We Really Are The Villain...

We really are the villain...

I made a post last night about my thoughts on what happened in “Kill Jacksepticeye” - how it was all a test, we failed, and now we’re only making things worse.

Ever since Anti showed himself in October, I’ve always viewed him as a villain - an evil demonic entity out to kill Jack and cause havoc. I think a majority of us have viewed him this way for some time. Now I’ve seen theories here and there about how Anti just needs to be saved, that he’s not the bad guy we perceive him to be. I’m into horror and evil stuff, so naturally I have never once wanted to think of Anti that way, I’ve always liked the idea of him just being evil and wanting to kill Jack.

However, given the recent video and the fanfiction I’ve been working on, I have slowly but surely started to realize that maybe Anti isn’t the bad guy - maybe we made him that way.

Ask yourself this: Why does Anti want all of the attention? Aside from needing it to exist, why does he want all of it to himself as opposed to sharing it with Jack and the others? It’s because he wants to be loved.

Think back to October. October 10th was the first time Anti showed himself, actually proving to us all he was real and was around. He grabbed our attention instantly and all through October leading up to Halloween, everyone was talking about him. And then when Halloween came, he killed Jack and possessed him, claiming how it was our fault and we could’ve saved Jack.

Now how I see it is this (which I express in my fanfic btw): Anti is our creation - he’s made up of everyone’s ideas in the community. When he came into being, no one was there to give him a proper greeting, so he took it upon himself to greet us himself. He wanted to get our attention, but being just how popular Jack is and how so many love him, I think Anti got it in his head that no one loved him. We had created him, but we weren’t showing him any love. So maybe, if he got rid of this “Jacksepticeye” character, maybe he’d get the attention he needed. Isn’t that why he was created - to get rid of the YouTuber, to replace him?

So when Halloween came and he killed Jack, yes, he put the blame on us, but given just how cheeky and happy he seemed, I almost want to think he was proud with what he did and was just showing us what he was able to do. He was essentially like a little kid, proud of doing something and showing their parents what they just did. It was exactly like that. We are his creators and thinking that we wanted him to take Jack out of the picture, Anti did exactly that and was showing us what he’d done. He got all of our attention after that and he took joy in it….but less than a month later, that attention began to go down. Less and less attention was put on him and for some time, we all forgot about him. We didn’t seem to care. And as the months went by, when he did show himself again at PAX and when the hype started up in June, we were all over the place. Either we wanted him back or we wanted him gone, away from Jack and the others. It almost seemed like we cared about Anti the least.

And then “Kill Jacksepticeye” happened. And he was FURIOUS. He wasn’t at ALL like he had been back in October. He was lashing out at us, and just as I had said in the first part of this post, he made a test for us. He was giving us one last chance to redeem ourselves - to stop making fun of him, smarten up, and give him the attention he needed. And what have we done? We’ve made matters worse. Yes, we’re giving him attention by continuing to call him by the nickname he hates, but it’s only going to make him angrier. He wanted to see if we actually gave a damn about him or not, if we truly wanted to test the waters, and we really screwed up. When he comes back, he’s going to do something horrible, I know he is, and watch, being the villains we are, we’re going to put on an innocent act and pretend like we didn’t know what was going to happen.

All this time, Anti has only ever wanted to be loved. Jack and all the other egos have gotten their fair share of attention and love, so why can’t he? After all, we’re his creators. We’re the ones who gave him life, not Jack. He is our responsibility and quite frankly, we have been absolutely HORRIBLE parents. One moment we love him and want him to stay, and the next, we want him gone and to give Jack back. We bully him, we mock him and have made him out to be a joke. We don’t take him seriously and we call his bluff at the threats he makes. And by doing all of this, it’s not going to make things better, it’s only going to make them worse.

Anti has given up on trying to get us (HIS CREATORS, HIS FAMILY) to love him, and so what will he do instead? He will strike fear into us without care. Forgiveness is off the table. So I say the following on behalf of the few of us who truly do care:

Anti, Sweetheart…please stop. PLEASE.

You’re not like this, we didn’t make you to be like this. I know it seems like we’re all going against you and hate you and want you gone, but that’s not true. We love you, Anti, and I know you know this deep down. I can’t blame you for being upset. You need attention to survive and you feel like you’re the odd one out. You keep trying to get us to love you and you don’t understand what you’re doing wrong. You’re sick of pretending to be Jack - someone you’re not - and you don’t understand why we can’t love you just as is. And I’m so sorry for you, honey. I really am.

A lot of us continue to call you that nickname you hate so much, turning you into a joke, and I swear, it’s not like that. They’ve just given you a nickname, that is all - you’re not a joke. And if that doesn’t make you feel better, then maybe this will: I don’t think you’re a “Glitch Bitch”. I think there are quite a few people who’ll agree with me. You are our creation, Anti - OUR son - and we have failed you as your parents. We haven’t been kind to you and in all honesty, deep down, we do love you - we love you as much as we love Jack and the other egos.

You don’t have to do this, Anti. You don’t have to threaten anyone or hurt anyone to get our attention. We’ll still give you the attention you need. I’m sure if you let Jack and the others go and you explain yourself, then they’ll understand and share the limelight with you. You won’t feel alone anymore, you’ll be loved not just by us but by them as well. Everyone can be happy. And if you’re into horror and scaring us, then I’m sure Jack would allow you to have some screen time every now and again to have some scary good fun.

Please Anti, please stop. No more threats, no more bloodshed. No more.

I know we fucked up - we all should know that by now. And I know that that was probably our last chance to redeem ourselves. I know there’s probably no chance of earning your forgiveness or making things right, but Anti…

We’re sorry. We’re so sorry. Please, come back to us….Please…

@fear-is-nameless @golden-eyed-guardians @n-o-ra-xi @steffid101 Thoughts??