#i mean look if he's running Markiplier TV with Wilford he probably has to like interact with normal ass film/tv industry people sometimes s

[hiding-under-the-willow]

Thinking about how in date he makes himself look like Mark and so the implication is that he can just make himself look human when he needs to

[markiplierloretheories-blog]

The dynamic between Darkiplier and Warfstache

I bring this up because I feel like there is an array of beliefs in regards to the relationship between Dark and Warfstache, some believing Dark is easily the stronger of the two, others believing they’re friends, and many other beliefs, but consider this...

In Markiplier TV ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vq9cv3WRqbA ) there is an important scene at the end with all the egos. Darkiplier is sat at the head of the table all menacingly, glitching and radiating with an evil, dark energy.

But don’t forget, there are two heads of the table, and who is at the other end?

Wilford Motherlovin’ Warfstache ladies and gentlemen.

Even more interestingly, there are two heads of the table, two main egos in the room, but you’ll notice, only one is standing.

WILLFORD.

MARK EVEN REFERENCED THIS HIMSELF.

(Mark made the clear statement on Tumblr,

"There are two heads to that table. And one of them was standing.")

Y’all out here talkin about how interesting Anti vs Dark is but how about Dark vs Warfstache?

ALTHOUGH I’m not sure they’d even fight. They seem to both have a mutual respect for each other (which could be because they used to be William, Damien, and Celine, three close friends who have become these horrifying characters) I MEAN THEY LITERALLY EVEN SAY IT.

DARK LITERALLY SAYS “WILL, I RESPECT YOU. I ALWAYS HAVE.”

Something else interesting to consider is the why of this. Why does Dark respect William? Well, the answer could be one of two things: The part of Dark that is Celine and Damien gave the trait to Dark in this new form (though remember, Dark is Dark, not Celine of Damien. He’s them and the House combined. Someone new, and different), OR Dark had a run in with Wilford one day and they’ve worked together in the past. I feel like it could be a bit of both, but more so that Dark would have to draw this opinion on Wilford for himself, or maybe there is a part of Dark that wouldn’t hurt Wilford because of their past. It’d be hard to say without clearly seeing Warfstache and Dark’s history (NOT Damien, Celine and William’s history in this case.)

I’m also curious about who is stronger. I really am hesitant to say Dark is stronger, or vice versa. Because while Dark has powers he can control, he is also an unstable being that to me looks like he could be split up. Like if I were to ever theorize about the demise of Darkiplier, I’d guess that it would be someone tearing Damien, Celine, and the House out of Y/N’s body (WKM) (I explain this fully in another post

https://markiplierloretheories.tumblr.com/post/176800235455/who-killed-markiplier-explained ) I mean literally just look at Dark, the red and blue of Celine and Damien overlapping but never mixing. He’s a PHYSICALLY unstable being. To explain my thinking, imagine a bowl of marbles. Darkiplier is the bowl of marbles. But if you take the marbles out of the bowl, it wouldn’t be Darkiplier anymore.

They’re both murderous, though Dark’s actions are premeditated while Warfstache is just dealing with situations as they come. And if Dark’s whole act is manipulation, I’m not sure he could manipulate/control someone whose ENTIRE being exists around the fact that he is uncontrolled and random. If it were a fight, I’d guess just based off past actions (Wilford pulling out a gun in the spur of the moment), William would kill Dark first. But even that wouldn’t matter, because it isn’t as though either of them could fully die. I’d say it’s just best they remain friends. I don’t believe they’d interact much regardless with Wilford’s random time/space traveling. Probably just a few run-ins with each other.

These two are gonna kill me, they’re the heart and soul of the channel, just as Dark said himself, just as Mark is the mind behind it all.

[ask-mayor-damien]

Some Thoughts on Wilford ‘Motherloving’ Warfstache

It’s inside him. How did it get there? What does it want? It’s inside all of them. People thought it was Mark fucking with all of us. People thought it was Dark talking to us, hiding in the shadows. But it’s not. It’s something else. And now that it’s escaped... It seems to be spreading.

Still, why does it fight itself? What does it want?

So how about that new video, eh? It’s nice to see that some of my thoughts on the series have been vindicated now, but it also opens a whole new can of worms to examine, poke around with and try to make sense of! Which is fine by me, of course, because I love over analyzing this crap!

