History Awesome / Markiplier

* His [[https://youtu.be/fBJ72GhkuFY Try Not To Get AGE-RESTRICTED Challenge]] is one big call out to Youtube's blatant favoritism with the entire LetsPlay/CoryxKenshin issue where the latter got his videos flagged despite Mark [[VideoGame/TheMortuaryAssistant playing the same thing]]. Rather than talk about it with words, he instead demonstrates Youtube's hypocrisy by outright playing a porn game (albeit heavily censored). The fact that it wasn't flagged immediately pretty much says it all.
** Even Better, as of this writing, it's been over a year since the video was posted, and it still hasn't been flagged. Mark didn't point out their hypocrisy, he grabbed it and rammed his fist through it.
* Mark got through ''VideoGame/BuckshotRoulette'' on his first try. Let me reiterate that: the king of FNAF finished ''Buckshot Roulette'', an infamously hard game, ON HIS FIRST TRY. And it wasn't as though the game gave him a particularly lucky layout, Mark just realized immediately that this was a game of odds and proceeded to leverage every advantage intelligently.

* Mark got through ''VideoGame/BuckshotRoulette'' on his first try. Let me reiterate that: the king of FNAF finished ''Buckshot Roulette'', an infamously hard game, ON HIS FIRST TRY.

* Mark got through Buckshot roulette on his first try. Let me reiterate that: the king of FNAF finished Buckshot roulette, an infamously hard game, ON HIS FIRST TRY.

* He finally makes it to the fifth night in ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys'' but runs out of power before he hits 6 AM. The lights go off, and Freddy comes out and finishes his song that gives the player extra time. The screen cuts to black and then, in the split-second before he would have died, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXtVrNdD3YA&t=19m22s Mark makes it to 6 AM.]]

* His appearances in "''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys'' TheMusical" on Website/YouTube have to be seen to be believed.

* VideoGame/{{SOMA}}; Mark not only realizes the BrainUploading plot point long before TheReveal, but also that the robot minds are copies rather than straight transfers almost immediately after the initial diving sequence. Perceptive, isn't he?
* Mark finally makes an appearance in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KK9bwTlAvgo YouTube Rewind 2015]] (and for a ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys'' segment, too!)

* Mark had his mother ([[AffectionateNickname affectionately called "Momiplier"]] by his fans) play the first ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys'' on camera. She handled it with amazing aplomb, keeping up conversation as she played and even laughing at being jumpscared.

* Mark keeps proving himself as the King of ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys'' by playing the ''[[VideoGame/FreddyFazbearsPizzeriaSimulator Pizzeria Simulator]]''; he got criticized for taking unnecessary risks with his pizzeria, buying stuff like Lefty and marked down objects that lead to lawsuits. He dissed the critics and said that he prefers this route, otherwise he cannot call himself the King. Turns out this was needed to achieve the Good Ending, meaning that the story of Freddy Fazbear's comes to a conclusive end. His instincts were dead-on.

* While playing VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddysVRHelpWanted, Mark encounters a glitch in night five of [=FNaF=] 1 that renders him unable to use the monitor. Despite the fact that he no longer had any way of stopping Foxy from leaving Pirate's Cove, Mark manages to win anyway, relying solely on his hearing and instincts.

* Mark, Bob, and LetsPlay/{{Jack|SepticEye}} manage to turn ''Heave Ho'', a local co-op game only, ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gq4DhMdZC0 into an online game!]]'' When they claim that their minds are blown by the revelation, they really mean it.

* After having trouble figuring out the game in his first few playthroughs of ''VideoGame/AmongUs'', Mark manages to score a win as an Impostor through sheer ObfuscatingStupidity: first all-but ''admitting'' he killed [[LetsPlay/LordMinion777 Wade]] and not having anyone believe him, and then by framing [[LetsPlay/JackSepticEye Sean]] for a murder Sean caught ''him'' committing. Sean is driven almost to distraction by the fact that ''nobody'' thinks Mark knows what he's doing enough to successfully frame anyone else, and ends up getting shoved out the airlock as Mark's winning move.

* The UltimateShowdownOfUltimateDestiny in ''VideoGame/GunsOfIcarusOnline'' with his teammates Bob, Wade, LetsPlay/JackSepticEye in one ship, and WebVideo/GameGrumps on another, and LetsPlay/{{Mangaminx}} in the 3rd ship. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r335Ml55dRY In the first round]], while they did lose, [[TheCaptain Bob]] skillfully maneuvers the ship to the point the four are surprised that they didn't die in the first round.
** Just those two ships have youtubers? No... As you can see in Jacksepticeye's video, nearly ''every single airship'' has a crew of youtubers, with the likes of WebVideo/JesseCox, WebVideo/PeanutButterGamer, LetsPlay/{{Cryaotic}}, and many others. Truly, an UltimateShowdownOfUltimateDestiny.

