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== Anime andManga ==
* Tenchi Masaki from ''[[Tenchi Muyo! (Anime)|Tenchi Muyo]]'' is [[Amnesiac God|The Anomaly]] that the Chousin were searching for - a mysterious all-powerful [[God]] who's even greater than them. Whether this means God didn't actually exist until 17 years ago or that Tenchi is simply the reincarnation of God is less than clear.
* In the 2006 ''[[Ergo Proxy (Anime)|Ergo Proxy]]'', it is revealed that {{spoiler|the main protagonist, Vincent Law, is in fact the eponymous Ergo Proxy. It should be noted that all Proxies are man-made ''gods''}}.
* ''[[Haruhi Suzumiya (Light Novel)|Haruhi Suzumiya]]''; she isn't "who?" so much as she is "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_that_I_Am WHO AM]"
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* In addition to learning she's a Super Powered hero of Justice, [[Sailor Moon (Manga)|Sailor Moon]], Usagi also learns later that she's a princess. Mamoru is also a Prince and was her lover in a past life.
* [[First Episode Spoiler|At the beginning of the series]] ''[[Naruto (Manga)|Naruto]]'' is told that he houses the [[Sealed Evil in A Can|Kyuubi]]. Later in the series Naruto is told that his father was one of the most powerful Shinobi ever and his mother was {{spoiler|the previous host of the Kyuubi}}. Keep in mind that the Naruto-verse thrives on [[Superpowerful Genetics]].
* Saya starts off like this in ''[[Blood
* In ''[[The Secret Agreement (Manga)|The Secret Agreement]]'', Yuuichi thinks his uncle, who is a mystery writer, is making up the whole story about their family being life-stealing vampires. Unfortunately the evidence isn't in his favour.
* Roughly translated, the title of ''[[Kyo Kara Maoh (Light Novel)|Kyo Kara Maoh]]'' is "From Today, You Are Demon King". [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin|From today, Yuuri is king of the demons.]] He's a bit flummoxed.
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== [[Film]] ==
* Luke Skywalker, of ''[[Star Wars]]'' fame, gets a double-dose of this. He lives the first nineteen years of his life completely unaware of his Force abilities. More importantly, though, he is [[Luke, I Am Your Father|unaware of his lineage]]; his aunt and uncle choose to tell him that his father was a "navigator on a spice freighter" and Obi-Wan and Yoda actively conceal the fact that his father is actually Darth Vader, the evil Emperor's right-hand man, formerly known as Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker, [[The Chosen One]] who was to bring balance to the Force.
* In ''[[Overboard (Film)|Overboard]]'' the leading lady is incredibly rich, and (after falling overboard her yacht and getting amnesia) lives with a poor carpenter. The carpenter knowingly dupes her into believing that she was his wife.
* ''[[The Matrix (Film)|The Matrix]]'' has two. Whilst Neo ''is'', as he discovers in the first film, [[The Chosen One|special]], he's not quite as unique as he's been led to believe. Neo is at least the sixth of the Matrix's [[Trial and Error Gameplay|abnormalities]], and has in fact been duped from the start by none other than the [[Magical Negro|Oracle]] herself, who's engineered [[The Plan]] to ensure humanity's survival.
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** After {{spoiler|the metacrisis}} at the end of series 4, {{spoiler|the Doctor wipes the time she's spent with him from Donna's memory. If she ever remembers anything about the Doctor or her time traveling with him, her brain will overload and she'll die.}} Of course, for Tennant's "going-away" episode, {{spoiler|her memory gets triggered, and as soon as her brain is gonna fry, gold light comes out of her head and knocks out all the Master look-alike who are going to get her. The Doctor's response to this? "You didn't think I'd leave my best friend without a defense mechanism, did you?}}
** The two-parter "Human Nature"/"The Family of Blood" sees the Doctor turn himself human and wipe his own memories to protect him and his companion. Inevitably the companion has to reveal his true identity- and after a brief "I'm ''who''" this 'John Smith' is absolutely terrified at the fact he's actually an alien, and that he'll have to 'die' to save everyone's lives.
