Mandela Catalogue: Why do we consider the Intruder an Alternate?

[The_Impress]

The Intruder (Mandela Catalogue)

The flicker of a TV illuminated this bedroom, drowning up the darkness with his favorite programs. Do you remember how we became friends? The lights scared off all the monsters, they kept him safe. Do you remember my face? With contorted flesh and broken bones? I made myself known. Do you...

vsbattles.fandom.com

Like the series hints that he isn't, noting that most people associate it as anything but, and I don't think its called one anywhere.

What's exactly the source for this?

 

[Sir_Ovens]

I'm also curious since the video with it explicitly states the police don't believe it's an Alternate.

 

[Mr. Bambu]

We have profiles for Mandela Catalogue

wacky

 

[Omnificence]

Well I know I'm not really a staff member here, but there are certain types of Alternates known as Doppelgangers, which are known to look exactly like certain people in order to stalk, psychologically assault, and kill their counterparts. So, the Intruder could be classified as a Doppelganger type Alternate, or he may be a Tulpas type Alternate, which are known to manifest in TVs or mirrors. And we tend to see the Intruder manifest TVs in the second volume.

 

[The_Impress]

I mean an Intruder isn't a counterpart of anything, and it can actively go for people that look nothing alike it, and in regards to Tulpas, they manifest in the mirrors, something we have never seen the Intruder do, no?

 

[Omnificence]

I mean an Intruder isn't a counterpart of anything, and it can actively go for people that look nothing alike it, and in regards to Tulpas, they manifest in the mirrors, something we have never seen the Intruder do, no?

Well no, we don't, but we do see him manifest himself in TVs. Like I said, Tulpas type Alternates are known to do that.

18:10, btw.

 

[The_Impress]

Well no, we don't, but we do see him manifest himself in TVs. Like I said, Tulpas type Alternates are known to do that.

18:10, btw.

I don't believe tulpas are ever said to manifest in TVs tho :v

 

[SunDaGamer]

Its pretty much ambiguous seeing as the series is still ongoing, only 3 Types of Alternates were classified during "Intruder Alert" when the Intruder is first investigated by the authorities. The list was updated with 2 new Types of Alternates in 2005 after the statement that authorities ruled out Alternates in the events of that episode.

I don't believe tulpas are ever said to manifest in TVs tho :v

Tulpas had their entry on the types of Alternates heavily redacted

 

[The_Impress]

Yeah so unless we get explicit clarification I feel it's improper to classify the Imposter as a Tulpa, since that'd be presumptuous of us.

 

[Omnificence]

I don't believe tulpas are ever said to manifest in TVs tho :v

@The_Impress Well, in this video it's verified "they exist on different spectrums", with "they" obviously referring to the Alternates. You can hear crying and the infant nowhere to be seen in the crib, thus implying the Intruder goes through televisions in order to kidnap children and infants whenever they watch certain TV shows. This later causes the suicides of the distraught parents.

 

[The_Impress]

Well, in this video it's stated "they exist on different spectrums", "they" obviously referring to the Alternates. Since the baby can be heard crying and is nowhere to be seen in the crib, this implies that the Intruder goes through televisions in order to kidnap children and infants whenever they watch certain TV shows.

I mean "they" can very well refer to the Intruder

 

[Omnificence]

I mean "they" can very well refer to the Intruder

That's the point.

 

[The_Impress]

That's the point.

Your point is that they're alternates though, according to you :v

 

[Omnificence]

Your point is that they're alternates though, according to you :v

I meant "they" as in the Alternates, including the Intruder.

 

[The_Impress]

I meant "they" as in the Alternates, including the Intruder.

That's presumptive of you :v

 

[Omnificence]

That's presumptive of you :v

Ugh. I have trouble wording things properly...

 

[QrowBarr]

I mean, doesn't Exhibition pretty much confirms this? We might not have direct clarification but there's solid evidences to back it up, since afawk the Intruder is the only entity that can appear in TVs and mirrors as of yet.

 

[Sans2345]

I'm pretty sure The Intruder is an alternate, because remember its abilities are somewhat similar to the Alternates.

 

[SunDaGamer]

I'm pretty sure The Intruder is an alternate, because remember its abilities are somewhat similar to the Alternates.

in "Intruder Alert", the higher ups of the Department of Temporal Phenomenon say that the intruder that mangles the mother's corpse was not an alternate

 

[Sans2345]

I think the profile needs to be edited a bit, it's almost certain that The Intruder/Six isn't a alternate and is just a anomalous entity who just helps the Alternates.

 

[Sir_Ovens]

They're all Tuplas. Just different types.