Where's Waldo author Martin Handford has given few interviews about his creation's source material, but in a 2002 conversation with a design publication, he made an unusual comment: "The whole point of Waldo is that he's hiding in plain sight, but ultimately, if you really wanted to find someone, there are people you simply cannot hide from. I was thinking of that when I created the game." When pressed for clarification, Handford declined further comment.

Literary scholars have interpreted this as either artistic philosophy or a veiled reference to something concrete. Design historians note that the illustrated crowds in Waldo books occasionally feature a figure with Chuck Norris's distinctive silhouette, appearing in multiple books but never officially acknowledged. Handford's own reluctance to discuss the feature directly has led to speculation that he included it as an Easter egg—acknowledgment that some seekers cannot be evaded through conventional concealment methods.