TOTAL DRAMA: Mal Theory

Check Out More Theories: • MY BEST THEORIES Total Drama is home to lots of awesome characters, and total drama pahkitew island was the last main season, but of the second generation of contestants, Mike is considered to be the most interesting, since he has multiple personalities. Chester, Svetlana, Vito, Manitoba Smith, and Mal. But how did these personalities come into being? What is their purpose? And what is the ultimate TRUTH behind Mal? I solve it all in this video, using analysis, psychology, and THEORIES!
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[@TheTheorizer]

If this theory intrigued you, then my analysis of Izzy will probably BREAK YOU: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oXvFoYakfsaqfKM

[@-tyler-williams1045]

will you ever do a theory on peter griffin ? ive really interested in his psychology.

[@jamesakin9996]

I might have an answer for the hat. It's a thinking cap

[@anthonybossdominguez5076]

This was posted 5 days after my birthday

[@FlamingBasketballClub]

WOW! KZbin recommended me one of your Total Drama videos almost a year ago on May 3, 2018 after watching The Game Theorist that day. I cannot believe that's it's practically been almost one year since then. Have a great summer dude!

[@micahpierce6911]

Flaming Basketball Club is it weird that the exact same thing happened to me

[@howdypardner6278]

"Mike roasts him and then kills him" is All Stars in one sentence

[@masterof_stupidity2268]

Facts

[@MXCN_El1011]

also the conclusion of IT

[@trixxartarchive7705]

All Stars-"I'm Mal *evil laugh*"

[@Sleepwalker-zk8sc]

uhhh which episode again

[@minithegameguy4674]

@@Sleepwalker-zk8sc all

[@brianco28]

the fact that mike has developed a defense mechanism for when someone takes off his shirt is deeply concerning and alludes to some really dark shit

[@route88.]

EXACTLY

[@HxneyFairy-pn2rk]

Fr

[@Cecenae]

Yeah

[@crisdelgadillo6502]

I agree and the fact that his third personality is a female that's a gymnast, a profession known for flexibility adds to the creep factor. My theory is that Mike experience sexual abuse probably from his grandfather considering how Chester is his second personality. Chester is a representation of anger, anger from who? His grandfather. His first defense against his abuser was to mimic them and be angry back at them. The second personality Svetlana is caused by the fact that he was most likely raped like a woman, and a loss of a sense of manhood, and the trigger being him needing to be "athletic". Vito a result of one of the side effects of sexual abuse which is hyper-sexuality, represented by his constant flirting and is triggered by taking off his shirt. The reason Svetlana would probably show when he's with grandfather instead of Vito would be because while he'd have to take off his shirt, he'd be in a state of submission while Vito enjoys conflict. The next personality is MANitoba Smith who like @TheTheorizer said is a combination of Indiana Jones and Steve Irwin and like he said are probably people who'm he idolized. The reason he's MANitoba is because it's the coolest and manliest name. Manitoba Smith is the person Mike wants to be he's the ideal version of himself in Mike's mind. He's sexist implying that females are easily frightened which is something something he'll never be. Manitoba's sexism is a representation of Mike's hate of being raped, a hate of being treated as a woman, and his fear of his grandfather. He never wants to be treated like that again hence why he distances himself from what he felt when his grandfather raped him. He's MANitoba; he's Mike's ideal self. A manly, intelligent, ladies man(womanizer), who's confident to the point of being downright cocky; everything Mike doesn't see in himself. Then there is Mal who's awakened when it's a Blue moon in full or when Mike's taken a hit to the head. I believe those triggers have to do with the reason that Mal went to juvie. Mike was probably being beaten on a night of a Blue moon in full by his grandfather who took it further than he had before. Mal is his release. The first thing Mal probably saw was the moon hence it being one of his triggers. I believe Mal overpowered and killed his grandfather, which is why he doesn't care if others die. Mal is the release of the constraints Mike felt. Mal can do as he pleases and won't let anyone including the other personalities get in the way. It's why he doesn't care about anyone, but himself. Mal was sent to juvie where he was able to thrive on the fear and chaos he caused. Mal made sure nobody would cross him. In his final conversation with Mike, he tells mike "No one will ever cross him with him in charge." To which Mike says that he doesn't need him ANYMORE. Anymore implying that he needed him. Mal was needed because Mike's grandfather broke him. Mal was what came from a need for self-preservation. Mal is Mike's counterpart, his opposite. While Mike was dumb, weak, kind and a push-over, Mal was intelligent, strong, mean and nobody could control him. Mal rejects what Mike represents meanwhile the other personalities were Mike's friends and were there to defend Mike and help him cope. That's why Mal controlled them they're a side effect of how Mike's mind was weak and submissive. Mal broke free hence why he was unrestrained. Mike's mind was broken and the other personalities were weaker than him allowing the loss of memories of his time in juvie. Mal was able to brainwash the others to see him as the one in charge because of Mike's absence. Mike only came back when his mind was strong enough to handle him being in charge. Those are the reasons for each of his personalities and their triggers.

[@Allenzstupidaccount]

​@@crisdelgadillo6502this made my jaw drop as it could all be true.

[@Jellyman4]

If we are on the topic of abuse. Mal being triggered when Mike is being traumatically injured, hit, most likely both at the same time is also a red flag. Implies something really dark. Someone else pointed out that one of his personalities being triggered by having his shirt off is also a REALLY big red flag.

[@hues-]

i dont really think there’s ever an “original”, as the trauma and splitting happens before the child ever has a real, concrete personality.

[@JH-wi2xr]

Exactly

[@gracekim25]

Hues 🤔hmmm....

[@renthewerecat]

no there is an original

[@mr.matrix4082]

There is and other personalities develop by extreme trauma in which kids create other people to handle there problems instead of dealing with those problems head on

[@jakalder]

A person who gets multiple identity disorder usually has 1 or 2 other personality’s and sometimes devolope more over the coarse of their life... ik this isn’t what you meant but I’m just saying there’s atleast a original 2 ( mike and Chester )

[@kai_draco]

Mike isn't the original. Mike is whats known as a mask personality; the normal everyday personality, put on for public, overly normal, to draw suspicion away from his DID.

[@GeekyGirlyGlam]

Who do you think is the original?

[@kai_draco]

@@GeekyGirlyGlam honestly i think its both mike and mal. Mike is the public personality and mal is whats left of "the original" but bitter and broken, after years of struggling. Mal is the real mike, and mike is mals, literal "happy face". Or what he perceives to be normal. Hence "mask personality". Also explains why mal can control the other personalities, as well as take over.

[@GeekyGirlyGlam]

@@kai_draco That makes sense.

[@beansoup7812]

Sees the conversation in this comments Me:sooooo how yal doing

[@AnEmu404]

Hi Im Koill and Im trash While I’m sure genetics come into play, and only certain people can get DID, the disorder is actually developed when someone goes through _severe_ trauma. You aren’t born with all of your personalities, different situations make someone develop different personalities as coping mechanisms.

[@texastoasted1372]

Imagine Mike using Manitoba in his exams to pass and the teacher tells him to take the hat off.

[@otakusurnaturelle4501]

I can imagine the teacher correcting his copy and being like, " Why is the first half amazingly good and the second barely correct ? Did he hide his cheat note in the hat?!"

