Solving the Mystery of @TheSunVanished - Inside A Live

[@Nono-hk3is]

The least believable part of this story is that twitter is robust enough to continue operating in such a situation.

[@danielallen4450]

😂

[@peanutbleach1012]

@@am-ranth89558 DOLLARS LITTLE MAN

[@JocaPlays87]

​@@am-ranth8955well in the TSV world the sun vanished before Elon bought it, so that's why its being better-run than our reality

[@sennyside]

It barely keeps operating now lol

[@OfficialEdwardNewgate]

It's called "X" now akshually🤓

[@Cheese-Slime-Sheriff]

The ending is horrifying to me. Nat takes over the account, meaning that she’s still in danger, but tsv is free. He’s back into a world with a sun, and he can’t help anymore. His friends are still in danger, and he’s the most scared even though he’s safe.

[@Nocturnewashere]

It seems happy at first, but now that you mention, it's so very scary. All of his friendd are still trapped in a Hell he can no longer do anything to help them in.

[@Cheese-Slime-Sheriff]

@@Nocturnewashere exactly! He knew so many things he could never share

[@caseybaierl1562]

I wasn't sure if the end was showing what TSV saw or the camera saw. I thought TSV died while the camera fell to the ground and it was either transported to the reality with sun or was seeing what the world was actually like.

[@San-li9ml]

I kinda keep getting confused by these comments, so TSV didn't take down the space and revealed the sun to everyone?

[@Nocturnewashere]

@@San-li9ml Truth be told, I believe it's left up to interpretation. Either the camera was transported into our reality, or TSV also came to our reality, or maybe what you said is also correct and he died but brought the sun back. I personally don't think its that though because as soon as we see the sun, all contact with Nat completely and suddenly stops.

[@twindrill2852]

IDK why but the ending with TSV suddenly showing up in a world with a sun is actually pretty eerie to me. Since Nat’s running the account now, this could mean that TSV is somewhere entirely different. I hope we can get occasional updates on his whereabouts.

[@ProtectorOfHats]

The sun portions all had that vibe for me but this one just takes the cake. I thought at first that it was just his camera which fell into existence or whatever which added to my confusion.

[@theuncertifieditemasylum]

⁠@@ProtectorOfHats the camera couldn’t have fallen into existence because otherwise there would be no way to tweet the picture.

[@Unknown0User787]

@@theuncertifieditemasylumhe could’ve posted it before everything ended?

[@Unknown0User787]

@@theuncertifieditemasylumjust an idea

[@theuncertifieditemasylum]

@@Unknown0User787 I don’t think that’s the case. But, maybe it’s just me. You might be right for all I know. I guess it just comes down to perspective, but that is a good theory.

[@Whitewolf5248_]

I am technically canon in the TSV universe since Abdiel responded to a lot of my messages while they were in control. Always makes me happy that I have a small part of this story

[@soupmuncher1862]

do you still have the sun

[@floofyisntreal]

that's kinda cool, actually

[@frozenpumpkininspace9214]

That's so cool bro. Kinda jealous ngl

[@254_RandomStuff]

Same here but Nat replied to my stuff

[@masudkhanartist8009]

quick question DO YOU STILL HAVE THE SUN

[@SPV_Official]

Something I love about TSV is that all of the scary parts aren't jumpscares, they're all genuine and nicely built up.

[@SpikeForrestGaming]

My favorite is actually the strobe crashing near the car; I seriously thought some kind of creature rammed the car and was trying to tear its way inside.

[@ari-dynamicarchive]

As someone who was on Twitter for a brief period but gladly left not long after being there, I applaud the creator of this TheSunVanished story for staying committed to it. It'd be hard for me to stay in character with a lot of the people still using the site thinking it was actually happening (or ruining the story lol).

[@modernmusic52]

i genuinely never understood people that thought stuff like this was real

[@ari-dynamicarchive]

@@modernmusic52 at the risk of being downvoted/thumbs down'd into oblivion, I can say from my personal experience that Twitter users (the ones I interacted with at least) aren't known for their intelligence lmao.

[@casteanpreswyn7528]

​@@ari-dynamicarchiveas much as an over-generalization as that is, it's because of the character limit and the "real time" reaction of the site.

[@casteanpreswyn7528]

Funnily enough, this isn't the only horror fiction story that played out on Twitter. I think my favorite is Teletubbiesfact, probably.

[@k0desterr624]

he didn't actually i remember going to the profile and seeing a bunch of blm stuff in 2020

[@silverdrag0n_]

TSV was actually my introduction into the ARG community and i don't think i could've had a better series as a first experience

[@xroxannex3591]

Ooo same

[@vtncmourao]

Yes you could. I am terribly sorry you have such low standarts

[@ricebowl733]

its definitely my favorite arg because it was the first one i was exposed to, but i think there are better ones to start off with. i respect your opinion tho

[@ricebowl733]

@@vtncmourao did you drink the dark water or something? chill out

[@JohnBulgaria]

​@@vtncmouraohey, atleast its a decent first experience right?

[@smithintern-tainment7868]

Mad props to the creators of this kind of thing. The sheer amount of creativity it takes is inspiring

[@RabidDogma]

Creator*, IIRC. One dude doing all of this. Pretty impressive.

