So, I was going to type this up and post it yesterday but I just ended up not feeling like it. Plus there's so much to know about today's subject that I had to make sure I had found everything I needed. It wasn't easy, but I managed to compile everything last night soooooo today we are going to be talking about the Core Theory.
I mentioned this in my first post and I thought that Core Theory would be a great topic of discussion because of how influential it was. And believe me it was VERY influential.
Core Theory was created and proposed by Robert of White Elephants and placed a large emphasis on the Tulpa Effect. This was theory was key in establishing the belief the Slendy could be killed, or at least defeated. The Theory posited that through the Tulpa Effect, we manifested the Slender Man into existence, but we cannot just manifest him out of existence. Robert instead believed that we could shift our mental image of the Slender Man in order to make him weaker.
Robert believed that the way to go about this was to use a story as a framing device and so he began distributing Titles to numerous bloggers (more on this below). Once all the roles had been filled, the story would begin to write itself. The important Titles were as follows: Sage, Mystic, Hermit, Guardian, Warrior, and Hero.
Concerning the Sages, Robert created the Rule of Three (Sword, Shroud, Shield). The idea was that the first Sage would research how to fight the Slender Man (Sword), the second Sage would research how to defend against the Slender Man (Shield), and the third Sage was to research the properties of the Slender Man (Shroud). These first three Sages were:
- Robert (of the aforementioned White Elephants)
- Shaun (of Testing 1,2,3 and Risk Death)
Robert became Guardian, Jay was killed, and Shaun was Hallowed (then retitled Guide.. it's confusing. You can see for yourself below). Leading Robert to name the second Sages:
- Zero (of A Hint of Serendipity, The Last Refuge of A Dangerous Man, Eight Years Later)
- Amelia (of Road to the Heavens)
- Maduin (of A Really Bad Joke)
Amelia was the only one of the second Sages to actually go on the run. She disappeared and is rumored to have possibly taken part of the failed Solstice battle. Zero supposedly perished, and Maduin had redistributed the titles to a third group of Sages:
- Hakurei Ryu (of I Am Stardust)
- AmalgamationSage (of Records of an Impossibility)
- Kay (of A Wand and A Prayer)
These three were the last Sages and never redistributed their titles. Robert introduced the Path of Black Leaves and the concept of defeating the Slender Man on the Winter Solstice, Jay introduced the concept of freeing Proxies by using chemically induced amnesia, and Shaun introduced the concept of hiding in crawlspaces. Zero would expand further on the Winter Solstice, asking fellow bloggers to write a brief story of them defeating the Slender Man.
The other roles were filled by the following:
- Zeke Strahm(Mystic)
- M(Hermit)
Robert became the Guardian. The Warrior and Hero titles were never filled (it was implied that Zeke filled the role of Warrior prior to becoming the Mystic, the Hero is speculated to be Reach).
The death of the Core Theory came when the proxy Redlight hijacked White Elephants and debunked Robert's claim that he was waiting in the Path for the Hero to come. Robert was in fact lying in a service building, delusional. Rob lost his credibility and most involved in the Core Theory abandoned their titles.
Now, in my own humble opinion, the Core Theory was whack from the start. Nothing can stop the Slender Man because the He is not from here. He is a monster. And even though Robert insists it, not all monsters bleed.
Links:
Robert: http://whiteelephantsarchive.blogspot.com/
Jay: http://anomalousdata.blogspot.com/
Shaun: http://beinghunted.blogspot.com/ & http://riskdeath.blogspot.com/
Zero: http://despairpalesbeforeme.blogspot.com/ & http://fateworsethandeath.blogspot.com/ & https://contritionamendmentandsatisfaction.blogspot.com/
Maduin: http://worstjestever.blogspot.com/
Amelia: http://weavethecauseway.blogspot.com/
Hakurei Ryuu: http://youandthestarsareone.blogspot.com/
Kay: http://awandandaprayer.blogspot.com/
AmalgamationSage: http://recordsofanimpossibility.blogspot.com/
M: http://getuphigh.blogspot.com/
Zeke: http://openthedoorandyouwillfindme.blogspot.com/ & http://helpingthosehelpthemselves.blogspot.com/
Reach: http://whatyouareinthedark.blogspot.com/
For more Slenderblog info I would recommend Omega's blog at: http://slenderia.blogspot.com/