[@kohenstanscheit9170]

That would be funny

[@Angel-xe2tl]

I honestly think Mal is the first personality. He barely has any emotions. When hes out, he can take the abuse and it not effect Mike [host.] therefor saving Mike as a person, and letting a psychopath take the worst parts of abuse that wont effect him. Its why he knows so much, since the abuse didnt hurt him. So he learnt all about the darkest abuse Mike got.

[@richardgonzalez8295]

It's kinda distributing to think of mals fate tho if he was the original personality. Imagine losing control of your body for who knows how long ( several months? Years?). Mal is by no means an angel, but imagine getting overpowered by one of your personalities and getting erased by them and practically losing your life in an instant.

[@chasejones7008]

@@richardgonzalez8295 I think that's unlikely, he doesn't have any real goals except inflicting pain and getting money along the way, even though you could say those are his drivers it's not something that's long-term or even really sustainable outside of the show, mike is the only one who seems to be invested in planning a future and forming bonds, mal is like chester and svetlana where they have a fun time outside but they never connect with people, even heather liked Alejandro so if mal was the host I bet he would have connected with at least someone who was devious but he's incapable of that

[@TrueBladeSoul]

A potential point in favour of this is that the reason Mike is so normal is because he was formed to be the person Mal wished they could be when younger

[@arriecatcutie7896]

I think they confirmed that mal is the original. Remember Mike open up a vanilla folder revealing that mal is the original personality.

[@TicklishElmo]

@@arriecatcutie7896 that was his wallet and actually it was made up by mal as Mike was in his subconscious trapped by mal

[@sleepysmartboy6287]

As I learned and dealt with DID I've had the theory (from mostly experience and research) that Mike: ANP and host ofc. Likely has some trauma but not too sure of it and not in a place to sort it out with his headmates. Vito: Sexual protector - formed from some sort of sexual assault. Likely also tries to help the system be more sociable. Svetlana: Emotional and Physical protector- Keeps the body safe from harm in the event of an overly physical threat, calms the other alters down when necessary. Chester: Gatekeeper- Knows all the trauma and never experienced it. Tries to keep everyone in check and makes sure everyone is okay. Manitoba: Physical Protector- Likely formed by neglect of some kind, he is resourceful and helps Svetlana keep the body alive. He helps the system when it's in trouble but usually that's Svetlanas job, so it's less likely he'll front. Mal: Emotional Part, Trauma holder, persecutor: He is likely one who holds more trauma than his headmates and decides he needs to keep the system safe by isolating it and lashing out when threatened. I like to pretend he was playing the 'evil alter' stereotype to further isolate the system and scare away some people who would relate to him.

[@JosRocks410]

YE GOOD

[@kingpinogaming3366]

"you can't say inferior without FEAR" Can't wait for that to go into the merch store.

[@tariqmcmaster8668]

ProdiJ he said you can’t SAY inferior without fear.

[@arm003]

kingpin ogaming I can I have an accent looser

[@river1764]

I think it might be some sort of parental abuse. Obviously this is not based on actual fact, but I could see Chester being based on his grandfather. As you said, he was the first alter, and if it is childhood abuse, it would make sense that his grandparents house would be a safe haven for him. Maybe veto's "trigger" is due to some extremely traumatic event or a form of sexual abuse at a young age (that's really dark for a kids show, but it makes sense), and if that is what happened, it would kinda make sense if every time that happened, the memories of that event came back and veto kicked in like a coping mechanism to fight those memories. Maybe this traumatic event was something physical and possibly happened multiple times most likely in a home environment. Maybe a sibling or parent did something unspeakable to him, and his only safe haven was his grandparents, which would explain veto and Chester. As he got older, he was bullied, causing the rest to appear (i don't know if this is how it works but this is also a cartoon, so accuracy isnt likely.) I would guess mal came along around puberty, and I could see something else also traumatic causing his mind to create another alter. Maybe it was inflicted by his classmates, since mal likes to make people's live miserable, and maybe this event was something his other alters couldn't handle. he might have done something to these bullies that was the reason he went to juvenile detention, where he met ducan and got help from a psychiatrist. As he got help he got control of his alters and then this starts of season 4. I could see Mike not remembering a lot of juvie, as he never brings it up in the series, not even in the confessional. Duncan said mal was who he met, so mal probably was in control during most of juvie, except maybe his psychology meetings, as he does know his psychologist. This is my theory though, and I'm so happy you made this!!!

[@masterof_stupidity2268]

That actually does make completely good sense thoe that's a good theory I also thing he wanted to do TD because maybe he wanted a time away from the people that caused the other personalities

[@Jenny-mv6hp]

Good theory it actually makes sense

[@luvannina]

Damn ur really smart! I actually believe that

[@glossygorl5737]

this is such a good theory mike does remember juvie, when he meets mal again, he’s shocked and says “but I got rid of you after juvie!”

[@dioriteblock3371]

Mal comes out sometimes after getting hit with rocks. Maybe physical abuse from family like beatings created mal

[@maddiemelody9001]

Here are my thoughts to Mike's other personalities: Mike grew up in a home where he was abused, both verbally and physically. His normal personality, the Mike side of him, is obviously super sweet and caring, so it is likely that his mother was an incredible woman. However, she made the mistake of marrying someone who would end up traumatizing Mike. Wanting to get her son out of the house for as long as possible, she would constantly send him over to her parents, his grandparents' house. His great-grandfather would come over to his grandparents' house, and Mike would watch him as he grows up, dealing with frustration by being cranky and disagreeable. Despite this, he became close to the old-fashioned man. When he died, Mike decided to deal with his frustration the same way he did, thinking how long his life was and what amazing people he was surrounded by. For a young, abused Mike, this was ideal. His ethnicity has conformed to be Italian, a European country. His grandmother could have easily been a Russain gymnast who had fallen in love with his grandfather, an Italian man. Watching her tapes growing up, he learned how to do those stunts and thus Svetlana was created. It is even plausible that Svetlana was his grandmothers name; his grandmother was a strong woman who was infamous for using her athleticism to get out of trouble. However, when he reached middle school, he was mocked and ridiculed for being good at gymnastics, which was considered to be a 'girly sport' at his school. After years of watching his abusive Dad's old friends, 'Vito' came up, a personality that related with the bullies and got him out of trouble by being similar to the people mocking him.He could have also been sexually abused, and whenever his shirt came off, Vito was a defense to it, helping him get away from it. This created the trigger for Vito. He was accused of being dumb when Vito came up, and after years of watching old Indiana Jones movies and Steve Irwin tapes, Manitoba was created. A smart, cunning personality that could get him out of trouble. It can be possible that he wore his grandfather's old hat whenever he watched the old tapes, causing fedoras to become a trigger for that personality. Meanwhile, his Mother was still abused by his Father, and was eventually beat down so hard that she died broken when Mike had just entered the Eighth Grade. Mike knew that if it wasn't for his Father, his Mother would be happy and very much alive. All his dark thoughts towards his father manifested into another personality-Mal. Malevolence is defined as having or showing a wish to do evil to others. And he did, Mike wanted to hurt his Father, make him pay for hurting his poor, sweet Mother. He did do something bad to his father, bad enough to make his Father move back from Canada to New Jersey where his Father's friends resided. It was also bad enough to land him in Juvie, where Mal was a popular figure. After a while, he was released from Juvie and then lived with his Grandparents, who got him a psychiatrist to help him deal with what they had expected-MPD. His Doctor suggested to form a 'Reset' button in his mind, to release his other personalities and just leave Mike in case of it becoming too extreme. After months of visiting his psychiatrist, he saw a sign, asking for new Total Drama contestants. Mike had seen several episodes of the show, and saw that even if they got hurt, a lot of contestants had made lifelong friends. His Grandparents encouraged him to try out for the show, and he did...even though his psychiatrist didn't recommend it. After putting up with the abuse he endured on his first season, where he was abused by Scott and confused by Zoe, he started to think several darker thoughts. He pushed them out of his mind, for then, but Mike still had Mal brewing up a plan inside his mind. After Zoe ended up winning Total Drama All Stars, he then pushed away all dark thoughts and lived life happily, knowing that even if he was abused again, he would have friends to stand by him.

