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Get ready for jaw-dropping turns and unexpected reveals in your favorite animated shows. In this countdown, we’re diving into the most shocking and unforgettable plot twists in animation history — from heartwarming surprises to dark reveals that changed everything.
Featuring moments from The Simpsons, Bluey, Steven Universe, Amphibia, Arcane, and more, these scenes had fans hitting rewind just to believe what they saw.
👉 Which cartoon twist completely caught you off guard? Drop your reaction in the comments below!
Featuring moments from The Simpsons, Bluey, Steven Universe, Amphibia, Arcane, and more, these scenes had fans hitting rewind just to believe what they saw.
👉 Which cartoon twist completely caught you off guard? Drop your reaction in the comments below!
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00:00Gosh, it feels claustrophobic! Reminds me of that time we all got stuck in the elevator together, remember that?
00:06Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're looking at the animated scenes that caught viewers completely off guard, for better or worse.
00:13Hopefully you're all caught up, because otherwise, we're about to spoil 30 shows for you.
00:18Now let's clear this up. Who exactly are you?
00:22Sergeant Seymour Skinner, U.S. Army.
00:24Number 30. Thomas is a Spy. Regular show.
00:29Introduced at the beginning of Season 4, Thomas proves his worth when the past comes back to haunt the park.
00:34Thomas is upgraded to a regular cast member, but isn't given another prominent storyline until Season 5,
00:40when he helps his friends reclaim a statue under the guise of Nicholas.
00:44I could go undercover as an intern and gather information. We'll take them down from the inside!
00:49Thomas didn't randomly choose this name, and his knowledge of espionage didn't come out of nowhere either.
00:53In Season 6, Thomas reveals himself as Nikolai, a Russian spy.
00:58And the mom he often speaks of is an acronym for Ministry of Meadow Management.
01:03Some years ago, I was embraced by a new mom. The Ministry of Meadow Management.
01:08Despite this deceit, Nikolai's loyalties lie with his friends as he goes on the run.
01:13Although this twist wasn't planned from the start, Thomas' evolution from intern to spy feels surprisingly natural.
01:19My name is not Thomas. It is Nikolai. And I am a Russian spy.
01:25Number 29. Greg and Wirt are from modern day. Over the Garden Wall.
01:30This miniseries plops us into the unknown as brothers Wirt and Greg navigate a dark forest, searching for home.
01:36Where are we?
01:38In the woods.
01:39I mean, what are we doing out here?
01:42We don't know where the brothers came from, but based on their eccentric fashion, it's safe to assume they aren't that far removed from this fantastical universe.
01:50If that's the case though, why are Wirt and Greg caught off guard by some of the creatures they come across?
01:56Maybe I can help you. I mean, you guys are lost, right?
01:59What in the world is going on?
02:03Everything begins to add up in the penultimate episode, where we learn that Wirt and Greg are modern day kids.
02:09We're unsure how modern since the precise year is left vague, but in any case, they're even further from home than we realized.
02:16The Halloween backdrop explains their wardrobes, while the show's title is also given a deeper meaning.
02:21Yes.
02:26Into the unknown.
02:28Number 28. The Flash Forward. Bluey.
02:31Following the show's first extended special, the episode's surprise seems like a return to the status quo.
02:37It's a typical day as Bandit balances playing two games with his daughters.
02:41I was just watching the race, mate. The Aussie fella's doing well.
02:44Aww.
02:46Well, I can dip in and out.
02:48Hey!
02:49One sees Bluey bombard her father with a ball blaster, while the other finds Bingo playing a parent.
02:54Noticing that her dedicated dad could use a break,
02:57Bluey makes a mature decision.
02:59It's okay, dad.
03:00I'm Finucane's sister.
03:02I'll look after him.
03:03You take the others to daycare.
03:05Bluey grows in ways we didn't anticipate,
03:08as the episode's ending provides a glimpse into her adulthood.
03:11Arriving at her parents' house,
03:13Bluey is now all grown up.
03:15In yet another twist,
03:16there's a new kid on the block who looks an awful lot like Bluey and Mackenzie.
03:19Even with the word surprise in the title,
03:22this came out of the blue.
03:24No one.
03:25That's weird.
03:29Oh, nice.
03:30Number 27.
03:31Marcy's Betrayal.
03:33Amphibia.
03:33This series follows Anne,
03:35an ordinary girl who's transported to a world where amphibians reign supreme.
03:39Guys, guys, guys!
03:40I just had the craziest dream I was trapped in a world of frog pee!
03:43Anne arrives with her friends Sasha and Marcy,
03:46although their dynamic is slowly unveiled.
