History Literature / JeffTheKiller

Jeff the Killer is a particularly famous {{Creepypasta}} formed sort of spontaneously by a user named "killerjeff" on the old Encyclopaedia Dramatica back in 2008, based on speculation about the origin about a particularly unsettling picture on the Creepypasta article called "joy.jpg." which [[TakeOurWordForIt may or may not have been]] a heavily Photoshopped picture of an overweight girl used to bully her two years before. A video on Newgrounds soon surfaced of this picture edited to be [[NightmareFace deranged and scary]] in October of 2008...and a legend was born.

Jeff the Killer is a particularly famous {{Creepypasta}} formed sort of spontaneously by a user named "killerjeff" on the old Encyclopaedia Dramatica back in 2008, based on speculation about the origin about a particularly unsettling picture on the Creepypasta article called "joy.jpg." which may ([[UnreliableNarrator or then again may not]]) have been a heavily Photoshopped picture of an overweight girl used to bully her two years before. A video on Newgrounds soon surfaced of this picture edited to be [[NightmareFace deranged and scary]] in October of 2008...and a legend was born.

This is a combination of [[http://www.dailydot.com/lol/4chan-x-origins-jeff-the-killer/ original research]] and memories of former ED editors, whose [[TakeOurWordForIt word must be taken at face value]] because in 2011 most of the relevant image discussion pages and user profiles for ED [[LostForever were deleted in their entirety]]. But, then again, like everything else on the Internet, [[MultipleChoicePast one person's guess is as good as anyone else's.]]

* FatAndSkinny: Troy, to Randy and Keith.

* StupidEvil: Despite lying to the police to get Liu arrested, Randy, Troy, and Keith have no problems attacking Jeff and trying to kill him at a birthday party with tons of witnesis Even if Randy had won, he would have been arrested for murder. Randy even admits that he lied right in front of everyone.

StupidEvil: Despite lying to the police to get Liu arrested, Randy, Troy, and Keith have no problems attacking Jeff and trying to kill him at a birthday party with tons of witnesis Even if Randy had won, he would have been arrested for murder. Randy even admits that he lied right in front of everyone.

* EmptyShell: Possibly turns into this at the end of his origin story. After all, it's not particularly easy to kill ''your own parents and'' [[spoiler:presumably]] ''your little brother'' and keep going.

[[quoteright:349:[[NightmareFace http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jeffthetroper_535.png]]]]
[[caption-width-right:349:[[DeadlyEuphemism GO TO SLEEP]]]]

Jeff the Killer is a particularly famous {{Creepypasta}} formed sort of spontaneously by a user named "killerjeff" on the old Encyclopaedia Dramatica back in 2008, based on speculation about the origin about a particularly unsettling on the Creepypasta article called "joy.jpg." Which may ([[UnreliableNarrator or then again may not]]) have been a heavily Photoshopped picture of an overweight girl used to bully her two years before. A video on Newgrounds soon surfaced of this picture edited to be [[NightmareFace deranged and scary]] in October of 2008...and a legend was born.

This is a combination of [[http://www.dailydot.com/lol/4chan-x-origins-jeff-the-killer/ original research]] and memories of former ED editors, whose [[TakeOurWordForIt word must be taken at face value]] because in 2011 most of the relevant discussion pages and user profiles for ED [[LostForever were deleted in their entirety]]. But, then again, like everything else on the Internet, [[MultipleChoicePast one person's guess is as good as anyone else's.]]

* NightmareFace: The page image above is hard to get out of your head, and can be quite a shocker.

Jeff the Killer is a particularly famous {{Creepypasta}} made by an unknown writer about... Well, a [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin serial killer named Jeff.]]

It's mostly known thanks to the ridiculous amount of spinoffs, as well as its infamously {{Narm}}y and unrealistic origin story.

* CloudCuckooLander: At best, this is the {{Fandom}}'s semi-{{canon}}ical depiction of him. [[AxCrazy At]] [[PsychopathicManchild worst...]]

* EvenEvilHasStandards: Has been shown in Jeff the Killer vs Jane the Killler that he will not hurt a baby.
* FriendlyRivalry: Commonly depicted with various other {{Creepypasta}}s, most commonly [[TheSlenderManMythos Slenderman.]]
* GlasgowGrin: This is Jeff's shtick. Often makes people compare Jeff to Film/TheDarkKnight's [[ComicBook/TheJoker Joker]].

* SlasherSmile: [[GlasgowGrin Guess.]]

** Of course it can cause a bit more NightmareFuel with his justification being, "I'll let you see more of the world before I save you from it."

! Tropes associated with Jeff the Killer:

* {{Expy}}: Of {{the Joker}}. His face in particular is chemically bleached like the original, and a GlasgowGrin like the Dark Knight version.

* LaughingMad

* SelfmadeOrphan: Yep.

** As stated above, he's also [[EvenEvilHasStandards above killing babies]].

** He makes an exception for LetsPlay/{{Markiplier}} in ''Ripest of Fears''.

* GlasgowGrin: This is Jeff's shtick. Often makes people compare Jeff to TheDarkKnight's [[TheJoker Joker]].

* {{Expy}}: Of {{the Joker}}. Chemically bleached face like the original, and a GlasowGrin like the Dark Knight version.

* {{Expy}}: Of {{the Joker}}.

* MoralEventHorizon: When Jeff butchers his [[SelfmadeOrphan own parents.]]

** He makes an exception for WebVideo/{{Markiplier}} in ''Ripest of Fears''.

** He makes an exception for WebVideo/{{Markiplier}} in ''Ripest of Fears.

* WouldHurtAChild: In fact, children are pretty much ''all'' he's been shown killing.

-->-- '''[[TheMidnightSociety MrCreepypasta]] on Jeff's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_23mSZDF1A sequel]]'''

* DeadlyEuphemism: 'Go to sleep'

* EmptyShell: Possibly turns into this at the end of his origin story. After all, it's not particularly easy to kill ''your own parents and [[spoiler:presumably]] your little brother'' and keep going.

* EmptyShell: Possibly turns into this at the end of his origin story. After all, it's not particularly easy to kill ''your own parents and your little brother'' and keep going.

* FriendlyRivalry: With various other {{Creepypasta}}s, most commonly [[TheSlenderManMythos Slenderman.]]