History Awesome / MarbleHornets

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* First off, one to the creators - working on absolutely NoBudget, they made essentially a full-length film that's far more frightening than all but the best Hollywood horror movies. They even got the attention of Creator/RogerEbert, who called it "remarkably well done."
* For the creators, Entry #49. A WhamEpisode that truly, no one saw coming, that will leave you staring at the screen in shock and horror. In fact, the ability of the series to have WhamEpisode after WhamEpisode is awesome in and of itself.
** Eventually outdone by Entry #80.
* Entries #65 and 83, meanwhile, are [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome Awesome Moments]] for their editing, cinematography, scripting, etc- 83 in particular for its epic teleportation chase across half the locations in the series (which, of course, would have meant going back to all of these places to film.)
* Troy Wagner has balls of titanium to film in such a dark, claustrophobic, and obviously unsafe place in Entry #60.
* Out-of-character Tim Sutton gets one in Entry #61, managing to pull off a convincing and disturbing seizure. The way his body contorted and everything, that's talent!
** [[http://jtroyw.blogspot.com/2012/08/hold-up.html Troy Wagner relates how]] Tim requested to watch the playback of every take and repeatedly did the scene to make sure it was exactly right. Considering exactly what he had to do in that scene, that's practically justification for a "Crowning Moment of DoingItForTheArt" right there.
*** More than that: Troy revealed in a later Q & A that Tim watched numerous videos of real-life seizures and took notes because he wanted to make sure he portrayed the "fit" as accurately as possible. For someone with no professional training, that's some real dedication.
* From Entry #65, Tim Sutton gets one out of character for being willing to jump into freezing water in November for our entertainment. Talk about taking one for the team!
* Tim, Troy and Joseph are now a part of the writing team for the ''VideoGame/{{Slender}}'' [[VideoGame/SlenderTheArrival sequel]]!
* The cipher in "Surveillance" has so far stumped every amateur cryptographer in the fandom - a fandom that routinely makes spectrographs of the sound in its endless search for hidden messages - despite a number of hints dropped through Jay's Twitter. One Tumblr fan said that, the next time someone makes a joke about people from Alabama being dumb, she's going to "show them this code and watch them weep."
** The Unfiction forum finally solving said cipher also qualifies. It reads "TRULY YOUR FAULT / SHE'S OUT THERE / I AM WATCHING".
* In late February 2013, it was [[http://variety.com/2013/digital/news/marble-hornets-flying-to-bigscreen-818489/ announced]] (and later [[http://jtroyw.blogspot.com/2013/02/now-suddenly-this.html verified]] by Troy) that Marble Hornets is being adapted into a major motion picture, with series producer Kirill Baru at the helm.
** And who is filling the Operator's shoes? [[http://jtroyw.blogspot.com/2013/10/so-about-that-movie.html None other than]] Doug Jones, known for playing [[Film/Hellboy2004 Abe Sapien]] and one of [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer the Gentlemen]] (the latter of which was an influence on Franchise/TheSlenderManMythos). [[SincerityMode Awesome job, casting agency.]]
* Having lost the financial backing they had to produce the first two [=DVD=]s, the [[FanNickname Brotrinity]] started a 30-day Kickstarter to fund the third season DVD. They made their goal of $8,000 in ''three hours.'' By the time the Kickstarter was over, they had made $76,239, surpassing every stretch goal they'd set and funding their next, post-MH project in the process.
* A few days before posting Entry 85, all three creators posted on Twitter that they had done something dangerous. Come Entry 85, we see what they did: rather than use editing for the part where Alex sets Tim's house on fire, they actually dumped gasoline on the porch and show Alex lighting it up.
* In the SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic category, we have [[https://soundcloud.com/robert-panico/jays-obsession-marble-hornets-score "Jay's Obsession"]], a briskly-paced, pulse-pounding theme for Jay created by Robert Panico, who previously gave us [[https://soundcloud.com/robert-panico/the-operator-marble-hornets "The Operator"]] and [[https://soundcloud.com/robert-panico/jessica-marble-hornets-score "Jessica"]].
* Somebody ''[[https://youtu.be/kmAjoMkmi40 actually completed Alex Kralie's Marble Hornets]]'', catching the attention of Tim Sutton.
** This can't be understated: these filmmakers stitched together footage from Alex's trailer and other scenes that Alex managed to record, and made it a cohesive narrative. There's even an Operator cameo to tie it into canon!

* A few days before posting Entry 85, all three creators posted on Twitter that they had done something dangerous. Come Entry 85, we see what they did: rather than use editing for the part where Alex sets Tim's house on fire, they actually dumped flammable liquid on the porch and show Alex lighting it up.

