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** According to one of the animators, Ember's death goes as follows: she was a friendless social outcast who was asked out on a date by a boy as a prank. He never showed up despite her spending hours waiting. She ended up dying when her house mysteriously caught on fire and she was too exhausted to wake up. This goes against her VillainSong "Remember". In it, Ember clearly sings "''to you I did surrender/3 weeks you didn't call''", showing that there was a large gap between whatever happened to her with the boy and her death. It also doesn't explain [[VoodooShark why fire is so important to Ember]] if she just died in an accidental one. The [[{fanon}} most popular theory amongst fans]] is that the "official" explanation is just a cover-up because the original song contains themes [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar too mature for the show]], such as one-night stands and [[DrivenToSuicide possibly suicide]].

** According to one of the animators, Ember's death goes as follows: she was a friendless social outcast who was asked out on a date by a boy as a prank. He never showed up despite her spending hours waiting. She ended up dying when her house mysteriously caught on fire and she was too exhausted to wake up. This goes against her VillainSong "Remember". In it, Ember clearly sings "''to you I did surrender/3 weeks you didn't call''", showing that there was a large gap between whatever happened to her with the boy and her death. It also doesn't explain [[VoodooShark why fire is so important to Ember]] if she just died in an accidental one. The [[FanPreferredEpisode most popular theory amongst fans]] is that the "official" explanation is just a cover-up because the original song contains themes [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar too mature for the show]], such as one-night stands and [[DrivenToSuicide possibly suicide]].

* ''Film/BladeRunner'': Director Creator/RidleyScott has repeatedly claimed Creator/{{Harrison Ford}}'s character, Rick Deckard, is a replicant but has not realized that he is one even though there is nothing in the film nor script[[labelnote:*]]This explanation was created to cover up an oversight in the earlier versions of the film in which Deckard being told that five replicants have survived an escape from an off world colony to Earth, but only four of them (Leon Kowalski, Zhora Salome, Pris Stratton, and Roy Batty) were ever shown. A scene that was planned was to involve Deckard "retiring" a replicant who went undercover as a housewife, but this was ultimately never shot and the aforementioned line was mistakenly kept in. Later versions of the film redubbed the line to say that four replicants had escaped anyway.[[/labelnote]] to explicitly or implicitly indicate so. Deckard being a replicant would actually create several potential plot holes: Replicants have a set lifespan of five years, and Deckard's recollections and familiarity with his hometown suggest he has been alive for well longer. Deckard would also have fled from the colony, lost his memory of being a replicant, and became a Blade Runner in 2-3 months at the longest. The sequel ''Film/BladeRunner2049'' leaves Deckard's true nature ambiguous.

* WordOfGod is that Lincoln from ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'' is not naturally white haired. Photos from his infancy however depict him with white hair, not brown or blond like the rest of his family. This could be subverted if it was shown that his hair changed at a ''very'' early age, however it hasn't been suggested yet.

* ''Film/BladeRunner'': Director Creator/RidleyScott has repeatedly claimed Creator/{{Harrison Ford}}'s character, Rick Deckard, is a replicant but has not realized that he is one even though there is nothing in neither scenes of the film nor script to explicitly or implicitly indicate otherwise. This explanation was created to cover up an oversight in the earlier versions of the film in which Deckard being told that five replicants have survived an escape from an off world colony to Earth, but only four of them (Leon Kowalski, Zhora Salome, Pris Stratton, and Roy Batty) were ever shown. A scene that was planned was to involve Deckard "retiring" a replicant who went undercover as a housewife, but this was ultimately never shot and the aforementioned line was mistakenly kept in. Though later versions of the film redubbed the line to say that four replicants were had escaped anyway, but Scott has also proclaimed that Deckard is also a replicant but had not realized it until the film's end. The "Deckard as replicant" statement does however create potential plot holes in that replicants have a set lifespan of five years maximum that can't be extended, as Roy was frustrated to learn when he decided to murder his creator, and from Deckard's recollections and familiarity with his hometown suggest he has been alive for well longer than five years. This is not even to mention how Deckard could even be one of the escaped replicants who fled from the colony, loses his memory of being a replicant, and becoming a Blade Runner who works alongside the police on certain occasions in such a ridiculously short time span (only about 2-3 months at the longest). The sequel Film/BladeRunner2049 leaves Deckard's true nature ambiguous.

