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** Marco is gay or bi, and the fact that he's [[HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday pretty openly chasing girls]] us just self-denial. In particular fans want to put him with Ax, both for PairTheSpares and because the two develop a bit of a closer relationship near the end of the series (notably, living together when Marco and his dad are in hiding).

** Many fans assume that Tobias' surname is [[spoiler:Fangor]], since that's what his biological father was using at the time. The fact that Tobias thought a different man was his father, however, seems to discount this.

** Marco is gay or bi. Notable because (since the characters themselves take turns narrating) the [[HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday numerous instances of the canon explicitly stating the opposite can be completely disregarded by accounting them to self-denial]]. This neatly allows all the Animorphs to be paired up by putting Marco and Ax together instead of having two odd men out from the established Jake/Cassie and Rachel/Tobias couples. Marco and Ax are also each other's best friends after Jake and Tobias and briefly [[HeterosexualLifePartners live together]] near the end of the series.
** The Yeerk hierarchy is called a Visserarchy. Note that, technically, the Vissers aren't even at the top of this hierarchy.

** That [[spoiler:Gadre'el]] is Crowley's TrueName. This actually comes from the passage 1 Enoch 69:6,

** A lot of the fandom seems to firmly believe that the Pevensies got married and had kids while they were in Narnia. There is only one segment of the plot involving romance for any of them in the entire series, and it never comes up again. That would be the part of ''The Horse And his Boy'' where Rabadash wants to force a marriage on Susan.
** At least 50% of the fandom believe that The Lady of the Green Kirtle from ''Literature/TheSilverChair'' is actually Jadis the White Witch reincarnated. This partly comes from a character bio (which was not written by Lewis himself) for an updated version of ''Literature/TheLionTheWitchAndTheWardrobe'' - this describes Jadis as being evil, "even in ''The Silver Chair''". It's never said ''how'' Jadis would find a way to resurrect (aside from a line in ''Prince Caspian'' that says "who ever heard of a witch that really died?"). The actual text only describes the Lady of the Green Kirtle as one of the "Northern Witches". The issue further gets confused by the BBC adaptations, which cast Barbara Kellerman in both roles. However this is ignoring that a few other actors doubled up and played more than one character (and that Kellerman also played the hag in ''Prince Caspian''). As such, many fans want Tilda Swinton to play the role in the film adaptation of ''The Silver Chair''.
** If they don't think the Lady of the Green Kirtle is the White Witch, then they probably think she's related to her - or knew her in some way. The text does suggest that she may have come from the same place as Jadis (the north, not Charn) but nothing is confirmed. Additionally the character is also referred to as the Green Lady or the Emerald Witch, when neither name appears in the text.

* The ''Literature/{{Mistborn}}'' ''Adventures'' novels, focusing on Wax and Wayne, are SteamPunk. This is due mainly to Wax being depicted with goggles on the cover of ''The Alloy of Law'' and Wayne holding an old flintlock pistol, which has become encompassed by Steampunk fandom. However, despite the presence of a couple of powerful machines, this is really more "Weird West" than Steampunk, and many of the Steampunk trappings like [[CoolAirship air]] [[ZeppelinsFromAnotherWorld ships]] are not present.

** Many contemporary writers and fans alike don't buy into Ozma [[SecondLawOfGenderBending instantly being fine with the change]] after living as [[RaisedAsTheOppositeGender Tip]] her entire life. There was either a period between the second and third book that involved Ozma learning to accept the change or Ozma is [[StepfordSmiler simply pretending to be "Princes Ozma"]] and is [[BeneathTheMask hiding her true self]]. Both ''The Seven Blue Mountains Of Oz'' trilogy and 1985's ''The Mysterious Chronicles of Oz'' portray Ozma as uncomfortable with the change. Others, like the 1986 anime ''Anime/TheWonderfulWizardOfOz'', portray Ozma as an outright TomboyPrincess.

** Many contemporary writers and fans alike don't buy into Ozma [[SecondLawOfGenderBending instantly being fine with the change]] after living as [[RaisedAsTheOppositeGender Tip]] her entire life. There was either a period between the second and third book that involved Ozma learning to accept the change or Ozma is [[StepfordSmiler simply pretending to be "Princes Ozma"]] and is [[BehindTheMask hiding her true self]]. Both ''The Seven Blue Mountains Of Oz'' trilogy and 1985's ''The Mysterious Chronicles of Oz'' portray Ozma as uncomfortable with the change. Others, like the 1986 anime ''Anime/TheWonderfulWizardOfOz'', portray Ozma as an outright TomboyPrincess.