03:48Considering how Sasha bossed Anne around before coming to Amphibia,
03:51it's not surprising that she allies with the villains before redeeming herself.
03:55Marcy's dark turn is another story.
03:58He promised he'd take us with him to the new worlds,
04:01that we could have amazing adventures just like this one forever and ever!
04:05Reuniting with Anne,
04:07Marcy seems like the glue who held their friends together.
04:09That description takes on a more disturbing meaning
04:12upon learning Marcy purposely stranded them in Amphibia,
04:15not wanting to move with her parents.
04:17Did it ever look good?
04:18Do you, Anne, Sasha?
04:20That one of you knew more than she was letting on?
04:22That one of you might have gotten you stranded in Amphibia?
04:26On the purpose.
04:28To stay with her friends,
04:29Marcy unwisely cuts a deal with King Andreas.
04:32Marcy's lies continue to snowball
04:34until she's forced to face the music box and a sword.
04:37Number 26.
04:39Scott Pilgrim dies.
04:41Scott Pilgrim takes off.
04:42I won?
04:44I won!
04:46I won!
04:48It was right there in the title,
04:49and yet this twist hit us hard.
04:51Throughout the first episode,
04:53Scott Pilgrim takes off seems like a beat-for-beat adaptation of the graphic novels.
04:57It's well executed,
04:58but we already got a mostly faithful adaptation over a decade ago.
05:01Why do we need to see the same story again?
05:03The pilot's ending answers our question by going off book.
05:06Time to fight!
05:09Matthew Patel versus Scott Pilgrim.
05:12Scott doesn't defeat the first of Ramona's evil exes.
05:15Matthew Patel beats Scott,
05:17apparently killing him.
05:18While Scott isn't really dead,
05:20he does take off,
05:22sending Ramona on a journey to find him.
05:24This approach provides more development for Ramona,
05:26the supporting cast,
05:27and even Scott,
05:28telling an alternate story that still preserves the franchise's essential elements.
05:32You didn't create a force field preventing me and Ramona from kissing, did you?
05:36Number 25.
05:38Vaggie is a fallen angel.
05:39Has-been hotel.
05:40Turns out that the ex over Vaggie's left eye isn't just for decoration.
05:44Do you really think I wouldn't recognize one of my top girls just because you're out of uniform?
05:50Charlie has finally been granted a meeting in heaven,
05:53but this isn't Vaggie's first trip upstairs.
05:55Adam drops the bombshell that Vaggie used to be an exterminator angel.
05:59When confronting a child on extermination day,
06:01Vaggie chose compassion,
06:02losing her wings and one eye in the process.
06:05She met Charlie shortly after,
06:11but even as they grew closer,
06:12Vaggie concealed how she came to hell.
06:14The truth gives Charlie pause about their relationship.
06:17Thankfully, it isn't a long pause,
06:19as Vaggie's unyielding dedication
06:20only strengthens Charlie's core beliefs in forgiveness,
06:23redemption, and love.
06:24I got you a souvenir from Cannibal Town.
06:28Oh, Charlie.
06:31The wings are new.
06:32They look nice.
06:33Come on, let's go home.
06:36If love can flourish in hell,
06:38he can thrive anywhere,
06:39maybe even in heaven.
06:41Number 24.
06:42Norman is the Green Goblin,
06:44the spectacular Spider-Man.
06:46We know what some of you are already typing in the comments.
06:48Of course Norman Osborn was the Green Goblin.
06:51Haven't you ever read a comic or seen any Spider-Man movie?
06:53This show knew we would be suspecting Norman
06:56from the moment the Goblin showed up, though.
06:58I'm so lost.
07:00I was sure Norman was the Goblin.
07:02So I saw Harry wearing the mask,
07:04and now I don't know if either one is Gobby.
07:06The spectacular Spider-Man plays with expectations,
07:08revealing Harry behind the mask in season one.
07:11Norman claims he's been trying to protect his son,
07:14appearing sincere.
07:15I protected Harry.
07:17If I'd been sent to prison,
07:19who'd have made a man out of him?
07:20While Norman may color outside the lines of justice,
07:24we believe he isn't the Green Goblin.
07:26Norman continues to deceive everyone,
07:28Spider-Man included,
07:29until the series finale when the true Goblin is unmasked.
07:33You!
07:34You were the Goblin all along!
07:36Amazingly,
07:37the show made us forget everything we knew about Norman Osborn,
07:40reminding us by yanking the rug out from under.
07:42Number 23.
07:44Cassandra Crosses the Line.
07:45Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure.
07:47Here's another show where the writers were one step ahead of even the most attentive viewers.
