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{{quote|''"Congratulations to those who figured this out. In my mind I am picturing a [[Decision Darts|dart board]] [[Wild Mass Guessing|with every available space riddled]] [[Decision Darts|with darts]]."''

It's well known that [[Epileptic Trees|wild fan theories]] are prone to being [[Jossed]].

 

 

May overlap with [[The Untwist]] if the revelation is well-foreshadowed but most fans reject the theory exactly because it seems so obvious. And of course, may overlap with [[Epileptic Trees]].

 

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== Anime and Manga ==

* The anime version of visual novel ''[[Koihime Musou]]'' features Ryuubi (Liu Bei) as [[The One Guy]], when the show was supposedly about an [[Fundamentally Female Cast]]. But there's also the announcement of ''Shin Koihime Musou'', which features a female Ryuubi. {{spoiler|It turns out to be true and that this Ryuubi is a [[Jerkass]] imposter.}}

* Many new fans of ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' by way of ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX|GX]]'' were sure that Judai/Jaden would duel Yugi on the last episode, which more seasoned fans dismissed as noobish nonsense. Of course, while that's actually what does end up happening, {{spoiler|instead of dueling the present-time Yugi of ''GX'', we're treated to a spastic [[Time Travel]] sequence where Judai duels the Yugi of the past while he still has the spirit of Atem, setting up a [[Stable Time Loop]] to ensure that Yugi would know to give Judai Winged Kuriboh before he enters Duel Academia.}}

* ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'': Around the time chapter 229 was released, a theory popped up on [[Mahou Sensei Negima/WMG|Wild Mass Guessing]] that the Asuna that was with Negi and co. was not the real Asuna, but a fake, while the real Asuna was kidnapped during the previous battle. It was based mostly on the fact that a) we never physically saw Asuna joining up with everybody after the battle and b) she was acting more out-of-it than normal. Then came chapter 233...

** And as of the most recent chapter, there are probably a number of fans who are happy that {{spoiler|Mundus Magicus is, in fact, on Mars. [[Another Dimension|well, sort of]].}}

* Many ''[[Bakugan]]'' fans guessed that {{spoiler|the new [[Big Bad]] Mag Mel was actually Emperor Barodius, the [[Big Bad]] of the previous season, because they shared the same voice actor among other hints. They were right.}}

* When Episode 11 of ''[[Gundam AGE]]'' confirmed {{spoiler|Yurin L'Ciel}} to be Flit's preferred [[Love Interest]], longtime ''Gundam'' fans compared her to Lalah Sune and saw her inevitable death coming a mile away. {{spoiler|Three episodes later, they were right.}}

 

 

** Quite a few fans predicted that River Song was {{spoiler|Amy and Rory's daughter}}. They were right.

** And on the subject of River, it was widely suggested that "The Good Man" that River killed would turn out to be {{spoiler|the Doctor himself}} - it was. He survived (sort of).

* Dr. Cox is {{spoiler|the new Chief of Medicine}} on ''[[Scrubs]]''.

* After the first few episodes of ''[[Power Rangers SPD]]'', one member of a popular Power Rangers forum declared that the Red Ranger of the [[Evil Counterpart|SPD A-Squad]] [[Samus Is a Girl|was in fact a woman]]. After hearing the voice of the Red Ranger, the forum member deduced from his experience with sound engineering that the voice was that of a woman which had been electronically adjusted to make it sound like a guy. Nobody believed him, because there had never been a female Red Ranger in the history of [[Power Rangers]] (or ''[[Super Sentai]]''). Eight months and thirty episodes later, the helmet comes off and... the Red Ranger is a woman! Said forum member celebrates by creating a new thread dedicated to his own awesomeness, mocking the people who didn't believe him and filling the thread with flashing GIFs declaring "I WAS RIGHT". Good game, sir. Of course, there was also the fact she was revealed to be ''evil''... Oh wait, some even guessed that as well.

* A very unusual example occuring between shows. Davis of [[Corner Gas]] proposed a very unusual theory about the original [[Battlestar Galactica]] and how {{spoiler|all humans on earth could have decended from the citizens on the Galactica}}. Several years after the show, guess how the remake ends.

* In ''[[Once Upon a Time (TV series)|Once Upon a Time]]'', many were theorising {{spoiler|Mr. Gold/Rumplestiltskin still remembered everything}}. They were right, of course.

 

 

** Another example from the Zelda series is that, between E3 2009 (where the first piece of concept art for the upcoming Wii ''Zelda'' game ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword|Skyward Sword]]'' was revealed) and E3 2010 (where some details of the game, including its title, were announced), people thought that the mysterious blue figure in the piece was the Master Sword (or more specifically, a more humanoid version of the Master Sword). Then in E3 of 2010, it was revealed that this mysterious blue figure was none other than the spirit of the Master Sword.

*** The game also gave credence to the long-standing theory that {{spoiler|Ganon is the reincarnation of a much older demon}}. Or rather, that {{spoiler|the essence of the demon's ''hatred'' manifested as Ganon}}, but either way, {{spoiler|Ganon's exists because of an ancient demon}}.

** Also as of ''[[All There in the Manual|Hyrule]] [[Word of God|Historia]]'', it turns out that the owl in ''Ocarina of Time'', Kaepora Gaebora was indeed a form of Rauru. People had deduced it from the Gossip Stone hints, but now it's been [http://www.zeldauniverse.net/zelda-news/hyrule-historia-confirms-ocarina-of-time-owl-is-rauru/ confirmed.] The exact quote being "Rauru. He's the sage who built the Temple of Time in ancient times. Before Link pulled the Master Sword out, he followed Link's adventures as the owl Kaepora Gaebora."

