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'''Basic Trope''': A character discovers they're not what they thought they were. |
'''Basic Trope''': A character discovers they're not what they thought they were. |
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* '''Straight''': [[The Cape|Adele]] has been fighting invading aliens called [[Eldritch Abomination|Kschorkians - ]] only to discover that she is a [[Becoming the Mask|deluded]] Kschorkian [[Humanoid Abomination|in disguise.]] |
* '''Straight''': [[The Cape (trope)|Adele]] has been fighting invading aliens called [[Eldritch Abomination|Kschorkians - ]] only to discover that she is a [[Becoming the Mask|deluded]] Kschorkian [[Humanoid Abomination|in disguise.]] |
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* '''Exaggerated''': Not only is Adele a Kschorkian in disguise, but [[Flock of Wolves|so is every human on the Earth]]. |
* '''Exaggerated''': Not only is Adele a Kschorkian in disguise, but [[Flock of Wolves|so is every human on the Earth]]. |
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** Adele is actually the [[Big Bad|Void King]] [[Amnesiac Dissonance|who has erased its memory]] [[Memory Gambit|and entered into the human society to undermine it from the inside.]] |
** Adele is actually the [[Big Bad|Void King]] [[Amnesiac Dissonance|who has erased its memory]] [[Memory Gambit|and entered into the human society to undermine it from the inside.]] |
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* '''[[Up to Eleven]]''': The Kschorkians ''are'' the universe. Let that sink into your mind for awhile... |
* '''[[Up to Eleven]]''': The Kschorkians ''are'' the universe. Let that sink into your mind for awhile... |
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* '''Downplayed''': Adele discovers that she is actually a Kschorkian - and decides it doesn't matter, she's still going to [[Humanity Is Infectious|keep fighting for humanity.]] |
* '''Downplayed''': Adele discovers that she is actually a Kschorkian - and decides it doesn't matter, she's still going to [[Humanity Is Infectious|keep fighting for humanity.]] |
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** Adele had been told that she had links to Kschorkians, but she never thought about the possibility about her actually ''being'' a member of them. |
** Adele had been told that she had links to Kschorkians, but she never thought about the possibility about her actually ''being'' a member of them. |
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* '''Double Subverted''': . . . but then it turns out later that Adele faked the test because she was afraid of what the answer might be, and she's really a Kschorkian. |
* '''Double Subverted''': . . . but then it turns out later that Adele faked the test because she was afraid of what the answer might be, and she's really a Kschorkian. |
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** . . . or Adele is only pretending to have been a conscious spy to cover up her horror at the revelation. |
** . . . or Adele is only pretending to have been a conscious spy to cover up her horror at the revelation. |
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* '''Parodied''': Adele looks in the mirror - and it turns out she's a tomato. Literally. |
* '''Parodied''': Adele looks in the mirror - and it turns out she's a tomato. Literally. |
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* '''Zig Zagged''': Adele is implied to be a Kschorkian, and then it turns out she's not. But then it [[Retcon|turns out]] she faked the test, and she's actually a Kschorkian. And then it turns out that that was a ruse by [[Evil Counterpart|Bridgette]] to trick Adele. [[Armed with Canon|And then it turns out that]] Adele is indeed a Kschorkian, and Bridgette's ruse was unnecessary. |
* '''Zig Zagged''': Adele is implied to be a Kschorkian, and then it turns out she's not. But then it [[Retcon|turns out]] she faked the test, and she's actually a Kschorkian. And then it turns out that that was a ruse by [[Evil Counterpart|Bridgette]] to trick Adele. [[Armed with Canon|And then it turns out that]] Adele is indeed a Kschorkian, and Bridgette's ruse was unnecessary. |
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* '''Averted''': Adele is just a human, and there's never any question of her having been a Kschorkian. |
* '''Averted''': Adele is just a human, and there's never any question of her having been a Kschorkian. |