[@StaminaLoss]

It's quite funny to think this was the same creator(s) that also made a shitty arg and made one of the best. Like, it's been a long time x.x

[@Microwaveonatrain7]

@@StaminaLossshitty arg? What did he make?

[@StaminaLoss]

@@Microwaveonatrain7 Prior to this, at a much younger age, the creator collabed with their friends to make an arg called Cave of Shadows. Basically an online web show on youtube that hints of being involved with a real life victim within the show and the people involved trying to rebel/ being kidnapped. There were some fun elements like live streams or an actual downloadable game being used, but it overall was just really bad as it was plagued with being incredibly try hardy since the arg was heavily inspired by Marble Hornets/Meatsleep, the creators badly wanting to be covered since one of the passwords was literally 2 popular arg/horror youtubers names at the time, the pacing was really bad with hints/storylines being spread out so far or being too many in a short time frame. And the biggest issue was the storyline involving real people. It was just really poor taste as it involved hinting about sa with one of the victims and even the storyline in itself wasn't that great to begin with. They eventually matured and just left the arg, but this time the creator actually learnt from their mistakes and made a much better one.

[@kichikitsu]

@@StaminaLoss ... well, yeah. that is a part of building skill. you need to do it bad first to do it good later. every single artist, no matter their medium or how they choose to tell their story, goes through this process.

[@tanjamartinsbur9283]

reading through all the comments comparing this story to what it feels like having depression (or at least can feel like since everybody's journey is different) makes the way the story is told make so much more sense. I was wondering why the creator would acknowledge a tweet with a picture of a sunny day saying "idk what you mean everything is okay here" but now it makes a lot of sense because that is exactly what it feels like when you talk to people about your depression and they don't get it. All this "but your life is good, you don't have a reason to be sad etc." is the same as telling the world around you that the sun has vanished and them responding with "but it's right there", even though you can see with your own eyes that it's gone. The problem with discussing my depression with other people who haven't experienced something like this before is often making them understand that these feelings are real and that they are there. When I am in a bad place, then this IS the reality that I'm living in and that won't change based on whether another person thinks it's justified or not. This was the reality TSV was living in, even if their audience wasn't.

[@ImazuKyoko]

Also the "Remember" folder with pictures where there's the sun contribute to that. "Remember when things were okay" or "Remember when it got better at this point, even if you can't see it anymore"

[@addison_v_ertisement1678]

Then how does We the People and the invading aliens fit into all of this?

[@MoMotaroDaisuke]

​@@addison_v_ertisement1678 invading aliens could be like a metaphor for $uicidal thoughts or something

[@mr_h831]

I do find it an interesting take but the problem with taking it so literally is that these things are clearly actually happening to these people, including but not limited to physical injuries. I think depression is more of the theme and not the reality of the world, from a writing standpoint. It makes way more sense that something is actually happening. Maybe he's actually in another dimension or something. At the start of this we even see news broadcasts talking about how the sun has disappeared. Unless we're to assume all of it is in the main character's head and therefore not JUST depression as the issue but something like Schizophrenia or worse. Depression doesn't make physical manifestations appear. So to me the real question is how do people get teleported to this dimension? And why does it take a very specific reaction to the water to leave? _shrugs_ This series is weird dude. Lol

[@WinterPains]

​@@mr_h831Thats the story, whereas the depressipn stuff could be seen as a theme.

[@beausweater]

Damn, the end hit me pretty hard. Nat was so desperate to know where TSV is but he knows that he's going to die and doesn't want to tell her. And then he sees the sun in his last moments.. I almost cried

[@Homerow1]

I thought the Danyon thing where he suddenly won't answer the question meant that he got got by the lights, or otherwise was corrupted by whatever creatures or force is out there. It hit more like a "Shit, pretty sure he's gone." thing to me.

[@alabamaslammer3921]

That's what I thought too but with him remembering more information later im not entirely sure 😅

[@Homerow1]

​@@alabamaslammer3921Oh yeah huh. Maybe Danyon was being affected by the water, and got paranoid? But yeah, seems like rough writing early on.

[@katcooper-parker6213]

@@Robocopnik I think because it seems to be clear Danyon wasn't totally insane at that point, he answered the questions later. It was weird that he didn't answer that one time and then confirmed his identity later

[@Robocopnik]

Yea, it seems really obvious that that's what it's going for, feels like deliberately missing the point to assume he "forgot".

[@sinom]

@@Robocopnik Yeah at that moment in the story it seems obvious but then later on he for some reason remembers it and answers the question, which according to him if he had been caught he wouldn't be able to

[@purplehaze2358]

TSV's last message to Danyon hurt in all the right ways. Especially that final "I love you" juxtaposed to the "I think I hate you" said within the same breath, and the implication that he was under the impression Dan would go to hell if he died - it struck a lot of chords strung within me by my long and storied history of traumatic relationships, be they romantic, platonic, or otherwise.

[@giran4914]

Based inside a mind watching shrigma male

[@loopyloon5401]

Man, abusive relationships are so complex, I've had relationships that became abusive because of abusers complicating my existing relationships, people in abusive relationships will act like freaking addicts, desperately trying to hide their bad habits while denying them, refusing to acknowledge that their crushes are terrible people who're only using them, to the point they alienate everyone else who tries to help them, my family was effectively destroyed by co-dependency…

[@zmurtha9150]

Everywhere I go I see his face.

