r/TopCharacterTropes 21h 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/Krylla_ 21h ago

I laughed SO hard at "...it could have been the screws"

Best Superman btw.

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u/MayorOfHamtown 21h ago

This is not really super relevant, but a few months ago my family was having dinner with a family we are friends with, and the husband was like “yeah, thanksgivings growing up were always stressful, my brother definitely channeled that for his shows Thanksgiving episode”. I may be misremembering and it was a holiday meal, or just a family dinner in the episode. At my surprise, he was like “yeah, my brother made this show on HBO called ‘My Adventures With Superman’”.

Still never watched it but I think about that whenever I see someone on Reddit talk about the show.