Who Killed Markiplier
Short Story • 2017 • Mystery
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Are there jokes about sexual assault on men?
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anniequill
There are a few mentions in the first chapter that the Detective inspected the Actor’s corpse anally, even sniffing his own fingers at the mention of going for it again. Definitely meant for a laugh, but not a consensual act, given *spoilers* you later find out the body would move, that the Actor was not completely dead.
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LVKendo
No, but it is implied that the relationship between Mark and Celine may not have been the healthiest.
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Is someone gaslighted?
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xxeaphyr
It's heavily implied (and explicitly explained by Mark himself) that Actor was gaslighted and did a lot of gaslighting himself.
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Many theories indicate that a character has been manipulated since a young age, but this is not mentioned or confirmed.
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xxeaphyr
Butler gives Y/N a drink with cocaine in it.
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Is there addiction?
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There is excess drinking. Unknown whether it is an addiction.
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LVKendo
The detective has some scenes around actor Mark’s corpse that may be unsettling, as it’s implied he may have necrophilic tendencies.
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Does someone fall to their death?
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xxeaphyr
One of the characters theorizes that the victim fell down the stairs and died and this is reenacted on screen. Another character is shot before falling to their death.
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Is there eye mutilation?
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There is a scene where actor’s body appears with pitch black eyes, but no actual mutilation even occurs.
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Does someone cheat?
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Not sure if there was an actual divorce before the wife starting dating another man, but it is treated as cheating nonetheless.
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Boclear
It is heavily implied that the souls of the dead characters still roam around the manor and there’s a few scenes of talking to those souls.
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Are there jump scares?
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People will kind of pop up out of nowhere, but it's less of a jumpscare and more "OH hey"
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Is someone possessed?
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xxeaphyr
There's a short scene where a character is clearly possessed. Near the end, multiple characters will inhabit the same body.
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It's implied (confirmed by Mark) that Actor tried to kill himself several times to try and figure out the house
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If you are heavily triggered by suicide, I would avoid this series. It is not shown on screen but the ways mark has died are listed and it is implied he has killed himself many times over.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
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No, but actor does say “who knows, I could be dead tomorrow!” And then dies the next day in his own pre-planned death.
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xxeaphyr
It is not explicitly stated in the story, but it is specifically called out in the explanation video.
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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PoisonousBoba
There is no concrete depiction of PTSD, however at the end of the series one of the characters has a psychotic break after witnessing his friend come back to life after (as confirmed by Mark) being dead for hours.
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Is there shakey cam?
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PoisonousBoba
The series is filmed through a first person perspective, where many of the scene transitions are quick turns and jumpcuts.
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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Boclear
Everytime a character mentions the word “murder” some flashing lights appear, that recreate thunder and lightning.
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Is the fourth wall broken?
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Much of Markiplier's works utilize meta-humor, and joking about things from other works and what will happen in the story's future.
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Does an LGBT person die?
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No canonical lgbtq characters die.
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Are there incestuous relationships?
National Sexual Assault Hotline 800.656.4673
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Is there sexual content?
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No, but "weird sexual fantasies" are mentioned (no detail)
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Does someone drown?
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xxeaphyr
It is listed as one of the horrible things that Actor Mark had gone through, but it is not described or shown.
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Is there blood/gore?
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Boclear
Blood is shown on the hands of the Main Character/yourself, in the last episode aka the finale.
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Is there gun violence?
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The colonel and detective often are seen waving their guns at each other, and your character is shot by the colonel.
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