[@josephleebob3828]

"t struck a lot of chords strung within me" bro thinks hes a guitar

[@josephleebob3828]

"me by" nice grammar

[@toto_ro_s]

I feel like the whole story has to do with depression. The themes of toxic relationships, not being able to trust people. Dark water could perhaps represent substance abuse since the way the people who drank it acts very off after consumption. WTP could be support groups who claim to help people overcome it but in the end just abuses and accept the drugs as a must or a need. The REMEMBER album could be from the times when TSV was happier. The ending could mean that TSV gained up all the courage to take actual steps to free himself fighting against the dark water and ending the toxic relationship with danyon. He was able to see the light at the end of the tunnel and was able to become happier again. or idk maybe im drinking too much dark water.

[@TheNathanator]

sounds like you need another sip of dark water

[@poxachlys1112]

i love the way you thought about it like this. but yea I think you need another sip of dark water

[@braydenschreiber5355]

I love this idea and this does work, but my only problem is how Nat and Tucker fit into this.

[@toto_ro_s]

@@braydenschreiber5355 i was thinking about it and maybe it could just be others that are going through the same issues. havent caught up to any updates on the account but possibly nat and tucker could see that TSV could get away from all the darkness, maybe they could try escaping too. might be nice to see how they escape from the dark world thing. ALSO, the strobes kinda remind me of police lights. maybe those that got caught are arrested?? edit: yea the strobes are probably the police. from what we seen they act similar to the police. ships roaming around similar to cop cars driving around neighbourhoods to look out for suspicious activities. WTP dont want to mess with then because they are higher and have more control over everyone. ngl really similar comparisons

[@appalachiabrauchfrau]

or it's about the sun vanishing.

[@cake2806]

Jesus... 2018, it doesn't sound that far but holy... it has been an eternity. I followed this series back when it started and it was the first webseries I watched. I'm glad it was able to finish and have a conclusion, that's something we take for granted nowadays

[@Nocturnewashere]

2018 doesn't seem that far away but it's actually been half a decade ago. 5 years. 😭

[@-_chira_-]

I forgot about this literally a WEEK after I first saw it, crazy how we forget so fast

[@lucianofloresbaier751]

Like 6 years

[@mr_h831]

6 years ago I was 17. Shit definitely feels like forever ago. 😂

[@rebel6301]

@@Nocturnewashereoh god thats 6 years ago now

[@WebbedManiac]

So, after watching this whole video, I have a theory: I think TSV didn't just visit the regular world during his death, he's been visiting the regular world THIS WHOLE TIME. He's the only character who constantly suffers long blackouts throughout the story. Like at first, where he thought he was only silent for a week but it had actually been a month. It doesn't happen to any other character. My theory is that he gets transported to the regular world during these blackouts. This theory, if true, would explain a lot of things. It explains one of the biggest mysteries in the series, namely *_Where the photos and videos in the "Remember" album are coming from and why TSV is the only one who has such an album in which new photos and videos of the regular world appear out of nowhere._* It's TSV himself who's capturing these photos in the regular world, trying to make his dark world self remember. It's why the picture of the tree in the regular world was of the same place where TSV was at in the Dark World, because he woke up at that exact place in the regular world when he blacked out. If we consider this to the true, it means that TSV's mind is split between *Regular World TSV* and *Dark World TSV.* Regular World TSV has access to all his memories, that's why he's able to make an album for Dark World TSV to see. Dark World TSV, on the other hand, has amnesia, and can't remember his adventures in the regular world.

[@vriskypyy]

this is actually a good theory holy moly

[@rickydiscord7671]

in short he does have the key on going to the regular world. death wasn't the answer the characters needed to get away from the dark. they just need a trigger to open the gate for everyone to be free. "remember" I guessing he realized he would forget and he saved those photos and videos and set a file on "remember" whenever he blacks out. and I also guessing even when his in the regular world he forgets. so each time he jumps between world he forgets each both visits. that's just mess up if you think about it. because that would drive someone crazy by thinking "what's reality anymore? am I awake or asleep? am I in a coma?" you know?

[@adoniosorfaneiros7433]

well the dark world could have been a blackout in the real world but he might be aware of it in the real world and have memories of the dark world but the dark world limits his memories or he is schizofrenic or smth and his trying to save himself by making the album remember and in the end his bravary is the key to break the loop and stay in the real world or smth

[@bloxxer717]

Deltarune if you had dementia

[@ItsYaBoyPoppy]

I feel as though the ending to TSV with him getting to see the sun alongside his ability to communicate with those outside of the ARG points to the ARG taking place in a realm in-between reality and something much worse (the world of the ARG) - like a limbo of sorts, where only personal growth allows you to "Remember" what it is like to live and only that allows you to bypass into reality. The entire "Remember" portion of the phone is almost like a window into the reality where the sun hasn't vanished - our reality - the reality in which there the characters in the ARG "Remember" what it was like to live. That photo of his campsite in particular is what started to lead me to this conclusion, as well as the only other showing of the sun in the series being the person at the waaaaaay beginning in out world. There has to be a link between them, else the immersion would have been broken, right? Why else would the TSV Team risk breaking the immersion of the project and have this be one of the only sunny things outside of the "Remember" section and the ending? There has to be a link there. I also wonder if those who are doomed to become worse versions of themselves are lost to the black water? This definitely happened to Danyon, someone who never improved on themselves and doubled down on being a pretty nasty dude, but it almost happened to TSV and he managed to recover from that part of himself, which birthed the way to take down whatever entity lurks in the ships. The way I see that is TSV embracing everything about himself, even the dark parts, and moving forward together with it is the thing that changed him from the inside out (literally), which allowed him to see the sun once again. Either way, stunning video and I love this ARG. Truly a stunning piece of work!

