Talk:Necrolytes

What does "retcon" mean (from "...according to Blizzard's retcon.")? --Fandyllic

"Retcon"
I used to wonder this myself until I saw it used enough times to figure it out from the context, and eventually looked it up (I think I looked it up on Wikipedia, actually!)

Anyway, it stands for "retroactive continuity." Dictionary.com says this:

"The common situation in fiction where a new story 'reveals' things about events in previous stories, usually leaving the 'facts' the same (thus preserving continuity) while completely changing their interpretation. For example, revealing that a whole season of 'Dallas' was a dream was a retcon."

Likewise, the revelation that the orcs weren't always evil and bloodthirsty was a retcon. --Illidan Rocks 21:01, 27 Oct 2005 (EDT)