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** The rules regarding Divine Smite have been flip-flopped after lead rules designer Jeremy Crawford got caught in a tricky situation. Originally, rules-as-written prevented paladins from using Divine Smite on unarmed melee attacks, but [[https://www.reddit.com/r/dndmemes/comments/j4ygh1/hope_i_havent_been_beat_to_the_punch/ this created a conflict with the rules for monks.]] (One clever player pointed out that under these rules, their paladin couldn't channel divine power through their enchanted holy gauntlets, but ''could'' pick up a chair and smite with an improvised weapon.) After he took [[https://www.reddit.com/r/dndmemes/comments/c8tec0/infuriating_research_on_monkpaladin_multiclass/ some heavy ribbing from the Internet,]] the rules were re-written.
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*** Speaking of the timeline, the ''Hyrule Historia'' claimed that ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaLinksAwakening'' takes place after ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOracleGames''. Years later, ''Nintendo Dream'' published the ''Hyrule Encyclopedia'', which claimed that ''Link's Awakening'' actually takes place ''before'' the ''Oracle'' games. [[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/zelda/history/index.html A 2018 update for the official timeline]] supports this change.

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*** Speaking of the timeline, the ''Hyrule Historia'' claimed that ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaLinksAwakening'' takes place after ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOracleGames''. Years later, ''Nintendo Dream'' published the ''Hyrule Encyclopedia'', which claimed that ''Link's Awakening'' actually takes place ''before'' the ''Oracle'' games. [[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/zelda/history/index.html A 2018 update for the official timeline]] supports this change.
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* Paul Yan would state several times in interviews for ''VideoGame/CrashBandicoot4ItsAboutTime'' that the post-Naughty Dog entries did in fact happen, [[CanonDiscontinuity but that they happened (or may've happened) in an alternate timeline(s) that may have some impact on the adventure (they never did)]]. But then in [[https://youtu.be/FwjW10ADGnE?si=7FSgM80mCEgi49e3&t=875 an overlooked GDC 2021 presentation]], he makes a point about the Lani-Loli gag referring to how the post-ND games come ''after'' in its chronological timeline, conflicting with that preconceived notion.
--> '''Paul Yan''': ...like this joke that's kinda acknowledging the fact that it's ignoring some of the other sequels that are coming after this in its chronological timeline.
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* Creator/GeorgeLucas is infamous amongst the ''Franchise/StarWars'' fandom for regularly giving contradictory and mutually exclusive WordOfGod stances on… just about everything about the franchise anytime he's interviewed about it. From trivia about production to [[WhatCouldHaveBeen what he originally intended]] to the themes of the series to which inspirations he drew from to the canonicity of the ExpandedUniverse to even basic facts about how the mechanics of the setting work. The things he's consistent on are ''greatly'' outnumbered by the matters he changes his mind about on a whim. Not at all helped by Lucas extending the attitude to ''the films themselves'', being prone to edition g his work after the fact (he's TropeNamer for GeorgeLucasAlteredVersion for a reason), and treating whatever project he's currently making as superseding everything else, even his own prior work. Arguably the reason the series as a whole has such an issue with DependingOnTheWriter is because Lucas set the standard with his tendency to ping-pong against himself.
-->"Continuity is for wimps." - Lucas to Creator/DaveFiloni in response to the latter's attempts to avoid continuity errors on ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars''
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** As the ''KOF'' verse has a very loose grasp on the concept of [[CloningBlues "clones"]], it's unclear if [[AnIcePerson Kula Diamond]], the Anti-K', is truly an OppositeSexClone of series lead Kyo Kusanagi. The NESTS Team story in ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters2001 2001]]'' has Kula mention that she was "grown from a petri dish" whereas her bio in ''[[VideoGame/KOFMaximumImpact2 Maximum Impact 2]]'' (where the general backstory of the pre-existing characters is unaltered despite ''MI'' taking place in an AlternateContinuity) instead suggests she's a CloneByConversion in the manner of K' or Nameless.

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** As the ''KOF'' verse has a very loose grasp on the concept of [[CloningBlues "clones"]], "clones", it's unclear if [[AnIcePerson Kula Diamond]], the Anti-K', is truly an OppositeSexClone of series lead Kyo Kusanagi. The NESTS Team story in ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters2001 2001]]'' has Kula mention that she was "grown from a petri dish" whereas her bio in ''[[VideoGame/KOFMaximumImpact2 Maximum Impact 2]]'' (where the general backstory of the pre-existing characters is unaltered despite ''MI'' taking place in an AlternateContinuity) instead suggests she's a CloneByConversion in the manner of K' or Nameless.

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** Creator/{{SNK}} seems to change its position as to where fits into the universe of its other games by the day. Either it's an AlternateContinuity to ''VideoGame/ArtOfFighting''[=/=]''VideoGame/FatalFury'', or it's a follow-up to that universe. However, given that Geese Howard (the BigBad of ''Fatal Fury'') ''[[KilledOffForReal died]]'' in ''Real Bout Fatal Fury'', [[SchrodingersCast yet made a triumphant, unexpected appearance]] in ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters96 KOF '96]]'' and continues to make the occasional cameo (or rarer playable appearance) in later ''KOF'' games, it's a pretty safe bet that ''KOF'' has the same basic backstory as the ''[=AoF=][=/=]FF'' timeline but diverges after that. It's also telling that the cast of ''[=AoF=]'' is roughly around the same age as their ''Fatal Fury'' counterparts despite ''Art of Fighting'' presumably taking place in the late 1970s (''Fatal Fury'' is similarly assumed to occur in the 90s) and a young Geese Howard showing up in the second ''[=AoF=]'' as the TrueFinalBoss (as well as {{foreshadowing}} for his role in ''Fatal Fury'' in the first place).
** On a different note, are Iori Yagami's [[PlayingWithFire flames]] [[TechnicolorFire blue or purple]]? The sprites show them to be the latter, but official sources from both the past and present tend to mix this up frequently (though they seem to have settled on purple as of ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFightersXII XII]]''). To further confuse matters, the Yasakani (the clan the Yagami were formerly known as) were said to have [[FireIsRed crimson]] (read: [[DependingOnTheArtist orange]]) flames like the Kusanagi but gained {{Orochi}}'s blue flames when they [[DealWithTheDevil struck a deal with it]] [[DrivenByEnvy out of jealousy for the Kusanagi]]. As such, one line of thought is that both statements are technically accurate, with Iori's flames being depicted as purple because they're a combination of red and blue. However, Orochi Chris (one of Orochi's Four Heavenly Kings and [[LateArrivalSpoiler the vessel of its eventual rebirth]]) ''also'' uses purple flames like Iori despite not having reddish-orange flames to begin with (and [[WhatCouldHaveBeen originally]], Orochi Chris's flames were going to be ''black'').
** As the ''KOF'' verse has a very loose grasp on the concept of [[CloningBlues "clones"]], it's unclear if [[AnIcePerson Kula Diamond]], the Anti-K', is truly an OppositeSexClone of series lead Kyo Kusanagi. The NESTS Team story in ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters2001 2001]]'' has Kula mention that she was "grown from a petri dish" whereas her bio in ''Maximum Impact 2'' (where the general backstory of the pre-existing characters is unaltered despite ''MI'' taking place in an AlternateContinuity) instead suggests she's a CloneByConversion in the manner of K' or Nameless.
** More recently, Shion, TheDragon from ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFightersXI'', is either male or has no official gender, depending on when you ask (although most official sources nowadays affirm that Shion is a he).

