History YMMV / WhiteElephants

* CrazyAwesome: This is a blog about a man who taunted Slender Man for the purposes of testing what works against him by hitting or shooting with anything he can buy/find/make and lived.

* ThrowItIn: ''White Elephant's'' own WhamEpisode with ''Redlight's'' first appearance as well as the mass {{wham episode}}s that happened across the other slenderblogs just happened to take place at the same time WebVideo/MarbleHornets released Entry #27, starting its second season. It was pure coincidence, but it has been incorporated into the story anyway.
* UnspokenPlanGuarantee: [[spoiler: [[http://fighthimuntiltheend.blogspot.com/2011/02/make-this-quick-no-time-to-explain-in.html Robert's plan]] to rescue [[WhatYouAreInTheDark Reach]].]]

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Redlight. He works for the Slender Man and removes the memories of two of the most influential bloggers. On the other hand, he doesn't recruit them for Slendy, either, and they both seem fairly happy in their new lives. Is he tearing the community apart on the Slender Man's orders, or fighting against Him by freeing people from His influence?

* BrokenBase: the tendency for some bloggers to [[MarySue give themselves titles and special powers]] caused some bloggers to abandon the Core Theory.

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: The bloggers near unanimously rebuking Redlight [[spoiler: when he offered an easy way out after [[KickTheDog what he did to Robert]].]]
** When you think about it, it also counts as a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming as well, as it showed that the bloggers are not and will not be intimidated, bullied, or broken by thugs like redlight. When the [[WhamEpisode impact]] hits, [[YouAreNotAlone they stick together and endure together.]] You'll also notice redlight disappeared once he realized that his rantings did not have the desired effect.
* MarySue: Was accused of lying to elevate himself to this level in the eyes of the slenderbloggers by [[UnreliableNarrator redlight]]. [[spoiler: Others theorize that redlight even bothering to try to discredit him while flaunting how powerful Slender Man is and telling the bloggers that ''"they need to kow their place"'' means either Robert was onto something or that it was a Gambit on Robert's part to try to weaken Slender Man by instilling optimism in the bloggers but was then OutGambitted by Slenderman and redlight.]]
** In addition, the tendency for bloggers following Robert's Core Theory to give themselves special titles and [[GodModeSue superpowers]] led to a large amount of backlash and caused many bloggers to abandon the title system.

** ''Redlight'' in midst of flaunting his victory also had the nerve to bring out an offer he thought [[AnOfferYouCantRefuse the bloggers couldn't refuse]], but was rebuked en masse with only Nessa being a willing exception. Even then though, it was only after she was [[spoiler: captured, brain-washed, killed, and resurrected.]]

* ThrowItIn: ''White Elephant's'' own WhamEpisode with ''Redlight's'' first appearance as well as the mass [[WhamEpisode wham episodes]] that happened across the other slenderblogs just happened to take place at the same time WebVideo/MarbleHornets released Entry #27, starting its second season. It was pure coincidence, but it has been incorporated into the story anyway.

** And for Robert himself. [[spoiler: at what point, if ever, did he begin to go insane?]]

* CompleteMonster: Slender Man and Redlight.

** When you think about it, it also counts as a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming as well, as it showed that the bloggers are not and will not be intimidated, bullied, or broken by thugs like redlight. When the [[WhamEpisode impact]] hits, [[YouAreNotAlone they stick together and endure together.]] You'll also notice redlight pretty much disappeared once he realized that his rantings did not have the desired effect.

** In addition, the tendency for bloggers following Robert's Core Theory to give themselves special titles and even [[GodModeSue superpowers]] led to a large amount of backlash and caused many bloggers to abandon the title system.

* TheWoobie: Robert once stood firm as a figure of stength, logic, and hope alongside Nessa for the slendercommunity in the fight against Slender Man. Since then he's been strategically broken, humiliated, and then rendered amnesiac before the whole thing started all over when became ''rehaunted'' while protecting some children from slim.

* MarySue: Was accused of lying to elevate himself to this level in the eyes of the slenderbloggers by [[UnreliableNarrator redlight]]. [[spoiler: Others theorize that redlight even bothering to try to discredit him while flaunting how powerful Slender Man is and telling the bloggers that ''"they need to kow their place"'' means either Robert was onto something or that it was a Gambit on Robert's part to try to weaken Slender Man by instilling optimism in the bloggers but was then OutGambitted by Slenderman and redlight. YourMileageMayVary.]]