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* Creator/DouglasAdams's ''VideoGame/StarshipTitanic'' started out as a passing reference in one of the ''Literature/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy'' books.
* ''VideoGame/TerminatorResistance'': The ''Annihilation Line'' [=DLC=] finally reveals the full context of Reese's first future flashback/dream from the [[Film/TheTerminator original movie,]] including explaining who the [[ActionGirl female soldier]] is [[spoiler: her name is Charlotte Ferro]] and how Reese survived the car crash [[spoiler: Jacob Rivers saved him.]] We even see whats basically the exact scene [[OnceMoreWithClarity from Rivers' perspective.]]

** The discrepancy between the smooth-forehead Klingons in ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' and the RubberForeheadAliens in all subsequent series was acknowledged in ''[[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Deep Space Nine]]'' when the [=DS9=] crew travelled to the past, specifcally to the events of the episode ''[[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS05E06TrialsAndTribbleations The Trouble With Tribbles]].'' Upon seeing the unrecognizeable Klingons of the past, the rest of the crew asked Worf to explain why they look so different, to which Worf said "We do not discuss it with outsiders!" The writers of the prequel series ''[[Series/StarTrekEnterprise Enterprise]]'' decided to explain it as a genetic engineering experiment GoneHorriblyWrong.

** James Kirk's "solution" to the ''Kobyashi Maru'' [[UnwinnableTrainingSimulation no-win test]] was a long standing NoodleIncident in Star Trek lore. Though it was known that Kirk "cheated", this was just the NoodleIncident, and his actual method wasn't known. [[Film/StarTrek2009 The 2009 movie]] shows us a possible explanation for what happened: [[spoiler:Kirk hacks the test so the Klingon ships' shields would fail and he could destroy them easily, and it also shows him being admonished for his defiant behavior, rather than congratulated for thinking outside of the box; however, since the movie is set in an alternate universe, this wasn't a conclusive resolution, as it was possible that things in the Prime universe went differently. Eventually, the expanded universe resolved this for real: Kirk Prime did reprogram the simulator, but not the same way his counterpart did -- he reprogrammed the Klingons' response system to recognize [[FamedInStory the alleged fame Kirk expected himself to have by that point]], causing them to stand down when he identified himself.
** It's established that several years after his visit to Talos IV, Captain Pike gets caught in an accident that bombards him with delta radiation, leaving him horribly scarred and confined to a mechanized wheelchair. In ''Series/StarTrekDiscovery'' (which takes place before the Original Series), Pike encounters a time crystal which shows him the accident in question and its aftermath.
** In the original PilotEpisode, "The Cage", we're introduced to Captain Pike and the crew of the ''Enterprise'' following a disastrous landing at Rigel VII, which cost the lives of three members and badly injured seven. ''Series/StarTrekStrangeNewWorlds'' episode "[[Recap/StarTrekStrangeNewWorldsS2E04AmongTheLotusEaters Among the Lotus Eaters]]" not only dramatizes it, but reexplores the events afterwards.

* ''Literature/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy1'': In the first book, an atomic warhead headed for the Heart of Gold becomes a potted petunia, which thinks "oh no, not again" before plummeting to the ground. Two books later it is revealed that the petunia was Agrajag, who is (per the other wiki) "a piteous creature that is continually reincarnated and subsequently killed, each time unknowingly, by Arthur Dent." Agrajag mentions one death at Stavromula Beta, which Arthur has never been to. Two books after that, it turns out that Arthur is at a night club owned by one Stavro Mueller, it being the second of his nightclubs it is called "Stavro Mueller Beta".

** In ''Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack'' C-3PO complains that the ''Millennium Falcon'''s computer speaks with "a most peculiar dialect". We learn in ''Film/{{Solo}}'' that the computer is, in part, the memories and experiences of Lando's former pilot droid L3.