[@captainjoy8976]

I agree that there has to be a link to our reality! My first thought was that TSV somehow got into states of mind that allowed them to take those pictures and store them to know what they are fighting for. The black water might represent the bad in ourselves infecting our thoughts and overall being and "spoiling" us, bringing the worst out of us. Which does really play into the theory of the toxic relationships - good willing people around you will make you shine. Toxicity on the other hand drowns you in darkness.

[@Spectral-Spiff]

also didn't the camp's medic say that when you're blood starts rejecting the black water you only have so long to live so what if your body starts rejecting the black water when you start "waking up" and then in the no sun world you die because you went back to reality and are no longer in the so sun world

[@berrymayhem6174]

A theory I have is that all the tweets and interactions came from that alternate world, and then when TSV and his phone came to the real world again, the data sync'd up with the servers which lead to all those tweets being uploaded. If that were true, that means that even by the time we saw the first tweet the whole story was already done with and TSV is in our world, observing how we're reacting to the story unfolding The person who sent TSV a photo of the sun could be someone who escaped before the story was set OR someone who sent a photo from their own Remember album

[@SalomSands]

Some one in the comments said this universe is a metaphor for depression, and your comment here about remembering, remembering about the real world, your experiences feels like a nice parallel.

[@WobblesandBean]

I think he just saw HiImMaryMary and ripped off her idea.

[@engee8606]

There’s a special kind of satisfaction having seen Inside A Mind’s video on TSV as a preteen when it came it out, introducing me to the whole world of ARGs. Then now seeing him recap it 5 years later, us both having grown up. He’s not CP Games anymore, and I’m now headed to college. But we’re still passionate about the same things. Keep doing what you’re doing, and don’t pull a Picard!

[@UnderTheRated]

Holy it's been 5 years? It felt like less than a year ago

[@gekigami1791]

Thats an extremely unfortunate online handle 😐

[@cybr69lol]

man same, i was in primary school when i saw the first video and now im graduating in 2 years

[@masudkhanartist8009]

@@gekigami1791 frig you hes doing better than you

[@gamilyoustafev5417]

@@masudkhanartist8009 guess we got a CP super fan over here

[@johnnyjoestar6478]

Honestly the take that the world itself isn't actually real but a shared mental space of sorts Where those going through negative relationships or major grief makes so much sense The reason TSV goes months with time being missed is because during that time he isn't being held up by his issues and he is happy Those photos labelled "remember" are the happy him telling himself to not forget about the joy that he truly has And the reason why as he falls and "dies' and then gets sent to the world with sun is because he is truly happy and content protecting those he cares about and settling his grief with danyon Furthermore the Black water being compatible with some but not others is because those it isn't compatible with are those who aren't "toxic" by nature We saw all the people who the black water resonated with were manipulative like danyon and the death threat person Meanwhile it was rejected by those who were victims or innocent

[@MrPremium183]

I love this

[@RelishVisc]

This is a great theory, the water being for toxic people (toxic as in fucking assholes and manipulative scum) does make sense.

[@chadmcchaderson116]

but tsv drank it and he was fine?@@RelishVisc

[@broccolirulz8917]

Best comment

[@mishagaming1075]

47:09 It's like when you play an action horror game, you never even bother trying to fight stuff cause you're too scared to do it, but when you actually try it and succeed, the power rush can't be compared to anything else.

[@finessed5892]

Subnautica moment

[@Deltastarrman]

​@@finessed5892when you kill a reaper leviathan for the for time

[@edsonluizbrasilfilho3840]

Dont starve

[@mishagaming1075]

@@edsonluizbrasilfilho3840when you kill a nightmare creature for the first time:

[@lain8533]

A lot of this parallels Half Life 2's story in a lot of ways, like the alien invasion, weird ships, and strobe light creatures, as well as water being used to control people. I wonder if the creator took inspiration from it.

[@justsomerandomaccount]

"don't drink the water, they put something in it to make you forget."

[@lxtrx]

the amount of joy I get when inside a mind releases a documentary like this is astronomical. I'm so ready for this video 😄

[@Confidencyy]

Imagine if some big film studios picks up this story and makes it actually real, could be really cool to see

[@PongoXBongo]

As long as they don't feel the need add a bunch of action set pieces and forced romance angles to "spice things up". Maybe an indy studio with a modest budget could do right by the story.

[@anthonyle2506]

There’s a film by the same name as the arg and it’s pretty close to the story. Plus I think that the creator or the tsv arg did also make the film

[@Kimo_Neko]

I can see this as a graphic novel

[@Azaryn]

@@PongoXBongo yeah, a big company would just fail to see the actual story, and just be like "wow a no sun apocalypse we should add new monsters and the We The People were aliens and there were multiple ships because there's no underlying story and we can add whatever we want, right?". But, with an indie team it still would lose the charm of an ARG, and make it feel less lonely despite the whole series being talked through multiple people.

