![]() ![]() Even if it does or does not exist.Īs an aside, this trope's name could be a "Before & After" puzzle on Wheel of Fortune.Ĭompare Wild Mass Guessing and Gannon Banned. Please do not confuse this trope for an Urban Fantasy edition of The Legend of Zelda. ![]() It's worth noting that the explosion of Internet access has allowed for both rapid debunking and rapid propagation of such digital legends, resulting in people being no better or worse informed about them than before. FWAK stands for " False Wisdom and Knowledge". The most infamous of these is undoubtedly Eggnog's hidden character FWAK for Final Fantasy VI. This can culminate in the creation of a "FWAK", a parody Walkthrough containing intentionally fake "secrets". Occasionally, this will reach the point where the rumors take on a life of their own. For instance, when a cameo appearance of Cut Man in Mega Man 7 led to a rumor that he was in the game as a secret boss, Capcom added him as a secret boss in the Saturn port of 8 (he also appears as a secret boss in Mega Man X 8, probably an in-joke reference to this). Sometimes, the game's creators will include a character or a feature in the sequel because of these rumors. Other sources include mistranslated lines, aspects of the game being Dummied Out, and Missing Secrets. After all, if it's in print, it must be true!. Yet no matter how much evidence is eventually against it, the rumor just won't die.Ī common source of these is April Fool's issues of popular gaming magazines. It's not hard to believe them, since the games often have real secrets and glitches that are so bizarre that they sound made-up (such as the Sailor Moon and Star Wars parodies you can unlock in Silent Hill 3, or the fact that Iggy Koopa's fireballs in Super Mario World will turn into glitchy blobs if you slide into them). PAGES WILL BE DELETED OTHERWISE IF THEY ARE MISSING BASIC MARKUP.Įvery popular game has a rumor around it that elevates into near urban legend, and perhaps due to an oversight or hanging plot thread it seems just plausible. DON'T MAKE PAGES MANUALLY UNLESS A TEMPLATE IS BROKEN, AND REPORT IT THAT IS THE CASE. THIS SHOULD BE WORKING NOW, REPORT ANY ISSUES TO Janna2000, SelfCloak or RRabbit42. ![]() The Trope workshop specific templates can then be removed and it will be regarded as a regular trope page after being moved to the Main namespace.
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