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** Creator/{{SNK}} seems to change its position as to where fits into the universe of its other games by the day. Either it's an AlternateContinuity to ''VideoGame/ArtOfFighting''[=/=]''VideoGame/FatalFury'', or it's a follow-up to that universe. However, given that Geese Howard (the BigBad of ''Fatal Fury'') ''[[KilledOffForReal died]]'' in ''Real Bout Fatal Fury'', [[SchrodingersCast yet made a triumphant, unexpected appearance]] in ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters96 KOF '96]]'' and continues to make the occasional cameo (or rarer playable appearance) in later ''KOF'' games, it's a pretty safe bet that ''KOF'' has [[BroadStrokes the same basic backstory backstory]] as the ''[=AoF=][=/=]FF'' timeline but diverges after that. It's also telling that the cast of ''[=AoF=]'' is roughly around the same age as their ''Fatal Fury'' counterparts despite ''Art of Fighting'' presumably taking place in the late 1970s (''Fatal Fury'' is similarly assumed to occur in the 90s) and a young Geese Howard showing up in the second ''[=AoF=]'' as the TrueFinalBoss (as well as {{foreshadowing}} for his role in ''Fatal Fury'' in the first place).
** On a different note, are Iori Yagami's [[PlayingWithFire flames]] [[TechnicolorFire blue or purple]]? The sprites show them to be the latter, but various official sources from both over the past and present tend years tended to mix this up frequently (though they seem to have settled on purple as of ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFightersXII XII]]''). To further confuse matters, the Yasakani (the clan the Yagami were formerly known as) were said to have [[FireIsRed crimson]] (read: [[DependingOnTheArtist orange]]) flames like the Kusanagi but gained {{Orochi}}'s blue flames when they [[DealWithTheDevil struck a deal with it]] [[DrivenByEnvy out of jealousy for the Kusanagi]]. As such, one line of thought is that both statements are technically accurate, with Iori's flames being depicted as purple because they're a combination of red and blue. However, Orochi Chris (one of Orochi's Four Heavenly Kings and [[LateArrivalSpoiler the vessel of its eventual rebirth]]) ''also'' uses purple flames like Iori despite not having reddish-orange flames to begin with (and [[WhatCouldHaveBeen originally]], Orochi Chris's flames were going to be ''black'').
** As the ''KOF'' verse has a very loose grasp on the concept of [[CloningBlues "clones"]], it's unclear if [[AnIcePerson Kula Diamond]], the Anti-K', is truly an OppositeSexClone of series lead Kyo Kusanagi. The NESTS Team story in ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters2001 2001]]'' has Kula mention that she was "grown from a petri dish" whereas her bio in ''Maximum ''[[VideoGame/KOFMaximumImpact2 Maximum Impact 2'' 2]]'' (where the general backstory of the pre-existing characters is unaltered despite ''MI'' taking place in an AlternateContinuity) instead suggests she's a CloneByConversion in the manner of K' or Nameless.
** More recently, Shion, TheDragon from ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFightersXI'', is either male or has no official gender, depending on who and when you ask (although most official sources nowadays affirm that Shion is a he).



* The ''VideoGame/{{Rayman}}'' series has been flip-flopping for ''years'' as to whether or not the title character's signature floating limbs are one-of-a-kind or not. In the original ''Rayman'' game, all characters in Rayman's world had floating limbs, and Rayman himself was nothing special. In [[VideoGame/Rayman2TheGreatEscape the sequel]], however, save for his EvilTwin, Rayman was explicitly stated to be one of a kind, because he was created by the fairies who had their own mysterious ideas. Then ''VideoGame/RaymanOrigins'' came along, and said his limblessness was an accident. Until the UsefulNotes/PlayStationVita version, which suggested that there'd been [[AdamAndEvePlot at least one other (female) limbless person.]] And then ''VideoGame/RaymanLegends'' comes along, and the alternate Rayman costumes are strongly implied to be different characters--including one inspired by the "Tarayazan" character from the first game.

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* The ''VideoGame/{{Rayman}}'' series has been flip-flopping for ''years'' as to whether or not the title character's signature floating limbs are one-of-a-kind or not. In the original ''Rayman'' game, all characters in Rayman's world had floating limbs, and Rayman himself was nothing special. In [[VideoGame/Rayman2TheGreatEscape the sequel]], however, save for his EvilTwin, Rayman was explicitly stated to be one of a kind, because he was created by the fairies who had their own mysterious ideas. Then ''VideoGame/RaymanOrigins'' came along, and said his limblessness was an accident. Until the UsefulNotes/PlayStationVita version, which suggested that there'd been [[AdamAndEvePlot at least one other (female) limbless person.]] And then ''VideoGame/RaymanLegends'' comes along, and the alternate Rayman costumes are strongly implied to be different characters--including characters -- including one inspired by the "Tarayazan" character from the first game.
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* The intended outcome for the presidential election for ''Series/TheWestWing'' has this with the contradictory "gods" being different writers. Lawrence O'Donnel has said that the original intention was for Vinick to win, but this would have been too much of a DownerEnding after already writing Creator/JohnSpencer's (Leo [=McGarry=]) death into the show. John Wells has said that Santos winning was always the intent.

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* ''Series/TheWestWing'': The intended outcome for the seventh season's presidential election for ''Series/TheWestWing'' has this with the contradictory "gods" being different writers. Lawrence O'Donnel O'Donnell has said that the original intention was for Vinick to win, but this would have been too much of a DownerEnding after already writing Creator/JohnSpencer's (Leo [=McGarry=]) death into the show. John Wells has said that Santos winning was always the intent.

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* Part of the reason why Creator/{{Marvel|Comics}}'s ''ComicBook/CivilWar'' event ended up not doing well is because for whatever reason, Marvel's editorial staff at the time, refused to give any straight answers to exactly what the actual wording of the SuperhumanRegistrationAct was, claiming that it would be "too complicated" to understand. As a result, many of the details on how the law worked were effectively left up to the individual writers' interpretation. In addition, the lack of communication between said writers, made a mess of things in the different story-threads around the event, where there are often widely contradictory statements on what the Superhero Registration Act is actually supposed to do or say between almost every book.

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* ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'': Was [[Characters/RobinDamianWayne Damian Wayne]] a ChildByRape or not? ''Son of the Demon'' (his debut written by Mike Barr) established him as being the product of a consensual affair between Bruce and Talia, only for ''ComicBook/BatmanGrantMorrison'' to {{retcon}} it by claiming that Damian was conceived when Bruce was drugged -- and then Creator/GrantMorrison confessed to completely forgetting about ''Son of the Demon''. 2011 quietly re-retconned Damian back into having been consensually conceived... and then that got re-re-retconned into Damian being a test tube baby.
* Part of the reason why Creator/{{Marvel|Comics}}'s ''ComicBook/CivilWar'' ''ComicBook/CivilWar2006'' event ended up not doing well is because for whatever reason, Marvel's editorial staff at the time, refused to give any straight answers to exactly what the actual wording of the SuperhumanRegistrationAct was, claiming that it would be "too complicated" to understand. As a result, many of the details on how the law worked were effectively left up to the individual writers' interpretation. In addition, the lack of communication between said writers, made a mess of things in the different story-threads around the event, where there are often widely contradictory statements on what the Superhero Registration Act is actually supposed to do or say between almost every book.

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* Katsuhiro Harada, the chief producer of the ''Franchise/{{Tekken}}'' series, constantly contradicts what he has said in the past about the games' confusing canon. When fans once called him out for making a statement which directly contradicted the game canon, he stated that he considers that the games are basically a series of branching timelines in which all canons are true.

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Katsuhiro Harada, the chief producer of the ''Franchise/{{Tekken}}'' series, constantly contradicts what he has said in the past about the games' confusing canon. When fans once called him out for making a statement which directly contradicted the game canon, he stated that he considers that the games are basically a series of branching timelines in which all canons are true.true.
** One specific example is the Kazama family tree. Asuka Kazama, debuting in ''VideoGame/Tekken5'', was introduced as Jin's cousin, and there are several instances in ''T6'' where either Jin and Asuka are referred to as cousins or their parents (Jun and Asuka's unnamed father) are stated to be siblings. This was held up to be true up until the ''VideoGame/Tekken7'' era, where Harada [[Website/{{Twitter}} tweeted]] that the relation between Jun and Asuka's father was actually more distant. However, as this is currently the only source contradicting the original claim and nothing in-game corroborates Harada's statement, most fans continue to believe that Jin and Asuka are first cousins. With ''VideoGame/Tekken8'' seeing the return of all the playable Kazamas (and notably serving as [[LongBusTrip Jun's first canonical appearance since the second game]]), it remains to be seen if this matter will be addressed.
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* Try the home game: Have two people send an email to the official ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' support line, asking the same rules-clarification question about just about anything in any edition. You win the game if both replies are contradictory. Points deducted if you asked about stealth or [[GameBreaker Polymorph]]. No points if you used material from Magazine/{{Dragon}} magazine. People say the same thing about TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}. The various forums have plenty of examples; basically, if it isn't in the books or the FAQ, it's Cust Serv's HouseRules. The FAQ's on [=DnD=]'s Character Optimization forum are often regarded as house rules and nothing more. Oddly, the proper method of offering optimization on those very boards is to adhere to the person's DM's house rules and nothing else, only offering minor suggestions if the DM hasn't already said otherwise. Not that many people do it the proper way.

