History Fridge / SandersSides

** Logan swears on ''A Brief History of Time'' by UsefulNotes/StephenHawking. As Thomas' logic, and a believer that everything should be based on cold, hard facts, of course he'd swear on something that is ''indisputably'' true.

* Virgil and Logan are in the FourElementEnsemble established as Water and Earth, respectively, which are both 'negative' elements in astrology. The video featuring both of them (and only those two) is called "My ''Negative'' Thinking".

** Thomas swears on the Bible, as is the norm in America. Not only does this fit his status as the TokenHuman, it also makes sense when the next episode reveals Thomas was RaisedCatholic, and based his first sense of morality on his religious upbringing.

** Patton, the personification of said morality, also swears on the Bible -- specifically, the ''youth edition''. This fits with Patton's childish personality, as well as the fact that Thomas' moral code -- which includes "lying is wrong" -- began in his childhood. Youth editions of the Bible also tend to be rather simplistic and [[Bowdlerize pare down the confusing, gory, or seemingly contradictory parts]], in favor of much more straightforward stories and lessons. Given that BlackAndWhiteInsanity is arguably Patton's biggest character flaw...

* Later, when Patton asks if Thomas deserves to focus solely on himself, his [[HarshWordsImpact words]] attack (similarly to ''VisualNovel/TearsOfThemis'') just as Deceit's had done--except this time, it strikes Thomas himself. Fitting for TheReveal that the video-game-style health bars actually reflect Thomas's Mental health.

* In "Can Lying Be Good?", Roman only realizes Deceit is among them when "Patton" waves his hand and forces Logan to HandGag himself. In addition to it obviously being OOC for Patton to do such a thing, why else would this tip him off? In "Accepting Anxiety, Part 2," ''he'' suddenly silenced himself in the same way after revealing to Thomas that there were other Sides. That wasn't voluntary; Deceit was forcing him to be quiet! Also explains why Roman is so reluctant to trust him later on--one has to imagine that would feel like a pretty big violation.

* Later, when Patton asks if Thomas deserves to focus solely on himself, his [[HarshWordsImpact words]] [[WordsCanBreakMyBones create a beam]] that shoots forward just as Deceit's had done--except this time, it strikes Thomas himself. Fitting for TheReveal that the video-game-style health bars actually reflect Thomas's Mental health.

** Patton, the personification of said morality, also swears on the Bible -- specifically, the ''youth edition''. This fits with Patton's childish personality, as well as the fact that Thomas' moral code -- which includes "lying is wrong" -- began in his childhood. Youth editions of the Bible also tend to be rather simplistic and pare down the confusing, gory, or seemingly contradictory parts, in favor of much more straightforward stories and lessons. Given that BlackAndWhiteInsanity is arguably Patton's biggest character flaw...

* At the end of "Am I ORIGINAL?", Roman says "Thanks, everyone. Well, ''almost'' everyone.", referring to Virgil being the only one who was unhelpful to him. Virgil quietly sinks out, downhearted. At the climax of "ACCEPTING ANXIETY, Part 2", when Thomas and the other Sides except Roman try to convince Virgil to come back, Virgil answers "I mean, it's cool to see you all trying to be helpful. Well, ''most of'' you, but-", referring to the creative side being the only one who doesn't care, before Roman cuts him off to finally apologize to him. It could be that Roman realized ''he'' had been unhelpful to ''Virgil'' as well, and [[NotSoDifferent they hadn't been so different after all.]]

* The fact that ''Logan'' has, however inadvertently, caused ''all'' of these problems by being an UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom.
** Patton and Roman are broken after the events of ''Putting Others First - Selfishness v. Selflessness Redux''... and it's ''all'' Logan's fault. As soon as Logic comes into things, Morality breaks, which allows Deceit to come to the forefront and come in... which, in turn, broke Remus. Being illogical, shutting up and silencing Logan, kept Deceit at bay. But being logical about everything does not - especially as, in Deceit's first episode, Logan is the one who rips his hand off his mouth and yells "DECEIT!", thus allowing Deceit to get a foot in the door. Silencing Logan, shutting him up, telling him to shut up, fuck off, roll over, and be quiet, and, more importantly, having him ''obey'' that, takes away Deceit's power. You can be illogical and deny him, which thus silences him. We see this throughout the series - Anxiety chooses to not turn up, Remus only turns up when the sides ''acknowledge he is there'' by having a particular moment to his giving Thomas bad thoughts - the sides have to ''acknowledge someone'' to allow them in - Virgil, Remus, Deceit. The same is true here.
** Deceit only got a foothold into things because Logic, being logical, thinking truthfully and with facts, ''allowed him too'' by reacting and acknowledging him. Roman and Patton are broken - because Logic overrides both of them. Logic overrides the heart and the desire for fame, as we saw in the episode ''"Why Do We Get Out Of Bed In The Morning?"'', where Logan "wins" the argument by shutting down the whole "riches" desire and demanding that things are done logically. Indulging Logan, by not shutting him up on occasions, even if that has to be bludgeoning him over the head so that he physically ''can't'' talk, allowed Deceit power... and that's broken two parts of Thomas, possibly irreparably. Roman now thinks he's an evil, stupid, dumb-dumb head who's opinion is worth fuck all and that he's possibly the "wrong/evil" side, not Remus... and Patton has no idea what is right or wrong anymore due to physically being broken... by Deceit... who Logan allowed in. Logic/Logan is the problem. Only by shutting up one, even temporarily, can you repair and heal the other two. And, this being Logan, he's ''not'' going to shut up. He has to have the last word, he ''has'' to be right, otherwise ''he'' breaks, even if that break is only small - as we see in the episode where they're discussing why it's been so long between Videos and Logan breaks because ''he'' was supposed to make Thomas work logically to make a plan to make videos. Logan allowing Deceit in broke Roman and Patton... but in repairing them, Logan has to break... which can't happen, as you need ''logic'' to function properly. The three have reached an impasse - to fix one, others have to stop and be quiet... but they physically can't, as they're part of the human body, and it just breaks them more.

