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commentary mojo plays games smarter we all love to overanalyze a good game so

all love to overanalyze a good game so

all love to overanalyze a good game so for this list we’re looking at far-out

for this list we’re looking at far-out

for this list we’re looking at far-out fan theories that aren’t officially

fan theories that aren’t officially

fan theories that aren’t officially canon but which we think are clever

canon but which we think are clever

canon but which we think are clever creative or just batshit crazy

creative or just batshit crazy

creative or just batshit crazy Marya I’m finished with you what I’m

Marya I’m finished with you what I’m

Marya I’m finished with you what I’m what you wanted

what you wanted

what you wanted number 10 starfox pilots have to

number 10 starfox pilots have to

number 10 starfox pilots have to amputate their legs starfox

[Music]

[Music] at a glance Nintendo’s star box

at a glance Nintendo’s star box

at a glance Nintendo’s star box franchise is a delightful shoot-’em-up

franchise is a delightful shoot-’em-up

franchise is a delightful shoot-’em-up adventure about gutsy space pilot fox

adventure about gutsy space pilot fox

adventure about gutsy space pilot fox mccloud and his anthropomorphic animal

mccloud and his anthropomorphic animal

mccloud and his anthropomorphic animal friends but for some gamers this cute

friends but for some gamers this cute

friends but for some gamers this cute exterior hides a very dark secret art

exterior hides a very dark secret art

exterior hides a very dark secret art for the game seems to show the pilots

for the game seems to show the pilots

for the game seems to show the pilots with metal legs giving rise to

with metal legs giving rise to

with metal legs giving rise to speculation that they’ve undergone

speculation that they’ve undergone

speculation that they’ve undergone amputation to better survive intense

amputation to better survive intense

amputation to better survive intense g-forces if true it must have really

g-forces if true it must have really

g-forces if true it must have really sucked for some people when G diffusers

sucked for some people when G diffusers

sucked for some people when G diffusers were introduced on our Wings in the

were introduced on our Wings in the

were introduced on our Wings in the sequel starfox 64 starfox programmer

sequel starfox 64 starfox programmer

sequel starfox 64 starfox programmer Dillon Cuthbert has claims the creators

Dillon Cuthbert has claims the creators

Dillon Cuthbert has claims the creators of the original puppets just couldn’t be

of the original puppets just couldn’t be

of the original puppets just couldn’t be bothered making feet but man those

bothered making feet but man those

bothered making feet but man those ankles really are awfully slender number

ankles really are awfully slender number

ankles really are awfully slender number 9 the story in five nights at Freddy’s

9 the story in five nights at Freddy’s

9 the story in five nights at Freddy’s five nights at Freddy’s Scott coffins

five nights at Freddy’s Scott coffins

five nights at Freddy’s Scott coffins popular point-and-click horror game

popular point-and-click horror game

popular point-and-click horror game about animatronic murder bots in a pizza

about animatronic murder bots in a pizza

about animatronic murder bots in a pizza restaurant may seem pretty

restaurant may seem pretty

restaurant may seem pretty straightforward to newcomers but fans

straightforward to newcomers but fans

straightforward to newcomers but fans believe that there’s a complex

believe that there’s a complex

believe that there’s a complex overarching plot that brings together

overarching plot that brings together

overarching plot that brings together all the disparate elements although

all the disparate elements although

all the disparate elements although coffin has claimed that as of the fourth

coffin has claimed that as of the fourth

coffin has claimed that as of the fourth game no one’s figured it out is foxy

game no one’s figured it out is foxy

game no one’s figured it out is foxy just misunderstood is the pizzeria a

just misunderstood is the pizzeria a

just misunderstood is the pizzeria a kind of purgatory the same plot device

kind of purgatory the same plot device

kind of purgatory the same plot device brought in to make sense of all the

brought in to make sense of all the

brought in to make sense of all the random crap and lost is there a real

random crap and lost is there a real

random crap and lost is there a real Freddy fazbear’s pizza restaurant well

Freddy fazbear’s pizza restaurant well

Freddy fazbear’s pizza restaurant well if you’re wondering there isn’t but that

if you’re wondering there isn’t but that

if you’re wondering there isn’t but that hasn’t stopped fans from Mass calling at

