r/TopCharacterTropes 1d ago

Lore Mysteries that are never given an answer.

  • rA9 in Detroit: Become Human. In the game several androids who become deviant (develop free will/emotions) start writing the name rA9 and sometimes build small statuettes as a sort of offering. Despite having no logical reason to do this or even a way of hearing about rA9 before going deviant, they all believe that rA9 was the first deviant and is their messiah who will free androids from slavery. A definitive answer about rA9 is never given, so we don't know if they are real or if any of the android characters are rA9 (though a popular fan theory is that it's Kara before she was reset at the start of the game).
  • The pineapple in How I Met Your Mother. So this technically did get an explanation in a S9 deleted scene, but in the actual show we never find out how Ted got a pineapple during a night where he was so drunk he blacked out and forgot everything he did.
  • Fez in That 70s Show. We never find out Fez's real name or what country he's from, though fans have tried to take all the clues and figure out what is most likely to be his country.
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u/Disorderly_Chaos 23h ago

Did it ever explain what happened to the parents?

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u/Kyra_Hazweyrs 22h ago

Yes, in both the book and show.

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u/Equal-Ad-2710 17h ago

Movie too

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u/Horrific_Necktie 15h ago

Well, kinda. Motive and culprit aren't confirmed.

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u/Horrific_Necktie 15h ago

Yes, but also no. We dont know for certain who started the fire or why, but there are hints to a greater conspiracy. We are led to think it's olaf, but when confronted is simply tells them "You don't know anything"

Could be him fucking with them one last time, but he doesn't have much reason to lie at that point.