[@Musicbrowser01]

Maddie Melody That was truly beautiful with how you described it. And it is true that Mike has plenty of people who will stand by him. Of course, he has Zoe who is hard headed. And I mean it in a good way, because she refused to accept that Mike was gone. Even when Cameron theorized that Mike was gone, and after she buried the locket, she worried about Mal falling into the pit of acid. Gwen even reminded her that it’s not Mike. This shows that she subconsciously hopes that he’s still there. We also know that she doesn’t give up easily when Chef made her fall off a cliff, she adapted to survive. What this means is that she’s an ideal love interest for Mike since she cares for him, accepts him for who he is, loves him, believes in him, stands by his side, and adapts. If the show had focused more on Zoe’s survival tactics, I feel like she would have been able to form a bond with Manitoba or Svetlana. Manitoba because he’s like a mixture of Indiana Jones and Bear Grylls. And Svetlana because she gets through difficult physical challenges. Cameron is the friend who will be by your side and help you out if you ask him for help. He helped Mike handle the other personalities. While we weren’t shown much of Gwen showing friendship towards him, she has been show to be a friend due to her help to Cameron and Zoe. We do know that there are others who care for him. The truth is that he is no longer alone. This means that he doesn’t need to rely on the others anymore. And the reset button could have been more as a sort of first aid. What is meant by that is that it had helped heal Mike’s conscious mind and merged. When this this is applied, it makes sense as to why Mal is forced back. Because he’s meant to be a destructive defense system. He is an aggressive version of all of the personalities if they were merged. And because of this, Mal has also been affected. The reason he wasn’t absorbed back immediately was because he was in the conscious body. And because they were all being healed, he was forced back in. When he demanded to know what happened, Mike was stalling by showing the flashback. To give his subconscious time to merge Mal into him. Mal had almost full control over the subconscious, which was being given to Mike since they were merging. If they had tried fighting, Mal still would have had full control of the subconscious. It seemed more like he was stalling Mal, and only when Mal was gone, and he heard Zoe, that was when he could take back control. Because he knew she needed help, help that he could now provide all the time. And his personalities will still be a part of him. He could always get in touch by doing things that they would do, like go exploring like Manitoba would, take it easy like Chester, do gymnastics like Svetlana. They’ll still live through Mike.

[@fightingmedialounge519]

Or both parents were abusive.

[@tiax0340]

Uhh... I think Mike won All stars

[@fiftycentbrandkillmonger7060]

Well this all would have happened between the ages 7-9 and most alters would have been manifested due to those situations but is Is plausible...

[@thatcringemaster6013]

O_O

[@chaesbestfriend608]

I think Mike, as a personality, DOES have a purpose. Maybe not to avoid abuse, but to prevent it. Who wants to hurt a nice sweet guy? It makes sense as to why that's why we see him first, and why he's the "dominant" or "original" personality.

[@Someone-ct5mw]

Can you do a Physics theory on how the Total Drama crew got all those cameras in Mike’s brain?

[@ronniecano1617]

There are no cameras in his brain we just saw it because it is cartoon if there were cameras then zoey and al would have seen it in the “Mal’s greatest hits dvd.

[@randomtraveler4149]

I feel like it would've been them interviewing Mike, then recreating it with editing.

[@Fluffy-Wafflez]

Oh yes please!! THAT WOULD BE NICE

[@legofan6559]

you forgot one part, his relation with zoey, whenever he is in another personality and zoie is in trouble he comes back to normal and for a while it even stops mal, why does that happen, maybe because he never experienced love before and wants to do it right (without his "issue")

[@chasejones7008]

Well he did say mike was the original who is triggered by living his life, he's not a real response to anything like chester when he's angry, he's a person who wants to live his life and being with zoe makes him happy so when he sees her and thus his happiness in danger he comes back

[@alex-iz5jv]

He never has a protector so he becomes taht for zoey

[@lunawolfheart336]

Maybe it's that one personality that really liked her so much that she's a trigger for him to switch in.

[@feliciabaxter6423]

my thought was that zoey was extremely similar to his mother or just someone he was extremely close to that he lost and he doesn't want to make that mistake again, that's why his wiki says he's extremely protective of her because he doesn't want to lose someone that was so similar to the person that he lost and just hearing her in danger is enough to remind him of that

[@SlewedBoot25934]

When you change to one of the other steve skins in the default skin pack

[@Wm7forthewin]

dead joke

[@joe-lq6jz]

@@Wm7forthewin imagine yourself being a more likeable person, i know, neither can i.

[@shi_suii]

@@joe-lq6jz lol

[@woofyou1186]

It’s hard to argue with his assessment

[@matthewmasucci1425]

@@Wm7forthewin says the guy who has less than 1% of the original jokes likes

[@richardbaczur6825]

At minute 8:59 when Mike says they should come back for another season, he said this because people with dissasociative identity disorder experience amnesia(all personality are completely disconnected from the rest) so we can assume that Mike only remembers the first 3 episodes + the final few minutes of the final episode

[@a_stupid_stupid4912]

I find it funny how so many people say Mike's DID is horribly written when it's probably one of the better ones on TV. Of course it's not perfect, but when you look deeper into it, it's actually quite detailed for a kids' show. I could explain some things that I saw on other videos about Mike/Mal: "Mal is a stereotypical evil personality" Of course stereotypes like that are hurtful, but they're not always too far from the truth. Based on his behavior I think Mal is a persecutor: an alter that sabotages treatment of DID and hurts the body. He may also be some extreme kind of defender based on his line: "No one will cross you with me in charge". "The other alters are badly written" They're not actually. I'm not going to get into detail as that is explained in the video, but just look at the triggers. "The reset button was a bad way to end" It wasn’t actually. I'm not sure how to explain this one completely, but the button wasn’t an actual button, it was a metaphor. It was a similar process to therapy, just shown in a different way. One last thing that actually bothered me when I watched it were the breaths between switching alters, but I understand why they're there. This is a kids' show, not every kid will understand how switching works, so it's an easier way to sygnal the changes in the fronting alter. Keep in mind that I don't have DID, those are just my personal thoughts based on my knowledge of this disorder, so feel free to correct me if I got something wrong. Thank you for coming to my ted talk

[@jakwolfe3025]

I like the video but honestly i feel like people really don't understand mal. At the end of the day he just wanted to protect mike... remember he's a defense mechanism. Twisted and cruel sure but i mean look at the comments and see all those ignorant comments about how he's just "an edgy character" or "he was created for the edgy kids". and god i hate that word its like the most self deprecating insult ever but anyways... he's not an edgelord he's honestly just the part of mike that wants to lash out and dish back what he's felt the world sent his way. I mean his character is literally described by his name "mal" and his actions show mikes inner feelings about his life his characteristics show y he exists in the first place which you definitely couldn't miss at the end when he says "with me in charge no one would mess with us" he's the definition of fighting fire with fire! I mean as a personality he wanted to live too but he wasn't selfish he was fed up and its understandable when you think about it. I mean even if you take your theory away he would logically still be the strongest personality because unlike the others, who are basically different ppl, mal is literally just mike he's the dark side of mike literally the exact opposite

[@claireglover1391]

Yeah but how did he form maybe abuse?