So a few things we know. Wilford has ‘powers’ granted to him by the house. These powers include time manipulation, passive time travel, the warping of space and continuity around him, immortality, invulnerability, and making reality ‘glitch.’ These seem to be powers similar to those that Darkiplier has, and now we know that Abe has limited access to these powers as well. The entity inside the house has now left its former confines and is inside of its victims, granting them great power, but at the cost of that person losing themselves.

But with that ending... I was reminded of something. And the implications of it are... Interesting. Just... Don’t get hung up on the minutia. Look at the bigger picture. And the bigger picture is this... We have seen these masks before. Remember that time last January when Mark made a cult? (Haha! Remember to keep spreading that positivity! You all look just like me! This is a fun game! I do it because I care! BECAUSE I CARE. You all took your masks off. Haha, put them back on and SMILE LIKE YOU MEAN IT!) Yeah... That thing... Has returned. And if I am reading the ending of Wilford ‘Motherloving’ Warfstache correctly... It’s spreading... Like a disease haha!

I think I can now honestly say... The thing that took control of Mark’s social media then... It was intentional. It was letting us know that it is here. It isn’t just inside of Warfstache and Darkiplier. It’s inside our Mark too, and may take control at any moment.

I also feel that this idea would explain some of Mark’s more... Mysterious videos. What’s going in?! That wasn’t a spelling mistake. But unfortunately it was in there all along ... And it attacks people to boot! Someone is calling for an SOS. Perhaps it’s Mark himself that needs saving from this... Thing.

However, following this train of thought, something occurs to me. The entity, at least how it manifests in Mark... It doesn’t seem to like Dark or Warfy. Dark and Warf seem to be on the same side opposing Mark, but why? If all three are infected with the house, why are they fighting? What are the entity’s intentions?

I see there being a few possible answers to why they oppose one another... So... I’ma gonna explain some ideas.

Likely Warfstache... Doesn’t actually care that much. He just wants to run from anything that could hurt him and continue this cycle of scandal, infecting others with this thing that has control over him, and doing whatever he wants. He probably likes Dark more than Mark, but he’s perfectly happy and willing to work with either of them, I think. Dark’s probably just more... Understanding... And stab-resistant. But at the very least, with Markiplier TV, Will seems to be... Mostly on Dark’s side.

The things we get from Dark on the other hand have a lot more motive behind them. He wants revenge on Mark, though the nature of that revenge is a bit hazy. He expresses how he wants control over Mark, how, “He promised that he would let me in!” It sounds like Mark and Dark made a deal, but Mark skipped out on it.

Meanwhile Mark... I’m not certain if he even remembers any of what happened. Maybe he’s just a great Actor. Or maybe, just like us... He doesn’t remember. Don’t remember. Maybe he can’t. At the very least, he doesn’t seem to recognize Warfstache (From their interview) or Dark (from A Date with Markiplier).

I have two main ideas on what might be going on. Either the house entity is primarily housed inside of Mark or Warfstache. We both see them acting on behalf of the house entity (at least if this theory holds) with similar methods and end goals. They both try to perpetuate this menacing and perpetual state of false happiness, and get others to follow them through putting on a mask and making them smile. I tend to think that it’s more likely that Warfstache is the chosen vessel for the entity...

This would imply that with how Warfy and Dark relate to one another... Basically, Warf has been infecting others with the entity, making everyone like him, in his image. Since Warf doesn’t want to confront anything that could lead to physical or mental pain, the house has granted him a stricter enforcer in the form of Dark. Dark makes certain that when people join their side, letting the entity inside, that they don’t back out. The grudge then stems from Mark backing out of the deal, not letting the entity in, and running away, taking the benefits but not the costs. The control over Mark in this case is very weak, and can only happen on rare occasions. In this theory, Mark is the sorta good guy, just trying to run from his debts to Warf and Dark.