* One of the main writers from ''WesternAnimation/{{WITCH}}'' has stated that Irma is a lesbian. There's nothing in the cartoon to suggest she is, [[HideYourLesbians though considering this was a Disney cartoon in the mid-2000s]], they probably couldn't have done much. She's very low on the LesYay, has male love interests, and in [[ComicBook/{{WITCH}} comics]] had a vast interest in boys. This is definitely a case of AdaptationalSexuality, but whether he meant that she's BiTheWay, a [[HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday strong closet case]], or she hasn't [[ClosetKey realized her sexuality]] yet.

* According to writer Tad Stones, ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987'' and ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'' were intended to be AlternateUniverse stories. However, while it might be taken as explaining some aspects, it raises questions given that the ''Darkwing'' cartoon and the comics of both series seem to imply they take place in the same world.

* The creators both stated during the first season of ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'' that Korra and Mako were soulmates and essentially the ideal couple. Not only did a lot of fans disagree on them being a good couple, but [[spoiler:the two mutually agree to brake up at the end of the second season]]. Korra ultimately has a LastMinuteHookup with [[spoiler:Asami, Mako's original love interest and her own [[BettyAndVeronica Betty]].]] In a blog post, WordOfGod admitted that they decided to have that be the final pairing during the production of season three.

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* Toby Fox, creator of ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'', has said that Sans is too lazy to date anybody. Buts Sans said in game that he's not actually lazy, and it's all but directly stated that he's depressed and overworked.

** WordOfGod has stated that, if Nightmare Moon had won in the series premier, then her [[TheNightThatNeverEnds eternal night]] would have resulted in all plants and animals dying. Yet the season 5 finale "''The Cutie Re-Mark''" shows a BadFuture where Nightmare Moon ''did'' win, and where the night lasts forever, yet there are still plants and ponies alive.
** According to Creator/LaurenFaust the reason for Luna's [[EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference season one design]] (or "Woona" as [[FanNickname fans call her]]) was that she lacked most of her magic. She has said it was an on-the-spot explanation and that the writers could explain it some other way. Thus far, no writer has tried to. The IDW comics have randomly used her original design at different points, Luna has been depowered yet still retains her post-pilot design, and flashbacks in the cartoon itself show that Luna had an ethereal mane a thousand years ago. It's been shown that extremely powerful unicorns can have ethereal manes, implying it's a power-related thing, however this hasn't been directly clarified in canon.
** In season 1, one of the writers stated that all hooved animals were {{Civilized Animal}}s. The show itself hasn't seemed to take note of this. While the [[ComicBook/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicIDW IDW comics]] featured sentient deer and there were [[WhatCouldHaveBeen once plans]] for an episode featuring deer, the show itself ultimately presents them as just another animal. Pigs and giraffes are also {{Nearly Normal Animal}}s as well. In the show the rule seems to be less "all hooved animals, and several mythological creatures, are sentient" and more "all ''equine'', and several mythological creatures, are sentient".
** Faust has stated that, in her opinion, Celestia raised Spike growing up, not Twilight. She however said this after resigning from the show and notes that it is thus little more than a [[WordOfSaintPaul semi-official headcanon]]. The show hasn't clarified Spike's backstory yet however it has never presented Celestia's bond with Spike as mother/son. Season 8's "Father Knows Beast" implies that Twilight raised Spike and that he's the closest thing he has to a mother.

* One of the main writers from ''WesternAnimation/{{WITCH}}'' has stated that Irma is a lesbian. There's nothing in the cartoon to suggest she is though. She's very low on the LesYay, has male love interests, and in [[ComicBook/{{WITCH}} comics]] had a vast interest in boys. Either he meant that she's BiTheWay, she's a [[HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday strong closet case]], or she hasn't [[ClosetKey realized her sexuality]] yet.
* Bryke both stated in the first season of ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'' that Korra and Mako were soulmates and essentially the ideal couple. A lot of fans disagreed on them being a good couple, and by season three they [[spoiler:had broken up]]. Korra ultimately has a LastMinuteHookup with [[spoiler:Asami, Mako's original love interest and her own [[BettyAndVeronica Betty]].]] Given that the first season was planned on its own, with no guarantee of any other seasons, this is likely a result of them changing their minds when they actually sat down to write season two.

