| A Heist with Markiplier | |
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| Information | |
| Directed by | Mark Fischbach |
| Written by | Mark Fischbach |
| Segments | 64 |
| Release | October 30, 2019 |
| List of Series | |
A Heist with Markiplier is Markiplier's first YouTube Premium interactive film. It aired on October 30, 2019, and premiered for free on his YouTube channel. It follows a fictional story of Markiplier breaking into a museum to steal an ancient box of unknown contents. The viewer sees through the perspective of his unnamed assistant. Like the video A Date With Markiplier, this video uses YouTube's suggested video feature to simulate a "choose your own adventure" story, where the viewer can guide the path of the story by selecting the suggested video corresponding to the character's choice.
There are a total of 31 possible endings across these videos, where the circumstances and nature of the story radically changes between one ending or another. The contents of the box, as well as the identities of certain characters also changes between one ending and another, in a similar style to the Henry Stickmin games.[1] Proper set of credits and end card is only seen on Ending 6, simply called "The End". The show also features a musical number sung by Markiplier and composed by the Gregory Brothers, I Don't Wanna Be Free. Along with well-known personas of Markiplier such as Darkiplier and Wilford Warfstache, the show also includes a variety of other Markiplier personas, including "Yancy", "Captain Magnum", and "Illinois". The cast also includes other YouTubers such as Bob, Wade, Rosanna Pansino, and MatPat.
In late 2020, following the conclusion of Unus Annus, Mark announced a sequel titled In Space with Markiplier—referred to as A Heist with Markiplier 2 at the time—to be in the works.[2] The first part of the film was released on April 4, 2022,[3] and the second on May 2, 2022.[4]
Plot[]
Markiplier and his unnamed Assistant—who serves as a gender neutral audience surrogate character and is only shown from a point-of-view shot—break into a museum in order to steal an ancient box from the building's vault. After knocking out a guard and avoiding the rest of the museum's security via various shenanigans, Mark and his Assistant locate the vault, but require a key each from two nearby guards to get pass a two-person lock. Mark acquires one from a guard off-screen while the Assistant feeds a steak to Chica the guard dog and, while distracted, swipes the key off her dog vest. As the two enter the vault, Mark carelessly takes the artifact off the pedestal, which ends up triggering the security alarm. Mark then asks his Assistant whether they should attempt to sneak out of the building by going down a sewer, or escape the building by engaging the encroaching security head-on with firearms.
If they attempt to sneak out of the building, they hide from guards, who are searching for the two, and stumble across a part of the sewer that splits off two different paths: a dark tunnel with screaming sounds, and a light one. Mark asks his Assistant which one to take to continue.
If they take the dark one, Mark suggests splitting up.
If they attempt to escape the building, they are presented with a helicopter and a car, to which Mark asks his Assistant whether they should use the helicopter or the car to avoid the incoming police.
Cast[]
- Mark Fischbach - Markiplier, Darkiplier, Wilford Warfstache, Illinois, Yancy, Captain Magnum
- Bob Muyskens - Security Guard 3, Muyskerm
- George Barnes - Security Guard 4, LordMinion777
- Ethan Nestor - Zombethan, Heapass
- Tyler Scheid - Zombyler
- Kathryn Knutsen - The Producer
- Rosanna Pansino (NerdyNummies) - Professor Beauregard
- Matthew Patrick (MatPat, Game Theory) - the Hermit
- Chance Morris (Sodapoppin) - Ed
- Gavin Free (Rooster Teeth, Slow Mo Guys) - Security Guard 1
- Daniel Gruchy (Slow Mo Guys) - Daniel Gruchy
- Mick Lauer (RicePirate) - Warden Murder Slaughter
- Michael Gregory (schmoyoho) - Bam Bam
- Andrew Gregory (schmoyoho) - Sparkles McGhee
- Jason C Campbell - Jimmy the Pickle, Pirate Goon
- Bri Marie Korin - Mark Stunt Double
- Holt Boggs - Prison Guard
- Robert Rexx - Prison Staff
- Lori Z. Cordova - Prison Processing Guard
- Mo Alfy - Burning Truck Driver
- Iba Thiam - Guide
Production[]
TBA
Ending routes[]
Flowchart of all episodes, as seen in one of the endings
Intractable flowchart[]
Table of parts[]
Ending details[]
| No. | Name | Your Fate | Contents of the Box | Fate of the Box | Guest or associate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clever Girl | Crushed By A Boulder | Cursed Monkey Statue | Taken by Illinois | Illinois | The ending title is a reference to an iconic line in Jurassic Park. |
