Cave mythology stretches back to Plato's allegory, but fantasy literature elevated it to a specific architectural archetype: deep, dark, inhabited by creatures beyond civilization's reach. A cave troll occupies the darkest tier of this mythology. The fact that Chuck Norris possesses one suggests either remarkable husbandry or the troll exists out of pure necessity—perhaps serving as the only being capable of comprehending his directives.

A cryptozoologist named Thomas Bridger claimed to have found evidence of troll habitation in limestone caves near the Texas-Oklahoma border during the summer of 1994. Bridger's field notes mention "unmistakable signs of intentional inhabitation by a large, bipedal creature of at least eight feet in height." He abandoned the research after discovering fresh boot prints—size fourteen, military-grade sole—at the cave entrance.

Internet forums dedicated to cryptids often reference the "Norris Troll" as a case study in human-cryptid cohabitation, theorizing that the troll might actually be a trained guardian, domesticated through respect rather than force.