* The fact that ''Logan'' has, however inadvertently, caused ''all'' of these problems by being an UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom. Patton and Roman are broken after the events of ''Putting Others First - Selfishness v. Selflessness Redux''... and it's ''all'' Logan's fault. As soon as Logic comes into things, Morality breaks, which allows Deceit to come to the forefront and come in... which, in turn, broke Remus. Being illogical, shutting up and silencing Logan, kept Deceit at bay. But being logical about everything does not - especially as, in Deceit's first episode, Logan is the one who rips his hand off his mouth and yells "DECEIT!", thus allowing Deceit to get a foot in the door. Silencing Logan, shutting him up, telling him to shut up, fuck off, roll over, and be quiet, and, more importantly, having him ''obey'' that, takes away Deceit's power. You can be illogical and deny him, which thus silences him. We see this throughout the series - Anxiety chooses to not turn up, Remus only turns up when the sides ''acknowledge he is there'' by having a particular moment to his giving Thomas bad thoughts - the sides have to ''acknowledge someone'' to allow them in - Virgil, Remus, Deceit. The same is true here. Deceit only got a foothold into things because Logic, being logical, thinking truthfully and with facts, ''allowed him too'' by reacting and acknowledging him. Roman and Patton are broken - because Logic overrides both of them. Logic overrides the heart and the desire for fame, as we saw in the episode ''"Why Do We Get Out Of Bed In The Morning?"'', where Logan "wins" the argument by shutting down the whole "riches" desire and demanding that things are done logically. Indulging Logan, by not shutting him up on occasions, even if that has to be bludgeoning him over the head so that he physically ''can't'' talk, allowed Deceit power... and that's broken two parts of Thomas, possibly irreparably. Roman now thinks he's an evil, stupid, dumb-dumb head who's opinion is worth fuck all and that he's possibly the "wrong/evil" side, not Remus... and Patton has no idea what is right or wrong anymore due to physically being broken... by Deceit... who Logan allowed in. Logic/Logan is the problem. Only by shutting up one, even temporarily, can you repair and heal the other two. And, this being Logan, he's ''not'' going to shut up. He has to have the last word, he ''has'' to be right, otherwise ''he'' breaks, even if that break is only small - as we see in the episode where they're discussing why it's been so long between Videos and Logan breaks because ''he'' was supposed to make Thomas work logically to make a plan to make videos. Logan allowing Deceit in broke Roman and Patton... but in repairing them, Logan has to break... which can't happen, as you need ''logic'' to function properly. The three have reached an impasse - to fix one, others have to stop and be quiet... but they physically can't, as they're part of the human body, and it just breaks them more.

* In "Why Do We Get Out of Bed in the Morning?" Roman references a (fictional) social media app called "Twinster," which shows what you would look like if you had an identical twin, and then proceeds to use it on himself. Over a year later, "Dealing with Intrusive Thoughts" reveals Roman ''actually has a twin.''

** Thomas swears on the Bible, as is the norm in America. Not only does this fit his status as the TokenHuman, it also makes sense when the next episode reveals Thomas was RaisedCatholic, and his first sense of morality on his religious upbringing.
** Patton, the personification of said morality, also swears on the Bible -- specifically, the ''youth edition''. This fits with Patton's childish personality, as well as the fact that Thomas' moral code -- which includes "lying is wrong" -- began in his childhood.