[@dolizen1730]

@@claireglover1391 all DID is formed by abuse, and mal is a persecutor. Persecutors do bad things to the host/body as a defense mechanism, and while it's not a good thing they think that if they do those things then abuse won't come back to them. I don't know if I explained it in the best way but you should do some research on it because it's pretty interesting

[@glitterboxx19]

Mal deserved to be redeemed❤😢

[@jakwolfe3025]

@@glitterboxx19 I don't know about redeemed I mean I liked his character and all cuz I can relate to not exactly being the best person but it would've been nice if he came back

[@kuddlykraken2157]

-Talks about Childhood trauma and mental illnesses -Also has happy muic playing

[@user-DATA_BANK]

This man invented trauma-core

[@dounia4221]

What’s the song at the end

[@Silentgrace11]

Total Drama Island? More like Total Trauma Island .u.

[@user-bq8pp3fq7y]

@שחר א. היי

[@derpymagno6903]

No it's Total Drama Senpai UwU

[@huskyland1259]

Silentgrace11 still in therapy from my season

[@shockedemoji]

Eeeeeeeeeyyyyyyy Wow Somone finally made a roast for the show

[@firedblaze2778]

Total lamma island

[@pokemaster4588]

now that I think about it mike purposefully hurts himself to bring back Chester and then knocks himself out to see what is going on

[@claireglover1391]

Like why does he do that?!

[@ODSTBanjo]

Thx for solving this "personality disorder" theory. I do love watching your videos.

[@ashleylandsberg8679]

I was super sad when the other personalities were erased because they were not only his personalities, they were part of him. And were his friends-in a weird kind of way.

[@lunawolfheart336]

It's also like he just erased a bunch of people because they were anoying at times.

[@withered_vine2822]

He had no choice, it was either erase his personalities or let some maniac hurt the people he cares about he didn't just do it because his personalities can be annoying at times, it was to protect the people outside of his subconscious

[@Emlakew]

They weren't erased at all. They merged. Pieces of each personality are now a part of him, plus their skills, is my idea

[@AestheticallyMoon]

They will never be gone instead they became one person and he will be slightly evil but he’s knows what he’s doing but isn’t a bad person. I think the reset button was for more to gain control to shut them out so he can think more clear but they will never be gone

[@Extinct_ish]

@@EmlakewSo integration? That seems much more possible and realistic than "deleting" entire developed personality states lol 😭

[@joannajones7357]

Manatoba could be necessary if his abuse was parental. If he was often dropped off at random points and told to find his own way home it would explain why a survivalist personality would come to play. Also this made me feel really bad for mike 😭

[@danpopescu8983]

A hat is a symbol of speciality, maturity, responsability, knowledge of a certain area of information and experience. One could say that when a rather vulnerable mind is exposed to a symbol it will shape itself to fit it.

[@mslone6094]

*What about the dunce hat?*

[@nathanthesquot3093]

M Slone From what I can assume, makes the mind feel shameful, moronic, and incapable.

[@rickyrichard8705]

There’s not a lot of theory channels anymore and the ones that are left are kinda lame but you theorizer are still awesome, keep up the good work

[@rickyrichard8705]

Your right game theory’s also really good

[@Jenny-mv6hp]

I love game theory

[@crazycrew1284]

Game theory:am I joke to you?

[@duncanchillake8024]

Matpat: *damnit scott, teach him something*

[@corneater2999]

@Killin9J0k3 895 oh yeah.

[@Ravenscott444]

As somebody with DID, I can say you have an amazing grasp on it. It can be very difficult to understand why things work the way they do sometimes. I highly relate to mike(more than i should probally admit). I think the best way to describe Mal is repressed wants and thoughts. Created from all of the bad things we dont want to acknowledge as a human. The "evil" personality is usually the last resort but strongest defence. As for what happened to mike....ill use my own personal experience as an example. I think mike grew up in a bad neighborhood and in a broken home. Im going to say its probally the father who was negligent/abscent/abusive since the female personality seems to be a kind hearted and positive influence. (Mother figure) I do think school bullying is a big factor, more middle school though where our own insecurities are at its worst and where the name calling begins to progress into physical violence. Manitoba was honestly probally an idol. Both steve irwin amd indiana jones were my biggest idols and i find it amusing. And makes me wonder if there is actually something to it. Like running away from our past to explore the past of others in a desperate attempt to understand how/why people work the way we do. I feel like ive been talking to much. But this is a topic so close to home for me and im very passionate about it.

[@privateerbouncher9622]

Evil in the smallest details is a way to get rid of any possible threats, before it gets rid of you. So Mal is basically the Alternative solution. When Mike (Manitoba) got hit by Scott's shovel, it developed a statement of Mike being a target for possible threats that is life threatening. Even though Mal himself says and is stronger than any other, his purpose is still ultimate defense, though so superior that he is not willing to sacrifice himself and his purpose. Mal was triggered during Juvie, so it could be that Mike were attacked and beaten, then it developed and triggered Mal, and he immediately either knocked out or killed the Muggers. It's just my theory, but it could seem possible. BTW Sorry for you having or kind of having the MPD, hope this didn't offend or felt like attacking you or something.

[@redhood3308]

I too feel the same way you do my friend I've done things that were wrong and that's why when I saw mike I to relate to his trauma however the shirtless one was probably a result of physical sexual trauma

[@Ravenscott444]

@@redhood3308 i was thinking the same thing honestly. Thats usually the biggest DID trigger. But hopefully he is one of the exceptions.

[@redhood3308]

Yeah I hope so aswell poor boy ;-;

[@aaronwilder2775]

don't worry, you haven't been talking too much, I also find the subject very fascinating :)

[@anormalman9280]

Mike is my favorite Character from total drama

[@masterof_stupidity2268]

Same

[@annaheartfilia122]

Same he is cute

[@Lemonboy_32]

Same

[@freddiemercuryhaslosthissh7695]

Same

[@blade9824]

Same

[@astrallimits9832]

As a person with DID disorder i can agree on alot of this the personalitys are here too "protect" or such for the core and the body in a way

[@emmab982]

Maybe Manitoba Smith was a sort of 'adult persona' Mike adopted as a child/teenager when he had to take care of himself? I've seen people with anxiety and the like talk about how wearing actual business clothes helps them psych themselves up to make adult phone calls or whatever. That could explain why the hat is the trigger, it was how he got into the mindset of caretaker of himself when he was too young to be expected to do so

[@skuttle7107]

Me at 3am: I need to sleep KZbin reccomendations: **exists*** Me: Welp im not sleeping

[@nelsontdm7236]

Were twinnin. BAD.

