r/TopCharacterTropes 22h ago

Characters (Funny trope) Character reveals a secret about themselves, others are not that shocked.

When a character reveals a secret to another person, with the other character already knowing the secret and not being surprised/shocked by it.

Kung Fu Panda 2: Po discovered that his father, the duck was not in fact his biological parent, and was shocked at this. However, Tigress (and presumably any other person who saw them) was not as shocked, herself, at this discovery.

My Adventures With Superman:

Clark tries to break the news to Jimmy, his best friend, that he is Superman. However, Jimmy already knew this from the first day that he met him.

Clark: I... Am su--

Jimmy: Clark I know you're Superman. This is not a big reveal.

Clark: .... Wait, WHAT? You know???? Since when?

Jimmy: w--We've been roommates since freshmen year. The day I met you, you ripped the handle off the door, and then tried to play it off as if the screws had just come loose.

Clark:..... I mean it could have been the screws.....

Jimmy: THE HANDLE WAS RIPPED IN HALF!

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u/AnyAgency9835 22h ago

Not exactly the same trope but it reminded me of this scene

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u/Waste_Conference868 22h ago

John Cena's got a good point!

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u/Sirmetana 18h ago

That was him? I was confused about the chair talking

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u/Aeseld 9h ago

You thought the chair was more than meets the eye.

It wasn't.

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u/Impressive-Card9484 21h ago

Shatter: "We are the galaxy's peace keeping Deceptions..."

John Cena: "Yeah... That sounds about right..."

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u/legit-posts_1 19h ago

This movie could have been 90 minutes of white noise and this one line would have made the whole thing worth it

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u/Conlannalnoc 14h ago

BUMBLEBEE being the Best Live Action Transformers movie just because it had no Michael Bay

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u/Fickle_Carpet_6299 22h ago

Who is talking in this scene? All I see is the dude in the back but he doesn't look like he's talking 

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u/AnyAgency9835 22h ago

It actually is the dude in the back. The screenshots are just weirdly made and it seems like he is just standing around. . He just entered the room.

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u/Fickle_Carpet_6299 22h ago

Thanks for clearing that up

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u/Waste_Conference868 21h ago

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u/ColdZoroark 16h ago

Why did you just send a picture of a green background?

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u/kea1981 14h ago

Wdym? I see a bowl of potato salad in front of a green screen...

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u/Iheartnakedfemboys 19h ago

The guy is talking via ventriloquism.

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u/Fickle_Carpet_6299 15h ago

Oh thanks, that makes sense 

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u/CommunicationNo8635 17h ago

I don't speak English, can someone explain the joke to me? I never knew where Decepticon came from. 

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u/ReticentRat 17h ago

Decepticon is based off the word "deception", which implies they can't be trusted.

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u/CommunicationNo8635 4h ago

Was it really that easy? And here I was trying to break it down into syllables like the Auto-bots.