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All Ego Videos

A complete and chronological list of all ego appearances:

For anyone new to the JSE Ego community and doesn’t know where to start or anyone else who likes a list to refer to (like me)

1. Welcome to the game #2 (Jackieboy Man first appearance) [July 10, 2016]

2. The Jacksepticeye Power Hour – Marvin’s Magic (Marvin the Magnificent first appearance) [August 11, 2016]

3. The Jacksepticeye Power Hour – Dr. Schneeplestein (Dr. Schneeplestein first appearance) [September 15, 2016]

Antisepticeye; October 2016 – first canonical appearances (glitches) all leading up to Say Goodbye on October 31

4. FNAF Sister Location #1: THE START OF THE NIGHTMARE (originally called SOMETHING DOESN’T FEEL RIGHT) [October 10, 2016]

5. FNAF Sister Location #2: THEY HAVE AWOKEN… [October 13, 2016]

6. FNAF Sister Location #3: SOMETHING INSIDE [October 18, 2016]

7. “Soon” (found in the description of FNAF: SL #3)

8. The Temple of No [October 18, 2016]

9. Hello Neighbour #2: PLEASE DON’T KILL ME [October 19, 2016]

10. FNAF Sister Location #4: MERGED TOGETHER [October 22, 2016]

11. Clustertruck #16: CHOOSE YOUR OWN GOAL [October 23, 2016]

12. Stuntfest #1: GRANNY DAB [October 24, 2016]

13. Pipejob: SWIMMING IN POO [October 24, 2016]

14. Manual Samuel #3: ROBOT WARS [October 25, 2016]

15. Guts and Glory #5: MEET THE YANGS [October 26, 2016]

16. Layers of Fear #1: ALONE AND AFRAID [October 28 ,2016]

17.  Stuntfest #2: SORE FROM LAUGHING [October 29, 2016]

18. Mr. President #3: BULLET PROOF CHEST [October 29, 2016]

19. The Cubicle: SCARIER THAN IT LOOKS [October 30, 2016]

20. Layers of Fear #2: THE SIGNS ARE HERE [October 30, 2016]

21. “Say Goodbye” [October 31, 2016]

22. CHRISTMAS DOCTOR | Amateur Surgeon Christmas Edition (Dr. Schneeplestein, 5:09 to 10:49) [December 24, 2016]

23. Detention #2: I’M SO SORRY (Anti, glitches only) [January 25, 2017]

24. Detention #3: BROKEN INSIDE (Anti, glitches only) [February 4, 2017]

25. Detention #4: BLOOD ON YOUR HANDS (Anti, glitches only) [February 16, 2017]

26. PAX East 2017 Intro (Anti) (found in the description of the “I’m Sick” vlog) [March 10, 2017]

27. The Jacksepticeye Power Hour – Chase Brody (Chase Brody first appearance, originally called Bro Average: Tea Bag Edition) [April 11, 2017]

28. Epidemic: SPREADING THE SICKNESS (Anti, glitches only) [June 12, 2017]

29. Bio Inc. Redemption #2: DOWN WITH THE SICKNESS (Chase Brody, patient was named Chase and “killed”) [June 18, 2017]

30. Bio Inc. Redemption #4: TRUST ME I’M A DOCTOR (Dr. Schneeplestein) [June 24, 2017]

31. Bio Inc. Redemption: KILL JACKSEPTICEYE (Dr. Schneeplestein and Antisepticeye) [August 3, 2017]

32. South Park the Fracture But Whole (played episodes 2-13 as Jackieboy Man, but was stated to be non-canonical) [October 23, 2017 to November 27, 2017]

33. The Jacksepticeye Power Hour – Jameson Jackson (JJ first appearance, originally called A Good Ole Fashioned Pumpkin Carve, then changed to Jacksepticeye: The Silent Movie) [October 31, 2017]

34. Heartbound: MAN’S BEST FRIEND (Originally called MEMORIES OF UNDERTALE) (Anti, no glitches but Jack uses a very Anti-like voice in certain parts of the game) {Also included this game since this was the demo and many anticipate that Jack will play the full game in 2019 and include Anti stuff} [November 22, 2017]

