tail. After the cartoonist wrote some character bios in June 2010, newcomers who clicked the "newbie? go here!" button on the [[Platypus Comix]] home page could find out about her tail beforehand. The bios also spoil the fact that Natasha Wing, the seemingly random policegirl who appeared at the end of the sixth comic, is actually friends with protagonist Trawn.

* The seventh ''[[Electric Wonderland]]'' comic dramatically [[The Reveal|revealed]] Lululu's mermaid tail. After the cartoonist wrote some character bios in June 2010, newcomers who clicked the "newbie? go here!" button on the [[Platypus Comix]] home page could find out about her tail beforehand. The bios also spoil the fact that Natasha Wing, the seemingly random policegirl who appeared at the end of the sixth comic, is actually friends with protagonist Trawn.

== [[Web Original]] ==

* At the end of ''[[~~Lonely Girl 15~~]]'' season one, {{spoiler|Bree Avery dies}}. This is spoiled 21 episodes into ''[[Kate Modern]]''. Similarly, the [[Twist Ending]] of "The Unthinkable Happened" was a huge shock when it was first shown, but is completely spoiled for anyone who knows that the following episode's title is {{spoiler|"Bree's Dad is Dead"}}; the phrase "{{spoiler|deader than Bree's dad}}" has since become a fan idiom. Also, anyone who so much as visits the site is likely to discover that {{spoiler|Patient #11 survived the Hart Study}}, a major plot twist for the second series. Even the fact that the Hymn of One is evil was a huge revelation in the original series, but is now treated as the entire premise of the show. As one may surmise, ''[[~~Lonely Girl 15~~]]'' is fairly lax about keeping spoilers secret.

* At the end of ''[[Lonelygirl15]]'' season one, {{spoiler|Bree Avery dies}}. This is spoiled 21 episodes into ''[[Kate Modern]]''. Similarly, the [[Twist Ending]] of "The Unthinkable Happened" was a huge shock when it was first shown, but is completely spoiled for anyone who knows that the following episode's title is {{spoiler|"Bree's Dad is Dead"}}; the phrase "{{spoiler|deader than Bree's dad}}" has since become a fan idiom. Also, anyone who so much as visits the site is likely to discover that {{spoiler|Patient #11 survived the Hart Study}}, a major plot twist for the second series. Even the fact that the Hymn of One is evil was a huge revelation in the original series, but is now treated as the entire premise of the show. As one may surmise, ''[[Lonelygirl15]]'' is fairly lax about keeping spoilers secret.

* The ''[[Kate Modern]]'' website contains a video which spoils all the main twists of season 2, which plays automatically when you visit the site.

* ''[[~~Survival of the Fittest (Roleplay)|~~Survival of the Fittest]]'' examples rarely spoiler the fact that {{spoiler|Adam Dodd won v1}} and indeed it is commonly talked about on the boards as Members assume that everybody already knows about this. Even {{spoiler|Adam's}} return is made flagrantly obvious by the fact the character has ''two'' pages on the SOTF wiki (one for each v1 and v3). There's also that, y'know, he's actively played on the board, and nobody isn't going to notice that a v3 character as the same name and ID number as a v1 character.

* ''[[Survival of the Fittest]]'' examples rarely spoiler the fact that {{spoiler|Adam Dodd won v1}} and indeed it is commonly talked about on the boards as Members assume that everybody already knows about this. Even {{spoiler|Adam's}} return is made flagrantly obvious by the fact the character has ''two'' pages on the SOTF wiki (one for each v1 and v3). There's also that, y'know, he's actively played on the board, and nobody isn't going to notice that a v3 character as the same name and ID number as a v1 character.

** Basically, people tend to assume that anything that happened before the current version is now (or should be) general knowledge.

* The [[Big Bad]] of the first couple years of stories in the [[Whateley Universe]] was [[Smug Snake]] Don Sebastiano, because he had the power to psychically [[Mind Rape]] two powerful students and turn them into his mindslaves, and even the administration couldn't prove anything was done to them. Since the story ''Christmas Elves'' was released, it is common knowledge among the story characters (who talk it over) and on the forums that {{spoiler|he didn't do it. Hekate used incredibly dark Mythos magics to enslave them, and Don Sebastiano was implicitly taking the credit.}}

* Many commentaries on ''[[~~The Classic Doctor Who Twitter Blog (Fanfic)|~~The Classic Doctor Who Twitter Blog]]'' make references to serials not covered yet, due to the proprietor herself experiencing a massive intake of this trope.

* Many commentaries on ''[[The Classic Doctor Who Twitter Blog]]'' make references to serials not covered yet, due to the proprietor herself experiencing a massive intake of this trope.