* WordOfGod is that Plank from ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'' is just a piece of wood. The series itself presents him as doing things that a block of wood couldn't do on its own.

** WordOfGod is that Misty and Ash are completely platonic. Despite this, they ''do'' have ShipTease even in Japanese episodes. At the minimum it's implied that Misty likes Ash however, [[ChasteHero Ash being Ash]], is ObliviousToLove.

* Don Hahn, one of the producers of ''Disney/TheLionKing'', said that despite what they say in the movie Scar and Mufasa aren't biological brothers, since RealLife lion prides, if they have more than two males, are seldom related (which is actually not entirely true). Director Rob Minkoff, however, claims that [[https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/entertainment/news/a45633/lion-king-scar-and-mufasa-not-brothers/ Hahn is wrong and Mufasa and Scar are actual biological brothers]]. Applying RealLife pride dynamics to a setting where lions have a hereditary monarchy is a bit dodgy anyway.

* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'': The SeriesBible says that there are two continuties: "Sonic's World" without humans and "Earth" with humans. The games themselves however don't support this, with even ''VideoGame/SonicForces'' official prequel comic and ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes'' having {{Call Back}}s to previous human-related games.

** The creator, Butch Hartman, [[LyingCreator insists]] that ghosts are not actually ghosts, that they are a ghost-like species that takes on the memories and appearances of dead people. This is despite overwhelming evidence otherwise in-series and the fact that the viewers are ''shown'' several ghosts as humans.

** According to one of the animators, Ember's death goes as follows: she was a friendless social outcast who was asked out on a date by a boy as a prank. He never showed up despite her spending hours waiting. She ended up dying when her house mysteriously caught on fire and she was too exhausted to wake up. This goes against her VillainSong "Remember". In it, Ember clearly sings "''to you I did surrender/3 weeks you didn't call''", showing that there was a large gap between whatever happened to her with the boy and her death. It also doesn't explain [[VoodooShark fire is so important to Ember]] if she just died in an accidental fire. The most popular theory amongst fans is that the "official" explanation is just a cover-up because the original song contains themes [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar too mature for the show]], such as one-night stands and [[DrivenToSuicide possibly suicide]].

** There's more than one writers, or a new writer replaces the old; in either case [[ArmedWithCanon they decide to ignore what the God said earlier.]]

** In season 1, one of the writers stated that all hooved animals were {{Civilized Animal}}s. The show itself hasn't seemed to take note of this. While the IDW comics featured sentient deer and there were [[WhatCouldHaveBeen once plans]] for an episode featuring deer, the show itself ultimately presents them as just another animal. Pigs and giraffes are also {{Nearly Normal Animal}}s as well. In the show the rule seems to be less "all hooved animals, and several mythological creatures, are sentient" and more "all ''equine'', and several mythological creatures, are sentient".

** Faust has stated that, in her opinion, Celestia raised Spike growing up, not Twilight. She however said this after resigning from the show and notes that it is thus little more than a [[WordOfSaintPaul semi-official headcanon]]. The show hasn't clarified Spike's backstory yet however it has never presented Celestia's bond with Spike as mother/son.

** WordOfGod is that the original intention was for it to take place in an Earth where aliens (Pokémon) have displaced all the animals. This is supported by the BroadStrokes {{novelization}} ''LightNovel/PocketMonstersTheAnimation'' and by some early Kanto episodes (namely, the Mt. Moon one). WordOfGod is also that the [[Anime/{{Pokemon3}} third movie's]] plot was originally meant to be about a dinosaur getting revived and no one knowing what dinosaurs ''are'', because Pokémon have replaced all the animals. Despite this, early Kanto media clearly show that fish, bugs, and even non-human mammals such as cows and dogs exist (or at least "[[EarthDrift existed]]") in the anime.