07:51From the get-go,
07:52there seemed to be something off about Rapunzel's best friend Cassandra.
07:55The fact that she's adopted and looks like Mother Gothel only added to our suspicions.
08:00That's mine.
08:04Mother.
08:05Yes, it is.
08:07Over two seasons though,
08:09Cassandra establishes herself as a loyal friend.
08:12She occasionally clashes with Rapunzel,
08:13but by the second season finale,
08:15we're convinced she would never betray Rapunzel.
08:18Or maybe she would.
08:19Just as Rapunzel is within the Moonstone's grasp,
08:22Cassandra swoops in,
08:23claiming what she believes to be her destiny.
08:26Cassandra?
08:27What are you doing?
08:28I'm fulfilling my destiny.
08:32Cassandra was Gothel's biological daughter,
08:35resenting Rapunzel for the life she stole.
08:38Even if you predicted Cassandra's lineage,
08:40the way the truth comes out threw everyone for a loop.
08:43I tried to warn you, Rapunzel.
08:47You have to be careful who you trust.
08:51Number 22.
08:52Powder Tries to Help.
08:53Arcane.
08:54Jinx is one of the most recognizable League of Legends characters,
08:58but her upbringing wasn't fleshed out going into this series.
09:01Introduced as Powder,
09:02fans of the games figured that this little girl would adopt the name Jinx at some point.
09:06Why did you leave me?
09:08Because you're a Jinx.
09:10Do you hear me?
09:11Milo was right.
09:12Even long-time players couldn't imagine just how heartbreaking her backstory was.
09:16Wanting to prove herself,
09:18Powder causes an explosion to save her sister and friends.
09:21You have to work for me, okay?
09:24Powder initially believes that her plan worked,
09:26but this triumph quickly turns into tragedy.
09:29The explosion inadvertently killed Powder's foster brothers,
09:32with her father figure soon following.
09:34Her sister Vi survives, but once both realize what Powder has done,
09:38their relationship appears beyond repair.
09:41When the sisters meet again,
09:42Powder is essentially gone,
09:44with only Jinx remaining.
09:46Now,
09:46where should I sit?
09:54That's your choice, really.
09:56I always knew you'd come back.
09:58Number 21.
10:00Gambit's Sacrifice.
10:01X-Men 97.
10:02Some say they're freaks.
10:04Some call them monsters.
10:06But all over the planet,
10:07they are known as mutants.
10:10The original X-Men series regularly explored adult themes,
10:14but being part of the Fox Kids programming block,
10:17the showrunners could only go so far.
10:19When this sequel series was announced,
10:21we wondered if Disney would allow these characters to grow up with their audience.
10:24While the characters themselves haven't drastically aged,
10:27the story significantly matures in Episode 5.
10:30Just after the world takes a small step towards accepting mutants,
10:36a huge step is taken backward as Master Mold and the Sentinels attack Genosha,
10:41killing thousands.
10:42Yes,
10:42people die in the show,
10:44including main characters.
10:46Among the casualties is Gambit,
10:47who sacrifices himself just as Rogue comes to terms with her feelings for him.
10:52Gambit,
10:53see your bed.
10:54And raise it!
10:55Gambit's death changes the game,
10:57evolving the series in unexpected ways.
11:00Number 20.
11:01Will Harper,
11:02Young Justice.
11:03Near the end of Young Justice's first season,
11:06Roy Harper was finally welcomed into the Justice League.
11:09Finally,
11:10Green Arrow welcomes his former protege,
11:12Speedy,
11:13now known as Red Arrow,
11:14to this roster of heroes.
11:16Way to go, Roy!
11:18At last he has his wish.
11:19The first of us to make it.
11:20However,
11:21fulfilling his dream just unravels one plot twist after another.
11:26First of all,
11:26he was unknowingly a sleeper agent programmed to infiltrate the League.
11:30What's even more shocking?
11:32He wasn't the real Roy Harper.
11:34In reality,
11:35he was a clone to replace the actual Speedy who was abducted years before the series started.
11:40This Roy Harper had no idea he was a clone or a traitor,
11:44and his subconscious programming drove him to become League-worthy.
11:48After he found the real Roy,
11:50the clone eventually retired from being a hero and left to make a new life for himself as Will,
11:56showing that although he was created for nefarious purposes,
11:59he could rise above all that and forge his own identity.
12:02I don't want to be the cause of more conflict between you two.
12:06I'd understand if you never wanted to lay eyes on me again.
12:09I don't know.
12:10Number 19.
12:11April,
12:12DuckTales.
12:13Throughout the DuckTales reboot,
12:14we believed that Webby's only family was her grandmother, Mrs. Beakley.