[@deathblaze7350]

3 35 lol. KZbin is up to something lol

[@CrashSherer]

You had the chance to say "I DON'T NEED SLEEP I NEED ANSWER."

[@TheLittleDove]

Mal could also be the very first personality that split in Mike’s mind as a defence mechanism but Mike could’ve realized that Mal was making things far worse so he had the other personalities that were connected to a specific trigger instead of using one other personality for every single thing he needs to overcome. Mal is there as a last resort to Mike after the other personalities were created but Mal kept getting stronger and stronger because of the island and after Mike put the other personalities in their place Mal knew that Mike wasn’t as strong so he was just looking for the right moment to take over Mike’s mind like he did when Mike was sent to the Juvenile detention center. Love your videos Theorizer!

[@annaheartfilia122]

Mike is nice guy and cute and friendly why did he go juil

[@mslone6094]

@@annaheartfilia122 *Juil?*

[@kaybud28]

He/she meant jail I think

[@Athy842]

I may be wrong, but I started thinking and what if the necklace Mike gave Zoey, is what he kept in order to....remember Mike. To remember his true identity. This could be why the necklace had his face on it. This could also be why he had such an identification crisis in season 5 with Mal. When he won against his other personalities in season 4, he felt enraged and in power, he was completely sure that the was the original personality and had that attitude towards the other personalities. But in season 5 he started doubting whether he really was the real one. Right after he gave the necklace away. Again, I could be wrong

[@glitterboxx19]

You're not wrong that actually makes sense, I like it

[@sladerblades]

I absolutely loved Mike and Mal from the first time I saw them

[@annaheartfilia122]

I love mike and mal is hot

[@-syo-]

FACTS.@@annaheartfilia122

[@aliceksipes6015]

With the shirt being taken off as a trigger can't we assume it was something a bit darker that started Mike's issues.

[@claireglover1391]

Yeah cause the way Vito comes out is suspicious

[@dimimalgames4766]

The whole shirt coming off thing for Vito probably came about from childhood fights when you get into a fight there's a usually a lot of grabbing which makes it very easy for a shirt to get either pulled or torn off

[@brokeback.mountaineer]

There is... Another option too, but jesus that would be dark, even by TD's standards.

[@Drahjan_TheoryBREAK]

I just thought of something. I can't believe I didn't think of this sooner. There is a topic of psychology I was told about while I was in college. The three layers of the mind. I never took the class, but after I was told about it, I looked it up. And oh boy, was it something. And after watching this video, I was reminded of it. (#Mal is the best villain) According to this subject, you have three parts of your mind and they are as follows: Ego: The conscious mind. You as you are right now. Super Ego: The subconscious. Or even more accurately, your conscience. The thing that keeps you out of trouble. Id: Desires. Your darkest thoughts. Your malice, if you will. Id cares not for the consequences, all it cares about is what you want. And will do anything to obtain it. And oh boy, does this fit Mike to a "T". A crooked "T", mind you, but I digress. Mal wasn't lying when he said he was the original. He was there since the beginning. And he was mad about being locked away like he was. Mal is Id incarnate. Mike's fight against Mal was reminiscent of our own struggles with with our own dark thoughts.

[@thelegendaryjermo]

You can’t put spaces in a hashtag tag so ima fix it #Malisthebestvillain

[@thepayback3353]

I doubt anybody will see this but there technically is a trigger for Mal. Mal only appeared after Mike got hit in the head by Scott. Then was in control for good when Mike hit himself in the head with a rock. And him getting hit in the head being the trigger makes logical sense consider the way Mal is, he hates people and does anything he can to hurt them. When Mike was younger and would get bullied chances are when they bully would start to hit him Mal would take over and beat up the bully.

[@zeldaprincessgirl100]

Maaaaaal. 😄 But yea, i was wondering if Mal was the original personality and Mike was created, but this theory makes sense too.

[@nin2494]

zeldaprincessgirl100 but Mike would serve no purpose? Why would his mind split Mal?Mal’s literally the ultimatum of self preservation, the culmination of all his personalities, your mind wouldn’t need to develop DID (Dissasociative identity disorder) if you were someone as powerful as Mal, it would if you were Mike.

[@Em_Elizabeth]

Or maybe Mal is an introject of Mike's abuser?

[@melissaherrera940]

I personally don’t feel Mal is the original personality for the simple reason that Mal wouldn’t need to create other personalities to cope with traumatic experiences. Mal as an individual personality actually corresponds more to an antisocial personality disorder. When he pretended to be Mike, he proved to be charming and charismatic. He’s intelligent and seems to have no empathy. With a personality like that, one that can’t seem to process other emotions, why would he need to create other personalities to help him cope? Mike would have to be the true or the “original” personality.

[@gothikaxenon]

When you mentioned “mirror” personality, did the Jekyll and Hyde story ever appeal to you? Mike is like Dr. Jekyll and Mal is like Mr. Hyde. Think of it as good and evil trying to share the same body.

[@lightningfbiboi8334]

I can imagine 4 year old mal making people step on LEGO bricks

[@basharnaeem2512]

Mal isn’t the last because Duncan remembers mal

[@mslone6094]

*That does nothing to affect the timeline. Maybe Mike formed the personalities early on*

[@RafilaWan]

Yeah, Mal could have formed because of various abuse Mike and the other personalities underwent and then what Mal did got Mike sent to juvie.

[@Null_sys]

@@mslone6094 Why did you put that in bold?

[@JoeMama-kj7bq]

@@Null_sys Why not? ;/

[@RepoReaperlol]

Yea because mike or “mal” was in juvie and mal is the only villain personality so he has to be the original just worse and broken down because of suffering.

[@thisyunco]

Man, I miss Mike and his personalities...

[@glitterboxx19]

I miss them too

[@hellfoxwolf14]

Then read fanfic.

[@shayziekaizie]

I chuckled a bit hearing one of the personality’s is named Manitoba.

[@ethancearley839]

Wait isnt that a place in canada? Oof

[@shayziekaizie]

Clarity yes, it’s a province in Canada, the main city being Winnipeg.

[@mslone6094]

*Manitoba is probably my favorite personality*

[@Tired_Nerd2006]

what if mal didnt get mike into juvie what if mal was made in juvie. what if mike was framed by someone else and was sent to juvie and mal was made to protect mike from juvie. this could explain why mal is so manipulative because mike was manipulated himself and mal is in fact and interject (a alter based off of a real person) of the person who got mike into juvie. i have another theory somewhere in these comments

[@kingsombra4053]

Honestly I've always viewed Mike's personalities as like a spectrum of sorts, in the harvest moon episode Mal is unleashed from Mike, suggesting that Mal is Mike's opposite and in a way you can even see it as Mike is prey and Mal is the predator. You can even say the other personalities follow this idea of prey - predator as well. - old man - acrobat - tough guy - explorer In a way you can say each of the other personalities are almost like walls, separating Mike and Mal, which would explain why it takes something as extreme as a hard bang to the head to awaken him. Also Mal and Mike are the only two who have some control over the others, being capable of pushing the other personalities down, its also good to note the other personalities seem to serve both Mike and Mal, in the end the final battle was Mike vs Mal and who has a higher resolve which Mike won, proving the cruelty of a predator isn't necessary.

