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The Masky cast theory
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Aperion
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TheBioGuy wrote:
I'm just going to say "Seriously?" to this.

Saying that the "third mask" in that series of images is feminine is asinine. The third image is so heavily distorted that I can barely tell it's human, let alone what gender it is. And Aperion, read my long post further down on the page you linked. Just do it. Please.

I see what you're saying and agree all of this has very little ground to base itself on but it's a fun theory while we're waiting for actual answers.
also yeah those pics are distorted and could all just be tim but because they're distorted none of us can say for certain who they are it's like looking at a ink blot and the third to me looks more feminine then the other two (not counting skully because that may just be a mask with no person as far as I can tell)

deimos wrote:

Who are the "many" who believe this theory besides you? Stop creating useless threads with the same disputed arguments and evidence in the vain hope someone will eventually agree.

Didn't say I actually support this theory it's just one of the many I like
As for the four masky's a lot of people do seem to like this idea as evidenced by all the threads about it
as for this specific idea about the cast I just saw it on tvtropes and thought it was neat.
Finally I've never made other threads about theory's and I don't care if people don't agree I just felt like discussing it

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I think what irritates me about this is that the two people (who I've seen) purporting this theory have both come on and said "Seeing as everyone agrees that there are four Maskys, I think.... blah blah".

I don't know where have found agreement to the 4masky theory, but it sure ain't here! Again, as people have said - this isn't an attack against you, just against the theory really!

I think, and have always thought, that its just the levels of blur/contrast/other filters which makes the masks look ever so slightly different.
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8bitFilk
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I think the third one only looks feminine because the distortion accentuates the lips and eyes in such a way that the face seems more female. There's absolutely nothing outside the mask to indicate gender either way.

Also (and I haven't seen this suggested by anyone yet) I'm not even convinced Skully is a mask in the first place. The head doesn't look like a real head, it looks like a round pillow or a stuffed bag to me, with the skull painted/pasted onto it (though it could be a bag over someone's head). There's not even anything to use as a point of reference for scale, so it may not even be head-sized.

I'm not saying it's not a mask, just saying that we shouldn't assume it is just because it has a face.


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There is one Masky, not four. We have no proof that the Masky in 33 is Tim, but I still believe it is. Those top three images are distorted, the bottom is the mysterious Skully.

Also, Alex had 5 crew members, not 4. J, Tim, Brian, Sarah, Seth. He appears in the early entry where Alex goes nuts about him not constantly filming.

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Aperion
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distilled wrote:
I think what irritates me about this is that the two people (who I've seen) purporting this theory have both come on and said "Seeing as everyone agrees that there are four Maskys, I think.... blah blah".

I don't know where have found agreement to the 4masky theory, but it sure ain't here! Again, as people have said - this isn't an attack against you, just against the theory really!

I think, and have always thought, that its just the levels of blur/contrast/other filters which makes the masks look ever so slightly different.

To be fair I didn't say everyone think there are four masky's
What I said was...
aperion wrote:
As we all should know by now many believe that entry #######
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7QXQZjp5XM
shows four different masked individuals instead of just one (Tim).

I just said many people are thinking that
also many does not=all
many also does not =majority

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Aperion wrote:
many also does not =majority


Many assumes majority.
A few assumes minority.

Multiple Maskys is a minority view, from what I've read on this forum.

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The 4 masky theory comes from Tvtropes.

Personally, I think there's two maskies. Well one masky and skully. I really don't know what to make of skully, but I think we're gonna see a come back seeing as we saw him right before the while thing with Alex and Slendy went down, or maybe it isn't a person at all and just symbolism for something. Maybe it's Jay? Who knows. Too soon to tell. People have been 100% certain on theories will believe it and it turns out to be completely wrong. No harm in guessing though I say.

I usually tend to say nothing at all cause I turn out to be dead wrong. Laughing

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I'm pretty sure skully was either a trick of distortion or was just a red herring

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thomasdontask
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I'm just spouting random ideas/theories I've had through this whole deal.
At the end of Entry #35, J obviously looks pissed. Could it be possible, that he's angry that Alex has found out the identity of Tim as Masky?
If (and I understand that some don't agree with the theory) we go along with the "4 masks" theory, could it be possible that J's just angry that one of his fellow masks has been found out?

