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That is literally the only example people use, companies throw in references to fans all the time. There is even a precedence in morrowind with an object named after a fan that passed away before the games release.

The predator franchise created an action figure based on the predator in a fan film.

The third X-men film... added a line... in reference to what was essentially a youtube poop prototype! In case you are wonder its "im the juggernaut bitch"

People canonize fan elements all the time. As for the Thalmor and the Greybeards those elements of the plot were created when Michael Kirkbride was working for the company, and they were published and distributed by the company... so of course they are canon.

Did you not read the pocket guide to the empire? I am not saying "everything Micheal Kirkbride ever created is non-canon" I am saying "anything he created after his departure from bethesda cannot be taken as canon."

Even "the many-headed talos" cannot be taken as entirely canon, only the part that was put into the game can be taken as canon. For all you know the part they didnt include they specifically didn't want to be part of the canon!

He is essentially a prolific and popular fan fiction writer right now that as near as I can tell only got one mention... that being the many headed talos.

Because literally nobody has used any other example from any of his post-bethesda stuff! Everyone just keeps repeating "many headed talos, many headed talos" as if no company has ever thrown in a reference to a fan work, or canonized a fanonical element.