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* Try the home game: Have two people send an email to the official ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' support line, asking the same rules-clarification question about just about anything in any edition. You win the game if both replies are contradictory. Points deducted if you asked about stealth or [[GameBreaker Polymorph]]. No points if you used material from Magazine/{{Dragon}} magazine. People say the same thing about TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}. The various forums have plenty of examples; basically, if it isn't in the books or the FAQ, it's Cust Serv's HouseRules.house rules. The FAQ's on [=DnD=]'s Character Optimization forum are often regarded as house rules and nothing more. Oddly, the proper method of offering optimization on those very boards is to adhere to the person's DM's house rules and nothing else, only offering minor suggestions if the DM hasn't already said otherwise. Not that many people do it the proper way.
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** Creator/MarkHamill once said that ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamAsylum'' would be the last time he would reprise his ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' role as ComicBook/TheJoker. Then he came back for ''VideoGame/DCUniverseOnline'' and ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity'', and said that the latter would be his last time unless ''ComicBook/TheKillingJoke'' got an AnimatedAdaptation. He seemed to make good on this, with Creator/RichardEpcar from ''VideoGame/MortalKombatVsDCUniverse'' stepping in for ''VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs'' and ''VideoGame/InfiniteCrisis'', and Creator/TroyBaker in ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamOrigins'', ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamOriginsBlackgate'' and ''WesternAnimation/BatmanAssaultOnArkham'', despite the presence of Creator/KevinConroy in most of those projects.[[note]]Creator/RogerCraigSmith filled in for him in ''Origins'' and ''Blackgate''.[[/note]] However, the key words are "seemed to" as despite ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamKnight'' opening with Joker's cremation, Hamill reprised the role in flashbacks and hallucinations. Then not only did he indeed reprise the role for [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheKillingJoke the animated adaptation]] of ''The Killing Joke'', he [[http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/conroy-hamill-return-justice-league-action-cartoon-network went around and also reprised the role for]] ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueAction'', the ''Arkham'' interquel game ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamVR'', and ''[[VideoGame/LEGOBatman LEGO DC Super Villains]]''. He announced another retirement from the role — one that‘a expected to stick — following the death of Conroy in November 2022.

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** Creator/MarkHamill once said that ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamAsylum'' would be the last time he would reprise his ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' role as ComicBook/TheJoker. Then he came back for ''VideoGame/DCUniverseOnline'' and ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity'', and said that the latter would be his last time unless ''ComicBook/TheKillingJoke'' got an AnimatedAdaptation. He seemed to make good on this, with Creator/RichardEpcar from ''VideoGame/MortalKombatVsDCUniverse'' stepping in for ''VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs'' and ''VideoGame/InfiniteCrisis'', and Creator/TroyBaker in ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamOrigins'', ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamOriginsBlackgate'' and ''WesternAnimation/BatmanAssaultOnArkham'', despite the presence of Creator/KevinConroy in most of those projects.[[note]]Creator/RogerCraigSmith filled in for him in ''Origins'' and ''Blackgate''.[[/note]] However, the key words are "seemed to" as despite ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamKnight'' opening with Joker's cremation, Hamill reprised the role in flashbacks and hallucinations. Then not only did he indeed reprise the role for [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheKillingJoke the animated adaptation]] of ''The Killing Joke'', he [[http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/conroy-hamill-return-justice-league-action-cartoon-network went around and also reprised the role for]] ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueAction'', the ''Arkham'' interquel game ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamVR'', and ''[[VideoGame/LEGOBatman LEGO DC Super Villains]]''. He announced another retirement from the role -- one that‘a that's expected to stick -- following the death of Conroy in November 2022.
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Compare and contrast ShrugOfGod, when a creator outright refuses to give a direct answer, TheWalrusWasPaul, when a creator's message is deliberately confusing, and DependingOnTheWriter, when the writers end up contradicting each other. Can overlap with this if they later ''do'' give a straight answer, or if they contradict an earlier straight answer by saying the detail in question is intentionally ambiguous. Be aware that this trope is not "WordOfGod being contradicted by a Word of lesser standing (WordOfSaintPaul or WordOfDante)". It only apples when WordOfGod contradicts ''itself''.

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Compare and contrast ShrugOfGod, when a creator outright refuses to give a direct answer, TheWalrusWasPaul, when a creator's message is deliberately confusing, and DependingOnTheWriter, when the writers end up contradicting each other. Can overlap with this if they later ''do'' give a straight answer, or if they contradict an earlier straight answer by saying the detail in question is intentionally ambiguous. Be aware that this trope is not "WordOfGod being contradicted by a Word of lesser standing (WordOfSaintPaul or WordOfDante)". It only apples applies when WordOfGod contradicts ''itself''.
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** Creator/MarkHamill once said that ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamAsylum'' would be the last time he would reprise his ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' role as ComicBook/TheJoker. Then he came back for ''VideoGame/DCUniverseOnline'' and ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity'', and said that the latter would be his last time unless ''ComicBook/TheKillingJoke'' got an AnimatedAdaptation. He seemed to make good on this, with Creator/RichardEpcar from ''VideoGame/MortalKombatVsDCUniverse'' stepping in for ''VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs'' and ''VideoGame/InfiniteCrisis'', and Creator/TroyBaker in ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamOrigins'', ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamOriginsBlackgate'' and ''WesternAnimation/BatmanAssaultOnArkham'', despite the presence of Creator/KevinConroy in most of those projects.[[note]]Creator/RogerCraigSmith filled in for him in ''Origins'' and ''Blackgate''.[[/note]] However, the key words are "seemed to" as despite ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamKnight'' opening with Joker's cremation, Hamill reprised the role in flashbacks and hallucinations. Then not only did he indeed reprise the role for [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheKillingJoke the animated adaptation]] of ''The Killing Joke'', he [[http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/conroy-hamill-return-justice-league-action-cartoon-network went around and also reprised the role for]] ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueAction'', the ''Arkham'' interquel game ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamVR'', and ''[[VideoGame/LEGOBatman LEGO DC Super Villains]]''.

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** Creator/MarkHamill once said that ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamAsylum'' would be the last time he would reprise his ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' role as ComicBook/TheJoker. Then he came back for ''VideoGame/DCUniverseOnline'' and ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity'', and said that the latter would be his last time unless ''ComicBook/TheKillingJoke'' got an AnimatedAdaptation. He seemed to make good on this, with Creator/RichardEpcar from ''VideoGame/MortalKombatVsDCUniverse'' stepping in for ''VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs'' and ''VideoGame/InfiniteCrisis'', and Creator/TroyBaker in ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamOrigins'', ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamOriginsBlackgate'' and ''WesternAnimation/BatmanAssaultOnArkham'', despite the presence of Creator/KevinConroy in most of those projects.[[note]]Creator/RogerCraigSmith filled in for him in ''Origins'' and ''Blackgate''.[[/note]] However, the key words are "seemed to" as despite ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamKnight'' opening with Joker's cremation, Hamill reprised the role in flashbacks and hallucinations. Then not only did he indeed reprise the role for [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheKillingJoke the animated adaptation]] of ''The Killing Joke'', he [[http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/conroy-hamill-return-justice-league-action-cartoon-network went around and also reprised the role for]] ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueAction'', the ''Arkham'' interquel game ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamVR'', and ''[[VideoGame/LEGOBatman LEGO DC Super Villains]]''. He announced another retirement from the role — one that‘a expected to stick — following the death of Conroy in November 2022.