* Bryke both stated in the first season of ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'' that Korra and Mako were soulmates and essentially the ideal couple. A lot of fans disagreed on them being a good couple, and by season three they [[spoiler:had broken up]]. Korra ultimately has a LastMinuteHookup with [[spoiler:Asami, Mako's original love interest and her own [[BettyAndVeronica Veronica]].]]

* Bryke both stated in the first season of ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'' that Korra and Mako were soulmates and essentially the ideal couple. A lot of fans disagreed on them being a good couple, and by season three they [[spoiler:had broken up]]. Korra ultimately has a LastMinuteHookup with [[spoiler:Asami, Mako's original love interest and her own [[BettyAndVeronica Veronica]].

* Bryke both stated in the first season of ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'' that Korra and Mako were soulmates and essentially were the ideal couple. A lot of fans disagreed on them being a good couple, and by season three they [[spoiler:had broken up]]. Korra ultimately has a LastMinuteHookup with [[spoiler:Asami, Mako's original love interest and her own [[BettyAndVeronica Veronica]].]] Bryke have since begun stating they have shipped those two since early on, but a lot of fans call LyingCreator on that.

* ''Film/BladeRunner'': Director Creator/RidleyScott has repeatedly claimed Creator/{{Harrison Ford}}'s character, Rick Deckard, is a replicant but has not realized that he is one even there is nothing in neither scenes of the film nor script to explicitly or implicitly indicate otherwise. This explanation was created to cover up an oversight in the earlier versions of the film in which Deckard being told that five replicants have survived an escape from an off world colony to Earth, but only four of them (Leon Kowalski, Zhora Salome, Pris Stratton, and Roy Batty) were ever shown. A scene that was planned was to involve Deckard "retiring" a replicant who went undercover as a housewife, but this was ultimately never shot and the aforementioned line was mistakenly kept in. Though later versions of the film redubbed the line to say that four replicants were had escaped anyway, but Scott has also proclaimed that Deckard is also a replicant but had not realized it until the film's end. The "Deckard as replicant" statement does however create potential plot holes in that replicants have a set lifespan of five years maximum that can't be extended, as Roy was frustrated to learn when he decided to murder his creator, and from Deckard's recollections and familiarity with his hometown suggest he has been alive for well longer than five years. This is not even to mention how Deckard could even be one of the escaped replicants who fled from the colony, loses his memory of being a replicant, and becoming a Blade Runner who works alongside the police on certain occasions in such a ridiculously short time span (only about 2-3 months at the longest). Exactly how the upcoming (as of this post) sequel Film/BladeRunner2049 will address this contradiction remains to be seen.