12:19Granny gave up her job as a spy so she could raise me.
12:22I never really knew my parents before they...
12:24That's it!
12:25I bet your spy granny is hiding something about your actual family that explains why we exist!
12:29However,
12:30the series finale changed everything Webby thought about her life.
12:34For starters,
12:35Beakley isn't really her grandmother.
12:37She found the infant Webby and took her in for her protection.
12:41But the biggest twist of all?
12:42Well, Webby is actually a clone made from the DNA of Scrooge McDuck.
12:46Who is Webby made from?
12:48Why, your old Uncle Scrooge McDuck, of course!
12:54You fellas all knew that, right?
12:56You did?
12:57For years,
12:59Webby idolized the McDucks,
13:00and they became a surrogate family to her.
13:02But to find out not only that she's related by blood to her idols,
13:07and that Scrooge himself is her genetic father,
13:09really takes the cake.
13:10It just goes to show how deep a familial bond can really be.
13:15Number 18.
13:16Unicron the Destroyer.
13:18Transformers Prime.
13:20In the Season 1 finale of Transformers Prime,
13:22a planetary alignment is having a strange effect on the Earth.
13:26Natural disasters are popping up left and right,
13:29and a volcano is erupting...
13:31Dark Energon?
13:32But Dark Energon is rumored to be the blood of the Cybertronian god of chaos Unicron,
13:37so why would it be pumping out of the Earth?
13:40In a shocking turn of events,
13:42Unicron himself is the Earth's core.
13:44A Cybertronian heartbeat?
13:46How is that possible?
13:48A heart pumps blood.
13:49There's nothing inside the Earth to pump,
13:51except...
13:52Blood of Unicron.
13:53When he was defeated eons ago,
13:55the Earth was formed around his dormant body,
13:57and only an unlikely alliance can assure he never awakens again.
14:01This was a very unique way to bring Unicron into the series,
14:05and only strengthened the connection between Earth and Cybertron.
14:08Primus became one with the very core of our planet,
14:12creating life through the well of all sparks,
14:15while Unicron was never to be heard from again.
14:20Until now.
14:22Number 17.
14:23Cartman's Real Father.
14:25South Park.
14:26Remember when Cartman had Scott Tenerman's parents killed
14:28and tricked Scott into eating their remains?
14:30And of course, feed you your chili.
14:33Do you like it?
14:34Do you like it, Scott?
14:36I call it Mr. and Mrs. Tenerman Chili.
14:39It's a testament to how twisted Cartman can be,
14:41but the story doesn't end there.
14:44Years later, Scott gets his revenge on Cartman
14:47by dropping a major bombshell.
14:49He is actually Cartman's half-brother,
14:52meaning that Cartman unknowingly murdered his own father.
14:55Jack Tenerman was your father.
14:58You killed your own father!
15:00And then you fed him to your half-brother!
15:04One of the show's biggest mysteries was who Cartman's father was.
15:07Well, we got our answer in the most gruesome of ways.
15:11Naturally, Cartman is horrified,
15:12not because of his own actions,
15:14but because this means he's half-ginger.
15:16My dad was Scott Tenerman's dad!
15:19Don't you guys realize what that means?
15:21Yeah, dude, we know what it means.
15:24My dad was a ginger!
15:26Even when facing the consequences of his horrific deeds,
15:30Cartman may never change.
15:32Number 16.
15:33Nibbler and Frye
15:34We all know Frye's story,
15:37but what if his cryogenic freezing was no accident?
15:40Frye getting sent to the future
15:41was actually a calculated plan by Nibbler.
15:44He made the prank call that brought Frye to the lab,
15:47and he caused Frye to trip and fall into the freezer.
15:50The reason he did all this
15:52was because Frye was the only one
15:54who could save the future from a massive threat.
15:56Our sages foresee that in a thousand years,
15:59for one moment,
16:00the fate of the universe will depend on you.
16:03Since you will not live that long,
16:05I must freeze you now.
16:07Even though Frye doesn't like being used,
16:09a lot of good came out of Nibbler's interference.
16:12He found a better life in the future
16:13and the woman of his dreams, Leela,
16:15so in a way,
16:16meddling with his past
16:17was the best thing to ever happen to him.
16:19You know what, Frye?
16:20I don't care if you're not
16:21the most important person in the universe.
16:24It really makes me happy to see you right now.
16:26Number 15.
16:27Aku and Ashi.
16:29Samurai Jack.
16:30Hold it.
16:31Time out.
16:33Really?
16:34There's more Aku here besides me.