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* It's easy to forget that ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'' commenced with lots of declaration that it would have as little to do with the other shows as possible, and would feature all new aliens. Oh, and those two Ferengi who got stuck in the Delta Quadrant in TNG would never appear. Also, no Borg. How did that go?

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It's easy to forget that ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'' the show commenced with lots of declaration that it would have as little to do with the other shows as possible, and would feature all new aliens. Oh, While plenty of new aliens ''did'' feature, so did a few who were of established species (Tuvok and Vorek are Vulcans, B'Elanna is [[HalfHumanHybrid half-Klingon]] and other Klingons appear in one episode, there are Bajorans as background characters, and TheMole is Cardassian.)
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those two Ferengi who got stuck in the Delta Quadrant in TNG would never appear. However, in "False Profits", they not only appear, they're the episode's main antagonists.
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Also, the writers initially stated that there would be no Borg. How did that go?However, the Borg later became a recurring threat, and the recurring characters Seven of Nine, Icheb, Azan, Rebi, and Mezoti, who are all ex-Borg, were introduced.



* About ''Series/TheXFiles'', Chris Carter made repeated statements that there was no hint of a Mulder/Scully romance.

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* About ''Series/TheXFiles'', Chris Carter made repeated statements that there was no hint of a Mulder/Scully romance. However, later on in the series, they ''do'' become an item.

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** When ''Film/XMenFirstClass'' was still in production, Creator/BryanSinger claimed that Havok would not be ComicBook/{{Cyclops|MarvelComics}}' brother in this continuity, but would be related to him in a way that made sense in the timeline of the films. This led many to believe that Singer was implying that Havok may actually be Cyclops' ''father'' in the movies. However, come ''Film/XMenApocalypse'', Singer confirmed that Havok ''is'' Cyclops' sibling, albeit his older brother like in the ''Comicbook/UltimateXMen'' comics.
** [[spoiler:''Film/{{Logan}}'' was originally hailed as the final time Creator/HughJackman and Creator/PatrickStewart would play the respective roles of Wolverine and Professor Xavier. Then again 2022, which saw the release of ''Film/DoctorStrangeInTheMultiverseOfMadness'', where Stewart is once again Professor Xavier and it was announced that ''Deadpool 3'' would have Jackman back as Wolverine.]]

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** When ''Film/XMenFirstClass'' was still in production, Creator/BryanSinger claimed that Havok would not be ComicBook/{{Cyclops|MarvelComics}}' brother in this continuity, but would be related to him in a way that made sense in the timeline of the films. This led many to believe that Singer was implying that Havok may actually be Cyclops' ''father'' in the movies. However, come ''Film/XMenApocalypse'', Singer confirmed that Havok ''is'' Cyclops' sibling, albeit his older brother like in the ''Comicbook/UltimateXMen'' ''ComicBook/UltimateXMen'' comics.
** [[spoiler:''Film/{{Logan}}'' was originally hailed as the final time Creator/HughJackman and Creator/PatrickStewart would play the respective roles of Wolverine and Professor Xavier. Then again came 2022, which saw the release of ''Film/DoctorStrangeInTheMultiverseOfMadness'', where Stewart is once again Professor Xavier Xavier, and it was announced the announcement that ''Deadpool 3'' would have Jackman back as Wolverine.Wolverine. ExactWords might be in play here, since Phase 4 of the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse introduced the concept of TheMultiverse and retroactively {{Canon Weld|ing}}ed non-MCU properties into said multiverse -- the Professor X seen in ''[=MoM=]'' is an AlternateSelf of the one seen in the previous ''X-Men'' films.]]



** Creator/MarkHamill once said that ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamAsylum'' would be the last time he would reprise his ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' role as ComicBook/TheJoker. Then he came back for ''VideoGame/DCUniverseOnline'' and ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity'', and said that the latter would be his last time unless ''ComicBook/TheKillingJoke'' got an AnimatedAdaptation. He seemed to make good on this, with Creator/RichardEpcar from ''VideoGame/MortalKombatVsDCUniverse'' stepping in for ''VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs'' and ''VideoGame/InfiniteCrisis'', and Creator/TroyBaker in ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamOrigins'', ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamOriginsBlackgate'' and ''WesternAnimation/BatmanAssaultOnArkham'', despite the presence of Creator/KevinConroy in most of those projects.[[note]]Creator/RogerCraigSmith filled in for him in ''Origins'' and ''Blackgate''[[/note]] However, the keywords are "seemed to" as despite ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamKnight'' opening with Joker's cremation, Hamill reprised the role in flashbacks and hallucinations. Then not only does he indeed reprise the role for the [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheKillingJoke animated adaptation]] of ''The Killing Joke'', he [[http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/conroy-hamill-return-justice-league-action-cartoon-network goes around and reprises the role for]] ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueAction'', the ''Arkham'' interquel game ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamVR'', and ''[[VideoGame/LEGOBatman LEGO DC Super Villains]]''.
** Rocksteady Studios had said that ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamKnight'' would be the GrandFinale of the series as far as they're taking it and they were done with the series. One of the first games announced for the Playstation VR? ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamVR''? Who's making it? Rocksteady. (Admittedly, ''Arkham VR'' is more of a prequel to ''Arkham Knight'', which remains the GrandFinale.)

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** Creator/MarkHamill once said that ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamAsylum'' would be the last time he would reprise his ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' role as ComicBook/TheJoker. Then he came back for ''VideoGame/DCUniverseOnline'' and ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity'', and said that the latter would be his last time unless ''ComicBook/TheKillingJoke'' got an AnimatedAdaptation. He seemed to make good on this, with Creator/RichardEpcar from ''VideoGame/MortalKombatVsDCUniverse'' stepping in for ''VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs'' and ''VideoGame/InfiniteCrisis'', and Creator/TroyBaker in ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamOrigins'', ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamOriginsBlackgate'' and ''WesternAnimation/BatmanAssaultOnArkham'', despite the presence of Creator/KevinConroy in most of those projects.[[note]]Creator/RogerCraigSmith filled in for him in ''Origins'' and ''Blackgate''[[/note]] ''Blackgate''.[[/note]] However, the keywords key words are "seemed to" as despite ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamKnight'' opening with Joker's cremation, Hamill reprised the role in flashbacks and hallucinations. Then not only does did he indeed reprise the role for the [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheKillingJoke the animated adaptation]] of ''The Killing Joke'', he [[http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/conroy-hamill-return-justice-league-action-cartoon-network goes went around and reprises also reprised the role for]] ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueAction'', the ''Arkham'' interquel game ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamVR'', and ''[[VideoGame/LEGOBatman LEGO DC Super Villains]]''.
** Rocksteady Studios had said that ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamKnight'' would be the GrandFinale of the series as far as they're taking it and they were done with the series. One of the first games announced for the Playstation [=PlayStation=] VR? ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamVR''? Who's making Who made it? Rocksteady. (Admittedly, ''Arkham VR'' is more of a prequel to ''Arkham Knight'', which remains the GrandFinale.)



** Creator/{{SNK}} seems to change its position as to where fits into the universe of its other games by the day. Either it's an AlternateContinuity to ''VideoGame/ArtOfFighting''[=/=]''VideoGame/FatalFury'', or it's a follow-up to that universe. However, given that Geese Howard (the BigBad of ''Fatal Fury'') ''[[KilledOffForReal died]]'' in ''Real Bout Fatal Fury'', [[SchrodingersCast yet made a triumphant, unexpected appearance]] in ''KOF [='96=]'' and continues to make the occasional cameo (or rarer playable appearance) in later ''KOF'' games, it's a pretty safe bet that ''KOF'' has the same basic backstory as the ''[=AoF=][=/=]FF'' timeline but diverges after that. It's also telling that the cast of ''[=AoF=]'' is roughly around the same age as their ''Fatal Fury'' counterparts despite ''Art of Fighting'' presumably taking place in the late 1970s (''Fatal Fury'' is similarly assumed to occur in the 90s) and a young Geese Howard showing up in the second ''[=AoF=]'' as the TrueFinalBoss (as well as {{foreshadowing}} for his role in ''Fatal Fury'' in the first place).
** On a different note, are Iori Yagami's [[PlayingWithFire flames]] [[TechnicolorFire blue or purple]]? The sprites show them to be the latter, but official sources from both the past and present tend to mix this up frequently (though they seem to have settled on purple as of ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFightersXII XII]]''). To further confuse matters, the Yasakani (the clan the Yagami were formerly known as) were said to have [[FireIsRed crimson]] (read: [[DependingOnTheArtist orange]]) flames like the Kusanagi but gained {{Orochi}}'s blue flames when they [[DealWithTheDevil struck a deal with him]] [[DrivenByEnvy out of jealousy for the Kusanagi]]. However, Orochi Chris (one of Orochi's Four Heavenly Kings and [[LateArrivalSpoiler the vessel of his eventual rebirth]]) ''also'' uses purple flames like Iori despite not having reddish-orange flames to begin with (and [[WhatCouldHaveBeen originally]], Orochi Chris's flames were going to be ''black'').