* The DVD covers for ''[[Halo]]''-based [[Machinima]] series ''[[Red vs. Blue]]'' have regularly done this.

** Spoilers are on many of the DVD covers, though always made somewhat vague - for instance, the back of the first season DVD mentions a ghost and a psychotic mercenary, who are introduced as twists halfway through the season, but don't reveal that the ghost is a main character who is shockingly killed, or that the mercenary is his girlfriend.

** The series' jump to ''Halo 2'' during season three was something of an [[The Untwist|Untwist]], as even though the moment was treated dramatically in-universe as a jump to the "future" as signified by the [[Art Shift]], the creators told the fan community in advance that it would happen. But to anyone catching up and unaware, the DVD cover (and artwork on the website) ruined the surprise, by placing ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' and ''Halo 2'' versions of the same character side-by-side (as well as seasons four and five featuring only ''Halo 2'' imagery on their DVD covers). Even further, an actual twist the fandom didn't expect, that certain scenes would be filmed using ''[[Marathon ~~(Video Game)~~|Marathon]]'', is revealed by the ''Marathon'' version of the character appearing on the cover too. (The jump to ''Halo 3'', on the other hand, didn't receive any in-universe distinction, with some episodes using both ''Halo 2'' and ''Halo 3'' during different scenes. Thus, it's not much of a spoiler that the newest DVD covers feature ''Halo 3'' art.)

** The series' jump to ''Halo 2'' during season three was something of an [[The Untwist|Untwist]], as even though the moment was treated dramatically in-universe as a jump to the "future" as signified by the [[Art Shift]], the creators told the fan community in advance that it would happen. But to anyone catching up and unaware, the DVD cover (and artwork on the website) ruined the surprise, by placing ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' and ''Halo 2'' versions of the same character side-by-side (as well as seasons four and five featuring only ''Halo 2'' imagery on their DVD covers). Even further, an actual twist the fandom didn't expect, that certain scenes would be filmed using ''[[Marathon Trilogy|Marathon]]'', is revealed by the ''Marathon'' version of the character appearing on the cover too. (The jump to ''Halo 3'', on the other hand, didn't receive any in-universe distinction, with some episodes using both ''Halo 2'' and ''Halo 3'' during different scenes. Thus, it's not much of a spoiler that the newest DVD covers feature ''Halo 3'' art.)

** New characters are featured on DVD covers, most notably the Alien.

** Season 8 introduces CGI action sequences. The first moment of this comes as a surprise as the camera slowly moves away from the characters in the scene while the viewer thinks that they can't possibly do what the scene seems to be suggesting. {{spoiler|Then it happens. The Warthog crashes right through the wall!}} This moment is prominently featured on the DVD cover. There was also a commercial going around with focus on the CGI scenes in general.

*** Another Season 8 example: Within the first few minutes of the season premiere, and in that season's trailer, the viewer sees that {{spoiler|Donut is dead and Washington has pulled a [[Face Heel Turn]]}}, which were both huge twists for the end of the previous season

* This is highly common in works from [[The Slender Man Mythos]], typically in the form of characters gleaning information about Slender Man from earlier works. Word of advice: if you plan on watching [[Marble Hornets]] or reading [[Just Another Fool]], do not, by any means, watch or read ''anything'' posted at later dates.

* The [[Pretty Cure Fanfics ~~(Fanfic)~~|community of OC fics]] in the ''[[Pretty Cure]]'' fandom does tend to fall to this. Some authors spoil a lot ''before'' the episodes are out for the convenience of [[Spoiler Hound|Spoiler Hounds]], but even things that they kept secret, like Ashley's fate in the end of ''[[Pretty Cure Perfume Preppy ~~(Fanfic)~~|Perfume Preppy]]'' (and the incident that earned her the [[Fan Nickname]] "[[Darker and Edgier|Cure]] [[I'm a Humanitarian|Cannibal]]"), are treated as common knowledge in the fanwriter community after the episode is released. Even a cursory glance over ''character popularity'' spoils you. [[Dark Magical Girl|Dark Magical Girls]] get all the fanart and are the only ones usually put into the ''[[~~Pretty Cure Fan Fic Features (Fanfic)|~~Pretty Cure Fan Fic Features]]'', so if you're wondering why [[Futari wa Pretty Cure Blue Moon ~~(Fanfic)~~|Emiru]] is on all these bonus story cast lists when she's completely normal and all the commenters on the first half of the series either don't mention her or ''hate'' her, well...

