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An unconfirmed hypothesis which is commonly believed among the ''BOXBOY!'' community is that this game does not take place after the trilogy, and is instead a prequel to the trilogy's events. This hypothesis is evidenced by many small details prevalent in ''BOXBOY! + BOXGIRL's'' various ending cutscenes, which line up with the beginning of {{BB}}: | An unconfirmed hypothesis which is commonly believed among the ''BOXBOY!'' community is that this game does not take place after the trilogy, and is instead a prequel to the trilogy's events. This hypothesis is evidenced by many small details prevalent in ''BOXBOY! + BOXGIRL's'' various ending cutscenes, which line up with the beginning of {{BB}}: | ||
*In A Tale For One's "bad ending", after [[Qbby (BOXBOY! + BOXGIRL!)|Qbby]] and [[Qucy (BOXBOY! + BOXGIRL!)|Qucy]] fail to stop the black smoke meteor from colliding with the Box Planet, several chunks of debris crash onto the Box Planet. Among this debris is a box covered in black smoke with his eyes shut, who is believed to be Qbby. Shortly after this happens, a box falls from the sky, and lands to the right of the blackened box, as some text saying "To be continued" appears. This scene is very similar to the beginning of BOXBOY!, where Qbby falls from the sky, and lands to the right of a blacked-out box with his eyes shut. | *In A Tale For One's "bad ending", after [[Qbby (BOXBOY! + BOXGIRL!)|Qbby]] and [[Qucy (BOXBOY! + BOXGIRL!)|Qucy]] fail to stop the black smoke meteor from colliding with the Box Planet, several chunks of debris crash onto the Box Planet. Among this debris is a box covered in black smoke with his eyes shut, who is believed to be Qbby. Shortly after this happens, a box falls from the sky, and lands to the right of the blackened box, as some text saying "To be continued" appears. This scene is very similar to the beginning of BOXBOY!, where Qbby falls from the sky, and lands to the right of a blacked-out box with his eyes shut. | ||
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The majority of this article's content is unconfirmed by Nintendo, HAL Laboratory, or any official sources unless otherwise stated. This article exists to catalogue the various theories many BOXBOY! players have come up with and typically agree upon in regard to the game's lore. |
As the BOXBOY! series is a puzzle game, the majority of the game's focus is on solving puzzles. However, there is a minimal storyline present throughout all four games, which can be tied together to make a story. As the story is not the main focus of the games, several aspects of the story are left up to players' interpretation - however, there are some commonly agreed-upon theories regarding the lore of the BOXBOY! series.
Placement of 
The canonical placement of BOXBOY! + BOXGIRL! in the BOXBOY! series is a topic of discussion among the BOXBOY! community. It is not considered an entry in the BOXBOY! trilogy, so it may take place before or after the events of the trilogy. An official trailer for the game released by Nintendo, titled "BOXBOY! + BOXGIRL! - The Story So Far - Nintendo Switch", describes BOXBOY! + BOXGIRL! as "the next chapter in BOXBOY!"[1], which is presumably referring to the trilogy - this appears to be the only true explanation from an official source as to where the game takes place.
An unconfirmed hypothesis which is commonly believed among the BOXBOY! community is that this game does not take place after the trilogy, and is instead a prequel to the trilogy's events. This hypothesis is evidenced by many small details prevalent in BOXBOY! + BOXGIRL's various ending cutscenes, which line up with the beginning of 
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- In A Tale For One's "bad ending", after Qbby and Qucy fail to stop the black smoke meteor from colliding with the Box Planet, several chunks of debris crash onto the Box Planet. Among this debris is a box covered in black smoke with his eyes shut, who is believed to be Qbby. Shortly after this happens, a box falls from the sky, and lands to the right of the blackened box, as some text saying "To be continued" appears. This scene is very similar to the beginning of BOXBOY!, where Qbby falls from the sky, and lands to the right of a blacked-out box with his eyes shut.
