Fanon and Headcanons
"It's kind of how we pass the time."
This page is about fanon. It will link back to the source material, but do not consider the subject of this page canon.
Common headcanons and assumptions about the characters that members of the fandom share! Feel free to take these headcanons for yourself, or completely ignore them!
Known Sources
Ahkmenrah
"We've run out of time."
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- Enjoying Coffee: A common headcanon is Ahkmenrah's enjoyment of coffee. An early example is the 2010 series "Coffee For Fresh Eyes", but this headcanon solidified in Era 2 after the release of a specific SOTT commercial where Ahkmenrah is seen drinking from a coffee cup while watching a wrestling match.[1] This was carried into Era 3 with the popularity of Any Weather establishing his love of coffee early on, and only escalating as the series continued.
- The Nature of His Murder: While his murder was confirmed in the BOTS original script, specifically being killed in his sleep by Kahmunrah,[2] the exact nature of how it happened is unconfirmed. It is commonly assumed to be related to stabbing, due to a rumor of a line in the SOTT original script stating that he was stabbed 73 times. The nature of his death in canon is up to audience interpretation, however, and headcanons range from illness to poison to natural causes.
Octavius
- Fluency in Latin: Octavius, as an ancient Roman, would be able to speak Latin. While this idea goes back to nearly the beginning, showing up in fics as early as 2009, Coogan himself allegedly considered speaking Latin exclusively for the role.[3]
- Just Some Guy: Octavius is not the Roman emperor Augustus, but is instead just a regular citizen. This fan theory comes from his conflicting history between the LAT and KRA, and has been recorded as early as 2023.[4]
From The Night Guard's Notebook
These headcanons are taken from issues of our newsletter, The Night Guard's Notebook. If you have a headcanon, feel free to send it to the newsletter!
- "Octavius can’t read English. Jed has to read stuff for him, and possibly teaches him how to read English." (Anonymous, Summer 2023)
- "Even though Kahmunrah has always been kinda evil, his relationship with Ahk wasn’t always bad. I like to think that it wasn’t until Ahk started getting older that he started getting really jaded." (thevintageducky, Summer 2023)
- "Larry, at one point, brought an animal shaped squeaky toy for Rexy. It died a violent death in front of everyone. Larry doesn't bring animal shaped toys anymore. Also, Jedediah is asexual." (thescar3cr0w, Spring 2024)
- "Jedediah and Octavius' designs in Kahmunrah Rises Again were definitely due to some kids managing to get their hands on them during the day and just messing around with them." (r-ya-fruity, Spring 2024)
- "So many of the exhibits would love the lost and found. Old sweaters, lost phones, kids’ toys, make-up, jewelry. Of course, Larry would probably have to put a rule in place that lost and found items were off-limits until they were there for at least a month, but as soon as that month was up? It’d basically be a free-for-all." (jules-n-gems, Spring 2024)
- "The museum has "movie" nights once a week where each week an exhibit displays a story for the rest of the museum (Roman diorama performing a play, Teddy reciting a story from his expeditions)." (thescar3cr0w, Summer 2024)
- "Jedediah and Octavius fit Romeo and Juliet in a way, due to how they fought but later on would seemingly die for one another with some moments they had. Also, Jed probably has connected their friendship to the prologue for the story in some way." (r-ya-fruity, Summer 2024)
- "Larry has a stuffed bunny named Snuffles. He talks to the thing like it’s an actual human being, even though Snuffles never talks back. Though, he always seems better when he ends the conversation with him. He’s his best bud and honestly, he doesn’t really go anywhere without him. He mainly places him in his car in fear of what others might think." (Secretly-Larry-Daley, Summer 2024)
- "Ahkmenrah helps Nick study for his homework assignments! Ahk gets to learn about the human world, and Nick learns about the ancient world — everyone wins!" (pineapple-coffee, Autumn 2024)
- "I feel like Ahk is afraid of the dark , as well as enclosed spaces. Since the sarcophagus would be pretty dark, I think he’d get pretty spooked whethe museum ran out of power, or he got trapped in a closet, for example. The feeling of being in the dark would make him feel like there’s no way out again, similar to the sarcophagus before Larry freed him." (toot-uncommons, Autumn 2024)
- "Ahkmenrah hates wearing pants, and besides the occasional sweatpants, refuses to wear them. Instead, when he’s not wearing the clothing he was buried with, he likes to wear dresses and skirts. He’s also really into the fashion history community on YouTube, and taught himself how to sew." (YDraigAur, Winter 2024)
- "Some of the exhibits get special holiday overlays! They make the scenes look all festive and have little stands with facts about traditions these times had during the holidays!" (LemonShark, Winter 2025)
- "The Vikings are allowed to pick one Yule log to burn every year. They look forward to it like kids look forward to opening their gifts." (HungryOnMain, Winter 2025)
- "Augustus thinks Christmas is a sham cos Saturnalia is what he celebrates as a Pagan and Jesus wasn’t even born in December!" (DyingInFandom, Winter 2025)
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