** The Doctor wasn't the only Time Lord to do this. Of course, {{spoiler|Professor Yana's reaction to his real identity- the Master- is to go evil, go on a killing rampage, and [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|become England's Prime Minister]], before killing 1/10th of the population of Earth.}}
* Parodied in a sketch on ''[[The State]]''. The priest and nuns at a Catholic orphanage tell a young man on his eighteenth birthday that he's really a [[Superman|super-human alien]] [[Expy|from another planet]]. They tell him to "go out there and fight for truth and justice", and he jumps out the window...and falls. They then proceed to laugh their asses off, then decide to "do another one before lunch".
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**** Actually, that's explained in-story. First off, after she was born (to an old king desperately needing an heir), her father sent her away, and Merlin took her to live with Sir Ector (as the legends claimed). Second, she was ''specifically'' raised in the manner of a boy by Ector, which helped in the mannerisms and personality requirements, not to mention most everyone outside believed she was one as well. Third, after she was crowned, Merlin cast spells of glamour upon her to make the deception a whole lot more convincing (although ... it kind of bit them in the rear end, though, when the glamour was ''so'' perfect people believed 'Arthur' didn't look like a normal person). She even admitted her reign wasn't as great as the legends made it out to be, but ... yeah.
* [[Older Than Feudalism]], from [[Classical Mythology]]: Paris or [[Oedipus the King (Theatre)|Oedipus the King]], who were both prophesied to bring destruction and so were brought up as peasants instead of princes. Naturally, [[You Can't Fight Fate|this didn't thwart their destinies.]] Oedipus's revelation was possibly the biggest tragic [[Heroic BSOD]] in theater ever, and led him to gouge his own eyes out.
** The play about Oedipus has him raised by another king. His hamartia ([[Tragic Flaw]]) was his uncontrollable temper that drove him to club his father to death at the crossroad, to disregard Teiresias, and to jump to conclusions about Creon. His [[I Am Who?]] moment segued beautifully into his [[Heroic BSOD]] and exile.
* Theseus, also. The son of Aethra (herself the daughter of a king) and King Aegeus (and also the god Poseidon ... however that works), he was only told his true heritage when he was strong enough to lift a massive boulder and reveal Aegeus's sword.
** Actually, SMART enough. The point was that the boulder was really too massive for any single man to be likely to lift it up and move it. Theseus uses a fulcrum and a lever to begin his [[Guile Hero]] career.
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== Video Games ==
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* ''[[Beyond Good and Evil (Video Game)|Beyond Good and Evil]]'': With very little in the way of fore-warning, game throws you this curve-ball in the last act. {{spoiler|Jade is really Shauni, some kind of being with supernatural powers that connect her to the Dom-Z Leader. It's likely that this [[Shocking Swerve]] will be gone into with more detail in the sequel we will never see.}}
** [[Un Cancelled|We'll be seeing it soon enough.]]
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* Subverted in ''[[The Legend of Zelda the Wind Waker (Video Game)|The Legend of Zelda the Wind Waker]]''. Unlike all of the other games in the series, this game's particular Link is ''not'' the reincarnation of the Hero of Time, and as a result he is required to go and find the Triforce of Courage by himself to be deemed worthy to hold the Master Sword. Played straight with the reveal that {{spoiler|Tetra is Zelda}}.
* In ''[[Knights in The Nightmare]]'', the Wisp is the soul of the late king, as well as the Arbitrator. This is absolutely no secret to the player, as Maria and Meria inform you of this ''very'' early on. The question of "Yes, but what does an Arbitrator ''do?"'' [[How Do I Shot Web|isn't explored until much later on]]. It leads to a bit of dramatic irony, as the player can piece things together a lot easier than the Wisp itself, which seems rather reluctant to remember much.
