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|'''Tom Siddell''', author of ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court]]''}}

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]].

* A trailer for ''[[Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep]]'' was shown at the end of the [[No Export for You|Japan-only]] game Kingdom Hearts II:Final Mix+ . In it, the faces of the three main characters, Terra, Aqua and Ventus, were shown. When Terra's face was revealed to look a lot like the [[Big Bad]] of the series, and the Big Bad in BBS shared a name with said Big Bad, it didn't take long for the fans to put two and two together. Turns out they were right: {{spoiler|the Big Bad of BBS possesses Terra's body, altering him physically to look like the Big Bad the fans know from the other games.}}

** Though it wasn't as widespread, it was speculated that {{spoiler|as Roxas was Sora's Nobody, Vanitas would look like Sora as Ven looked like Roxas, and be Ven's Nobody or Heartless. Well, they were right on him looking like Sora.}}

* ''[[Touhou]] Fuujinroku Mountain of Faith'' introduced Sanae, Stage 5 boss and [[Battle Butler]] to the [[Final Boss]]. Having noticed a pattern with previous similar characters (Sakuya and Youmu) and her inexplicable appearance in ''Subterranean Animism'', fans immediately declared that she would become playable and a major character for several games. Sure enough, she is playable in ''Undefined Fantastic Object'' alongside Reimu and Marisa (the main characters of the entire series), as well as ''Hisoutensoku'' alongside two ''massive'' [[Ensemble Darkhorse]]s.

** Also, on these very forums, people suggested that certain characters would be in ''Ten Desires''. {{spoiler|Yuyuko and Kogasa. They are - Yuyuko as stage 1 boss, Kogasa as stage 3 midboss}}

* In ''[[Ninja Gaiden]] II'' for the 360, players are introduced to Sonia, a CIA agent [[Expy|who assumed a role very similar to that of]] Irene Lew (Ryu Hayabusa's main squeeze who ''also'' happened to be a CIA agent) from the original NES trilogy, right down to pinballing between [[Action Girl]] and [[Faux Action Girl]] status. While the two look significantly different (Irene being a mousy brunette, Sonia a buxom, pale-skinned blond), fan theories linking the two together began to pop up. Come ''[[Dead or Alive]]: Dimensions'', it turns out that "Sonia" (already implied to not be the character's real name) was merely an alias for Irene Lew, making the two characters one in the same. While this does create a few continuity problems (such as Ryu and Irene not meeting until the original game or the question of how Irene [[Fan Service Pack|went from cute to]] '''[[Hotter and Sexier|HOT DAMN]]''', both of which are still minor enough to be fixed via [[retcon]]s), this does help establish a more viable link between the old trilogy and the current-gen games (previously, there were only a few hints that the new titles were [[prequel]]s to ''Dead or Alive'' and the NES trilogy, such as Ayane popping up to help Ryu from time to time).

* In ''[[Tekken]] [[Dream Match Game|Tag Tournament 2]]'', Jun Kazama (last seen in the original ''Tag'' and—canonically speaking--''2'') [[The Bus Came Back|returns as a playable character for the first time in over a decade]]. It also turns out that {{spoiler|she's the [[Final Boss]] and, upon losing a round, goes [[One-Winged Angel]] and turns into Unknown (the boss of the original ''Tag'', who was implied to be a [[Demonic Possession|demon-possessed]] Jun), finally confirming what was perhaps the biggest [[Epileptic Trees]] in the series.}} However, it's unknown if this is actually a case of [[Ascended Fanon|Sure, Why Not?]], seeing as {{spoiler|Unknown was originally meant to be a different character entirely (according to [[Word of God|the artbook for the sixth game]], she was supposed to be Jun's ''sister'', [[What Could Have Been|but this was dropped when the game became a spinoff]]).}}

* The professions of ''[[Guild Wars 2]]'' were revealed over an 18 month period between the first and last official releases. All of the professions were guessed from concept art soon after the first reveal, and the mesmer was almost certain as the final profession from about 10 months before the official reveal.

* In ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron]]'', Optimus Prime goes to the core of Cybertron and ends up talking with a being in the core. While the credits only listed the being as "Core", many fans spectulated that it was Primus, the Transformers version of God. ''[[Transformers Prime]]'' takes place in the same universe and during his recap of the events in "One Shall Rise, Part 3", Ratchet confirms that it was Primus Optimus talked to.

* In the ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' episode "May the Best Pet Win", Rainbow Dash is looking for a pet. Obviously, given her personality, she wants to find the fastest, most awesome pet around, but she ends up with a tortoise. This had been one guess as to what Rainbow Dash's pet might be for a while (and the runner-up, a falcon, was another option). It wasn't [[Ascended Fanon]], though - the episode was conceived nearly a year before it aired, and this was simply a case of the fans and creators thinking the same thing.

** Also note one of her dolls included a turtle/tortoise as her pet long before this episode.

* Before the film was even release, many fans of ''[[Ed, Edd 'n' Eddy]]'' believed Eddy’s brother was a [[Jerkass]]. {{spoiler| They were right when it was reveal how abusive he was.}}

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