#slenderman headcanon

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Every Slenderman to ever exist in any AU is an introvert this is a phenomenon that HAS to be studied

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If you are? including the other Creepypastas in the AU good job! though personally I'm expecting not much character building for other pastas, which is fine by me because i favour the Slender brothers more anyway!

but if this is different from the fan Canon that people love the Creeps living in the mansion together or Marble Hornets kind of crap, Long long before the revolution.!!

if this might be Canon to your AU I'm kinda expecting Eyeless Jack, Laughing Jack, maybe living with in cryptid society? Even Jeff, Jane, Liu, Clockwork, and the other proxies living in society or may be considered to be the wild people now or something?

and the rest of the Creepypastas I didn't mention. oh and Sally and Ben since they are ghost.. would they be put to rest or probably their souls eaten or in society to?

otherwise if they all dead or never existed in this AU. nevermind! carry on with your day!

Where Are the Other Creepypasta in the Slenderman AU?

Part [1]: Human Creepypasta

Part [2]: Cryptid Creepypasta

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Human Creepypastas

In the times after The Revolution, humans are largely relegated into three categories: livestock on a farm, part of The Resistance, or living wild in small, undeveloped and often nomadic communities. Any human creepypasta living in the present day of the AU would fall under one of these categories at some point in their lives, even if they were later made into one of the minuscule number of outliers.

Jeff the Killer

I know he’s the most popular creepypasta character to use as a Slenderman proxy but his appearance and demeanor would not make him a very effective proxy for Slenderman in the AU. Slenderman proxies need to subtly integrate themselves into human communities, build trust and arouse no suspicions of their intent or actions. Jeff’s face is heavily disfigured from burns and self-mutilation. That alone would arouse unease. He could probably play it off as an accident or the result of an interaction with a cruel cryptid but with Wild Humans already so wary of anything that even remotely smells of cryptid, even the most sympathetic humans would distrust him the moment anything went wrong, even if it was unfounded. That’s not even considering his obvious mental instability and disregard bordering on disdain for human life.

Similarly, he’s too unstable to be anything but a liability for The Revolution, as productive member of a human society or of use to a Human Farm as anything but livestock.

For him to appear as a player in the AU, his character would need to be overhauled. Kept as written, however? It’s off to the farms for Jeff.

Jane

Jane as a character has many iterations. Regardless of the iteration, however, Jane is another whose as-written appearance would make them unsuited to being a Slenderman proxy. Completely black eyes and white skin is not something that can be explained away by an accident or injury. Similarly, wearing a mask 24/7 would be just as unsettling to Wild Humans as a completely burned head.

I can see her, however, working with The Resistance. Considering Jeff may be out of the picture in the AU, her odd sense of justice / revenge could be directed against cryptids and any humans that serve them. This would be make it easy for The Resistance to mold her into a perfect agent. Perhaps even allowing them to convince her of certain…experiments to level the playing field.

If we bypass or alter Jane’s appearance in the AU, her comparative mental stability would make her more useful as a Slenderman proxy than “canon” Jeff. Maybe we can combine the two options and have her as a double-agent. Whether she’s a sleeper or agent in this scenario is up to you.

Nina

This one is hard, because Nina’s story revolves so closely around Jeff. If we follow her story as written we have our third creepypasta unsuited for proxy work based solely off their appearance.

But her appearance is a direct consequence of Jeff’s presence in her life. Which will not be there if he’s off at a farm.

If we break down Nina’s story to its essence - the dangers of obsession- I can see Nina obsessing over cryptids instead of a certain serial killer. Especially if a negative interaction with other human(s) unlocks a fascination with violence. Violence that is so expertly wielded by cryptids. From there it would be easy to form a Proxy Link, using her obsession as a weakness to break down her mental defenses and gain control of her mind.

But can she be subtle and charming enough to other humans to be useful as a Slenderman proxy?

I’m honestly not sure.

