History Trivia / MandelaCatalogue

* MissingTrailerScene: The "Vol. 333" teaser has plot elements that never actually appear in the episode proper:
** A magazine cover headlining the MCPD's coverup of Mandela's Alternate invasion is shown.

* WordOfGod: Alex revealed on Twitter that he and the official Discord server had "mutually agreed" that the names of The Intruder and the void-face Alternate that appeared at the end of The THINK Principle are [[https://web.archive.org/web/20220405012146/https://twitter.com/alexkstylox/status/1445482060013916161 6]] and [[https://web.archive.org/web/20220225040856/https://twitter.com/alexkstylox/status/1445479029344116738 N]] respectively.

* PromotedFanboy: Thorne Baker, the creator of the fangame ''Maple County'', later became the voice actor of Thatcher Davis and the CGI artist for the ''Mandela Catalogue''.

** Mark and younger Sarah Heathcliff are played by Alex and his sister Christina Kister respectively.

** Mark and Sarah Heathcliff are played by Alex and his sister Christina Kister respectively.

** Though [[[[https://web.archive.org/web/20220405012146/https://twitter.com/alexkstylox/status/1445482060013916161 Alex has clarified that they're the same character with a different appearance]], some fans still believe the hooded Intruder from Vol. 1 and the TV Intruder from Intruder Alert and onwards are two different characters.

** Though Alex has clarified that they're the same character with a different appearance, some fans still believe the hooded Intruder from Vol. 1 and the TV Intruder from Intruder Alert and onwards are two different characters.

* ApprovalOfGod: Alex has given quite a bit of praise to various fan works, such as Creator/SrPelo’s The Mandela Magazine and a VideoGame/FridayNightFunkin GameMod known as Funkdela Catalog, the former he left a comment saying that it was the “best thing” he’s ever seen and the latter of which he was a co-commentator of a stream play through of which with a [=YouTuber=] by the of Kwite.

** In the playlist section, you can see the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J98GoyGOysQ&list=PLkk6ZuwrqcsEMaWp_GyU2ACIqHlX37CyW Original Copies]] of the Mandela Catalogue, including multiple deleted scenes, such as Cesar's Alternate obtaining Sarah's voice.

*** Apparently, a face from JustForFun/TheScrimbloCatalogue was originally meant to appear in Exhibiton, but Alex thought it was becoming "less creepy the more he looked at him", so he removed him. However, he did reuse the face near the end of Mandela Catalogue Vol 2 when Adam enters the basement.

** The "Vol. 333" teaser has plot elements that never actually appear in the episode proper:
*** A magazine cover headlining the MCPD's coverup of Mandela's Alternate invasion is shown.
*** A screenshot of a fake edutainment game named "My Interactive Bible" is briefly seen.
*** Jonah is heard talking to Adam, with the former believing the latter to be an Alternate. Neither of them appear in "Vol. 333", with the majority of the screentime instead revolving around Lt. Thatcher Davis.

* ApprovalOfGod: Alex has given quite a bit of praise to various fan works, such as Creator/SrPelo’s The Mandela Magazine and a VideoGame/FridayNightFunkin GameMod known as Funkdela Catalog, the former he left a comment saying that it was the “best thing” he’s ever seen and the latter of which he was a co-commentator of a stream play through of which with a YouTuber by the of Kwite.

* ApprovalByGod: Alex has given quite a bit of praise to various fan works, such as Creator/SrPelo’s The Mandela Magazine and a VideoGame/FridayNightFunkin GameMod known as Funkdela Catalog, the former he left a comment saying that it was the “best thing” he’s ever seen and the latter of which he was a co-commentator of a stream play through of which with a YouTuber by the of Kwite.

* ViewerNameConfusion: Some fans mistakenly switch around Thatcher Davis' name as ''Davis Thatcher''.

** It then received a second shoutout when {{LetsPlay/Markiplier}} made a video about a fangame called Maple County and then watched the first volume of the Mandela Catalogue. It's also here that [[WordOfGod Alex Kister]] confirmed that Mark Heathcliff was named after Markiplier.
** It received yet another shoutout when Night Mind made a video covering the series up to Volume two as well.