* The fact that ''Logan'' has, however inadvertently, caused ''all'' of these problems by being an UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom. Patton and Roman are broken after the events of ''Putting Others First - Selfishness v. Selflessness Redux''... and it's ''all'' Logan's fault. As soon as Logic comes into things, Morality breaks, which allows Deceit to come to the forefront and come in... which, in turn, broke Remus. Being illogical, shutting up and silencing Logan, kept Deceit at bay. But being logical about everything does not - especially as, in Deceit's first episode, Logan is the one who rips his hand off his mouth and yells "DECEIT!", thus allowing Deceit to get a foot in the door. Silencing Logan, shutting him up, telling him to shut up, fuck off, roll over, and be quiet, and, more importantly, having him ''obey'' that, takes away Deceit's power. You can be illogical and deny him, which thus silences him. We see this throughout the series - Anxiety chooses to not turn up, Remus only turns up when the sides ''acknowledge he is there'' by having the OMGWTFNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO moment to his giving Thomas bad thoughts - the sides have to ''acknowledge someone'' to allow them in - Virgil, Remus, Deceit. The same is true here. Deceit only got a foot hold in to things because Logic, being logical, thinking truthfully and with facts, ''allowed him too'' by reacting and acknowledging him. Roman and Patton are broken - because Logic overrides both of them. Logic overrides the heart and the desire for fame, as we saw in the episode ''"Why Do We Get Out Of Bed In The Morning?"'', where Logan "wins" the argument by shutting down the whole "riches" desire and demanding that things are done logically. Indulging Logan, by not shutting him up on occasions, even if that has to be bludgeoning him over the head so that he physically ''can't'' talk, allowed Deceit power... and that's broken two parts of Thomas, possibly irreparably. Roman now thinks he's an evil, stupid, dumb-dumb head who's opinion is worth fuck all and that he's possibly the "wrong/evil" side, not Remus... and Patton has no idea what is right or wrong anymore due to physically being broken... by Deceit... who Logan allowed in. Logic/Logan is the problem. Only by shutting up one, even temporarily, can you repair and heal the other two. And, this being Logan, he's ''not'' going to shut up. He has to have the last word, he ''has'' to be right, otherwise ''he'' breaks, even if that break is only small - as we see in the episode where they're discussing why it's been so long between Videos and Logan breaks because ''he'' was supposed to make Thomas work logically to make a plan to make videos. Logan allowing Deceit in broke Roman and Patton... but in repairing them, Logan has to break... which can't happen, as you need ''logic'' to function properly. The three have reached an impasse - to fix one, others have to fuck off and be quiet... but they physically can't, as they're part of the human body, and it just breaks them more.

* The fact that ''Logan'' has, however inadvertently, caused ''all'' of these problems by being an UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom. Patton and Roman are broken after the events of ''Putting Others First - Selfishness v. Selflessness Redux''... and it's ''all'' Logan's fault. As soon as Logic comes into things, Morality breaks, which allows Deceit to come to the forefront and come in... which, in turn, broke Remus. Being illogical, shutting up and silencing Logan, kept Deceit at bay. But being logical about everything does not - especially as, in Deceit's first episode, Logan is the one who rips his hand off his mouth and yells "DECEIT!", thus allowing Deceit to get a foot in the door. Silencing Logan, shutting him up, telling him to shut up, fuck off, roll over, and be quiet, and, more importantly, having him ''obey'' that, takes away Deceit's power. You can be illogical and deny him, which thus silences him. We see this throughout the series - Anxiety chooses to not turn up, Remus only turns up when the sides ''acknowledge he is there'' by having the OMGWTFNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO moment to his giving Thomas bad thoughts - the sides have to ''acknowledge someone'' to allow them in. The same is true here. Deceit only got a foot hold in to things because Logic, being logical, thinking truthfully and with facts, ''allowed him too'' by reacting and acknowledging him. Roman and Patton are broken - because Logic overrides both of them. Logic overrides the heart and the desire for fame, as we saw in the episode ''"Why Do We Get Out Of Bed In The Morning?"'', where Logan "wins" the argument by shutting down the whole "riches" desire and demanding that things are done logically. Indulging Logan, by not shutting him up on occasions, even if that has to be bludgeoning him over the head so that he physically ''can't'' talk, allowed Deceit power... and that's broken two parts of Thomas, possibly irreparably. Roman now thinks he's an evil, stupid, dumb-dumb head who's opinion is worth fuck all and that he's possibly the "wrong/evil" side, not Remus... and Patton has no idea what is right or wrong anymore due to physically being broken... by Deceit... who Logan allowed in. Logic/Logan is the problem. Only by shutting up one, even temporarily, can you repair and heal the other two. And, this being Logan, he's ''not'' going to shut up. He has to have the last word, he ''has'' to be right, otherwise ''he'' breaks, even if that break is only small - as we see in the episode where they're discussing why it's been so long between Videos and Logan breaks because ''he'' was supposed to make Thomas work logically to make a plan to make videos. Logan allowing Deceit in broke Roman and Patton... but in repairing them, Logan has to break... which can't happen, as you need ''logic'' to function properly. The three have reached an impasse - to fix one, others have to fuck off and be quiet... but they physically can't, as they're part of the human body, and it just breaks them more.