But that’s not the only path available to her.

This Nina would make an exceptional Judas Goat on certain farms. Her obsession with cryptids and their ability to utilize violence would make her a loyal enforcer of rules under the cryptid management.

Liu

Liu might be the Jeff-adjacent creepypasta most suited for the role of Slenderman Proxy right out the gate.

He has noticeable scars but they are not as completely disfiguring as a fully burned head and more easily explained away by living out in cryptid-infested wilderness when compared to missing eyelids.

Additionally, he can be caring and charismatic in ways that would better integrate him into human communities.

There is, of course, the elephant in the room that calls Liu’s efficiency as a proxy into question.

Liu, as written, has split personalities. All the charisma in the world won’t make people trust you if you turn into a violent, vicious and vulgar serial killer at random. It also makes the subtly required and demanded by Slenderman decidedly difficult.

His instability would also make him unsuited for The Resistance or a position as a Judas Goat on a farm.

Overhauling his character in the AU and giving him more control over his personalities, or removing his split personality all together, would be the only way he could join the AU as a Slenderman proxy. Otherwise, he joins his brother in the farms.

Clockwork

The girl’s been through a lot throughout her life. I don’t blame her for being shy, reserved and a bit macabre before her big mental break.

However, that does work against her as a possible Slenderman Proxy within the AU. Perhaps not entirely; you don’t need to be a social butterfly to be accepted into a group or avoid suspicion, but even so, I don’t see her being an effective proxy in the AU for that and her sensitivity to witnessing the abuse of others (outside of those committed by her own hand). (Also because of the timepiece she insists on wearing in her eye).

Her hatred of abuse done to innocents might make her a candidate for The Resistance but I doubt she’s stable enough to be useful to them or willing to justify the means they use to reach their ends.

I can see her living on her own as a Wild Human, however. Perhaps her past occurred on a Human Farm and she was able to escape into the wilderness.

How long she lasts is up to you.

Ticci-Toby

Toby is another creepypasta with many interpretations of his personality. Depending on your interpretation, Toby could be completely unsuited to work as a Slenderman Proxy or extremely effective.

If you remove the “uncontrollable mental instability” and tone down his temperamental nature, his fanon personality makes him a great candidate for an effective Slenderman Proxy.

His tics may be strange to Wild Humans with less knowledge of medical disorders but is largely non-threatening. His facial injury is of course off-putting to Wild Humans but is easy to explain away and easy to discreetly cover to alleviate the unease of seeing it constantly.

But as-written, Toby would not be suited to anything but the farms in the present day of the AU. Pre-Revolution however…

Masky & Hoodie

Honestly? I have no idea. Marble Hornets lore confuses the hell out of me and I don’t know whether Masky and Hoodie are adversaries of Slenderman, Proxies, some kinda mashup of both or neither.

Fandom interpretation has me leaning towards Slenderman Proxies (and very effective ones at that) but I’m leaving these two up to you.

(Let me know what you decide, though)

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Anon, I’m gonna be so real with you: I did not have a plan for the non-slender creepypastas. I was just going to do a name-drop here, a reference there and an Easter egg wherever, so details for what the creepypastas are up to in the AU (beyond a few generalizations) is not concrete. You’re free to decide where you think they’d be in the AU (and if anyone writes any headcanons or other works please tag me) but these are just some thoughts as to where they could be. Feel free to disagree. I admit my knowledge of the other creepypasta is lacking compared to the Slender Brothers.

Thank you so much for your ask. I hope you were at least entertained by the answer. Let me know if I missed anybody you wanted to see.

Stay tuned for Cryptid Creepypasta!

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Slenderman Headcanons: Slenderman's Proxies

Does Slenderman Have Proxies In The AU?

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Slenderman is the only one of his family that utilizes Proxies after The Revolution. Similarly, Slenderman is the only one of his family whose diet is sustained by actively hunting Wild Humans as opposed to purchasing “farmed goods” (his brothers) or relying on passive magical traps (his father).

