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A [[Walking Spoiler]] is [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]], a character or thing who has most of the tropes underneath it as spoilers. Sometimes, even its ''name'' is a spoiler, as it's so secret to the plot.
Can overlap with [[It Was His Sled]], if the work in question is old enough that pretty much everybody already knows about the various plot twists.
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* Risa Kamizaki and Mika Makihara from ''[[Amagami]]'' both are responsible for that rejection. The former tricks the latter thus causing Junichi to think he was stood..
* Mello and Near from ''[[Death Note]]''; the fact they're [[Hero Antagonist|L's]] successors (coupled with L's utter refusal to give up on the Kira case) are an easy tip-off to the fact that L dies.
* In ''[[One Piece]]'', it's difficult to talk about the four Cipher Pol agents undercover in Water 7, especially not Kaku and Lucci, without revealing their being [[The Mole]]. Similarly, discussing Vivi typically reveals that she's undercover in Baroque Works as Ms. Wednesday. And then there's Kanjuro, introduced in the Dressrosa arc as seemingly a friend of the samurai Kin'emon and the ninja Raizo, but at the beginning of the third act of the Wano arc is revealed as an undercover agent for the arc's secondary villain, Orochi.
* The Character page for ''[[
* Nia in ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]'': is the Spiral King's daughter, appears after Kamina's death.
* Zeref from ''[[Fairy Tail]]''. Even the fact that he's alive at all is a spoiler; this combined with him being [[Bishonen|quite]] [[Death Seeker|diff]][[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds|erent]] then how he had been [[Evil Sorcerer|originally described]] makes it essentially impossible to mention him to someone who hasn't read up to the point where he appears without spoiling something.
* ''[[Princess Principal]]'' has two walking spoilers: Ange and Charlotte. Or, more accurately, [[Prince and Pauper|Charlotte and Ange]].
* Shiny Chariot and Professor Ursula from the ''[[Little Witch Academia]]'' franchise. The first half of the [[Little Witch Academia (2017 series)|series]] establishes that Akko is obsessed with Chariot, and really wants to meet her. The second reveals that Chariot was her Professor Ursula all along, and that the ''real'' Chariot was right under Akko's nose the whole time.
== Comic Books ==
* It's pretty much impossible to discuss ''[[Invincible]]'' without spoiling that Omni-Man, the protagonist's father, isn't a [[Superman]] [[Expy]] so much as a villainous advance scout for a race of alien conquerors.
* Just try to explain the original concept of Thunderbolts without revealing the twist.
* Trying to discuss Ozymandias of [[Watchmen]] in much detail beyond his being a resourceful rich and powerful person is difficult without spoiling not only that he's the hidden mastermind behind much of the events of the series, but his motive for doing so.
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* The ''[[Katawa Shoujo]]'' fic ''[[Reconciliation]]'' has an interesting variant in a character whose conspicuous ''[[Posthumous Character|absence]]'' serves as a Walking Spoiler. It's revealed early on that Hisao has died of a heart attack, setting the plot into motion. Only the most basic description of the setting can avoid mentioning his death.
* Ekaj in ''[[Naruto Veangance Revelaitons]]'' is Ronan's son, and it's almost impossible to talk about him without mentioning [[Satellite Character|this relationship]].
* To say anything about Lyle Hemlock of ''[[Ace Attorney: Contempt of Court]]'' other than the fact that he's introduced as some sort of hidden puppet master, would be to spoil just about everything about its finale case.
* There's also not a lot to say about Luciano in ''Ace Attorney: Conflict of Interest'' aside from the fact that he's a criminal assassin and supposedly a [[Posthumous Character]]. Anything else would be major spoilers for the finale case.
== Film ==
* Harry Lime from ''[[The Third Man]]'' is also a possible example, because throughout most of the movie he's thought to be dead.
* Axelrod from ''[[Cars
* [[Thanos]] from [[The Stinger|the first stinger]] for ''[[The Avengers (film)|The Avengers]]''. Let's just say that by ''[[Avengers: Infinity War]]'' and ''[[Avengers: Endgame|Endgame]]'' he is a rather important part of the 'verse.
* Kylo Ren from ''[[Star Wars]]: [[The Force Awakens]]''. Everything about him other than the fact that he's an obvious Darth Vader wannabe is a major spoiler for the film and its sequels.
* Hans from ''[[Frozen]]''. He's one of two potential [[Love Interest]]s for Anna, but then...
* Bellwether, the Deputy Mayor of ''[[Zootopia]]'' who initially is Judy Hopps' influential friend in high places. But then it turns out she has a much different role in the events of the movie than we were initially led to believe.
* King Candy in ''[[Wreck-It Ralph]]'' is this to some extent, with his true identity being a plot twist.
