10 Crazy Video Game Fan Theories That Predicted The Future
Sometimes the weirdest explanation is the best explanation.
Whenever a video game wants to keep a secret, a huge list of fan theories immediately try to unveil it. They typically range from believable to unhinged machinations of someone with way too much time and not enough common sense.
Some turn out to be true, though.
Yes, sometimes the most accurate fan theories are the ones that sound like the most made-up and nonsensical stuff on the planet. Not only that, their accuracy is so uncannily precise that it almost feels like whoever came up with them predicted the future!
These predictions always sound crazy and like the last thing a game's creators would consider adding, but somehow they became canon when no other fan theory would.
Looking back, it feels almost suspicious how such outrageous ideas turned out so true. If you're wondering if there are any crazy psychics within the gaming community, the following pontifications might just be all the proof you need.
10. Link Is Dead - Legend Of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Majora's Mask is one of the darkest entries in the Legend of Zelda series, but at the time of release, speculation on the true scope of its messed-up tonality was just beginning.
Because of the intro and the recurring theme of death and grief, many of Majora's fans have assumed the title is actually an alternate reality sequel to Ocarina of Time, taking place after Link has died; the whole story essentially a metaphor for Link's spirit coming to terms with his demise.
The theory definitely fit with the themes of the game, but at the same time it felt a little too dark for a child-friendly franchise like the Legend Of Zelda, especially since it would mean the series' protagonist is dead and, what's even more messed up, he died as a child!
Well, when Nintendo finally released Zelda's official timeline, the placement of Majora's Mask proved the "Link Is Dead" theory to a T.
In the wider timeline, Majora's Mask takes place in a spinoff realm where the hero has failed and died, meaning that Link has truly been dead all along and Termina is a bizarre purgatory that his soul is trapped in!
Lovely!