[@maxride445]

Perhaps Vito being triggered by having Mike's shirt taken off could be traced back to an incident where kids bullied him by taling his clothes away. Something like that can really hurt someone, especially if they have to run around the school scared AND naked. So maybe Vito came out to exude that sepf confidence and cockiness Mike doesn't have. To take away that embarrassment. Because I could definitelt see Vito taking control of a situation like that. Edit: I just realized you said that. Another note, the hat being a trigger reminds me of how children dress of as their favorite super heroes, which may involve masks or hats. In that way he could have acted like Indiana Jones to save the day and save himself from whatever trauma he was experiencing.

[@radioqueen1236]

I love how Manitoba is just Indiana Jones.

[@KnightofLillies]

I love your vids and also Duncan says that Mal was the one in Juve only how would Mike know about that unless Mal either gave up control( which is not in his character) or something else happened

[@Xatalla]

It could be memory overlap; Mike seemed to be getting more and more aware of what his personalities were doing while he wasn't in charge

[@masterof_stupidity2268]

Maybe Duncan slowly got in control not completely sure thoe but it could be a possibility

[@mslone6094]

@@masterof_stupidity2268 *Wait. **_Duncan_** got in control? What the heck?*

[@masterof_stupidity2268]

@@mslone6094 Wait, I think I said that wrong- Plot Twist it was Duncan all along XD He's the true mastermind behind all of this- I meant to put Mal- Whoops-

[@anzenbenedictnava8641]

Lillian Munro it’s juvie not juve

[@dordonake]

I have a theory that Mike's quirky personalities weren't meant to help him with life issues. They were meant to help him keep Mal burried in the back of his head. We could see in season 4 that Mike gained more control over his other personalities to an extent and Mal wasn't mentioned. Hardly even implied. Only forcing the funny personalities to take the backseat enabled Mal to take over, first half of the time, and later all the time. It's similar to Immunosuppression. Sometimes, the side effect of repressing one's immune system in order to fight autoimmune diseases is making the body more vulnerable to other diseases. In this case, the other personalities were an autoimmune disease and Mal was the other disease.

[@tylerloesch1660]

Going off of this theory stated at 7:50 that would make Mal the ultimate defense of Mikes mind if all the others are not up to the task then Mal comes out to make sure whatever is hurting Mike stops no matter the cost. So in a sense Mal isn’t evil he’s doing what he sees as right to defend the primary persona even at the cost of everything else. That is usually why multiple personalities are generated for defending the primary, it’s just Mal has gotten out of control and wants to be the “real” person that he can’t be.

[@survivorfandan_sa9]

I like Svetlana personality the most, just the way she talks cracks me up.

[@Phantom6.6.6]

Hell yeah I've been waiting for this and I'm not disappointed

[@lilcluck]

when you really think about the ending do you really think Mike's personalities are truly gone? What if Mike just suppressed them even more than when he put the original personalities in their place back in season 4?

[@DJGaming-yr9ny]

I truly don’t believe they are gone.(especially not mal)

[@Third7Plays]

Fun fact: Mike's VA, Cory Doran, also voiced Jimmy from Jimmy 2 shoes

[@acdbutrfly]

I feel like Vitto comes from sexual assault, he’s a ladies man who can defend himself and is triggered by his shirt being taken off, or someone taking his shirt off, by force

[@osmosisjones4912]

What part of absorbed don't you understand. Their still a part of him .and better intograted into one person. Before Mike would Black out when he shift . Now their all the same. People also create alter egos to be the person they want to be. Can even be advantage. When things to think about distract each other

[@sauce4279]

What's it like being in a body?

[@BlueBlazeKing]

It’s werid but here’s a good analogy for basically how they are still apart of him . It’s like each persona is a different fruit and pushing the reset button is the same as putting the fruit in a blender. All of the fruit is still there but it’s just combined to create something new

[@TheTheorizer]

As I said, I meant the separation, and the segmentation of those parts of his life. Memory loss was protecting him, and it's the reason he survived total drama being as traumatized as he is.

[@sauce4279]

@@BlueBlazeKing I was talking to osmosis Jones but ok...

[@judymcclenny9549]

Isn't the primary / original personality the one that knows the most about the individuals mind & history?

[@Emma-Queenofhell]

Not necessarily in the billy milagin case the other 22 personalities locked billy away when he was 14

[@katherinehoward3950]

That’s the Internal Self Helper alter. The primary alter (Mike) would be the Host alter

[@coffee-things]

nah usually the host knows the least actually, at least in our experience

[@lunawolfheart336]

Not necessarily. Sometimes the "original" is so tramitized they won't remember a thing.

[@alejandrospn11]

Mal was the original personality, because after he was to juvie, he wanted to start an rehabilitation procces, while he was doing that he says that he was loosing his mind, start thinking about some personalities in head, after that he was taken to hospital where doctors said that he have mixed personalities, but on these doctors wanted wanted to take advantage of Mal and research it for their own purposes. After that, they created Mike, an alternative personality of Mal's so that he could come out of the juvie and have a better life after. So Mal was the original and that's why He will probably will comeback again

[@PhetoloP]

Till this day Mike is my favorite character, imagine being the antagonist and protagonist at the same time

[@kazmichorror1839]

2 for 1

[@redhood3308]

As someone with Personality disorder I appreciate how they did it to a point but let's not delve into my dangerous mind an look in to dead donkeys don't talk I mean

[@daisies4dae]

You have Disassociative Identity Disorder? Or you have one of the ten personality disorders..?

[@uainjansun]

He obviously has multi personality disorder but the real question is........ Who is mike? I hope when he appears in total dramarama he doesn't have all of his personality(yes he is confirmed for the series).

[@blazerod3463]

When was he confirmed?

[@uainjansun]

@@blazerod3463 you should see it soon in a video

[@bishop2286]

I'll do you one better why is Mike

[@masterof_stupidity2268]

He's gotta be in Total Dramarama

[@duncanchillake8024]

Noooooo 😢, they will ruin mike tooo

[@Jeremiah_Rivers76]

Well, Zoey *did* say that she loves oddballs...

[@huntress1123]

