Time Jannies

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Warning: this entry contains major spoilers for 2020 video game Final Fantasy VII Remake

About

Time Jannies is a nickname given to a Final Fantasy VII Remake timeline-correction phenomenon Whispers of Fate which manifests itself in the form of hooded apparitions. The phenomenon was humorously dubbed "time jannies" by anonymous users on 4chan's /v/ board, with "jannie" meaning a janitor (moderator). In early April 2020, jokes about the plot element gained significant popularity on /v/, with memes often imagining Time Jannies correcting timelines in other fandoms.

Origin

Prior to April 10th, 2020, the 2020 video game Final Fantasy VII Remake, a remake of 1997 video game Final Fantasy VII, leaked. Despite being a remake, the game included significant story changes. One such change is the introduction of Whispers of Fate, hooded appartions that ensure that Destiny plays according to plan.^[1]

Whispers, the so-called arbiters of fate. The creatures appear when someone tries to alter destiny's course. They are connected to all the threads of time and space that shape the planets fate.

On April 4th, 2020, an anonymous 4chan^[2] user posted a 30-second cutscene between characters Hojo and Cloud in which Hojo is about to reveal details that Cloud isn't supposed to know yet and is immediately dragged away by the whispers.

- My, are you a SOLDIER?
- Yeah.
- No, Not quite. Oh, now I recall. My memory was mistaken. My boy, you weren't a soldier… What!? What is this fascinating phenomenon!? What's happening? Where are you taking me!?

In the same thread, an anonymous user referred^[3] to Whispers as "time jannies" (post shown below), with more users picking up the nickname.^[4]^[5]^[6]

View Same Google ImgOps SauceNAO 1586039635398.webm, 3MİB, 854x472 Anonymous Sat 04 Apr 2020 20:57:07 No.502111278 Report Quoted By. >>502111518 >>502113468 >>502113653 >>502113691 >>502114558 >>502114672 >>502115372 >>502119185 >>502125131 >>502126916 Anonymous Sat 04 Apr 2020 21:19:09 No.502113691 Quoted By. >>502122857 Report THE GHOSTS ARE TAKING ME AWAY HELP Anonymous Sat 04 Apr 2020 20:57:15 No.502111292 I'm so disappointed but I'm still buying the game. Hopefully the nex. >>502111278 CLEAN IT UP TIME JANNIES Report

Spread

Starting on the April 5th, 2020, referring to Whispers of Fate as "time jannies" became a trend on /v/. Starting on the same day, multiple memes poking fun at the plot element were created on the board (examples shown below).

Anonymous 04/05/20(Sun)07:54:22 No.286595371 >Cloud can't sleep >Goes outside of town to kill some monsters >He sees some shadowy figures speeding towards him Place your bets, he is about to be assaulted by: >Changebad Ghosts >Time Ghosts >Nomura Ghosts >Editor Ghosts >MYSTERY N----- >Time Jannies >They Do It For Free Spirits >Final Jannies >Divergence Deleters >But You Must Boogeymen >Quicksave Spirits >Time "Plot twists? More like I'm p-----!" Ghosts >Savescum Spooks >Authority Apparitions >Canon Cocos >Fixing Fantasmas >Reparation Apparitions >Righting Wraiths >Timecop Ghosts >"Don't change anything" Demons >"Back to what it was" Banshees >Reversion Revenants >Retcon Revenants >Strict Script Spooks

On the same day, images of ghosts, particularly from Scooby-Doo started being associated with the meme on the board.^[8]^[9]

View Same Google ImgOps SauceNAO Time Janis.gif, 957KİB, 500x375 Anonymous Sun 05 Apr 2020 22:22:10 No.502265031 Report If there's something strange in your timeline, Who you gonna call? Time Jannies!!! If there's something weird and it don't look good, Who you gonna call? Time Jannies!!! I ain't afraid of no meteor I ain't afraid of no meteor If you're seeing things running through your Remake Who can you call- Time Jannies!! A white haired man walking towards you. Who can you call- Time Jannies!!!

As of April 9th, 2020, over 1770 posts containing the phrase "time jannies" were created on /v/,^[7] with multiple memes and fanart having been posted.