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Who is the mysterious figure in Entry #39?

The Operator
42%
 42%  [ 88 ]
ToTheArk
29%
 29%  [ 62 ]
Alex
4%
 4%  [ 9 ]
Jessica
8%
 8%  [ 17 ]
Other
14%
 14%  [ 31 ]

Total Votes : 207

 
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lostbrane
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Doesn't rule out but still...it's meant to look like him but it's not. I mean when have you seen the Operator bent over like that? Also, even if he would bend like that I would expect to see a much greater bend/seemingly more distance between the window and the figure. J's car isn't too tall and with Slendy being the tallest of the tall and with how close the figure was to the car idk to me it makes it seem unlikely.

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solnushka
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SLENDY DOES NOT WALK LIKE THAT D':
it can't be him. i'd be much too sad :C
plus slendy has NEVER really stalked Jay P:
I'm surprised no one has brought up the car that passed Rolling Eyes

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Raj39
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For those of you who are still having trouble imagining that it's the Operator looking into Jay's car, how 'bout we review the time-line of events from the end of Season 1 to now just to see if we can find any patterns.

1) Alex's birthday rolls around and Slendy pays him a surprise visit.

2) Alex sends tape to Jay with a message to help him with no further explanation.

3) Jay meets Alex at the return address. Alex explains nothing and tells Jay to wait on a phone call.

4) When Alex finally calls his friend he tells him to meet up in the park where the Operator's birthplace is supposedly. (Entry 3Cool

5) Tall skinny bald guy in a suit with no visible face wanders into the park where the Operator's birthplace is, and looks into Jay's car as if checking to make sure that he's there. As if Jay was expected.

6) Next morning, Alex leads Jay to Operator's birthplace. We have no idea what happens next.

Is it still hard to believe? Does anything about this series of events make Jessica, Tim, or Skully more likely candidates?

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BillywithaK
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definitely Jessica. The way it moves is far too human, too short to be Slendy, plus no static or obvious distortion, and you can see long hair.

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det slanke mannen
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Raj39 wrote:

4) When Alex finally calls his friend he tells him to meet up in the park where the Operator's birthplace is supposedly. (Entry 3Cool

5) Tall skinny bald guy in a suit with no visible face wanders into the park where the Operator's birthplace is, and looks into Jay's car as if checking to make sure that he's there. As if Jay was expected.

6) Next morning, Alex leads Jay to Operator's birthplace. We have no idea what happens next.

Is it still hard to believe? Does anything about this series of events make Jessica, Tim, or Skully more likely candidates?


Why can't it be Alex then, checking to make sure Jay is there so he can lure him into a trap? The way Alex has been acting in the last couple entries has made it obvious that something is up there.
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Megarain
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Can it be Slaneesh?

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Raj39
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det slanke mannen wrote:
Raj39 wrote:

4) When Alex finally calls his friend he tells him to meet up in the park where the Operator's birthplace is supposedly. (Entry 3Cool

5) Tall skinny bald guy in a suit with no visible face wanders into the park where the Operator's birthplace is, and looks into Jay's car as if checking to make sure that he's there. As if Jay was expected.

6) Next morning, Alex leads Jay to Operator's birthplace. We have no idea what happens next.

Is it still hard to believe? Does anything about this series of events make Jessica, Tim, or Skully more likely candidates?


Why can't it be Alex then, checking to make sure Jay is there so he can lure him into a trap? The way Alex has been acting in the last couple entries has made it obvious that something is up there.


Maybe, that is, if he didn't look just like the Operator! How come so many are refusing to believe that it's him? There's nothing about its behavior that's significantly inconsistent with everything else we've seen of him.
It's all just being contrarian for the sake of being contrarian.

And here's an idea...what if the two are conspiring with each other? Or what if Jay finds himself tied up to an altar next entry?

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Raj39 wrote:
For those of you who are still having trouble imagining that it's the Operator looking into Jay's car, how 'bout we review the time-line of events from the end of Season 1 to now just to see if we can find any patterns.

1) Alex's birthday rolls around and Slendy pays him a surprise visit.

2) Alex sends tape to Jay with a message to help him with no further explanation.

3) Jay meets Alex at the return address. Alex explains nothing and tells Jay to wait on a phone call.



These are unbiased facts. I will agree to these.

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4) When Alex finally calls his friend he tells him to meet up in the park where the Operator's birthplace is supposedly. (Entry 38 )


The explanation in Entry 38 gives some history into the Operator and his earlier interactions in that region, however, it does not give enough information to confirm an origin story of the Operator. Still, the main focus of this point is that Alex tells him to meet him at the park with associations with the Operator. Which is correct.

