What I love about what Mark does is that everything is connected. If you find Darkiplier, you see the connections made at the end of Who Killed Markiplier? Obviously. Because this is Mark, as Dark says “Same snake, different skin.” Because Mark(actor Mark) is truly this selfish man who is perpetually stuck in this loop that he may or may not be aware of. And more on that in a bit.
But back to Dark, I always think back to the first time IRL Mark talked about him after a Date with Markiplier. He said he’s a terrible person who really admires Mark and his accomplishments. An old friend. Much like Damien and the Colonel were to Actor Mark. So, on that, it’s really funny to me that the clues Dark leaves for you lead to the bloopers video. Its like he’s boasting about Mark, boasting that he’s better and that Mark is just a fool. Or, maybe because it STARTS with Dark, its just a show that we really are all trapped in this game he made for us. Which isn’t surprising. We’ve waited for this for months and spent the first few days, for most of us, probably thinking about nothing else. We were trapped in that loop trying to find all the endings, all the clues, everything we could find.
But, is Actor Mark aware he’s in a loop? He repeats things he’s done before, and a lot of the events in AHWM are similar to ADWM. Same snake, different skin. Its the same game, but the further we plunge down it, the more complicated it gets. The more muddled the story, the more bizarre the extra endings. And funny enough, a LOT more of them loop back to the beginning this time. Which never truly surprises Mark, he is just accepting of his fate and happy to spend his time basking in his spoils. He’s not aware he’s stuck in this loop, he took the blue pill a long time ago, long before WKM and now he’s just stuck suffering in a purgatory of his own creation.
The thing about all of this is that Dark is actual the sane one here. He may say “perhaps I’m the crazy one” but during that sequence he’s telling you everything you need to know about Mark. Mark is keeping us trapped in his game, he has a firm grip on us and he can’t let us go. We are just as trapped in the game as Dark is and there’s really no turning back so long as we keep watching.
The truth is in the box, and the truth is that we are all trapped in this never-ending loop with this maniac and lovable goof. (And also plot convenience. That’s in the box as well. My favorite trope tbh)
Mind my ugly ass voice, I am not a singer nor claiming to be. But I just fooled around with the dialogue from Damien and I made this “Old friend” Damien song?
Darkiplier was create by 3 people but is his only 2 people
Celine’s powers, gentleness
Damien’s body, charisma, anger, and vengeance
And your life source.
In a way we,the fans made darkiplier who he is today. We are the ones who created him. So we are the ones that gave him the life source he needed.
And remember when mark said that dark is a manipulative and will use you. That’s exactly what dark did. We created him but we aren’t him. After the screen broke the point of view did not follow dark. It stayed there as he left. He used us to create him, he used us to give him control.
Celine and Damien are him. That’s why one moment he is gentle like celene than angry like Damien. They both have hatred for mark. And they both think that wilford/colonel is still a nice guy. (At the end of MTV dark said “I respect you wil, I always have”)
