History WebVideo / AHeistWithMarkiplier

* BlindfoldedTrip: Dark Mark helps you escape from prison but demands you to wear a blindfold on the escape trip so you could not rat out the route to other inmates.
* BugBuzz: Wilford Warfstache in "Open the Box" gets annoyed by a mosquito that he tries to shoot with his revolver. He even tries to shoot it while it sits on your face.

* KnuckleTattoos: Dark Mark is a TattooedCrook with knuckle tattoos spelling his name.

* SickCaptiveScam: While locked up in prison, Markiplier pulls this ploy on a GenreBlind guard. He pretends to be dying, wishes to talk to his mother as a LastRequest, and when the guards hand him his phone, Markiplier [[RequestForPrivacy requests to be left alone]]. Then he places a call to Wade [[BreakingOutTheBoss to break him out]].
* SkeletonKey: In ending 12, the Box will contain a master key that can unlock any door. You use it to exit the prison.
* SlowMotionFall: In Ending 29, Markiplier falls to his death in slow motion to dramatic music after he CutTheSafetyRope.
* SpySpeak: When Markiplier talks to Wade on the phone while in prison, they communicate in code:

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''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TjfkXmwbTs&list=PL2fp012QCvpyYpHTLbMeggaR_Jdbknzyj&index=2 A Heist with Markiplier]]'' is a multiple-part Youtube Original feature created by [[WebVideo/{{Markiplier}} Mark Fischbach]], co-produced by Creator/RoosterTeeth, and featuring multiple other notable content creators such as [[WebVideo/GameTheory Matthew Patrick]], [[WebVideo/GameGrumps Arin Hanson]], Rosanna Pansino, [[Music/NinjaSexParty Dan Avidan]], [[LetsPlay/LordMinion777 Wade Barnes]], and Creator/GavinFree. It was uploaded on October 30th, 2019.

* AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent: Several paths remove Markiplier himself from the story and replace him with a new character entirely (also played by Mark). [[spoiler: This happens by killing Markiplier either directly or implicitly.]]

* AnimateInanimateObject: When you meet Illinois, he makes reference to a strange rolling boulder that [[IndyEscape he's just escaped from]], which seems to have been hunting him. This is obviously the same boulder that just chased Markiplier offscreen [[spoiler: and if you don't trust Illinois, it will hunt you down, too]].
* AntiFrustrationFeatures: CAPITAL and lowercase. [[spoiler: These help clarify the secret code capitalization.]]
* ArtifactOfDoom: [[spoiler: The Box is revealed to be this in [[GoldenEnding Ending 6]], causing multiple timelines to split and merge and instantly starting a zombie apocalypse when it was stolen.]]

* BittersweetEnding: In a way, the paths that end up having you separated from Mark [[spoiler: by killing him]], while you end out in a better position.
** Ending 9 downplays it a bit. [[spoiler: You end up turned into a zombie, but the PB&J somehow makes you less aggressive and somewhat sentient. You manage to convince the other zombies to leave you and Mark alone and you end up building a protected community together. The zombie apocalypse is still ongoing though.]]
** Ending 29 in particular: [[spoiler: Mark sacrifices himself to save you. You end up free and with the Box, but now Mark is dead.]]

** [[spoiler: The Explosion of the Military compound causes Ed's skeleton to fly at you and Mark in nearly the exact same manner that the "Mom" skeleton does in ''A Date with Markiplier''.]]

** [[spoiler: In Ending 23, you and Mark end up getting abducted by aliens. Mark and the ending {{lampshade|Hanging}} this, saying, "Not Again!"]]

** In Ending 22, [[spoiler: the beginning of the narration ("Ah, treasure. The chicken of the sea.") is written practically verbatim to the narration of the "TUNA" ending in ''A Date with Markiplier'', the only change being "Treasure" in place of where the word "Tuna" was]].
* CaptivityHarmonica: Ending 14 in prison, where you wind up in an isolation chamber strapped into a straight jacket, has a harmonica playing a sad tune on the soundtrack.