* Entry #33: When Jay sets the camera down to dig through the safe, [[spoiler:we catch a glimpse of Masky apparently sneaking up from behind; when Jay finally notices, how does he greet his old foe? With a Mag-Lite to the temple. (It apparently didn't deter Masky for long though, as it didn't even knock the facade off. Which implies Masky's got some really superhuman durability there)]]
* Entry #35: Jay [[spoiler:and Alex are ambushed by the Masked Man. They fight him off, pin him on the ground, tie him up and unmask him ([[IKnewIt to find out that it's Tim]]).]]
** And that's not even getting into how they punish him. The use of a [[spoiler: flashlight]] suddenly pales compared to [[spoiler: Alex ''breaking his leg with a chunk of cement''.]]

** Not to mention the nice little moment when Jay looks away for a while, thinking, and then turns around and runs back over to Alex just to [[spoiler:grab the guy's car keys, run back to his own car, and lock Alex's keys inside of it. Just to get Jessica's phone number from Alex. It works. He even checks to make sure the phone number ''actually'' belongs to Jessica. Good show, Jay.]]
* Entry #50: [[spoiler:Jay bluffs Alex into thinking he didn't steal Alex's spare key (or at least gets him to back off for the moment, itself quite an accomplishment at this point), then successfully retrieves a tape from inside and makes sure to give the label a closeup shot just in case his memory is erased.]]
* Entry #51: [[spoiler:Brian, during the filming of the student film, runs afoul of the Operator.]] Rather than running for the hills like any usual person would have done, he sticks around the creepy abandoned building to try and find his missing friend Alex. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, this is a case of HonorBeforeReason and he gets PutOnABusToHell as a result, but points for courage in the face of true terror, man.]]
* Entry #52: [[spoiler:Finally seeing the Operator face to faceless head, Jay screams, "What do you want?! Leave us ''alone''!" and runs to tackle it head-on. Granted, he fails and suffers seven months of LaserGuidedAmnesia, but DAMN.]]
** Also YMMV on whether this is the case but [[spoiler: the Operator seems to physically recoil when Jay charges it, and in the few seconds afterwards, the camera POV suggests Jay is physically wrestling with the Operator, which would officially make Jay one of the most badass characters in the entire Slender Man Mythos.]]
** Look at it this way: [[spoiler: [[Blog/SeekingTruth Zeke]] and [[WebVideo/TribeTwelve Noah]] tried guns. [[WebVideo/EverymanHYBRID Evan]] tried a baseball bat, and later on the group tried a car. Jay? ''BARE HANDS.'']]
** Depending on his intentions and what side he's really on, [[spoiler: Masky attacking Alex before the latter can shoot Jay]] may count as this.

* Entry #60: Jay manages to [[spoiler:outrun the Operator in a cramped and confined space]] while left completely in the dark.
** FridgeBrilliance: [[spoiler:the Operator would've been even more cramped and confined.]]
*** FridgeHorror: [[spoiler:the Operator [[EldritchAbomination isn't bound by the laws of physics as we know them]], so he was being deliberately slow to torment Jay even more.]]
* Entry #63 has a mildly understated one with Jay and Tim finally stopping their bickering (mostly) and teaming up to try and figure out what has been happening, as well as Tim agreeing to help Jay [[spoiler: find Jessica]].

* Entry #64 has [[spoiler:Tim on the ground in the midst of a coughing spasm as The Operator approaches.]] Jay's first instinct is [[spoiler:to grab Tim's hand and try to drag him away, even as the Operator keeps getting closer.]] It isn't until [[spoiler:Tim tells Jay "RUN!" (with the Operator only a few feet away at that point) that Jay finally leaves Tim and runs away.]] Equal props must be given to [[spoiler:Jay, for not panicking and running as soon as the Operator showed up,]] and to [[spoiler:Tim, who insisted that Jay leave him and save himself.]]