35. Doki Doki Literature Club #4: EXTREMELY UNCOMFORTABLE (Anti, glitches only) [December 3, 2017]

36. Doki Doki Literature Club #5: JUST MONIKA (Anti, glitches only) [December 5, 2017]

37. Overnightwatch (Anti, the stream was not archived so you can’t watch the whole thing but compilations of glitches/moments can be found on Youtube) [December 15/16, 2017]

Mayhem 2018 - A bunch of suspicious/ego related videos that occurred during the month of May, ending with First Winter

38. THE DOCTOR IS BACK – Gastric Bypass, Liposuction Surgery (Dr. Schneeplestein, end of video; originally called 100% REAL DOCTOR) [May 4, 2018]

39. Stories Untold #1: WATCH THIS WITH THE LIGHTS OFF (end of video) [May 5, 2018]

40. Barry Has A Secret (end of video) [May 6, 2018]

41. Stories Untold #2: THEY ARE LISTENING (end of video) [May 6, 2018 (2nd upload)]

42. Stories Untold #3: THEY’RE HERE! (voice of Chase Brody at end of video) [May 7, 2018]

43. Stories Untold #4: IT WAS ALL CONNECTED! (end of video) [May 8, 2018]

44. Try to Fall Asleep! (JJ and Marvin appear in TV/static glitches) [May 9, 2018]

45. TIE – A Game About Depression (Chase Brody) [May 11, 2018]

46. Dark Silence (Anti and Chase, end of video) [May 14, 2018]

47. EXPLORING AN ABANDONED HOSPITAL: Exiles (Anti) [May 16, 2018]

48. I AM SO CREEPED OUT BY THIS!: First Winter (Anti) [May 22, 2018]

*Note: while these are the only videos from Mayhem that had full ego content in them, there are a few other videos with suspicious moments/similar themes that I would recommend watching (Welcome to the Game 2, Yet Another Exhausted Day!, Check Please, Colourblind Test [Marvin mask in background])

49. HOW DID HE GUESS THAT! Akinator (JJ is the last character to be guessed; Anti w/ couple of glitches plus after outro clip, “SOON” hidden in audio) [August 3, 2017]

50. Eggs For Bart: WHAT AM I EVEN PLAYING?! (no glitches in game, but when the audio file was reversed, it said “I will return when you least expect it” and also had binary that spelled out “death” hidden in the file) [August 5, 2018]

51. Transference #1: THE DEMON LINGERS (Anti, glitches only; also, major Chase vibes because of family themes) [September 21, 2018]

52. Transference #2: WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED! (Anti, glitches only; also note several title changes w/ zalgo text) [September 24, 2018]

53. 3 Scary Games 1 Video #7 (Anti, glitches only) [October 14, 2018]

54. Watson Scott Test #1: THIS GAME SCARED THE S**T OUT OF ME (Anti, glitches only, also “Ch@s3” appearance) [October 20, 2018]

55. Umfend: TIME IS BROKEN (Anti, glitches only, also note suspicious title) [December 1, 2018]

56. Sally Face Part 4 #1: WAIT FOR THE ENDING! (Anti, glitchy outro) [December 7, 2018]

57. Quit The Game To Win (Anti, suspicious ending) [December 16, 2018]

58. Simulacra Pipe Dreams/Take Your Eyes Off the Screen (Anti, glitches only) [December 17, 2018]

59. Silent Fright: Bloodthirsty Santa (Anti, glitches only) [January 1, 2019]

60. This Person Does Not Exist (suspicious glitches) [March 13, 2019]

61. Something Is Incredibly Wrong Here… | Observation - Part 1 (suspicious themes/ending) [May 21, 2019]

62. Getting VERY Scared In Five Nights At Freddy’s VR (FNAF VR) - Part 1 (glitches + suspicious writing on whiteboard) [May 22, 2019]

63. There’s Someone Else Here! | Observation - Part 2 (suspicious themes/ending) [May 22, 2019]

64. No…. That’s Not Possible! | Observation - Part 3 (suspicious themes/ending) [May 23, 2019]

65. They’re SO Scary Up Close in Five Nights At Freddy’s VR (FNAF VR) - Part 2 (Anti, after outro clip glitches) [May 24, 2019]