** [[spoiler: During the zombie apocalypse, after the military base has exploded and with you moments away from turning, Mark reveals that the box contained an ancient picnic basket with sandwiches that are WayPastTheExpirationDate. Whichever sandwich you pick actually ends up either mitigating the rabid effects of the zombie virus (Ending 9) or curing it entirely (Ending 8).]]
** [[spoiler: During the stand-off between you, Mark, and Bob/Wade after escaping prison, you can open the box to reveal a magical ResetButton that sends you back to the beginning with the box still in your possession (Ending 15).]]
*** [[spoiler: Depending on your choices, however, it could also take you onto the set of Wilford Warfstache's next interview (Ending 16).]]
** [[spoiler: In Ending 24, as Mark is tied to the island hermit's "dining throne" with the "dining hood" over his head and the hermit seemingly prepared to slaughter him, you open the box to reveal a button that activates a KillSat and [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill fires a powerful laser into the cave]].]]
** [[spoiler: In Ending 30, as you and Mark are falling from the collapsed escape route, Mark opens the box and reveals that it contains a temporal displacement device that can transport the two of you to a different timeline, away from your oncoming demise.]]

--> '''Mark''': Well, why did you pick a helicopter if you didn't know how to [[note]](SmashCut happens here)[[/note]] fly it!?

* CrapsaccharineWorld: Happy Trails Penitentiary might seem like the perfect prison, [[spoiler: but the staff are apathetic at best, [[WardensAreEvil The Warden is abusive]], and god help you if you ''want'' to leave prison...]]
* CrashInThroughTheCeiling: Markiplier crashes into the museum through the glass ceiling.
* CreepyGood: [[spoiler: The Hermit is a disheveled, crazy, knife-wielding [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin hermit]], implying all kinds of [[ImAHumanitarian cannibalism]] but is actually a good guy]] who offers you and Mark all the food you'll ever need.

* CuttingOffTheBranches: As detailed under GoldenEnding, Ending 6, [[spoiler: which ends the time loop]]. Mark himself called it the canon ending in the livestream.

* DefeatMeansFriendship: [[spoiler: If you reject Yancy's offer to make a new and possibly happier life in the penitentiary, he'll challenge you to a fistfight. You end up winning, which causes him to change his mind and instead offer you a hand in escaping the penitentiary.]]

* DemotedToExtra: [[spoiler: In ''A Date With Markiplier'', Darkiplier had a full route, while here he only appears in one ending.]]
* DidntThinkThisThrough:

** Ending 5 [[spoiler: You turn into a zombie and eat Mark.]]
** Endings 17 and 18 [[spoiler: has Mark shot by either Bob or Wade, and you are revealed to be one of them]]
** Endings 27 and 28[[spoiler: all end with both you and Mark dying to the monster in the sewer.]]

* GoldenEnding: Ending 6: [[spoiler: the Box is destroyed, erasing all the diverging realities and timelines, i.e the other endings, and resetting the universe to its rightful timeline. Mark and you abandon the heist and decide to go on that date.]] Cementing that this is considered to be the canonical ending, it is the only one with a credit sequence, and is aptly titled [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin The End]].

* HaHaHaNo: When Markiplier asks the warden in his office if he could get the MacGuffin back because it's a family heirloom, the warden smiles at him fo some time and then [[SuddenlyShouting suddenly shouts]] "ABSOLUTELY NOT!".

* ItsTheJourneyThatCounts: The gist of Ending 22: [[spoiler: A Pirate's Life for Me]]. It's also clearly a summation for the video series as a whole.
* IWantSong: Yancy and the prisoners have a song, titled "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpI7fAR34Zw I Don't Wanna be Free]]"
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Markiplier makes it clear at the beginning if the Player screws up, he'll abandon them. However, as the story goes on and the two's adventure continues, he constantly shows himself to be a loyal friend to the Player. [[spoiler: Unless you decide to go down the Dark Tunnel, in which case he takes a sudden and vibrant interest in splitting up with you]].
* JugglingLoadedGuns:

* KillSat: [[spoiler: Ending 24 has you killing Mark and yourself by activating one that had its trigger in the box.]]