* ''Literature/WarriorCats'':
** The dog that [[spoiler:mawled Brightpaw]] is described as a large black-and-tan dog. Fan-works almost always depict him as a Doberman.
** The ''Manga/WarriorCatsManga'' often features completely OffModel designs that fans dismiss as non-canon. The sole exception is Scourge, or more specifically Scourge's collar as depicted in ''ComicBook/WarriorCatsTheRiseOfScourge''. It's [[PurpleIsPowerful purple]] in the manga. Thus, his collar is usually purple in fan-works.
** Many fan-artists depict clan leaders as having star-shaped marks on their head, similar to Tailchaser from ''Tailchaser's Song''.
** Kinkfur is described as having permanently messy fur. Many fans assume that is due to a rex coat.
** It's commonplace in the fandom to depict cats with [[FlowerInHerHair leaves and flowers]] behind one of their ears. Medicine cats, especially Spottedleaf, are in particular prone to this.
** Dovewing's eyes are green but they [[EyeColourChange turn]] [[OccultBlueEyes blue]] when she's using her enhanced hearing. In the text her eyes were originally blue, however [[UnreliableIllustrator artwork]] kept depicting her with ''green'' eyes. Eventually her eye colour was officially {{retcon}}ned to green, but many fans didn't understand the mismatch between the text and illustrations.
** It's not uncommon to see cats being exciplitly depicted as certain cat breeds, even when it's highly unrealistic. Popular examples include Norwegian forest cat Graystripe, Abyssinian Firestar, Persian Yellowfang, and Russian Blue Bluestar.
** Redtail is occasionally depicted as a trans tom due to his tortoiseshell fur.
** There's the concept of "traditional names". These are the unspoken rules of [[AnimalNamingConventions what names can be used]] for Clan cats. In a case of FirstInstallmentWins, the names from the first arc are used as the basis for the rules. Amongst the rules are that kits can only be named after their appearances and suffixes must relate to the character's appearance or accomplishments.
** Snowkit survived and he is either [[HesJustHiding hiding somewhere]] or he became Snowtuft.

** Glinda's name is "Glinda Arduenna". She refers to herself as "Galinda of the Arduenna Clan", but she doesn't clearly have a surname. ''Literature/SonOfAWitch'' canonized the [[Theatre/{{Wicked}} musical's]] surname: Glinda Upland (which is her father's surname).

** Lurline is a god-like fairy queen in canon but fanon has taken her to outright be a goddess that the residents of Oz worship. This has been used in several derivative works such as ''Literature/{{Wicked}}''.
** Ozma canonically has "ruddy blonde" hair but fanon (and many adaptations) portray her with wavy brown hair. This issue is due to many [[UnreliableIllustrator official illustrations]] portraying her with brown hair. Her age is [[VagueAge ambiguous in canon]] but she is usually seen as looking like a girl between ten and fourteen.
** Many contemporary writers and fans alike don't buy into Ozma [[SecondLawOfGenderBending instantly being fine with the change]] after living as [[RaisedAsTheOppositeGender Tip]] her entire life. Both 1985's ''The Mysterious Chronicles Of Oz'' and ''The Seven Blue Mountains Of Oz'' trilogy portray Ozma as uncomfortable with the change. Others, like the 1986 anime ''Anime/TheWonderfulWizardOfOz'', portray Ozma as a TomboyPrincess.

** Ozma canonically has "ruddy blonde" hair but fanon (and many adaptations) portray her with wavy brown hair. This issue is due to many official illustrations portraying her with brown hair. Her age is [[VagueAge ambiguous in canon]] but she is usually seen as looking like a girl between ten and fourteen.

** It's not uncommon to see cats being exciplitly depicted as certain cat breeds, even when it's highly unrealistic. Popular examples include Norwegian forest cat Graystripe and Abyssinian Firestar.

** It's commonplace in the fandom to depict cats with [[FlowerInHerHair leaves and flowers]] behind one of their ears. Medicinecats, especially Spottedleaf, are in particular prone to this.

** It's commonplace in the fandom to depict cats with [[FlowerInHerHair leaves and flowers]] behind one of their ears. Medicinecats, especially Spottedleaf, are especially prone to this.

** It's commonplace in the fandom to depict cats with [[FlowerInHerHair leaves and flowers]] behind one of their ears. Spottedleaf is a common example.

** The "[[{{animesque}} manga]]" often features completely {{Off Model}} designs that fans dismiss as non-canon. The sole exception is Scourge, or more specifically Scourge's collar. It's [[PurpleIsPowerful purple]] in the manga. Thus, his collar is usually purple in fan-works.
** Many fan-artists depict clan leaders as having star-shaped marks on their head, similar to Tailchaser from ''Literature/TailchasersSong''.

** Many contemporary writers and fans alike don't buy into Ozma [[SecondLawOfGenderBending instantly being fine with the change]] after living as [[RaisedAsTheOppositeGender Tip]] her entire life. 1985's ''Literature/TheMysteriousChroniclesOfOz'' and ''Literature/TheSevenBlueMountainsOfOz'' trilogy both portray Ozma as uncomfortable with the change. Others, like the 1986 anime ''Anime/TheWonderfulWizardOfOz'', portray Ozma as a TomboyPrincess.