16:38Ashi was part of the Daughters of Aku,
16:40a cult of assassins dedicated to the demonic dictator himself
16:43with one singular goal,
16:45to kill Samurai Jack.
16:47However, traveling with Jack allows her
16:49to break away from Aku's influence,
16:51but it turns out her connection to the demon
16:53is deeper than even she knows.
16:55A true daughter of Aku!
17:02No!
17:03In reality, she is Aku's daughter biologically,
17:06his demon essence being a part of her since childbirth.
17:09This means that not only does she possess Aku's powers,
17:12but their connection allows him to use her as a puppet
17:16to try and slay Jack for good.
17:18Ashi.
17:20Ashi!
17:22Please.
17:24Ashi, fight!
17:28Fortunately, Ashi manages to break free,
17:31and her new powers enable Jack
17:33to finally put an end to Aku's terror.
17:36Number 14.
17:37Hawkgirl's real mission.
17:38Justice League.
17:39While Hawkgirl claims that her coming to Earth
17:42was an accident,
17:43she becomes one of the founding members
17:45of the Justice League.
17:46However, in Season 2,
17:48we learn the true motives for her arrival.
17:50She's a military spy for her people,
17:53the Thanagarians,
17:54scouting the planet in preparation
17:55for a massive invasion.
17:57Don't fight us,
17:58we're trying to help you.
17:59Do you ever stop lying?
18:02It was for your own good,
18:03you've got to trust me.
18:04Why?
18:05Whose side are you really on?
18:07While she redeems herself in the end,
18:09the damage is already done.
18:11She lied to her friends
18:12and sold out the planet
18:13that saw her as a hero.
18:15After that,
18:16the only honorable thing she can do
18:18is leave the League behind.
18:19I've spent the last five years
18:21torn between my feelings and my duty.
18:23I won't ask you to do the same.
18:26Therefore, I am resigning
18:27from the Justice League,
18:28effective immediately.
18:29She returns to them eventually,
18:31but it takes a while
18:32to restore her good name
18:33with the League and the public.
18:35Number 13.
18:36Zuko's Grandfather
18:37Avatar The Last Airbender
18:39For the longest time,
18:41Zuko is sure that defeating Avatar Aang
18:43would help him realize his destiny.
18:45But one earth-shattering discovery
18:47shakes his entire worldview.
18:49First, we learn how his paternal
18:51great-grandfather Sozin
18:53betrayed his childhood friend
18:54and Aang's predecessor,
18:56Avatar Roku.
18:56Please.
19:00Without you,
19:01all my plans are suddenly possible.
19:04I have a vision for the future, Roku.
19:07But almost everyone knows that story.
19:09What Zuko didn't know
19:10was that Roku
19:11was his maternal great-grandfather.
19:13Suddenly, Zuko's inner struggle
19:15becomes much clearer.
19:17Both his great-grandfather's conflict
19:18symbolizes his own inner turmoil
19:20between deciding which path to follow,
19:22good or evil.
19:23Because of your legacy,
19:25you alone
19:26can cleanse the sins
19:27of our family
19:28and the Fire Nation.
19:30If any good comes out
19:32of this existential crisis,
19:33it's that it finally
19:34sets Zuko along the path
19:35of redemption
19:36to help Aang finally end the war.
19:39Number 12.
19:40Project Batman Beyond
19:41Justice League Unlimited
19:43It turns out that
19:44Terry and Bruce's relationship
19:45goes beyond a teacher-student bond.
19:48Terry is actually
19:49Bruce's biological son.
19:51For context,
19:52Amanda Waller
19:52secretly used Bruce's DNA
19:54to alter Terry's father's
19:55reproductive system,
19:57ensuring that his son
19:58would be a worthy successor
19:59as Batman.
20:00Actually,
20:01it was a nanotech solution
20:03programmed to rewrite
20:04his reproductive material
20:05into an exact copy
20:07of Bruce Wayne's.
20:08A little over a year later,
20:10your mother gave birth to you.
20:12She even schemed to have
20:14Terry relive the tragedy
20:15that kick-started
20:16Bruce's crime-fighting career.
20:17While her plan
20:18didn't go as intended,
20:20Terry would eventually
20:20become the new Batman.
20:22Not as Bruce's carbon copy,
20:23but as someone truly worthy
20:25of carrying out his legacy.
20:27This episode serves
20:28as the conclusion
20:29to Batman Beyond's story,
20:30and it ends the tale
20:31on a high note
20:32by giving Terry and Bruce
20:33the satisfying endings
20:34they both deserve.
20:35Better suit up.
20:37You should eat something first.
20:39Keep up your strength.
