retroactive continuity , retcon (abbreviation)

A part of Scott's early history is filled out with retroactive continuity.

Some of the characters and stories from the novel were either changed or given retroactive continuity.

They also show a high degree of retroactive continuity.

Several pieces of retroactive continuity filled out early Garrick history.

A floating timeline is a subtle form of retroactive continuity.

These parallel universes are a part of Clarke's retroactive continuity.

Alfred's history has been Retroactive continuity several times over the years, creating assorted versions.

Elle has been the subject of Retroactive continuity, in which the character was aged considerably.

There are various motivations for applying retroactive continuity.

In the end, that was the real retcon: the retroactive continuity that justifies success.

In an example of retroactive continuity, Going for the Gold is based on the assumption that the first film has been moved from 1992 to 1984.

This reference was generally understood by fans to be a retroactive continuity for "The Royale".

(A backward change like that is called a retcon, short for "retroactive continuity.")

The scenario uses retroactive continuity.

McTavish was also instrumental in a major but still popular retroactive continuity (retcon) storyline in 1993.

But the episode also provides both foreshadowing and vivid retroactive continuity - recasting Spike's earliest appearances on the show.

The occasional publishing use of retroactive continuity (retcon) often occurs due to this kind of revision or oversight.

The story had shifted to before the events of the original NES trilogy with a few small retroactive continuities.

This group of heroes, which was not a team in 1950s comics, was established through retroactive continuity as having been formed in the 1950s.

Retroactive continuity, or retcon for short, is the alteration of previously established facts in the continuity of a fictional work.

One such tool is retconning, short for "retroactive continuity", which resolves errors in continuity that came about through previously-written conflicting material.

Again through retroactive continuity, it is established that the shield was presented to Rogers by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Later series use retroactive continuity (retcon) to establish that his real form is private and that, even on Mars, his "public" appearance was the familiar version.

Retroactive continuity is similar to, but not the same as, plot inconsistencies introduced accidentally or through lack of concern for continuity; retconning is done deliberately.

At some point, "retroactive continuity" was shortened to "retcon," reportedly by Damian Cugley in 1988 on Usenet.

Whether this was meant as a retcon or an addition to their history is not made clear.

This was largely a retcon placed in the series after the fact.

His healing power, in particular, was introduced as a retcon.

This retcon took place because of the characters' very similar origins.

I wanted to see if this retcon was more than a rationalization.

The same book featured a certain amount of retcon to explain Henry's old shape in the first place.

The writers also created a number of retcon storylines during the 2000s.

In American comic books, this is called a retcon.

He has been depicted as weaker and less tactical after the retcon.

Later, in a confrontation with her father, she threw a 'retcon bomb' at him.

If you could "retcon" or reimagine any song out now, what would it be?

(In a retcon the story becomes far more violent and complicated).

Morrison has expressed criticism of this subsequent retcon in interviews.

A retcon later showed that the marriage never happened and Maya was never born.

This is apparently a retcon on earlier depictions setting the discovery in Egypt.

Much of this information was presented as a retcon to justify changes from previous editions' settings.

A retcon might equally well convert an established history into a secret history.

Due to the retcon, Talia is now a rapist in current continuity.

This would be a retcon, but it remains to be seen whether Jade is really telling the truth.

For example, revealing that a whole season of "Dallas" was a dream was a retcon.

It was a retcon story, written as if she had been a superhero and member of the Justice League for years.

Whether this is a retcon of their earlier origin or there is some other explanation for these beings has not been made clear yet.

In the 2003 retcon, the latest releases of the comic, this is due to her psionic background.

One fan even asked if the show will stick to its cannon or go all Star Trek and retcon in a new reality.

The simple retcon is that Ozma later gave her different instructions, either during an uncharted visit, or through some other magical means.