These two facts are related.

As stated previously, Slenderman keeps track of bands of wild humans; terrorizing them to feast off their fear before finally feasting on their flesh. He tracks these humans, not through magic, but via his human proxies. It is easy for them to infiltrate these groups on account of their shared humanity and from there he can utilize the Proxy Link to keep track of the group’s movement, influence decisions made by the group through the careful machinations of the implanted proxy, and have his proxies begin the process of “marinating” his meals in fear without even having to leave his office.

Among these proxies may be some you recognize. Others you are looking for may have served him long ago. He cares very little for them beyond their efficiency in satisfying his hunger - whether in preparing the meal or becoming it.

He does, however, acknowledge that the utilization of other cryptids as proxies has been outlawed. No cryptid need fear falling under his control…at least as a proxy.

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Slenderman Headcanons: Proxies Masterlist

How Do Proxies Work in the AU?

A collection of all current posts about proxies in my AU.

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What is a Proxy?

Proxies are those whose minds have been bound to a slenderbeing. This binding is the creation of a one-sided link between the slenderbeing and the proxy; allowing the slenderbeing to send and take information from the proxy's mind while the proxy is unable to access the mind of the slenderbeing. The binding / creation of the link does not require any input from the one chosen to be a proxy and varies in strength.

Proxy Links

The strength of the Proxy Link determines the extent of control the slenderbeing has on their proxy's mind.

The strength of this link progresses inversely to the mental resistance of the target - meaning; the stronger your own psyche the less the slenderbeing can compel your mind. However, any secession of mental ground is permanent - you cannot submit to the link one day and resist the next because of renewed mental vigor.

You must stay strong.

Always.

This is difficult, of course, because it is within the slenderbeing's best interest to strengthen the link and they have many ways to chip away at the strongest mental defenses. It's quite easy to wait for - or even orchestrate- situations that would wound the psyche. It is child's play to send emotions through even the weakest of proxy links. Only marginally more effort is needed to place a stray thought here or there. Slipping through intentions you think are your own barely needs anything more.

And so on and on it goes, until the link has progressed to the height of its strength and your mind has been wholly surrendered.

Stages of Proxy Development

The process of strengthening the Proxy Link rarely happens instantaneously. In addition, influence over a proxy does not progress in the same way for each person. For example, a slenderbeing may have great influence over all aspects of the mind except dreams for one proxy but is easily able to control the dreams of another while struggling to control other aspects.

As a result, slenderbeings to do not categorize or name "stages" of proxy development. The term "Stages of Proxy Development" was coined by The Resistance to describe the extent to which a person's mind was compromised and what steps needed to be taken to "plug" the information leak. They categorize proxies into 7 Stages which take into account both the number of abilities the slenderbeing displays within the proxy's mind and the degree of control displayed with each ability.

These abilities include, but are not limited to:

The ability to read a proxy's mind

The ability to speak to a proxy mentally

The ability to control a proxy's emotions

The ability to control a proxy's memories

The ability to control a proxy's dreams

The ability to control a proxy's senses

The ability to control a proxy's thoughts

A proxy in Stage 1 might have odd and unexplained bursts of emotion (1 ability) but is able to reign it in and move on (low control). Recommended steps upon detection: removal of clearances, monitor or quarantine to determine if outside slenderbeing interference or personal mental state. If former, begin anti-psychic protocols.

A proxy in Stage 6 might hear voices that are or are not their own, feel and see things that are not there, have vivid dreams or nightmares of things they have never thought of, be unable to remember moments, days, weeks, years of their life, be convinced of untruths and be prone to uncharacteristic mania, melancholy or rage (6+ abilities) and no matter how hard they try they are unable to break out of this - if they're even awares enough to try at this point (high control). Recommended steps upon detection: high probability of slenderbeing influence. Place in high security quarantine, review all accessed information and clearances to determine extent of intel leak, administer anti-psychic protocols despite high-fail rate. Euthanize upon failure.

