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The first “villain reveal” was just a mask falling off at a bad time. Drama loves gravity.

✗ FAKE
Villain reveals are a storytelling device with no recorded first example. The mask falling off is a trope, as in Scooby-Doo, but it isn't the origin of the idea.

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