Monday, December 26, 2011

What is a Proxy and why do they need to die?

I'm sure some of you are confused as to what exactly qualifies as a Proxy, and even more of you wonder about my crusade against them. So before I go into specific types of Proxy and how to tell them from each other and from normal people I thought I'd answer those two questions.

A Proxy is the worst sort of Quisling, a traitor who has betrayed their own species by doing the dirty work of Slenderman or beings of similar power and malevolence. Many of them are sad shells of their former selves, but that makes them no less dangerous and no more deserving of mercy. Some people say we should try to save them, I say most are too far gone to save. It doesn't matter if you're a deluded cultist or a pathetic street thug looking to throw his lot in with something far more powerful (Hi Riddley!) once you're out there kidnapping children, stalking and terrorizing people to soften them up for your master, or gutting someones spouse and hanging her organs from a tree to imitate the hideous being you serve you've turned in you humanity card. When an animal goes rabid you don't try sending it to therapy, you put it down to protect everyone in the community and spare it from it's pain.

However just because one of these things has tricked or manipulated you into doing something it wanted that doesn't make you a Proxy. JCarlson isn't a Proxy because of what he was forced to do in Chicago, he's a victim as surely as the people the Wooden Girl fed into the meat grinder of his blade in an attempt to break him. And despite what she says Jeanette is no Proxy. Her, Chelsea, and Tara are victims of the Smiling Man as much as those who he's left a bouquet for. He's manipulated them into doing things that served his ends yes, but not one of them has done anything to procure other victims for Him, hell they try to save His potential victims. Now Jeanette, if you'd actually killed those kids way back when you were contemplating it I'd be singing a different tune right now. But in my book you're no damn Proxy.

Damn it. Got to move. The woman who's been following me all day just walked in the bar. I don't think she's with the tall skinny bastard but that Stepford smile and excessively submissive posture give me a few ideas about who she might be with. Of course I could just be paranoid, but better safe than sorry. Don't worry folks I never get stabby unless I'm certain I'm dealing with a Proxy. When I get a chance I'll be back with the first in my series of posts about specific kinds of Proxy, starting with the Slenderproxy.

23 comments:

  1. Killing proxies is something I'll probably get lots of practice in soon. Any ideas what kind of weapon would work as a good general defense weapon against all manner of proxy?

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  2. Rabid, now that's a bit harsh, isn't it. I may not be a technial proxy but I quite enjoy the company of some of my proxy aquantinces. At the very least several of them are calm and rational. But for the sake of being helpful I'll say this, I don't belive that there's a single weapon ideal for defense agianst all proxies. Mostly you just want to be as informed as possible before any potential combat, choose your weapon to fit the situation.

    See you around
    - Cage

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  3. Even when dealing with the most common type, the Slenderproxie, you're not going to get a one size fits all weapon or strategy. I'll go into more detail in my full post but that type ranges from someone who will go down to any attack a normal person would, those who are so broken they no longer feel fear or pain, and then there are those who just aren't human anymore even physiologically. They're rare but I've encountered them as have a few other Runners.

    Now, other kinds of Proxies bring unique difficulties. Cut a nest and you're swarmed by the birds inside them. Even blunt force trauma can split the skin and release flying death. That's why I advise running from Nests. I am considering other possible tactics though as they seem to be becoming more common and are more likely to work in teams than Slenderproxies.

    Puppets? When they're controlled they aren't really using those bones, muscles and tendons to control their limbs, they're just dancing on their strings moving to Her will. They can feel pain and fear, but it won't stop them. And even after you finish one off there's the possibility She'll just puppet the corpse. As JCarlson found, it's gruesome but dismemberment is your best bet if you need to kill a Puppet.

    Little Boy Blue's Proxies are a new development. I've heard bullets are infective, which probably means knives, baseball bats, and most other physical assaults are probably out as well. Maybe fire? Haven't met one yet and hope I don't have to test any theories on fighting them.

    Camper falls under the typical Slenderproxy that will go down to anything a human would. Not sure how pain would effect them though and I advise against any possible fluid contact.

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  4. I feel we come to a disagreement here. There is always a chance to save mankind. Whatever it takes.