[@jelly434]

Nah, terrible idea, they'd turn it into garbage.

[@frog-gj8vv]

been keeping up with the story on twitter for a very long time now. it’s one of those series where you know you likely shouldn’t get attached to the main cast because of the nature of the series, but the characters draw you in anyways and break ur heart when bad things happen. amazing 10/10

[@Lord_Mad_Dog]

this is why i appreciate having retrospective-type channels like this. tsv is one of my favorite stories and it was super hard to keep up with because i didnt have a twitter. plus with all the changes happening with twitter/x its harder to follow. same thing goes for multiple mediums/sites/channels so having it all laid out in one place is nice

[@theREALaxolotl3]

It’s quite emotional to watch these people survive this apocalypse and it’s kinda sad to see this go from somebody who was clueless and innocent to somebody who had to make the decisions that would save the world :((

[@pinkfedoras]

THAT ENDING WAS FUCKING INSANE. I've watched TheSunVanished, and Stuck In My Bedroom before - but I've never really gotten the exact tale down. I'm glad you were able to have this out, and I really really can't wait for more right now!

[@yonsen3368]

SIMB I can't😭

[@Southparkfan598]

I love this ARG, which is why I’m sad because hardly anyone covered the full story

[@the_bearer_of_truth00]

Wow. That last message to danyon brought me to tears. What an absolutely poetic close to a twitter thread that honestly we didnt really deserve. It was a very unique and well-done medium for a very creative...well creator(s) to showcase some serious skill.

[@emmacook5658]

As someone who was on Twitter during this, I think it was so well done. Since I wasn’t really used to the analog horror/arg stuff, the videos he’d take looked real and sometimes would make you think “what if this is real?” Even for a second

[@UnchargedBattery978]

on the topic of nat showing how people acted during covid, i remember i had this science project due the next week and i though “please let this thing cancel school for a little bit so i can do this project” i have never regretted something more

[@BDGRtheDryW4ter]

okay but did you actually end up doing the project? Now I'm curious in your lore, stranger on youtube

[@Joseph-kg3uc]

@@BDGRtheDryW4ter Real, same.

[@HeisenbergFam]

Bro's storytelling is perfect to sit back, relax and grab some snacks. Always a vibe to listen to your stories

[@whyiwakeup6460]

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[@guidedexplosiveprojectileg9943]

​@@whyiwakeup6460He a brain in a jar not a homunculus.

[@Idkpleasejustletmechangeit]

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[@wxvy_cdm]

@@Idkpleasejustletmechangeit Damn I cant tell if they're the bot or if you're the bot...hell both of you guys can be bots

[@Idkpleasejustletmechangeit]

@@wxvy_cdm I just always reply to this bot with a comment starting with "hello, bot" and then some stupid shit to try to make people know that that guy is indeed a bot.

[@fuchsfarben]

So, I have depression and the themes in TSV really remind me of my journey so far: 1) The sudden change when it really hits you that things are different now (falling into depression and gaining clarity that, yes, this is not "just a rough patch", or a sudden fall into depression due to a traumatic event). 2) Just trying to survive, keeping afloat without a real goal. 3) Not knowing what to do, falling for people who see you are vulnerable and latching onto them, getting dependent on them even though they are horrible to you. Or getting rid of people in your life that destroy you little by little. (Nat keeping their mother locked up and then killing her, bc it had to be done but it hurt) 4) Questioning EVERYTHING you do. Was that too harsh? Was it my fault? Will things ever change? 5) First attempts at trying to change things but failing. Realizing just how long this has been going on already. (TSV losing time between posts but getting first "remember" picture to show that there still is hope left, having experienced first little victories) 6) A plethora of people talking down on you, seeming to know "what's best" for you. 7) The whole journey just...changing you. Inside and out. Looking different from how you used to look, whether that's good or bad. (The broken arm, the black veins) 8) Wanting to just give in an let depression take your body, eat it whole. (TSV being tired of not knowing if the next is going to be his last and getting taken by The People) 9) Getting some help, even if it isn't good in the long run/ doesn't suit what you want later on. (The board games and company vs the harsch treatment of Nat and wanting to escape after a while) 10) and then the end: Making a conscious decision to change things, taking steps out of it bc you know you will die if you don't - and you also die if you do - so why not take a chance towards a better future? But without that definitive step, nothing will change, you'll be caught in this loop, caught in the dark until you decide you've had enough. I know this is just a very personal opinion but man, so much of it reminded me of myself and the people I got to know in rehab - all of our suns vanished. Taken by this "otherworldly" illness that messes with your brain, that you can't get a grasp on how to fight against. All different and yet similar in fighting, losing and (hopefully) winning. Losing people along the way, learning how to cope with the symptoms, what does and doesn't work. I think TSV transferred over to our world again bc he has taken the needed steps for himself. Now its Nat's turn and Tucker is still fighting too. Thanks for the complete overview of this, I was an avid follower of the TSV account when it started out but completely lost touch during the pandemic :)

[@milanesadearsenico]

Lol honestly as someone with major depression for more than a decade I can't see any of the "depression themes" people talk about.