This other theory is... And interesting one... Basically my thinking is that the house entity may have once been inside of Warf, but he has since broken away from the house’s wishes. The house still prefers Warf as a vessel, hence why it makes everything in his image. However, the entity is primarily housed inside of Mark these days. The entity could come out whenever it wants, but chooses to let Mark live in blissful ignorance, not remembering what he’s done. In this theory, you can summarize the idea by, “Warfstache controls the entity. Mark is controlled by the entity. Darkiplier is in control of the entity.” In this theory, Dark is a splinter off of the entity. Unlike Mark or Warf, Darkiplier understands the entity, and because of his shattered, broken... Splintered existence, became something entirely new and separate from the entity and is able to actually actively control his powers. And if Dark is something entirely new... That changes the nature of his desire for revenge against Mark. Dark was part of the entity, but was forced to break away and become something new. But he wanted to return and still remain being part of the entity. However, the entity refused. Dark is something new, vile, impure, and so was turned away. It promised to let him back in once his task was complete, but it was lying. Therefore Dark took his revenge. By taking its most prized vessel away from him. By recruiting Warfstache to his side. And now he plots his ultimate revenge against the entity. By trying to get control of the entity’s most important piece. Mark.

In this theory, Darkiplier and Warfstache are actually the good guys, while Mark is the one that must be defeated. And funny enough... There is a fair amount of evidence to back this up. There are allusions to the idea that Mark is not what he seems. Dark doesn’t lie to us and seems to genuinely care for our well-being in A Date With Markiplier. And he says that Mark, the real one is Dark. And then there’s the DDLC limerick. “He paid the toll, and gave up his soul, and now he lives in the Dark.” Another reference to Mark being Dark... And all of those poems are from the point of view of different WKM characters. Maybe in fact, Mark as we know him is controlled by this Dark entity. Maybe Mark is calling out for an SOS after all. At the very least, the implication is that Mark is not what he seems. And as I have mentioned before on my other blog, there has never been an official on-screen name given to Darkiplier. We only call him that because he looks scary and like Markiplier. Maybe Mark as we know him is truly the Dark one. For now, I’m considering it a family name. Like evil entity house father, like not very nice undead shambling corpse son.

Also, think about this... If the entity wants to make people in its hosts’ image... Perhaps so many people look like Mark for a reason. Maybe the rest of the egos are victims in this as well. Just... Something to chew on.

[endermagpie]

I just finished the new Warfstache video...

And I’m not going to repeat what everyone else seems to be pointing out, but no ones seems to be talking about how Wilford reacted to seeing both Celine and Damien in the pictures? And I feel like it’s important to note so

Celine

When Wilford sees Celine’s pictures, what he says is “ Oh there’s Celine my heart still beats for her to this day, but if she say me she’d probably carve mine out”

When Wil talks about Celine, he sounds nostalgic, like hes reminiscing over the past, or someone he hasn't seen in a while and misses. This makes sense, seeing as Celine is gone and now just a part of Darkiplier. But its how Wilford Reacts to Damien that really grabbed my attention.

Damien

When Wilford Sees Damien’s pictures however, he says “ I wonder what he’s up to, you seen him? Maybe I should stop by”

First of all, this line strangely enough isn’t in the english captions for the video both the auto-generated and the “official” captions miss this. But Wil does say it, though he seems to be mostly talking to himself, only turning to Abe to ask if hes seen Damien. What stands out is the fact he talks as if he’s seen Damien recently, or at least at some point after WKM. He wonders what “he’s up to” and even asks himself if he should “Stop by”. This implies he knows where to find Damien or how to find him at least.

What does this all mean?

Well, I don’t know for sure, but it seems to imply 2 things

1. Wilford Hasn’t Seen Celine since the events of WKM, and seems to miss her

2. Wilford HAS seen Damien Since then, but doesn’t seem to be very close or in touch with him.

But how? We know that Damien and Celine are no more, and that all that remains of them makes up Darkipler. But who does Dark look like? Damien. My theory is that Will found Dark at some point after the end of WKM when he changed to look like Damien, and naturally assumed that’s who Dark was. Dark either didnt care to correct Will or saw the mistake as an advantage of some kind. either way he never told Will that he was actually the remains of both Celine and Damien (along with some of the House and the D/A thrown in), meaning Will believes That Damien is alive and well, so Celine must be as well, since the two were last seem together. Maybe Dark even feeds him some lie about Celine running off to do her own thing, something that seems likely form what little we know about her. It would explain why later on during Markiplier TV Wilford is so willing to listen and work with Dark, because Wilford looks at Dark and sees Damien.

[easteregg316]

On “Who Killed Markiplier? - The Final Chapter”

(Note: Whenever I write something like this, it means that I will explain in it a later section.)