** Mark got an ''accidental'' Moment of Awesome in Part 2: while listening to Phone Guy's recording on the Night 3 conversation, he accidentally looked at the poster that summons Golden Freddy, causing him to appear in the office. Mark, in the midst of panicking, inadvertently does ''[[AchievementsInIgnorance exactly the right thing to defuse the situation]]'', specifically looking at the poster again, then putting the camera back down. By Mark's own admission, he had never even ''heard'' of Golden Freddy up until that point.

-->--'''Mark''' starting his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkRtXTN8qAw second attempt]] and CurbStompBattle on ''Dead Space 2'''s final level, with his pulse rifle at the ready

There are times where, in the face of adversity, WebVideo/{{Markiplier}} proves his AwesomeEgo [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome isn't just for show]].

* Not video game related but in a video titled 'The Problem With Website/YouTube' he brings up how Website/YouTube forced the implement of Google+ onto Website/YouTube users. He speculates that the website blacked out for two hours because Website/YouTube tried disabling Google+ completely and realized it is buried too deeply into the website just to turn it off. He politely calls out Website/YouTube for making things harder for smaller content creators and instead of treating them like people they treat them as annoyances and refuse to give warnings when things might stop working. The whole time Mark is classy and polite about it as calmly calls out Website/YouTube.

* During the BTS livestream for WebVideo/AHeistWithMarkiplier, many of his fans' Google accounts were suspended by Youtube because they would use emotes constantly to inform Mark on what they path they wanted go next. On top of that, anyone who tried to get their account reinstated would be told by the Team Youtube twitter account that the suspensions were upheld after "careful review." After finding out, Mark took his channel to very publicly [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWaz7ofl5wQ&t=13s rip into YouTube for their actions]] and the fact that their automated system was [[AIIsACrapshoot very broken]]. After the video and the massive backlash that followed, Youtube began to start reinstating accounts and acknowledge that they messed up.

* Mark's recent playthrough of ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil3Remake'' sees him taking on the Nemesis's penultimate form, only to run out of ammo halfway through the fight. Worse still, he [[TooDumbToLive left his grenade launcher in storage, so he wouldn't be able to pull it out like the game all but required.]] In [[RunningGag a similar vein to his RE2 playthrough]], he handles the situation by [[CrazyEnoughToWork pulling out his knife and just stabbing Nemesis until it gives up]]. It works on '''''his first try'''''.

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[[caption-width-right:350:"I'VE GOT LUNCH!"]]

** This really needs to be explained: Tyler, his fellow impostor, died halfway through the game due how bad Tyler is at lying. Which meant that Mark was on his own ''without knowing'' how to sabotage things. Even the winning move was through sheer dumb luck as even Mark thought he was doomed. Also, Mark's lie about killing Wade was so good, ''Wade'' questioned it!

There are times where, in the face of adversity, LetsPlay/{{Markiplier}} proves his AwesomeEgo [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome isn't just for show]].

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgj7k2cze-U How about the very beginning and end of this Trouble in Terrorist Town video?]] First he managed to kill [[LetsPlay/CaptainSparklez the traitor]] at the very second that the match starts and then at the end, he kills himself to frame one of the players who actually turned out to be the traitor!
** Of course, said player [[HilarityEnsues gets his]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epHaAsW0m2Q revenge]].

-->*[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTtU37jl3PU&t=15m50s Going into a nearby building]]* ''"Oh, if I find a gun in this house, you're going to get it! '''RIGHT UP THE [[AssShove ASS]]!''' I'm going to pay you back!"'' *Turns around and finds a '''''Mag DR-15'''''* ''"[[LaughingMad Ohohaha]]! Did they ever make a mistake to mess with me!"''

* [[SanitySlippage "I went a little crazy..."]]
** Mark's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZ1i48z6G74 first attempt]] at beating ''VideoGame/DeadSpace2's'' final level has him sticking to his promise not to use the Pulse Rifle in this playthrough, as a direct response to his overuse of it in the first ''VideoGame/DeadSpace''; As a result, he is frustrated from the get-go and uses up most of his resources just getting to the final battle where he proceeds to die several times to the battle's numerous swarming enemies and the main boss's OneHitKill. The last straw is discovering that he went into the final battle with only ''two small medkits''. His ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkRtXTN8qAw second]]'' try has him fall back on the Pulse Rifle ''hard'', eschewing all other weapons and loading his inventory with nothing but medkits, stasis recharges and Pulse Rifle ammo. [[MoreDakka Lots of ammo]]. He then proceeds to cut through the final level like a hot knife through butter, all while [[LaughingMad laughing like a maniac]]. He ''owns''.
-->*while blowing the legs off of the [[ImplacableMan Ubermorph]]* [[DissonantSerenity What are you doing there, you silly goose!]]

--> "You die first."

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgj7k2cze-U How about the very beginning and end of this?]] First he managed to kill [[LetsPlay/CaptainSparklez the traitor]] at the very second that the match starts and then at the end, he kills himself to frame one of the players who actually turned out to be the traitor!