* In Entry #67, [[spoiler:Hoody gets one when he sneaks up on Alex and brains him with a pipe, similarly to how Alex had done the same to Tim. He then ties him up, sics an enraged and (presumably) Masky-invoked Tim on Alex to commit some well-earned ExtremeMeleeRevenge before taking Alex's gun and pointing it right at his face.]]
** [[spoiler: Hell, that would've been the end of Alex had the Operator not decided to pay a visit and force Hoody to retreat.]]
** [[spoiler: Hell, Alex gets one too in this. How many people can give a DeathGlare that potent after having received a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown and then find themselves staring up the barrel of their own gun? DefiantToTheEnd much?]]
* In Entry #68, [[spoiler: Alex finds Hoody unmasked, but according to Alex, Hoody merely [[SmugSnake smiles smugly]] at him. Then he runs from Alex, posting in the video that despite Alex's threats, he will not find him and he is not afraid of him.]]
** [[spoiler: It should be noted that Alex managed to track down Hoody on his own. Which is better than Jay's managed to do in all this time.]]
** [[spoiler: This also reveals Hoody's sparse living conditions (an abandoned building with an old mattress to sleep on and a bottle of water for when he has a spare moment). Remember that this is TheChessmaster of the second and third seasons, the guy who's been pushing most of the characters in the directions he wants them to go with little more than some weird Youtube videos and the occasional onscreen appearance, and it doesn't even seem like his residence would have internet or even electricity. This guy has so little to work with and yet he's survived and thrived.]]
* In Entry #72, [[spoiler: Tim and Jay get chased out of Alex's house by the Operator, but when Jay gets left behind, Tim goes back to look for him, and winds up finding Jay with the Operator standing a few yards away. Tim boldly stands up to the Operator, despite clearly suffering from its influence, and even manages to shake off the attack with relative clear-mindedness after the Operator takes its leave. In fact, the way Tim's arm is twitching when standing up to The Operator seems to indicate that he was attempting to take a swing at him.]]
** As one Tumblr fan put it, [[spoiler: "Tim just literally faced his childhood fear. And he ''won''."]]
** [[spoiler: Prior to this, while Tim is frantically looking for Jay, he's nearly incapacitated with a very familiar, very severe coughing fit; in spite of his obviously panicked state, he still has the presence of mind to stop and take a dose of pills, preventing him from reverting back to his Masky persona and allowing him to continue looking for Jay (not to mention potentially saving his life moments later when he ''literally'' comes face-to-(lack of) face with the Operator). Good boy, Tim.]]
* In Entry #76, although it only [[spoiler: delayed her death marginally, Jessica tackling and disarming Alex when he holds her at gunpoint was pretty damn awesome. Even more so that she threatens ''him'' with it much like Hoody did. Speaking of Hoody, he takes the opportunity to come out of hiding and tackle Alex to the ground and try to strangle him, giving Jessica the chance to escape. Although she failed in the end, she at least went down fighting.]]
** If you look closely at the scenario, you realize that [[spoiler:Hoody came from the side of the tunnel that the Operator always seems to appear from, meaning he was waiting in the heart of the enemy's lair when he struck]].

* In Entry #83, Tim collapses in a coughing fit and is approached by Hoody, who gives him his Masky mask. Tim [[spoiler:resists the change through sheer force of will and chases Hoody on a whirlwind tour of most of the locations from the third season, before finally dropping Hoody from a high ledge, seemingly killing his opponent and regaining his medication, along with a new tape.]]

** Annnnnnd Subverted in Entry #85: Tim just hides and films him. Like he's been doing the whole series. [[spoiler:Annnnnd DoubleSubverted as Tim realizes near the end that he needs to find Alex after he burns his house down.]]
*** Well, to be fair, [[spoiler:Tim saw that he ''[[WhyDontYouJustShootHim had a gun]]'']].

* From Entry #65, Tim Sutton gets one out of character for being willing to [[spoiler: jump into freezing water in November]] for our entertainment. Talk about taking one for the team!
* Tim, Troy and Joseph are now a part of the writing team for the VideoGame/{{Slender}} [[VideoGame/SlenderTheArrival sequel]]!

** [[spoiler: Hell, Alex gets one too in this. How many people gave give a DeathGlare that potent after having received a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown and then find themselves staring up the barrel of their own gun? DefiantToTheEnd much?]]

** Not to mention the nice little moment when Jay looks away for a while, thinking, and then turns around and runs back over to Alex just to [[spoiler:grab the guy's car keys, run back to his own car, and lock Alex's keys inside of it. Just to get Jessica's phone number from Alex. It works. He even, in a moment of GenreSavvy, checks to make sure the phone number ''actually'' belongs to Jessica. Good show, Jay.]]
* Entry #50: [[spoiler:Jay bluffs Alex into thinking he didn't steal Alex's spare key (or at least gets him to back off for the moment, itself quite an accomplishment at this point), then successfully retrieves a tape from inside and makes sure to give the label a closeup shot just in case his memory is erased.]] He's really becoming GenreSavvy now.

** And who is filling the Operator's shoes? [[http://jtroyw.blogspot.com/2013/10/so-about-that-movie.html None other than]] Doug Jones, known for playing [[Film/{{Hellboy}} Abe Sapien]] and one of [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer the Gentlemen]] (the latter of which was an influence on Franchise/TheSlenderManMythos). [[SincerityMode Awesome job, casting agency.]]

* First off, one to the creators- working on absolutely NoBudget, they made essentially a full-length film that's far more frightening than all but the best Hollywood horror movies. They even got the attention of Creator/RogerEbert, who called it "remarkably well done."

* The cipher in "Surveillance" has so far stumped every amateur cryptographer in the fandom- a fandom that routinely makes spectrographs of the sound in its endless search for hidden messages- despite a number of hints dropped through Jay's Twitter. One Tumblr fan said that, the next time someone makes a joke about people from Alabama being dumb, she's going to "show them this code and watch them weep."