You might have seen this absolutely bonkers but undeniably brilliant theory that retells Crash Bandicoot's story.
It suggests that Crash is actually a Vietnam War Vet strongly suffering with a harrowing case of PTSD.
As preposterous as it sounds, I can't ever remember playing the game and witnessing even a faint sniff of a storyline so I don't really have much of an argument against it.
"Skittish and paranoid, Crash must do his best to navigate a world that doesn't understand him," the video's narrator says. He struggles with substance abuse, as explained by his "addiction" to Wumpa fruit. Check it out:
Ludicrous right, well it's certainly not the only one, here are some other zany theories for you to strongly contemplate:
Rugrats
90s kid? If so then Rugrats was pretty much a staple of your childhood, but what if it wasn't what you thought it was. This theory first appeared on Creepy Pasta and eventually gathered so much momentum that the show is now tainted with this very creepy pretense.
What if Angelica is actually paranoid schizophrenic and all the other toddlers are just figments of her imagination.
Sound farfetched? Well when you throw in the other characters, it scarily seems to hold water.
Take Chuckie for example: Chuckie's dad is always on edge and worried about him? That's because - according to the fan theory - Chuckie died with his mother in childbirth in 1986. Chas now suffers from chronic anxiety and his condition is always brought out in social situations.
Real dark right.
Well, there's more, Flavorwire wrote that "Tommy was a stillborn; that's why Stu is constantly in the basement making toys for the son who never had a chance to live. The DeVilles had an abortion. Angelica couldn't figure whether it would be a boy or a girl, thus creating the twins."
Hey Arnold!
Hey Arnold! Was exceedingly dark and warped to star with so with regards to this one I'll believe pretty much anything I read.
This theory revolves around Arnold's grandparents, who are in fact, his real parents, and his "football head" is the result of a deformity - "Arnold Chiari syndrome." However, there were multiple episodes where you see photos of his real parents so maybe not.
Scooby Doo
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This isn't as much of a theory as an explanation for the premise of the show. But according to Reddit, "The original Scooby-Doo series is set after a horrible economic depression. Everything is abandoned and falling apart, and all of the villains are people who would normally be respected (professors, museum curators, celebrities) who have fallen into hard times just like everyone else."
Fallout 3
Bethesda are the king of the post-apocalyptic RPG and those who have played the game will notice you constantly pick up radio signals in the wasteland of former Washington D.C..
The function of the radio serves as a means of broadcasting old pop-songs, updating missions, and generally working to build a fuller game world.
Strangely, the device also predicts the future. Occasionally, a series of numbers, which sounds like Morse code will be broadcast through your pip-boy.
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According to the theory, the code predicted the Deepwater Horizon oilrig disaster right down to the day and hour.
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
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This is more of a ghost story more than a myth but it's so bizarre and interesting it felt wrong not to include it.
A 4Chan user famously wrote about receiving a blank cartridge with "Majora's Mask" written on it, and he found a save file named "Ben" upon starting the game. The story then goes that as he played through the game the main character was "followed" by a statue and also a "drowned" file showing up upon restarting the game.
Peculiar? Damn right. Watch it explained properly in this video:
Snow White
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Now this one will really blow (ha) you out of the water, Snow White is actually all about cocaine. The Conspiracy Zone say that Snow White is slang for 'blow' and the dwarfs are said to represent the seven stages of addiction - Happy, Sneezy, Sleepy, Grumpy, Dopey, Bashful and Doc.
Words by Matthew Cooper
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