History Characters / Marblehornets

* BrownNote: A walking one. Recordings of him are subject to [[HellIsThatNoise hellish]] distortions, while people suffer anything from coughing fits to blackouts. Oh, and buildings associated with him develop AlienGeometries, just to confirm his contempt for natural laws.

* DarkIsNotEvil: [[BigDamnHeroes Especially after [[VillainousRescue Entry #52]], it's becoming more and more commonly accepted that he is not actually against Jay. It's entirely possible that he's protecting Jay from Alex and The Operator. Many of his actions can be seen as helpful, i.e. his attack on Jay in Entry #33 drove him out of the HellHotel, and out of the house in #18. [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation The jury is still out, however.]]]]

* HeelFaceTurn: Saves Jay and Jessica from Alex in Entry #52. Possibly subverted in that we still don't know who's side he's on or what his agenda is, but this interaction is a lot less hostile than previous encounters with Jay.

* AmbiguouslyEvil: His true goals are unclear, but he flip-flops between seemingly being a good guy and doing things that benefit Jay, to doing some very questionable things. He picks up Jay's camera and returns it to him in Entry #41 after he escapes the Operator, and in Entry #45 he helps lure out and attack Alex, who is later revealed to be in cahoots with the Operator. However, the revelation that he is totheark brings up a lot of questions as to the nature of his stalking and interference with events, and in Entry #61, he steals Tim's medication, causing him to revert back to his Masked Man personality. [[note And even ''that'' is still ambiguous; his intervention led to Tim being able to work with Jay.[[/note]]]] And then he seems to be responsible for leading Jay to his death in Entry #80 by convincing him to visit Benedict Hall.

-> '''Played by''': Troy Wagner

-> '''Played by''': Joseph [=DeLage=]

The ''Marble Hornets'' website provides some more information about him: "Alex Kralie, born April 4th 1986, has been into making films since his early childhood, when he would make short sketch comedy videos starring himself and his cousins with his parents camcorder. He would then show them at 'premiers' to his friends and family. That love has since remained with Alex, where he has been involved in many different capacities in various filmmaking communities. He is a double major in both filmmaking and photography, with a minor in theatre. He originally wrote Marble Hornets during high school and has continuously tweaked and polished it throughout his time at the university. He�s very excited to finally see it all happening after years of work!"

-->''I�ve spent the past few days punching up the script now that I know the actors I have at my disposal. Most of what I�ve done centers around changing up a few lines of dialogue and action for the character of Tim. I�m mainly doing this because, upon further thought, I should make the character of Tim mesh better with the actor of Tim, who is also Tim. Two reasons I felt I should do this. One being the fact that I don�t want Tim the actor to have to stretch himself too much more than the other actors, since he�s not been in a film before. The second is that I want his first experience to be a good one!''

-> '''Played by''': Tim Sutton

-->'''Alex''': If you got it right the ''first'' time, this wouldn't be an issue!\\
'''Tim''': Yeah, considering how much you're paying us and everything...\\
'''Alex''': [[JerkAss Why would I be paying you for what you're giving me? I mean, really!]]\\
'''Tim''': Oh, thanks...

* LaserGuidedAmnesia: As with everyone else who has been exposed to the Operator. Entry #76 reveals she has it pretty bad even by everyone elses' standards; she can't even remember where she ''lives''. Then in her return in Entry #87, she says she doesn't even remember meeting Jay. She only knows from Tim telling her about their exploits.
* LooksLikeCesare

* MessyHair

[[folder: The Operator]]

A masked person that first appeared in Entry #18, who follows, stalks, and sometimes attacks Jay. He has some connection to the Operator; it’s implied at some points that he’s also a victim of it, and maybe even trying to fight it, but their exact dynamic is never clear.
It is eventually revealed that “Masky” is Tim. It was originally implied that he was the owner of [=ToTheArk=], as well; later development indicate the Hooded Man was the main voice behind it, but Masky might have still been involved.

