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In this comic, Snape is depicted knocking Trinity off a high place with a wooden sled.
 
 
 
{{w|Severus Snape}} is a character from J.K. Rowling's ''{{w|Harry Potter}}'' series of books.
 
{{w|Severus Snape}} is a character from J.K. Rowling's ''{{w|Harry Potter}}'' series of books.
  
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Rosebud is from the 1941 film ''{{w|Citizen Kane}}''.
 
Rosebud is from the 1941 film ''{{w|Citizen Kane}}''.
  
From the title text, {{w|Fight_Club_(novel)#Tyler_Durden}} is a character from the {{w|Fight Club (novel)|novel}} and movie ''{{w|Fight Club}}''.
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From the title text, {{w|Fight_Club_(novel)#Tyler_Durden|Tyler_Durden}} is a character from the {{w|Fight Club (novel)|novel}} and movie ''{{w|Fight Club}}''.
  
 
All four references share the common ground that they are all involved in significant events or ideas in their respective movies that have been often spoiled by careless viewers for those who have not yet seen the movies. Here the relevant events are mashed together into one and spoiled in one go.
 
All four references share the common ground that they are all involved in significant events or ideas in their respective movies that have been often spoiled by careless viewers for those who have not yet seen the movies. Here the relevant events are mashed together into one and spoiled in one go.
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|In this comic, Snape is depicted knocking Trinity off a high place with a wooden sled named Rosebud.
 
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|Snape kills someone important, by knocking them off a building.
 
|Snape kills someone important, by knocking them off a building.

Revision as of 17:07, 7 October 2012

Spoiler Alert
And then it turns out they're both Tyler Durden.
Title text: And then it turns out they're both Tyler Durden.

Explanation

Severus Snape is a character from J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series of books.

Trinity is a character from The Matrix trilogy of movies.

Rosebud is from the 1941 film Citizen Kane.

From the title text, Tyler_Durden is a character from the novel and movie Fight Club.

All four references share the common ground that they are all involved in significant events or ideas in their respective movies that have been often spoiled by careless viewers for those who have not yet seen the movies. Here the relevant events are mashed together into one and spoiled in one go.


Ironically, the event depicted in the comic did not actually occur in any movie.


This comic references several unexpected plot twists from various Hollywood movies and combines them into one giant twist invented by Randall. A "spoiler" is a term used to describe information about the plot of any media which could spoil the media for someone who has not viewed it. The term "spoiler alert" has become popularized to precede such spoilers particularly in online posting as a warning to potential readers. It is also a phrase often used ironically or angrily to suggest that something someone has just said is a spoiler.



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Discussion

Trinity doesn't look dead, he looks like he's dodging the sled. He'll be back in two movies. Davidy22 (talk) 03:41, 30 October 2012 (UTC)

He? Did Carrie Anne Moss get gender reassignment surgery?  ;) -- mwburden 70.91.188.49 20:19, 13 December 2012 (UTC)
"I always thought... you were a guy." "Most guys do." Alivechihiro (talk) 07:59, 24 February 2014 (UTC)
~ ~ ~ ~ Larry (Lana) Wachowski did. 108.162.249.223 (talk) (please sign your comments with ~~~~)

Upon the release of The Matrix Reloaded, a series of false spoilers on Slashdot incorrectly claimed that Trinity died at the end (she didn't die in that movie -- she died in the one afterward.) Example: search this post for "Trinity". In that community, "Trinity Dies" became recognized as a reference to this Slashdot trolling phenomenon. 173.245.54.66 20:22, 8 June 2014 (UTC)

The event depicted in the comic did not actually occur in any movie. No shit, Sherlock.108.162.250.190 00:59, 19 October 2015 (UTC)

Well, this comic actually does contain a spoiler for Citizen Kane. 172.68.11.45 21:20, 11 June 2016 (UTC)
I think most people would conclude that it's a wooden door with motion lines -Kazvorpal (talk) 22:24, 19 September 2019 (UTC)
It contains spoilers for every movie it references. I took the liberty of graying them out unless you highlight them. {)|(}Quill{)|(} 14:52, 21 April 2021 (UTC)