History WebVideo / EverymanHYBRID

* AmbiguousEnding: [[spoiler:"Introductions". Dr. Corenthal and the Candleverse versions of Evan and Jeff find Candleverse Vinny unconscious underneath the lone tree in the middle of the field at Baldpate Mountain, still clutching his neck from his newest iteration's death in the previous video. They wake him up, and he tearfully admits his guilt to Dr. Corenthal for the things he did in the newest iteration. The doctor hugs him and tells him it’s okay. Apparently, after everything he’s done, everyone else forgives Vinny. The good doctor then takes the camera from the cameraman and gives it to Vinny, but Vinny puts it down on the ground, stating, "We don't need it." The last shot of the series is the boys and the doctor walking away together. The entire video is set to Johnny Cash’s rendition of “We’ll Meet Again". Will the reiteration cycle ever be broken? Is it ''already'' broken? Where is HABIT? Is the song a message from HABIT to the boys? From the boys to Corenthal (and each other)? From the creators to the viewers? We will never know.]]

* AndTheAdventureContinues: The series ends on this possible note, [[spoiler:implying that the iteration cycle the cast is trapped in will continue, but we won't get to see what happens next; Vinny decides to leave the camera behind -- probably because he doesn't want to put any more hapless internet viewers in danger --]] forever, giving us a RayOfHopeEnding and the possibility that HABIT won't be undefeated forever. (Also, there's obviously an afterlife, so death isn't absolute.) After much trial and error, the forces of Good ''will'' win.
* AnyoneCanDie: Started off with side characters and worked its way up. [[spoiler: As of ''All Good Things'', the only known survivor is Corenthal]] - though considering some of the hints dropped in previous "hidden" episodes and documents found by [=ARGers=], the rest may not have been KilledOffForReal.

** "The Princeton Tapes" featured audio and writings from [[spoiler:the previous iteration of Vinny from the late 80s/early 90s]], where he detailed his situation; the tapes end after he meets up with a doctor at Corenthal's old hospital, and suddenly collapsed, dying. [[spoiler:Except when the current Vinny travels to the hospital, the tapes start playing on their own and the ending changes to have the doctor become possessed and start hunting Princeton!Vinny throughout the hospital]].

* ArchetypalCharacter: By the end of the series, [[spoiler: the main trio -- Vincent, Jeff, and Evan -- are confirmed to be the physical embodiments of archetypal characters from the EVERYMAN morality play: Vincent is The Voyeur, Jeff is The Guardian, and Evan is The Firebrand]]. It's also hinted that [[spoiler: Dr. Corenthal -- who may be a future version of Vincent -- is the Everyman.]]

* BigBadEnsemble: [[Franchise/TheSlenderManMythos Slender Man]], WebOriginal/TheRake, and HABIT.

** The WebVideo/TribeTwelve video DEUS EX MACHINA features a minor {{Cameo}} from HABIT (who appears in silhouette), as Firebrand hints that [[spoiler: HABIT was responsible for liberating him from the Collective.]]

* DaylightHorror: In this series, the monsters and [[MindScrew mind screws]] never take time off.

* Suspiciously Apropos Music:

Anyone new to [=EverymanHYBRID=] should use [[http://everymanhybrid.wikia.com/wiki/Timeline_2010 this timeline]] to guide them through the story, since the full story is spread across two Website/YouTube channels, two Website/{{Twitter}} feeds, Twitpic pictures, some archived live webcasts, a blog, a forum, and even a few Website/YouTube posts on unrelated channels. And take a look at [[http://everymanhybrid.wikia.com/ the game's wiki]], which has useful things like transcripts of the videos. In addition there is a fan-made [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuT4HwoZ4rOnFFVHL5kxe8pU-14AY99Gr compilation]] and a [[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuT4HwoZ4rOkente3qcS9Jvy1_bqy-_-d special edition]], as well as an extremely in-depth [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-0gD2jU98Y analysis and explanation of the series]].

* [[https://www.youtube.com/user/WickedStickyAlex The YouTube of Jeff's brother Alex]], who has his own problems to deal with (unfortunately now defunct).