This...was the hardest one to digest, mainly because it ended the way it did. It also destroyed most of my theories, so don’t be surprised when I contradict my last couple of posts.

First off, WOOOO WE WERE RIGHT ABOUT DARKIPLIER! This is the origin story!

As for the Colonel being Warfstache, the way he acted at the end in terms of you coming back to life leads me to believe that he goes insane, turning him into the Warfstache we know. It also would explain why he’s not hesitant to kill people--he thinks they don’t really die, just like you.

Now, let’s get into the nitty gritty and discuss exactly what happened this episode. I know for a fact that I won’t be 100% accurate, but again, there was a lot of info in this that was hard to make sense of. So here is what I think happened.

The Disappearance of Damien and Selene (Celine?)

At the end of the last episode, we saw Selene come out of the “spooky” room where she and Damien were in when you had gone outside. She looked different, almost as if she had been possessed. However, we don’t see her again (alive), so I’m to assume that she died.

Damien’s disappearance is a little more complicated. I’ll get into that later.

The Groundskeeper mentioned that there was only one way he would go into the Markiplier Manor, after which the house lit up and all that jazz. Assuming that this isn’t the first time something like this has happened, I will go off of what he says: The house is cursed.

The Detective’s Research

That room seemed much more overwhelming than it actually was, and to be honest, the most you can get from that is The Detective, without a doubt, believes that The Colonel is the murderer *rawr*, and that Selene has something to do with it. The constant repetition of “The Colonel” on several papers throughout the room make The Detective seem insanely convinced of this.

When The Colonel goes to find The Detective, you see The Detective himself leaving a room upstairs; the same room that Selene and Damien were in last. This makes me think that The Detective killed Selene.

Mark and the Colonel

From the things that The Detective said, as well as the conversation with Damien and Selene in Limbo, here’s what I got from it:

Mark and Selene were married, and the Colonel had an affair with her and/or took her as his own wife. Because of this, the relationship between Mark and The Colonel was damaged, one reason for The Colonel’s hate towards him.

This leads to the party. The Colonel, who clearly isn’t right in the head, has a tendency to kill people accidentally. I mean, he killed you blindly in his anger. That might’ve been how Mark died. When “Damien” started to talk to him about it, and when the investigation started, he didn’t want anything to do with it. 

The Colonel is the murderer. *INTENSE THUNDER IS INTENSE*

In Limbo

When The Colonel kills you, you enter Limbo, where you see Mark’s dead body and Selene and Damien in some sort of spirit form.

Selene tells you that Mark took everything from her and Damien. Damien then reveals that Mark took his body and was posing as him. This explains why The Mayor seemed so dry after Mark died. So for Damien, “everything” was his body. This suggests that Mark took Damien’s body right after he died.

For Selene, however, I’m not quite sure. Selene’s “everything” could be their marriage. But it can also be her life.

In Episode 3, Selene seems to be awfully bitter towards Damien. This might be because Selene realized that Damien was actually Mark, and therefore wanted nothing to do with him. 

“Damien” insists on staying with Selene when you go out to talk to George. For what reason, we are not told. By the time you return to them, Selene seems to have been possessed, and Damien is nowhere to be found. I believe that Mark (posing as Damien) took over Selene’s body, which is why she appeared darker, more menacing when you saw her.

Then why did Selene never come back out? Well, remember that The Detective was suspicious of Selene. Here’s how I believe it might’ve played out:

-“Damien” and Selene stayed upstairs alone. 

-Mark, for whatever reason, decided to leave Damien’s body and take over Selene’s instead (Damien’s body would then either be dead or simply without a spirit). 

-When The Detective goes into the room where Selene and Damien were, he kills Selene, forcing Selene’s spirit into Limbo, and Mark returns to Damien’s body, leaving Damien’s spirit in Limbo as well.

Mark possessed both Selene and Mark, so their spirits must’ve gone somewhere, right? They went to Limbo, where Mark’s body was. Mark switched places with them, essentially. 

Damien and Selene’s Proposal (Darkiplier Origin)

Damien and Selene want to get revenge. Selene being dead, she can’t return to her own body. Mark using Damien’s body prevents him from leaving as well. But, because “your body, broken as it may be...it’s still out there,” Damien can use you as a vessel to get back at Mark. 