A proxy in Stage 7 can be placed under full control of the slenderbeing at any time whether they know it or not. They have fully surrendered their mind and the slenderbeing can control all aspects of their psyche - and through that, their entire body. The control is so absolute that a slenderbeing can stop the heart of a proxy at this stage by simply willing it. Recommended steps upon detection: immediate euthanization.

Proxy Types

Beyond the Proxy Stages of Development, proxies can also be broken down into two "types". A slenderbeing would probably characterize them as "those competent enough for agency" and "useful idiots". The Resistance calls them "Agents" and "Sleepers".

Agents

These are proxies aware of their status as proxies. The slenderbeing they are bound to may have the ability to control them, but Agents are both willing enough to follow orders and smart enough to execute those orders on their own that they are allowed to retain some agency.

Sleepers

These are proxies unaware of their proxy status. Some sleepers are unaware that the changes in their psyche are due to an outside force and believe they are acting on their own thoughts and beliefs, while other Sleepers are completely unaware that anything has changed at all due to the manipulation of their memories.

Willing Proxies

There have been those who have willingly offered themselves up to a slenderbeing as a proxy. If the intention is sincere and their conviction strong, there will be no mental resistance to the proxy link. This allows the slenderbeing to bypass the lengthy process of gradually strengthening the link and form the strongest link possible right away. It is almost unheard of today, but there are accounts of it happening in the days long, long before The Revolution.

Soul-Bound Proxies

The link that binds a proxy to a slenderbeing is traditionally a psychic / mental one. While the mind is powerful and allows amazing control over surprising aspects of a person's capabilities, the slenderbeing is limited in what can be passed through the link by the scope of the proxy's mind. For example, under control of a slenderbeing a proxy may run faster than they ever could before due to the removal of innate mental barriers used by the body to prevent injury or exhaustion; however, a proxy whose brain has no structures to process images cannot be made to see, just as a proxy who is incapable of using magic cannot be compelled to cast a spell and so on and so on.

This limitation can be bypassed in proxies who have reached the highest stages of development through the use of soul binding.

Essentially, the slenderbeing uses the link to guide a small piece of their own soul into the proxy. This allows the slenderbeing to pass their own capabilities to the proxy via the proxy link. A soul-bound proxy under the control of a slenderbeing can be made to heal as quickly as the slenderbeing does, access strength their own body is incapable of, unlock psychic abilities unseen in the proxy's race, utilize magic, or even summon tendrils of their own.

However, there are consequences associated with creating Soul-Bound Proxies. Once that Proxy dies or is killed, the piece of soul used to bind them dies as well. While the portion of soul lost is too small to kill the slenderbeing upon its loss, it is still a painful and disquieting sensation that permanently weakens the slenderbeing proportional to the size of the piece of the soul that was lost. While only the smallest piece is needed to form the soul-bond, larger pieces allow for more transfer of power. Soul-Bonding a proxy is a large risk that must considered seriously and balanced to the rewards.

Of course, this is Soul Magic and - while considered a more stable type of this magic - it falls under the ban put into place after The Revolution and is no longer practiced.

Proxy Species

Any species can be made into a proxy; from animals to humans to other cryptids, each with their own pros and cons.

Animals

Their lack of intelligence makes it quick and easy to form strong proxy links, yet that same lack of intelligence makes their use limited. What benefits would a slenderbeing get from a proxy whose kin / community provides no sustenance, who is unable to properly integrate themselves into the lives and environments of higher-intelligence targets or perform tasks requiring communication or fine motor control? Animal proxies, as a result, are rare and seen as a waste of time to most.

Humans

The most common species used as proxies. They are intelligent enough to perform a variety of tasks, are already integrated into the society of the slenderbeing's food source (humanity) and strong enough to do damage where needed. While their lack of magical and psychic abilities can limit their use, it makes them easy to bind, the proxy link easy to strengthen and reduces any threat of retaliation.