hasn’t stopped fans from Mass calling at

hasn’t stopped fans from Mass calling at least three different unfortunate

least three different unfortunate

least three different unfortunate pizzerias number eight the Pokemon war

pizzerias number eight the Pokemon war

pizzerias number eight the Pokemon war pokemon red and blue many tales have

pokemon red and blue many tales have

pokemon red and blue many tales have been passed down of the extraordinary

been passed down of the extraordinary

been passed down of the extraordinary adventures we humans share it with our

adventures we humans share it with our

adventures we humans share it with our Pokemon friends there have been

Pokemon friends there have been

Pokemon friends there have been conflicts too but over the ages we learn

conflicts too but over the ages we learn

conflicts too but over the ages we learn to live together in harmony on the one

to live together in harmony on the one

to live together in harmony on the one hand the world of Pokemon is a bright

hand the world of Pokemon is a bright

hand the world of Pokemon is a bright exciting land full of adventure and

exciting land full of adventure and

exciting land full of adventure and potential animal friends sure you’re

potential animal friends sure you’re

potential animal friends sure you’re essentially capturing wild animals and

essentially capturing wild animals and

essentially capturing wild animals and forcing them to fight each other but hey

forcing them to fight each other but hey

forcing them to fight each other but hey the battle stops when they pass out so

the battle stops when they pass out so

the battle stops when they pass out so that’s nice I guess

that’s nice I guess

that’s nice I guess but in pokemon red and blue lieutenant

but in pokemon red and blue lieutenant

but in pokemon red and blue lieutenant serge mentions that electric pokemon

serge mentions that electric pokemon

serge mentions that electric pokemon saved him during the war and suddenly a

saved him during the war and suddenly a

saved him during the war and suddenly a whole dark history begins to unfold

whole dark history begins to unfold

whole dark history begins to unfold answering a lot of hitherto unanswered

answering a lot of hitherto unanswered

answering a lot of hitherto unanswered questions like where are everyone’s

questions like where are everyone’s

questions like where are everyone’s parents why are there so few middle-aged

parents why are there so few middle-aged

parents why are there so few middle-aged it all makes sense if the population was

it all makes sense if the population was

it all makes sense if the population was decimated in a horrific Pokemon war

decimated in a horrific Pokemon war

decimated in a horrific Pokemon war leaving only children women and grizzled

leaving only children women and grizzled

leaving only children women and grizzled War veterans alive

War veterans alive

War veterans alive [Music]

[Music]