“If you trust us...just let me in*...then we can fix this. Together.”

*Darkiplier reference!

You agree, and Selene, using her arcane powers that got you there in the first place, help you return to real life. 

After the Colonel leaves, you take Damien’s cane, and you take the shape of Damien, red and blue representing Selene and Damien, before going on a mission to kill Mark.

Here are some connections from this origin story to Darkiplier in other videos:

-A Date with Markiplier: “I’ve been waiting patiently. He promised he would let me in again!” “You just need to let me in...it’s as simple as that.”

-Markiplier TV: “Look, Wilford. I appreciate what you’ve done for us, but...how is this supposed to help us take back control?” “Look. Will, I respect you, I always have.”

The Detective’s Voice Message

“*coughs*...Colonel...*coughs*...if you can hear this...you’d better run.”

The Detective’s obviously been beaten up, possibly on the verge of death. If The Detective is warning The Colonel, than the person responsible must be someone that The Colonel wouldn’t think to hurt him. 

The answer is clearly Damien, but which one? 

The real Damien, aka Darkiplier, wouldn’t really have a reason to want to hurt The Detective OR The Colonel, unless Selene wanted to get back at The Detective for killing her. Not likely.

And hey, if you think back to “Markiplier TV”, Darkiplier clearly has a good relationship with Warfstache: “Look. Will, I respect you, I always have.”

However, Mark would probably want to hurt The Detective for being nosy, for getting Selene killed, for even bothering to try to investigate. Mark would DEFINITELY want to hurt The Colonel for killing him, stealing his wife, and getting money from him. More likely.

To Conclude

This was a really fun one to dissect, albeit mind-bending, and I know for a fact that I’m at least 50% wrong. But y’know what, I don’t even mind! I just love taking all the hints that have been given to me and being able to string together a story for it, even if it’s wrong. 

To @markiplier/@whokilledmarkiplier/the entire cast and crew,

Thank you so much for this series. I haven’t had this much fun with theories since...well, ever. And I know you plan on doing a livestream explaining everything, but let me enjoy my genius for a little bit ;-;

And thank you guys for reading my posts on this, it’s really an honor that you like what I think! 

And remember, this isn’t the end. I’ll be right back on as soon as anything comes out.

[reverseblackholeofwords]

Their Amy; His Liebling (pt. 13)

“What do you mean she thinks she’s in love with him?” Mark has had it. This is the last sing solitary straw, and he sinks to his knees. Wilford taps his hand against his leg, fidgeting wildly with his other hand in his hair. He doesn’t know how to handle this: a distressed Markiplier.

He didn’t want to be the one to tell him in the first place, but since Dark hasn’t come back from Voidtopia, Wilford was forced to be the bearer of bad news. “It’s likely some kind of concoction love potion that Yandere whipped up.”

“You guys can do that?” Mark mumbles into his knees.

“No, but it’s the only explanation that I can think of,” Wilford says with a shrug, which is lost on Mark, who hasn’t yet looked up from where he’s rested his head on his knees. “Maybe you should talk to her.”

“She probably hates me. Or better yet, Yandere has hypnotized her to want to murder me on sight. Of course, she also could’ve forgotten me altogether; let’s not leave that little gem out.” Mark is shaking with anger and no way to get it out.

Wilford sees this and makes a suggestion, “Here.” He snaps his fingers and a dummy appears. “Pretend it’s Dark and call me when you’re done.” He steps out of the room to the sound of Mark tearing into the dummy.

Host is waiting just outside, nervously fidgeting with one of the buttons on his jacket. “The Host wants Wilford to explain what has happened. Amy is acting strangely and refuses to talk to the Host, and-and he’s afraid that he’s done something wrong!” Host’s kitten rubs against the Ego’s leg, but the Host doesn’t even acknowledge Fitz. “Wilford needs to tell the Host what he’s done wrong!”

“No, no, Hosty,” Wilford tuts. “Amy isn’t mad at you. She thinks she’s in love with Yandereplier. Apparently, he’s got her convinced that he’s her Senpai, and I’m sure that means that a lot of strange things will be cropping up because of it. But it’s nothing that you did wrong.” Wilford seems proud of himself for comforting the Host so well, but this only opens a new can of the Host’s signature worry.

