Warning - this is the mother of long-ass reads. Some stuff repeats, and it may not all be in what could be consideredĀ āorderā. Furthermore, not all of it will vibe with everyone - you may find problems, but I say bless you to all of those who stick it out and pursue through the rambling. This took at least two hours of scratching out notes as I re-watched āWho Killed Markiplierā plus more time to retype and reorganize. And despite spell and grammar checking a few times, youāll likely see a mistake or so. First will be my jumble of what can be called theories. Next will be the questions I jotted down/evidence of my thinking. And one of my more important notes: I am basing some of this on Celine and Damien being siblings. If this fact is wrong, substitute any such relationship reference as if the two are just really close friends, as if they are siblings. I tried fact-checking but found little.
āFanā or āthe fanā refers to us - the POV viewer of the entire thing.
Dark refers to Darkiplier, even if its not always capitalized.
It may say āThe Abeā in some places. it was originally āThe Detectiveā
āShadow Worldā is that place we end up when we get shot by WilfordĀ and reunite with Celine and (the real) Damien
In the beginning of āWho Killed Markiplierā, I thought William was crazy because he had accidentally shot Celineās after taking her out on a hunting trip as a way to treat her and get away from Mark (and thus hide the affair). Ā Pure accident, but with desperate consequences. Ā Mark not only discovered his friend and wife betrayed him but that said wife was no longer alive. Ā And all the various guilt ate William alive to where he went over the top extravagant with pink and yellow (perhaps they were Celineās favorite colors before she died or he wore them because theyāre considered āhappyā colors), as well as took on a new party persona of āWilfordā. Ā Also Celine appears in black the first time we see her so that, and the favorite colors theory, could mean theyāre all imagining her there for the sake of the reunion in WKM, instead of her alive and vibrant self.
But it looks like that wasnāt the case, or at least not fully.
Next, Willford is crazy because of the guilt of the affair and the betrayal and has no way of conveying an apology for what heās done to Mark correctly (letās face it, thereās no right way) ā stealing Markās wife. And perhaps Celine goes mad as well because of her guilt (cheating is a double edged sword, if/when the guilt sets in). Itās why Willford loves hugs and hold an apology as the best gift you can offer. Because in the mess of getting Mark killed (Willford killed him on accident after trying to apologize, Mark exploded on him, and the gun Willford always seems to have his hand got squeezed [again, another accident ā Willford canāt seem to do anything right and heās destroyed a life ā his best friend that he betrayed and then he even fucked up trying to mend the bond he broke]). Ā Now Willford is spiraling faster. Ā Memories are fading, dropping out of his head like hairs in the shower. Ā Reality is shifting for him, and he is beginning to shift it himself as well as time. Ā And with Celine there and with Willford having effectively broken Mark and her up with no reconciliation for her now possible if she had wanted to mend things (as heās killed Mark), he is spiraling faster. Ā Eventually this must lead to him committing suicide and thus why we see him with the Abe in āpurgatoryā, or at least his version of āpurgatoryā, in āWillford āMotherlovingā Wharfstashā.
Furthermore, after all this perhaps Willford just canāt tell when heās killing/has killed someone. His reality is broken. He is broken. And so is time. And now he can manipulate it. He is finally (or subconsciously) managing to round up those heās killed (Abe) and āapologizeā by converting them to the āpartyā of denial. The denial of death? What heās done? Who knows for sure ā it could be both.
But whatās going to happen when he finally tracks down Damian/Darkiplier/Mark to apologize?
More: Mark discovered about the affair after the hunting accident in the safari was revealed to be because the money he was giving Wilford was for trips for him and Celine and the affair. Ā It drove him a little crazy. Thus he begins plotting his revenge, becoming Dark and growing distant from friends (Wilford is also spiraling down because he killed Celine and it broke him ā he now cant apologize, or feels he canāt, and that heās ruined everything this continues as he kills more people in the entirety of WKM).Ā
Was the party was to confront and expose everyone, and was it possibly going to end in murder-suicide, if not Mark solely committing suicide in front of those whoād betrayed him?
Evidence/Thinking (Notes)
Mark drops from above on the balcony to the floor ā was he thrown/ did he fall from above?