* The [[Pretty Cure Fanfics|community of OC fics]] in the ''[[Pretty Cure]]'' fandom does tend to fall to this. Some authors spoil a lot ''before'' the episodes are out for the convenience of [[Spoiler Hound|Spoiler Hounds]], but even things that they kept secret, like Ashley's fate in the end of ''[[Pretty Cure Perfume Preppy|Perfume Preppy]]'' (and the incident that earned her the [[Fan Nickname]] "[[Darker and Edgier|Cure]] [[I'm a Humanitarian|Cannibal]]"), are treated as common knowledge in the fanwriter community after the episode is released. Even a cursory glance over ''character popularity'' spoils you. [[Dark Magical Girl|Dark Magical Girls]] get all the fanart and are the only ones usually put into the ''[[Pretty Cure Fan Fic Features]]'', so if you're wondering why [[Futari wa Pretty Cure Blue Moon|Emiru]] is on all these bonus story cast lists when she's completely normal and all the commenters on the first half of the series either don't mention her or ''hate'' her, well...

* Parodied in [[Uncyclopedia]]: This article contains spoilers. Wait, I should have told you earlier? My bad.

* Season Three of ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh ~~the~~ Abridged Series]]'' is called {{spoiler|''The Cancelled Series''}}, which is advertised as such and, therefore, spoils what happens at the end of season two.

* Season Three of ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series]]'' is called {{spoiler|''The Cancelled Series''}}, which is advertised as such and, therefore, spoils what happens at the end of season two.

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* By at least halfway through the first Season of ''[[Transformers Prime]]'', you should be aware that Cliffjumper is dead. It happened in the first five minutes of the show and it frequently gets brought up.

* In ''[[Code Lyoko]]'', Aelita is {{spoiler|a human girl}}. And Franz Hopper {{spoiler|is her dad, and the creator of Lyoko}}. If you don't want to be spoiled, it is ''absolutely imperative'' you watch the series in season order.

* The title Phantasm in ''[[Batman Mask of the Phantasm]]'' is {{spoiler|Bruce's ex-fiancée Andrea Beaumont}}. A clever viewer could figure this out anyway, but the [[Merchandise-Driven|toy division]] screwed up by releasing the Phantasm action figure, with removable hood, unmasked.

* The title Phantasm in ''[[Batman: Mask of the Phantasm]]'' is {{spoiler|Bruce's ex-fiancée Andrea Beaumont}}. A clever viewer could figure this out anyway, but the [[Merchandise-Driven|toy division]] screwed up by releasing the Phantasm action figure, with removable hood, unmasked.

* After announcing its pending cancellation, the third season of ''[[Danny Phantom]]'' was created in Nick Studios in Florida -- then sent to air in Latin American countries six months before they were supposed to be aired in the US. Impatient fans wasted no time snatching up the episodes, translating them, and broadcasting them everywhere. And, if you didn't know via the internet that {{spoiler|half of the ghosts had become more monster-like (Nocturne, Vortex, Undergrowth), Danny got ice powers, Danny was going to make an appearance in a ninja suit, and that Vlad became the mayor of Amity park}}, you were soon spoilered by said "surprises" through commercials and the episodes airing ''out of order''.

* The true nature of the ''[[~~Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003 (Animation)|~~Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003]]'' (2003) version of Shredder became this, particularly after it became necessary to qualify him as such in order to distinguish him from the other versions of the character.

* The true nature of the ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003]]'' (2003) version of Shredder became this, particularly after it became necessary to qualify him as such in order to distinguish him from the other versions of the character.

** This is also immediately spoiled (and lampshaded) in ''[[Turtles Forever]]'' if one hasn't seen the 2003 series at all. The 80's Shredder's reaction to the 2003 Shredder's true nature is likely to mimic that of viewers unfamiliar with the 2003 series. Likewise, it probably worked vice-versa (fans of the 00s series would be surprised by the 80s version's incompetence).

* Commercials for the first season DVD of ''[[~~Total Drama Island (Animation)|~~Total Drama Island]]'' blatantly showed who the final three would be {{spoiler|Owen, Gwen, and Heather}}, and a press release for ''Total Drama World Tour'' revealed the final two of ''[[Total Drama Action]]'' when ''the season was still underway with six contestants left''. They eventually caught this mistake and changed it to two other contestants, but the damage had been done.

* Commercials for the first season DVD of ''[[Total Drama Island]]'' blatantly showed who the final three would be {{spoiler|Owen, Gwen, and Heather}}, and a press release for ''Total Drama World Tour'' revealed the final two of ''[[Total Drama Action]]'' when ''the season was still underway with six contestants left''. They eventually caught this mistake and changed it to two other contestants, but the damage had been done.

** ''World Tour'' itself has been plagued by this, first because Cartoon Network's commercials made it possible to figure the vote-off order, and then because Australia got the episodes and aired them in quick succession. Bizarrely, Canada (TD's home land) is getting the show after just about ''everybody'' else; even before Australia, most Canadian fans were Youtubing episodes after America aired them rather than waiting months for them to come out there.