This makes me think this: Mal: Mal is probably the first or second personality to come to be, he’s a defense mechanism, he’s cruel, Evil and merciless, he’s like a copy of Mike only darker, Mal embodies Mikes hatred, dark thoughts or feelings and shows that Mike can do much more then he seems, Hes a persona that hates being pushed around and will do anything to be the one on top, he represents a darker side of Mike that he repressed and hides away, as if Mal is a defense mechanism that fights back with cruel merciless force that created his existence, fighting fire with fire. Mal represents Mikes darker trauma, his hatred, his cruelty, Mal is a persona completely made from mikes darkness,trauma and hatred. He and Mike are yin and Yang, Mike being Yang(light) and Mal being yin(dark), Mal resorts to methods Mike wouldn’t and Mike resorts to methods Mal wouldn’t, they balance each other as Mal represents Cruelty or malevolent and Mike represents kindness or Faith. Also this could also explain why Mal isn’t given a specific trigger, it’s more like Mal is activated a both a last resort or a mental trigger is caused where Mal will take control, depending, which is why he’s the strongest. I also agree with fact that he could be a mix of all the personality’s, including the fact he’s a part of Mike, a part that Mike needs, the show didn’t handle how to deal with Mal well, you can’t just get rid of something or rather in this case, SOMEONE by pressing a button something else has to take the MPDs place or else it might and probably will effect Mike badly in the end due to not being used without them, Mike almost broke down in the confessional without them when he realised they weren’t responding, imagine how he’ll eventually react when it completely sets in that he’ll now forever be alone without any of his personality’s with him. Chester: Chester could’ve been made as Mike could’ve associated the emotions of anger, frustration and grumpiness with old people, or it could be from his grandparents that he applied his logic of representing anger, so if or when his grandparents or specifically, grandpa, died, Chester was made in both memory of the grandparent and as a person made to control and hold mikes frustration, as well as Combine with the fact that old people often are the ones frustrated and angry due to old age and stuff, you got Chester. Svetlana: I’m not sure about Svetlana, Svetlana could represent Mikes mom or other relative personality or skill (I’m not sure how to compare them) with gymnastics. Or Mike could’ve done gymnastics when he was younger and somehow an incident regarding it which caused Svetlana to be made, though this a very loose theory. I’m not sure what could’ve made Svetlana come into being. Vito: Vito might as well be one of the darkest origin stories if what I think caused him is true… Vito unlike Mike is a guy that’s extremely social, A guy that practically represents all brawn and no brain. Theirs two possibilities that I can think of that could explain Vitos trigger and why he’s so touchy and has all the social skills Mike doesn’t. He could,1, been bullied by his shirt being taken off and he’d get thrown into a lake or pushed around and physically hurt by bullies due to his social awkwardness and disorder and so eventually this caused Vito to form in order to protect him from both the bullies and make him a more social guy…even if Vitos personality is…questionable…. And the second theory is… he could have been Assaulted and Vito was a defense mechanism towards it, which is why he’s triggered when Mikes shirt is off, to protect him from potential threats as why he’s also strong and so touchy about who gets close, it could also explain his personality a little bit. Manitoba: Manitoba could’ve been made after Irwin or Indiana Jones, or after a childhood show, trip, anything like that. Why his trigger is a hat might be because most explorers wear hats in shoes and stuff which make Manitoba’s trigger a hat.

[@Cooldude-ko7ps]

6:20 yeah. I’m guessing that the trigger for Manitoba evolved to wearing a hat because it’s simple and easy to switch so the other personalities can easily get a hat to switch to him if he’s needed. Heck Mike might even have a hat on him at most times so he can switch quickly. Edit: and Manitoba seems to have a wide range of skills.

[@unoriginal1562]

What would happen if he was Vito and someone put the hat on him? Would he switch?

[@toastedmarshmallowkitty]

Yes. It's been shown that the latest trigger to be pulled will win out like in episode 3 of revenge where Svetlana was out but their shirt got destroyed and Vito took over same kind of thing happened in 5 (Vito was out but Svetlana took over) So logically if Vito was out but someone put the hat on they would switch to Manitoba

[@thisyunco]

Yeah, I remember that

[@stormstudios8226]

I have a feeling that they each are ether related to him. If there parents are abusive the safe haven would be the grandparents house so Mike might’ve picked up his grand-fathers actions and words. Sevlanta would be his sister/cousinwho grew up watching Russian Tapes and Russian gymnasts. Mike could’ve picked it up after she ether passed away or went missing to cope. Vito would be his brother/cousin that was tough and would be picking up girls left and right. He would stick up for his younger siblings and or cousins he would probably gotten killed for getting the wrong girl or he went missing. Manitoba would be a smarter Vito but not getting the lady’s easily. He would be ether mikes brother or cousin again, he would probably got missing or get killed for messing with the wrong animal. And Mal would be Mikes older brother, he would constantly fight back his parents and The bullies for Mike and he would have gotten into a fight with a bully and killed for it. Due to this Mal became Mikes strongest personality because he actually would’ve fight against anyone for mike in the end as he deeply cared for mike. I think Mal does care for mike but it’s overshadowed by Evil. Mike would’ve picked up on there actions and personality’s and used them for defense. Edit: Made this long ago, and I should Explain Mal I think, Every Personality, helps Mike in some way, and they all are shown to have some weird 'relationship', Why would this be different in Mal? He is 'evil' but he does help Mike. Obviously he hates Mike and everything. but in a weird way, I do think he does care for him. I also should explain that I have no psychology degree and I have very basic knowledge of what DID/MPD is. Idea wise, makes sense, but Psychology? More then Likely not...

[@brodymasden2799]

You heckin sounded like Micheal from The Good Place when you did that laugh after that genius quote: "You cant spell inferior without fear."

[@oxbow9877]

If Mike comes back, he won’t be interesting anymore because he doesn’t have any other personalities. Without his disorder he will just be, sadly, boring. Unless Mike gains new personalities which I don’t think could or would happen. Edit: I hope that in Total Dramarama season 2 Mike would be a new character in it. It would be an origin story for Mike and show how he got his personalities. Maybe he’ll get kicked out of the daycare and gains his Mal personality, or maybe when he’s in the daycare he gains his Mal personality. We’ll never know his personalities origin unless he gets into Dramarama.

[@claireglover1391]

If he was younger he might still have Vito but triggered by something else (I hope not because Vito come out at the most sus reasoning)

[@HunterPrimeYT]

If you ask me, Mikes personalities can be sometimes helpful. Mostly svetlana and manatoba? Svetlana helps him get through some difficult challenges, and manatoba helps guide the team through the mines.

[@noxlupa2996]

Okay but there’s still something I want to know: HOW can we see inside mikes head? I mean seasons 1-3 clearly established that there’s a live crew who films everything, so it doesn’t make much sense that the same total drama crew can film footage inside Mikes head. Are there microchips perhaps? Did the government or some kinda secret society pay the show to take on Mike to observe his personalities in a new environment? There’s defiantly something fishy....

[@lj8767]

Their is oorrr it tdi logic

[@jordanloux3883]

Maybe the show whipped it up in editing so it wasn't just Mike staring off into space and then saying he's all better now? It's the only way it makes sense in-universe.

[@laumondsenior1625]

That's where you draw the line not the mutated animal, shark that only wants to beat u up, when chris mutated zeke and the characters surviving beyond logical stunts😂😂😂

[@charlescalvin4657]

I think that flashback, thinking or the changing of personality is something only you can see, because in the replay of every episode we don't see nothing

[@sladerblades]

Mike also locked himself in his mind by trying to reset himself with a hit in the head

[@TheRealMamaBee]

I have a mal theory myself (more of a headcannon really). Maybe Mal wasn't always the "evil one". What if when Mike was younger, chester got too old and couldnt protect mike anymore and so mal came to be. At first he was a younger chester, a protector, but what if the bullying/abuse continued and he went too far trying to protect them? In the end it made everyone think of him differently and it got him banished as well as getting mike thrown in juvi. And then slowly, being stuck in the dark, he went insane especially after he heard that mike was trying to get rid of them. Them. his defence mechanisms.

[@laurenplays8704]

Mike isn't the original, Mal is. Mal is what's left of Mike. Mike is just a masked personality. Mal is the broken Mike.

