History Main / ResolvedNoodleIncident

* The original seven chapters of ''LightNovel/TheGardenOfSinners'' contain multiple offhand references to Shizune Seo and her prophecy that Mikiya will come to great harm if he continues dating Shiki, but the character herself (and the whole prophecy episode) wasn't properly introduced until the author wrote the bonus chapter ''Mirai Fukuin'' ten years after the original novel's publication.

* Several of Literature/CiaphasCain's ('''HERO OF THE IMPERIUM!''') exploits were referred to in passing, notably his participating in clearing out a Space Hulk alongside SpaceMarines. This is the subject of "The Emperor's Finest", where we also learn the origin of one of the women he lists as being terrified of (the others being an Inquisitor/his paramour and the other a ''daemon princess''), a clingy planetary governor's daughter. "Cain's Last Stand" reveals the origin of a single quote from the beginning of a chapter ("Well that was unexpected" -Chaos Warmaster Varan the Undefeatable), and in a much darker context ([[spoiler:Instead of the last words of a guy who DidntSeeThatComing, it's the triumphant shriek of Varan revealing that in addition to a CompellingVoice, he also has bulletproof skin and talons. This then swings back the other way thanks to a hilariously one-sided fight and undignified death]]).

* In ''Anime/PokemonTheSeriesDiamondAndPearl'', Dawn's childhood friend Kenny likes to call her "[[EmbarrassingNickname Dee Dee]]", which makes her angry. In the episode "Yes in Dee Dee, It's Dawn!", it is explained that "Dee Dee" stands for "Diamond Dandruff". This nickname comes from a childhood incident where a Plusle and a Minun (electric Pokémon) shocked her, causing her hair to stand on end and sparkle due to the static. In the Japanese version, Kenny simply made up the nickname Pikari to tease her (her Japanese name is Hikari) -- it really is a LuckyTranslation both ways.

Can lead to DoingInTheWizard.

* ''Literature/StarTrekNovelVerse'' novels, especially ''Literature/StarTrekTheLostEra'' freqently expand on Noodle Incidents from the series; for instance ''The Serpent Amongst the Ruins'' details the Tomed Incident, which had previously been referenced as both the reason the Romulans had retreated from intersteller affairs until the ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' episode "The Neutral Zone" and also the impetus for the Romulan/Federation peace treaty referenced in "The Pegasus".

** For years, the Clone Wars were just a mention in a recollection of Obi-Wan Kenobi in ''Film/ANewHope''. It would be a quarter-century before we actually saw — in ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' — the clones being produced, and Yoda declaring that the Clone Wars have begun. ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'' would then depict the wars, and ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' would show the resolution.

** ''Film/{{Solo}}'' "explains" the circumstances behind the ''Millennium Falcon'' making the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs, which baffled many since parsecs are a unit of distance and not time.[[note]]The Kessel Route was a 20-parsec smuggling route through a massive cluster of space debris surrounding the planet Kessel; Han traveled through hyperspace to take risky shortcuts through the debris to go through it in under 12 parsecs. Notably, this is a {{Retcon}} from the original script of ''A New Hope'', where it was stated that Han was lying about it to impress Luke and Obi-Wan.[[/note]] It also showcases Han winning the ''Falcon'' "fair and square" from Lando, which turns out to be literal rather than coy. And the moment Han inherited the life debt from Chewie. The only major unseen incident from Han's past not featured in the movie is dropping Jabba's cargo at the first sign of trouble, though they imply he's about to join up with Jabba in the SequelHook.

** ''Film/{{Solo}}'' "explains" the circumstances behind the ''Millennium Falcon'' making the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs, which baffled many since parsecs are a unit of distance and not time.[[note]]Notably, this is a {{Retcon}} from the original script of ''A New Hope'', where it was stated that Han was lying about it to impress Luke and Obi-Wan.[[/note]] It also showcases Han winning the ''Falcon'' "fair and square" from Lando, which turns out to be literal rather than coy. And the moment Han inherited the life debt from Chewie. The only major unseen incident from Han's past not featured in the movie is dropping Jabba's cargo at the first sign of trouble, though they imply he's about to join up with Jabba in the SequelHook.