* Boingo, the bunny from ''[[Hoodwinked]]''. At first, he seems to be a chatty friend of Red's, but then he shows up in strange other contexts as the other characters tell their version of the day's events. It's difficult to discuss him in detail without revealing the main mystery in the film. Like Sirius Black and Peter Pettigrew of ''[[Harry Potter]]'', he reappears in the sequel, and [[Late Arrival Spoiler|it's assumed viewers already know the twist]].
== Literature ==
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* In ''[[The Gone-Away World]]'', the hero doesn't actually exist until about halfway through the book—before that, he's a figment of his best friend's imagination.
* The last ''[[Mistborn]]'' book is a bit tricky to describe without giving away that a) the real [[Big Bad]] is the god of destruction, Ruin, and b) at the end of the first book, Marsh was turned into a Steel Inquisitor, which is now allowing Ruin to use him as a puppet.
** From the same author, you can't really talk about the second half of ''[[Warbreaker]]'' without revealing that God King Susebron is a perfectly harmless figurehead rather than an [[Evil Overlord]]
* Rock and Hollyleaf from ''[[Warrior Cats]]''. Rock because he's God and Hollyleaf because of how dynamic her character is.
* Sirius Black and Peter Pettigrew from ''[[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry Potter]]''. There is no way to give an accurate description, however brief, of either character without spoiling [[The Reveal]] at the end of ''[[
* Welstiel in the Noble Dead series of books by Barb and J.C. Hendee is a man of mystery in the first book, ''Dhampir''. Starting from the second book and continuing into the third, we discover his true nature, his backstory and relation to the protagonist Magiere, and his goals.
▲== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* River Song from ''[[Doctor Who]]''. This even applies ''in the series'' - thanks to time travel shenanigans, her timeline runs in the opposite direction of the Doctor's, so her "earlier" is his (and the viewers') "later." Her catchphrase literally ''is'' "Spoilers!"
== Video Games ==
* Purple Eyes from ''[[Pokémon Ranger|Pokemon Ranger: Guardian Signs]]''. He comes in after the [[Not So Fast Bucko]] ending as the new leader, and directly leads into the next villain.
* In ''[[Dragon Age Origins]]'', every mention of major villain Teyrn Loghain Mac Tir as a possible [[Player Party]] member is always covered in spoiler tags because the very fact that he can become one is a major plot twist. When that is not possible, he is conventionally referred to as "Secret Companion".
* The infamous Hidden Fun Stuff from ''[[Dwarf Fortress]]''. It's an [[Unusual Euphemism]] for Hell and its resident horde of demons, which will invade your fortress if you dig too deep.
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* ''[[Mass Effect]]'' has several examples of this
** The revelation that Sovereign from the first game is the true [[Big Bad]] is treated as extremely sensitive. The Reapers in general are not considered spoiler information, but ''he'' is.
** Legion from ''[[Mass Effect 2]]'' doesn't join you until the endgame, and the fact that [[Pronoun Trouble|he/it/they]] even ''can'' be a protagonist is a twist, causing him to be a major source of spoiler tags.
** Morinth from the same game. You can recruit her in place of her mother, Samara, if you choose to betray the latter during the climax of her loyalty mission. Even the fact that the Ardat-Yakshi is Samara's daughter is a twist.
** The Human Reaper from the same game is the final boss, and the entire Collector plot revolves around it.
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* June and Ace from ''[[Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors]]'', as both turn out to be the primary antagonists (and the true protagonist in June's case) in roundabout ways.
* Joshua, and, to a lesser extent, Hanekoma in ''[[The World Ends With You]]''. Kitaniji too, as you don't really learn his real role in the plot until the very end.
* A few ''[[Kirby]]'' villains can fall under this trope, such as Magolor from ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land|Return to Dream Land]]'' and Marx from ''[[Kirby Super Star|Milky Way Wishes.]]''
* Normally, Kor from ''[[Jak II Renegade]]'' would just be your typical old man. Most of his tropes come from the fact that he's really the Metal Head Leader in disguise.
** Then the reveal that Jak and Samos are originally from the future and the time machine they found in the past was infact the same one made by Kira at the end of the game that was supposed to bring them back.
* The fact that Revan is the [[Player Character]] of ''[[Knights of the Old Republic (video game)|Knights of the Old Republic]]'' is a major plot twist, causing the former Dark Lord of the Sith become the main source of spoilers of the game. This makes the ''first sentence'' of the plot synopsis for the game on Wookieepedia (unless it has been changed by the time you read this) a huge spoiler for [[The Reveal]] more than halfway down the plot.
* After you defeat Medusa in ''[[Kid Icarus: Uprising]]'' and the fake credits roll, [[Bigger Bad|The true Villain, Hades,]] comes in and takes over the Underworld Army. And since we were build up to believe that Medusa was the Villain with no hints of Hades being in the game...
