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My theory regarding Marble Hornets and what it is all about
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ehossner740
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 		My theory regarding Marble Hornets and what it is all about
Please let me know what you think.
I think the whole series is an unending cycle created by the Operator as a game. The Ark, which is death, is the only way out of the game which is why Totheark is trying to reach it. The only way for that to happen is if both Masky and Hoodie are the only ones left in the game and then they both die. Hoodie died when Brian died and Masky died when Tim threw away the mask. This theory is supported by the following facts: in the video Jay found in The Tower, Alex said that everyone including Tim and Brian are gone and that he is the only one left. However, they are all alive and well later on. How is this possible? Well, the game resets itself after there is one person left. That person forgets everything and the Operator replaces their memories with only one agenda: kill everyone else involved in the game. This means that person becomes the new killer. At the time during the video from the Tower, we don't know who the killer was. However, after the video, Alex becomes the new killer since he is the last one left. The Operator resets the game and everyone is alive again with Alex on a mission to kill the rest of them. One by one, they all die except for Tim and Alex. Tim kills Alex. In Entry #87, Jessica is alive even though she died. This is because after Alex's death, the game reset again and Tim became the new killer, hence why he killed Jessica. It can be confirmed that he did kill Jessica because of the sirens heard while Tim is driving away. Permanent death without being reset is the only way out of the game. This type of death is called the Ark. This name is fitting since it's a form of salvation. Totheark is a concept. He is Brian and Tim when they are Hoodie and Masky. He is, however, one entity manifest in two people. He wants to reach the Ark so he can escape the cycle. The only way for that to happen is for the people he inhabits to be the only ones left alive. That way, the Operator, according to the rules of the game, must reprogram that person as the killer, thus leaving no other vessels for Totheark to inhabit. Therefore, Totheark would permanently die and be out of the game. This happened when Brian died and Tim became the killer. Totheark has reached the Ark. However, the game is not over because Tim is now the killer. As to why the Operator started this game, we can only speculate. However, one possibility is that he wanted a new servant. If the person who becomes the killer ends up as the last person alive twice, that person will become the Operator's new servant. This is just speculation though and we can't know for certain why the Operator is playing this game.

Watch Entry ##### or whatever it is called and pay close attention to what Totheark says. He says that it was a GAME to him before now. He says that he is looking for the ARK. He says that Jay will lead him there. Jay does lead him there by dying and further motivating Tim to kill Alex.

This series is very well put together and a wonderful mystery. I actually had to rewatch it in order to figure out what was going on. However, I think this theory is very good. Let me know what you think.

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 		Interesting theory, but one thing needs to be said. There are two possible endings to Marble Hornets: one in which Tim killed or harmed Jessica and the sirens were for her, and one in which Tim had a seizure, Jessica called an ambulance, and Tim left before it arrived. In the commentary, Troy said that the sirens were "subject to interpretation," and the double arrow sign at the crossroads in the end signifies that it's up to the viewer to decide which ending suits him or her. If you choose ending number one, your theory is a good one.
(I choose ending number two, but that's just my preference. Both endings are equally valid.)

Pretty damn brilliant what those guys did, when you think about it.

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Gante wrote:
Interesting theory, but one thing needs to be said. There are two possible endings to Marble Hornets: one in which Tim killed or harmed Jessica and the sirens were for her, and one in which Tim had a seizure, Jessica called an ambulance, and Tim left before it arrived. In the commentary, Troy said that the sirens were "subject to interpretation," and the double arrow sign at the crossroads in the end signifies that it's up to the viewer to decide which ending suits him or her. If you choose ending number one, your theory is a good one.

Pretty damn brilliant what those guys did, when you think about it.


Yeah, it's really brilliant that the same events can tell so many different stories and none are any lesser than the others. I look forward to the follow up series they are making.

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 		I think Marble Hornets is all about being yourself.

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 		If Alex wasn't the killer when he said he was the only one left in 22 then what's up with Alex trying to kill Tim in 56 and 57 and the thing with Brian in 51?
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 		Just to recap, do we know what the sirens throughout the series mean? We have heard them outside of Entry 87, right?