[[folder: The Hooded Masked Person/[=ToTheArk=]/Brian]]
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Entry #61 confirms that he was totheark, or - if Jay's theory of there being multiple totheark users is true - at least ''one'' of the users of the account. “Hoody” died in Entry #83, when he fell headfirst several stories onto a concrete floor. He was revealed to be Brian at the end of Entry #84.

** Even shows up in their videos: Season 1's videos are most likely Masky's work considering Jay's comment about the difference in style, and are very indirect, cryptic, and fairly low-key. Hoody's work, in seasons 2 and 3, is comparatively more straightforward with its messages ("You are afraid. I am not." "This is your last birthday." etc) and less minimalistic than Masky's videos.

A mysterious [=YouTube=] channel that started responding to Jay's entries with videos of its own. Its first videos were cryptic messages full of symbolism and codes, but as they progressed, the owner (or owners) of totheark showed that they werea lot closer to Jay than was originally let on, and know a lot more about what is happening.

//Totheark died in Entry #83, when he fell headfirst several stories onto a concrete floor. He was revealed to be Brian at the end of Entry #84.

* TheDanza

* KillTheCutie: One of the most light hearted charcters in the series, nearly always seen laughing and joking around on camera, ends up being lured by Alex into being taken by The Operator. Doubly so, now that he was killed for real in #83 (although after his actions during his years spent as Hoody, it's debatable whether he still qualified for the "cutie" part anymore.)

->'''Played by''': Bethann Williams

* TheDanza

->'''Played by''': Mary Kathleen Bishop

The ''Marble Hornets'' website has more info on her: "Sarah is an actor based in and around the university area. She has been involved in many productions both onstage and in front of the camera. She was most recently seen as Celia in the university�s production of ''As You Like It''."

* CharacterDeath

-> '''Played by''': Chris Dominey

* EstablishingCharacterMoment: His only dialogue is about helping a stranger, soldifying his innocent bystander status.

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* AmbiguousDisorder: According to Episode #66, the doctors who were trying to help him couldn't figure out what to diagnose him with. They gave him a tentative diagnosis of schizophrenia, it was obvious to Tim that they were just grasping at straws. Slender sickness isn't in the DSM, after all.

* WeaponOfChoice: He often carries a folding knife with him whenever he expects danger, though he's not very good with it. It could have something to do with holding the camera in his other hand.

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->"I thought I would be safer here, by running away, but everything's just gotten worse. I'm going back to my home, and I'm burning these tapes. All of them."

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->"I mean, it's several years ago and you're asking me about a guy in a suit, so..."

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->"I don't know how I got here. You're the only other person I've seen in this hotel other than the staff, and we have adjoining rooms. I don't even know you, you said it yourself, I'm a stranger!"

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-> '''Played by:''' Brian Haight
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->"What is this part supposed to mean?"

-> '''Played by''': Bethann Williams
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->"When did we get a camera?"

-> "Have any of you seen Alex?"
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* IllGirl: His childhood medical records look as thick as a phone book, mentioning seizures, headaches that made him scream, depression, and self-harm.
** As of Entry #66, hallucinations can be added to the list. However, Tim isn't sure if what he saw as a child was real, since he doesn't remember them.

* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Of the main characters, the only woman. And also easily the sanest out of the bunch. PositiveDiscrimination may be at work here.

* NiceHat: Often seen wearing a brown cap.

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* FanNickname: He's almost universally called "Masky".

* FanNickname: Hoodie or Hoody (for obvious reasons), and Blasky (Black Masky). He's also been called Sinclair for some reason, and occasionally "tothepark".

* ProductionNickname: The Season 2 DVD commentary reveals that the crew refers to the character as "Mystery Fella."

* FanNickname: "Beardy" (for obvious reasons) or "Bruce" (a name that originated on the [[http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=889787#889787 thread for Entry #48]]).

* FilkSong: There's one about her on Rowan Lewis's EP ''Rest Well'', complete with the line [[https://rowanlewis.bandcamp.com/track/fuel 'Locke the door behind you']].