Fan theories are a fun way to engage with our favorite games long after we’ve put them down. Some are definitely more believable than others, but even the craziest conspiracies can be an entertaining read.
With help from the awesome Reddit and YouTube gaming communities, we’ve put together a list of some popular video game theories that totally blew our minds.
In Fallout 4, there’s a research facility aboard the Brotherhood of Steel’s airship that houses an “experimental plant” that glows, was recently discovered at the mouth of a river, and has healing properties. It’s strikingly similar to a well-known plant in Skyrim called Nirnroot. On top of that, logs in the research facility about the plant are filed under “NRT,” which could be short for Nirnroot. It’s probably just a Bethesda Easter egg, but some fans think this places Skyrim and Fallout in the same universe.
There was something so endearing about the Weighted Companion Cube. It was more than just an inanimate object — during its brief role in the first Portal, it felt like a friend, which made it all the more tragic when we had to “euthanize” it. But what if there was more to it? One fan theory suggests the cubes are “weighted” because they contain the bodies of dead test subjects. Doug Rattmann’s scribbles inside the walls of Aperture also suggest as much, and of course GLaDOS tells us to ignore the Companion Cube if it ever talks...
One of the most intriguing fan theories is that Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater isn’t a prequel that takes place during the Cold War, but rather a sequel that exists within a virtual reality simulation based on real events. Right from the get-go, Naked Snake mishears the name of his sortie — Virtuous Mission — and instead thinks it’s called “Virtual Mission.” Likewise, anytime you kill Ocelot, Snake is chastised by Roy Campbell, presumably for breaking the simulation with a “time paradox.” Which would make it seem like he’s actually talking to Solid Snake… decades in the future.
Have you ever wondered why there are no dads in the original Pokemon games? There are hardly any adult men at all, actually, besides experienced Pokemon trainers. One of those is Lt. Surge, who tells you that electric Pokemon saved him “during the war.” That line sparked an entire theory about a war that wiped out a generation of adults. There are a lot of variations to the theory but the core concept remains consistent: at one point in history, Pokemon could have been used to wage a deadly war.
In Destiny’s lore, the Guardians are the defenders of good, and the Traveler is a benevolent construct that appeared to protect the last human city. It appeared after an evil force called The Darkness nearly wiped out humanity. Sounds pretty cut and dry, right? But some fans have theorized that the Guardians are the The Darkness.
Some enemies have been heard to shout, "It's the Darkness!" when you engage them. Guardians are called things like Titans, Hunters, and Warlocks, all names with negative connotations, while enemies are referred to as things like Knights and Wizards. And then there’s this from the diary of a Guardian: “The Ghost said to me: You are a dead thing made by a dead power in the shape of the dead. All you will ever do is kill. You do not belong here.” So little is known about Destiny’s overarching story that it could just make sense.
Near the end of Final Fantasy 8's disc one Squall faces off one-on-one with the evil sorceress, Edea. Things don’t end well for him... For all intents and purposes, this dude is dead.
And yet, Squall wakes up at the beginning of the second disc essentially unscathed. Stranger still, none of his fellow adventurers even mention the impaling for the rest of the game. This has led some fans to think that Squall is actually killed at the end of disc one, and the events that follow are his dying dreams.
In Pokemon Red and Blue, your rival has a Rattata on his team that he eventually trains up into a Raticate. He uses it in every battle with you… up until after your battle aboard the S.S. Anne. The next time you face off, it’s in Pokemon Tower, the graveyard for deceased Pokemon, and Gary’s Raticate is no longer a part of his team. In fact, he never uses it again, and based on this popular fan theory, it would seem like your crushing victory on the S.S. Anne played a tragic part.
Skyrim is so huge that its secrets have fueled dozens of fan theories, but none are as crazy and in-depth as the “bug in a jar” conspiracy. Five mysterious jars can be found around Skyrim’s icy open world, each containing a different insect, and rune inscriptions. The translated runes hint at five locations throughout Skyrim which form a pentagram when pinpointed on a map. Several key locations inside that create another pentagram, and in the center of it all? The Shrine of Talos. After that, the conspiracy gets weird, but the bottom line is these bug jars might be the key to the apocalypse.
If you hated the ending of Mass Effect 3, you’ll love the Indoctrination Theory. It basically suggests that the trilogy’s ending takes place in Commander Shepard’s mind, and that he was slowly being indoctrinated by the reapers during the entire trilogy. It’s supported through various quotes from characters like The Leviathan, or The Catalyst, but also denied by those who simply feel like Bioware wrote a weak ending to a beloved series.
It’s no secret that Majora’s Mask is one of the darker games in the Zelda series, but according to some fans, it’s even darker than we thought. One popular theory suggests that Link is so overwhelmed after Navi leaves him that his quest to find her takes him on a literal journey through the five stages of grief. Clock Town represents Denial, where, despite the threatening Moon looming overhead, the townsfolk continue to joyfully plan their upcoming festival. The rest of Link’s adventure through the Swamp, meeting the Gorons and Zoras, and the Valley represent anger, bargaining, depression, and finally, acceptance.
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