YMMV / A Heist with Markiplier

• Awesome Music:
  • I Don't Wanna be Free, sung in the "Rally the Prisoners" path, a peppy musical swing number with a rallentando kickline segment.
  • The Hermit's leitmotif is very creepy and feral, appropriate for such an unhinged character.
• Big-Lipped Alligator Moment: Ending 16 which, true to Markiplier, features resident Cloudcuckoolander Wilford Warfstache.
• Cargo Ship: The Warden is quite... attached to the Box, and even falls asleep staring at it at one point.
• Crosses the Line Twice: Part of the ending narration for Ending 22: "You steal from the rich. You steal from the poor."
• Draco in Leather Pants: Many fans developed a soft spot for Yancy because of his past trauma and him not wanting to leave the prison with you because he thinks he'd be happier inside. Mark pointed out in his livestream that Yancy is still a convicted killer, and is unlikely to have any actual romantic feelings for you.
• Ensemble Dark Horse: Yancy from the "Rally the Prisoners" route has become very popular with viewers in a very short time, in no small part because of his musical number and Mark's funny but heartfelt performance; the comment section for Ending 12 is full of people talking about how attached they grew to him and how emotional he made them feel. Not bad for a character who only gets about 10 minutes of screen time.
• Fridge Brilliance: Yancy's Brooklyn accent all but disappears in "I Don't Wanna be Free". Certainly a case of Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping, but it could very well also be this in-universe given the later reveal that Yancy comes from Ohio and is likely faking his accent.
• Hilarious in Hindsight: The sewer cultists in the Dark Tunnel route use Skeleton Motifs and are obsessed with death... not unlike Unus Annus. Even their catchphrase ("we are evil, we will kill you") is said with the same tone and inflections as "Unus Annus! Unus Annus!"
• Magnificent Bastard: Yancy is a charismatic Brooklyn Rage speaking inmate at the prison the protagonist is sent to. Yancy is one of the few characters in this "choose your own adventure" series to avoid the pitfalls that plague everyone here. Yancy can use his catchy musical number to convince the protagonist to join him in prison. If you reject his offer to stay in prison, Yancy will be defeated and wowed, he offers you help to escape, with rejection of that offer of help leading to you being defeated by him in a dance battle and accepting the offer leading to him in helping to guide you to escape from the prison. If he helps you escape, Yancy will elect to stay, stating he belongs there but is willing to give parole a shot later and eventually does in the sequel In Space with Markiplier where he thanks the protagonist for being his friend.
• Memetic Mutation:
  • "I don't wanna be freeeeeeee..."
  • "Remember when this was a heist?" Referring to the Genre Roulette that occurs in the latter half of the story (depending on the paths the player takes).
• Nausea Fuel: Those moldy sandwiches in "Ed's Hiding Something". And yes, you have to eat one. Complete with chewing/crunching noises and Mark looking like he wants to puke.
• Signature Scene: The "I Don't Wanna Be Free" musical number is easily the most iconic moment of the series.
• Tear Jerker:
  • Ending 29, when you choose to let go of Mark to save yourself from falling off a collapsing escape route. Especially when he asks you to take care of his dog, Chica.
  • Any of the routes where you show Mark you've been bitten by a zombie, and his reaction.
  • Yancy choosing to stay in prison because he's Not Used to Freedom, eventually compromising to give parole a try when the opportunity arrives.
• Visual Effects of Awesome: Aside from some deliberate Stylistic Suck, the special effects and CGI, and the characters' interactions with them, are quite good for a YouTube series. The cinematography and editing are also very good across the board.

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