A series of Youtube videos based on Franchise/TheSlenderManMythos. Three guys - Vince, Evan and Jeff - set up a fitness and exercise video-blog, in which they discuss the best ways to exercise, the best things to eat and the best ways to defend yourself from anyone who attacks you. Vince and Evan do the talking, Jeff's their cameraman. But while they're filming, there seems to be a weird gentleman, [[Franchise/TheSlenderManMythos a bit on the tall side]]--and as events escalate, a young [[Blog/CanYouSeeTheWords Princeton student]] finds herself swept up into their situation as well...

After almost nine years, the series concluded at the stroke of midnight[[labelnote:*]]at least, if your timezone is EST[[/labelnote]] on January 1st, 2019 with its final video, "[[https://youtube.com/watch?v=Yq07UvfMRoI Introductions]]".

'''[[spoiler: Evan:]]''' ''[[spoiler: How does it feel to be filmed by monsters while you bleed [[BaitAndSwitch You]] [[TheWatcher voyeuristic]] [[PrecisionFStrike fuck]]? You wanna tell all your fuckin' fans [[MakeItLookLikeAnAccident what happened to Alex]]?]]''

-->'''Damsel:''' I would be ''fucking stoked'' if [[spoiler: they weren't releasing me today.]]

-->'''Alex:''' [[spoiler: It's back.]]

-->'''Vinnie:''' [[spoiler: Alex isn't okay]].

--> [[spoiler: YUP. HE'S DEAD.]]

--> [[spoiler: BEGIN FINAL ACT]]

--> '''Vinnie:''' [[spoiler: "It's because I don't exist."]]

--> '''Vinnie:''' [[spoiler: "Oh. And those hidden videos we thought were a hoax all those years ago? Not that it means anything, but... I can see 'em."]]

--> '''[[spoiler: [[HesBack Dr. Corenthal:]]]]''' ''[[spoiler: Excuse me, [[AlternateRealityGame #151]]. Back up, please.]]''

--> '''HABIT:''' ''This is a scatter gun. Alright? I put buckshot in that.'' ''[[spoiler:You'll be able to hit [[BaitAndSwitch Evan]] no problem.]]''
-->...
--> '''Vinnie:''' ''[[spoiler:...[[NotBrainwashed Evan]]?]]''
-->...
--> '''[[spoiler: Evan:]]''' ''[[spoiler: He told me... [[DirtyCoward what]] [[UnreliableNarrator you]] [[WithFriendsLikeThese did]]. [...] [[TheReveal You put those cameras in our house!]] You started this ''all'', you [[CurseCutShort fu--]]]]''\\

'''[[spoiler: Evan:]]''' ''[[spoiler: You wanna tell all your fuckin' fans [[MakeItLookLikeAnAccident what happened to Alex]]?]]''

* RayOfHopeEnding: [[spoiler: Despite it appearing that HABIT won in the end, it may not be so for long and the gang has another cycle to learn from past mistakes and defeat HABIT in the future. After all; Good is greater than evil!]]

** Subverted in that the last episode indicates a RayOfHopeEnding. AndTheAdventureContinues with everyone coming back for another cycle and another round against HABIT. They will likely defeat it eventually, though the viewers wont witness it [[note]]However; Fan fiction is a thing! How will HABIT finally be destroyed? You decide![[/note]].

* AfterlifeWelcome: While it's less an "afterlife" and more of just a place to wait for a new cycle of reincarnation, [[spoiler:Vinnie]] is met after death by Jeff, Corenthal, and [[spoiler:Evan]], who welcome him warmly, despite everything that happened in the previous iteration. Thus AndTheAdventureContinues; HYBRID regroups and HABIT can still get its butt kicked for good.

** When asked during a Q & A session whether the ending of the series was supposed to represent the end of the story (akin to a book closing), or simply the beginning of a new chapter, the cast refused to provide a definitive answer, stating that while they had their own ideas about what happened next, they wanted to leave it up to the viewers to draw their own conclusions.

* KillEmAll: Has a considerably higher body count than other Slender Man fare. Noted in the description of "Twenty-four months" listing everyone they lost in the last two years.

* FreudianSlip: In "Lexi", [[spoiler: Vinny talks to HABIT (in Evan's body) about events shown "HALLOWEEN HANGOVER" and nearly refers to Evan as "you", but stops himself short and says "Evan". HABIT laughs and mentions the trope by name, specifically saying "Freudian slip".]

