Nate Robinson was confirmed to be Cain Dingle's son in tonight's Emmerdale in a twist that most viewers did not seen coming.
During a fiery clash on a boat in the middle of a lake, Nate finally revealed his true identity to a baffled Cain.
During the scuffle, Nate shouted: "Nate, short for Nathaniel. Look at me and remember. Do you see me now? Dad."
The shock revelation came as a surprise to most viewers – but the writers have been dropping hints for months.
From his invested interest in Kyle, to the mystery surrounding his real name, here are all the clues fans may have missed:
Nate actually has a Dingle name
During that titanic tussle with Cain on the boat, Nate revealed that his name was short for Nathaniel, or is that Nathanael?
Nathanael was a disciple of Jesus and was mentioned in John's gospel.
Despite being a family of crooks and charlatans, the Single men are all have Biblical names.
Current characters Zak (Zachariah), Noah, Samson, Cain and Moses all named after famous Biblical figures.
This means that Nate fits right in with the family naming tradition.
Nate was weirdly invested with Kyle
Emmerdale viewers' suspicions were first raised about Nate when he developed a strange interested in Kyle.
Nate was determined to help Amy get custody of her son from Cain, despite barely knowing her at that stage.
He also risked his own life to save Kyle when he was locked in the garage as it filled up with fumes.
Did Nate want to protect his little half-brother?
Some Emmerdale viewers smelt a rat and took to Twitter at the time.
One viewer tweeted: "Why is Nate so interested in Amy getting custody of Kyle?"
"Why is Nate acting like Amy's partner and interfering on the Kyle front? He's only known her 5 minutes," added another.
A third wrongly guessed: "Reckon Nate is a family member of someone who Cain has destroyed. Explains why he’s so hell bent on Amy taking Kyle and making sure Moira leaves him."
Cain has a history of love children
Cain clearly isn't one for using protection and has had two love children already – with perhaps Nate being a third?
Daughter Debbie Dingle was conceived during a fling with his second-cousin Charity Dingle.
While Amy discovered she was pregnant with kyle after a one night stand with Cain.
Did Cain have another fling, affair or one night stand that led to Nate being born?
Cain and Nate have similar character traits
The apple clearly hasn't fallen far from the tree with Nate.
They both have a very similar temperament, are both cocky, arrogant and headstrong, and always get what they want.
Nate and Cain both love a scrap, which they proved during their epic fight on the boat in the middle of the lake.
Neither of them are afraid of the law and have got themselves in trouble numerous times.
Nate was actually the one who snitched to the police when Cain hid some stolen car parts but then hid them to gain his trust.
It seems Nate does have the Dingle genes.
Same taste in women
This is where the daddy reveal gets particularly gross.
Nate was sleeping with Moira Dingle, knowing that she is his step mum, during their passionate affair.
During the fight with Cain, Nate nastily claimed he was only using Moira and that her "use was over".
Nate also dated Amy Wyatt, who is the mother of Cain's son Kyle.
There is a lot of dating crossover with Cain and Nate, despite the farmhand only being in the village for a short time.
Nate has had relations with Rhona, Kerry and Tracy – proving he is just as much a lothario as his old man.
*Emmerdale airs weekdays on ITV at 7pm with an extra episode on Thursdays at 8pm
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