History Main / ResolvedNoodleIncident

** In [[Recap/DoctorWhoS13E3ThePyramidsOfMars "The Pyramids of Mars"]], the Fourth Doctor grumbles that he was once falsely accused of starting the Great Fire of London. [[Recap/DoctorWhoS19E4TheVisitation "The Visitation"]] ends with the Fifth Doctor actually starting the Great Fire of London, proving that the accusation wasn't false, just early.

* ''Manga/WorldTrigger'': When Kageura is first introduced its mentioned that him and his squad got demoted because he punched Netsuki in the face. Over a hundred chapters later we get a flashback showing what happened. [[spoiler:After Hatohara went to the neighborhood and Border released their cover story, her pupil and Kageura's teammate Ema tried to get in contact with her but was unable to. Hikari then came up with a plan to call out to her through the tv by becoming a PR squad just like Arashiyama squad. They approached Netsuki, whos the PR director, and begged him to let them become a PR squad. Netsuki feigned consideration, but had no intention of making a group like them the face of Border. Of course Kageura could [[TheEmpath sense this]], got pissed off at him giving them false hope, and knocked him out with an uppercut.]]

* ResolvedNoodleIncident: When Kageura is first introduced its mentioned that him and his squad got demoted because he punched Netsuki in the face. Over a hundred chapters later we get a flashback showing what happened. [[spoiler:After Hatohara went to the neighborhood and Border released their cover story, her pupil and Kageura's teammate Ema tried to get in contact with her but was unable to. Hikari then came up with a plan to call out to her through the tv by becoming a PR squad just like Arashiyama squad. They approached Netsuki, whos the PR director, and begged him to let them become a PR squad. Netsuki feigned consideration, but had no intention of making a group like them the face of Border. Of course Kageura could [[TheEmpath sense this]], got pissed off at him giving them false hope, and knocked him out with an uppercut.]]

* In one episode of ''Anime/CodeGeass R2'', while under siege in the Chinese Federation's embassy, Kallen compares the situation to "the Aomori incident"; C.C. responds "At least we have our clothes this time." A later picture drama showed that the Black Knights were attacked by Britannia while at a hot springs, and were forced to flee while wearing nothing but {{Modesty Towel}}s.

* ResolvedNoodleIncident: When Kageura is first introduced its mentioned that him and his squad got demoted because he punched Netsuki in the face. Over a hundred chapters later we get a flashback showing what happened. [[spoiler:After Hatohara went to the neighborhood and Border released their cover story, her pupil and Kageuras teammate Ema tried to get in contact with her but was unable to. Hikari then comes up with a plan to call out to her through the tv by becoming a PR squad just like Arashiyama squad. They approach Netsuki, whos the PR director, and beg him to let them become a PR squad. Netsuki feigns consideration, but has no intention of making a group like them the face of Border. Of course Kageura can [[TheEmpath sense this]], gets pissed off at him giving them false hope, and knocks him out with an uppercut.]]

* ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney'': In the climax of the first game, Manfred von Karma is exposed as the true culprit in the unsolved DL-6 Incident, which Miles Edgeworth's father Gregory was murdered in the courthouse elevator. Von Karma's motive? Gregory, a defense attorney, had revealed von Karma's use of faulty evidence in a trial that took place immediately before the incident, for which von Karma got a penalty for on his otherwise perfect record. Other than the fact that Gregory's client was still found guilty, the full details of his final case were left to the player's imagination. Then ten years later, the second ''VisualNovel/AceAttorneyInvestigationsMilesEdgeworth'' GaidenGame was released, in which a major part of the game's story revolves around finally solving Gregory's final case, which includes a playable flashback as Gregory.

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* ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'': Sauron was briefly alluded to in ''Literature/TheHobbit''. Gandalf tells about how he got the key to the Lonely Mountain from Thorin's father, who had been captured and driven mad by him. However, he was called "the Necromancer", therefore making it difficult to realize who was being discussed.

* ''Literature/TheSilverChair'' takes a brief moment to discuss an old legend as part of dinner entertainment, and says one day that story would have to be told in its entirety. That legend became ''Literature/TheHorseAndHisBoy''.