| 2 | Monkey See, Monkey Kill | Possessed By The Monkey Statue | Cursed Monkey Statue | In Your Possession | Illinois | This contains multiple references to the Indiana Jones franchise, alongside Ending 3. |
| 3 | A Heavenly Adventure | Left With Golden Diamond/Banana | Cursed Monkey Statue | Abandoned In The Cavern | Illinois | This (alongside Ending 2) contains multiple references to the Indiana Jones franchise. |
| 4 | Friends 4 Unlife | Integrated Into Zombie Society | Unknown | In Your Possession | The Zombie Horde | This has an ending narration. |
| 5 | The Coward's Way Out | Turned Into A Zombie | Unknown | Unknown | The Scientist (Rosanna Pansino) | |
| 6 | The End | Sent Back To The Beginning | Temporal Anomaly (Never Opened) | Erased from Existence | The Scientist (Rosanna Pansino) | Includes end credits, and leads directly into A Date With Markiplier |
| 7 | What Did You Expect? | Shot by Ed | Unknown | Unknown | Ed the Soldier | |
| 8 | The Cure | Comfortably Retired | World's Oldest Picnic Basket | Consumed by you and Mark | Ending Narration | |
| 9 | Friends of the Dead | Integrated Into Zombie/Human Society | World's Oldest Picnic Basket | Consumed by you and Mark | Ending Narration | |
| 10 | Life Sentence | Life Imprisonment | Unknown | In Warden's Office | Yancy | This has an ending narration. |
| 11 | Dance to the Death | Killed by Yancy in Happy Trails Peniterary | Unknown | In Warden's Office | Yancy | The second half of the final choice is a reference to Dance Dance Revolution |
| 12 | I Want To Be Free | Escaped Prison Alone, Assisted By Yancy | Lock-Proof Skeleton Key | In Your Possession | Yancy | |
| 13 | Shut Up! | In Solitary Confinement | Ancient Blue Fairy | In Warden's Office | Similar to Ending 14 | |
| 14 | Be Quiet! | In Solitary Confinement | Ancient Purple Fairy | In Warden's Office | Similar to Ending 13 | |
| 15 | Time Is On Our Side | Sent Back To The Beginning | Time-Rewinding Device | In Your Possession | Bob | Similar to Ending 16 |
| 16 | The Interview | Interviewed by Wilford Warfstache | Time-Rewinding Device | In Your Possession | Wilford Warfstache | Easter Egg, asks questions in the comments |
| 17 | It Was ME the Whole Time! | Unmasked as Wade | Unknown | Unknown | Bob and Wade | Similar to Ending 18 |
| 18 | It Was MY Joke | Unmasked as Bob | Unknown | Unknown | Bob and Wade | Similar to Ending 17 |
| 19 | The Enigma of Happy Trails Penitentiary | Lost In Mysterious Tunnel | Unknown | Confiscated | Reference to The Enigma of Amigara Fault | |
| 20 | I Believe I Can Fly | Shot Out of a Cannon | Treasure Map | In Captain Magnum's Possession | Captain Magnum | |
| 21 | In The Soulstone | Thrown Into A Pit | Treasure Map | In Captain Magnum's Possession | Captain Magnum | The final choice has a reference to Avengers: Infinity War. |
| 22 | A Pirate's Life For Me | You Continue Adventures With Captain Magnum | Treasure Map | Captain Magnum's Crew | Captain Magnum | Ending narration |
| 23 | Not Again... | Memory Purged By Aliens | Alien Data Repository (Never Opened) | Taken By Aliens | Aliens (Game Grumps) | Reference to similar ending in A Date with Markiplier |
| 24 | IMMA FIRIN' MAH LAZARRR! | Obliterated by Orbital Laser | Orbital Laser Homing Bombardment Beacon | Oblierated by Orbital Laser | The Hermit (Matpat) | |
| 25 | Don't Judge A Book By Its Human-Skin Cover | You live with The Hermit and Mark in bliss | 2,000-Year Old Salt Shaker | Used With The Hermit's Foods | The Hermit (Matpat) | Ending narration |
| 26 | Fresh Meat | Eaten By A Shark | Unknown | In Mark's Possession | The Hermit (Matpat) | |
| 27 | When Will You Learn? | Eaten By A Crocodile | Unknown | Eaten By A Crocodile | ||
| 28 | Are You Serious? | Eaten By Sewer Worm | Unknown | Eaten By Sewer Worm | ||
| 29 | One Last Split Up | Escaped To The Surface | Unknown | Destroyed | ||
| 30 | Once More, With Feeling | Teleported To The Beginning Timeline | Portable Temporal Displacement Device | In Mark's Possession | ||
| 31 | Ignorance Is Bliss | Sent Back To The Museum | Content of the secret website (see Notes) | In Darkiplier's Possession | Darkiplier | Suggests hidden codes leading to a secret website |
Related[]
- A Heist with Markiplier | Official Trailer
- A Heist with Markiplier | BLOOPERS
- A Heist with Markiplier | BEHIND THE SCENES
- THIS MAN IS A CRIMINAL
References[]
- ↑ "MISSION UN-POSSIBLE (i missed this...)". Markiplier. YouTube (August 8, 2020).
- ↑ "Unus Annus - Post Mortem". Markiplier. YouTube (November 14, 2020).
- ↑ "In Space with Markiplier Official Trailer". Markiplier. YouTube (March 4, 2022).
- ↑ "In Space with Markiplier: Part 2". Markiplier. YouTube (May 2, 2022).