I need to refresh my memory. I'm also trying to hear them in Entry 87 and I can't seem to find em.

Where specifically are they?

EDIT: I think I can faintly hear them, but it's kinda difficult to hear over the wind of the driving or whatever.

Gante wrote:
Interesting theory, but one thing needs to be said. There are two possible endings to Marble Hornets: one in which Tim killed or harmed Jessica and the sirens were for her, and one in which Tim had a seizure, Jessica called an ambulance, and Tim left before it arrived. In the commentary, Troy said that the sirens were "subject to interpretation," and the double arrow sign at the crossroads in the end signifies that it's up to the viewer to decide which ending suits him or her. If you choose ending number one, your theory is a good one.

Pretty damn brilliant what those guys did, when you think about it.


They went on to do such amazing things.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ca8dhnqIYJ8
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DHawk314 wrote:
If Alex wasn't the killer when he said he was the only one left in 22 then what's up with Alex trying to kill Tim in 56 and 57 and the thing with Brian in 51?


Well, it's pretty obvious that the events in 56 and 57 happened after the events in 22. If you read my post, you would know that after 22, the Operator erased Alex's memory and Alex became the new killer. I specifically said that, didn't I?

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The Condor wrote:
Just to recap, do we know what the sirens throughout the series mean? We have heard them outside of Entry 87, right?

I need to refresh my memory. I'm also trying to hear them in Entry 87 and I can't seem to find em.

Where specifically are they?

EDIT: I think I can faintly hear them, but it's kinda difficult to hear over the wind of the driving or whatever.

Gante wrote:
Interesting theory, but one thing needs to be said. There are two possible endings to Marble Hornets: one in which Tim killed or harmed Jessica and the sirens were for her, and one in which Tim had a seizure, Jessica called an ambulance, and Tim left before it arrived. In the commentary, Troy said that the sirens were "subject to interpretation," and the double arrow sign at the crossroads in the end signifies that it's up to the viewer to decide which ending suits him or her. If you choose ending number one, your theory is a good one.

Pretty damn brilliant what those guys did, when you think about it.


They went on to do such amazing things.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ca8dhnqIYJ8


I don't know if there were sirens outside of 87. But if there were, the sirens are probably police or ambulance sirens after someone was killed. In the case with Jessica's death, the sirens are either police or ambulance sirens that found her dead body. They don't symbolize anything.

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 		Re: My theory regarding Marble Hornets and what it is all about
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ehossner740 wrote:
Well, the game resets itself after there is one person left.

Wait, wait, does it mean they're all... stuck in a loop of unhappiness? *Ba dum tss!*
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darmam0o wrote:
Wait, wait, does it mean they're all... stuck in a loop of unhappiness? *Ba dum tss!*

I recall reading a whole thread concerning this little line... Everyone was stuck in the loop. Literally.
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 		Tim! Stop trolling! Some of us like the new cut and some of us don't like it, so deal with it!

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 		Oh, wait, about my earlier post on the sirens, I had my mind on EMH. My bad.
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 		I want to make an update. Alex is not yet the killer during season 1. For some reason, Amy using the camera brought the Operator back into Alex's life. In entry 26, the last video of season 1, at the end, the camera freezes after Amy is out the window and shows Alex looking at the Operator. This is when the Operator programs Alex as the killer. Amy is never heard of again. This implies that Alex killed her. We know he did kill her from later in the series.

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 		If that's true than who burned down Jay's house? I thought Alex doing it to Tim implied that Alex did it to Jay too.
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DHawk314 wrote:
If that's true than who burned down Jay's house? I thought Alex doing it to Tim implied that Alex did it to Jay too.


Again, this is just a theory. I don't know. But it is possible that the Operator did it. Or perhaps masky/hoodie. Or maybe it was Alex. But if Alex was the killer back then, what was the significance of the Operator being summoned by his camera?

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