Cryptids

There are, of course, a variety of cryptids which would have their own pros and cons as proxies. As a whole, however, any cryptid would be stronger and all around more capable as a proxy than a human. That being said, cryptids have much higher mental defenses and are thus much, much harder to control. Additionally, cryptids with any sort of psychic skill would be able to detect the attempt to bind their minds and rebuff it. Those will high psychic skill could even trace the link back to the slenderbeing in question and retaliate. The most dangerous form of retaliation is "kickback", where the most psychically skilled cryptids are able to use the failed binding attempt to access the slenderbeing's mind and wreak havoc there in a variety of ways.

Even if a slenderbeing were to succeed in making a cryptid into a proxy, the nature of being a proxy is so intrinsically linked to control and subjugation that it is seen essentially as slavery. Such an act against a fellow cryptid goes against the beliefs of The Revolution and has been outlawed.

Slenderbeing Relationships to Proxies

In the broader culture of slenderbeings, proxies are seen as slaves. How a slenderbeing sees, treats and involves themselves with their proxies is a personal preference.

Some will appear before proxies, live amongst them, provide for them or otherwise guide them more materially while others are so detached that their proxies have never laid eyes upon them and have no idea who they are serving. The degree of involvement does not dictate the treatment received by the proxies; a slenderbeing can be involved and cruel or distant and lenient. Neither does cruelty or leniency necessarily indicate the presence of emotional bonds.

However, in some very rare cases, some slenderbeings may grow genuinely fond of a proxy (or proxies) in the way a farmer may grow fond of a specific animal. Perhaps this is because they are uniquely entertaining or perhaps they are more talented or competent than their peers. Whatever the reason, it does not supersede that they are still less than and there to serve a purpose; but may grant them some leniency or other boons. Alternately, a proxy may be uniquely troublesome, inefficient or annoying - sparking animosity and triggering heightened hostility.

Nevertheless, the vast majority of slenderbeings are apathetic to their proxies, seeing them as nothing but tools to be used towards their own ends. Any relationship - if it can even be called that- between a slenderbeing and their proxy is decided simply by the goals at hand and the necessary strategy to get there.

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Slenderman Headcanons: Proxies VII

How Do Slenderbeings Interact With Their Proxies?

Part [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] of Proxy Headcanons

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Slenderbeing Relationships to Proxies

In the broader culture of slenderbeings, proxies are seen as slaves. How a slenderbeing sees, treats and involves themselves with their proxies is a personal preference.

Some will appear before proxies, live amongst them, provide for them or otherwise guide them more materially while others are so detached that their proxies have never laid eyes upon them and have no idea who they are serving. The degree of involvement does not dictate the treatment received by the proxies; a slenderbeing can be involved and cruel or distant and lenient. Neither does cruelty or leniency necessarily indicate the presence of emotional bonds.

However, in some very rare cases, some slenderbeings may grow genuinely fond of a proxy (or proxies) in the way a farmer may grow fond of a specific animal. Perhaps this is because they are uniquely entertaining or perhaps they are more talented or competent than their peers. Whatever the reason, it does not supersede that they are still less than and there to serve a purpose; but may grant them some leniency or other boons. Alternately, a proxy may be uniquely troublesome, inefficient or annoying - sparking animosity and triggering heightened hostility.

Nevertheless, the vast majority of slenderbeings are apathetic to their proxies, seeing them as nothing but tools to be used towards their own ends. Any relationship - if it can even be called that- between a slenderbeing and their proxy is decided simply by the goals at hand and the necessary strategy to get there.

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Slenderman Headcanons: Proxies VI

What Species Can Be Made Into Proxies In The AU?

Part [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] of Proxy Headcanons

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Proxy Species

Any species can be made into a proxy; from animals to humans to other cryptids, each with their own pros and cons.