** Fans were also right about ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap|Minish Cap]]'' being the first game timeline when it was originally released (it was kinda obvious: the Master sword doesn't appear, Ganondorf isn't even mentioned, and it explains where [[Memetic Outfit|Link's trademark pointy hat]] came from). It held the position of first game in the timeline until ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword|Skyward Sword]]'' was released several years later which was set even earlier.

** Similarly, [[Word of God|Ed Boon]]'s [http://twitter.com/#!/NOOBDE Twitter] update on September 10, 2011 contained [http://twitpic.com/2n1by5 a picture] of a single leg, clearly belonging to a female character. Many guessed either a redesign for Sindel or (judging from the symbol on the loincloth) Sareena (an [[Implied Love Interest]] of both Sub-Zeroes and an [[Ensemble Darkhorse]]/[[Ascended Extra]] from ''[[Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero|Mythologies]]''). Others guessed that was it Skarlet, a rumored character from ''[[Mortal Kombat 2|2]]'' believed to be encountered when selecting between the blue Kitana and the purple/pink Mileena. The latter school of thought was ultimately correct, with a character known as Skarlet (originally known as "The [[Lady in Red]]") making her debut in ''9'' as DLC. The fact that [[Word of God|Shaun Himmerick]] mentioned in an interview that "hidden characters that didn't exist, we're gonna make sure they exist now" makes the notion of this being an [[Ascended Glitch]] very plausible.

** In ''[[Mortal Kombat 4|Gold]]'', the [[McNinja|Lin Kuei]]-turned cyborg Cyrax [[Suddenly Ethnicity|was revealed to be]] [[Ambiguously Brown|dark-skinned]] in his ending despite his clan being based in China. Cue the fan theory that the Lin Kuei kidnaps and enlists members into their ranks. Again, ''9'' lends credibility to this; Cyrax's bio states that he's Motswana and was recruited to join the Lin Kuei, while Smoke hails from Prague (as in, the Czech Republic).

* A somewhat meta example: it was suspected almost from the very start that the Sniper Update for ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'' was more than it appeared. Valve had mentioned in passing that they didn't want to see servers flooding with the single class that was being updated, since the players hated that situation so much. When people noticed the Dead Ringer in the spy's hands on the blog, it became nearly a certainty that the Spy would be getting updated at the same time. It was also suspected that Jarate was not just a joke, but there wasn't much of a basis for that suspicion.

** Jarate is considered a case of [[Sure Why Not]]? by [[Unpleasable Fanbase|some]]. This may also be the case with the Scout Update unlocks which resemble suggestions from the forums too much to be coincidence.

 

 

* In ''[[Ctrl+Alt+Del]]'', several fans speculated that Lucas' blind date Kate was wearing a fat suit as a [[Secret Test of Character]] to see if he was a nice guy, and upon the revelation she was thin they would become a couple.

** The funniest part of this is that on 4Chan, the reasoning for this speculation was that it was the stupidest and most offensive ending Buckley could think of. Sure enough...

* In ''[[Penny and Aggie]]'', when Aggie came across Duane prostrate on the school floor, he claimed he was looking for a contact lens. A few fans speculated on the forum that he was {{spoiler|engaging in Islamic prayer}}. A roughly equal number of fans said that was the most ridiculous and baseless speculation on the comic they'd ever heard. A few weeks later, the side-story arc "Conversion" revealed that Duane had indeed {{spoiler|begun secretly exploring Islam}}.

* ''[[Homestuck]]'' is a weird example of this, since Andrew Hussie [[Sure Why Not|likes to use fan theories as actual plot points during the story.]] He's even said that "90% of 'calling it' is really influencing it in disguise".

* The phrase was even used word-for-word in ''[[Dominic Deegan]]'' when Donovan Deegan revealed {{spoiler|he spoke perfect Orcish for years, and was just spewing forth random gibberish [[For the Lulz|just to screw with people, or rather, "Because it's funny"]].}}

* [http://gigaville.com/comic.php?id=213.5 This guest comic] of ''[[The Last Days of Foxhound]]'' predicted an upcoming plot twist.

* In ''[[The Adventures of Dr. McNinja]]'', the titular doc says this after being told by Dracula that the cure for cancer has been hidden on Mars. Comic [http://drmcninja.com/archives/comic/11p19 here.]

* Tycho of ''[[Penny Arcade]]'' successfully predicted ''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic]]'' in 2006.

* In ''[[El Goonish Shive]]'', the author Dan Shive has mentioned in commentaries instances where fans have have messaged him accurate predictions regarding certain plot points.

* The ''[[Homestuck]]'' fanfic ''[[Red Dead Virgo]]'' ends with the alternate-universe trolls scratching their unwinnable SGRUB session, at which point Feferi (on the advice of the Horrorterrors) kills her friends<ref>well, she couldn't get to Kanaya or Eridan in time, and Vriska had already been killed by Jack Noir</ref> and herself, so they can persist as ghosts rather than getting erased in the Scratch—and then the Scratch created canon Alternia. Months later, ''Homestuck'' canon revealed that the troll ancestors scratched their SGRUB session, and Meenah (Feferi's ancestor) killed her friends and herself so they would persist as ghosts, and then the Scratch created Alternia as we know it.

 

== Western Animation ==

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