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This is an analysis of ThatMob's "Something is Knocking at Your Door" main antagonist: Verity.
fyi: I am not very good at stuff like this. I just like to yap lol
"Helloo! I'm Verity! Your personal helper friend. Ask me anything, I know everything."
Off the bat, we learn of Verity's main purpose. He answers any / all questions someone might have, and apparently knows every answer.
The word / name "Verity" comes from the Latin word 'vertias' meaning truth or truthfulness. So, with that, we can assume that he's always giving true information.
"It's a mod one of my friends sent me on discord-"
Verity had a previous owner before Mob it seems? I mean we can't say this for certain, and it seems like his friend just handed him the mod during a casual conversation from the way Mob said it, but it's definitely a possibility
When Mob gets stuck, he decides to talk to Verity and ask him some basic Minecraft questions
"What sound does a cow make?"
"What sound does a creeper make?
But then, there is a moment when Mob's mind switches. He realizes that Verity can actually be 'useful' when he tells him where to find diamonds. Mob is skeptical of Verity's words, so he threatens him by saying "if this is wrong, I'm uninstalling you."
I feel like Verity is used to being used as a tool and only that. While Mob and him do have 'nice' conversations from time to time, their relationship seems transactional, even in the little montage that they have together.
Though, I do find it interesting that Mob gave Verity his own area within his house. Very cute :33
Verity mentions that Mob had pizza the other day for dinner, which isn't something a normal computer virus could do (if we were to even call him that.) I would say he's almost omniscient? Like obviously we know that he knows 'everything', but I wonder just how far that knowledge goes outside of the miscellaneous
"Ehh... The villagers are gone."
"Gone like.. they dispawned?"
It's important to note that Verity doesn't lie here (as he said he wouldn't), he just doesn't tell Mob everything.
Despite Verity's warning, Mob goes to the village anyway and wanders. I believe this is the leading cause of Verity's eventual outburst.
Mob awakened something when he went inside that village. Verity immediately grows quieter when being asked about what happened to the village. Again, he doesn't lie, but he's not telling Mob what really happened here.
"something that was hungry."
I believe that Verity was hungry, and it's pretty obvious he was, but outside of that I think Verity was trying to warn Mon of his waining patience. It was almost like Verity could feel himself growing hungrier the longer he stayed with Mob. I genuinely don't think that it's his fault either!
(also this is a small moment but when Verity jokes I think it's really cute. Not only because it's him, but also because it deepens his personality. He is capable of laughter on his own accord and I'm sure he wants to feel included in things like any intelligent creature would)
When Verity asks Mob personal questions, I feel as if this isn't just a way for Verity to know where Mob is, but distracting himself from his hunger. You can sort of hear the panic in his voice as the video goes on like he really can't control himself.
"Did your face just change?"
"You weren't smiling before."
OHH I LOVE THIS BIT. It not only shows that Verity is capable of denying his purpose (telling the truth essentially) but it ties back into what I said about him not being able to control himself. He's slipping and he knows it. He's trying not to worry Mob with his usual facade.
This moment here leads me to believe that Verity and the Monster are not the same person. They are two separate entities with something connecting the two of them together.
I like to think that the Monster represents all of Verity's past regrets and current struggles. It's hungry, vast, like a tunnel that never ends. It consumed him until he can't control himself any longer and gives into the guilt.
(blerg I got sleepy again 😭)
