History Main / FandomEnragingMisconception

** No, Peppermint Patty and Marcie are '''not''' lesbians. What HoYay some people see in the strip is very mild, and contrary to the SubvertedKidsShow jokes some other works have made, it is not {{Canon}}.

** Ra's Al Ghul. According to [[WordOfGod Denny O'Neil]], his name was originally meant to be pronounced 'Raesh'. While the phrase "head of the demon" does indeed translate into "ra's al-ghuul" in real Arabic (suggesting the character's name is NOT supposed to consist of a made-up language), the pronunciation does not contain the sounds "i" or "sh". In ''Film/BatmanBegins'' it's pronounced 'Rahs', which is much closer to the actual pronunciation. Still, pronouncing it in any way other than 'Raesh' will attract much ire from fans. In ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'', Terry is "corrected" by Talia [[spoiler:actually Ra's]] after pronouncing it "Rahs".

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Anastasia}}'' is ''not'' a Disney movie (though there is a red-headed Disney ''character'' named [[WesternAnimation/{{Cinderella}} Anastasia]]). This has died down a bit ever since Disney bought out 20th Century Fox and their assets, [[HilariousInHindsight including]] ''[[HilariousInHindsight Anastasia]]'', which is on Creator/DisneyPlus as of December 2020.

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[[caption-width-right:237:And no, [[IAmNotShazam the Doctor's name]] ''isn't'' "Series/DoctorWho".]]

* ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight''; thanks to the massive success of the anime adaptation of ''LightNovel/FateZero'' causing a NewbieBoom for the franchise, it's not uncommon for anime-only fans to view it as the peak of the franchise. That alone doesn't quite ruffle the feathers of the visual novel fans as much as their tendency to judge the adaptations of the original routes on the basis of "which is the superior ''sequel'' to Zero." For context, ''Zero'' was a prequel light novel meant to offer more lore-building on the previous Holy Grail war, releasing close to 3 years after the visual novel. So fans treating ''Zero'' as if it is the "original" series understandably will test the patience of long-time visual novel readers.

A SubTrope of CommonKnowledge. Compare CowboyBebopAtHisComputer (when media gets the facts wrong), DiscreditedMeme, FandomHeresy, IAmNotShazam, RefrainFromAssuming (when a song title is different from its lyrics), SeriousBusiness, and BrokenBase.

The following may be confused with objective misconceptions about the work, so please make sure your example does not fall under any of them (You can say this is a meta-example of FandomEnragingMisconception on ThisVeryWiki):

The following may be confused with objective misconceptions about the work, so please make sure your example does not fall under any of them:

* ''ComicBook/Cyclops'' fans will be quick to point out that his EyeBeams are not "lasers" or "heat vision", but rather beams of concussive force.

* For ''VisualNovel/YosugaNoSora'', do not say that Sora was pregnant with Haruka's child in the fandisc ''Haruka Na Sora'', not just because of the BrotherSisterIncest, but because it was a rumor that was eventually disproven (for a time, it was treated as fact on the [[TheWikiRule wiki]], but no longer is).

* Saying that ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'' is about StockholmSyndrome is a good way to start an argument with not only fans of the film, but people actually familiar with how Stockholm Syndrome works.

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[[caption-width-right:238:And no, [[IAmNotShazam the Doctor's name]] ''isn't'' "Series/DoctorWho".]]

* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': Claiming that ''RWBY'' is anime or implying that it's a Japanese production. The show does [[{{Animesque}} draw heavy inspiration from anime,]] but it's made by the American Creator/RoosterTeeth, although it ''is'' [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff extremely popular in Japan,]] to the point of having [[Manga/RWBY2015 official]] [[Manga/RWBYOfficialMangaAnthology manga]] [[Manga/RWBYTheOfficialManga adaptations]] and a professional Japanese dub that aired on TV. Even prior to the creation of the Japanese dub, some fans [[SubbingVersusDubbing insisted on watching the "original" Japanese version with English subtitles instead of the English "dub",]] apparently ignorant of the fact that the series was made in English ''first'', and hadn't been officially translated into Japanese yet.

** It's Strong Bad, not Strongbad.[[labelnote:*]]Hence, he and his brothers being referred to collectively as "The Brothers Strong"[[/labelnote]] And he doesn't wear boxing gloves, those are his hands.

** Every edition of the game has had a major revision about halfway through in order to, depending on who you ask, fix balance issues or sell more books. The revision of third edition is officially called 3.5. The revision of second edition ("Player's Options") is frequently called 2.5 and that's no big deal. However, calling the revision of fourth edition ("Essentials") "4.5" is a berserk button among fans of that edition.

** Every army in Codex: Space Marines isn't "pretty much Ultramarines". Depending on who you ask this is either Ultramarines propaganda, or egregious and atrocious canon manipulation by Matt Ward.

* Never, ever say that [[AllAnimationIsDisney a non-Disney work was made by Disney]]. Most works that are assumed to be made by Disney don't even have an artstyle that remotely resembles Disney's. This is only exasperated as most animation fans are all too aware of Disney's virtual monopoly on animation to begin with.

