History WebVideo / IAmSophie

''i am sophie'' is a Website/YouTube channel presenting itself as a legitimate vlog account helmed by the titular Sophie, a [[InformedAbility self-proclaimed]] businesswoman and daughter of a billionaire. Her first videos primarily introduce to her high-lifestyle and flaunting with her wealth, status and money. The first videos have the most dislikes in her channel, accumulating with around 87% in her channel trailer alone.

!! ''i am sophie'' provides examples of:

* BodyHorror: [[spoiler: The Hand Monster/Hate, a HumanoidAbomination with a hand grafted into his deformed skull. [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/iamsophie/images/4/4e/Hate.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20200319225819 Just look at him.]]]]
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler:It's implied that Mark isn't acting of his own volition, but is being controlled by the Hand of Hate]].

* DeliberateVHSQuality: [[spoiler: The videos that appear after Sophie's kidnapping, complete with [[OminousVisualGlitch heavy distortion]].]]
* DumbBlonde: Sophie has platinum blonde hair and is generally rather GenreBlind, [[spoiler:crossing over into TooDumbToLive when she continues trying to do her vlog ''with a potentially insane Mark and the Hand Monster in the mansion''.]]

** [[spoiler: A flash of the Hand of Hate in ''lara2.mp4''.]]

** "RICH GIRL lives on £10 FOR A DAY (failed)" and "responding to leon lush..." features an unknown woman in her room. The next video introduces Lara, the girl who is in the glitched footage.
** One of the frame features a poor-lit grimy room with a tripod, [[spoiler:the same room where Sophie was placed in.]]

--> '''Plum''': Oh [[PrecisionFStrike fuck]] this, I'm gonna go up and find out.
* GreenEyedMonster: This seems to be Lara's motivation. She dresses like Sophie, acts like a LoonyFan, [[spoiler:and soon kidnaps and replaces her.]] "Lara.mp4" reveals [[spoiler:she once tried her hand at vlogging as well, with a more genuine approach.]]
* HateSink: Sophie is an interesting example. She doesn't seem like a particularly cruel person, but her conspicuous consumption, pretentiousness, constant plugging of merch, and complete lack of understanding less privileged people is clearly intended to disgust. This is highlighted by the reveal that [[spoiler:Lara used to be a completely normal, more relatable vlogger long before her current obsession took hold.]]
* HostileShowTakeover: [[spoiler: After ''11271518920813.mp4'', whatever kidnapped Sophie is now running the show.]]
* HumanoidAbomination: [[spoiler: The Hand Monster looks like a man with a dashing suit. He also has a severed rotting hand sewn onto his face, severely lopsided ears, and a grotesquely stretched-out mouth. He is also implied to have control other characters as well.]]
* IronicName: Sophie comes from the greek word for wisdom. The Sophie in this series is neither wise nor particularly intelligent.

* KillAndReplace: Implied to be [[spoiler: the reason why Lara is targeting Sophie in the first place. The videos after Sophie's kidnapping are [[MeaningfulEcho Meaningful Echos]] of the channel trailer, only with Lara replacing Sophie.]]

-->[[spoiler: '''Plum''': You left me. You left me to rot!]]

** Once it starts delving into horror, a lot of unexplained elements of the series reveal themselves. [[spoiler:Who is the Hand Monster? How much of the situation is his doing or was he summoned by Lara and/or Mark? ''Is'' Mark brainwashed? With the advent of "YRP COLLECTION - AVAILABLE NOW", how actually much is Lara actually in control of the situation?]]

** "are you being you?": [[spoiler:Lara hears Sophie, Plum and ''herself'' from "my #1 super CRAZY fan!!" outside her bedroom, which is implied to be the room Lara stopped the two of them from entering in that video. When the Lara inside the room opens the door, [[NothingIsScarier there's nobody there]]. Thing is, "my #1 super CRAZY fan!!" was uploaded on March 5, 2020, and would have been filmed at about that time, while the footage of Lara we're watching is from a livestream that happened on ''July 11, 2019'']].

