![]() ![]() Ichika learns that was given the demon soul pill, the Yami clan's secret drug that spiked up her bloodlust and latent yoryoku, leading her to massacre the clan.When he gets a hole in his gut courtesy of Zagred, the true perpetrator, he wonders if it's the price for lying. ![]() Rhya knew that Lumiere didn't betray the elves, but didn't tell the others because of his desire for revenge against the humans and to see Licht again.In short, when something seems Too Good to be True, this is what the actual truth will probably turn out to be.ĭespite the similar names, this has nothing to do with the movie The Awful Truth. If it's not so much hidden as an unyielding fact of life, see tropes such as Humans Are Bastards, Crapsack World or its real life counterparts Hobbes Was Right and Realpolitik, video games with branching plots whose best and/or canon ending is bittersweet or some types of You Are Too Late or Downer Ending. If the truth is about the character's nature (and doesn't involve Easy Amnesia) they may be a Tomato in the Mirror. Compare Heel Realization, which is an awful truth, but not one anyone else kept from you. May lead to a case of Lying to Protect Your Feelings. Can also be a case of You Do NOT Want To Know. See also These Are Things Man Was Not Meant to Know for when you really shouldn't know. If they're being obnoxious about it, it's Figure It Out Yourself. Contrast You Didn't Ask and Honesty Aesop. That, or this is a mocking cry by the jaded Anti-Hero to illustrate his belief that the main hero is too naive to be trusted with the truth.Ĭompare You Are Not Ready and Forbidden Fruit. Some truths are so awful that they must be kept from the players/characters, as they are deemed a serious threat to their mental stability. ![]()
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