* Unless you are referring to reruns or home video releases: if you were born after 1994 and say that a show you grew up with is from TheNineties, that is a sure-fire way to get fans to yell at you and assure that certain shows such as ''WesternAnimation/TheProudFamily'', ''Series/VeronicaMars'', ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'' and ''Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia'' debuted ''after'' the 90s[[note]]In the case of the four shows mentioned here, they first aired in 2001, 2004 (for the middle two) and 2005, respectively.[[/note]]

* Unless you are referring to reruns or home video releases: if you were born after 1994 and say that a show you grew up with is from TheNineties, that is a sure-fire way to get fans to yell at you and assure that certain shows such as ''WesternAnimation/TheProudFamily'', ''Series/VeronicaMars'', ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'' and ''Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia'' debuted ''after'' the 90s[[note]]In the case of the four shows mentioned here, they first aired in 2001, 2004 (for the middle two) and 2005, respectively.[[/note]].

In every community for every series, there are common mistakes. Someone could [[SpellMyNameWithAnS use the wrong spelling]] of a character's name, or think that [[IAmNotShazam the title referred to the main character]], or insist on [[UrbanLegends spreading a rumor about the plot until everyone believes it]], or [[PublicMediumIgnorance pigeon-holing fans into]] [[AcceptableHobbyTargets negative stereotypes]].

* ''WebAnimation/TerribleWritingAdvice'' discusses some examples in its “Reboot of Reboots” video, in which, after J.P. [[SarcasmMode sarcastically]] tells writers to acquiesce to disingenuous wannabe-film critics on clickbait aggregate websites so as to avoid such criticisms for the reboot, there is a shot of three characters holding up picket signs alleging bad-faith accusations against ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'', ''Literature/{{Dune}}'', and ''Literature/LordOfTheRings'', respectively, all of which can be disproved just by watching or reading the works themselves: that Belle has StockholmSyndrome, that Paul is a white savior, and that LOTR is an allegory for UsefulNotes/WorldWarII.[[note]]That last one isn’t even the most annoying misconception for Tolkien’s works. The sign really ought to have said something like, “Orcs represent people of color!” to be as frustrating and libelous as the other two.[[/note]]

* Unless you are referring to reruns: if you were born after 1994 and say that a show you grew up with is from TheNineties, that is a sure-fire way to get fans to yell at you and assure that certain shows such as ''WesternAnimation/TheProudFamily'', ''Series/VeronicaMars'', ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'' and ''Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia'' debuted ''after'' the 90s[[note]]In the case of the four shows mentioned here, they first aired in 2001, 2004 (for the middle two) and 2005, respectively.[[/note]].

** One aspect of this that's something especially particular to the DC reboot is the case of Superman's identity and which is the 'real' persona. Pre-Crisis, "Superman" was the ''real'' character and "Clark Kent" was a character he played to 'fit in' among humans and get information about ongoing crimes.[[note]]This is DependingOnTheWriter, with some pre-Crisis stories holding that "Superman" and "Clark Kent" are equally fictional, and the "real" persona is Kal-El[[/note]] Post-Crisis, "Superman" is just what he ''does'', while "Clark Kent" is who he ''is''; he's genuinely a mild-mannered EveryMan who happens to be a PhysicalGod and he chooses to use those powers to help people, but "Clark Kent" is very much the identity where he acts as who he is. Generally, Clark-as-the-real-persona adds considerable depth to his character, so most fans and creators prefer this. However, despite this being canon since 1985, some people seem to think of "Clark Kent" as the facade, and it can often get on fans' nerves when it's treated as if the 'real' Superman is the simplistic archetypal superhero he pretends to be.

* For ''Toys/MonsterHigh'', using the wrong pronouns for G3 Frankie is ''not'' a good idea. It's made very clear in both the movie and series that their pronouns are they/them.

* Unless you are referring to reruns: if you were born after 1994 and say that a show you grew up with is from TheNineties, that is a sure-fire way to get fans to yell at you and assure that certain shows such as ''WesternAnimation/TheProudFamily'', ''Series/VeronicaMars'', ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'' and ''Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia'' debuted ''after'' the 90s[[note]]In the case of the two shows mentioned here, they first aired in 2001, 2004 (for the middle two) and 2005, respectively.[[/note]].

* Unless you are referring to reruns: if you were born after 1994 and say that a show you grew up with is from TheNineties, that is a sure-fire way to get fans to yell at you and assure that certain shows such as ''WesternAnimation/TheProudFamily'', ''Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia'', ''Series/VeronicaMars'' and ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'' debuted ''after'' the 90s[[note]]In the case of the two shows mentioned here, they first aired in 2001 and 2004, respectively.[[/note]].

* Unless you are referring to reruns: if you were born after 1994 and say that a show you grew up with is from TheNineties, that is a sure-fire way to get fans to yell at you and assure that certain shows such as ''WesternAnimation/TheProudFamily'', ''Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia'', ''Series/VeronicaMars'', ''Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia'' and ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'' debuted ''after'' the 90s[[note]]In the case of the two shows mentioned here, they first aired in 2001 and 2004, respectively.[[/note]].

* Unless you are referring to reruns: if you were born after 1994 and say that a show you grew up with is from TheNineties, that is a sure-fire way to get fans to yell at you and assure that certain shows such as ''WesternAnimation/TheProudFamily'', ''LiveActionTV/TheOffice'' and ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'' debuted ''after'' the 90s[[note]]In the case of the two shows mentioned here, they first aired in 2001 and 2004, respectively.[[/note]].