History WMG / FightClub

[[WMG: Tyler Durden is [[CharClone A CHAR]]]]

A variation of the theory above is that Tyler Durden is the spirit of a ''pishtaco'' or ''ñakaq'', a folkloric monster figure from the Andes that collects human fat and body grease, often for the purpose of commodifying them (traditionally connoted with a white or mestizo person by indigenous peoples, likely due to actual instances of exploitation from the Spanish colonial and post-independence periods). The Narrator's vestigial ethical boundaries were enough to prevent Durden from gathering the fat through outright murder, motivating them to jointly steal it from liposuction clinics instead, but the Narrator's latent subversive and revolutionary tendencies ended up channeling the destructive energies of the ''pishtaco'' in different ways, thematically tying into works such as [[Creator/MarioVargasLlosa Mario Vargas Llosa's]] ''Death in
the Andes''.

A variation of the theory above is that Tyler Durden is the spirit of a ''pishtaco'' or ''ñakaq'', a folkloric monster figure from the Andes that collects human fat and body grease, often for the purpose of commodifying them (traditionally connoted with a white or mestizo person by indigenous peoples, likely due to instances of exploitation from the Spanish colonial and post-independence periods). The Narrator's vestigial ethical boundaries were enough to prevent Durden from gathering the fat through outright murder, motivating them to jointly steal it from liposuction clinics instead, but the Narrator's latent subversive and revolutionary tendencies ended up channeling the destructive energies of the ''pishtaco'' in different ways, thematically tying into works such as [[Creator/MarioVargasLlosa Mario Vargas Llosa's]] ''Death in

[[WMG: The Narrator is Davey Johnson from ''Film/CloakAndDagger'']]

[[ As described by artist Tailsteak]]:

[[WMG: The Narrator is one of the [[TabletopGames/DontRestYourHead awake.]]]]

[[WMG: The Narrator is one of the [[{{DontRestYourHead}} awake.]]]]

[[WMG:The first rule was meant to be broken]]

As this is a Wild Mass Guessing page, beware of unmarked spoilers for ''Fight Club''.

[[WMG: Marla is a [[{{Transgender}} trans]] woman.]]

* What makes it even more plausible is the fact that Tyler encouraging the Narrator to "keep it up" with his passive cleverness doesn't sound like something "real" Tyler would say.

[[WMG:The narrator is [[spoiler:Calvin from Calvin and Hobbes]] (spoiler for [[NightmareFuel childhood-destroying]] PoisonOakEpilepticTrees)]]

[[WMG: Marla is a [[{{Transsexual}} trans]] woman.]]

As this is a Wild Mass Guessing page, beware of unmarked spoilers for ''FightClub''.

* Building on the first half of that WMG, ''FightClub'' is a prequel to ''[[spoiler: The Killing Joke]]''. The Narrator (now married to Marla) tries to go back to being a working man, but he just can't bring himself to do it. He quits his job at a [[spoiler: chemical plant]] (since Tyler taught him plenty about that) and tries to take on a more carefree career as a [[spoiler: stand-up comedian]]. When that fails, Marla (who reveals she is pregnant) gives him an ultimatum to find a way to provide for his new family. In desperation, he gathers up some of the old Space Monkeys to rob the [[spoiler: chemical plant]] he used to work at. The robbery is botched, and The Narrator is [[spoiler: knocked into a vat of chemicals]]. On top of it all, he learns that Marla died in a freak accident. This, coupled with his disfigurement, pushes him over the edge into becoming [[spoiler: The Joker]].