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* ''[[Lost]]'', in which the fact that there even ''is'' a [[Big Bad]] is not immediately stated. After several possible major antagonists are introduced over the first five seasons, the true [[Big Bad]] is not revealed until the season five finale.
* ''[[Desperate Housewives]]'' used this several times. The identity of the aggressor in season 6 was hidden this way until the reveal {{spoiler|that he was a serial killer and actually one of Porter's friends}}.
* ''[[Doctor Who]]'':
* During the third series of ''[[Doctor Who]]'', the subplots taking place in present day London throw around the name Mr. Saxon. In the three-parter that ends the season, he is revealed to be none other than {{spoiler|the Doctor's arch nemesis, the Master, who stole the Doctor's TARDIS and traveled 18 months before Martha was introduced, and in that time became the the Minister of Defence.}}
** TheDuring eventsthe ofthird series, 5the aresubplots causedtaking byplace in present day London throw around the name Mr. Saxon. All that is known about him is, he is someone or something capable of {{spoiler|making the TARDIS explode}}, accompanied by the [[Arc Words]] "silence will fall". In the three-parter that ends the season, he is revealed to be none other than {{spoiler|the Doctor's arch nemesis, the Master, who stole the Doctor's TARDIS and traveled 18 months before Martha was introduced, and in that time became the the Minister of Defence.}}
** One of the most iconic (and scariest) one-shot villains in the franchise was the Midnight Entity (as it is called) in the episode “Midnight”. Nothing is known about this creature, except that it is native to a planet called Midnight, is malevolent and able to control humans, speaking through their mouths as it does so, but whether the victim is [[Brainwashed and Crazy|brainwashed]] or [[Demonic Possession|possessed]] is not clear. It is very intelligent, at least, using this power on the Doctor himself in an attempt to convince the rest of the cast that he is insane. The entity is never seen by the viewers - Claude claims he briefly sees it, describing it as a living, formless shadow, but this is all we have to go on.
* The reveal of just ''who'' was really behind the [[Dollhouse]] and the Rossum Corporation had a very high [[HSQ]] when it was revealed in season 2.
* Happened in ''[[Gekisou Sentai Carranger]]'': halfway through the season, the Bowzocks were believed to be the [[Big Bad]]s until Exhaus finally shows his hand.
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