** Though Alex has clarified that they're the same character, some fans still believe the hooded Intruder from Vol. 1 and the TV Intruder from Intruder Alert and onwards are two different characters.

** ''Mandela Catalogue'' is usually referred to with the acronym "MC", which is an acronym commonly associated with [[{{VideoGame/Minecraft}} various other]] [[WebAnimation/MadnessCombat popular franchises]]. As such, it's usually referred to as '''T'''MC by the fandom.

* PromotedFanboy: Thorne Baker, the creator of the fangame Maple County, is now a voice actor (as Thatcher Davis) and CGI artist for Mandela Catalogue.

* PromotedFanboy: Thorne Baker, the creator of the fangame Maple County, now plays a role in the Mandela Catalogue as Thatcher Davis.

* ColbertBump: The series saw an increase in popularity when Youtuber Wendigoon made a video covering it.

** ''Mandela Catalogue'' is usually referred to with the acronym "MC", which is an acronym commonly associated with [[{{VideoGame/Minecraft}} various other]] [[WebAnimation/MadnessCombat popular franchises]].
*** As such, it's usually referred to as '''T'''MC by the fandom.

* WordOfGod:
** Alex revealed on Twitter that he and the official Discord server had "mutually agreed" that the names of The Intruder and the void-face Alternate that appeared at the end of The THINK Principle are [[https://web.archive.org/web/20220405012146/https://twitter.com/alexkstylox/status/1445482060013916161 6]] and [[https://web.archive.org/web/20220225040856/https://twitter.com/alexkstylox/status/1445479029344116738 N]] respectively.

** ''Mandela Catalogue'' is usually referred to with the acronym "MC", which is an acronym commonly associated with [[{{VideoGame/Minecraft}} various other]] [[WebAnimation/MadnessCombat popular franchises]]

* RuleThirtyFourCreatorReactions: Alex has [[https://twitter.com/alexkstylox/status/1468702199559688192 repeatedly]] [[https://twitter.com/alexkstylox/status/1478239773827473408 stated]] that he's uncomfortable with people sexualizing his characters and wants them to stop. Given that the human cast are portrayed by Alex himself and people he personally knows, it's not hard to understand this reaction.

** Alex revealed on Twitter that he and the official Discord server had "mutually agreed" that the names of The Intruder and the void-face Alternate that appeared at the end of The THINK Principle are [[https://twitter.com/alexkstylox/status/1445482060013916161 6]] and [[https://web.archive.org/web/20220225040856/https://twitter.com/alexkstylox/status/1445479029344116738 N]] respectively.

* AluminumChristmasTrees: The community post showing Noah’s Ark in the build up to Exhibition is a woodcut by Francois de Belleforest, made in the 16th century. Notably, and why it falls under this trope, while the second ark is generally assumed to be a reference to the Alternates, it was actually a part of the original woodcut, which is likely why it was chosen for the post.
* AscendedMeme: Apparently, N was named after a [[https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/895456507427188738/900374967483527218/IMG_20211020_162808.jpg?width=539&height=639 meme]], which became so popular it became the actual name (see below).

** Alex revealed on Twitter that he and the official Discord server had "mutually agreed" that the names of The Intruder and the void-face Alternate that appeared at the end of The THINK Principle are [[https://twitter.com/alexkstylox/status/1445482060013916161 6]] and [[https://twitter.com/alexkstylox/status/1445479029344116738 N]] respectively.

* FanNickname: Alternate Gabriel is often called "Sus Gabriel" (or some variation of it) by the fandom.

** Though Alex has clarified that they're the same character, some parts of the fandom still believe the hooded Intruder from Vol. 1 and the TV Intruder from Intruder Alert and onwards are two different characters.

** Though Alex has clarified that they're the same character, some parts of the fandom still believe the hooded Intruder and the TV Intruder are two different characters.

* GodNeverSaidThat: Many fans believe that the angelic figure officially is Jesus Christ's alternate, while it's been confirmed that it's actually the Archangel Gabriel's alternate. It's often believed to come from Wendigoon's video where he distinctly believed the angelic figure was Jesus.