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TheWorld wrote:
The 4 masky theory comes from Tvtropes.

Personally, I think there's two maskies. Well one masky and skully. I really don't know what to make of skully, but I think we're gonna see a come back seeing as we saw him right before the while thing with Alex and Slendy went down, or maybe it isn't a person at all and just symbolism for something. Maybe it's Jay? Who knows. Too soon to tell. People have been 100% certain on theories will believe it and it turns out to be completely wrong. No harm in guessing though I say.

I usually tend to say nothing at all cause I turn out to be dead wrong. Laughing


I actually do subscribe to the theory that Skully is a seperate entity to Masky. Its one of the few Masky theories which I actually agree with. I don't believe its a red herring, as it would be fairly pointless of Troy and the team to introduce something so significant and have it be so insignificant - just for da lolz.
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distilled wrote:
something so significant


Where does this significance come from, exactly? Skully is on screen for about 3 seconds. Most significant things are given at least a quarter of an Entry to be focused on.

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Indextic wrote:
distilled wrote:
something so significant


Where does this significance come from, exactly? Skully is on screen for about 3 seconds. Most significant things are given at least a quarter of an Entry to be focused on.


Skully may only be on screen for a few seconds but consider the following:

1) She/he is given center stage, with an almost "tunnel vision"esque focus.

2) In Marble Hornets - especially season 1 - a lot of scenes are quiet and not a lot goes on. Even 3 seconds of something like a new mask can be significant.

3) Given the hysteria over the "Masky" character, Troy and the guys will know that introducing another "Mask" will embed itself in the minds of their audience.

4) Skully appears in the climax to the first season, seems a bit odd to be introducing red herrings at that point.

5) I don't believe the MH guys would be as casual as to introduce an image so striking and then just disregard it.

The only clue I can see to Skully not being significant would be that, as far as Season 2 is concerned, we've seen hide nor hair of him/her.
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distilled wrote:
Indextic wrote:
distilled wrote:
something so significant


Where does this significance come from, exactly? Skully is on screen for about 3 seconds. Most significant things are given at least a quarter of an Entry to be focused on.


Skully may only be on screen for a few seconds but consider the following:

1) She/he is given center stage, with an almost "tunnel vision"esque focus.

2) In Marble Hornets - especially season 1 - a lot of scenes are quiet and not a lot goes on. Even 3 seconds of something like a new mask can be significant.

3) Given the hysteria over the "Masky" character, Troy and the guys will know that introducing another "Mask" will embed itself in the minds of their audience.

4) Skully appears in the climax to the first season, seems a bit odd to be introducing red herrings at that point.

5) I don't believe the MH guys would be as casual as to introduce an image so striking and then just disregard it.

The only clue I can see to Skully not being significant would be that, as far as Season 2 is concerned, we've seen hide nor hair of him/her.


Like I said before, this assumes that Skully is a person/mask. There's really no reason to think this - it's just assumed because there's a face.

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I think this thread has gotten enough attention, now. It's a theory that's been posed before. Someone thought it was original, and that it warranted its own thread (and, like many threads around here, it actually doesn't, move it to the main discussion thread or the discussion on a pertinent video thread).

And the only thing anyone will ever agree upon on "Skully" is that everyone disagrees. I personally agree with 8bit, we have no idea WHAT it is, and we certainly don't have the info to start guessing on "who."

Also, regarding theories that one mask looks more feminine... so what? They are masks. Their point is to obscure the identity of the wearer. Men can wear feminine masks. Heck, I always thought the main mask was kinda feminine. It's in the way the lips are highlighted.
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Indextic wrote:
distilled wrote:
something so significant


Where does this significance come from, exactly? Skully is on screen for about 3 seconds. Most significant things are given at least a quarter of an Entry to be focused on.


This. Unless Skully is shown again or at least given some reference in a future entry, I don't think it is very important. IMO, we need more evidence.

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