Damian wasnāt very prominent during the party and doesnāt seem to be at all throughout the whole thing; heās rather sparse
Damian likes to know the whereabouts of Wilford constantly did/does he know of the affair? When did he find out? How? Does he go āfind the coronalā to confront Wilford? Does Celine reveal all when they linger in the fortune room?
Is Celine uncomfortable in the house because of the affair? Or because Darkās presence is manifesting/growing?
Damian must know ā he seems to hound Wilford for evidence of mourning ā to check for guilt? Because Wilford is his sisterās lover? Because Mark was his best friend and brother-in-law? All of the above?
Damian is responsible; he killed Mark for the body (because heās becoming Dark due to knowing of the affair and the internal conflict of go with sister or brother=in-law/friend as well as/(and/or) because he is Mark becoming Dark in his quest for revenge over the affair) and threw it over the balcony to protect himself or because they had a fight when he confronted Mark of the affair to reveal it due to his own guilt and it caused Mark to fall over the balcony (alcohol can lower body temperature ā this could be why the body felt cold when the butler touched it)
Mark realizes the money heās given to his friend Wilford is for the affair
Mark hired Abe to investigate the affair (who, why, how long) and to find the lover
Damian was close to a Mark since childhood as kids, but maybe because he always envied/wanted Markās charm/charisma/money? Ā And now he wanted the fans so he wanted to possess them and steal all that by possessing Mark? Ā But Damian doesnāt become dark until he dies right? Ā Or did he start changing into Dark when discovering the affair ā with resentment and torn feelings over all involved, Mark, Celine, and Wilford, as well as his jealousy?
Wilford is in denial - he acts like everythingās normal because his reality is broken/breaking or heās trying to figure out a way to fix it all/heās spiraling (and he has already started to alter reality and time)Ā
Abe is awful at his job (to me - perhaps he is crazy too)
Did Mark commit suicide (or attempt it and Wilford walked in on it on his way to apologize and try to explain/stop Mark the messy room but failed or succeeded but attempted his confession/apology hence the messy room and Mark falling over the balcony (did Mark try said suicide because of affair or because heād not been an ideal friend/husband?)
The distorted conversation is Wilford and Damian and discussing the affair?
Did Mark discover/suspect the affair after seeing the newspapers of the hunting accident in the safari that involved Wilford and that he had funded and thus hireĀ Abe to investigate?
Wilford feels the investigation of the hunting accident will ruin everything. More panic sets in. Perhaps it was brought up when he confronted Mark
When the fan dies, some of what Damian says repeats, deeper and more distorted (while in Shadow World). Ā This has to be Dark still growing as a separate half (still semi caught in the Shadow World) but not quite there yet.
1 Wilford maybe was plotting to kill Mark to officially steal Celine and get the money she would thus inherit after his death
2 Abe thought Wilford was going to kill Mark because of Celineās death or to inherit the money, but what it was was he just wanted to apology and it was interpreted wrong by the Abe ā Wilford is/has going/gone mad and itās only getting worse
Damian is already Dark ā Dark trapped the actual Damian away in the Shadow World to pursue Marks body but needs more power or is power hungry to possess Mark completely yet. Ā The true source of the popularity notoriety attention love, and fame that he wants is from the fans thus he needs the body to fool them, as well as their permission to possess Mark and them fully, and get said resources he craves. Lack of full power means dark needs permission to possess but once heās in, thereās no getting him out
Celine must be dead already because he is seen with the Shadow World when the āfanā dies
Mark has been Damian the whole time and becomes Dark to pursue Wilford for his revenge.
Is Mark, Celine, and Damian officially dead or is Mark redeemable if fans managed to push Dark away/out? (I know some of this has been settled, chill)
The fans are the ones with all the trump cards, all the true power and that is why Dark wants to possess and why he is so slow about it. After all, and Mark has repeated this over and over: he wouldnāt be where he is now without us.
Everyone involved need forgiveness: to learn it, receive it, and accept it, as well as apologize.
Even if none of this is at all accurate - especially the suicide concept (that is a VERY thin theory and should never be taken seriously as one) I only add it because it was a part of my thinking, it can be at least considered.
Again, ignore the likely jumbled-ness this is and the horrors that is, Iām sure, multiple spelling, grammar, and consistency mistakes. Hopefully you got something out of it. Thanks for the read!
I find it unlikely Mark finds this and comments, but if you do...HI
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