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| “ | I've done everything to keep this under control... Everyone is DEAD! Sarah, Seth, Jessica, Amy, Brian, Jay, and NOW YOU! | „ |
| ~ Alex Kralie confronting Tim Wright. |
Alexander "Alex" Kralie is the main antagonist of the ARG horror web series Marble Hornets.
A film student that wanted to create his own movie, he eventually devolved into a delusional serial killer after his encounters with The Operator, trying to put a stop to the entity by killing anyone who ever came into contact with it.
He was portrayed by Joseph DeLage, one of the series' creators.
Biography[]
Alex appears in almost all of the entries up to Entry #20, when the series began to focus on Jay and his investigation. He makes appearances in most entries between #35 and #52, and has appeared occasionally since Entry #52. In Entry #86, Alex's true motivations were revealed. In actuality, Alex had been attempting to stop the Operator from spreading to other people. In the process, however, he became more and more deranged until he decided everyone who had a connection to it needed to die, including himself. He succeeds in killing Amy and Jay; Tim kills Brian and it is assumed that Alex killed Seth and Sarah too.
He died after a long confrontation between Tim and himself , in the process, Tim attempting to convince him that he was not helping anything. However, Tim was forced to stab him in the neck and finished him after he fell to the floor, writhing. With his last words, Alex implored Tim to carry on his mission and to kill everyone connected to the Operator, then kill himself. However, given Tim's contrasting views, he likely did not agree with him. As Alex dies, the Operator drags him away to face his ultimate and final punishment for trying to defy the being.
Marble Hornets Comics[]
Alex is seen in the ARK after his death with a large neck wound that is releasing monochrome smoke. Brian punches Alex and tries to throw him into the ARK though is talked down by Skully and Alex becomes apart of Skully along with Jay and Brian who are all currently in the ARK.
Personality[]
Alex was originally described as being enthusiastic and rapturous, though the videos from the Marble Hornets filming in 2006 display his descent into madness, paranoia, anger and other forms of psychosis.
After being stalked by The Operator, it is shown that he is very brutal, violent, and aggressive, incapacitating several of his friends in various videos, including Tim, Brian, and Jay. It can be assumed that he killed Seth and Sarah as well, and it is revealed later in the series that he even killed his girlfriend Amy after she came into contact with the Operator. His violence is shown in great detail when he assaults and murders a man outside the tunnel.
The greatest explanation of Alex's personality likely comes during Entry #86, where he sees himself as a force of good. Apparently having discovered The Operator's memetic spread, he takes it upon himself to kill everyone who has come into contact with The Operator, and save the planet. As Tim points out, however, The Operator is likely using Alex to spread further, as he has been causing more havoc than he had intended. Tim also explains to Alex that he found a way to block out The Operator’s influence via the pills he had been taking. But Alex ignores it, possibly believing that his way was the only true way to stop The Operator’s memetic spread.
Victims[]
- Sarah Reid - Killed in an undisclosed manner.
- Seth Wilson - Killed in an undisclosed manner.
- Amy Walters - Killed in an undisclosed manner.
- Bearded-man - Rock smashed repeatedly on head.
- Jay Merrick - Shot and left to bleed out.
- Brian Thomas/Hoody - Indirectly caused
- Himself - indirectly caused
- Total: 7; 5 caused by him, 2 indirectly caused.
Alternate Versions[]
Rosswood[]
In the official AU series, Rosswood, Alex's life is not altered by the Operator in the 2000/10s, allowing him to make his film project Marble Hornets. Despite attempting, Alex is unable to find success in film making and tries once more with a series project, Kralie in the Reel World.
Quotes[]
| “ | I know exactly what happened with Brian. You killed him! And he died here slowly because of you. How's it feel to do that to one of your friends, Tim? | „ |
| ~ Alex mocking Tim on the death of the Hooded Person, who Tim likely just realized was Brian. |
| “ | What is wrong with you? Breaking into my apartment? What were you thinking!? (...) A hunch!? | „ |
| ~ Alex arguing with Jay. |
| “ | I could have done worse and I probably should have! | „ |
| ~ Alex defending the fact he broke Tim's leg with a block of cement. |
| “ | You see how it spreads? If there's someone left.. You have to kill them, then yourself. | „ |
| ~ Alex Kralie's last words before bleeding out from his neck wound. |
| “ | You brought your dog!? | „ |
| ~ Alex raging on the set of Marble Hornets. |
| “ | Why would I pay you for what you're giving me? | „ |
| ~ Alex to Tim. |
| “ | I told you not to follow me! | „ |
| ~ Alex to the Bearded Man before murdering him. |
| “ | Seth is gone. I don't remember what happened. We were the only two left. And I left him. Brian is gone. Tim, and Jay, and Sarah. Everyone is gone. I just woke up in this house. With the tape. Seth's camera is gone, and all I can remember from the night is right here. All I can remember at all is on the tape now. I'm leaving this house. I thought I would be safer here, by running away. But everything's just gotten worse. I'm going back to my home. And I'm burning these tapes. All of them. | „ |
| ~ Alex plotting to burn the tapes of Marble Hornets |
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Despite initially being a protagonist, Alex turns out to be the main villain in the second half of the series because he was a more direct threat than the Operator, and even planned to kill the Operator, although he would have inevitably failed against a being infinitely more dangerous.
- In the official AU series, Rosswood, the Operator does not interfere with the production of Marble Hornets, with Alex creating the production and living all the way into the modern day.
External Links[]
- Alex Kralie on the Heroes Wiki
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