** Also the case with Garlot in ''[[Blaze Union]]''--he is the first pureblooded descendant of the demon god Brongaa to be born in centuries. He doesn't know this because his mother--who feared that his powers might be too strong and would lead him to becoming used by others... and just sort of [[Fantastic Racism|feared his power]]--sealed said powers and [[Mind Rape|Mind Raped]] him into believing himself to be human when he was a toddler. This even caused him to forget his real name, Gulcasa. His mother didn't think that the seal was strong enough, so she [[Parental Abandonment|left the family]] to go find out how to make a stronger one... and then [[It Got Worse]] for Garlot. [[Abusive Parents|Much,]] [[Break the Cutie|much]] [[Yank the
** ''Three times'' in ''Gloria Union'' - {{spoiler|Ishut discovers that he is a reincarnation of the King of Euforia, and that he's the long-lost twin brother of the Emperor of Lukia.}} Also, {{spoiler|Ruru is Symphonia.}} Whether or not any of these facts are discovered may or may not depend on route.
* Arx Fatalis featured, as I recall, partway through the game, the revelation that the main character was in fact a form of supernatural manhunter, sent specifically in order to prevent a particular deity from manifesting on the material world in which the game is set. The amnesia in this case, I believe, was said to be normal, usually being dealt with by virtue of a contact on the destination world. Alas, in this case, said contact ended up dead, and our protagonist started off in a goblin jail...
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* In ''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (Video Game)|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon]]: Red/Blue Rescue Team'', the hero eventually discovers {{spoiler|they intentionally came to this world to save it, wiping their memories in the process}}. Notably, {{spoiler|the visions of Gardevoir turn out to be somewhat of a [[Red Herring]], leading the hero to believe they're the one who abandoned her to Ninetales' curse - ''that'' turns out to be someone else entirely...}}.
** One-upped in ''Explorers of Time/Darkness/Sky'', where it turns out {{spoiler|that not only does the hero have [[My Significance Sense Is Tingling|the Dimensional Scream]], but they actually came from the [[Bad Future]] to [[Set Right What Once Went Wrong]] with their partner, Grovyle}}.
* A large driving point behind Xion, and to a lesser extent, Roxas, in ''[[Kingdom Hearts: 358 Days Over 2 (Video Game)|Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days]]''. Unlike the other members of Organization XIII, they have no memories of their previous lives and wield the Keyblade, the only thing able to accomplish the Organization's goal. {{spoiler|Xion turns out to be a sort of "clone" of [[The Messiah|Sora]] that contains his memories. As she discovers this, she begins a [[Face Heel Turn]] that eventually results in [[Tear Jerker|Roxas killing her]]}}.
* Parodied in ''Dragon Knights III'' (''Xentar'' Knights in Western release.) Desmond's legendary prowess is revealed to be his birthright as the son of the God and Goddess of Good. To ensure he'd be prepared for his destined battle with the son of the Gods of Evil, they bestowed on him effeminate beauty and irresistibility to women, so he would always be faced with trouble. To disguise his nature as a god, they cursed him with foul body odor and laughable genitals. They did not offer to revoke those curses after the battle.
* ''[[Radiant Historia (Video Game)|Radiant Historia]]'': Stocke is {{spoiler|the reincarnation of the crown prince of Granorg, Ernst, resurrected from the dead and the only person who can make the necessary [[Heroic Sacrifice]] to save the world from desertification.}} This is why he was given the power of the [[Time Travel|White Chronicle]] at the beginning of the game.
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** When Acheron discovers that {{spoiler|he ''is'' Kayn'dar, and the elf they've been chasing is the real Acheron, who swapped bodies with him.}}
* ''[[Narbonic (Webcomic)|Narbonic]]'': {{spoiler|Dave Davenport: "[[Creepy Monotone|No, I understand.]] [[Tranquil Fury|I understand]] ''[[Villainous Breakdown|everything]]''"}}
* ''[[Last Res 0 rt]]'' has an early plot that hinges on Jigsaw Forte, thanks to some [[Laser
* ''[[Dept Heaven Apocrypha (Roleplay)|Dept Heaven Apocrypha]]'''s Nessiah is {{spoiler|a reincarnation of a variation of [[Yggdra Union|his canon self]]}}. [[
* In ''[[Concession]]'', Artie is told at a key moment that he has power he was never aware of, and manages to use it in self-defense (prompting a [[Fourth Wall]]-breaking complaint from Joel).
* In ''[[Girl Genius (Webcomic)|Girl Genius]]'', although Agatha finds out about her heritage fairly early in the story (and it's obvious to the reader even earlier), it's still quite a surprise to her.
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