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{{trope}}
{{quote|''"You know, if I ''was'' [[Iron Man]], I'd have this girlfriend who knows my [[Secret Identity]] and is always worried that something bad is going to happen to me--but at the same time is so proud that I'm out there saving the world. She's conflicted and that only makes her crazier about me."''|'''Tony Stark''', ''[[Iron Man (
[[Alice and Bob]] are talking, and Bob has decided that it's time to come clean. He's going to tell her his dark and terrible secret. This secret could be one or more of any number of unpleasant or shocking or dumbfounding things. Maybe Bob is secretly a [[The Cowl|crimefighting vigilante]], or a [[Agent Provocateur|spy]], or some kind of [[Secret Identity|superbeing in disguise]], or [[The Mole]], or maybe he [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|really likes reggae music.]] Whatever the secret is, it's going to be something that causes Alice to see Bob in an entirely new light, and totally reinterpret much of Bob's behavior.
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Bob spills his guts. Alice is surprised, initially, but her surprise does not turn into shock, horror, fear, disbelief, or hatred. Instead, Alice... [[The Glomp|glomps Bob]] and commences chewing on his face. [[The Reveal]] is apparently a massive turn on for Alice.
People can react in all sorts of odd ways to unexpected news, but
[[Coitus Ensues|Sex is not always involved]], nor even necessarily a make-out session, but there's always some sort of "[[They Do]]" moment. This trope is one means by which writers may achieve [[Strangled
This trope may overlap with [[Gender Reveal]], which involves revealing a character's true gender. Contrast [[You Make Me Sick]], [[My God, You Are Serious]], and [[I'll Kill You!]] for less friendly reactions to [[The Reveal]].
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== [[Comics]] ==
* There are numerous superheroes who have unmasked themselves to a boyfriend or girlfriend and then immediately made out. Sometimes they do this several times with different people. Heroes on this list include:
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== [[Film]] ==
* The 1989 ''[[Batman (
* The 1986 ''[[
* Dave in the film version of ''[[Kick-Ass (
{{quote|
'''Dave''': Because I am Kick-Ass!
'''Katie''': What are you talking about?
'''Dave''': I'm also not gay!
'''Katie''': Fuck! }}
* Astrid in the film of ''[[How to Train Your Dragon (
* ''[[Not Another Teen Movie]]'' used this near the end when a girl reveals her wish for a guy to take a dump on her chest. His response is one of shock, disgust and disbelief...that no one has ever taken a dump on her chest.
* As seen in the page quote, this is [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] in ''[[Iron Man (
== Literature ==
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== [[Web Comics]] ==
* Played straight and then inverted by the final strips of ''[[Bite Me! (
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[[Category:Love Tropes]]
[[Category:The Reveal Prompts Romance
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