* LetsSplitUpGang: In the Dark Tunnel section of the "All Sneaky Like" path, Mark advocates splitting up at every opportunity. [[spoiler: It never ends well when you split up]].

* TheManyDeathsOfYou: There are a ''lot'' of ways that the protagonist and/or Mark can die depending on your choices: [[spoiler: [[DisneyVillainDeath falling into a bottomless pit]], crushed by a [[ItCanThink sentient]] boulder, brainwashed by a cursed monkey statue, turned into and/or eaten by a zombie, shot InTheBack by TheMole, punched through a brick wall, eaten by a shark/crocodile/SandWorm, etc]].

* MirrorReveal: [[spoiler: Endings 17 and 18 reveal that you were Bob/Wade all along, much to your horror]].

* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: [[spoiler:Mr. Murderslaughter]].
* NeverTrustATrailer:
** The trailer ends with a large emphasis on [[spoiler: Darkiplier and the aesthetic around him]], causing many to assume he has a route similar to ''Date''. In the series itself, [[spoiler: he only appears in one ending]].

--> '''Gavin the Museum Guard''': Not the old steak trick. I'm not falling for that twice.

* NotHelpingYourCase: The Scientist's efforts to convince you and Mark that she knows what she's talking about and [[spoiler: needs to shoot you to stop the disaster]] aren't helped by the fact she sounds like she's just spouting technobabble and she previously shot an unarmed man asking for food on the assumption he was a raider.

* OminousCube: The box you and Mark steal from the museum. Since the contents of the box change route by route, [[spoiler: with some endings having it contain things like a device for traveling timelines or a record of alien knowledge, the origin and nature of the box is questionable and may even be an ArtifactOfDoom.]] The silhouettes the box makes when Mark first grabs it is an early indication, and the fact that [[spoiler:Darkiplier is all too knowledgeable of the contents]] just throws it into further suspicion.
* OminousVisualGlitch: When Darkiplier delivers his monologue in Ending 31, visual and auditory glitches create an unsettling atmosphere.

* ScavengerHunt: In one of the endings, [[spoiler: Darkiplier reveals he's hidden codes all throughout the heist, and that if the audience wants to know the contents of the box, they'll have to find them all]].
* SchrodingersGun: The contents of the box change route-by-route. [[spoiler: This is because it's a time-and-space-distorting ArtifactOfDoom. Darkiplier even mocks you for wondering what's ''really'' inside it]].
* SenselessSacrifice: [[spoiler: While Mark TakingTheBullet for you in Ending 6 is noble and all, the Scientist points out that [[ZombieInfectee you're still gonna turn into a zombie in like an hour anyway]]. It does end up leading to the GoldenEnding where the timeline resets, though, so it works out in the end]].

*** 3: [[spoiler: When you and Illinois go to monkey heaven and you get a golden banana, [[WesternAnimation/ItsTheGreatPumpkinCharlieBrown all Illinois gets is a rock]], that actually turns out to be a diamond.]]
*** 13 & 14: The item in the box is [[spoiler: [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda an annoying fairy in a bottle]]]]

--> "They always seem perfectly timed to miss you if you're going at a casual walk. I think they count on people panicking and jumping around."

* SurprisinglySuddenDeath: You and Mark [[spoiler: are eaten by some kind of giant worm in ending 28]].

