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** There was a lot of controversy and in-fighting (some of it racial in nature) in the ComicBook/{{Batgirl}} fandom when Cassandra Cain (an Asian-American) was replaced by Stephanie Brown ([[MonochromeCasting a white blonde]]), and again when Steph was replaced herself when the original Batgirl, Barbara Gordon, returned. A common compromise in fan works was to feature all three Batgirls in a sort of "[[ComicBook/BatmanIncorporated Batgirl Inc.]]" or "Team Batgirl" grouping, and DC eventually instituted a similar idea with the League of Batgirls in the ''[[ComicBook/TheNew52FuturesEnd Future's End]]'' tie-in to Creator/GailSimone's ''ComicBook/Batgirl2011'' run. The idea finally became canon in current continuity in the 2022 ''Batgirls'' series, which stars all three.

** There was a lot of controversy and in-fighting (some of it racial in nature) in the ComicBook/{{Batgirl}} fandom when Cassandra Cain (an Asian-American) was replaced by Stephanie Brown ([[MonochromeCasting a white blonde]]), and again when Steph was replaced herself when the original Batgirl, Barbara Gordon, returned. A common compromise in fan works was to feature all three Batgirls in a sort of "[[ComicBook/BatmanGrantMorrison Batgirl Inc.]]" or "Team Batgirl" grouping, and DC eventually instituted a similar idea with the League of Batgirls in the ''[[ComicBook/TheNew52FuturesEnd Future's End]]'' tie-in to Creator/GailSimone's ''ComicBook/Batgirl2011'' run. The idea finally became canon in current continuity in the 2022 ''Batgirls'' series, which stars all three.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'':

* In [[VideoGame/SwordArtOnline the video game continuity]] of ''Literature/SwordArtOnline'', specifically in ''Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet'', this happens. See, one common nickname for a gender-bent Kirito in fanfics (or sometimes used to refer to his [[DudeLooksLikeALady very feminine]] GGO avatar) is Kiriko. In ''Fatal Bullet''[='s=] Kirito Mode, in order to try to blend in, Kirito uses an alternate account when entering the [=BoB=] tournament (which has the appearance of his canonical GGO avatar). Said account's name? You guessed it: "Kiriko".

* A video game called ''The D Show'' stated that the Beast from ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'' was named "Adam". Disney ignored it for years but eventually came along to it. A plaque at Ride/WaltDisneyWorld states his name is Adam and the [[Film/BeautyAndTheBeast2017 live-action remake]] has him as "Adam" as well.

* In ''Series/Watchmen2019'', the long-standing fan theory that Hooded Justice faked his death is given a nod in the ShowWithinAShow ''American Hero Story'', which posits that "Rolf Muller" was an imposter and the real Hooded Justice went into hiding during the Red Scare. And then the series gives its own littel twist: [[spoiler:Hooded Justice was actually a bisexual black police officer named William Reeves, who concealed his ethnicity using the hood and makeup during his superhero career, and then just abandoned the hood and makeup when he retired, allowing him to live anonymously for decades.]]

** ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallowsPart2'' has the FanPreferredCouple Neville/Luna [[PromotedToLoveInterest get together]]. There was no romance between them in the books and WordOfGod says that they married Hannah Abbot and Rolf Scamander, respectively. ([[WordOfSaintPaul According to Neville's actor]], Matthew Lewis, while Neville and Luna did end up together, it was ultimately a fling and the two would go on to marry their canonical partners, thus maintaining consistency with the books.)
** Using the mind-wiping spell "Obliviate" as a verb was really common in fan works. In ''Film/FantasticBeastsAndWhereToFindThem'', several characters use it as a verb.

** Near the end of ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Deathly Hallows]]'', a singing Peeves uses the name "Voldy" to refer to Voldemort. The fandom invented this dismissive name: Rowling said on her official site that she "thought it was very amusing when [she] found a chat room full of people calling him 'Voldy'." Examples of other terms that originated in fandom discussions, later to be adopted by Rowling herself and used in the last two books, include DADA (for Defense against the Dark Arts), the Trio (for Harry, Ron and Hermione) and the Marauders (for Peter Pettigrew, Remus Lupin, Sirius Black and James Potter; note that although their Marauders' Map is introduced by Rowling in Book Three, they were first collectively called "the Marauders" by the fans).

** The resurrection of [[spoiler:Jon Snow]] in Season 6. [[spoiler:Fans of the novels considered this would happen in the novels ever since ''A Dance with Dragons'', pointing to hints of Jon Snow being Azor Ahai, the R+L=J theory, Melisandre's presence in Castle Black, and the resurrections of Beric Dondarrion at the hand of Thoros of Myr, who is a red priest like Melisandre.]]

* ''ComicBook/XMen'': In ''[[ComicBook/XMen All-New X-Men #40]]'', the younger ComicBook/JeanGrey confirms to a young [[ComicBook/IcemanMarvelComics Bobby Drake]] that he is indeed gay as per the longstanding fan theory based off of his general lack of romantic success. ''Uncanny X-Men'' #600 ultimately reveals that this is also true of the modern-day Bobby Drake.