Not your real parents!

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Often used trope, usually as a plot device motivating the protagonist to learn the "truth"about themselves, but sometimes also used to in plot twists and rewriting origins. If it's not used in the beginning it will be dramatic, grand reveal, all with the appropriate music.
Comes in forms of :
  • "We are not your real parents", when adopted guardians reveal this to the child, just as he/she is about to be thrown into the search for answers about his (usually royal, mostly dysfunctional) "real" family, and
  • "They are not your real parents" when someone else reveals this, usually causing protagonists to feel sorry for themselves for some considerable time. Villains use this trope to confuse the protagonist, good guys to open their eyes to the wrongdoings of their guardian.
12 Movies that have Not your real parents! Edit
2013 Mama
2011 Abduction
2011 Kung Fu Panda 2: The Kaboom of Doom
2011 Jumping the Broom
2011 Madea's Big Happy Family
2010 Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
2008 Baby and I
2007 Aquaman
1997 Hercules
1994 Crooklyn
1980 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
1979 The Jerk
10 Shows that have Not your real parents! Edit
Lost Girl
The Vampire Diaries
Southland
Fringe
Tin Man
Wizards of Waverly Place
Gossip Girl
Heroes
Prison Break
Charmed
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