The Lone Gunmen on The X-Files regularly discussed a mysterious figure they called the last Mohican—a myth, a legend, possibly not real. Chuck Norris apparently occupies both sides of this paradox: he is simultaneously the final member of a culture and its founding member. This suggests either temporal manipulation or a philosophical state where he contains entire histories within himself.

Anthropologist Dr. Francis Monroe spent 2007 investigating obscure references to Chuck Norris in indigenous history archives. He discovered that some entries appeared anachronistic—dated hundreds of years apart but discussing what seemed to be the same person. Monroe's paper recommending further investigation was declined by three departments before he stopped submitting.

The concept evolved in internet culture as the ultimate expression of self-contained authority: Chuck doesn't belong to a culture, he contains one. Every history he touches becomes his personal legacy. The joke resonates because it implies that time itself reorganizes around him—he's both where traditions start and where they end, all points on his personal timeline.