Videos
- Mary Asher Phone Call. Noah sees Slendy standing in his hallway. He raises his gun, calls out a Pre Ass Kicking One Liner, and proceeds to shoot the Eldritch Abomination 4 times. Granted, Slendy's Flash Step and One-Winged Angel routine sent Noah running into the night afterwards, but props must be given for standing his ground even that long. And the best part? Noah fires four shots... but only finds two bullet holes in his wall later. He successfully shot fucking Slenderman twice.
- At one point during The Order, Noah has to flee from both Slenderman and a cult that worships him, and makes it back to the car he arrived in... which promptly stalls out. And then Slenderman pops back up, now standing right in front of the car. And what's a terrified Noah's immediate response?Noah: THERE HE IS! FUCKING RUN HIM OVER!
- Bear in mind that at this point in time, Noah's attempted to attack Slenderman several times. Charging him with a knife didn't work? Buy a gun. Shooting him didn't do anything? Hit him with a car. Noah's nothing if not persistent.
- Firebrand making a temporary Heel–Face Turn in INTERCEPTION
.- Not only does he hold off the Observer and prevent him from taking Noah, but he also gives Noah valuable clues that could save his life and win him the war. The Observer gets PISSED over losing control of the situation. A comment on YouTube sums it all up perfectly: U Mad Observer?
- Note that this is the only time the Observer has ever lost control (both of his transmissions AND his emotions).
- Firebrand also manages, in just a few short sentences, to expose the Observer for the liar he is: the Observer had previously stated that the Administrator has total control over the Collective; clearly, that's not the case.
- Firebrand deserves credit for his actions in Interception and during the 11-11-12 Livestream.
- First, he stepped in and publically declared that he was on Noah's side against the Collective, preventing the Administrator from taking and brainwashing Noah. Then, in the Livestream, we learn that Firebrand sent Noah back through time twice to not only prevent his abduction, but to ensure a stable time loop involving the rubber ball and Noah's first sighting of Firebrand. Then, at the end, after Noah tearfully records himself saying "Thank you," Firebrand replies at the end by posing like a boss with the message "You're Fucking Welcome." Bad. Ass.
- Firebrand gets points just for retaining so much of his human personality in the first place. We don't know exactly what happens when someone joins the Collective, but based on what we've seen, it can't be pleasant. And after all that, not only has Firebrand held on to some semblance of humanity (enough so that he remembers what it is to be human), but he still has enough free will to rebel against the machinations of both Slendy and the Collective — which, in case you've forgotten, is a Hive Mind. No wonder they call him "The Stubborn".
- Firebrand Flipping the Bird to The Administrator, a.k.a. Slendy himself as he's coming to collect a sleeping Noah and an offscreen Milo. And all Tall, Dark and Faceless can do is tilt his head in confusion/surprise.
- Extraordinary Circumstances is nothing but this: After Noah opens the briefcase, he discovers a plethora of new items, including the journal, some tapes of Milo... and a giant fuckton of cash. Just after discovering said wad, good ol' Firebrand pops out and congratulates Noah on opening the briefcase. As brief as it seems, Firebrand just seems so proud of Noah that you can hear it in his voice.
- In Bridge to Nowhere
- Noah finds said bridge while traversing a fucked up "spirit world" version of New Jersey, and meets Jeff, who tells Noah to kill himself rather than listen to Firebrand or HABIT. Speak of the Devil, HABIT shows up to talk to Noah about what Jeff told him, stating that Noah doesn't have the guts to do anything except follow his orders; in response, Noah gives what is likely the best Shut Up, Hannibal! in Slenderverse history:
Noah: (after spitting in HABIT's eye) FUCK you! Fuck you, and everything you stand for, you cocksucker!- Even better? When HABIT responds by mocking Noah, pointing out that this is a typical emotional human response that changes nothing (just as he did to Jeff, who said something similar right before HABIT tortured him), Noah has a reply ready: "It makes me feel better. I derive pleasure from that. Fuck you." While HABIT states that he can't respect Noah's reasons, his reaction suggests that it's the only time anyone has justified why they said it.
- In Fortunes, despite being constantly attacked by the Collective in his dreams, having to deal with Reality Warping fortune cookies, and being constantly under a guilt trip from the talking journal, Noah manages to hold out for an entire year without making a single move.
- In DEATHTRAPEXODUS, the Observer hijacks the video and tells Noah that he will lose and he will succumb to the Administrator's will. Firebrand's response? A backwards "Looking forward to it!"
- While we don't know much of what's happened with Noah since he entered the woods to recover the journal, we do know that he's mastered Severance. Noah has MAGIC POWERS now. He might be the only protagonist in the mythos to have powers like the monsters do. It's like if Clark Kent was sent to do a story on Silent Hill.
- In Sisyphus, we learn that Future Noah has acquired Sebastian's journal. Considering how staunch Karl is in holding on to it, that's one hell of an achievement.
- During Facade, Noah is pressured by Kevin to take the pill that made Milo an emotionless husk in Milo's journal, Noah at first looks like he gives in...only to tell Kevin that he's on a diet, throw a water bottle, and shout "YEET!" before escaping. It's as awesome as it is hilarious.
- After the event above Noah books it to the exit with The Observer close behind him. Since the door is locked he has to buy himself some time, how you may ask? By smacking him with the journal and then kicking him in the face when he tries to get back up.
- The best part about this is that it actually works, giving enough time for Noah to escape out of the Dollhouse.
- Even better, he managed to knock off the Observer's signature glasses, which are left behind when he disappears. Noah has a war trophy.
Milo's Journal
- The fact that Milo was able to even keep this much detailed documentation of the terrors in his life since his childhood is pretty badass, especially since Mary did not want this information out in the world.
- In "tapes", Milo has a direct confrontation with Firebrand for the first time, where he gets some much-needed info about what's been happening in his life, and realizes exactly what he needs to do. Midway through their conversation, Slender Man appears out of nowhere, allowing Milo to witness Firebrand's iconic Flipping the Bird scene from DEUS EX MACHINA firsthand.
- Karl's absolutely devastating burn (pardon the pun) towards Mary in "will", simultaneously denying her any chance at ever owning Sebastian's journal and hinting that he knows she's responsible for multiple arsons with intent to murder.Sharon was calm and collected, but Mom was heated. Eventually she said, "What's gonna happen to that book when you go, dad?" I heard Karl clink a zippo, light a cigarette, and mutter something before coughing. The man translated, "Little girls shouldn't be allowed to play with matches when they enjoy lighting fires."