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** Creator/{{SNK}} seems to change its position as to where fits into the universe of its other games by the day. Either it's an AlternateContinuity to ''VideoGame/ArtOfFighting''[=/=]''VideoGame/FatalFury'', or it's a follow-up to that universe. However, given that Geese Howard (the BigBad of ''Fatal Fury'') ''[[KilledOffForReal died]]'' in ''Real Bout Fatal Fury'', [[SchrodingersCast yet made a triumphant, unexpected appearance]] in ''KOF [='96=]'' ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters96 KOF '96]]'' and continues to make the occasional cameo (or rarer playable appearance) in later ''KOF'' games, it's a pretty safe bet that ''KOF'' has the same basic backstory as the ''[=AoF=][=/=]FF'' timeline but diverges after that. It's also telling that the cast of ''[=AoF=]'' is roughly around the same age as their ''Fatal Fury'' counterparts despite ''Art of Fighting'' presumably taking place in the late 1970s (''Fatal Fury'' is similarly assumed to occur in the 90s) and a young Geese Howard showing up in the second ''[=AoF=]'' as the TrueFinalBoss (as well as {{foreshadowing}} for his role in ''Fatal Fury'' in the first place).
** On a different note, are Iori Yagami's [[PlayingWithFire flames]] [[TechnicolorFire blue or purple]]? The sprites show them to be the latter, but official sources from both the past and present tend to mix this up frequently (though they seem to have settled on purple as of ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFightersXII XII]]''). To further confuse matters, the Yasakani (the clan the Yagami were formerly known as) were said to have [[FireIsRed crimson]] (read: [[DependingOnTheArtist orange]]) flames like the Kusanagi but gained {{Orochi}}'s blue flames when they [[DealWithTheDevil struck a deal with him]] it]] [[DrivenByEnvy out of jealousy for the Kusanagi]]. As such, one line of thought is that both statements are technically accurate, with Iori's flames being depicted as purple because they're a combination of red and blue. However, Orochi Chris (one of Orochi's Four Heavenly Kings and [[LateArrivalSpoiler the vessel of his its eventual rebirth]]) ''also'' uses purple flames like Iori despite not having reddish-orange flames to begin with (and [[WhatCouldHaveBeen originally]], Orochi Chris's flames were going to be ''black'').
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** There is a disagreement about whether the show was ever supposed to have a fourth season. Head writer Aaron Ehsasz has claimed that [[https://twitter.com/aaronehasz/status/1112886203420893184 "there was a momement in time when we all thought we do a 4th season"]], and that the reason it wasn't done was because series creators Creator/MichaelDanteDiMartino and Bryan Kontiezko decided to focus on making the [[Film/TheLastAirbender the live action film adaptation]] instead. However, when they were asked about this in an [[https://www.polygon.com/animation-cartoons/2020/8/31/21405084/legend-of-korra-netflix-bryan-konietzko-michael-dimartino-interview-avatar interview]], Kontiezko and [=DiMartino=] said that there were never plans for a fourth season, and that the series ending after three seasons was always the plan and had nothing to do with the movie.
* The original head writer of ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'', Creator/ChristopherYost, denied rumors that ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan2012'' takes place in the same universe, despite Creator/DisneyXD airing them as part of the same block every Sunday. Creator/JephLoeb, who became the executive producer for ''Spider-Man'' and some episodes from the second season of ''The Avengers'', went on to ''confirm'' those rumors. Viewers have pointed out that if Loeb's word becomes true, it would [[WriterConflictsWithCanon open up a mess of contradictions]]. (For starters, the title character of ''Ultimate Spider-Man'' attends the same high school as Comicbook/IronFist and ComicBook/LukeCage, but ''Earth's Mightiest Heroes'' depicts Iron Fist and Luke Cage as older than Spidey). It was also initially reported that ''WesternAnimation/AvengersAssemble'' would be set in the same universe as ''Ultimate Spider-Man''. It's since been confirmed by both Loeb and the creators that ''Assemble'' is a sequel to ''Earth's Mightiest Heroes'', albeit with past events only brought up in BroadStrokes, if at all.

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** There is a disagreement about whether the show was ever supposed to have a fourth season. Head writer Aaron Ehsasz has claimed that [[https://twitter.com/aaronehasz/status/1112886203420893184 "there was a momement moment in time when we all thought we would do a 4th season"]], and that the reason it wasn't done was because series creators Creator/MichaelDanteDiMartino and Bryan Kontiezko decided to focus on making the [[Film/TheLastAirbender the live action film adaptation]] instead. However, when they were asked about this in an [[https://www.polygon.com/animation-cartoons/2020/8/31/21405084/legend-of-korra-netflix-bryan-konietzko-michael-dimartino-interview-avatar interview]], Kontiezko and [=DiMartino=] said that there were never plans for any discussions concerning a fourth season, and that season; the series ending after three seasons was always the plan and had nothing they never thought about continuing the story until they were approached to do with the movie.
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* The original head writer of ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'', Creator/ChristopherYost, denied rumors that ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan2012'' takes place in the same universe, despite Creator/DisneyXD airing them as part of the same block every Sunday. Creator/JephLoeb, who became the executive producer for ''Spider-Man'' and some episodes from the second season of ''The Avengers'', went on to ''confirm'' those rumors. Viewers have pointed out that if Loeb's word becomes true, Loeb is to believed, then it would [[WriterConflictsWithCanon open up a mess of contradictions]]. (For starters, contradictions]], such as the title character differing ages of ''Ultimate Spider-Man'' attends the same high school as Comicbook/IronFist and ComicBook/LukeCage, but ''Earth's Mightiest Heroes'' depicts Iron Fist and Luke Cage as older than Spidey).ComicBook/LukeCage in both shows. It was also initially reported that ''WesternAnimation/AvengersAssemble'' would be set in the same universe as ''Ultimate Spider-Man''. It's since been confirmed by both Loeb and the creators that ''Assemble'' is a sequel to ''Earth's Mightiest Heroes'', albeit with past events only brought up in BroadStrokes, if at all.



* ''Franchise/Ben10'': Regarding the Ben 10,000 timeline, the timeline that Ben visited in the [[Recap/Ben10S3E1BenTenThousand Ben 10,000 episode]] of the original series, the franchise's various creative leads have had conflicting ideas on it. Story editor [[https://archive.is/e6wq0 Matt Wayne]] and the original episode's [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/ben10/images/8/8d/Ben_10K_Possible_Future.png/revision/latest?cb=20190502121857 pop-up trivia]] stated that it's simply one of Ben's many possible futures, ''Alien Force/Ultimate Alien'' producer [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/ben10/images/c/c5/OS_Ben_10K_Didn%27t_Remember.PNG/revision/latest?cb=20200312101058 Dwayne McDuffie ]] stated that it was never our Ben's timeline, ''Omniverse'' art director [[https://archive.is/0bL2p Derrick J. Wyatt]] stated that it's Ben Prime's current future, and series co-creator [[https://twitter.com/rouleau1/status/1313012996101165056 Duncan Rouleau]] isn't sure.