66. There’s No Going Back Now! | Observation - Part 4 (END) (suspicious themes/ending) [May 24, 2019]

67. How High Will My Heart Rate Go Playing Five Nights At Freddy’s VR (FNAF VR) (Anti, suspicious glitch from 2:53 to 3:08) [June 3, 2019]

68. My Inner Demon (Anti, glitches throughout) [July 8, 2019]

69. I Quit YouTube For This (originally called This Wasn’t Supposed To Get Scary) (glitches + suspicious lines throughout) [September 16, 2019]

70. CHASE (Chase, Anti) [October 13, 2019]

71. You’re Not Ready For These Scares (Dr. Schneeplestein, end of the video + appearing in glitches throughout) [October 19, 2019]

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End notes:

I included the dates that videos were published on since Jack likes to mess around with anniversaries.

Title changes were also listed (Jack sometimes changes these as well, like the firestarter that he is, and this was especially the case with the first episode of FNAF: Sister Location)

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If there’s anything I missed, please let me know so I can add it!

I hope this list helps out anyone who’s new or those who would like a complete reference list!

If you are new, don’t feel overwhelmed by the amount of stuff on the list. I know from experience that it can be a lot to take in, but don’t worry. Just take things slow, and don’t hesitate to message me or anyone else if you have any questions about the egos or past videos. There are a lot of super nice and incredibly smart theorists in this community who I’m sure would be more than happy to help you out.

Speaking of theorists, I’m gonna tag a few since they have some amazing theories of their own! I’ll also put some additional info next to some of their names since their posts have been a big help to me as a theorist. :)

@fear-is-nameless (would heavily recommend their 4 timelines on ego events, as they contain links to a lot of posts/theories from the time)

@rogue-of-broken-time (lots of good theories)

@isa-ghost / @isas-theory-wall (Isa writes notes on every ego post and their theory wall blog is solely dedicated to theories)

@huffletrax (lots of good theories)

5 New ideas for outlining stories

Maybe you are tired of all outlining techniques out there… the snowflake, the skeletal, the summary, the visual map, you’ve tried them all. And, although they are great, nothing works anymore. Or never worked in the first place. Maybe, when you outline, you feel like the magic is gone, the story has already been told, you don’t need to write it anymore. Outlining makes your bored.

Then, you try going pantser, but you get lost to where your story should be going soon after the first plot point. Not outlining makes you lost.

We need to jump outside the box of plotter and pantser. No one is 100% plotter, or 100% pantser. We are neither. In truth, we are explores, travelers, discoverers of beautiful stories, sometimes we have maps, sometimes we are following the unknown.

If we outline with fear and/or severity, we are doomed. Outlining is supposed to be on the creative side of the brain. It’s the whole picture of a drawing. Or the sketch of a sculpture. So, let’s try an artistic approach to outlining. 

1. TV Series:

For a moment, pretend that you are not writing a book, but a 15-episodes TV series. Write down a small paragraph to what should happen in each episode. Don’t worry about details, make it general. With 15 episodes planned out, you’ll have a clear view of the story. As you write, use the episodes as guidance.

This exercise helps you explore plot details.

2. Hours:

Think of your story as the hand of a clock, it has to run through twelves parts to close the circle. Draw a clock, but, instead of hours, write down plot points. Every hour should change the story somehow and guide the characters to a conclusion.

This exercise helps you keep track with the main plot.  

3. Branches

Picture your story as the branches of a tree. Better yet, grab a paper and draw your tree trunk. The trunk is the beginning of the story. Part the trunk into two big branches. These two branches are two different turns your story could take. From two big branches, create four smaller ones. At each split, create a new course for your story. At the end of the exercise, you’ll have many outlines to choose from.

This exercise helps you discover new possibilities.

4. Mixing

Mix the outline of two existing stories from books, movies or games to create your own. Very simple and easy. Write down one or more paragraphs on how these two stories would merge into one completely new.

This exercise helps you unravel new angles to old ideas. 

5. Tags

Make a list of 10 to 50 words of objects, colors, places, animals or even feelings. Pick three words randomly and try to incorporate them into your story.

This exercise helps you think outside the box.

You can try your favorite exercise, or all of them.