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* '''Invoked''': The group fighting Kschorkians performs a test on all members to see if any are secretly Kschorkians; especially the ones with dubious memories. |
* '''Invoked''': The group fighting Kschorkians performs a test on all members to see if any are secretly Kschorkians; especially the ones with dubious memories. |
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* '''Exploited''': An enemy of Adele's reveals she is a Kschorkian so that they have a chance to kill her while she goes into [[Heroic BSOD]]. |
* '''Exploited''': An enemy of Adele's reveals she is a Kschorkian so that they have a chance to kill her while she goes into [[Heroic BSOD]]. |
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* '''Defied''': Adele deliberately chooses never to test whether she's Kschorkian or human, because she doesn't want this to happen. |
* '''Defied''': Adele deliberately chooses never to test whether she's Kschorkian or human, because she doesn't want this to happen. |
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* '''Discussed''': "I think one of us is a Kschorkian and doesn't even know it!" |
* '''Discussed''': "I think one of us is a Kschorkian and doesn't even know it!" |
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* '''Conversed''': "With all that's happened, I wouldn't be surprised if Adele was a Kschorkian." |
* '''Conversed''': "With all that's happened, I wouldn't be surprised if Adele was a Kschorkian." |
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Latest revision as of 23:43, 5 October 2014
Basic Trope: A character discovers they're not what they thought they were.
- Straight: Adele has been fighting invading aliens called Kschorkians - only to discover that she is a deluded Kschorkian in disguise.
- Exaggerated: Not only is Adele a Kschorkian in disguise, but so is every human on the Earth.
- Up to Eleven: The Kschorkians are the universe. Let that sink into your mind for awhile...
- Downplayed: Adele discovers that she is actually a Kschorkian - and decides it doesn't matter, she's still going to keep fighting for humanity.
- Adele had been told that she had links to Kschorkians, but she never thought about the possibility about her actually being a member of them.
- Justified: Adele's role as a spy required for her to under go brainwashing to make her cover as realsitic as possible.
- Inverted: A Kschorkian turns out to be a human.
- Subverted: It is heavily implied throughout the series that Adele is a Kschorkian - but, when put to the test, it proves that she is actually human.
- Or Adele looks in the mirror, and sees a Kschorkian, and her friends think this is a Tomato in the Mirror - but she's actually fully aware of what she is, and has only been waiting for a chance to turn on her 'friends.'
- Double Subverted: . . . but then it turns out later that Adele faked the test because she was afraid of what the answer might be, and she's really a Kschorkian.
- . . . or Adele is only pretending to have been a conscious spy to cover up her horror at the revelation.
- Parodied: Adele looks in the mirror - and it turns out she's a tomato. Literally.
- Zig Zagged: Adele is implied to be a Kschorkian, and then it turns out she's not. But then it turns out she faked the test, and she's actually a Kschorkian. And then it turns out that that was a ruse by Bridgette to trick Adele. And then it turns out that Adele is indeed a Kschorkian, and Bridgette's ruse was unnecessary.
- Averted: Adele is just a human, and there's never any question of her having been a Kschorkian.
- Or, Adele is a Kschorkian, but she and everyone else knew this, so it didn't have to be revealed.
- Enforced: "The audience believes Adele is really a Kschorkian, so let's go with that!"
- Lampshaded: "Oh, god, I'm a Kschorkian. I don't believe this. If this was a TV show, I'd call it a cheap piece of drama!"
- Invoked: The group fighting Kschorkians performs a test on all members to see if any are secretly Kschorkians; especially the ones with dubious memories.
- Exploited: An enemy of Adele's reveals she is a Kschorkian so that they have a chance to kill her while she goes into Heroic BSOD.
- Defied: Adele deliberately chooses never to test whether she's Kschorkian or human, because she doesn't want this to happen.
- Discussed: "I think one of us is a Kschorkian and doesn't even know it!"
- Conversed: "With all that's happened, I wouldn't be surprised if Adele was a Kschorkian."
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