by HP Fan » Sat Jul 11, 2015 6:01 am
Mark plays with a style contrasting that of many other let's players on youtube. while some play with a subdued, sarcastic and sometimes panicked mood, and others with a constantly confused, panicked, and action-packed way, he plays with a mixture of both. he commonly uses an exaggerated facade of courage when clear of danger, proclaiming his superhuman strength, bravery, and incredible sexy good looks (most prevalent in his earlier playthroughs). he (jokingly) overstates either his gaming skills, or his incompetence with solving puzzles, and threatens off-screen monsters often. upon the appearance of an enemy in-game, he often panics, giving his trademark screams and fleeing towards the nearest available hiding place. upon the departing of, or escaping from the threat, his smooth attitude returns and so do his jests towards the game's antagonist. on certain rage games (e.g. Cat Mario and Give Up), even unintentionally rage-inducing games (e.g. Surgeon Simulator 2013, Amnesia: The Great Work), he during any nonsensical puzzle, he goes into fits of rage, usually due to the difficulty of finding the solution. He is often very fired up while playing such games and usually takes a while afterwards to calm down. during his playthrough of the game I Am Bread, he even smashed his controller. Markiplier has an amazing storytelling voice, as well as often hilarious voices for various characters in the game he is playing.
however, what makes Mark stand out from other youtubers is that he is exceptionally caring and a loveable person, one of the main reasons his channel is growing so rapidly. he constant assures his fan base that his only goal is to bring a smile to his viewers face, and always wears his heart on his sleeve, showing his emotions clearly. special vlogs in which Mark talks directly with his fan base are not rare, but on 10/10/2013, after finishing the fan-made game Ripest of Fears, Mark openly admitted that he has lost some of the contact with his fan base while doing his best to be a good entertainer, and he accused himself of giving too much importance to things that really didn't matter, such as putting his subscribers counting ahead of himself. one can see that Mark truly cares for his fans as, closing to the end of the video, he inadvertently showed signs of having cried during his speech and excused himself of making fun of some aspects of the game he was playing, as he admitted that some effort was put into it and that was what really mattered and thanked once more his loyal fans and promised to change back to the way he was, trying harder to reestablish some of this contact he lost by doing more special vlogs and answering more frequently to people.
Source: 95% of this text is from the Markiplier wiki
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HP Fan on Sun Jul 12, 2015 9:03 am, edited 8 times in total.