Heard some important information on Twitter today, and thought I’d post it here for anyone who may not have heard it. This is actually a thing, devised by human rights organisation called Karma Nirvana.

Reblog to save a life?

Game-Changing Sites for Writers

A recent search for a specific type of site to help me build new characters led me down a rabbit hole. Normally, that would make me much less productive, but I have found a treasure trove of websites for writers.

Bring Characters/Places to Life

There are a few different places you can use to create a picture of something entirely new. I love this site for making character pictures as references, instead of stock photos or whatever pops up on Google Images.

thispersondoesnotexist: every time you reload the page, this site generates a headshot of someone who doesn't exist. This is great if you're thinking about a character's personality or age and don't have specifics for their facial features yet.

Night Cafe: this is an AI art generator that takes your text prompt and generates an image for it. I tried it for various scenery, like "forest" or "cottage." It takes a minute for your requested photo to load, but no more than maybe five for the program to finish the picture.

Art Breeder: this website has endless images of people, places, and general things. Users can blend photos to create something new and curious visitors can browse/download those images without creating an account. (But if you do want to make an account to create your own, it's free!)

Find Random Places on Earth

You might prefer to set a story in a real-life environment so you can reference that place's weather, seasons, small-town vibe, or whatever you like. If that's the case, try:

MapCrunch: the homepage generates a new location each day and gives the location/GPS info in the top left of the screen. To see more images from previous days, hit "Gallery" in the top left.

Atlas Obscura: hover over or tap the "Places" tab, then hit "Random Place." A new page will load with a randomly generated location on the planet, provide a Google Maps link, and tell you a little bit about the place.

Random World Cities: this site makes randomly selected lists of global cities. Six appear for each search, although you'll have to look them up to find more information about each place. You can also use the site to have it select countries, US cities or US states too.

Vary Your Wording

Thesauruses are great, but these websites have some pretty cool perspectives on finding just the right words for stories.

Describing Words: tell this website which word you want to stop repeating and it will give you tons of alternative words that mean the same thing. It typically has way more options than other sites I use.

Reverse Dictionary: type what you need a word for in Reverse Dictionary's search box and it will give you tons of words that closely match what you want. It also lists the words in order of relevancy, starting with a word that most accurately describes what you typed. (There's also an option to get definitions for search results!)

Tip of My Tongue: this website is phenomenal. It lets you search for that word you can't quite place by a letter in it, the definition, what it sounds like, or even its scrambled letters. A long list of potential options will appear on the right side of the screen for every search.

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Hope this helps when you need a hand during next writing session 💛

So that was an interesting 4 minutes of a staring contest

What I liked about it was the subtlety, cuz we’re used to somewhat spotable things right? But This was all character and expression work

I mean look at this

That change from kinda nice, a small twitch and then we have a not so nice boi looking at us. If that’s not amazing idk what it.

Cuz nothing indicated a change in character apart from that twitch. And like clockwork we immediately knew what was going on, at this point were trained to know on sight what’s going on.

And his words to us, telling us we HAVE to know what happens, WE have to watch to the end. Not because he wants us to, but because we need to see what happens. He’s got us figured out too, and that means we ain’t in control like we think.

We may think we are, but then again if a puppet can’t see the strings it wouldn’t know it was a puppet…

9 Ways to Tighten Up Your Novel’s Middle

Every year, we’re lucky to have great sponsors for our nonprofit events. Scrivener, a 2022 Camp NaNoWriMo sponsor, is an award-winning writing app that has been enthusiastically adopted by best-selling novelists and novices alike. Today, Scrivener director Julia Pierce is here to share some tips on writing your story’s middle:

We’re midway through Camp and around now, some of you may be starting to experience the curse of the saggy middle. This isn’t just a euphemism for what happens when the need to meet your daily word count target becomes all-consuming and takes precedence over your daily exercise routine. Nope, it’s that bit where the doubts about your story’s structure start to creep in… Is that storyline really as gripping as you first thought? Would the hero really make that choice…?