Animals

Their lack of intelligence makes it quick and easy to form strong proxy links, yet that same lack of intelligence makes their use limited. What benefits would a slenderbeing get from a proxy whose kin / community provides no sustenance, who is unable to properly integrate themselves into the lives and environments of higher-intelligence targets or perform tasks requiring communication or fine motor control? Animal proxies, as a result, are rare and seen as a waste of time to most.

Humans

The most common species used as proxies. They are intelligent enough to perform a variety of tasks, are already integrated into the society of the slenderbeing's food source (humanity) and strong enough to do damage where needed. While their lack of magical and psychic abilities can limit their use, it makes them easy to bind, the proxy link easy to strengthen and reduces any threat of retaliation.

Cryptids

There are, of course, a variety of cryptids which would have their own pros and cons as proxies. As a whole, however, any cryptid would be stronger and all around more capable as a proxy than a human. That being said, cryptids have much higher mental defenses and are thus much, much harder to control. Additionally, cryptids with any sort of psychic skill would be able to detect the attempt to bind their minds and rebuff it. Those will high psychic skill could even trace the link back to the slenderbeing in question and retaliate. The most dangerous form of retaliation is "kickback", where the most psychically skilled cryptids are able to use the failed binding attempt to access the slenderbeing's mind and wreak havoc there in a variety of ways.

Even if a slenderbeing were to succeed in making a cryptid into a proxy, the nature of being a proxy is so intrinsically linked to control and subjugation that it is seen essentially as slavery. Such an act against a fellow cryptid goes against the beliefs of The Revolution and has been outlawed.

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Slenderman Headcanons: Proxies V

What Are Soul-Bound Proxies?

Part [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] of Proxy Headcanons

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Soul-Bound Proxies

The link that binds a proxy to a slenderbeing is traditionally a psychic / mental one. While the mind is powerful and allows amazing control over surprising aspects of a person's capabilities, the slenderbeing is limited in what can be passed through the link by the scope of the proxy's mind. For example, under control of a slenderbeing a proxy may run faster than they ever could before due to the removal of innate mental barriers used by the body to prevent injury or exhaustion; however, a proxy whose brain has no structures to process images cannot be made to see, just as a proxy who is incapable of using magic cannot be compelled to cast a spell and so on and so on.

This limitation can be bypassed in proxies who have reached the highest stages of development through the use of soul binding.

Essentially, the slenderbeing uses the link to guide a small piece of their own soul into the proxy. This allows the slenderbeing to pass their own capabilities to the proxy via the proxy link. A soul-bound proxy under the control of a slenderbeing can be made to heal as quickly as the slenderbeing does, age on the scale of slenderbeings, access strength their own body is incapable of, unlock psychic abilities unseen in the proxy's race, utilize magic, or even summon tendrils of their own.

However, there are consequences associated with creating Soul-Bound Proxies. Once that Proxy dies or is killed, the piece of soul used to bind them dies as well. While the portion of soul lost is too small to kill the slenderbeing upon its loss, it is still a painful and disquieting sensation that permanently weakens the slenderbeing proportional to the size of the piece of the soul that was lost. While only the smallest piece is needed to form the soul-bond, larger pieces allow for more transfer of power. Soul-Bonding a proxy is a large risk that must considered seriously and balanced to the rewards.

Of course, this is Soul Magic and - while considered a more stable type of this magic - it falls under the ban put into place after The Revolution and is no longer practiced.

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Slenderman Headcanon: Proxies IV

The Proxies Who Offer Themselves to Slenderbeings

Part [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] of Proxy Headcanons

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Willing Proxies

There have been those who have willingly offered themselves up to a slenderbeing as a proxy. If the intention is sincere and their conviction strong, there will be no mental resistance to the proxy link. This allows the slenderbeing to bypass the lengthy process of gradually strengthening the link and form the strongest link possible right away. It is almost unheard of today, but there are accounts of it happening in the days long, long before The Revolution.