** ''Film/{{Solo}}'' "explains" the circumstances behind the ''Millennium Falcon'' making the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs, which baffled many since parsecs are a unit of distance and not time.[[note]]The Kessel Run is a smuggling route through [[AsteroidThicket a dangerous asteroid field]] that is ordinarily 20 parsecs long; traveling a shorter distance through it, which involves dangerous maneuvers through asteroids and skirting a nearby black hole, would thus be an achievement. Notably, this is a {{Retcon}} from the original script of ''A New Hope'', where it was stated that Han was lying about it to impress Luke and Obi-Wan.[[/note]] It also showcases Han winning the ''Falcon'' "fair and square" from Lando, which turns out to be literal rather than coy. And the moment Han inherited the life debt from Chewie. The only major unseen incident from Han's past not featured in the movie is dropping Jabba's cargo at the first sign of trouble, though they imply he's about to join up with Jabba in the SequelHook.

** ''Film/{{Solo}}'' "explains" the circumstances behind the ''Millennium Falcon'' making the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs, which baffled many since parsecs are a unit of distance and not time.[[note]]As made clear by the script of ''A New Hope'', Han was lying about it to impress Luke and Obi-Wan, meaning its resolution is actually a {{Retcon}}.[[/note]] It also showcases Han winning the ''Falcon'' "fair and square" from Lando, which turns out to be literal rather than coy. And the moment Han inherited the life debt from Chewie. The only major unseen incident from Han's past not featured in the movie is dropping Jabba's cargo at the first sign of trouble, though they imply he's about to join up with Jabba in the SequelHook.

* ''Fanfic/ForTheGloryOfIrk'': During a conversation with [[StarfishAliens Q]] in Chapter 13, it's mentioned that he once fought Zim and Voel in their Elite days. In Chapter 29, we get a flashback to that event.

* In ''Fanfic/InfinityTrainKnightOfTheOrangeLily'', Gladion learns that Specter and one of Larkspur's sisters, Lampetia, crossed by the Toy Brick Car some time before him and never picked up his shield due to an incident. It's later brought up when the White Gestalt is resting up: it turns out at that prior to this, Easter -- a living lightning bolt who struck Specter down some time earlier -- had decided to awaken and used their electric powers to create a blue brick heart. Lampetia was terrified at the being inside Specter, destroyed it, caused Easter-through-Specter to have a meltdown and their electricity caused the rides to go out of control. Once Specter was able to use his monsters to put them under control, he and Lampetia booked it for the next car.

** The Canon has "The Adventure of the Second Stain", which is based on a reference in "The Adventure of the Naval Treaty". This is the only noodle incident that Creator/ArthurConanDoyle resolve, and it's been noted that some of the details don't quite match, leading some pastiche writers to tell the story of the ''other'' second stain.

* ''The Exploits of Sherlock Holmes'' is a collection of Franchise/SherlockHolmes short stories by Adrian Conan Doyle and Creator/JohnDicksonCarr which expand upon the {{Noodle Incident}}s from various canon stories.

* ''ComicBook/{{Nevada}}'' - Courtesy of Wiki/{{Wikipedia}}: "The origin of the character is to be found in a ''Comicbook/HowardTheDuck'' story that contained a "mandatory fight scene" between a Las Vegas chorus girl, an ostrich and a standing lamp. Creator/NeilGaiman said he'd like to see that story. So when Gerber was asked to come with something original by Vertigo editor Karen Berger, he created Nevada."

* ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'': In the Pokemon anime, Dawn's childhood friend Kenny likes to call her "[[EmbarrassingNickname Dee Dee]]", which makes her angry. In the episode ''"Yes, In Dee Dee, It's Dawn!"'', it is explained that "Dee Dee" stands for "Diamond Dandruff". This nickname comes from a childhood incident where a Plusle and a Minun (electric Pokemon) shocked her, causing her hair to stand on end and sparkle due to the static. In the Japanese version, Kenny simply made up the nickname Pikari to tease her (her Japanese name is Hikari) -- it really is a LuckyTranslation both ways.

** Chapter 16 has Giovanni mention a failed operation in Hop-Hop-Hop Town. In the Arnold Interlude sidestory we see what happened: Butch and Cassidy led a group of Rocket grunts who tried to steal the citizens' Pokémon, but were driven out of town when the citizens fought back, inspired by a couple of kids who stood up to them.

