Canon Examples?
7.0BRAINROT SCORECanon The official, story-confirmed facts and events of a fictional work — the baseline reality that fan-invented material like headcanon and fanon exist in relation to, either supporting, filling gaps in, or contradicting it.
Origin:Borrowed from the literary/religious sense of "canon" (an authoritative body of texts), adopted by organized fandom as early as Sherlock Holmes fan communities in the early 20th century and standard fandom vocabulary since.
First Seen:1911
Peak Era:2026 (Fandom Canon Revival)
Aura Impact:+1 Aura (Canon Confirming Your Headcanon) / -1 Aura (Canon Contradicting Your Favorite Theory)
EXAMPLE USAGE
"It's not canon yet, but the writers have hinted at it enough times that fans treat it as basically confirmed."
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