20:40When I get back,
20:41you're a stubborn piece of work,
20:42you know that.
20:44Just like my old man.
20:46Number 11,
20:47The Utrom Shredder,
20:48Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
20:51None of you will leave here alive.
20:55During a brawl at TCRI,
20:57the turtles band together
20:58to bring the Shredder down,
21:00only to be greeted
21:00by a nasty surprise.
21:02Shredder is actually
21:03a fugitive Utrom alien.
21:05This little pest
21:06went on a rampage
21:07against his fellow aliens
21:08and then escaped to Earth
21:09where he took on
21:10his faux identity.
21:11Inspired by the legend
21:12of the actual Shredder of old
21:14and vowed to conquer
21:15the Utroms
21:16and anyone who got in his way.
21:18Let's just say
21:19the metal fell from the heavens.
21:23While he's technically
21:24not the genuine article,
21:25he took this stolen identity
21:26and made it his own
21:28as the turtle's most formidable
21:29and ruthless adversary.
21:31It'd be safe to say
21:32that he was
21:33the one true Shredder.
21:35The Shredders
21:35and Utrom?
21:39Number 10.
21:40Ice King's Past Life
21:41Adventure Time
21:42Hello, my name is Simon Petrikov.
21:45I am recording this tape
21:46so that people will know my story.
21:48Finn and Jake come across
21:49a video diary about the Ice King
21:51and make a jaw-dropping discovery
21:52about their wizarding nemesis.
21:54A thousand years ago,
21:55Ice King was a normal human
21:57named Simon Petrikov,
21:58whose life was transformed
21:59the day he found the magic crown.
22:01He was gifted with ice powers,
22:03but his sanity
22:04completely crumbled.
22:05Visions.
22:06I fought with them.
22:07Shouted at them
22:08until I realized
22:09it wasn't real,
22:10it was the crown!
22:10This adds a depressing
22:12new depth
22:12to the icy princess-chasing psychopath.
22:15He once had a normal life,
22:16a beautiful fiancé,
22:17whom he ironically
22:18called his princess,
22:19and was even best friends
22:21with a young,
22:22not-yet-vampire queen,
22:23Marceline.
22:24Tragically,
22:25there's little hope
22:26for him remembering
22:26the happier life he once led.
22:28Please forgive me
22:30for whatever I do
22:32when I don't remember you.
22:35Wow, I wrote that!
22:37Number 9.
22:38The Butterfly Family Secret
22:39Star vs. The Forces of Evil
22:42It turns out
22:46that Eclipsa Butterfly,
22:48the Queen of Darkness
22:49and Princess Star's
22:50supposed ninth great-grandmother,
22:51had a monster-hybrid daughter,
22:53and yet she does not show up
22:55in the Butterfly Family Scroll.
22:56What did you do
22:57with my daughter?
22:58The Butterfly matriarchs
22:59hope to squeeze the truth
23:01out of the Magic High Commission
23:02at Eclipsa's trial,
23:03but what they find out
23:04is a doozy.
23:05Eclipsa's daughter
23:06was to inherit the throne,
23:07but she was switched at birth
23:09with another baby.
23:10Having been kept in the dark
23:11for so long,
23:12Star is horrified to learn
23:13that she may not be
23:14actual royalty,
23:16and that her family
23:16stole the throne
23:17from its true owner,
23:18but would giving it back later
23:20really help things?
23:22Number 8.
23:22Slade's Apprentice
23:24Teen Titans
23:24In Season 2,
23:26we get to meet Terra,
23:27a super-powered teenage girl
23:29who struggles
23:29with controlling her abilities.
23:31I know you have trouble
23:32controlling your powers,
23:33and we can help.
23:35You told him?
23:37I didn't.
23:38You promised.
23:39You lied to me.
23:40You lied!
23:42She disappears
23:42for most of the season
23:43before returning
23:44to join the Titans,
23:45now fully in control
23:47of her powers.
23:48However,
23:48what they don't know
23:49is that Terra
23:50had a little help
23:51from their arch-nemesis Slade.
23:53He taught her
23:54to control her powers.
23:55In exchange,
23:56she became his spy
23:57to destroy the Titans
23:58from the inside.
24:00It's the truth.
24:04Terra,
24:05why?
24:06Because you could never
24:08give her what she needs.
24:10While we don't condone
24:11her betraying her friends,
24:13try to understand.
24:14She was emotionally
24:15volatile and desperate,
24:17which led her down
24:18a path of self-destruction.
24:19She eventually makes
24:21amends for her sins,
24:22but at a heavy cost.
24:24Number 7.