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  5. Well that's less helpful than I had hoped it would be. Thanks anyways.

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  6. I take some offense to this.

    Most of the Proxies I've known are just people who've given up. Even the husks were people once, and some of them can even come back.

    It's the Agents that need to die. The ones who are ready and willing.

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  7. If they'd given up and slit their wrists I'd pity them. Instead they gave up and betrayed their species.

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  8. YEAH Pretty soon they'll start speaking in tongues and communing with the bears to over throw their human overlords!


    OH THE HUMANITY (or lack there of).

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  9. Betrayed their species?

    Look. I don't know ANYTHING About the Fears.

    Bbut the proxies I've met, not the Agents, not the gibbering madmen, the proxies have all been decent people overcome by something much more powerful then themselves. People who got caught.

    In the end, if Proxies are race traitors, aren't their killers as well?


    Proxies are important and they are human and I will NOT have anyone treating them as subhumans.

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  10. Difference in opinion.
    I have my Purpose. You have yours. Dispute is ideological, rather than biological. Thus it is impossible to be a traitor to one's species.

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  11. I have been called
    "Proxy" as you say.
    It hurts that you
    believe me to be
    a traitor to my race.

    I am sorry that you
    believe that of me.

    Very sorry.

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  12. Rachel, no one I've killed has been guilty of less than torture, kidnapping, or attempted murder. Unless I catch them in the act or they attack me I research my targets very thoroughly to confirm what they have done before I take action. Not only could none of them say the same for their victims many of them bragged of what they had done. No matter what they had been broken by there was no excuse for the actions they had taken.

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  13. That's good, I've always been of the opinion that death should never be impersonal, you should akways know your victim(s). I always regret that I never learned the Runner's name.

    See you around
    - Cage

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  14. Sadly, I can only name two Proxies that I would adamantly insist death upon. The rest? I guess I pity or somehow relate to them... and I can't bring myself to wish death upon them. It isn't right. It's never right.

    Sigh... but we can just let them keep killing people either, can we? But violence begets more violence begets more violence... this cycle will never end unless you strike at the root of the problem. Slay the beasts, not their minions.

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  15. The second someone comes up with a way to go after the tall skinny bastard and the rest of His kind that isn't a suicide mission I'm there. Until then I'll leave it to those even more unstable than people say I am to stalk the big game.

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  16. Perhaps this is a bit off topic, but what two proxies do you promote murder towards? And why? I admit, I'm quite curious.

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  17. Hmm... and so comes the reminder that no one is really researching that angle hard enough anymore...

    ...we need new Sages. -.-;;

    It's regrettable and I don't like it, but if you believe taking out proxies will damage the Construct's ability to move about freely, then... I'm having a hard time telling you not to do it. Though I might recommend aiming for those higher up the ladder. The strength of the Construct's minions seems to lie heavily upon their structure of organization. Knock out a few support pillars and you could potentially bring the whole system crashing down. The chaos as others vie for dominance and try to reestablish control could prove beneficial...

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  18. Fuck, I just got ninja'ed by David...

    Fuck! David just asked ME a question!

    I suppose I'm obligated to answer then... is it not sort of obvious though? Here's a hint, one is a man, one is a woman. They work together, yet are most often apart. They seem sugary sweet, but would stab you in a heartbeat. And they ruin the lives of everyone they meet. Why, who on earth could they possibly be?

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  19. I thought that might be what you were getting at. I guess I can give you some information in return then. I would have put it on your own blog, but I don't particularly feel like making an account just to talk to you.

    You were the one who 'had it coming'.

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  20. I figured as much.
    Thanks for the confirmation.

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  21. This seems interesting. Miguel [tag]

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  22. I like proxies. they have a sense of humor, they are NOT irredeemable, and damn it they have a sense of humor.

    I really like Jeanette and her followers, as stupid as they are about their choices of bedmates. I mean, my choices are just as bad, but I'm not afraid to stab a jackass in the face if they try to kill me.

    Them? They wouldn't see it coming. -shakes head- The young and the naive..

    Also, if you think traitors deserve to die, then.. I probably don't need to be here, darlin'.

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