#hooray for dorky overanalyzation

[elite-guard-hardygal]

Alternate Dimensions: Important to the Markiplier Canon?

Has anyone else ever noticed that in every video that has @markiplier meet Wilford Warfstache, Mark dies, usually by Warfstache's hand? Let's track this, shall we?

(YES, there is a typo, and it is way too late for me to care) Case 1: The Fall of Slender Man. In Warfstache's debut, his interview with the infamous Slenderman eventually turns to Markiplier, who Warfstache apparently interviewed beforehand. According to Warfstache, Mark got hit by a bus soon after the interview, claiming, "You don't need to look both ways when you got swag."

Case 2: Warfstache Interviews Markiplier. Years later, famous YouTuber Markiplier is brought in to guest star in Warfstache's talk show in an effort to boost ratings. Towards the end of the interview, Mark gets impatient with the nonsensical nature of the show, and Warfstache scolds him by stabbing him repeatedly in the stomach until he dies.

Case 3: Who Killed Markiplier. In this murder mystery addition to the Markiplier canon, there is a lot of bad blood between Markiplier and the Colonel, the man who would go on to become Wilford Warfstache. So when Mark is murdered during a poker night held at his mansion, that makes the Colonel suspect No.1.

(screenshot source) Now, there is the whole wondering of why this is - why DOES Mark keep on dying around Warfstache? - and maybe I'll theorize on that later. Right now, though, I'll ask this: if all of this is canon to the Markiplier universe, how is it Mark is still alive?

Now, it's possible that this may be a hold over from the fact that, in Who Killed Markiplier, Mark practiced the dark arts in order to able to return his soul from the 'upside-down' back to his body (something confirmed by Mark in his I EXPLAIN EVERYTHING stream, which I personally haven't seen, but I've seen summaries of it). But if that is the case, then why on earth does Mark keep on interacting with Warfstache as though nothing bad might happen again?

(screenshot source) My theory? Alternate dimensions, alternate Marks.

Now, I didn't completely pull this out of nowhere. I mean, Mark has explained that the trippy walking-through-the-house scene in the final chapter of Who Killed Markiplier acted as a small window into another world. But Mark HAS MADE minor references to other dimensions before this. Specifically, in his February 2017 Charity Livestream while he and the team went over A Date with Markiplier.

Timestamp 3:34:08 When talking about what it took to get the shot of Chica in the bathroom mirror for the True Ending, Mark jokes that there might be a ghost in the bathroom, before following that up with "obviously there's a portal to another dimension," referencing the trippy clocks-and-swirls world we see Wilford Warfstache in. It's an offhand comment, but worth noting.

Timestamp 3:58:18 While talking about the creation of Darkiplier, Mark states that Dark is an entirely different person from Mark himself, that Dark doesn't obey the laws of physics, and that Dark exists in "another world entirely," bleeding into "this one."

Timestamp 4:01:04 Mark states that a lot of the inspiration for Darkiplier comes from G-Man from Half-Life. Quote, "...this weird, inter-dimensional person that seems human, but is obviously not." Mark then goes on to emphasize not obeying the laws of physics.

So, alternate dimensions clearly exist in the Markiplier canon. Does this mean that with alternate dimensions comes alternate versions of certain people? Now, I may just be getting the concept of 'alternate dimensions' and 'alternate universes' mixed up, but the two are pretty easy to interchange, especially since both are more specific ways of saying 'another world.'

Think about it. Mark has stated that Darkiplier is from "another world entirely." Dark does not belong in this world. Mark emphasizes that both Warfstache and Darkiplier don't follow the laws of physics. Is this because they BOTH don't belong in this world? Heck, is the mansion in Who Killed Markiplier a weak point in the universe, offering doorways to other worlds?! (That last part was not a part of my original theory - the possibility JUST hit me).

And if alternate worlds are a thing, that might explain why Mark is clueless whenever he's faced with Warfstache - he's a different Mark every time.

