History Main / MythologyGag

See RemakeCameo for when the Mythology Gag involves actors from the original production. Compare to: ContinuityNod, DiscontinuityNod, RecurringElement, IWantYouToMeetAnOldFriendOfMine, ActorAllusion, ContinuityCameo, AscendedMeme, and ShoutOut. Contrast DevelopmentGag, which references things that ''would'' have been part of the work but were left out halfway through production, and EarlyBirdCameo.

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A '''Mythology Gag''' is a sort of Meta-ContinuityNod, wherein a reference to some facet of a show's mythology or past production history (which is not actually considered {{Canon}} in the context of the show) is made. This trope is usually taken largely as a bit of gratuitous humor, since if the program you're watching is "real" then the characters shouldn't be thinking in terms of ''any'' continuity, alternate or otherwise. (Sometimes this will be hilariously [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] by the characters, who wonder how they could possibly know such a thing. Also, the CelebrityParadox might come into play.)

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** ''MythologyGag/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''

A Mythology Gag is a sort of Meta-ContinuityNod, wherein a reference to some facet of a show's mythology or past production history (which is not actually considered {{Canon}} in the context of the show) is made. This trope is usually taken largely as a bit of gratuitous humor, since if the program you're watching is "real" then the characters shouldn't be thinking in terms of ''any'' continuity, alternate or otherwise. (Sometimes this will be hilariously [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] by the characters, who wonder how they could possibly know such a thing. Also, the CelebrityParadox might come into play.)

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** ''MythologyGag/MobileSuitGundamAGE''

** ''[[MythologyGag/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword]]''