* ''Film/TheAvengers2012'' alluded to a mission in Budapest, which [[ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}} Clint]] and [[ComicBook/BlackWidow Natasha]] remembered very differently. Nine years later, in ''Film/BlackWidow2021'' [[note]]which chronologically takes place about four years after ''The Avengers''[[/note]], Natasha ''finally'' reveals what the incident was: [[spoiler:she and Clint attempted to kill each other, then she pulled a HeelFaceTurn and attempted to kill her boss, General Dreykov, by blowing up the building he was in (unfortunately, as she later finds out, it didn't take). She and Clint then had to hide out for ten days before they could escape.]]

* In ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice,'' a RunningGag is that we keep seeing the same Metropolis City school bus in danger, even in other cities or at night; the passengers are always the same, and don't seem to age despite the show's {{Time Skip}}s. We finally get an explanation for this in season four: [[spoiler:[[HumanoidAbomination Klarion]], having lost his usual anchor to the mortal world, possesses the bus and teleports it through space and time to various disasters where superheroes will be present, looking for the specific team of sorcerers who can [[EvilVsEvil help him defeat]] [[EvilerThanThou the Child]]]].

* In ''ComicBook/FantasticFour2018'', mentioning that Iceman was a member of the Fantastic Four is a good way to get Johnny Storm angry, declaring he was never a member. It's later revealed that [[spoiler:Iceman joined the team temporarily after he was humiliated in front of the X-Men and Johnny rushed off in a spoiled huff. Johnny was afraid he was being replaced at that time, but it turns out that was never the case.]]

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** The discrepancy between the smooth-forehead Klingons in ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' and the RubberForeheadAliens in all subsequent series was acknowledged in ''[[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Deep Space Nine]]'' when the [=DS9=] crew travelled to the past, specifcally to the events of the episode ''[[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS05E06TrialsAndTribbleations Trials And Tribbleations.]]'' Upon seeing the unrecognizeable Klingons of the past, the rest of the crew asked Worf to explain why they look so different, to which Worf said "We do not discuss it with outsiders!" The writers of the prequel series ''[[Series/StarTrekEnterprise Enterprise]]'' decided to explain it as a genetic engineering experiment GoneHorriblyWrong.

** The discrepancy between the smooth-forehead Klingons in ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' and the RubberForeheadAliens in all subsequent series was acknowledged in ''[[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Deep Space Nine]]'' when Worf said "We do not discuss it with outsiders!" The writers of the prequel series ''[[Series/StarTrekEnterprise Enterprise]]'' decided to explain it as a genetic engineering experiment GoneHorriblyWrong.
** The main plot of the ''[[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Deep Space Nine]]'' episode "[[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS03E25Facets Facets]]". Jadzia Dax hosts a symbiont who has been in 7 other hosts before her. As a result she shares their memories and personalities. Throughout the series, she keeps dropping Noodles about what her previous hosts were like. In this episode, she goes through a ritual that transfers the memories and personality of each host into another person. This allows her to interact with each host, and the viewers get to meet each host. Most notable was Curzon Dax, who was the host right before Jadzia, and also the main character Sisko's best friend. Curzon transfers into a shapeshifter, who shapeshifts to look like Curzon. In this episode we see Curzon Dax in the flesh, and also get to see Sisko interact with Curzon.

** In a more serious example, in his first episode in ''Series/BreakingBad'', Jimmy/Saul is dragged out into the desert by Walt and Jesse in an attempt to intimidate him into doing their bidding. Saul is utterly terrified and begging for his life, until he realizes they're unaware of someone named "Lalo", at which point he switches on his usual charm. In the prequel series, we see just how he became so terrified of Lalo: [[spoiler:He's a Salamanca and former client of his, who wages a one-man war on Gus Fring after a botched hit. Being aware of the hit, but not of its failure, Jimmy is completely blindsided and traumatized when Lalo shows up to his door and murders Howard just for seeing his face.]]

* In the pilot episode of ''Series{{Lost}}'', Jack tells a story to Kate of when he was performing a risky surgery, he made a wrong move, and let the terror seep into his mind for 5 seconds before getting his head together again. We finally see this incident as a flashback in the Season 5 finale, with a surprise appearance from [[spoiler: Jacob]].