In the story Itachi Shinden: Book of Dark Night, it is revealed that Danzo actually leaked the knowledge that Naruto hosts the Nine-Tails, to instigate hatred against him. Certain fanfics have the idea of a Government Conspiracy that is antagonistic towards Naruto, often with Danzo as the leader.However, the writers showed just how horrifying that concept can become when the person in charge of the reuniting was so heartbroken with the former's absence in the first place that they'll ensure they will never leave again. It also looked at another popular thing that people take as fanon: Madoka and Homura reuniting, namely with Madoka returning to the real world. The writers apparently took heed: cue Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion, and Charlotte, or Bebe as she was called in-movie, filled just that role. She's often depicted in fanart alongside Mami Tomoe, the one she killed, and acted as a sort of Team Pet in many cases. Despite Puella Magi Madoka Magica only having the witch Charlotte appear for one episode as a Monster of the Week, onscreen for perhaps a minute tops to kill a main character before being killed herself, she is hugely popular in the fandom.However, given the number of people claiming it to be Jean, the production staff has acknowledged it as so. Attack on Titan: The 3D maneuvering soldier with afterimage effects in the anime's first Title Sequence actually wasn't supposed to be Jean, but rather a generic soldier representing humanity.Inverse of Shrug of God (when the creator(s) refuses to give a concrete answer), and of Better Than Canon (when the fans all decide their theory is preferable regardless of what the creator says). When it happens as a result of a mistake or error (mostly in video games) it's an Ascended Glitch, and in the case of a translational error that fans like, a Good Bad Translation.Ĭontrast Jossed (when fan theories are explicitly debunked by Word of God or canonical events), Beam Me Up, Scotty! (when a phrase that's well known was never uttered in the canon). You could argue this is the creators' decision to Throw It In. When it's built into the story, it's Schrödinger's Gun. Compare with I Knew It! (when the fan explanation happens to match the one planned all along), Ascended Meme (when this happens to memes), Word of Dante (the creators didn't confirm it, but some other perceived authority popularized it), Canon Immigrant (when elements of an officially licensed non-canonical source find their way into the official canonicity), Official Fan-Submitted Content, Approval of God (when a creator likes a fan work/theory but doesn't make it canonical).