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[SPEC] Why connected to cameras?

[Randoman96]

It's just one of the many theories there are. There's plenty of evidence against it, but hey, believe what you want.

[[Z.E.R.O.] Ghost]

There's been a running theory that I've heard about concerning capturing Him on a camera or catching sight of Him locks Him in place. The idea is that He can be pretty much anywhere at any time, but by seeing Him you force Him to stay there. I'm not sure exactly how much hold the theory has though...

[AngryDeepground]

I have never been a fan of this theory myself. Alex said he saw The Operator when walking his dog. He didn't have a camera with him at the time. But The Operator most defiantly has a connection to Cameras.

[Rogue Thoughts]

I've always felt that looking at the Operator (with your eyes or with a camera) locks him into this reality/dimension, preventing him from teleporting--provided you don't blink, take the camera off of him, or the distortion doesn't get so bad that he can.
And that leads to the thought that the Operator is purposely causing (or at least purposely amplifying) the distortion on camera, so he's not limited at all when he.......

That could also explain the lack of heavy distortion in the earlier entries. It might have taken the Operator an exposure or two to figure out that the camera is limiting him, and what he can do to correct the problem.

[punxtr]

That's actually a good idea. Considering that Entry #0 and #1 came out literally a week or so after Victor Surge created Slenderman, Slendy must have slowly come to realize what cameras do to him (even though he's supposedly existed for a long time, especially during the advent of analog and digital photography). Basically, nice try!

[Rogue Thoughts]

@punxtr
Perhaps Alex is just the first one to just start filming himself nonstop during a stalking period. I know if some unspeakable horror was stalking me, my first thought wouldn't be "Oh, let me grab a camcorder!". Heck, I don't even have a camcorder I could grab. Best thing I have would be my point-and-click camera that could maybe get 40 minutes recorded time before it died.
This could very well be the first time the Operator had some difficulty with a camera.

(And I like to keep all the slendy series separated, even from the original mythos, until there's in-game evidence to support some aspect/idea)

[Zarggg]

[punxtr]

I wasn't making a distinct connection to Marble Hornets. I was trying to understand how Slendy works given how each unique vlogger and blogger has developed him since his internet inception. It's more of an explanation of the evolution of our own ideas and fears borne from the Slenderman.

And yes, I realize this thread is focused on Marble Hornets.

[theartful2342]

[punxtr]

I think this thread demonstrates why SLendy is so effective. Even when we know he's around, we don't know why. Especially when he does just about any random thing.

Also, I don't think I talked about Alex walking Rocky

[theartful2342]

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