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| “ | It’s a way to build structure into my life. If I know that you are always trying to ruin my life and actively trying to make me fail, then I am driven to fight back and act on initiative. | „ |
| ~ David explaining to Zander why he wants him to ruin his life. |
| “ | Look how you’ve changed, your hair looks good. You should always dye it darker. You’re so stoic now! Confident! Being on the run has changed you! I guess all we had to do to increase the minimum required effort was go on the run, huh? Then maybe we could have avoided this whole mess. Then again, it’s all been so fun. | „ |
| ~ David to Zander |
David Edward King is the main antagonist of the I Dared My Best Friend to Ruin My Life internet Creepypasta horror story by Zandsand90 and overarching antagonist of its sequel I Dared My Best Friend to End My Life. He is the best friend-turned-archenemy of Zander who seeks to ruin his life after making a bet.
Biography[]
After the death of David's father, a noticeable change in his personality had occured. He became much more violent and displayed anti-social behavior. According to David's files, he exhibited the following behaviors:
- David set fire to animals constantly and poked them with various objects. When a snake lunged and bit him once in his backyard, his mother came out to find him whipping the limp body against a tree, guts spraying everywhere. His only explanation was, "it tried to hurt me."
- He was found designing traps for rabbits and other animals that were expertly hidden and designed. He claimed to have never looked at a wilderness guide to make them. His mother later found entire notebooks containing designs for traps. The traps were aimed at getting both animals and humans.
- His father died when he was 12, which affected him greatly. He became quiet and reserved for years. The first day of high school, however, he changed overnight and became charismatic, energetic, and clever.
- In middle school, one of his teachers had been interviewed after an incident. She had noticed that three boys had begun picking on David, but he quietly took whatever they gave him. One day, she came to class, and all three boys sat ramrod straight and stared straight ahead. They didn't dare look at David, and David was smirking and trying to hide it.
After this he continued to live a normal life, presumably. He met Zander when they were both 17 in high school and the two became friends. After high school, they didn't go to college and started working at a movie theater. Around that time, life to them started to feel monotonous so David came up with a dare. He asked Zander to try to ruin his life and he would do the same. Zander jokingly agreed but didn't know how serious David would take this.
Personality[]
David is the perfect definition of a high-functioning psychopathic. He is charismatic, intelligent and puts on a friendly facade but in actuality is a sadistic man who enjoys ruining the lives of others. He is also sadomasochistic, as he wants his life to be ruined as well. Being an working-class student who never went to college, he displays boredom with his life due to not having any more structure. This inspires him to make a bet with his best friend Zander to make a bet of who can ruin eachother's life, which Zander doesn't take seriously but David does to the extreme.
Quotes[]
| “ | David: High school was so easy because we knew our purpose and our goals were set for us. Outline the english essay. Finish the math homework. Get decent grades. Pass the driving exam. Be home by curfew. Find a girlfriend. Now that we’re out of high school, there’s no structure. Our lives have become meaningless and we are just floating through space with no aim or purpose. Zander: Would you go back to high school then? David: In the moment, high school was annoying. It’s only after looking back that I see how much better it was than I realized.” Zander: What’s the solution, then? David: Either go somewhere that has structure and can deliver what high school gave us, or create our own structure. Zander: Well I don’t want to go to college or the military. And I can’t think of anywhere else that provides the same structure. Guess I have to make my own, but I have no idea where to start. David: The thing about high school was that it required a minimum effort. If you didn’t give that minimum effort, you would face the consequences. The consequences were bad enough that you and I would put effort into school. When high school ended, that minimum effort level decreased. Now our minimum effort is not enough to improve ourselves. Whatever structure we build has to have those consequences built in and a minimum effort that forces us to improve constantly. |
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| ~ David sharing his philosophy with Zander |
| “ | David: I dare you to try and ruin my life Zander: What does that mean? David: It’s a way to build structure into my life. If I know that you are always trying to ruin my life and actively trying to make me fail, then I am driven to fight back and act on initiative. Zander: But how could I ruin your life? David: You could ruin anyone’s life if you gave it enough thought, planning, and action, |
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| “ | Fuck you, David.’ ‘Hashtag, Fuck David King.’ ‘Zander, you brilliant bastard.’ ‘Go get your girl!’ ‘We are coming for you, David.’ Thousands of these, almost all saying the same thing! How does it feel to have people rooting for you? Do you feel better equipped to fight me now? | „ |
| ~ David to Zander |
| “ | David: This isn’t about saving her. This is about outsmarting me. Keeping Katie safe and sound is just a result, Zander: So, in that sense, you and I are the same now. It’s about outsmarting the other one. You started out simply living life, then progressed to defending yourself, then to protecting your loved ones, and now you’ve arrived where I wanted you to be all along: trying to ruin me. It took you a couple years, but you made it. At least, most of the way. David: Even if Katie isn’t the true reason you’re here, she’s still a weakness. I’m going to guess that other people in your life are the same way. You still have weaknesses that tie you down. I learned how to get rid of mine. |
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