Unfortunately, writing the midsection of a novel is tricky—it’s where the hard work happens, the plot is driven on, characters grow and plans are tried (and fail). With this part taking up around 50% of the word count, a good rate of momentum is vital to carry the reader with you from your perfect beginning to the novel’s climax. So, how can you pep up your prose? Here are some tried and tested methods:

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Blink Pt. 3

@badthingshappenbingo

Prompt: Rejected Apology

Fandom: Original Work

Part 1 |  Part 2

After helping the girl back to her house Ella teleported to her apartment, silently hoping that everyone had gone home. Unfortunately, they were all still there.

When they noticed her in the room, they all started talking at once.

“Stop it,” Laura yelled.

Ella pulled her mask off and threw it against the back wall. “Who yelled in my comm?” Everyone stared back at her with a confused look.

Jack stepped forward trying to grab her hand. “What are you talking about? None of us yelled into the comm.”

Ella pushed him back and walked towards her mask. “One of you did it, and it almost caused the death of an innocent civilian.”

They all started looking at each other. Laura stepped forward, “Ella after you told us to be quiet, we muted our comms. Even if we did yell, you wouldn’t have heard it.”

Frustrated Ella slid down the wall until she sat on the floor. She grabbed her knees and pulled them close, burying her head in her arms.

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The Kids Pt. 3

Prompt: Paralyzed by Fear

Fandom: Original Work

Part 1 | Part 2

@badthingshappenbingo​

The Principal had kept his promise. He had tried to break Liv every moment he could.

But she wasn’t going to let him.

It had been days of tests. From being left alone to being followed every second of the day, from climbing to fighting. He wasn’t letting anything stop him.

To be honest, it was wearing on her.

Maybe if I just give in it will all be over. She thought to herself.

She shook her head and pushed the thought aside. She would never let him win.

Her door clicked open, and two guards entered the room. Class time. She held out her wrists, and they clamped the shackles around them. They all walked down the hallway.

She thought they were heading towards the gym when they started going a different way.

“Where are we going?” She asked, turning to the guard on her left.

Both guards stayed silent as they kept walking through the facility.

They went up two flights of stairs before arriving in front of a door. The guard on her right opened the door and pushed her inside.

Liv stumbled and found herself face to face with the Principal.

He smiled at her and unlocked her shackles. “Welcome to your test.”

Liv rubbed her wrists as she glared at him.

“Where am I?”

“You don’t recognize this place?”

Liv looked around the room and noticed that they were standing on a catwalk above the gym, but something was off. She moved to the edge of the catwalk and looked down.

The Principal walked behind her and put his hand on her shoulder. “Do you like the changes?”

Liv just stared. The entire room was filled with water. The two-story gym filled with water. Her heart started to race.

She tried to back up, but The Principal grabbed her by the shoulders and kept her in place.

“Interesting.” He pushed her closer to the edge. “It seems that our brave student is scared of water.”

“I-I don’t know what you’re talking about.” Her voice sounded shakier than she wanted.

Her heart started to beat out of her chest, as she stared at the water.

The Principal took a step back. “Then show me. Jump in and swim to the bottom. If you don’t,” he let out a quiet laugh, “then you have to promise to trust me. Just like Conner does.”

Liv turned and glared at him. He just smiled and motioned to the water. She turned back around.

Come on. I can do this. She thought to herself.

But she just stood there. She couldn’t get herself to move. She wanted to turn and run, but her legs wouldn’t let her. So she just stood there, staring at the water.

Why can’t I do this? She could have blamed it on the multiple tests or the sleep deprivation, but she knew it was fear.

Tears started to form in her eyes. She tried to wipe them away, but her arms wouldn’t move. She just stood there for what felt like an hour, until the Principal grabbed her shoulders and pulled her away from the edge.

“You can’t do it.” He said trying to hide his smile. “That means you have to promise that you will trust me.”

The exhaustion set in, and Liv didn’t want to fight it anymore.

“I promise.” She said looking down at her feet.

The Principal grabbed her chin and forced her to look at him.

“Promise what?” He had stopped trying to hide his smile.

Liv tried to look away, but his grip just tightened.

Too tired to fight she looked right at him, “I promise to trust you.”

He smiled and let go of her chin. He motioned to one of the guards standing by the door, and they put the shackles back on her wrists.

Feeling broken she let them guide her back to her cell as tears streamed down her face.