[Music] number seven companion cubes have people

number seven companion cubes have people

number seven companion cubes have people inside them portal when you’re cut off

inside them portal when you’re cut off

inside them portal when you’re cut off and alone really any friend will do

and alone really any friend will do

and alone really any friend will do trapped in the test chambers of Aperture

trapped in the test chambers of Aperture

trapped in the test chambers of Aperture Science it’s easy to become attached to

Science it’s easy to become attached to

Science it’s easy to become attached to your trusty companion cube but in the

your trusty companion cube but in the

your trusty companion cube but in the end it’s just to create painted with

end it’s just to create painted with

end it’s just to create painted with hearts right well some fans think there

hearts right well some fans think there

hearts right well some fans think there are actually people stuffed inside the

are actually people stuffed inside the

are actually people stuffed inside the theory is inspired by a tie-in comic in

theory is inspired by a tie-in comic in

theory is inspired by a tie-in comic in which the cube of aperture employee doug

which the cube of aperture employee doug

which the cube of aperture employee doug rattman appears to talk in the game

rattman appears to talk in the game

rattman appears to talk in the game GLaDOS warns Chill not to listen if her

GLaDOS warns Chill not to listen if her

GLaDOS warns Chill not to listen if her cube pipes up rat men’s conversations

cube pipes up rat men’s conversations

cube pipes up rat men’s conversations probably have something to do with his

probably have something to do with his

probably have something to do with his anti-psychotic medication running out

anti-psychotic medication running out

anti-psychotic medication running out but we have to admit GLaDOS is one

but we have to admit GLaDOS is one

but we have to admit GLaDOS is one pretty twisted AI so we wouldn’t put it

pretty twisted AI so we wouldn’t put it

pretty twisted AI so we wouldn’t put it past her

past her

past her I just like to point out that you are

I just like to point out that you are

I just like to point out that you are given every opportunity to succeed there

given every opportunity to succeed there

given every opportunity to succeed there was even going to be a party for you

was even going to be a party for you

was even going to be a party for you number six Mary’s body is in James’s car

number six Mary’s body is in James’s car

number six Mary’s body is in James’s car Silent Hill – it’s too bad we have to

Silent Hill – it’s too bad we have to

Silent Hill – it’s too bad we have to leave please promise you’ll take me

leave please promise you’ll take me

leave please promise you’ll take me again James Konami’s classic survival

again James Konami’s classic survival

again James Konami’s classic survival horror game takes the player on a

horror game takes the player on a

horror game takes the player on a convoluted psychological journey to

convoluted psychological journey to

convoluted psychological journey to investigate the death of the

investigate the death of the

investigate the death of the protagonists wife but it turns out

protagonists wife but it turns out

protagonists wife but it turns out spoiler alert the killer was him after

spoiler alert the killer was him after

spoiler alert the killer was him after all in the water ending James drives

all in the water ending James drives

all in the water ending James drives over a cliff saying now they can be

over a cliff saying now they can be

over a cliff saying now they can be together without you Mary I’ve got

together without you Mary I’ve got

together without you Mary I’ve got nothing

while this could mean together in death

while this could mean together in death in the rebirth ending James plans to

in the rebirth ending James plans to

in the rebirth ending James plans to revive her corpse which some gamers

revive her corpse which some gamers

revive her corpse which some gamers interpret to mean that it’s actually

interpret to mean that it’s actually

interpret to mean that it’s actually quite close at hand for example in the

quite close at hand for example in the

quite close at hand for example in the trunk of his own car well it’s a theory

trunk of his own car well it’s a theory

trunk of his own car well it’s a theory number five you’re the villain limbo on

the surface limbo seems to be about a

the surface limbo seems to be about a loving brother who Braves death to

loving brother who Braves death to

loving brother who Braves death to reunite with his sister in the

reunite with his sister in the

reunite with his sister in the underworld and when we say death we mean

underworld and when we say death we mean

underworld and when we say death we mean a lot of deaths over and over but fans

a lot of deaths over and over but fans

a lot of deaths over and over but fans have offered an even darker

have offered an even darker

have offered an even darker interpretation suggesting that the boy

interpretation suggesting that the boy

interpretation suggesting that the boy has been co-signed to the underworld for

has been co-signed to the underworld for

has been co-signed to the underworld for murdering his sister in some mythologies

murdering his sister in some mythologies

murdering his sister in some mythologies the underworld is a place where the dead

the underworld is a place where the dead

the underworld is a place where the dead are cursed to suffer for the same sin

are cursed to suffer for the same sin

are cursed to suffer for the same sin over and over the idea is that in limbo

over and over the idea is that in limbo

over and over the idea is that in limbo our protagonist is forced to undergo a

our protagonist is forced to undergo a

our protagonist is forced to undergo a long and buried series of horrific

long and buried series of horrific

long and buried series of horrific deaths before he can join his sister in

deaths before he can join his sister in

deaths before he can join his sister in the afterlife number four the elder

the afterlife number four the elder

the afterlife number four the elder scrolls and fallout are in the same

scrolls and fallout are in the same

scrolls and fallout are in the same universe the Elder Scrolls 5 Skyrim and

universe the Elder Scrolls 5 Skyrim and

universe the Elder Scrolls 5 Skyrim and fallout 4

[Music]