** ''Film/{{Solo}}'' "explains" the circumstances behind the ''Millennium Falcon'' making the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs, which baffled many since parsecs are a unit of distance and not time.[[note]]The Kessel Route was a 20-parsec smuggling route through a massive cluster of space debris surrounding the planet Kessel; Han traveled through hyperspace to take risky shortcuts through the debris, going through it in under 12 parsecs. Notably, this is a {{Retcon}} from the original script of ''A New Hope'', where it was stated that Han was lying about it to impress Luke and Obi-Wan.[[/note]] It also showcases Han winning the ''Falcon'' "fair and square" from Lando, which turns out to be literal rather than coy. And the moment Han inherited the life debt from Chewie. The only major unseen incident from Han's past that was mentioned in previous films and was not addressed in ''Solo'' is dropping the cargo of Jabba the Hutt at the first sign of trouble from Imperials, though the ending implies Han and Chewie are on their way to work for Jabba.

* ''Film/ABetterTomorrow'' have the protagonist, Mark, talking about how he got his iconic BadassLongcoat since deciding to be a gangster after an incident years ago. The third movie is a prequel, ''A Better Tomorrow: Love and Death in Saigon'', which depicts Mark's days as a hooligan in Saigon, meeting an elite hitwoman-assassin he fell in love with, and getting his longcoat from her as a memento.

Can lead to DoingInTheWizard. When the explanation is much less satisfying than maintaining the mystery would have been, can lead to FanDislikedExplanation.

Can lead to DoingInTheWizard. When the explanation is much less satisfying than maintaining the mystery would have been, can lead to DontExplainTheJoke.

** For several books, the battle of Koom Valley was an ancient battle between dwarves and trolls, the only one where "both sides ambushed each other". In ''Literature/{{Thud}}'', we finally see it being used as a selling point by dwarves and trolls alike to keep the enmity strong. In fact, it was [[spoiler:a peace meeting that went wrong when everyone attacked each other, thinking themselves under attack.]]

** James Kirk's "solution" to the ''Kobyashi Maru'' [[UnwinnableTrainingSimulation no-win test]] was a long standing NoodleIncident in Star Trek lore. Though it was known that Kirk "cheated", this was just the NoodleIncident, and his actual method wasn't known. [[Film/StarTrek2009 The 2009 movie]] shows us what happened: [[spoiler:he hacked the test so the Klingon ships' shields would fail and he could destroy them easily.]] It also shows that he was originally admonished for his defiant behavior, rather than congratulated for thinking outside of the box, although since the movie is set in an alternate universe, it was possible that things in the Prime universe went differently. Eventually resolved for good: Kirk Prime instead reprogrammed the Klingons' response system to recognize [[FamedInStory the alleged fame Kirk expected himself to have by that point]] and stand down when he identified himself.

** Chapter 59 parodies the ClipShow "episode" concept by having the Student Council discover objects from their past adventures and reminiscing...and then they find "the Cubari Facaccimo", which seems to be a spherical, one-eyed creature with humanoid legs. Shirogane doesn't recognize it, but when Fujiwara starts to explain "Last Valentine's Day, Kaguya...", a clearly traumatized Kaguya interrupts and says she doesn't want to remember. Chapter 194, the next time Valentine's Day occurs, has Kaguya explain that she tried to make chocolates using a recipe given to her by the President of the school's Occult Club, which resulted in the chocolate being possessed by spirits and coming to life. The incident was so traumatic that she's sworn to never attempt homemade chocolate ever again, and both she and her NinjaMaid Hayasaka would rather [[LetUsNeverSpeakOfThisAgain forget it ever happened]].

* The ''WesternAnimation/{{Teen Titans|2003}}'' season 1 episode, "Sisters", have Starfire mistaking a fireworks display for a Gordanian invasion. The season 5 OriginsEpisode, "Go!" would reveal the Gordanians to be a hostile alien race who enslaved Tamaranians, and Starfire escaping custody from Gordanian slavers before crashing on Earth is what ultimately leads to the Titans meeting together for the first time.