[@phaeste]

​@@milanesadearsenico It might be hard to believe but people experience things differently

[@Axolotl720]

@@phaesteyou’re a bit aggressive

[@oliviatilleman8055]

​@@Axolotl720that's called passive aggressiveness

[@Axolotl720]

@@oliviatilleman8055 I don’t like it

[@turfish]

Glad to see TSV get a full timeline video, was really hoping someone would come back to it

[@mcl4549]

A few things, 1. I actually forgot about the strobes once the WTP stuff started happening which sucks cause I thought they were neat I wish they didn't get sidelined so hard 2. Odd nobody ever brings up TSV's name ever, not even Danyon when they would text each other

[@emeraldbaby3191]

My guess based off the "Remembering" album is that there is still a daytime where the sun comes up but for some reason only people with the "special blood" become cognitive and experience it, but forget everything during that time after the sun goes back down. And the "rember" album might have been him trying to get himself to rember that later those nights?

[@luthfihar3211]

I feel like this is a story revolving the dark place everyone goes through during their lowest point, Tucker's was grieve over his family, Nat was her loneliness, while TSV's was dread of being in a toxic relationship

[@nobody2996]

I'm sorry, but I couldn't stop laughing at the section where they're imprisoned in the base and are basically tweeting at their captors. "Everything is fine." "Everything is not fine!" "Don't listen to our prison- I mean guests, they don't know anything." "Look at all the evil shit these guys get up to!" "Staaaaaaahp it." "Ratio'd."

[@masudkhanartist8009]

WTP where literally like 'dont worry everyone we kidnapped are happy'

[@SmeenWrites]

TSV is one of those special stories in this space because at the end of the day it's about personal growth. It's the apocalypse, but it manages to stay personal and small despite the huge problems going on. Such a strong story, even if it has a lot of unanswered questions.

[@sukriti7213]

I remember in 8th grade going on a vacation and checking the twitter for updates because I was so invested--and I just realized it was probably your video in 2018 that introduced me to this ARG. Got super disappointed they didn't add a tweet for the entire vacation, but I'm pretty sure the tweets getting less frequent is part of the story. I've graduated now and it's wild how long it's been going. I'm excited to see how this ends since I didn't keep up.

[@TheAdvertisement]

Glad to get a conclusion to TheSunVanished, always wondered how the story continued but never paid attention to the twitter account. Thanks for recounting the full story!

[@wasvreta]

i love this story and it's probably one of my favourite of this kind, but one of Abdiel's last posts "HLO ERYNE) WHO RELEEESD THE STROBE" has to be the funniest parts of this whole ordeal

[@Gangster_Mario]

"BRO WHO THE FUCK RELEASED THE FUCKING STROBE????"

[@noreflash1.0]

WO RELESED IT?!

[@Conminorgod]

Finally someone fully covering the series, all of the videos I've watched have been like "I'm not going to explain the whole thing so you can go watch it yourself" and it's so annoying but you have been the first person I've watched to cover the entire story

[@F0rtuneLT]

for a lot of people, this is the first time theyve even thought about tsv as a series since its peak in 2018/2019, and i can honestly see why. Early TSV for those who don't know was absolutely *riddled* with spontaneous hiatuses, some lasting months, with no rhyme or reason as to when they'd start or end. It had gotten so bad that a lot of people unfortunately had begun to associate the series with those spontaneous hiatuses, and thus a lot of horror creators at the time thought that covering it again to update the story was a lost cause because they thought that continuing to cover a series that will just disappear every now and then for months on end wasn't worth it that being said I love that this story finally got some form of an ending after nearly 5 years, i just feel bad for all the people who didnt even know the story was still going and now have to catch up on 5 years of story following multiple characters and arcs. Which normally wouldn't be an issue, i mean AO3 is a peak example that mfs have NO issue reading through hundreds of thousands of words if the story is good. But the fact that TSVs entire plotline remains isolated to *twitter* , a site that barely works after elon ran it into the ground, makes reading all of the lore an absolute chore since there (to my knowledge) arent any other venues to read up on it except for videos like these

[@jonskillings1258]

Has the one that took place at a lakehouse in Maine with the twig doll (and other things but avoiding spoilers) gone anywhere?

[@F0rtuneLT]

​@@jonskillings1258 gr3gory88? nope lmao. last thing he posted was him basically saying "we lost this year but ill be back next year to finish this" and its been like 4 years since that next year so lmao

[@misseselise3864]

i didn’t know this was a series. don’t feel bad for those who didn’t know, this means we have a ton of content to catch up on

[@prench]

also because the writing is pretty bad.

[@itisamystery.5090]

​@@prench Judging by a majority of the comments, most seem to disagree with that sentiment. What is it about the writing that you consider to be bad?

[@alvemaster]

To me it seems as if Ummy didn't become obsessed with the dark water. It seems as if WTP forced Ummy to drink the blood for their new experiments. They most likely figured out that he had a sample because the guard ratted him out. And that was a perfect moment to both make an example of Ummy and get an evaluation of what is happening to TSV

[@soupofficial726]

This was a form of story telling I never thought I would see but I actually loved it. Seeing TSV make it back to the real world possibly for good or as he took his final few breaths was heartwarming

[@TheLimeCrimes]

Thanks for covering yet another banger of an ARG. It was such a shame to watch people lose interest in this concept so quickly.

[@lucykall2757]

I was in such a bad mood, but then I saw this video released. Insideamind, you never fail to put me in a better mood, thank you.

