Discontinuity Nod: Difference between revisions

 

See also [[Take That, Scrappy!]]

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* ''[[Digimon Tamers]]'': The second of the movies, ''Runaway Digimon Express'', was made without the input of the head writers. A Drama CD (''Message in a Packet'') released later depicts the Tamers a year after the events of the anime, ''without'' their partners, effectively [[Retcon|RetConning]] the movie out of existence. However, in a remarkably respectful nod, [[Broken Bird|Ruki]] is heard humming ''Promise of the Setting Sun'', her song from the movie.

 

* ''[[Spider-Man (Comic Book)|Spider-Man]]'' fans hate [[The Clone Saga]], and [[Spider-Man: The Animated Series|Spider-Man really, ''really'' hates clones]].

** An issue of ''[[The Avengers (Comic Book)|The Avengers: The Initiative]]'' revealed the J. Jonah Jameson also really hates clones.

== Film ==

* The unused ending of ''[[Rambo|First Blood]]'' is shown in the fourth ''[[Rambo]]'' film in a nightmare Rambo has.

 

== Literature ==

* In ''[[Night Watch|Final Watch]]'', Anton meets Yegor, the boy from the first novel, who mentions a dream he had, which is, basically, the plot for the ''Night Watch'' film, which diverges from the novels. Specifically, the part about Yegor being Anton's son.

* A ''[[Doctor Who]]'' [[Virgin New Adventures]] novel referenced the charity special "[[Doctor Who/Recap/30th AS Dimensions in Time|Dimensions in Time]]"... as being [[All Just a Dream]].

 

* ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'' has several of these.

** A couple of episodes parodied Carter's infamous "reproductive organs" speech from the pilot. ('''Carter:''' "God that's horrible! Who would ''ever say that? "'')

* In ''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]'', when Sam and Dean meet the prophet Chuck, he initially thinks he's a god, and that he caused it all, rather than just writing it down. He apologizes for all the pain and suffering, as well as "that racist truck."

** Doubles as [[Continuity Nod]] as well. In the final episode of Season 5, it's revealed that Chuck really *IS* God, when he finishes writing the last book, smiles knowingly, and vanishes.

 

== Professional Wrestling ==

** [[CM Punk]] also took a shot at Katie Vick angle:

*** [[CM Punk]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rM3_kfGK_II#t=2m35s "Katie Vick.] And if you don't get it, that's fine, just [[YouTube]] it, it'll drive you to drink and then you can come see me...AND I WILL SAVE YOU!"

* [[Rey Mysterio, Jr.]] winning the 2006 Royal Rumble was dubbed by the WWE as the first time that someone won the Royal Rumble as the #2 entry. This was a reference to the widely hated 1999 Royal Rumble where [[Vince McMahon]] [[Shocking Swerve|won the Royal Rumble as the #2 entry]].

 

== Tabletop Games ==

** Similarly, there was [[Villain Sue|Samuel Haight]], who ended up with the powers of a werewolf, a vampire, ''and'' a mage. When he died, his soul was instantly whisked away to be [[And I Must Scream|turned into a Deathlord's ashtray]]. In a novel detailing the endgame for ''[[Mage: The Ascension]]'', a mage manages to gaze into the Umbra, and sees a powerful ghost extinguishing his cigar on a screaming ashtray.

** White Wolf is pretty notorious for this; they practically breed long-simmering writer resentments. Later ''[[Exalted]]'' books have grown less and less subtle about the contempt the current crop of writers holds for the earlier writers in the line.

 

== Video Games ==

'''Sam:''' [[Take That|*with emphasis*]] Yes Max. Yes they are. }}

** In episode 202, Sam finds on Easter Island among various missing items and people, "a fully playable beta of ''Sam and Max: Freelance Police!!''"

* In ''[[Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater]]'', the character Ivan Raidenovich Raikov was put into the game specifically to make fun of [[Replacement Scrappy|a character]] from the previous game. At one point, Naked Snake must disguise himself as Raikov. With his uniform and mask on, his commander tells him he looks so much like Raikov that 'you're starting to irritate me already.' Upset, Snake responds, "But [[Bishonen|this look]] should [[Estrogen Brigade Bait|make me more popular]]!"

** Earlier still, the [[Updated Rerelease]] of ''[[Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty]]'' contained a bunch of bonus non-canon stories, called the Snake Tales. Most of them are fairly serious in tone, but Snake Tale E, "External Gazer", is an insane parody of the original game, particularly towards the climax. At the absolute apex of the plot, Solidus attempts to stop Snake by releasing "the seal" on a unit known as "Them": "Their presence alone has the ability to [[Jump the Shark|destroy a world]]", he warns. "They are [[Creator Breakdown|children of darkness]] on whom is focused the [[The Scrappy|combined hate of the entire universe]]". "They", of course, are [[Replacement Scrappy|Raiden]] and [[Romantic Plot Tumor|Rose]]. Snake then experiences an extended [[Mind Screw]] sequence, leaving him in a bizarre dream world in which he is convinced he's Raiden. Every single element of the "dream", from Rose calling Jack up in the middle of a bloody war in order to [[Stop Helping Me!|complain about her love handles]], to Rose's electrical equipment being [[Gainax Ending|possessed by lines of the Japanese syllabary and telling the couple how to clean toilets]], make fun of most of the plot elements in ''[[Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty]]''.