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5) Tall skinny bald guy in a suit with no visible face wanders into the park where the Operator's birthplace is, and looks into Jay's car as if checking to make sure that he's there. As if Jay was expected.


This point is extremely biased.

A better phrasing would be "A dark figure wanders into the park's parking lot where Alex told Jay to meet him, and looks into Jay's car where Jay is sleeping." Any more is unsupported supposition of identity or intent.

Now to provides an argument to counter your suppositions. They are nothing new to this thread, just compiled into this one post.

The lack of a visible face is due to poor resolution of the camera, and the possibility of the figure's right hand pulling the tassels of a sweatshirt to leave a minimal opening of the hood can help to explain the lack of a visible face. This is more apparent in the cleaned up version.

The shadow cast when the figure exits to the right as well as the cleaned up footage support the alternate theory that the figure is wearing a hood. If one focuses on the figures left arm, it appears to have an elastic wrist common to some hooded sweatshirts further supporting this theory.

More damning evidence is the figure's height. Comparing the mysterious figure's height with that of Jay earlier in the Entry, it appears they are of similar height. Additionally, the Operator has been shown to be about a foot taller than a normal human in earlier videos. I can post pictures if so desired to support both of these points.

While not always present, there is usually a visual distortion, tear, or an audio distortion when the Operator is present. Thus the lack of such disturbances provides support for it not being the Operator. Note that this is different from a denying fact. It could still be the Operator, but due to the lack of distortions it makes it less likely.

Further more, if we are to follow the principle of Occam's Razor then the simpler, better supported theory of it being a person in a hooded sweatshirt is more likely due to the preceding observations.

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6) Next morning, Alex leads Jay to Operator's birthplace. We have no idea what happens next.

Is it still hard to believe? Does anything about this series of events make Jessica, Tim, or Skully more likely candidates?


To answer this question:

As stated previously, there is evidence to support it not being the Operator.

Additionally, since Alex was to meet Jay in the park the following day, it is unlikely to be Alex.

That being said, I lack enough evidence to draw a conclusion.

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det slanke mannen
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Raj39 wrote:
det slanke mannen wrote:
Raj39 wrote:

4) When Alex finally calls his friend he tells him to meet up in the park where the Operator's birthplace is supposedly. (Entry 3Cool

5) Tall skinny bald guy in a suit with no visible face wanders into the park where the Operator's birthplace is, and looks into Jay's car as if checking to make sure that he's there. As if Jay was expected.

6) Next morning, Alex leads Jay to Operator's birthplace. We have no idea what happens next.

Is it still hard to believe? Does anything about this series of events make Jessica, Tim, or Skully more likely candidates?


Why can't it be Alex then, checking to make sure Jay is there so he can lure him into a trap? The way Alex has been acting in the last couple entries has made it obvious that something is up there.


Maybe, that is, if he didn't look just like the Operator! How come so many are refusing to believe that it's him? There's nothing about its behavior that's significantly inconsistent with everything else we've seen of him.
It's all just being contrarian for the sake of being contrarian.

And here's an idea...what if the two are conspiring with each other? Or what if Jay finds himself tied up to an altar next entry?


All I'm saying is, it's impossible to know for sure either way.
You're arguing like someone saying "You can't prove there ISN'T a God, so there must be one!" Just because we don't know who it is, or if it isn't the Operator, it doesn't mean it is him. Damn.
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It kind of looks like the figure is wearing one of those jackets that has the fur in the hood.

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Watson
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I think it's the Masked Man/TTA because of the limp.

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bobthecrusher
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if it is the operator, why the sudden interest in Jay? All other times he's ignored him completely

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bobthecrusher wrote:
if it is the operator, why the sudden interest in Jay? All other times he's ignored him completely

We don't know that he's interested in Jay, because we don't know why he looked in the window. We don't know that the figure knew that it was Jay in car, nor how long he's been watching.

The Operator hasn't always ignored Jay. You have to watch it frame by frame to see it, but in Entry #23 he reaches toward Jay with what appears to be his hand.

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Why is the Operator interested in Alex?
And, as implied, Jessica?

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Yuki
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I think it's Alex. There's a picture in the Entry 39 thread that looks to me like he's wearing an open hoodie, there seems to be no distortion whatsoever (audio OR video missing/messed with), and he seems to be cradling his arm (and Alex had just been stabbed).

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