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* ''Franchise/Ben10'': Regarding the Ben 10,000 timeline, the timeline that Ben visited in the [[Recap/Ben10S3E1BenTenThousand Ben 10,000 episode]] of the original series, the franchise's various creative leads have had conflicting ideas on it. Story Original series story editor [[https://archive.is/e6wq0 Matt Wayne]] and the original episode's [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/ben10/images/8/8d/Ben_10K_Possible_Future.png/revision/latest?cb=20190502121857 pop-up trivia]] stated state that it's simply one of Ben's many possible futures, futures; ''Alien Force/Ultimate Alien'' producer [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/ben10/images/c/c5/OS_Ben_10K_Didn%27t_Remember.PNG/revision/latest?cb=20200312101058 Dwayne McDuffie ]] McDuffie]] stated that it was never our ''our'' Ben's timeline, timeline; ''Omniverse'' art director [[https://archive.is/0bL2p Derrick J. Wyatt]] stated that it's Ben Prime's current future, it ''is'' our Ben's timeline; and series franchise co-creator [[https://twitter.com/rouleau1/status/1313012996101165056 Duncan Rouleau]] just plain isn't sure.



** Disney has flipped flopped between whether WesternAnimation/ChipAndDale are brothers or just friends. ''WesternAnimation/ChipNDaleRescueRangers'' has them as being unrelated HeterosexualLifePartners, but in previous years they've been shown to be brothers.

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** Disney has flipped flopped between whether WesternAnimation/ChipAndDale are brothers or just friends. ''WesternAnimation/ChipNDaleRescueRangers'' and related media has them as being unrelated HeterosexualLifePartners, but in previous years they've been shown to be while the classic shorts and works that play off them depict the duo as brothers.



** Whether or not Scootaloo will fly. Lauren Faust stated that Scootaloo was initially conceived as being disabled such that she would never fly, then while the show was actually airing claimed that she "hadn't figured it out yet", then stepped down as showrunner. Much later, "Growing Up is Hard to Do" showed Scootaloo as an adult with child-sized wings. Shortly after it first aired, [[DiagnosisOfGod one of the staff]] [[https://www.derpibooru.org/images/2157535 confirmed via twitter]] that that was indeed meant to indicate an actual disability, but included the line "But fans are welcome to interpret things how they like" (given that Bulk Biceps can fly despite having even smaller wings, Scootaloo's situation still is technically open to interpretation).

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** Whether or not Scootaloo will fly. Lauren Faust stated that Scootaloo was initially conceived as being disabled such that she would never fly, then while the show was actually airing claimed that she "hadn't figured it out yet", then stepped down as showrunner. Much later, "Growing Up is Hard to Do" showed Scootaloo as an adult with child-sized wings. Shortly after it first aired, [[DiagnosisOfGod one of the staff]] [[https://www.derpibooru.org/images/2157535 confirmed via twitter]] that that was indeed meant to indicate an actual disability, but included the line "But fans are welcome to interpret things how they like" (given like", given that Bulk Biceps there's another side character in the show (Bulk Biceps) can fly despite having even smaller wings, Scootaloo's situation still is technically open to interpretation).wings.



* ''WesternAnimation/{{Ninjago}}'': To explain Season 8's character design changes which resulted from [[WesternAnimation/TheLegoNinjagoMovie the intervening movie]], the writers used the previous season's time travel plot to imply the ButterflyEffect is what changed the ninja's appearances, which meant the ninja themselves unaware of the change. The writers [[https://twitter.com/brothershageman/status/941004237885992960 confirmed on Twitter]] that this was the case, but Tommy Andreasen, co-creator and producer of the series, [[https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/1017109278128328705 has stated]] that there is no in-universe explanation. The show itself aligns more with Andreasen's interpretation, because the ninja have their original designs in flashbacks and old photos, which would not be the case if time travel had changed history so they had always had their new appearances. Additionally, the later mini-movie written by Andreasen entitled "Elemental Rider" had the characters stating that they used to look different.
* Creator/JohnKricfalusi seems to change his mind whenever people ask about the duo's sexuality in ''WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow''. He goes from saying that [[ShrugOfGod "it's none of his business"]], to saying that Ren is bisexual, to that they are canonically gay. Heck, even when he made them explicitly gay in the adult spin-off, he still beats around the bush regarding this topic.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': Aside from going all the place about the location of Springfield, Matt Groening has switched back and forth on the vague ending of "The Last Temptation of Homer", sometimes implying that Homer did have sex with co-worker Mindy (imagining she was Marge), and stating on other occasions that Homer never cheated on Marge (and never would).

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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Ninjago}}'': To explain Season 8's character design changes which resulted from [[WesternAnimation/TheLegoNinjagoMovie the intervening movie]], the writers used the previous season's time travel plot to imply the ButterflyEffect is what changed the ninja's appearances, which meant the ninja themselves unaware of the change. The writers [[https://twitter.com/brothershageman/status/941004237885992960 confirmed on Twitter]] that this was the case, but Tommy Andreasen, co-creator and producer of the series, [[https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/1017109278128328705 has stated]] that there is no in-universe explanation. The show itself aligns more with Andreasen's interpretation, because the ninja have their original designs in flashbacks and old photos, which would not be the case if time travel had changed history so they had always had their new appearances. Additionally, the later mini-movie written by Andreasen entitled "Elemental Rider" had the characters stating acknowledging that they used to look different.
* Creator/JohnKricfalusi seems to change his mind whenever people ask about the duo's sexuality in ''WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow''. He goes has gone from saying that [[ShrugOfGod "it's none of his business"]], to saying that Ren is bisexual, to that they are canonically gay. Heck, even when Eventually, he made them explicitly gay in the adult spin-off, he still beats around the bush regarding this topic.
declared that their sexuality depends on if it would make a given episode funnier.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': Aside from going all the place about the location of Springfield, infamous WhereTheHellIsSpringfield, Matt Groening has switched back and forth on the vague ending of "The Last Temptation of Homer", sometimes implying that Homer did have sex with co-worker Mindy (imagining she was Marge), and stating on other occasions that Homer never cheated on Marge (and never would).
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* ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'': The "Nobody Like U" music video shows that Priya's last name is Dewan and Miriam's is Wexler. However the Pixar website says that their last name are Mangal and Mendelsohn, respectively.
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* Music/MikeOldfield initially denied claims that his third album, ''Ommadawn'', was titled after "amadán," the Gaelic word for "idiot," stating that it was simply a nonsense word that he liked. However, he went back on this in his 2007 autobiography, stating that the album title did indeed mean "idiot."
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** [[spoiler:''Film/{{Logan}}'' was originally hailed as the final time Creator/HughJackman and Creator/PatrickStewart would play the respective roles of Wolverine and Professor Xavier. Then again 2022, which saw the release of ''Film/DoctorStrangeInTheMultiverseOfMadness'', where Stewart is once again Professor Xavier and it was announced that ''Deadpool 3'' would hav Jackman back as Wolverine.]]

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** [[spoiler:''Film/{{Logan}}'' was originally hailed as the final time Creator/HughJackman and Creator/PatrickStewart would play the respective roles of Wolverine and Professor Xavier. Then again 2022, which saw the release of ''Film/DoctorStrangeInTheMultiverseOfMadness'', where Stewart is once again Professor Xavier and it was announced that ''Deadpool 3'' would hav have Jackman back as Wolverine.]]

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* When ''Film/XMenFirstClass'' was still in production, Creator/BryanSinger claimed that Havok would not be ComicBook/{{Cyclops|MarvelComics}}' brother in this continuity, but would be related to him in a way that made sense in the timeline of the films. This led many to believe that Singer was implying that Havok may actually be Cyclops' ''father'' in the movies. However, come ''Film/XMenApocalypse'', Singer confirmed that Havok ''is'' Cyclops' sibling, albeit his older brother like in the ''Comicbook/UltimateXMen'' comics.

