retcon

retcon
1. noun /ˈɹɛtˌkɒn/
A situation, in a soap opera or similar serial fiction, in which a new storyline explains or changes a previous event or attaches a new significance to it

Its a little trick called retcon, short for "retroactive continuity," ...

2. verb /ˈɹɛtˌkɒn/
To employ such a device

Retroactive continuity (aka retconning), would reveal that Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch are also Magnetos children, showing that this was a guy who was really committed to his cause


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