Host starts chattering about what this could mean and what Yandere could’ve done to make this happen, and just about that time, Mark returns from Dark’s office. “I’m done now.” He’s sweaty and tired, but his eyes are clear.

Wilford nods. “She’s in the den.”

  Mark pokes his head inside the Ego’s living room where the TV is turned on, but the volume is low. Amy sits on the couch, and he swears he can see the remnants of tears in her eyes. “Amy?” He steps into the room where she can see him, and she quickly wipes the sleeve of her shirt over her face. So she was crying, but why? “Can we talk?”

Amy shakes her head. “I don’t want to talk to you.” She pauses a moment. “Where is Yandere?”

Mark feels a stabbing pain in his stomach and bites back his anger. “No, I don’t know where he is. Wilford didn’t tell me.”

Amy goes rigid, and her eyes fall away from him. “Then you should go. He’ll be angry to find you here with me.”

“No,” Mark insists. “I’m not leaving you here.”

“Why not? I don’t love you. I never really have!” Amy gets to her feet, facing him down. “So you might as well leave and never come back!”

Mark shakes his head. “No, I won’t!”

“Fine. I’ll go back to Yandere’s room,” Amy brushes past him, but he grabs her arm. “Let go of me.”

“Not until you tell me why you were crying then.” Mark is pleading with her to speak to him, to wake up and be his Amy.

But she shuts herself down, cuts off all emotions. “Let go of me, Mark.” And he does because he can’t stand having her look at him like that for one more minute. Amy leaves him there, and once she’s gone, the Host and Wilford wander in.

“So, how did it go?” Wilford asks.

“We were shouting, and you two were standing in the doorway the entire time.” He drops onto the couch. “What are we going to do? How could he have possibly convinced her that she’s in love with him? Host?”

Host shakes his head. “The Host is not sure that even he could do that if he wanted to. He has no idea how Yandere managed to do it.”

Dark storms in moments later. “That pathetic punk won’t be bothering anyone anytime soon,” he growls. “I’ve made sure of that…. For my own purposes, of course.” He sinks to his recliner with a sigh. “Now that you have your precious Amy back, I suggest you leave. I’m not in the mood to…”

“She thinks she’s in love with Yandere.” Mark leans his head in his hands with his elbows on his knees. “She won’t even talk to the others.”

Dark makes a face. “Yandereplier doesn’t have the power to do that.” He pauses and then snorts. “She’s lying to you. She thinks Yandere is still loose somewhere in the building, right?” Dark shakes his head and leans back against his chair. “You’ve got to give her credit. He threatened all of you, threatened to tear you all apart if you even got near her. And he can kill Mark, if he has a mind to, so what does she do?”

“She tells us she’s in love with him so we’ll leave her alone…” Mark jumps to his feet and runs out of the room.

Dark rolls his eyes. “Those two are disgusting.”

Wilford laughs. “You’re just jealous.”

The Host smirks. “You got stabbed, didn’t you?”

[artist-in-space]

Markiplier Theory: Markiplier’s Egos are trying to take over through TV- but why?

But Dark isn’t the one who’s the top power. He’s on the other end. He’s just the other guy who’s controlling the meeting.

The other one was standing. Wilford Warfstache. And by visual, that means he’s controlling the team. He’s the one manning the ship. And by technicalities, that means he’s the one fueling the movement of the egos, since in meetings the one who’s standing is the project head. 

Dark wanted to take control, but failed all the time. He literally cracks all the time when he possesses Mark. The real ending with ADWM is that he doesn’t even win. You still get the ‘retry’ option after it because it’s not the ending that you’re supposed to get. He’s still defeated.

Dark reinforces his admiration to Wilford in the video. He says “Look. Will. I respect you. I always had.” He turned to Wilford because he’s not the one who could do it. 

Wilford has always been a seamless character, no problems in confronting Mark head-on. He has been on TV for so many times (though ending in a bad way). Wilford has interviewed Mark, Slenderman, FNAF guys, and all. He has the most power out of all the egos. 

Take note he’s the base character/ego. He’s literally the one on Mark’s profile pic forever. 

Wilford hijacks the game that was initially for Bim Trimmer. He hijacks the Bubbles commercial. He’s the one presenting the idea to everyone. And his idea is amazing. Because TV isn’t only for TV anymore.

You can get TV shows through the internet. TV is the main media- you get news, you get drama, movies, et cetera. And now the egos are targeting that.

