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Masky · Decorated Joined: 17 Nov 2009 Posts: 242

Water, fire, air, and dirt. Fuckin' Slenderman, how does he work?

**Posted:** Mon May 16, 2011 3:28 pm

foxgreen · Decorated Joined: 04 May 2011 Posts: 152

I dunno, I feel like the knowledge of slenderman's existence is his weakness. It explains the memory loss as a way to cover the flaw, but discredits the "He doesn't exist unless you think about him" part of the mythos. Maybe he exists solely to snuff out knowledge of himself?

**Posted:** Mon May 16, 2011 3:56 pm

onetruepurple · Unfettered Joined: 07 Jan 2011 Posts: 570

**Posted:** Mon May 16, 2011 4:03 pm

Zarggg · Unfictologist Joined: 23 Dec 2010 Posts: 1660

Maybe Slender Man is what Captain Planet becomes when you remove his Heart.

**Posted:** Mon May 16, 2011 5:17 pm

Megarain

A weakness? Why, young boys of course.<Dodges>

But on a more serious note, observation seems to annoy his powers.

**Posted:** Mon May 16, 2011 6:14 pm

pepsikola963 · Boot Joined: 14 Apr 2011 Posts: 50

I don't think observation of his power would be his weakness... i think that just makes him even more pissed. And as for the "live to kill my own myth" theory, maybe Alex made the slender man myth, but someone stole his idea. So he created and actual slender man using the chemical X, and after killing so many posters, trying to erase his own mythos, he turned on Alex, the actual creator of him. So Alex books it, leaving Jay with the sole duty to not let those tapes get out. But he fucked up big time!

**Posted:** Mon May 16, 2011 7:53 pm

WhyYouBawwing · Unfettered Joined: 05 May 2011 Posts: 516

**Posted:** Mon May 16, 2011 7:55 pm

JKatkina

It could be that observation of the Operator IS a weakness, of sorts. There's a not-unpopular theory that some of the Operator's shenanigans are because he's some sort of quantum creature and that's what allows him to move so quickly and appear to phase through closed doors and such. It would stand to reason, given that we never actually see him move above human speeds on-camera, but he certainly appears to be able to do so when not observed. That all would come together to mean that observing him forces him to adhere to the rules of physical reality as we know it, thus taking away some of his mad stalker skills.

Not a fatal weakness, to be sure, but certainly annoying to him!

**Posted:** Mon May 16, 2011 8:13 pm

Randoman96

**Posted:** Mon May 16, 2011 8:17 pm

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Yep! There's an excellent example in Entry #10, the one where Alex is apparently running through the woods, looks up, sees the Operator some distance away in front of him, takes off in a different direction, looks up and sees the Operator again. It seems to imply the fella in question is moving at inhuman speeds.

**Posted:** Mon May 16, 2011 8:23 pm

foxgreen · Decorated Joined: 04 May 2011 Posts: 152

**Posted:** Mon May 16, 2011 8:49 pm

Randoman96

Oh yeah! Can't believe I forgot those. Even when I just watched the whole first season over again on the DVD a month ago. Embarassed

**Posted:** Tue May 17, 2011 4:36 am

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**Posted:** Tue May 17, 2011 5:19 pm

Zarggg · Unfictologist Joined: 23 Dec 2010 Posts: 1660

The movie Avatar was not about the series Avatar: The Last Airbender.

**Posted:** Tue May 17, 2011 5:26 pm

SticktheFigure · Unfettered Joined: 15 Apr 2010 Posts: 549

**Posted:** Tue May 17, 2011 5:41 pm