** To a lesser extent, pretty much everyone who is introduced after Chapter 9, which is built to look as much like the final dungeon as possible.
* In the ''[[Ace Attorney]]'' series, on this wiki, the more spoiler tags that are on a character's entry in the character sheet, the more likely they are to be a murderer. Each of the games' main antagonists count.
* The Golden Spider/Chakravartin from ''[[Asura's Wrath]]'' with only one trope unspoilered it is quite evident that he is a major character later on.
* Forrest Kaysen from ''[[Deadly Premonition]]''. Many spoilers are required to conceal that the fat, jolly tree salesman is not only the [[Big Bad]] of the game, but a [[Complete Monster]] [[Humanoid Abomination]] to boot.
* About two-thirds of the way through ''[[Final Fantasy V]]'', the party meets Krile. She is a friendly young girl. This is the most detail you can describe her with if you don't want to reveal that she is Galuf's granddaughter, a princess (because he is really a king), or that she [[Take Up My Sword|takes his place]] upon his death.
* Lion and Will's first appearance in ''[[Umineko no Naku Koro ni]]'' is in the ''seventh'' episode of the sound novel.
* ''[[The Binding of Isaac]]'' takes the cake with '''five''' different examples, primarily due to the abundance of [[Brutal Bonus Level|bonus levels]]. The first two, Mom's Heart and It Lives, are mostly out of this territory since their section of the dungeon is almost immediately unlocked. Satan, secret boss of Sheol, is considerably more of a spoiler, but probably more well-known since the Halloween update has been out for a while. The biggest ones are Isaac himself as the standard final boss of [[Bonus Level of Heaven|The Cathedral]], and Daddy Long Legs II/The Tri-Achnid as the ultimate super-secret final boss. (For now, anyway.)
* Non-character example, [[Cool Sword| the Keyblade]] in ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]''. Trying to explain what this weapon is and what it's for would likely spoil about 20 games in the franchise, so if you're new to said franchise, it's best not to get into it.
* In ''[[Undertale]]'', there are Asriel Dreemurr and the Fallen Child. We learn about their existence near the end of the neutral route, and they play a role in the Good and the Genocide Routes.
* ''[[Five Nights at Freddy's]]'' is one of the most [[Spoilered Rotten]] game franchises ever made, and ''any'' discussion about the past and motivations of ''any'' character is likely to give something away.
* The Trinity in ''[[Skullgirls]]''. They only appear in the flesh in an ending that can only be unlocked by viewing all the other endings, with their motivations revealed, for this very reason.
== [[Web Comics]] ==
* Diva'ratrika Val'Sharen, Liriel and "Diva" from ''[[Drowtales]]'' due to the fact that they are all technically the same person, with the last one being the final result of a [[Fusion Dance]] of the Diva'ratrika with a servant, with Liriel being the incomplete fusion. All of which spoils the fact that Diva'ratrika has been dead since nearly the start of the story, with the coup that eventually killed her occurring in the story's prologue.
** And most things about Kalki Nidraa'chal from the same series also qualify. While she actually appears in the Prologue of the story, it takes 25 chapters for us to find out what her deal is. And while quite a few people had already [[I Knew It!|guessed that]] she was really Snadhya'rune Vel'Sharen's daughter, even with a [[Shrug of God]] that while she was Snadhya's daughter Snadhya [[Exact Words|had never given birth]], chapter 25 was a [[Wham! Episode]] in that the explanation of how this was possible also revealed ''other'' gigantic spoilers: Mainly, that the [[Mad Scientist|Val'Jaal'darya]] have not only figured out how to carry a child outside of the mother's womb, but also [[Homosexual Reproduction|make a child have two mothers]]. And Kalki's second mom? None other than Mel'arnach Val'Sarghress, the protagonist Ariel's [[Family Relationship Switcheroo|real mother]], which basically makes Kalki related to half of the important cast members in some form or another. Whew.
* In ''[[Homestuck]]'' Doc Scratch is a near-omniscient being who's the First Guardian of the trolls' universe, while it was somewhat of a late revelation that the trolls live on another planet. Scratch is also the precursor to Lord English, a mobster who turns out to be one of the three [[Big Bad
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* Queen Chrysalis and the Changelings, from ''[[My Little Pony:
* Hiroshi Sato in ''[[The Legend of Korra]]'', whose part in the [[Seventh-Episode Twist]] turns his entire characterization on its ear.
* Breakdown in ''[[Transformers Prime]]'', whose death and implied rebirth as Silas' [[Brain Uploading|new body]] have seemingly caused Hasbro to delay and deny the existence of his toy.
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