This also implies Wilford got every, single possible ego to help him in the endeavor. It might have been lost in Dark’s eyes (he’s not one for entertainment. He doesn’t get it. But he still concedes because it’s Wilford.) There were new egos introduced here.

Now: Everyone’s roles in the TV Industry

Game Show Segments: Bim Trimmer. He was the one who decided the game, and hosts on weird conditions. He had the Disc of Riches, and most probably others too.

Commercials/Advertisements Segments: Ad Mark (probably akin to Scent O’ Iplier advertisement) is seen and heard in the Bubbles segment.  Ed Edgar Adopt-a-Lot, who was supposed to have a “30 second segment, barely getting 5”. He wants the money. 

Movies/Series: Silver Surfer. What’s the most prominent series right now? It’s usually the ones with heroes. He says “he took a break from crime fighting to pursue entertainment”. He’s the one that’s going to star in those series, usually on Netflix. Another one, akin to “House, Grey’s Anatomy, etc”, Dr. Iplier is going to be the star. He says “I came across as a professional and handsome actor.” Let it be known that the ‘hit’ looks for doctors are hot ones- which Dr. Iplier readily knows. However it is to be noted that Septiplier is an actual ego (lol) which might have been a romantic segment for a series.

News: The Jims. Both are Jims- Jim the head newscaster, and the weather reporter. This means that they are literally broadcasting, not only to TV, but on radio and newspaper as well. The other Jim was on the Sun as well. This implies their range of power. Probably has connections all over the world because of their status of being reporters.

Music: Mark Bop. Akin to MTV, this one is targeting the music industry. He’s alive and bringing back the classics, and most probably going to make more. He’s doing revivals, he’s going to dominate.

Reality TV: Possibly the only one that was intended to where the ‘real’ Mark and the team were supposed to show up. They are shown as the ‘actors’ of their ‘roles’- with Mark as Markiplier, Amy as Peebles, Kathryn as Editor, Tyler as Apocalypto_12, and Ethan as Crankgameplays. (This still means that Wilford got them to do this for Markiplier TV.)

--- Also the segments of “Bad Dog” can be compared to those series you’d see on AXN, like Breaking the Magician’s Code. Mark ‘crying’ and the subscriber drop is a close second here, most probably those series with “Living with the...” titles. It is important to note that Kathryn was also there at Wilford in the Disc of Riches, where the whole team was. It might be speculated that the Teamiplier are just actors, and Tyler just acted dead because it’s obvious Wilford didn’t really have bullets when it sounded, and Kathryn was more of the behind-the-scenes type.----

Other possible TV segments: Informational-Probably like Nat Geo, King of the Squirrels might be in this part, however he is shown to be out of the meeting- possibly because it’s a so-so segment. Wilford doesn’t know what to do yet with him, alongside the many other missing egos. Talk Show- maybe more directed to Wilford or Bim Trimmer.

Technical Run Through: Google. He’s the one who keeps them at bay, to let them remember their ‘primary objective’. With his role in the meeting room, it can be assumed that he is the one holding the technical stuff- when the episodes air, how the lighting is, cameras are placed, etc. This also means that whatever is shown on TV will be uploaded on the internet. It will be easily accessible. Alongside him is The Author, now known as The Host. He tells how everything goes in how the things should go. He’s the scriptwriter. He’s the director. He literally is a host to the people watching Television. Without the structure of a show, how does one run? Without the audience’s help, how does a show follow through? Without good mediums, who will like it? That’s his job.

Now, Dark and Wilford are the acting CEOs. They don’t necessarily have the segments, but that mean they are the ones who are going to control the whole operation. Dark’s probably like the ‘president’ and Wilford is the ‘CEO’ of Markiplier TV. (President: Second-in-command. CEO: owner, chief). Usually the CEO who is on screen more than the president, which makes sense in this way.

Now, what do you guys think?

[hiding-under-the-willow]

thoughts on Eric and his place in the markiplier tv office dynamic? also Bingand Google? I love ur rants abt them all!!!

This is the point at which I have to be completely honest with you. I know Eric is deeply beloved by a lot of people, but I really do not have many thoughts on him. His whole thing came out like. Slighty after my exit from the fandom in middle school. So I remember watching his stuff when it came out, but he never got like. Absorbed into the canon in my head. So. Uh. Apologies on that one. Maybe I'll go back and rewatch his stuff at some point and come back with some thoughts.