If alternate worlds are a thing, that might explain why we sometimes see Mark take on entirely different personalities in situations where he's supposed to be playing himself  - those are different versions of Mark.

If alternate worlds are a thing, that might explain why Darkiplier talks to us as though he knows us in A Date With Markiplier even though that was the first time we had ever met him - Darkiplier knew the ALTERNATE version of us, the version he bodyjacked in Who Killed Markiplier.

If alternate worlds are a thing, that might explain why the Chef is an angry restaurant cook who is totally ready to kill Mark in ADWM, while also being an angry (but largely harmless) employee of Mark's in WKM - those are two different versions of the Chef.

Heck, if alternate worlds are a thing, that might explain all the different endings in A Date With Markiplier - they all took place, just in different universes!

(screenshot source) Oh, man... I've exhausted myself thinking of this. TL;DR - alternate dimensions = alternate versions of Mark.

[dleihseht-blog]

Chy overanalyzes a ship.

WWE’s Konnor and Viktor are cute as shit together. Hints of their obvious relationship were dropped during an episode of WWE Game Night.

Side note: If I’m the only individual on the human planet who ships these two, I’m perfectly fine with that. I call it Konvikt, and this video is full of touching moments that PROVE the love is real.

The way Konnor wraps his hands over Viktor’s shoulders and then leaves one there for quite a while

Konnor encouraging his partner & calling him “Vik” and “Vickie” (I hear the latter too, although it could just be him saying “Vik.” REGARDLESS cute nicknames are a shipping yes)

Konnor sees Viktor beating up the walls of the locker room and decides to do the same

I mean they don’t need to be standing that close to each other when the opponents’ round starts, yet there they are, touching elbows ‘n shit

The adorable way Konnor peers over at Viktor to agree with him on everything

Typically they only smile when the other one is smiling

Same goes with laughing. They’re the brooding emo kids; how often do you catch them chuckling?

Viktor not-so-subtly tapping Konnor’s chest at the end of their opponents’ round

ONE DOES NOT SIMPLY MISS THE CUTE, CONFIDENT LITTLE GRIN VIKTOR FLASHES AT KONNOR BEFORE THEIR ROUND BEGINS

Konnor’s willing to look like an absolute dork-a-doofus for the sake of his partner 

Konnor knows a lot about Viktor, including how much he admires Batman. 

He doesn’t even have to give clues for Viktor to guess the right movie; Konnor knows he’ll get it right just by saying, “YOUR FAVORITE!”

And the way Konnor gets hella excited when Viktor wins it for them

THEY DANCE LIKE ABSOLUTE DORK-A-DOOFUSES TOGETHER WHEN THEY WIN

At the very end the Usos are shoving them a little and Konnor yells “GET OFF US!” “Us” as in “get off me and gOD HELP YOU GET OFF MY MAN-”

(remember this is all in fun and it’s just part of my fanfic-writer, trash-shipper behavior.)

[elite-guard-hardygal]

Just finished watching Tangled The Series, episode Queen for a Day. And all I can say is…

Where on EARTH is this series going?

I mean, I knew it could handle some pretty heavy stuff (for want of a lighter term) for such a bright show. I mean, for all its silly Disney moments, there are still moments that have stood out to me…

- Eugene apologizing to Rapunzel for springing the marriage question on her and agreeing to give their relationship some time to grow before getting to that point

- Rapunzel being visibly frightened when going back to the tower (though I have to say, Eugene’s line about having rules against dying in the same place twice made me laugh way harder than it should have)

- A good chunk of Eugene and Lance being big brothers to the silent striker girls

- And pretty much the entirety of Queen for a Day

I honestly didn’t quite expect the emotions and themes that this show has had to offer. Even if it’s based on a movie that had an incredibly manipulative abusive mother-daughter relationship, a man nearly hanged, the same man stabbed to death, and old woman dissolving into dust after becoming freakily decrepit.

So… Yeah, I don’t know where this show is going. Can’t wait to find out though! See you when I’ve finished the next… Ah, four episodes.