[@2smallbros711]

I like to imagine mike is fine because he absorbed Manitoba who helped him through confusing times which means now he himself can get through confusing times

[@mulethedonkey2579]

Also, the personalities merge into Mike, from what I've read on the front page. I think the reset button was a metaphor for him making the conscious descision to let go of all of his protection, because he *"doesn't need (it) anymore."*

[@cassiusfelix2805]

Mal is in control because it seems like on multiple occasions he was the one in control. So maybe Mike loves being evil and getting revenge on the people that hurt him most.

[@wajeehdaouk1424]

this is an amazing video and I like how mike has been conditioned to think in specific patterns for his benefit on multiple levels for his survival I guess. Could you make a video including hypnosis?

[@annaheartfilia122]

Btw mike is so cool

[@TheZamaron]

My guess is Mike probably had a sheltered life for most of his childhood, maybe mostly homeschooled. He'd rarely meet people and his personalities are based off types of people he saw on tv that fit closest to those needs. He eventually joined public school and was bullied enough to the point that his mind couldn't take it, so when feeling anger became old man Chester. Needed to flee, created Svetlana off a pro gymnast and triggering Mike's inherent agility that he never used, thus the personality always used it. Vito when he tried acting like the bullies when agility no longer worked, based Vito off an Italian mobster, but also not too bright. People liked Vito but the bullies might have picked on his lack o intelligence, so when a hat was put on his head he then created Manitoba to get through hard problems. But the bullies started laughing at this too, eventually causing his buried anger and hatred to create Mal, Mal might have done something to get revenge on the bullies that got him sent to Juvie. But they soon realized his strange multiple personality disorder and had a therapist help Mike get Mal under control, so Mike still kept the others as they weren't a danger to anyone, might be weird a annoying but not a danger, got warned about joining the show, but he did anyway. Overall Mike is a very fun character, seeing him randomly switching but then later Cameron helping him get them under control, eventually using them to his advantage to complete challenges, and Mal at times causing trouble for Mike and the others as a secret antagonist. Mike made his seasons really good.

[@sethplagge6880]

I always remembered mike reseting his personality’s in a obstacle course challenge where he then gains the ability’s of all of his personality’s but it wasn’t the season 5a finally, anyone know what episode I’m thinking of?

[@drakolich42]

Hey @The Theorizer , I've seen you make a lot of videos about TDI and saying the characters have D.I.D . I'm super thankful that you understand it well enough to use the proper terms! ( You wouldn't believe how hard it is to get someone to understand with out saying MPD :^( ) I heard it in this video and from other people, I even had to figure it out slowly, but there isn't useually an "original". If you tear a paper in half, neither one is an "original" and it's the same with DID. You can have alters that have formed earlier, but it doesn't make them an "original". Another thing, more related to the theory, alters can't just slap a button and intrgrate (or get killed). Intergration involves lowering of dissociative barriers, the blocks that stop potential trama memories spreading, and useally a willingness from the alters who are intergrating. What most likely happened is that the others were put into a forced dormancy. -thank you

[@n0tzyx]

Idk why, but for some reason as soon as the first episode mike was in, He became my favorite character

[@deppydeppo4238]

Theorizer : Mike is the strongest personality. Diavolo : hold my King Crimson also Doppio : hold my frog

[@v1ncebuthesjesus135]

I just want to correct you. Mal is a persecutor, or a trauma holder that has to hold onto a lot of trauma, so he does bad things. He isn’t an “evil” personality. Calling him evil would just make him do it more. Mal isn’t evil. He is misunderstood and he has been called evil so much that he thinks he should keep doing it. Second, there isn’t an original personality. Think of it as a glass bowl breaking. Which piece of the glass bowl is the original? Exactly. None of them. Mike may be the host and use the birth name, but he isn’t the original, and none of them are. It is a common mistake with people that see something about DID.

[@divinemelon4325]

I need more of these man

[@Apeirogon]

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[@GhettoJohnWick]

Each personality is a fragment of the whole. I'm the same way, I even have gaps in my memory from the constant switching. My childhood was full of abuse and I have similar results. I never suffered any sexual assault, but, I have a personality that takes over when I get hit hard enough. My body's been molded from all the abuse I've gone through. Now, I can take a hit and never feel it. You'd have to hit me in certain weak points like my nose or my bad knee. Those are the most sensitive parts of my body besides the groin. Most recently, that happened when some guy hit me with his car. I got up and snatched him out the car by smashing through the window. I even have one personality that takes over when I'm around someone who betrayed my trust and takes my loyalty for granted. It keeps me in line because I'm so angry that I can snap on that person at any point. At that point, I'm at my most dangerous because all of my intelligence and creativity are going towards revenge. I can relate to the character very well.

[@GhettoJohnWick]

One thing all my personalities have in common is a very sexual nature. I have a naturally high sex drive.

[@Zarola]

This was made a while awhile ago but if Mike was bullied in school it would have most likely happened in the schoolyard or boy's locker room. If your progression is correct than a locker room would be the best place to awaken a Vido personality. He would be older and more acquainted with bullying at that point. In a locker room his shirt could have been pulled off or was already in the process of coming off to change clothes. In a locker room Mike's gymnast personality might have been useless in such a closed room situation. He might have even been successfully hemmed into a corner of the bathroom by the bullies. Indiana Jones could have come out of watching Indiana Jones like shows. If Drama Island is 2000s then wouldn't it fit around the time Indiana Jones was seeing a bit of a revival in the real world? When Dr. Jones puts on the hat he is READY, really determined and clever adventurer. So Mike could have wanted to emmulate that without being so outwardly charismatic with his shirt off trigger as Vido.

[@EthanMastercrafter]

This make makes me like mal alot more as a villain after re-watching all stars and now this episode. I just wish there were more episodes so they could have done more with the character

[@6DestructionRebirth9]

Honestly I think that he had all the other personalities before juvenile detention and developed Mal as a protector while there. Mal probably doubles as a protector and the one who holds all of the trauma as usually the littles or protectors do.

[@rowantree896]

I was thinking Mal was possibly the personality that came to be 2nd after Mike, often aggressive personalities are made to hold traumatic memories and defend the host from abuse

[@xxxtentabletop8946]

I really want a total drama finale where they have characters from different seasons merge into one massive finale

[@owen8773]

If you told me Mike would be the season 5 antagonist before watching all stars I'd die of laughter

[@crownedcreeps]

First; we all serve a purpose Two; I think the last part would stand for integration Three; it has to be caused by repeated trauma before age of 7-9 when the mind naturally integrates Four; Manatoba would be a fictive from what I know of the show Five; Mal would be a trauma holder, persecutor, and the original host I believe Also with the theory of multiplicity; everyone has different ego states the at age 7-9 they merge (integrate) but form trauma they have separate ideas for survival and they don’t integrate

[@ChaiKitty7779]

So basically, Mal is Mike's vengeance drive. All his anger personified and wanting to get back at anyone who is or can become a threat.

[@NightWink129]

9:40 He isn't screwed. Because he absorbed his other personalities, he's much stronger and much more capable of fending for himself. His getting lonely and anxious without his other personalities just means he's learning to cope with problems as a whole being again. And even if Mal did resurface, it would be as an alter ego instead of an alternate personality because Mike would be on par with his capabilities, and he'd be able to deal with him in a much quicker/better way.

[@srstriker6420]

So he's like the beast persona to his Kevin Wendell Crumb

[@thefrogwizard9332]

I like to think mal was the first personality mike developed to help fight back against the abuse in his life and the other personality’s came after