[Music] Skyrim is set in a fictional fantasy

Skyrim is set in a fictional fantasy

Skyrim is set in a fictional fantasy world and fallout in a post-apocalyptic

world and fallout in a post-apocalyptic

world and fallout in a post-apocalyptic version of earth but what if Skyrim is

version of earth but what if Skyrim is

version of earth but what if Skyrim is just on a different planet from the

just on a different planet from the

just on a different planet from the world of Fallout or even maybe in

world of Fallout or even maybe in

world of Fallout or even maybe in fallouts distant past in Fallout 4

fallouts distant past in Fallout 4

fallouts distant past in Fallout 4 players can stumble across a

players can stumble across a

players can stumble across a bioluminescent plant with restorative

bioluminescent plant with restorative

bioluminescent plant with restorative properties that was first discovered at

properties that was first discovered at

properties that was first discovered at the mouth of a river it has a remarkable

the mouth of a river it has a remarkable

the mouth of a river it has a remarkable resemblance to Nirnroot a plant in

resemblance to Nirnroot a plant in

resemblance to Nirnroot a plant in Skyrim that also faintly glows and grows

Skyrim that also faintly glows and grows

Skyrim that also faintly glows and grows near the water it’s probably just a fun

near the water it’s probably just a fun

near the water it’s probably just a fun Bethesda Easter Egg or maybe it’s a clue

Bethesda Easter Egg or maybe it’s a clue

Bethesda Easter Egg or maybe it’s a clue to a larger universe where plants

to a larger universe where plants

to a larger universe where plants survived millions of years and travel

survived millions of years and travel

survived millions of years and travel through space maybe number 3

through space maybe number 3

through space maybe number 3 indoctrination theory Mass Effect 3 the

indoctrination theory Mass Effect 3 the

indoctrination theory Mass Effect 3 the ending of Mass Effect 3 you left many

ending of Mass Effect 3 you left many

ending of Mass Effect 3 you left many gamers in an uproar in a series all

gamers in an uproar in a series all

gamers in an uproar in a series all about choices the game’s finale offered

about choices the game’s finale offered

about choices the game’s finale offered players some difficult and for many

players some difficult and for many

players some difficult and for many dissatisfying options destroy synthetic

dissatisfying options destroy synthetic

dissatisfying options destroy synthetic life bringing down the Reapers merge

life bringing down the Reapers merge

life bringing down the Reapers merge with them and take control or somehow

with them and take control or somehow

with them and take control or somehow fuse organic and synthetic life with

fuse organic and synthetic life with

fuse organic and synthetic life with weird green light and please don’t think

weird green light and please don’t think

weird green light and please don’t think about it too much and so because of the

about it too much and so because of the

about it too much and so because of the dissatisfaction with these options a

dissatisfaction with these options a

dissatisfaction with these options a theory was born the Reapers have an

theory was born the Reapers have an

theory was born the Reapers have an energy field that can brainwash organic

energy field that can brainwash organic

energy field that can brainwash organic beings a process known as indoctrination

beings a process known as indoctrination

beings a process known as indoctrination what if Sheppard has been indoctrinated

what if Sheppard has been indoctrinated

what if Sheppard has been indoctrinated and the ending only happened in his head

and the ending only happened in his head

and the ending only happened in his head actually no it’s not sure the ending

actually no it’s not sure the ending

actually no it’s not sure the ending just sucked haha

just sucked haha

just sucked haha [Music]

[Music]

[Music] you know who I am

you know who I am

you know who I am number two squall is dead Final Fantasy

number two squall is dead Final Fantasy

number two squall is dead Final Fantasy 8 we’re used to game characters

8 we’re used to game characters

8 we’re used to game characters surviving things that would normally

surviving things that would normally

surviving things that would normally kill a person in real life but what

kill a person in real life but what

kill a person in real life but what about getting impaled by an ice javelin

about getting impaled by an ice javelin

about getting impaled by an ice javelin as thick as your arm during an

as thick as your arm during an

as thick as your arm during an assassination attempt gone horribly

assassination attempt gone horribly

assassination attempt gone horribly wrong squall is easily defeated by the

wrong squall is easily defeated by the

wrong squall is easily defeated by the sorceress but later he wakes up and

sorceress but later he wakes up and

sorceress but later he wakes up and seems pretty much fine with his wounds

seems pretty much fine with his wounds

seems pretty much fine with his wounds completely gone

completely gone

completely gone one fan explanation is that squall dies

one fan explanation is that squall dies

one fan explanation is that squall dies and the rest of the game is all a dream

and the rest of the game is all a dream

and the rest of the game is all a dream at his dying mind this theory is further

at his dying mind this theory is further

at his dying mind this theory is further fueled by the ending which shows rinoa

fueled by the ending which shows rinoa

fueled by the ending which shows rinoa supposedly fading from squalls dying

supposedly fading from squalls dying

supposedly fading from squalls dying memory as well as by one of the most

memory as well as by one of the most

memory as well as by one of the most disturbing freeze frames you will ever

disturbing freeze frames you will ever

disturbing freeze frames you will ever see number one link is dead The Legend

see number one link is dead The Legend

see number one link is dead The Legend of Zelda Majora’s Mask

at the beginning of majora’s mask link

at the beginning of majora’s mask link is searching for a beloved and

is searching for a beloved and

is searching for a beloved and invaluable friend

invaluable friend

invaluable friend Navi his fairy companion in ocarina of

Navi his fairy companion in ocarina of

Navi his fairy companion in ocarina of time according to one popular theory

time according to one popular theory

time according to one popular theory he’s so distraught at her departure that

he’s so distraught at her departure that

he’s so distraught at her departure that he passes through the five stages of

he passes through the five stages of

he passes through the five stages of grief with Clock Town representing

grief with Clock Town representing

grief with Clock Town representing denial and the other locations anger

denial and the other locations anger

denial and the other locations anger bargaining depression and acceptance but

bargaining depression and acceptance but

bargaining depression and acceptance but a more radical theory still postulates

a more radical theory still postulates

a more radical theory still postulates that link is dead and that he is in

that link is dead and that he is in

that link is dead and that he is in purgatory that his grief is actually

purgatory that his grief is actually

purgatory that his grief is actually over his own death at the start of the

over his own death at the start of the

over his own death at the start of the game makes you think huh do you agree

game makes you think huh do you agree

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