[@BellaDarby-uk8my]

i remember following this in the early days. im so glad i came to watch the end (ish). the last video made me audibly gasp, chills all over. incredible storytelling and i applaud the creators for their perseverence over the years and the production as a whole.

[@overfoxy]

Last time I was interested in TSV was back in the summer of 2019 on holiday in austria, when you made your last video. Now I'm back 4 years later staying at the EXACT same hotel and interested in this story again. Crazy how things play out

[@lolzers7986]

Jesus that was an absolutely phenomenal ending, i'm kind of nostalgic about this series honestly, so to finally revisit the entire story of it, from start to finish, and how it ended on such a perfect note i love it.

[@wizardly9211]

I'm so damn happy this series got someone as great as documenting as you are. I've been in love with this story since the very first day, I remember being in art class and completely ignoring my work, and just going through the story that was out at the time

[@TheSilverEgg]

41:30 only halfway through but the pandemic parallel is SO true, especially for nat’s age. I turned 13 a couple weeks after lockdown started and I resonate with the character so much. Even their parents being locked in the basement is what it felt like sometimes to be in the same place with my family for so long that we became detached from eachother just for the sake of our own sanities. Its eerie how well that experience was captured in this story 2 years before it even happened

[@marcjohnson3322]

An incredible story, often found myself just lost in the happenings and not actually trying to find deeper meaning

[@matrixiekitty2127]

It’s great to catch up with TheSunVanished! I had no idea where the story was going but man they’ve done a brilliant job!!

[@shopnil4]

I'm glad I kept up with this little story since your first video on it. Props to Adian for keeping it going for this long, and still doing so.

[@slicer-ld9ho]

im pretty sure this was my first ARG back in the day, im so glad you went back to it, it was great to finally finish this storyline, major props to the original creator for this amazing story and to you for the great video!

[@jelfishery]

the return of a legendary series from a legendary man.

[@ghostpotato8041]

The Sun Vanished was the first ARG I followed, it's what introduced me to you, and it's what inspired my interest in interactive horror media. I could not describe how excited I was when I saw this come up on my notifications

[@zombie_funeral]

thank u so much for returning to this arg!!!! so many people made videos on the first couple tsv posts but ur the first person whos actually followed through with the whole story, and im very grateful :)

[@daytonbudreau5437]

This is an amazing first video to see of this channel I TSV and I've read it all it's such a good ARG type thing

[@lonkstakes]

I remember when I was back in highschool following this story in real time. I stayed up till like 3 in the morning or something during the portion where the woman breaks into his house and you can see her standing on the other side of the door. I knew it wasnt real but in that moment repeatedly refreshing the account for an update, the story felt real. No other work in any medium has done that for me.

[@_byce]

i was waiting for someone to finally cover this, have stopped reading it a few months after your first video and catching up was mega hard, so glad others that were interested in this don't have to go through that

[@trollgedrip]

I've been waiting so long for this, tsv is cool as shit, sad it's over but everything good must come to an end

[@johnck7838]

Ive watched this Video 5 times already just because i love Inside A Minds Videos

[@neptiwing3722]

Okay! I have a new favorite ARG. this was amazing. Its taking the spot right after EMH.

[@lennyternil336]

I’ve been waiting on a full video for this series for years now, I’m so glad it’s finally here!

[@juliemassam933]

This series and himarymary got me through a really tough work situation and I'm happy TSV is still going!

[@harleywjm]

I was really interested in this when you made the video in 2019,but when you stopped I couldn’t watch anyone else except you!Your voice and edit style really keep me hooked!Love the videos man!

[@LNN_Plays]

I always love how chill the news lady is at the beginning of the story when reporting on the disappearance of the sun.

[@kommander1440]

Oh wow i first heard of TSV in March of 2020 and I thought I knew everything. I love that they continued it for years and I get to finally see the full picture

[@haukauntrie]

I am literally currently writing an essay for university about the sun vanished... This video is an invalueable resource!!

[@Mekore_MemorX]

Good luck on the essay man

[@christyg1398]

gl tell us how it goes

[@dcry1003]

the sun vanish is such an original and interesting concept that i hope a big studio hires them to make the whole thing as a found footage series! *please make it happen!*

[@RadikAlice]

I'd rather they get the money. Or at least a blank cheque, because unique ideas and big studios don't mix

[@kittany_ust760]

if youre squicked out or worse by needles, hope youre checking out the comments now! there is a pretty clear image of a needle in someones arm around the 1 hour 17 minute mark. its only up for about that minute, but i imagine it would be super triggering to someone who's bothered by that. stay safe!

[@alecrutz956]

thanks for the heads up

[@mme725]

Damn, I remember watching an older nightmind video about this series. Never really followed back to see if it had updates or not ever. This was an amazing recap and deep dive into all the stuff I missed. Thanks a ton for covering it!

[@orangjeuic7530]

omg i followed this ARG for months back when it started!! i had no idea it went on for so long, that's so sick

[@tianosbits]

I actually love this new style of video you're doing, more casual and it doesnt take much time editing like your polished videos

[@misseselise3864]

idk about his other videos but this one is just an archived livestream

[@tianosbits]

@@misseselise3864 it's a new style his doing called Inside a live

[@ciadies1823]

This was one of my favourite stories on your channel. So glad we got to go back to this

[@funnytrolllface]

The sun vanishing could be a metaphor for losing hope. And during the last act of TSV, where he got to see the sun again, it was him finding hope. The light at the end of the tunnel

[@somerandomdude7776]

Thanks for the video man, it’s cool to see you conclude a series I’ve followed you through

[@charlii_the_angel]

Wow this is incredible Im shocked at how into this I've gotten! Great idea for a story and a unique way to tell it! Great timeline coverage as well. Love to see more from you both!!!!