** ''[[Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker]]'' acts as a direct sequel to ''[[Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater]]: Snake Eater'', treating the events of ''Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops'', the previous PSP game in the series and another ''Snake Eater'' sequel itself, as if it never happened. The only real acknowledgment of ''Portable Ops'' is the following throwaway line said by Kazuhira Miller.

{{quote|'''Kaz''': Finally, we can leave all that crap in San Hieronymo behind...}}

** After ''[[Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater]]'' established Big Boss' characterization as a [[Fallen Hero]], ''[[Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots]]'' had Solid Snake lamenting the fact that Big Boss is suddenly being revered by the public as a legendary hero (after information on his earlier missions was [[Continuity Nod|recently declassified]]) despite the clearly antagonistic role he had in the original MSX games.

* Model A in ''[[Mega Man ZX]] Advent'' turns out not to be a biometal based on [[The Scrappy|Axl]] but {{spoiler|on the big bad, Albert}}. [[Hatedom|Some fans]] consider the scene which reveals this to be a giant [[Take That]] at Axl and his creators (regardless, Model A ''is'' clearly based on Axl visually and gameplay-wise).

* ''[[Dawn of War]] 2'' has several veterans of the campaigns from the original game and its expansions. The campaigns on Tartarus and Kronus are remembered as great victories for the [[Blood Ravens]] [[Space Marine]] chapter. Kaurava was "a mistake, and it shouldn't be mentioned ever again" in the words of Cyrus, the Scout Marine Sergeant {{spoiler|and one of the few survivors of that campaign}}. Guess which one of the three was in the outsourced, disliked addon.<ref>A: ''Soulstorm''</ref>

** Also, Kaurava is mentioned as having seriously depleted the chapter's manpower, which is why they're so desperate to hold on to the Aurelia subsector, which is one of their few recruitment pools. {{spoiler|And that campaign ends up being Cyrus' reason to turn to Chaos if he ends up as the traitor in ''Chaos Rising''.}}

** In ''[[Mortal Kombat 9]]'', [[Evil Sorceror|Shang]] [[Shape Shifter|Tsung]]'s first fatality has him transform into a [[Monster Clown]] and [[Boom! Headshot!|blast the top of his opponent's head off with a gun]]. The fatality trainer mentions that Tsung "picked up a few tricks from previous opponents". Aside from the [[Captain Ersatz|changed model]] (and the [[Bloodier and Gorier|lack of censorship]]), this fatality is the exact same as one of [[The Joker]]'s in ''[[Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe]]'', which takes place outside of series continuity.

* The GBA port of the original ''[[Final Fight]]'', titled ''Final Fight One'', features the ''[[Street Fighter Alpha]]'' renditions of Cody and Guy as playable characters. The storyline for both characters have them reliving the events of ''Final Fight'' in a dream. (At least, they think it's just a dream.) When Alpha!Cody confronts Rolento, he claims that he is unable to remember actually fighting him, since he [[Took a Shortcut]] after defeating Edi E. and went straight to the Bayside stage. This is a reference to the earlier SNES port of the game, which removed the entire Industrial Area stage, and by proxy Rolento, due to limited cartridge space.

* In the 2011 version of ''[[You Don't Know Jack]]'', one question poses the hypothetical scenario of Paul Reubens hosting a game show based on the game. Cookie imagines such a thing would be a surefire hit.

* A Brotherhood of Steel Paladin in ''[[Fallout 3]]'' mentions how a Brotherhood chapter in Chicago went rogue and, "You don't want to know." This is the only time that ''Fallout Tactics'', now considered [[Broad Strokes]] canon is mentioned in the main series.

 

== Web Comics ==

* Jacob's necromantic golem in ''[[Dominic Deegan]]'' was unnamed early on, but received the fan name "Patches"... a name he ultimately rejected on his [[Heel Face Turn]] on the grounds that it sounded like a name for a dog. (He's now called "Quilt".)

* The "Second Eaton" story arc in ''[[Shortpacked]]'' was utterly loathed by the readers for a multitude of reasons, and was not referenced for years... until [http://shortpacked.com/comic/book-11/03-vote-chopperface/citizen-dinobot/ recently]: "Hey, everyone agreed to '''never''' mention that '''"Second Eaton"''' crap '''ever again'''."

 

== Web Original ==

* In November 2010, [[The Nostalgia Chick]] released a video in which her supporting cast was giving each other lessons on the various recurring themes of the show. When Brian (the recurring character whose shtick involves dark humor about sexual predators) mentions the much-hated 'rap about rape' (a video skit that received a [[Dude, Not Funny]] reaction from many people, and was taken down shortly afterward), Nella punches him and shouts "Rule Number One of Team Nchick! We do not talk about the rape rap!" Interestingly enough, before this, Brian was practically apologizing for it.

* ''[[Homestar Runner]]'' has made a few jokes over the years about [http://www.hrwiki.org/wiki/Rejected_Characters rejected characters] like Homeschool Winner (a tall, skinny Homestar Runner look-alike). In the 2010 holiday cartoon "A Decemberween Mackrel", a bunch of these rejected characters show up in silhouette form in a line at Bubs' Concession Stand.

 

== Western Animation ==

 

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