** Meeting the Scientist reveals that [[spoiler: the entire series is a bunch of timelines being merged together, explaining the multiple endings and why characters from one ending could show up in other paths]].
** Ending 31: [[spoiler: After Mark suddenly vanishes right after you choose to split up, the environment shifts to a hallway, with pictures of [[WebVideo/WhoKilledMarkiplier Chef, Benjamin, Detective Abe, and Colonel William.]] Then, as you enter a pitch-black room with Actor Mark's frame, [[HumanoidAbomination Darkiplier]] reveals himself, telling the viewer that if they ''really'' want to know what's inside the box, they have to [[ScavengerHunt find all the clues hidden in the other endings]], and leaves you with that.]]
* WhamLine: Mark last question at the end of [[GoldenEnding Ending 6]] reveals where the series takes place in canon:
--> [[spoiler: [[StealthPrequel You wanna go on that date?]]]]

* BadSamaritan: The hermit lures the heroes into his den with {{Double Entendre}}s like "I haven't had someone in so long", "The table is all ready for you two" and "I didn't realize I would be having some guests [[ImAHumanitarian for dinner]]." - This should give any GenreSavvy character pause but Markiplier and the protagonist don't seem to sense the SchmuckBait even after being placed in the ShackleSeatTrap. Subverted when it turns out that the hermit was genuinely hospital to his guests.

''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TjfkXmwbTs&list=PL2fp012QCvpyYpHTLbMeggaR_Jdbknzyj&index=2 A Heist with Markiplier]]'' is a multiple-part Youtube Original feature created by [[{{LetsPlay/Markiplier}} Mark Fischbach]], co-produced by Creator/RoosterTeeth, and featuring multiple other notable content creators such as [[WebVideo/GameTheory Matthew Patrick]], [[WebVideo/GameGrumps Arin Hanson]], Rosanna Pansino, [[Music/NinjaSexParty Dan Avidan]], [[LetsPlay/LordMinion777 Wade Barnes]], and Creator/GavinFree. It was uploaded on October 30th, 2019.

--> '''Mark''': Well, why did you pick a helicopter if you didn't know how to [[note]](the cut happens here)[[/note]] fly it!?

** Also the soldier at Fort Brannagan weaves his gun dangerously in front of Markwho acts terrified.

** [[spoiler: One route involves you and Mark getting thrown into a prison and having to dig out of the cell with a spoon. [[SubvertedTrope This time, however,]] Mark digs a tunnel in one go instead of scraping a floor for ten minutes straight.]]

* ChainedHeat: During the "Don't Split Up" path, your character handcuffs themselves to Mark to prevent them splitting up.

** Also the soldier at Fort Brannagan weaves his gun dangerously in front of Markiplier who acts terrified.
* KilledMidSentence: On the raft, Markiplier gets killed by a giant anchor landing on his head while he ponders aloud what "Prepare to be boarded!" means.

** The trailer has The Scientist clearly calling the player a traitor. In the series itself, she never calls anyone that. Mark admitted in the livestream that he used ManipulativeEditing to change raider to traitor, because it [[RuleOfCool sounded cool]].

* OminousCube: The box you and Mark steal from the museum. Since the contents of the box change route by route, [[spoiler: with some endings having it contain things like a device for travelling timelines or a record of alien knowledge, the origin and nature of the box is questionable and may even be an ArtifactOfDoom.]] The silhouettes the box makes when Mark first grabs it is an early indication, and the fact that [[spoiler:Darkiplier is all too knowledgeable of the contents]] just throws it into further suspicion.

* AnimateInanimateObject: When you meet Illinois, he makes reference to a strange rolling boulder that [[IndyEscape he's just escaped from]], which seems to have been hunting him. This is obviously the same boulder that just chased Markiplier offscreen [[spoiler: and if you don't trust Illinois, it will hunt you down, too]].

* ArtifactOfDoom: [[spoiler: The Box is revealed to be this in [[GoldenEnding Ending 6]], causing multiple timelines to split and merge and instantly starting a zombie apocalypse when it was stolen.]]

* DemotedToExtra: [[spoiler: In ''A Date With Markiplier'', Darkiplier had a full route, while here he only appears in one ending.]]

* DirtyCoward: Choosing to hide your [[spoiler:[[ZombieInfectee zombie bite]]]] all the way to the end leads to the "Cowards Way Out" ending.

