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Just for a minute...forget Marble Hornets. Forget Tribe Twelve. Forget all the Slenderman vlogs. Forget SLENDER. Forget whatever Slenderman artist you idolize. ESPECIALLY forget a certain uber-popular artist who calls herself "The Savior Of Slenderman." The ugly truth is that Slenderman does not have a concrete, written-in-stone canon. Aside from his basic attributes (tall, skinny, tendrils, claws, three-piece dark suit, no face, bald, kills/eats people, lives in the forest) his abilities depend upon the artist/writer. He doesn't necessarily have to be immortal, unkillable, unstoppable, etc. Don't just parrot what everyone else thinks he's like. Develop a headcanon of your own!
My version of Slendy, for instance, isn't immortal, just really hard to kill because of his regenerative abilities. And he's not TEH MOST POWERFUL THING IN TEH UNIVERSE and SUPER DUPER UNBEATABLE. My Slendy's sort of an anagalm of several different versions (uses Proxies, has blood and internal organs, isn't immortal, can regenerate, organic tendrils, only teleports when he really needs to, has a hidden mouth, etc.)
So stop whining about how he lost to Cannibal Jeff in this picture already. It's MY headcanon version of Slenderman, NOT yours. Besides, the picture takes place in a parallel universe.
PS: The blank-faced, bald, Proxy-using Slendy we're all familiar with was not what Slenderman was intended to be. As explained in one of my journals:
"Slender Man was originally intended:
-To have a face, nose, eyes, mouth and ears; not seen on camera, though.
-To also have short, white hair.
-NOT to be a Creepypasta, but rather a new horror character that would go mainstream.
-To hunt ADULTS and children, as compared to teens and college students.
-To NOT HAVE PROXIES!
-To do EVERYTHING by himself.
-To use garbage bags as his disposal.
-Not to have notes.
-To crack or snap people's necks, strangle, bite the head off, cut the victim in half with his claws or stab with his tentacles at a persons head or chest.
-To run, grab and throw.
But...
We have a non-scary re-hashing horror creature."
So the vision that comes into your head when you think of Slenderman isn't "canon" either.
PROBLEM, SLENDER-ELITISTS?
Slenderman (c) Victor-Surge/Something Awful
EDIT:I AM NOT TRASHING ANY SLENDERMAN SERIES. I'm just saying they're not canon and encouraging you to develop a headcanon of your own. You can still enjoy then, just don't take them as the gospel.
EDIT2: I got this info from in the comments.
"IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT MARBLE HORNETS: MH's producers stated about a month ago that the being we've all referred to as Slenderman in Marble Hornets is actually separate entity known as "The Operator", a being based on Slendy's appearance.
I REPEAT: Marble Hornet's Operator is not Slenderman."
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That game SUCKED! I see him as just a haunting forest spirit that drains the life of children/adults ppl ectΒ for food.
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The stuff I read when I first started to look up Slenderman indicated that his apparent facelessness was a combination of camera fail and everyone sees him differently.
My impression of him was that he's like a creepier modernized version of faeries taking children to protect them from the world, and if adults get in his way, he'll drive them mad, tear them apart, then burn down their house, and if someone managed to take a picture of him, he'll track them down too and do the same to them and anyone else who got hold of copies of the picture(s).
I haven't watched any of the vlog series, or played the game, so I don't care about such characters as Jeff, Rake, Masky, Hoodie, etc.
On the other hand, I am fond of the various "Slender-brothers" that have been invented along the way, but they, like the vlog characters, are still outside additions.
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And this is why I don't respect the fandom that much anymore....so many people who take works of art and literature so seriously to the point it seems as if it were a sin or the 10 commandments.
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Yep. You oughta see the massive amount of hate I get for my semi-famous AU, the "Worm Jeff Saga", not because of the premise, the storyline, or anything else that would make sense, but because Worm Jeff "doesn't look like Jeff."
Honestly, I'm starting to think the real reason so many JtK fangirls hate Worm Jeff is because a six-inch-long, acid-drooling, brain-hijacking lizard creature can't be considered "bishie."
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I love this post right now, i have a friend in my class who gets so pissed when ever i don't take slender seriously, i honestly thought he would hit me when he asked "hey, what would you do if slenderman appeared right now?" and i plainly and nonchalantly answered "punch him."
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Yeah, and the slenderbeing in Tribe twelve is another separate entity called the administrator. I thought that was just common knowledge.
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True, he did not originate from the games, but from reports he's been around since the medieval times.
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correction, reports of nondescript tall menacing dark figures have bean around since medieval times. you cannot assume that these have to do specifically with slenderman, especially since it is such a ridiculously vague description.
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to be personal, grandpa slendy is cooler
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I agree with understand everything you're saying, but I feel like you're coming on a little strong. While it is true there is no mythos in which the Slender Man's appearance/abilities/motives are grounded, and while coming up with your own ideas is all well and good, I can't help but feel as though your sole intention for this post was to stir some obscure controversy and rustle jimmies.Β
Aside from that, your points are pretty valid. Good on you.