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When ''Film/XMenFirstClass'' was still in production, Creator/BryanSinger claimed that Havok would not be ComicBook/{{Cyclops|MarvelComics}}' brother in this continuity, but would be related to him in a way that made sense in the timeline of the films. This led many to believe that Singer was implying that Havok may actually be Cyclops' ''father'' in the movies. However, come ''Film/XMenApocalypse'', Singer confirmed that Havok ''is'' Cyclops' sibling, albeit his older brother like in the ''Comicbook/UltimateXMen'' comics.comics.
** [[spoiler:''Film/{{Logan}}'' was originally hailed as the final time Creator/HughJackman and Creator/PatrickStewart would play the respective roles of Wolverine and Professor Xavier. Then again 2022, which saw the release of ''Film/DoctorStrangeInTheMultiverseOfMadness'', where Stewart is once again Professor Xavier and it was announced that ''Deadpool 3'' would hav Jackman back as Wolverine.]]
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Compare and contrast ShrugOfGod, when a creator outright refuses to give a direct answer, and TheWalrusWasPaul, when a creator's message is deliberately confusing. Can overlap with this if they later ''do'' give a straight answer, or if they contradict an earlier straight answer by saying the detail in question is intentionally ambiguous. Be aware that this trope is not "WordOfGod being contradicted by a Word of lesser standing (WordOfSaintPaul or WordOfDante)". It only apples when WordOfGod contradicts ''itself''.

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** The hair color of [[BigBad Golbez]] in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV''. Given his heritage, most fans assumed that he would have white hair [[spoiler:like his fellow Lunarians]] under his helmet. The DS remake gave him brown hair in flashbacks... and then ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIVTheAfterYears The After Years]]'' went and gave him the white hair after all. This has lead to speculation that his hair whitened with age or that [[spoiler:the brief appearance of a brown-haired Golbez at the end of ''IV'' is supposed to symbolize how he appeared before Zemus took control, not his literal appearance]].

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** The hair color of [[BigBad Golbez]] in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV''. Given his heritage, most fans assumed that he would have white hair [[spoiler:like his fellow Lunarians]] under his helmet. The DS remake gave him brown hair in flashbacks... and then ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIVTheAfterYears The After Years]]'' went and gave him the white hair after all. This has lead led to speculation that his hair whitened with age or that [[spoiler:the brief appearance of a brown-haired Golbez at the end of ''IV'' is supposed to symbolize how he appeared before Zemus took control, not his literal appearance]].



** On a different note, are Iori Yagami's [[PlayingWithFire flames]] [[TechnicolorFire blue or purple]]? The sprites show them to be the latter, but official sources from both the past and present tend to mix this up frequently. To further confuse matters, the Yasakani (the clan the Yagami were formerly known as) were said to have [[FireIsRed crimson]] (read: [[DependingOnTheArtist orange]]) flames like the Kusanagi but gained {{Orochi}}'s blue flames when they [[DealWithTheDevil struck a deal with him]] [[DrivenByEnvy out of jealousy for the Kusanagi]]. However, Orochi Chris (one of Orochi's Four Heavenly Kings and [[LateArrivalSpoiler the vessel of his eventual rebirth]]) ''also'' uses purple flames like Iori despite not having reddish-orange flames to begin with (and [[WhatCouldHaveBeen originally]], Orochi Chris's flames were going to be ''black'').
** As the ''KOF'' verse has a very loose grasp on the concept of [[CloningBlues "clones"]], it's unclear if [[AnIcePerson Kula Diamond]], the Anti-K', is truly an OppositeSexClone of series lead Kyo Kusanagi. The NESTS Team story in ''2001'' has Kula mention that she was "grown from a petri dish" whereas her bio in ''Maximum Impact 2'' (where the general backstory of the pre-existing characters is unaltered despite ''MI'' taking place in an AlternateContinuity) instead suggests she's a CloneByConversion in the manner of K' or Nameless.
** More recently, Shion, TheDragon from ''The King of Fighters XI'', is either male or has no official gender, depending on when you ask (although most official sources nowadays affirm that Shion is a he).

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** On a different note, are Iori Yagami's [[PlayingWithFire flames]] [[TechnicolorFire blue or purple]]? The sprites show them to be the latter, but official sources from both the past and present tend to mix this up frequently.frequently (though they seem to have settled on purple as of ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFightersXII XII]]''). To further confuse matters, the Yasakani (the clan the Yagami were formerly known as) were said to have [[FireIsRed crimson]] (read: [[DependingOnTheArtist orange]]) flames like the Kusanagi but gained {{Orochi}}'s blue flames when they [[DealWithTheDevil struck a deal with him]] [[DrivenByEnvy out of jealousy for the Kusanagi]]. However, Orochi Chris (one of Orochi's Four Heavenly Kings and [[LateArrivalSpoiler the vessel of his eventual rebirth]]) ''also'' uses purple flames like Iori despite not having reddish-orange flames to begin with (and [[WhatCouldHaveBeen originally]], Orochi Chris's flames were going to be ''black'').
** As the ''KOF'' verse has a very loose grasp on the concept of [[CloningBlues "clones"]], it's unclear if [[AnIcePerson Kula Diamond]], the Anti-K', is truly an OppositeSexClone of series lead Kyo Kusanagi. The NESTS Team story in ''2001'' ''[[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters2001 2001]]'' has Kula mention that she was "grown from a petri dish" whereas her bio in ''Maximum Impact 2'' (where the general backstory of the pre-existing characters is unaltered despite ''MI'' taking place in an AlternateContinuity) instead suggests she's a CloneByConversion in the manner of K' or Nameless.
** More recently, Shion, TheDragon from ''The King of Fighters XI'', ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFightersXI'', is either male or has no official gender, depending on when you ask (although most official sources nowadays affirm that Shion is a he).



** LooseCanon is to blame for a lot of these consistencies; Ken Eva of Sega Europe stated around the time of ''Forces'' that ''Sonic'' canon is in a state of flux, meaning it's liable to change as Sega sees fit. Notably, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nmzc8L8zTBk supplemental material]] for ''VideoGame/SonicFrontiers'' threw out the [[FanDislikedExplanation widely disliked]] and [[WriterConflictsWithCanon canon-conflicting]] claim that [[WorldOfFunnyAnimals Sonic's world]] and the human world were separate despite this being the case for ''Forces''.

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** LooseCanon is to blame for a lot of these consistencies; Ken Eva of Sega Europe stated around the time of ''Forces'' that ''Sonic'' canon is in a state of flux, meaning it's liable to change as Sega sees fit. Notably, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nmzc8L8zTBk supplemental material]] for ''VideoGame/SonicFrontiers'' threw out the [[FanDislikedExplanation widely disliked]] and [[WriterConflictsWithCanon canon-conflicting]] claim that [[WorldOfFunnyAnimals Sonic's world]] and the human world were separate despite this being the case for ''Forces''.''Forces'', instead making the separation a figurative one: the "human world" consists of the larger continents and human-populated societies, whereas the "non-human world" is the various smaller islands scattered about the planet.

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** Is Prunella a rat or a poodle? Different sources say different things, though the most common consensus is she's a rat who just has curly hair.

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** Is Prunella a rat or a poodle? Different sources say different things, though the most common consensus is she's a rat who just has curly hair.hair, since her face looks a lot like Mr. Ratburn's.


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* ''WesternAnimation/JurassicWorldCampCretaceous'' isn't clear about whether the ''Spinosaurus'' the campers encounter on Mantah Corps's island is the same as the one in ''Film/JurassicParkIII''. Series producer Scott Kreamer claims this to be the case, while Colin Trevorrow says he thinks of the two as separate individuals.
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* ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} [[FourthWallObserver himself admits]] that whether or not Wade Wilson is his real name [[DependingOnTheWriter depends on who's writing him]].
* Marvel goes back and forth over whether or not [[ComicBook/IncredibleHulk the Hulk]] has ever accidentally killed someone during his city destroying rampages. This led to a notable {{Retcon}} at least once; the Hulk was sent into space for the ''ComicBook/PlanetHulk'' storyline because a fight between him and [[ComicBook/FantasticFour the Thing]] inadvertently caused the deaths of over twenty people. This was later retconned into severe injuries, which made the whole "shoot him into space" thing into retroactive DisproportionateRetribution.