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler:In "i can see you too", a potentially brainwashed Mark sends Simon ''The Guide to Being Young, Rich, and Powerful'' under the guise of it being a piece of malware he wanted Simon's help dissecting (presumably to find a way to remove it from an infected computer). However, due to being quite drunk and having a chip on his shoulder regarding his two friends [[AllTakeAndNoGive constantly asking him for help with things but never doing anything for him in return]] (or at least that's how he perceives it), he didn't play the game and instead sent it to his other friend, Lara, as a form of petty revenge. He clearly didn't expect it to be TheMostDangerousVideoGame and feels very guilty over what happened to her because of this]].

* RuleOfEmpathy: Up until "lara.mp4", all we knew about Lara was that she was an obsessed creepy fan. The following videos show her before becoming that way, she was normal likable girl struggling to get noticed on [=YouTube=]. So that we feel more distraught at her encountering the unsettling "Young, Rich & Powerful" game.

* SdrawkcabName: One of the video titles: "reliarT lennahC - EBUTUOY fO NEEUQ WEN ehT".
* StalkerWithoutACrush: Lara. She claims to be a superfan of Sophie's, wears exact replicas of her outfits, [[spoiler: and ends up pulling a KillAndReplace on her]].
* OminousVisualGlitch: "RICH GIRL lives on £10 FOR A DAY (failed)" has a single glitchy and grainy [[FreezeFrameBonus frame]] that features a woman in plain clothing in her bed room. This is becoming more apparent as the video series go on.

** [[spoiler: "lara.mp4" parodies reaction videos with Vlog 12 ("Unedited Reaction Footage"), with Lara reacting to a new ''VideoGame/{{Fortnite}}'' map. It fast-forwards through the whole thing, showing Lara barely changing her expression the entire time.]]

** [[spoiler: Mark standing in Sophie's bathroom, covered in blood.]]
** [[spoiler: Lara revealing herself to have been in on the kidnapping the whole time, as well as romantically involved with Mark.]]

* SatireAndSwitch: The series ''starts'' as just a StealthParody (albeit one with an impressive production value), but as the ARG elements increase, the facade starts to completely fade with "my #1 super CRAZY fan!!" introducing the first hints of SurpriseCreepy. [[spoiler:With the release of "[[WhamEpisode 11271518920813.mp4]]", it becomes a full-on horror piece featuring a stalker and [[MaybeMagicMaybeMundane possibly supernatural elements.]]]]

* SlenderManStandIn: [[spoiler:The Hand Monster is yet another HumanoidAbomination in a business suit. Unlike Slendy, though, he's got a face... [[FacialHorror but after looking at it you'll wish he didn't]]]].

In April 2021, the series was prematurely cancelled due to production issues according to its creator...or so it seemed. In June 2021, two new videos were posted without comment to Sophie's Twitter page, prompting speculation by fans that the supposed cancellation was actually part of the ARG's story. Whether the series will continue further remains to be seen.

* KnuckleTattoos: [[spoiler:The hand on the Hand Monster's face]] is tattooed with "HATE". Thus people began referring to him by the FanNickname "The Hand of Hate", or just simply "Hate".

As of April 2021, the series has been canceled entirely due to production issues according to its creator.

As of May 2021, the series has been canceled entirely due to production issues according to its creator.

* EyeScream: [[spoiler:"are you being you?" depicts someone wearing YRP merchandise in the process of ''tearing out their own eyes''. Thankfully, you don't see the deed, but you do see the torn out eyes on the floor.]]

* HateSink: Sophie is an interesting example. She doesn't seem like a particularly cruel person, but her conspicous consumption, pretentiousness, constant plugging of merch, and complete lack of understanding less privileged people is clearly intended to disgust. This is highlighted by the reveal that [[spoiler:Lara used to be a completely normal, more relatable vlogger long before her current obsession took hold.]]

* IronicName: Sophie comes from the greek word for wisdom. The Sophie in this series is neither wise nor particulary intelligent.

* RuleOfEmpathy: Up until "lara.mp4", all we knew about Lara was that she was an obsessed creppy fan. The following videos show her before becoming that way, she was normal likable girl struggling to get noticed on You Tube. So that we feel more distraugt at her encountering the unsettling "Young, Rich & Powerful" game.

%% * ValleyGirl: Sophie.
%% * WhamShot:
%% ** [[spoiler: Mark standing in Sophie's bathroom, covered in blood.]]
%% ** [[spoiler: Lara revealing herself to have been in on the kidnapping the whole time, as well as romantically involved with Mark.]]