[@LarimarP]

I absolutely LOVE TSV!! Keeping up with the story online is so much fun! I’m so glad I caught this one from the beginning and it’s still going strong!

[@trafficaly]

This is one of my favorite series, it's been one of the only series I love and seen everything about so far. It's been very inspirational for me.

[@Nono-hk3is]

Given the current state of Twitter, I mean, X, I'd say the story really is done. Thanks for properly archiving the story.

[@alvemaster]

FINALLY! TheSunVanished was the topic that made me find you and i have watched every video since! I never knew how it ended because every video on the internet with any kind of quality came out around the same as yours did. But finally i have my answer! I will watch this as soon as i have the chance

[@CasperOliver]

I discovered this video while having a very rough day and it was a very welcome distraction. Thank you so much for this video! I've been curious about TSV for many years but lost touch with it back in late 2019. Love getting caught up!

[@LordHero-mx6sh]

im so happy, i watched everything i could find about this in 2019 but i havent seen anything about it in so long! so excited to watch!

[@Popedishsoap]

Here I am desperately hoping we get a new Welcome Home update vid sometime soon only to be ABSOLUTELY BLESSED with an hour+ long video about ANOTHER COOL ARG/HORROR TYPE MEDIA and I just…. AAAAAA IT ABSOLUTELY MAKES MY DAY WHEN YOU UPLOAD 😭💖

[@HOIIIYEAA]

I remember this ARG launching back in 2018. I was a frequent Tumblr user then, and pictures and screenshots, entire posts containing lore regarding this ARG. It always intrigued me and i got really wrapped up in it not long after finding out about it. I bever participated but I'd heard through the grapevine how it would end. I got upset about that and gave up on it but boy, I shouldn't have.

[@Cyrues]

I was gonna rewatch it all a week ago and remembered you and came to check if you made any updates, I'm glad you popped up in my recommended

[@doomslayer2290]

I love how the fact he responds to the guy showing the sky can be both him making a joke about those who think it's real but makes total sense in the story.

[@randyleigh]

Thank you for completing a whole indepth look of this series, I've been dying to know what's going on 😂❤

[@AlexBube-xm3yv]

Always gotta love when inside a mind uploads

[@TimeRed]

Glad to see you're covering this again. You were what originally introduced me to this story in the first place. I ended up forgetting this arg existed for a while until you uploaded this. Also do you have any plans on covering the KZbin Shorts arg (Shorts Wars) or Alex Bale's Don't Feed the Muse (Spongebob Guy) arg?

[@pincone7889]

He did cover Alex bales arg once, but he hasn’t made a update video yet on all the new info that out

[@TimeRed]

@@pincone7889I thought he had but I wasn’t able to find it when I looked for it

[@anonymousperidot7446]

@@TimeRedit got taken down due to copyright issues I think

[@crispinbotticelli4082]

This is my first time discovering this ARG.

[@HEAVENDELUXE]

with further story context i think danyon not just answering that question is very normal actually--not unusual at all for that kind of person to demand you do xyz to prove yourself to them only to act like youre making a huge demand of them when you ask for the same in return, even in a more gentle way. also the ending tweet is interesting. two periods is a shortcut in navigating a filesystem via command line, telling the computer to move up one directory instead of having to type out your entire destination. they obviously have no issue posting videos without any caption at all, s the inclusion of that detail further sells the sub-dimension/alternate reality idea to me.

[@Nikaxe]

When he got out of the dark, did anyone see the strange white trails in the sky? It seems like everything is still there, just with the sun back.

[@neftaliherrera3160]

Thank you SO MUCH for doing this lol I had been following TSV since the first few posts then it got boring to wait months but I kept up as much as I could. But with the time gaps it was easy to forget the timeline so this is just, chef's kiss.

[@infernobread]

I thought of catching up on this series a few months ago but never did so I’m glad u did this

[@kamitorings]

man its been a long time, all this lore, holy hell do i love this. good to see TSV was still doing this. its like a final fantasy but for twitter.

[@BaguetteGamingOfficial]

Shaboba

[@Vintagium]

All things aside, your background is fine, your haircut is cool, your beard is wonderful and your film-timing is good. Don't doubt yourself dude, I usually don't just subscribe to the channels I like the most I also add them to a list, welcome to my list, even if I'm just an insignificant person.

[@ThatOneYoutubePerson]

This entire series was great. I don't use Twitter, so this was my first intro to this series, but I was amazed at the storytelling, the plot, and everything else. And related to your question near the end, I personally think that this is where the "Remember" folder comes in. As he fell, TSV was able to remember what the sun was like after years of not having it. He felt its warmth and comfort as his last thought, and then he was gone. I feel the video is just supposed to be TSV's pov.

[@ThatOneCarrot_]

No one uses Twitter anymore, it's called **X** now.

[@ThatOneYoutubePerson]

@@ThatOneCarrot_ cool story😐