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The broader cultural phenomenon where the line between canon (official content) and fanon (fan-created lore) becomes so blurred in gaming spaces that the two become indistinguishable. It's the process by which a player's headcanon, shared and agreed upon by thousands of others online, eventually seeps into the collective consciousness to the point where it feels more real than the actual game's story. When a new player joins a fandom and is surprised to learn that a beloved character trait or relationship was never actually in the game, but was invented by fans, they are experiencing the effects of fanongaming.
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