History AscendedFanon / VideoGames

* ''VideoGame/RivalsOfAether'': In 2022, four characters from the Steam Workshop were added to the official roster of the game. The four characters are [[ThrowDownTheBomblet Mollo]], [[GentleGorilla Hodan]], [[MusicalAssassin Pomme]], and [[GemstoneAssault Olympia]]. Mollo also appears in [[ComicBook/TalesOfAether the comic book]] while Olympia is a plot-relevant NPC in ''VideoGame/DungeonsOfAether''

*** Sheng Long himself has skirted this trope a few times over the years. He was almost included in the video game version of ''VideoGame/StreetFighterTheMovie'' but had to be cut due to time constraints, and the Capcom Fighting Network website published a (tongue in cheek) [[https://web.archive.org/web/20170328181753/http://game.capcom.com/cfn/sfv/column/131583 character profile]] for him, though it was later taken down.

** ''Series/Fallout2024'' canonizes the fan theory that the thumbs up from Vault Boy was in reference to the myth amongst Marines that you can judge if a explosive blast can be outrun by whether it is smaller than your thumb when viewed from a distance.

** ''{{Series/Fallout}}'' canonizes the fan theory that the thumbs up from Vault Boy was in reference to the myth amongst Marines that you can judge if a explosive blast can be outrun by whether it is smaller than your thumb when viewed from a distance.

* Fans of the ''VideoGame/AceCombat'' series had long referred to the games' setting (an [[AlternateUniverse alternate version of Earth]] populated by fictional nations and cultures) as "Strangereal", derived from the teaser trailer for ''VideoGame/AceCombat04ShatteredSkies'' referring to the setting as ''"This strange, real world."'' The nickname didn't become official until it was used for the official marketing campaign for ''VideoGame/AceCombat7SkiesUnknown'', with the creative team promising fans that the game would allow them to "return to Strangereal".

* ''VideoGame/{{Deltarune}}'', the follow up game to ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'' by Creator/TobyFox, includes a particular bit of common fanon in its worldbuilding. The character of Asriel Dreemurr is one of the few characters in ''Undertale'' who doesn't receive any proper closure or a "happy ending" to his character arc, as opposed to practically every other main character in the game. This inspired many fanfics, comics, and entire alternate universe settings dedicated to correcting this perceived oversight and giving Asriel a happy ending as well. Flash forward three years and one of the first things the player learns in ''Deltarune''--an AlternateUniverse featuring the characters from ''Undertale'' in a different setting--is that Asriel is alive and well and happily attending university and due to arrive back home fairly soon. The player then spends the majority of the game with a character known by the SignificantAnagram of "Ralsei", who fills a familiar role to Asriel's in ''Deltarune'''s story, and [[spoiler:looks suspiciously similar to Asriel following TheReveal at the end of Chapter 1]]. He's even called "Azzy" by several characters, a name commonly given to him in fan works.

** When fans realized ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX2'' had a character named Shinra who wondered if [[TheLifestream Pyrflies and the Farplane]] could be harnessed for energy they couldn't help but remember a [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII certain corporation named Shinra which used Mako energy]]. [[note]]''Final Fantasy'' regularly reuses names [[MythologyGag as nods to other games in the series]] [[NonLinearSequel without intentionally implying there's continuity]].[[/note]] The director went with it, but rather than fully follow the fan theory that Spira was the same planet as in ''VII'' he officially declared they're in the same universe and that ''X-2''[='s=] descendants developed space flight and migrated to ''VII''[='s=] world where they put his idea into practice. ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIIRemake'' leaned into this, featuring an image of the corporation's founder who wore the same mask as the ''X-2'' character.

* The Commodore 64 version of ''VideoGame/JetSetWilly 2'' was not only a way better version than the original on the UsefulNotes/ZXSpectrum, it also contained an island which you could visit at a certain time period. The creator of the port said that he added it due to ongoing rumors of the fanbase about its possible existence.

** Some of the new bosses introduced in the ''Deluxe'' remake of ''Return to Dream Land'' take cues from ''VideoGame/KirbyRevengeOfDreamLand'', a fanmade hack intended to make the original game harder, including [[spoiler:a version of Mr. Dooter with ShockAndAwe powers, a boss battle against multiple powerful Doomers at once, and a [[TookALevelInBadass massively buffed]] Magolor Soul fight that gives the background an ominous pink sky, uses new Super Ability attacks, and is fought with the BattleThemeMusic "Crowning of the Supreme King ~ OVERLORD" from ''[[VideoGame/KirbyStarAllies Star Allies]]'' instead of his usual theme, "CROWNED".]]
* The Geofront FanTranslation of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsFromZeroAndTrailsToAzure'' duology is being used as a basis of Creator/NipponIchi's [[LateExportForYou very late]] official English releases of the two games. This is very convenient, as the newest game in the JRPG franchise at that time, ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsIntoReverie'', prominently features their characters, and the ''VideoGame/TrailsSeries'' games are infamous for their {{Doorstopper}} scripts.

* Creator/{{Nintendo}}: The "DS" in UsefulNotes/NintendoDS originally just a secondary codename for the device (the internal codename was "Nitro"), with the initialism [[https://web.archive.org/web/20160117095231/http://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3904/p/606 apparently]] standing for "Developer's System," referencing the ease of programming for the device. However, the press kept insisting it stood for "Dual Screen" or "Double Screen", so Nintendo decided to roll with it and just made DS the final name.

** The theory that [[spoiler:Silver, your rival from ''VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver'']] was related to Giovanni was subtly hinted at in ''[=FireRed=] and [=LeafGreen=]'', and directly revealed in ''Manga/PokemonAdventures''. It finally became canonical through a scene that can be viewed in ''[[VideoGameRemake HeartGold and SoulSilver]]'' [[spoiler:by going back in time with an event Celebi]].

** In the early ''[[Franchise/TheKingOfFighters King of Fighters]]'' games, lots of people shipped [[Characters/{{Athena}} Athena Asamiya]] with Kyo Kusanagi, to the point that it was rumored Athena canonically crushed on him. Later sources, like the ''[='=]98'' and ''2000'' CD dramas as well as the semi-canonical ''KOF: KYO'' franchise, hinted that Athena held [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy a passing fancy for Kyo, but she kept it to herself]] since Kyo [[OfficialCouple already had a girlfriend]] named Yuki ''and'' she was a good friend of Athena too.

* Whether or not it was intended, some fans of ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' believe someone in Banpresto pitched an idea to the staff to compile all their in-house OriginalGeneration characters, HumongousMecha and storylines from previous games into a new sub-series for the franchise, rather than go with formula and pay the licensing fees for ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'', ''Anime/MazingerZ'' and ''Manga/GetterRobo'' for another crossover like the last game. Sure enough, ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsOriginalGeneration'' was the result, expanding into two titles for the UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance, a VideoGameRemake for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation2 (with a follow-up sequel), various manga, two {{animated adaptation}}s, tons of model kits and three {{Gaiden Game}}s spun off of this new sub-series.

** In the early ''[[Franchise/TheKingOfFighters King of Fighters]]'' games, lots of people shipped [[Characters/{{Athena}} Athena Asamiya]] with Kyo Kusanagi, to the point that it was rumored Athena canonically crushed on him. Later sources, like the ''[='=]98'' and ''2000'' CD dramas as well as the semi-canonical ''KOF: KYO'' franchise, hinted that Athena held [[UnrequitedLove a passing fancy for Kyo]], but she kept it to herself since Kyo [[OfficialCouple already had a girlfriend]] named Yuki ''and'' she was a good friend of Athena too.