I've realized that pushing concepts of the Slender Man onto people is a lose/lose scenario, as it can deter them from a lot of what makes the character actually enjoyable, as well as prevent them from forming their own ideas.Β
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I don't do fanart of anything myself (for various reasons) but if you're going to do it you might as well make it as original as possible and just use some elements as a backboard, right? I'm loving this anti-elitism and disregard for obscure canonical tip-toeing, but don't even get me started on unnecessary romance between characters...
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In my headcanon, he doesn't eat people. I mean seriously, monsters eating people is just so bland, cliche, and generic.
In my personal headcanon, he sticks their bodies someplace where an unfortunate hiker or someone else may stumble upon it. Completley contrary to what is accepted as "canon", but I don't give a fuck. Because as you said, he has no official canon.
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I have no clue what cannon even meansΒ Β
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Technically "cannon" - with two Ns - is a large weapon that propels projectiles long distances.
"Canon" - with one N - means "official source material" or alternatively, "gospel truth".
It was originally used to refer to what is written in the Bible, then got adopted by early fandom-like clubs like Sherlock Holmes fans to refer to the original material written by ACD (presumably as opposed to SH stuff written by other writers).
Modern Fandom uses it to refer to what is in the original book/show/movie/play/game etc.
Then in some fandoms it can get divided down into the different official sources when there's more than one, like if a well-known book has a movie made based on it, some people may like "Book Canon" better, and some like "Movie Canon" better.
As far as I can see, Slenderman has Surge Canon (what Victor Surge originally posted), Marble Hornets canon, Tribe Twelve, Everyman HYBRID, Slender game... All of them are different and not a single homogeneous concept.
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Hold on a second Fur. There's actually two schools of thought on Slenderman mythos.Β
First you have the self-described Surgists, who regard the original mythos for Slender Man/Slenderman (ONLY hunts children, no proxies, does everything himself, brutally violent/aggressive, possibly has cults worshiping him, you see him you're already dead, etc.) as gospel truth. Surgists see MH and other slenderblogs as corrupting the true mythos of mister tall, pale and faceless. [No idea whether or not Victor-Surge supports their views or not.]Β
Then you have the contemporary mythos that most of us, which MH has major influence (if unintended) over. Think proxies, video/audio distortion, passive-aggressive stalking, a lot of that sort of thing.
Other than that, like you've stated, there's not much on whether or not Slender man's immortal (although based the whole "antique German woodcuts" thing that was on SA, odds are he's probably supposed to be several centuries old at the very least). Everything else is pretty much an "eye of the beholder" deal.
IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT MARBLE HORNETS: MH's producers stated about a month ago that the being we've all referred to as Slenderman in Marble Hornets is actually separate entity known as "The Operator", a being based on Slendy's appearance.
I REPEAT: Marble Hornet's Operator is not Slenderman.
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Hm...you make some good points there. Also, I'll update the description to include the Marble Hornets info.
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Surprising lack of anger from fans, especially considering just how the fandom of creepypastas can be.Β
Other than that, excellent job. Nice to see more people trying to show people what exactly is canon and what is not.
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Yeah, only like 2 complaints from Marble Hornets fans so far and that's it. I was expecting a LOT more butthurt than that. XD
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Despite the fact I can't really stand you, you make an excellent point.Β
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i agree on some points, and what really pises me off is putting slender man with someone romantically, but sometimes it's fun to take a creature or character and just play with it. however, i am not trying to argue ith yu at all cause you have every right to rant and express opinions, and i wish people would debate instead of getting offensive. stand up for what you believe in, even if it's controversial.
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It's cool that you want to remind everyone about his very vague origins, but try to educate instead of discouraging! Redirect people to the SA thread to see for themselves what Slenderman is meant to be (or more correctly, that he can be anything), instead of telling them what you think it is or discouraging them for enjoying the opinions of various series.
The thread of SomethingAwful that Slenderman was born on: tinyurl.com/yzv23c8
Victor Surge posts Slenderman for the first time about halfway down the third page, if I remember right.
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Let me love you for this XD
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Slender is Slender. If you want him to be faceless but have a makeshift mouth (that's what I call it anyway) that makes this weird crackling sound when it appears then so be it. If I wanted him to be the hardest thing to beat ever then so be it.
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it's freaking Slendy and he has no canon :I do your own head canons and stop whining *Not directed to the guy who made this wonderful stampish thing*
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Pfffft I'm stupid XD
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I like Marble Hornets but I totally agree with you!
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this this this this
but I don't think he'd be the guy to have girlfriends
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That... makes alot... of sense .... In a scary scary way *hides*
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Just like Jeff the Killer. He just came out of nowhere.
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Actually, Jeff was/is human at one point, he just kinda went insane. Slenderman, from what I understand of the research I've done, is a being that is not human though he looks like it.