** Kinkfur is described as having permanently messy fur. Fans assume that is due to a rex coat.

** The dog that [[spoiler:mawled Brightpaw]] is described as a large black-and-tan dog. Fanworks almost always depict him as a Doberman.
** The "[[{{animesque}} manga]]" often features completely {{Off Model}} designs that fans dismiss as non-canon. The sole exception is Scourge, or more specifically his collar. It's [[PurpleIsPowerful purple]] in the manga. Thus, his collar is usually purple in fanworks.
** Many fan-artists depict clan leaders as having star-shaped marks on their head similar to Tailchaser from ''Literature/TailchasersSong''.

** It was common fanon when discussing other pantheons that the Aztec Gods had all faded due to the total conquest of the Americas, particularly Mexico, by the Spanish. However this was Jossed with Apollo specifically mentioning the Aztec Sun God as still being around.

** The "[[{{animesque}} manga]]" often features completely {{Off Model}} designs that fans dismiss as non-canon. The sole exception is Scourge, or more specifically his collar. It's [[PurpleIsPowerful purple]] in the manga. Thus, his collar is usually purple in fanworks (and when it's not fans often get angry at the artist).

** The idea that Katniss is a woman of color - and thus, the controversy when casting the white Jennifer Lawrence - results from the book mentioning that she had olive skin. What fans forgot is that many groups of white people also have olive skin, and failed to notice that some of the international covers showed she was white. This fanon became so persistent that some fanart straight-up depicted Katniss as a black woman, with skin much darker than "olive". In the films, Katniss is a white woman with olive skin, and since we never see a color photo of her father, it's still possible she's still mixed-race.

* Similar to the example with Katniss above, fans cried foul when the Dornish were introduced in ''Series/GameOfThrones'', since the book supposedly described them as being black. Except the book did not describe them as being black. It described people from the Summer Isles, which is ''near'' Dorne, as being black. Dornish actually come in three flavors: Rocky Dornishmen, who are pale-skinned and fair- or red-haired, Sandy Dornishmen, who appear Mediterranean, and Salty Dornishmen, who look Arabic. The words "olive-skinned" were used to describe Sandy Dornishmen, and some fans interpreted this to mean "black, like a black olive", because olives are otherwise green and no one is green-skinned. Apparently the term "olive-skinned" isn't as widely known as it should be, since fans of both this series and ''Literature/TheHungerGames'' decided it meant "black".

** A lot of fans think Artemis has a kid she either hides or doesn't learn about for a long period of time. Artemis may be cool, but she's never been hinted at being a mother to anything but her hunters in spirit.
** Fans believe that Nico has Roman Blood in him, because he was able to find Camp Jupiter without help. It is implied, however, that his dad may have guided him.

* ''Literature/HarryPotter'':
** A number of fics portray Parselmouths as capable of communication with reptiles other than snakes, usually [[RuleOfCool dragons]].
** Since first names were never given for Hermione's parents, many authors (especially Harry/Hermione shippers) call them Dan and Emma, after Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson.

* ''Literature/WarriorCats'': The dog that [[spoiler:mawled Brightpaw]] is described as a large black-and-tan dog. Fanworks almost always depict him as a Doberman.

** The idea that Katniss is a woman of color - and thus, the controversy when casting the white Jennifer Lawrence - results from the book mentioning that she had olive skin. What fans forgot is that many groups of white people also have olive skin, and failed to notice that some of the international covers showed she was white. This meme became so persistent that some fanart straight-up depicted Katniss as a black woman, with skin much darker than "olive". In the films, Katniss is a white woman with olive skin, and since we never see a color photo of her father, it's still possible she's still mixed-race.

* David McDaniel (author of eight books in the Ace Books ''Man from Uncle'' series) introduced lots of fanon in what was, essentially official fanfic. These include (but are most definitely not limited to) the revelation that THRUSH evolved from the remnants of Professor Moriarty's organisation (and is an acronym for "Technological Hierarchy for Removal of Undesirables and the Subjugation of Humanity", that Solo is Waverly's designated successor, that THRUSH actively attempted to recruit Fu Manchu and that UNCLE has "stringer" agents (like "stringer" reporters for news agencies) and (in the unpublished "The Final Affair") that UNCLE and THRUSH are, essentially, subsidiaries of the same secret conglomerate.

* ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'': Marco is gay or bi. Notable because (since the characters themselves take turns narrating) the [[HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday numerous instances of the canon explicitly stating the opposite can be completely disregarded by accounting them to self-denial]]. This neatly allows all the Animorphs to be paired up by putting Marco and Ax together instead of having two odd men out from the established Jake/Cassie and Rachel/Tobias couples. Marco and Ax are also each other's best friends after Jake and Tobias and briefly [[HeterosexualLifePartners live together]] near the end of the series.

* A lot of ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfNarnia'' fandom seems to firmly believe that the Pevensies got married and had kids while they were in Narnia. There is only one segment of the plot involving romance for any of them in the entire series, and it never comes up again. That would be the part of ''The Horse And his Boy'' where Rabadash wants to force a marriage on Susan.

** Fans believe that Nico has Roman Blood in him, because he was able to find Camp Jupiter without help.