24:25The Truth About Amon,
24:26The Legend of Korra
24:27How did your brother
24:28end up becoming Amon?
24:30In her early days
24:31as the Avatar,
24:32Korra found herself
24:33up against
24:33the mysterious Amon,
24:35a revolutionary
24:35planning to equalize
24:37Republic City
24:38by taking away
24:39all Bender's
24:39bending abilities,
24:40thanks to some
24:41unknown mystical power.
24:43Your firebending
24:44is gone.
24:45However,
24:45after learning bits
24:46and pieces
24:47of his family history,
24:48it's revealed that Amon
24:49is a bender himself,
24:50a bloodbender.
24:51And his gift
24:52is actually
24:53a bloodbending technique
24:54that severs
24:55bending abilities.
24:56You boys
24:57have this power
24:58inside of you
24:59and I will teach
25:00you to master it.
25:01While his image
25:02is a complete lie,
25:03his mission was real.
25:04He grew to hate-bending
25:06after being pushed
25:06too hard as a child
25:07by his father,
25:08and the pressure
25:09turned a once-innocent kid
25:10into a cold
25:11and calculating
25:12political terrorist.
25:13I told you
25:14I would destroy you.
25:16Number 6.
25:17Timmy's Secret Wish,
25:19The Fairly Oddparents.
25:20According to the
25:21fairy council,
25:22your history of
25:22dangerous wishes
25:23makes you the worst
25:24fairy god kid ever.
25:25What?
25:26Timmy Turner
25:26has been put on trial
25:27for being the worst
25:28godchild in history.
25:30After a rocky start,
25:31it seems as though
25:32Timmy may have
25:33finally won the case
25:34until FOOP
25:35drops a major bombshell.
25:36Timmy made
25:37an illegal secret wish.
25:39He hasn't made
25:39a million wishes
25:40after all.
25:42He's made
25:43a million and one!
25:47The wish was
25:48that everyone
25:48would stop aging
25:49so he could keep
25:50his fairies.
25:51And it was made
25:5250 years ago,
25:53meaning it's been
25:54five decades
25:54since the very first
25:55pilot episode
25:56where Timmy first
25:57got Cosmo
25:58and Wanda.
25:59Oh, all right!
26:00I did make
26:01a secret wish!
26:02Cosmo doesn't
26:03remember granting it
26:04because I wished
26:05he'd forget!
26:05This was definitely
26:06a unique take
26:07on the never-aging
26:08cartoon characters
26:09cliche,
26:09but it gets
26:10completely swept
26:11under the rug
26:11and resolved
26:12by the end
26:12of the episode
26:13because status quo.
26:15We overturned
26:16our previous ruling.
26:17You may have
26:19your fairies back.
26:22Number 5.
26:24Chad is a double agent,
26:25codename
26:26Kids Next Door.
26:27Ahem!
26:29What are you doing here?
26:30Chad Dixon,
26:31also known as
26:32Number 274,
26:33was considered
26:34the best there is
26:35in the Kids Next Door
26:36organization
26:36until he supposedly
26:38turned traitor
26:39in the wake
26:39of his 13th birthday.
26:40I don't know
26:42what you're talking about.
26:43Since then,
26:44he became a recurring
26:45teenage villain,
26:46forming a heated rivalry
26:47with Number 1.
26:48But had he really
26:49betrayed his comrades?
26:50In the penultimate episode,
26:52it's revealed that Chad
26:53was a double agent
26:54for the Kids Next Door
26:55and that every time
26:56he and Number 1
26:57have clashed,
26:57he was secretly
26:58helping them
26:59from the sidelines,
27:00adding a new perspective
27:01to all of his defeats.
27:02Practically every mission
27:04you and Sector V did,
27:06I was right there
27:07helping from the sidelines.
27:09As he departs,
27:10his loyalty
27:10no longer questioned,
27:12he leaves his former pupil
27:13one last cryptic clue.
27:15There are others.
27:16Number 4,
27:17the real Seymour Skinner,
27:19The Simpsons.
27:19You're not Seymour Skinner.
27:21Many say this
27:22is where The Simpsons
27:23began to decline in quality.
27:26In the midst
27:26of his 20th anniversary,
27:27Principal Skinner
27:28makes a shocking announcement.
27:30He has been lying
27:31about his identity.
27:32It's true,
27:33I'm...
27:34I'm...
27:37an imposter.
27:38In reality,
27:39he was a street punk
27:40who served in the platoon
27:41of the real Seymour Skinner,
27:43who became like
27:43a mentor to him.
27:45When a sergeant
27:45was declared dead,
27:46the faker ended up
27:47living Skinner's life
27:48and dreams
27:49in honor of his memory.