* IWantSong: Yancy and the prisoners have a song, titled "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpI7fAR34Zw I Don't Wanna be Free]]"

* StrollingThroughTheChaos: Illinois dodges pretty much all the traps in the underground monkey temple just by casually walking through, completely unfazed. He even lampshades this as he does it:
--> "They always seem perfectly timed to miss you if you're going at a casual walk. I think they count on people panicking and jumping around."

* MirrorReveal: [[spoiler: Endings 17 and 18 reveal that you were Bob/Wade all along, much to your horror]].

** Sure, reveal you're a ZombieInfectee to the obviously unstable solider who's waving a gun around. WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong

* TreasureMap: [[spoiler:The box happens to contain one if you're going down the pirate route]].

* RageQuit: [[spoiler: In Ending 30, after you and Mark teleport across different timelines only to end up back at the beginning before the temporal displacement device stops working, Mark throws up his hands and decides to go back to base and take a nap.]]

* MissingStepsPlan: The plan to break into a museum to steal a strange artifact goes off without a hitch. But it turns out that ''leaving'' with it requires some on-the-spot decision-making.

* {{Irony}}: [=MatPat=], who owns a science and theory based show, plays a character who wants to feed Mark and the Player. Rosanna Pansino, who own a baking show, plays a character who wants to use science to [[spoiler:find out what caused the zombie apocalypse]].

* AbsurdlySpaciousSewer: The "All Sneaky Like" path features escaping into one that, inexplicably, directly connects to the heavily-guarded room the artifact was in.

* AnimateInanimateObject: When you meet Illinois, he makes reference to a strange rolling boulder that he's just escaped from, which seems to have been hunting him. This is obviously the same boulder that just chased Markiplier offscreen [[spoiler: and if you don't trust Illinois, it will hunt you down, too]].

* DeconstructorFleet

* FeaturelessProtagonist: Justified by the fact that the whole audience is intended to be the pawn of Markiplier's game. They also count as a [[spoiler:scapegoat]] for the different timelines.
* FirstRuleOfTheYard: [[spoiler:Mark ''tries'' to assert his dominance to the prisoners in the "Rally the Prisoners" path, but ends up getting sucker-punched through wall not even two sentences into his speech]].

* JugglingLoadedGuns: In the "All Sneaky Like" path, two guards played by Bob and Wade repeatedly point their guns casually at each other.

* NonchalantDodge: Illinois dodges pretty much all the traps in the underground monkey temple just by casually walking through, completely unfazed. He even lampshades this as he does it:

*** 19: This ending is direct reference to [[spoiler:Creator/JunjiIto's Manga/TheEnigmaOfAmigaraFault]].

* TomatoInTheMirror: [[spoiler: Endings 17 and 18 reveal that you were Bob/Wade all along, much to your horror]].

** Ending 31: [[spoiler: After Mark suddenly vanishes right after you choose to split up, the environment shifts to a hallway, with pictures of [[WebVideo/WhoKilledMarkiplier Chef, Benjamin, Detective Abe, and Colonel William.]] Then, as you enter a pitch black room with Actor Mark's frame, [[HumanoidAbomination Darkiplier]] reveals himself, telling the viewer that if they ''really'' want to know what's inside the box, they have to [[ScavengerHunt find all the clues hidden in the other endings]], and leaves you with that.]]

''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TjfkXmwbTs A Heist with Markiplier]]'' is a multiple-part Youtube Original feature created by [[{{LetsPlay/Markiplier}} Mark Fischbach]], co-produced by Creator/RoosterTeeth, and featuring multiple other notable content creators such as [[WebVideo/GameTheory Matthew Patrick]], [[WebVideo/GameGrumps Arin Hanson]], Rosanna Pansino, [[Music/NinjaSexParty Dan Avidan]], [[LetsPlay/LordMinion777 Wade Barnes]], and Creator/GavinFree. It was uploaded on October 30th, 2019.