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* ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} ''ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}'': Deadpool [[FourthWallObserver himself admits]] that whether or not Wade Wilson is his real name [[DependingOnTheWriter depends on who's writing him]].
* ''ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk'': Marvel goes back and forth over whether or not [[ComicBook/IncredibleHulk the Hulk]] Hulk has ever accidentally killed someone during his city destroying rampages. This led to a notable {{Retcon}} at least once; the Hulk was sent into space for the ''ComicBook/PlanetHulk'' storyline because a fight between him and [[ComicBook/FantasticFour the Thing]] inadvertently caused the deaths of over twenty people. This was later retconned into severe injuries, which made the whole "shoot him into space" thing into retroactive DisproportionateRetribution.
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* Music/MerleHaggard always played coy about whether his 1969 anti-counterculture anthem "Okie from Muskogee" was meant as a satire of [[GoodOldWays small-town conservatism]] or was meant to be taken seriously. On one hand, he stated that he wrote it in response to the anti-[[UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar war]] protests of the late '60s, which he felt were disparaging the soldiers and led by people who just wanted to complain, but on the other hand, he's also described the song as written through the eyes of a fool, especially as his own views on the war changed later on. Regardless, it became a hit among both the conservative [[FlyoverCountry Middle Americans]] it was celebrating and among the very [[NewAgeRetroHippie hippies]] it was mocking, with a lot of countercultural rock bands of that era covering it (and writing parodies).
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** There is a disagreement about whether the show was ever supposed to have a first season. Head writer Aaron Ehsasz has claimed that [[https://twitter.com/aaronehasz/status/1112886203420893184 "there was a momement in time when we all thought we do a 4th season"]], and that the reason it wasn't done was because series creators Creator/MichaelDanteDiMartino and Bryan Kontiezko decided to focus on making the [[Film/TheLastAirbender the live action film adaptation]] instead. However, when they were asked about this in an [[https://www.polygon.com/animation-cartoons/2020/8/31/21405084/legend-of-korra-netflix-bryan-konietzko-michael-dimartino-interview-avatar interview]], Kontiezko and [=DiMartino=] said that there were never plans for a fourth season, and that the series ending after three seasons was always the plan and had nothing to do with the movie.

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** There is a disagreement about whether the show was ever supposed to have a first fourth season. Head writer Aaron Ehsasz has claimed that [[https://twitter.com/aaronehasz/status/1112886203420893184 "there was a momement in time when we all thought we do a 4th season"]], and that the reason it wasn't done was because series creators Creator/MichaelDanteDiMartino and Bryan Kontiezko decided to focus on making the [[Film/TheLastAirbender the live action film adaptation]] instead. However, when they were asked about this in an [[https://www.polygon.com/animation-cartoons/2020/8/31/21405084/legend-of-korra-netflix-bryan-konietzko-michael-dimartino-interview-avatar interview]], Kontiezko and [=DiMartino=] said that there were never plans for a fourth season, and that the series ending after three seasons was always the plan and had nothing to do with the movie.
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** There is a disagreement about whether the show was ever supposed to have a first season. Head writer Aaron Ehsasz has claimed that [[https://twitter.com/aaronehasz/status/1112886203420893184 "there was a momement in time when we all thought we do a 4th season"]], and that the reason it wasn't done was because series creators Creator/MichaelDanteDiMartino and Bryan Kontiezko decided to focus on making the [[Film/TheLastAirbender the live action film adaptation]] instead. However, when they were asked about this in an [[https://www.polygon.com/animation-cartoons/2020/8/31/21405084/legend-of-korra-netflix-bryan-konietzko-michael-dimartino-interview-avatar interview]], Kontiezko and DiMaritino said that there were never plans for a fourth season, and that the series ending after three seasons was always the plan and had nothing to do with the movie.

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** There is a disagreement about whether the show was ever supposed to have a first season. Head writer Aaron Ehsasz has claimed that [[https://twitter.com/aaronehasz/status/1112886203420893184 "there was a momement in time when we all thought we do a 4th season"]], and that the reason it wasn't done was because series creators Creator/MichaelDanteDiMartino and Bryan Kontiezko decided to focus on making the [[Film/TheLastAirbender the live action film adaptation]] instead. However, when they were asked about this in an [[https://www.polygon.com/animation-cartoons/2020/8/31/21405084/legend-of-korra-netflix-bryan-konietzko-michael-dimartino-interview-avatar interview]], Kontiezko and DiMaritino [=DiMartino=] said that there were never plans for a fourth season, and that the series ending after three seasons was always the plan and had nothing to do with the movie.
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** There is a disagreement about whether the show was ever supposed to have a first season. Head writer Aaron Ehsasz has claimed that [[https://twitter.com/aaronehasz/status/1112886203420893184 "there was a momement in time when we all thought we do a 4th season"]], and that the reason it wasn't done was because series creators Creator/MichaelDanteDiMartino and Bryan Kontiezko decided to focus on making the [[Film/TheLastAirbender the live action film adaptation instead]]. However, when they were asked about this in an [[https://www.polygon.com/animation-cartoons/2020/8/31/21405084/legend-of-korra-netflix-bryan-konietzko-michael-dimartino-interview-avatar interview]], Kontiezko and DiMaritino said that there were never plans for a fourth season, and that the series ending after three seasons was always the plan and had nothing to do with the movie.

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** There is a disagreement about whether the show was ever supposed to have a first season. Head writer Aaron Ehsasz has claimed that [[https://twitter.com/aaronehasz/status/1112886203420893184 "there was a momement in time when we all thought we do a 4th season"]], and that the reason it wasn't done was because series creators Creator/MichaelDanteDiMartino and Bryan Kontiezko decided to focus on making the [[Film/TheLastAirbender the live action film adaptation instead]].adaptation]] instead. However, when they were asked about this in an [[https://www.polygon.com/animation-cartoons/2020/8/31/21405084/legend-of-korra-netflix-bryan-konietzko-michael-dimartino-interview-avatar interview]], Kontiezko and DiMaritino said that there were never plans for a fourth season, and that the series ending after three seasons was always the plan and had nothing to do with the movie.

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* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'': Originally Sozin was implied to have been relatively young when he started the war and ruled for the first 70 years of it before dying, his son Azulon was said to have ruled the next 23 years before dying and passing the title to Ozai for the past 6-7 years before the present. Things got strange during the third season when it revealed that Sozin was actually Avatar Roku's age and began the war at 82. WordOfGod HandWaved this by stating that Sozin ruled for 20 years after he started the war, Azulon was born the year the war started and ruled the next 75 years of the war, and Ozai in turn ruled for the last 5 years of the war.

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Originally Sozin was implied to have been relatively young when he started the war and ruled for the first 70 years of it before dying, his son Azulon was said to have ruled the next 23 years before dying and passing the title to Ozai for the past 6-7 years before the present. Things got strange during the third season when it revealed that Sozin was actually Avatar Roku's age and began the war at 82. WordOfGod HandWaved this by stating that Sozin ruled for 20 years after he started the war, Azulon was born the year the war started and ruled the next 75 years of the war, and Ozai in turn ruled for the last 5 years of the war.war.
** There is a disagreement about whether the show was ever supposed to have a first season. Head writer Aaron Ehsasz has claimed that [[https://twitter.com/aaronehasz/status/1112886203420893184 "there was a momement in time when we all thought we do a 4th season"]], and that the reason it wasn't done was because series creators Creator/MichaelDanteDiMartino and Bryan Kontiezko decided to focus on making the [[Film/TheLastAirbender the live action film adaptation instead]]. However, when they were asked about this in an [[https://www.polygon.com/animation-cartoons/2020/8/31/21405084/legend-of-korra-netflix-bryan-konietzko-michael-dimartino-interview-avatar interview]], Kontiezko and DiMaritino said that there were never plans for a fourth season, and that the series ending after three seasons was always the plan and had nothing to do with the movie.
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* [[Creator/RonMoore RDM's]] flat denial of any possibility of an Adama/Roslin romance in ''Series/{{Battlestar Galactica|2003}}'' romance. Turned out about the same way as ''Babylon Five'' above.

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* [[Creator/RonMoore RDM's]] flat denial of any possibility of an Adama/Roslin romance in ''Series/{{Battlestar Galactica|2003}}'' romance. Turned out about the same way as ''Babylon Five'' above.It happened.

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