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May lead to [[Amnesiac Dissonance]]; may overlap with [[Luke, I Am Your Father]] in case the character is a god's relative. A particularly nasty revelation — for example, a [[Robotic Reveal]] — may drive the poor protagonist [[Go Mad From the Revelation|utterly mad]]. If it's not the ''protagonist'' who's secretly special, then this is [[King Incognito]].
Subtropes include [[Amnesiac God]]. Often the result of a [[Changeling Fantasy]]. Related to [[Tomato in The Mirror]]. If everyone ''else'' knows the truth, the hero's been [[Locked Out of the Loop]]. Unrelated to [[I Am Not Shazam|I Am Not]] [[Doctor Who
{{examples|Examples: (Spoilers, read at own risk)}}
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* 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 "[
** Kyon asks himself this at the end of "Mysterique Sign."
* Lain of ''[[Serial Experiments Lain (Anime)|Serial Experiments Lain]]'' finds out that she is the rough equivalent to {{spoiler|an artificial god, given that she is completely omnipotent. There's also something about her being an [[Artificial Human]] made to bridge the gap between the real world and the wired, too, but the whole omnipotent thing is the key bit}}.
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== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* ''[[Reaper (TV)|Reaper]]'': In the season finale, it's revealed that Sam is {{spoiler|the Antichrist}}. Not that {{spoiler|he's the only one}}.
* The '90s ''[[
** 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.
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* The eponymous character in ''[[Lufia]]'' is {{spoiler|Erim, Sinistral of Death}}. This also applies to {{spoiler|the blue-haired female party member}} in ''[[Lufia the Legend Returns]]''.
* 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 Dog's Chain|worse]]. Whether or not he realizes his true identity varies by route.
** ''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.
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