** "Le premier cours" clarifies this, somewhat: [[spoiler: the main cast are the physical embodiments of fictional characters (later confirmed to be [[ArchetypalCharacter archetypes]] from the EVERYMAN morality play) who have been written into reality. It's hinted that they were casted as children in the 70s, and have been written back into existence every so many years as adults; the previous "adult iterations" were versions of the "story" that didn't play out to satisfaction]]. To make this even more strange, [[spoiler: Dr. Corenthal may have been chosen as a previous incarnation of The Voyeur -- and some of the notes he scrawled on a bookmark hint that the cycle has been playing out, in some form, since ''the 15000s'']].

** In [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SR4-aYKe33I&feature=sub Ryan & the SEVENTRIALSOFHABIT]], Evan appears to still be sliding down the slippery slope of madness as some spliced in clips show what appear to be Evan talking to himself and saying some pretty [[KillThemAll disturbing shit]] while [[AxCrazy brandishing his knife]] before Jeff interrupts him.

* CrazyPrepared: Evan keeps an "[[KnifeNut Emergency Machete]]" in the trunk of the car.

* VillainousAromanticASexual: HABIT, the series' main antagonist, is completely asexual and uninterested in romance, being an entity who gets pleasure out of causing others pain, rather than out of having sex. This gets even more disturbing later on when he claims to have raped Nick's mother, amongst other people during his long life, which was done to inflict suffering rather than to derive sexual pleasure, and also to breed himself a strong host to possess since normal human hosts tend to fall apart after being shot a few dozen times.

** "Le premier cours" clarifies this, somewhat: [[spoiler: the main cast are the physical embodiments of fictional characters (later confirmed to be [[ArchetypalCharacter archetypes]] from the EVERYMAN morality play) who have been written into reality. It's hinted that they were casted as children in the 70s, and have been written back into existence every so many years as adults; the previous "adult iterations" were versions of the "story" that didn't play out correctly]].

* AlwaysABiggerFish[=/=]BigDamnVillains: From a Corenthal Report found in one of the Boxes. "Apparently the Reverend didn't know the Man doesn't share."

* TVTropesWillRuinYourLife: During the 11/26 Ustream Jeff mentions that you'll waste hours here when it's mentioned in a question.

** Subverted in that the last episode indicates a RayOfHopeEnding. TheAdventureContinues and everyone's coming back for another cycle and another round against HABIT. They will likely defeat it eventually, though the viewers wont witness it [[note]]However; Fan fiction is a thing! How will HABIT finally be destroyed? You decide![[/note]].

* {{Blackmail}}:
** Rabbit #052 (AKA [=FullRoundAction=] or [=The Warren Jester=]) was unable to participate in Trial #6 due to his hometown outlawing protests. However, he also possess the next box to advance the story. He'll only open it if he's let through to Trial #7.[[TheExtremistWasRight It]] [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu worked]]. HABIT was thoroughly unamused. Still no word on the box's contents though.[[TheReveal The truth?]] [[spoiler: 052 never had the box to begin with.]] HABIT allowed the other Rabbits to vote on whether he'd remain, and [[spoiler: [[VotedOffTheIsland he was voted out 6 to 1]] [[WhatTheHellHero for cheating his way through]].]] The backlash to FRA's actions on Unfiction was so immense that [[spoiler: Out-of-game Jeff had to post about it, outraged at their behavior. Jeff actually applauded FRA for making things interesting.]]

* TheCameo: The character of Roger in Princeton!Vinny's audio diaries from Box 7 is unmistakably voiced by [[WebVideo/MarbleHornets Tim]].

* DaylightHorror

* FakeMemories: Over the course of the series, it's revealed that [[spoiler: the three main cast members (and Damsel) are orphans from Centralia who died as children and were written back into reality as young adults, complete with artificial memories of families that never existed and lifetimes that never happened. Towards the end of the series, the facade starts to fall apart as the surviving cast members begin losing their memories.]]

* {{Asexuality}}: Evan has stated on his personal out-of-character blog that HABIT does not have sexual urges.