I really don't want this to come off as know-it-all-ish and I apologize if it did
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I already know all that, but my point is that they COULD be real because nobody knows who created them. AT ALL. And, no, you're fine.
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Oh, makes sense. 
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Oh, it's okay.
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Maybe he birthed himself out of his own mind ... Like a god?~ O3O
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He might be real. >U>
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Oh shit *hides*
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That's so true. But that's what makes Slender so and the other creepypasta characters so interesting. Everyone has his own interpretation of the myths and the monsters. In my opinion, these interpretations make the story grow and help to expand its audience... as long as they don't pussy it down, at least (Yes, I mean the rabid shipping fangirls. Ugh.)
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I totally agree with this - though my 'head canon' of him is somewhat aligned with another artists (because I just love what she did) it was never because I thought it was 'teh 1 n onleh canon'.
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yeah, i had an idea for a movie about The Operator (i understand that's his name) i had the idea ofΒ writingΒ the script, i had the setting picked out and everything, but he became too 'mainstream' and people startedΒ attributingΒ all of these ideas to him that i thought were nonsense. i'm pretty sure he does have a face, pretty sure those things on his back are not entirely physical orΒ malleable, and i'm pretty sure he's almost never, ever seen up close. the movie i had planned had all these ideas, but now it wouldn't make sense to anyone.
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Wa-wa-wa-wa-wait a minute here. You're saying that slender man's story can be completely made up? Aw hell yeah! >
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Read the description...but honestly I dun care. A lot of people fight over if things are canon or Non-Canon on a lot of things. I just make my own canon for characters I like. For Me Slenderman is Ageless. Meaning he will live forever unless killed...(Does that make sense? >.<) And he feeds off of True Β Fear and Terror which is more likely to come from Teens and Young Adults. I also don't care what he intended to be...he isn't that. He is what he is now. I really hate it when people do stuff like this. WHO FRICKIN CARES! Just enjoy the games that give you the jump scares, the amazing talent artists and writers have, and the mystery of him. Gooooooooooooood!
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That's problem with this fandom, this sect. of so called "called Slenderman" fans are just closed minded to ANY change or opinion. But then again they are the ULTIMATE example of what happens when anyone gets WAY into any fandom, like for example some hardcore bronies.
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plus, I think I know who you mean, by theΒ phrase "The Savior of Slenderman" (talk about a big ego)Β
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Yea..I agree.
I Like Proxy idea, but I so re-alter that myself along with original idea, yet again with my alters...
I hate people hitting so called love thing with Slendy.
I have here this created for my own fun, then later became my own Pet Project...become his " Pet" As she left him confused, she was sick deadly ill but he ended up saving her at last breath so he has her in "death warmed over" stage, still very sick as he cant heal her, but she's like a fruit, the best when at moments before rotting..She came from cutlered background and she offers new possibilities and brightens up his dark other wordily domain.Β And being a virgin for last 217 years other offers more longing for as she wickly evil her master's will and brain washing and yet her innocent virgin soul contradicks her evil kills for her master. Β She Becomes his " Pet Proxy" more a pretty doll, that he can use. Β I know huge spoiler..in my story but his new victims will find out to kill him they have to kill her official as she became his heart..to get to him, they have to get to her first..Yet I bring myself to have either of them die..just yet. I think I may have her recarianted or something..then have her back come. I also had idea of having her already recarinated, he is stocking her with other victims..he just wants her back..what I said above..could be prequel of how they first met and she become a part of him..
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FULL RESPECT.
I am making a comic though on him (first # of pages are up/still in progress for more).
And in my comic, I go by what I think he should be, in my one created style:
In my story, he DOES have a mouth and tongue.
He does KILL ADULTS AND CHILDREN (mainly the story is about hunting this adult in the person's POV)
For his "victim of choice" (kind of like a "oh I'm totally gonna fuck that one up more than anyone else"), he drives them to the edge of insanity (ex: haunts, shadows, nightmares, hallucinations, etc./kind of like a "demon")
His "victim of choice" he consumes their mind, making them soulless, zombie-like, alternate personality, etc. which makes him more powerful. The stronger the mind, the stronger the energy to keep him "alive".
Regular victims, he brutally devours/eats them, leaving some of their corpse behind to frighten others as a sign of threat.
He can make his past victims be "visible" to other victims (mostly to "victim of choice"), like a ghost, but when they appear, they appear to be looking like they were partly eaten.
And I think there is a bit more BUT thats pretty much the main stuff.
I try to make him look and feel like a very haunting, murderous "demon", because Slenderman to me is extremely frightening when I picture him in my imagination.
Yet all these descriptions I said are all on what ONLY I think of what he should be.Β
Anyone else who throws there stuff saying "Oh he shouldn't be like that" I just don't listen because I want to do what I want to do. Its my story. You don't like it, GTFO. 
Thats just me though.
Thanks for this stamp and I applause the description
(sorry its so long lol)
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