Google and Bing on the other hand I can absolutely talk about.

So I think I vaguely mentioned their roles at the network in one of my previous posts but I'll elaborate lol. Google is Dark's assistant essentially, he's mostly in charge of finances and tech stuff around the office, but he also has some other responsibilities. I think out of everyone in the office there are two other people who know the exact reason for Dark's whole thing with Mark, who know the extent of his anger and his motivations. These two people would be The Host, bc well, kind of unavoidable, better to have an ally there than to just let it go unspoken, and Google, who knows because he is constantly helping Dark with his different revenge plots. He's constantly on the look out for opportunities for attack on Dark's end, stalking casting lists in different productions for jobs Mark might've taken, scanning forums and socials for mentions of him, hacking into security feeds and police records. He is The information guy for Dark.

Bing on the other hand kind of has no fucking clue about all that shit, cause he's working in PR, which means he's out working more so with the actual people in the studio, and more directly with Wilford. He's the guy behind the scenes making sure all of the deranged idiots he works with aren't doing shit so insane on air that they get the network shut down. Every script runs by him, every ad Ed makes, all of Bim's ideas for segments on his show, every story the Jim's pick up. All of it. That doesn't exactly stop the things the channel is producing from being completely unhinged, but i think Bing is aware of the public perception of the station enough to shape it in a way that won't get them in too much trouble.

See i think Bing was built with more of a understanding of human emotions than Google was. I think Google is more focused on hard data, while Bing was made more so with the application of that data in mind. Like. If you need government records that are probably not so legal to obtain. Google's your guy. If you want to use the data from those records to persuade the public to feel a certain way. Bing is your guy. You want to do some biometric scans of some guy to figure out stuff about his health? Google has that shit handled. You need to break some heavy news found from those scans to said guy. Bing knows how to handle it gracefully. That's the vibe on these two.

The thing is though. It's not that either of them were built to feel human emotions, even if you'd think it looking at Bing. He just happens to have been built with a better ability to understand, and therefore effectively act out said emotions.

This makes Bing really good at his job, because he's basically playing both sides in the office. He has a complex enough understanding of the view of the network by the public, as some kind of satire art project, and he leans into shaping that public image as much as possible, because that creates a stable market of pretentious art nerds and satire comedy enjoyers. He knows if the public were to realize the sincerity and reality of half the shit on the station they would lose their audience and get in a shit ton of trouble. But then he doesn't tell anyone in the office, who thinks they've got a genuine viewership base who understand their art or whatever, what perception the public has of them. He just makes the edits he needs to to their scripts, nudges them away from more dangerous bits, keeps everything under control, and let's both sides believe they've got what they want.

And this is the really interesting part, because I think the longer they spend in the office, the more they deviate from their original objectives to work for Dark and Wilford, the more they evolve. And I think Google does it faster. You'd think Bing, with his deeper understanding of human emotions and better capabilities at replicating them, would be more likely to see a more rapid decay of his more machine like tendencies as he begins to show more humanity. But bc so much of Bing's job at the studio is playing on his intented use of handling data and using it to manipulate people, he takes much longer to start breaking down those barriers. Google on the other hand, as much of his job is data oriented, something about seeing Dark in his most intense moments, of anger, of sorrow, of regret, or satisfaction, wherever his revenge journey leads him, that does something to him. Because he wants to understand the emotions that would lead someone to go to the lengths Dark does so badly. And that leads to a certain jealousy of Bing's understanding of human emotions. Only for him to realize that the jealousy itself is a human emotion. That he should not be able to feel. And things spiral from there. Anyways I think he probably developed a deep emotional attachment to Dark and his revenge journey meanwhile he's trying really hard to keep up the appearance that he is still the data driven machine he's always been.

Bing meanwhile I think is slowly starting to realize some shit is up with Google, and he's realizing there's something wrong with Wilford and Dark, something he doesn't know that he decides he needs to know if he's going to keep the public image of the studio up. I think it'd be really fun to see Google, the mechanical data driven one, attempting to appeal to the humanity and emotion of Bing, who is supposed to be the more human between them, because Bing is getting too carried away with the manipulation involved in his job.