* Similar to how he beat 4/20 mode on the first game, Markiplier [[Awesome/FiveNightsAtFreddys2 beat 10/20 mode]] on ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys2'' after [[{{Determinator}} NINE hours of trying]] and is one of the first 10 people to have done so. His video is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9qPj-YJcN8 here]].

* In his LetsPlay of the custom story Amnesia: The Four Horsemen, he manages to craft the potion to get past the poison gas ''while a monster is at the opposite end of the table''. It really takes guts to do that on top of the player character's dwindling sanity, which eventually got depleted. He manages to escape alive and retreive [[CompanionCube Tiny Box Tim]]. For all of twelve seconds. And even when he did die, he managed to then find Tim again.

* He beat Nightmare Mode of ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys3'' after just ''17 minutes and 55 seconds'' of trying. He then went back through the game a second time, fulfilling [[GuideDangIt all of the conditions]] to unlock the GoldenEnding, meaning he's cleared all three ''Freddy's'' games with OneHundredPercentCompletion.

* [[https://youtu.be/2u_fBPvzqLw?t=2890 Superfight panel with 5 other Polaris Let's Players]]. The final round has him picking up AsHimself with GodModeSue powers [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and is level 50]][[note]]Where Jordan, the only other person with a level, is only level ''30''[[/note]]. ''All of his opponents concede.''

* A meta example: on January 12, 2016, his channel was suddenly [[HostileShowTakeover hijacked]] by an anonymous hacker group. Fans were quick to freak out, as a very similar incident had occurred on [[WebVideo/{{Vinesauce}} Vinesauce Joel's]] channel just two months prior, and had dragged on for six turbulent days. However, that only happened to Joel because the incident started on a Saturday, and Google employees don't work on the weekends. Markiplier's channel was taken over on a ''Tuesday''. In only five hours' time, Google was able to purge the hacker group from Mark's channel and return it to him safe and sound.

* Another Meta example: his nickname of "Markipoo" is one of the names Codsworth can say in ''VideoGame/Fallout4''.

* This counts as this and also [[SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]] but during his livestream of [[Wiki/SCPFoundation SCP-087-B]], he decided to go down to at least floor 50 before ending when requested by a substantial donor, which he not only does during his next attempt but also manages to reach the end.

* His [[https://youtu.be/fBJ72GhkuFY Try Not To Get AGE-RESTRICTED Challenge]] is one big call out to Youtube's blatant favoritism with the entire LetsPlay/CoryXKenshin issue where the latter got his videos flagged despite Mark [[VideoGame/TheMortuaryAssistant playing the same thing]]. Rather than talk about it with words, he instead demonstrates Youtube's hypocrisy by outright playing a porn game (albeit heavily censored). The fact that it wasn't flagged immediately pretty much says it all.

--> "God damn it! The ventilation system goes out and that son a bitch- ''[He turns to see Springtrap [[RightBehindMe in the main window]]]'' oohhhhhh, hey...heeeeeey! HEEEEEY! Ohhh, you know...I-I was just...[[SpeakOfTheDevil talking about you]]! Ohhhh, we had the best time. Do you remember? You remember back when I told you to go fuck yourself, and you didn't? Oh, I thought that was a very clever choice. [[BlatantLies You and me, we get along so well these days]]. I-I really feel...you know, staring into your eyes...this long...scientists proved that it builds a connection between two people. And...you know, all in all, [[CasualDangerDialog the lights may be blaring]], but I'd like to think of that as red hot burning love that feel in my heart for you? ''[5 AM comes]'' [[BigYes YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH]]! Boop-de-boop-de-boopie boop! [[DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu I don't love you at all]]!"

* His [[{{Determinator}} sheer patience]] when it comes to struggling against [[NintendoHard some of the most hardest games]] he's ever played in his life tends to count in general.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ke3yPnNC0uo He did it again]] in the updated version!

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81wIa9kwdI8 "BIGFOOT GOES DOWN!!!"]] Mark manages to [[DefeatingTheUndefeatable solo Bigfoot]] by way of trap placement, precision shooting and using the environment to his advantage. The best part? Mark lands the final shot on Bigfoot ''in Bigfoot's own lair''.

** Of course, [[LetsPlay/{{Yamimash}} said player]] [[HilarityEnsues gets his]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epHaAsW0m2Q revenge]].

* His [[https://youtu.be/fBJ72GhkuFY Try Not To Get AGE-RESTRICTED Challenge]] is one big call out to Youtube's blatant favoritism with the entire LetsPlay/CoryXKenshin issue where the latter got his videos flagged despite Mark playing the same thing. Rather than talk about it with words, he instead demonstrates Youtube's hypocrisy by outright playing a porn game (albeit heavily censored). The fact that it wasn't flagged immediately pretty much says it all.