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Veanne
Since: Jul, 2012
3rd May, 2024 02:15:47 AM
Imaginary Friend notes that: The revelation that one of the characters is an imaginary friend is sometimes used as a major plot twist, so beware of spoilers. Fight Club is listed as an example, so that would work.
vulpeculae
(The New Girl)
3rd May, 2024 04:47:57 AM
Dead All Along for the ghost reveal.
Luanna255
Since: Aug, 2010
6th May, 2024 04:49:55 PM
Thank you guys! It sounds like it can stay as two separate tropes.
Is there a trope for when there's a twist that a character the audience has been watching all along (and assumes is a regular person) is actually only appearing to one of the other characters? Usually this is because the character doesn't actually exist and is just an alternate personality of the other character, or because they're a ghost that most people can't see. Famous examples would be The Sixth Sense, Fight Club, or The Other (1972).
If there isn't one, I think it might be worth creating one.
Edited by Luanna255