27:50While some twists
27:51can be clever,
27:52like the mystery
27:53of who shot Mr. Burns,
27:54this revelation
27:55on a well-developed character
27:56came out of nowhere,
27:57and we were expected
27:58to pretend
27:59that none of it
28:00ever happened afterwards.
28:01My real name is
28:02Armin Tamzarian.
28:08Number three,
28:09Mr. Poopy Butthole,
28:10Rick and Morty.
28:11It's another typical day
28:12in the Smith household.
28:14Rick and Morty's family
28:15finds themselves
28:15dealing with
28:16shape-shifting parasites
28:17that trick them
28:18with false memories
28:19of wild and zany
28:20friends and relatives.
28:21So, you know,
28:22business as usual.
28:23Everybody just relax
28:23for a second.
28:24There's no such thing
28:25as an Uncle Steve.
28:26At the end
28:27of the episode,
28:28one of these
28:29strange friends,
28:30Mr. Poopy Butthole,
28:31pops up again,
28:32and Beth shoots him
28:32thinking he's
28:33just another parasite.
28:35But he's no parasite.
28:36He's real,
28:37and Beth mortally wounds him.
28:39My wife shot
28:40a long-time family friend.
28:42Don't worry.
28:42Mr. Poopy Butthole
28:43survives and becomes
28:44a recurring face
28:45in the show.
28:46Still, this is
28:46a hilarious subversion
28:48of expectations,
28:49and the way it plays out
28:50is shocking
28:51both in the revelation
28:52and how horrifying
28:53and intense
28:54the reactions feel.
28:55Why would I do this?
28:56Beth,
28:57it's not supposed
28:58to hurt,
28:58I thought.
28:59Ooh-wee.
29:01Number two,
29:01the author's identity,
29:03Gravity Falls.
29:04What the?
29:09Ever since the series
29:10beginning,
29:11one question
29:11has been on the minds
29:13of Gravity Falls fans.
29:14Who wrote
29:15the mysterious journal
29:16that Dipper found?
29:17It turns out
29:17that the journal
29:18was just one of three,
29:19all chronicled
29:20by Grunkle Stan's
29:21long-lost twin brother,
29:23Stanford Pines.
29:23Is this the part
29:24where one of us faints?
29:25Oh, I am so honored, dude.
29:29Ford became obsessed
29:31with the supernatural
29:32activity surrounding
29:33Gravity Falls
29:33and wrote down
29:34all of his findings
29:35in three journals,
29:36only to leave them behind
29:37when he vanished
29:38through an interdimensional
29:39portal during a quarrel
29:40with his twin.
29:41Stanley!
29:42Stanley, help me!
29:43Oh no, what do I do?
29:44Stanley!
29:45Stanley!
29:46Do something!
29:47Stanley!
29:47Stanley!
29:47Stanley!
29:48The real payoff
29:49for this revelation
29:50was how cleverly hidden
29:51the mystery was.
29:52A few subtle clues
29:53in the background,
29:54plus a hilarious misdirection
29:56from the show creator himself.
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30:14Number 1.
30:15The real Rose Quartz,
30:17Steven Universe.
30:18I watched the lead
30:19of the Crystal Gems
30:20Rose Quartz
30:21shatter
30:22Pink Diamond!
30:23It was believed
30:24that Rose Quartz,
30:25the loving leader
30:26of the Crystal Gems
30:27and Steven's mom,
30:28shattered Pink Diamond
30:29to protect Earth,
30:31with a few hints
30:31suggesting otherwise.
30:33It's because
30:33it doesn't make sense!
30:36In Season 5, however,
30:37we learn that Rose
30:38didn't shatter Pink Diamond.
30:39Rose was Pink Diamond.
30:41What?
30:44She masqueraded
30:45as a Rose Quartz
30:46to spark up the rebellion,
30:47faked her own shattering
30:48to end the war,
30:49and forced Pearl
30:50to keep everything a secret.
30:52She lied to us!
30:53She lied about everything!
30:55While it's touching
30:56that Pink gave up
30:56her royal status
30:57and inspired countless gems
30:58to fight for Earth,
30:59she lied to her own allies,
31:02pulled everyone
31:02into the crossfire
31:03of her fellow Diamond's wrath,
31:05and called everything
31:06the Crystal Gems
31:07believed into question.
31:08Which twist
31:13made you rewind
31:14several times
31:15just to confirm
31:16what you just watched?
31:17Let us know
31:18in the comments.
31:20Beatrice?
31:21Beatrice.
31:22Who's Beatrice?
31:23My wife.
31:25My, uh,
31:26my first wife.
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