HEAD·CANON /HED-KANƏN/
Here's a few of my favorite headcanons
Smash Bros
Pixar
Super Mario Bros.
Code name: James Bond
Calvin and Hobbes
And this post on how Loki won The Avengers.
- Used by followers of various media of entertainment, such as television shows, movies, books, etc. to note a particular belief which has not been used in the universe of whatever program or story they follow, but seems to make sense to that particular individual, and as such is adopted as a sort of personal canon. Headcanon may be upgraded to canon if it is incorporated into the program or storys universe.
- An idea, belief, or aspect of a story that is not mentioned in the media itself, but is accepted by either the reader themselves or the fandom in general. If it is confirmed by the author of the story, it becomes canon.
Here's a few of my favorite headcanons
Smash Bros
Pixar
At the end of Wall-E, the humans have returned to Earth and are eager to embrace their responsibility as stewards of the planet and forsaking their comfortable pasts. Were led to believe that everything works out, and a series of beautifully rendered paintings describe the new golden age of humanity.
This is a lie, an electronic hallucination shared by WallE and Eve as they sit beneath the worlds first new tree. The truth is that the returned humans quickly died out. Despite their enthusiasm, the humans lack the knowledge let alone the muscle mass to build an agrarian society. (Case in point, the film ends with the captain shouting that hes going to grow a pizza plant.)
This leaves a spaceship full of robots and an empty planet on the brink of rebirth. They are alone on a lonely world. They were designed to serve, and their masters are all dead. On the brink of computerized madness, these already unhinged robots begin a desperate search for meaning, finding it in the human history stored on the ships computer.
Pouring over the data logs, the robots begin to fill their emptiness with reminders of human culture. Lacking advanced tools, the robots begin with early history, looking to make rough-hewn ersatz versions of the human world. Because the large, bulbous-bodied humans are the only beings theyve ever known, the robots model their own likenesses after the vehicles the humans once drove mistaking them for a more perfect version of Homo sapiens, as Ford Prefect did. The combination of Wall-Es piecemeal utility and EVEs slick technology along with a cargo-cult mentality is Lightning McQueen, and Mater.
Being purpose-built creations, the robots take well to their new forms. They begin to build companions and new bodies for themselves based on the vehicles that their former masters had created. Other robots, led by the mechanical perfectionist MOE, go into the wilds of the Earth, cleaning the remaining pollution and even carving monuments to their new car bodies into the very landscape.
The robots continue long after the demise/complete repurposing of the original settlers until they have unintentionally recreated all of human history without humanity. Their roots lost to the ravages of time, the Cars the new denizens of Earth now walk alone through a maddened monument to beings long forgotten.
Super Mario Bros.
Have you ever considered the politics of the Super Mario Bros. universe? Think about it. Bowser is constantly kidnapping Peach and the world seems to only be inhabited by hostile creatures that seem to want nothing but the death of the protagonist. In fact, outside of the Toadstools, his brother Luigi, and Yoshi (more on that later), everyone seems to hate Mario. There is a reason for that. Instead of the portly plummer being the helpful hero of the people, he is actually leading in the suppression of the coalition rebel forces lead by Bowser to end Peachs oppressive rule. Consider the fact that Bowsers castle is always in an incredibly harsh environment, yet Peachs is in a lush field. Mario has killed millions of Koopas and various other enemies and for what? To restore a leader who spends her time baking cakes, going on extravagant tropical vacations, playing tennis, golf, or various other sports, and go-karting. Bowsers not trying to hurt anyone. He just wants his people to have their share.
Code name: James Bond
Lets take a look at James Bond. In one film hes a clown, in one film hes a cold-hearted killer. In one film hes sleeping with every girl he sees and in another hes getting married (!). Heck, the current Bond is a blonde. So how does one rectify the different personalities, physical features, and other variances from Bond to Bond? Oh and lets not forget to ask how the man hasnt been aging over the last 50 years. The solution? Codename Jame Bond.
This is a highly divisive fan theory that James Bond is actually a code name passed down from actor to actor, resulting in 007 having been a number of different people. While there are some problems with this concept, it does make the films a bit more interesting. For example, this would explain why Lazenby-Bond was only in the single film as well as why Connery-Bond returned to the role after Lazenby-Bonds single film: during the course of the film Bond falls in love and eventually gets married, only for his wife to be murdered in the closing moments of the film. Lazenby-Bond is so distraught by this turn of events that he needs a break for the service and they are forced to reactivate Connery-Bond for the next film. This also explains how M continues to age while Bond stays around the same age. Dalton-Bond went rogue and was kicked out. Brosnan-Bond was abandoned by the government. Its crazy, but it sort of makes sense in a weird offbeat way.
Calvin and Hobbes
Calvin had long since grown out of his need to the imaginary tiger Hobbes. Having graduated from high school and college but unable to find employment, Calvin eventually took a job working with an auto company. Though the job affords him the opportunity to travel across the country, he still finds it unfulfilling and eventually develops a bad case of insomnia. He goes to his doctor to get medication for his aliment, but the doctor refuses and suggests he go to a support group to see what real suffering is like. He does, but instead of gaining the perspective the doctor wanted, tricks them into thinking himself a fellow victim and gain the groups sympathy. The emotional release is enough to cure his insomnia and he becomes addicted to support groups. After a flight home from a business trip, Calvin returns home to find his apartment has been destroyed by an explosion. He decides to calls a soap salesman whom he befriended on the flight named Tyler Durden.
And this post on how Loki won The Avengers.