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* The writer of the first ''Literature/TheLionKingSixNewAdventures'' book has stated that it is a prequel to ''Disney/TheLionKingIISimbasPride''. While {{fanon}} has Kopa as Kiara's missing/deceased older brother, canon has yet to acknowledge him. Kiara is Simba and Nala's firstborn according to the sequel and ''WesternAnimation/TheLionGuard'', though in truth both Kopa and Kiara are {{Canon Foreigner}}s as Disney doesn't acknowledge direct-to-video sequels or licensed books as canon.
* ''Literature/WarriorCats'': WordOfGod is that Willowpelt and Patchpelt are Graystripe's parents. The problem is that they're [[BrotherSisterIncest half-siblings]]. The series occasionally ships distant relatives together but not close ones, especially siblings. It was clearly accidental, and in-series they haven't been depicted as mates.
* J.K. Rowling's WordOfGod concerning Professor Quirrel (Voldemort's main henchman in ''Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone'') is grossly inconsistent with the book.
** Firstly, Rowling mentions that Quirrel was made fun of at school for his stutter. In the book, Quirrel's stutter was implied to be an ObfuscatingDisability, since he drops it as soon as he reveals his true colors; even if the stutter was genuine, he'd reportedly gained it "a few years ago" after confronting Hags, and didn't have it as a child.
** Secondly, she says that Voldemort possessed Quirrel as soon as the two met. Although the Dark Lord was certainly the boss of old Quirinus from day one, he only began directly possessing him as a way to "keep a closer watch" on Quirrel after his failure to rob Gringotts Bank. Indeed, Quirrel and Harry couldn't have shaken hands earlier that day if Quirrel was already possessed then.
* A lot of the controversies over ''Literature/StarshipTroopers'' are exacerbated by fans believing that things Creator/RobertAHeinlein subsequently said about the novel's world-building in interviews and essays are contradicted by the actual content of the novel, in particular as to whether any form of public service can qualify you to vote or whether it has to be front-line military service.
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* ''Film/BladeRunner'': Director Creator/RidleyScott has repeatedly claimed Creator/{{Harrison Ford}}'s character, Rick Deckard, is a replicant but has not realized that he is one even there is nothing in neither scenes of the film nor script to explicitly or implicitly indicate otherwise. This explanation was created to cover up an oversight in the earlier versions of the film in which Deckard being told that five replicants have survived an escape from an off world colony to Earth, but only four of them (Leon Kowalski, Zhora Salome, Pris Stratton, and Roy Batty) were ever shown. A scene that was planned was to involve Deckard "retiring" a replicant who went undercover as a housewife, but this was ultimately never shot and the aforementioned line was mistakenly kept in. Though later versions of the film redubbed the line to say that four replicants were had escaped anyway, but Scott has also proclaimed that Deckard is also a replicant but had not realized it until the film's end. The "Deckard as replicant" statement does however create potential plot holes in that replicants have a set lifespan of five years maximum that can't extended, as Roy was frustrated to learn when he decided to murder his creator, and from Deckard's recollections and familiarity with his hometown suggest he has been alive for well longer than five years. This is not even to mention how Deckard could even be one of the escaped replicants who fled from the colony, loses his memory of being a replicant, and becoming a Blade Runner who works alongside the police on certain occasions in such a ridiculously short time span (only about 2-3 months at the longest). Exactly how the upcoming (as of this post) sequel Film/BladeRunner2049 will address this contradiction remains to be seen.

** WordOfGod is that the original intention was for it to take place in an Earth where aliens (Pokémon) have displaced all the animals. This is supported by the BroadStrokes {{novelization}} ''LightNovel/PocketMonstersTheAnimation'' and by some early Kanto episodes (namely, the Mt. Moon one). WordOfGod is also that the t[[Anime/{{Pokemon3}} third movie's]] plot was originally meant to be about a dinosaur getting revived and no one knowing what dinosaurs ''are'', because Pokémon have replaced all the animals. Despite this, early Kanto media clearly show that fish, bugs, and even non-human mammals such as cows and dogs exist (or at least "[[EarthDrift existed]]") in the anime.

* J.K. Rowling's WordOfGod concerning Professor Quirrel (Voldemort's main henchman in [[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone the first]] ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone Harry Potter]]'' [[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone book]]) is grossly inconsistent with the book.
** Firstly, Quirrel's stutter was implied to be an ObfuscatingDisability, since he drops it as soon as he reveals his true colors; while Rowling mentions that Quirrel was made fun of at school for his stutter. And even if the stutter was genuine, he'd reportedly gained it "a few years ago" after confronting Hags, and didn't have as a child.

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** WordOfGod is that the original intention was for it to take place in an Earth where aliens (Pokémon) have displaced all the animals. This is supported by the BroadStrokes {{novelization}} ''LightNovel/PocketMonstersTheAnimation'' and by some early Kanto episodes (namely, the Mt. Moon one). WordOfGod is also that the third movie's plot was originally meant to be about a dinosaur getting revived and no one knowing what dinosaurs ''are'', because Pokémon have replaced all the animals. Despite this, early Kanto media clearly show that fish, bugs, and even non-human mammals such as cows and dogs exist (or at least "[[EarthDrift existed]]") in the anime.

** WordOfGod is that the original intention was for it to take place in an Earth where aliens (Pokémon) have displaced all the animals. This is supported by the BroadStrokes {{novelization}} ''LightNovel/PocketMonstersTheAnimation'' and by some early Kanto episodes (namely, the Mt. Moon one). WordOfGod is also that the third movie's plot was originally meant to be about a dinosaur getting revived and no one knowing what dinosaurs ''are'', because Pokémon have replaced all the animals. Despite this, early Kanto media clearly show that fish, bugs, and even non-human mammals such as cows and dogs exist (or at least "[[EarthDrift existed]]") in the anime.