* ''Literature/AMemoirByLadyTrent'': Since, as the series' title suggests, the books are portrayed as being the narrator's InUniverse [[{{FictionalDocument}} memoirs]], they are written assuming that the reader already knows the BroadStrokes of the Lady Trent's exploits at minimum. As such, there are [[{{NoodleIncident}} numerous references to other adventures, books, and/or associates that are never elaborated on]]; some are treated as such in the earlier books, but are then described in detail in the later ones.
* ''Literature/StarTrekNovelVerse'' novels, especially ''Literature/StarTrekTheLostEra'' frequently 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 interstellar affairs until the ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' episode "The Neutral Zone" and also the impetus for the Romulan/Federation peace treaty referenced in "The Pegasus".
* ''Literature/StarTrekEnterpriseRelaunch:'' An episode of ''The Original Series'' had Kirk mention an unidentified "Maltuvis" as a dictator infamous enough to be listed alongside Hitler. The books show how he got that reputation... and then, in an ironic twist, was put on hold before showing how Maltuvis's reign ends (since he takes control of Sauria, later shown to be a Federation world). ''[[Literature/StarTrekLivingMemory Living Memory]]'' would go on to give a general answer; Maltuvis got cocky and tried invading a planet that bred supersoldiers, and they kicked his ass.

** Back in the original ''Series/{{Ultraman}}'', an episode has the Science Patrol crash-landing in the Middle Eastern City of Baradhi, named after the Baradhi stone which a member of Ultraman's race left behind in ancient times. 38 years later, ''Series/UltramanNexus'' would reveal Nexus' default form, Ultraman Noa, to be ''that'' particular Ultra, who visited the original Showa universe during his travels and left behind the Baradhi stone.

* The Season 1 ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' episode "Fools in April" has [=SpongeBob=] mentioning an incident involving "lima beans and a car chase", which Squidward is confused by. 22 years later, the Season 13 episode "Friendiversary" has [=SpongeBob=] and Squidward re-enacting the aforementioned incident in a bid to restore [=SpongeBob=]'s memories, finally showing it in full detail.

** ''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, going 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.

* ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'': In the Season 2 episode "It Came From the Nightosphere", Marceline sings a surprisingly touching song about her neglectful father, with a childhood incident where he callously ate her fries as an example. In the Season 3 episode "Memory of a Memory", Finn encounters a flashback to this incident while traveling through Marceline's memories. [[note]]It also shows the silliness of her choosing this as an example is a lot less so; Marceline grew up AfterTheEnd with little food to good around, and her father is a [[DemonLordsAndArchdevils demon lord]] who doesn't even need to eat.[[/note]]

* The ''Series/UltramanTaro'' episode "Burn On! The Six Ultra Brothers" shows audiences the Land of Light for the first time, as well as a brief history lesson of the Ultramen, including something called an "Ultimate War of the Land of Light" 30,000 years ago where a ruthless alien warlord called Empera tries taking over the galaxy with a monster army before he's defeated by the Ultramen. From his debut in 1973, Empera was never mentioned again until 2006's ''Series/UltramanMebius'', which has Empera returning for a second attempt at taking over. Later in the series ''Series/UltraGalaxyFightTheAbsoluteConspiracy'' would provide flashbacks depicting the war itself.

* in ''VideoGame/UnchartedDrakesFortune'' Nate implies to Elena he spent time in a Panamanian jail, ''VideoGame/Uncharted4AThiefsEnd'' reveals that eight years before the first game his brother Sam seemingly lost his life while they were escaping from one such prison.

* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'' is an expansion of the prologue detailed in ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast A Link to the Past]]'''s intro cutscene. There is one deviation from the prologue, though: in ''Ocarina of Time'', [[spoiler:Link lives.]]

That's what a Resolved Noodle Incident essentially is: an incident that was brought up once, only to never be mentioned or depicted again... until later, as part of either a {{Flashback}} Episode or a {{Prequel}}.

** Captain Kirk's "solution" to the Kobyashi Maru no-win test was a long standing noodle incident in Star Trek lore. Though it was known that Kirk "cheated", this was just the NoodleIncident, and his actual method wasn't known.[[Film/StarTrek2009 The 2009 movie]] shows us what happened: [[spoiler:he hacked the test so the Klingon ships' shields would fail and he could destroy them easily.]] It also shows that he was originally admonished for his defiant behavior, rather than congratulated for thinking outside of the box, although since the movie is an alternate universe, it's possible that things in the original universe went differently.