* ''[[The Venture Brothers]]'' creators have a habit of giving large spoilers during episode commentary on the DVD. Played straight when one commentator points out that spoilers have been given and the collective response is "No one watches the commentary before they watch the actual show!". Later subverted during a convention when the shows creators are confronted by a fan whose friend saw the commentary before the episodes being spoiled.

{{quote| '''Doc Hammer:''' If you juggle fire I'm not gonna run around screaming, "Ahh you're gonna burn yourself!"(...)[[Ice Cream Koan|If you can't get out of the kitchen, don't cook a...baking good]], I dunno; there's no platitude for a guy who watches the commentary before he finishes the season.}}

** it also ties into their [[Defied Trope|open defiance ]] of [[Anime]]-esque myth arcs. With the [[Your Mileage May Vary|possible exceptions]] of Brock, Dr. Henry Killinger, Molotov Cocktease, or Soverign (who tend to be the most competent people in their respective rooms), everyone, or thing, who seems [[Knight of Cerebus|to genuinely threaten]] the [[Rule of Funny]] inevitably gets [[Break the Haughty|cut down to size]] in [[Humiliation Conga|the most irreverent way possible]]. It's never a good idea to expect high drama in a [[Failure Is the Only Option|show about failure]].

* Bonus features on the DVDs containing the first 13 episodes of ''[[The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes ~~(Animation)~~|Avengers Earths Mightiest Heroes]]'' consist of interviews revealing events from the second season, such as [[Secret Invasion|Skrulls replacing allies]]. In the process, the interviewees spoil events from the second half of season 1, such as [[The Wasp|Janet]]'s friend [[Ms. Marvel ~~(Comic Book)~~|Carol]] getting superpowers and Ultron {{spoiler|attempting to destroy humanity}}.

* Bonus features on the DVDs containing the first 13 episodes of ''[[The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes|Avengers Earths Mightiest Heroes]]'' consist of interviews revealing events from the second season, such as [[Secret Invasion|Skrulls replacing allies]]. In the process, the interviewees spoil events from the second half of season 1, such as [[The Wasp|Janet]]'s friend [[Ms. Marvel|Carol]] getting superpowers and Ultron {{spoiler|attempting to destroy humanity}}.

** The ''Avengers'' Season 2 trailer included on the Blu-Ray Discs of ''[[Thor (~~Film~~)|Thor]]'' and ''[[Captain America: The First Avenger ~~(Film)~~|Captain America the First Avenger]]'' also spoil Carol Danvers becoming Ms. Marvel.

** The ''Avengers'' Season 2 trailer included on the Blu-Ray Discs of ''[[Thor (film)|Thor]]'' and ''[[Captain America: The First Avenger|Captain America the First Avenger]]'' also spoil Carol Danvers becoming Ms. Marvel.

* In ''[[Re Boot]]'', {{spoiler|Megabyte and Hexadecimal being siblings}} came as a surprise in the late second season. Nowadays, it's common knowledge, is constantly referenced in subsequent episodes, and any biography of them will list this fact fairly early on.

* The DVD boxset for season 14 of ''[[~~South Park (Animation)|~~South Park]]'' reveals Mysterion's identity in the cover art.

* The DVD boxset for season 14 of ''[[South Park]]'' reveals Mysterion's identity in the cover art.

* Amazingly subverted in ''[[The Spectacular Spider Man]]''. Any reader of the comics knows that Norman Osborn is the Green Goblin. After dropping several hints to this effect, and [[Lampshade Hanging|even having Peter single out Norman as the most likely suspect]], it turns out to be {{spoiler|Harry.}} Taken a step further at the end of season 2, where {{spoiler|Norman turned out to have been the Green Goblin all along, despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary. That's right, they managed to turn a [[Late Arrival Spoiler]] into a legitimate shock.}}

* Amazingly subverted in ''[[The Spectacular Spider-Man]]''. Any reader of the comics knows that Norman Osborn is the Green Goblin. After dropping several hints to this effect, and [[Lampshade Hanging|even having Peter single out Norman as the most likely suspect]], it turns out to be {{spoiler|Harry.}} Taken a step further at the end of season 2, where {{spoiler|Norman turned out to have been the Green Goblin all along, despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary. That's right, they managed to turn a [[Late Arrival Spoiler]] into a legitimate shock.}}

* The opening credits for the ''[[Chilly Willy]]'' short "Chilly Chums" credit Grace Stafford as "Woody's voice", sort of spoiling the gag about {{spoiler|[[Woody Woodpecker]] making a suprise cameo}}.