Patton is cleaning up the house, when Remus comes over to cause trouble and mess it up! But Remus quickly discovers that Patton is a force to be wreckened with, when given the chance. Thankfully, Remus knows exactly what to do!

Bringing back Sanders sides a small bit! I hope you all enjoy!

Hello fellow fanders! While rewatching the last two Sanders Sides videos, I've noticed that Patton didn't really like the other Dark Sides, and thanks to the post @royalcokee (hope you don't mind being tagged) did about how Deciet is being hated on for what he could be, I've realized that was happening to him not only in the fandom but in-universe.

Before I go on, I would like to say that (1) I might be a bit paranoid about the whole thing and looking in it too deeply, (2) I was one of the people who at first didn't like Deciet, but eventually came to love and understand his character, so I might be a little bias, and (3) I would need to see more videos with Remus in it when the videos come out, so I can make a proper defence theory for him.

Let me be clear this theory is not only about how Patton might become the true villain of the story (personally, he's one ofmy favorite characters), but it is also about defending Deceit as well.

Now, on to the theory.

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As stated above, in the last two videos, we've seen that Patton didn't like the other Dark Sides. We know that the other sides as well have their own reasons for why they didn't like them.

Roman hates his brother for obviously good reasons; one of which is that Remus literally tried to kill him. His relationship with Deciet however, it can seem like a tolerance for each other to teasingly like friendship.

Logan doesn't like Remus, but from what is was shown, it seemed like Logan was just very annoyed with Remus, instead of downright hatred. When it comes to Deciet, neither like or dislike is shown. In fact, it seems that him and Deciet agree on the fact that Thomas should put himself first in some situations.

Now what about Virgil?

We now know that Virgil has had a dark past with Deciet and Remus, but the thing is though; while Virgil seemed to hate Deceit, he was straight up terrified of Remus. This is going to get a bit angsty, but, what if Remus abused Virgil? What if Deciet promised that he would protect Virgil, but broke that promise.

That would explain the uneasiness between them. I mean, would you trust the person who promised that they were going to protect you, but they broke that promise? I don't think so.

Now you might be wondering about Patton. How could he be the villain? He embodies Thomas's positive feelings. He is a ball of sunshine that can't hurt anyone. He is basically a paragon of good.

The thing is though, Patton embodies all of his emotions. Not just the positive emotions. So, he can't be a ball of sunshine; at least, not all the time. And who says a paragon can't be the villain?

Because I never said that Patton was a bad person. I said that he could become the bad guy. The villain in the story.

An example of a paragon being a villain is Superman in the Injustice universe. For the sake of time, I'll give you the oversimplification of it; Joker destroyed Metropolis and tricked Superman into killing Lois Lane and their unborn child. Superman then killed Joker, put the world on a permanent lockdown, and instilled peace by force and fear. A good person turning into a bad guy.

Again, what does that have to do with Patton?

Well, think about it. Patton is a good person who encourages Thomas to put others before himself all the time. And by all the time, I mean all the time. In the SvS he (and Virgil, which I'll get to soon) was pushing Thomas to go to the wedding, even though Thomas (and Roman, and maybe Deciet) wanted to go the callback. He also tries to do the right thing, so when it came to the DwIT video, he (along with Virgil, again, I'll get to that) was hounding Thomas so bad because of the thoughts Remus was giving him that he couldn't get any sleep. And was it just me or did it look like he was struggling when giving Thomas permission to have those thoughts. In fact, doesn't it seem a bit weird when Patton had to give his permission to Thomas. Like as if he was struggling to give up control.

Now the big question; How does Deciet fit into all of this? Cause you never explain the Dark Sides relationship with Patton.

Welp, you're about to get that explanation!

Patton's reasons for why he doesn't like Remus, like Roman's and Virgil's, is understandable. From what we've seen so far, Remus can be seen as a Chaotic Evil or a Chaotic Neutral, and is also very murdery. A lot of people will probably not want to spend time with someone like him.

And the same thing could be applied to Deciet. A lot of people might not want to hang around a person who (temporarily) stole their identity.

The thing is though, he did that to be listened to. Cause he did the same thing to Logan and it ended up turning to a lesson that Deciet was trying to teach. A lesson that Deciet just wanted Thomas to hear. That you can put yourself first in some situations, and that won't make you a bad person.

I also want to bring up a point, is that Patton is a hypocrite.

Patton says that lying is bad, but when he covers up his negative emotions, that's a lie of omission. A lie that a person tells by leaving out important information.

And remember when Thomas admitted to...umm...ripping off his underwear? This might have been a throw away line, but Patton straight out lies about how Thomas would never do that. This could be a mix of a lie of commission (a lie that is just flat out untrue) and a character lie (a lie that uses the liar's reputation to make it look like the liar wouldn't be lying). Which, along with lies of omission, are the types of lies we learn of in CLbG episode.

The episode where Deceit was acting like Patton, ironically.

Another question you might have; what's the deal with Virgil? You pointed out that Virgil did the same thing as Patton did on two other occasions.

Well, remember how I said that Patton didn't like the Dark Sides. Welp, in the DwIT video, it was revealed that Virgil was canonicaly a Dark side. As stated above, Patton doesn't like the other Dark Sides; so why does he like Virgil?

From what we've seen, Patton doesn't like Remus and Deceit for one common thing; they made Thomas question if he was a good person. And for a moment in time, Virgil-Anxiety-would have made him question it to. He could have been the first of the Light Sides to shut Virgil out.

Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but from what I've had seen, there wasn't a single video with Patton and Virgil arguing with each other. And when I say argue, I mean in the way Virgil and Logan (before the AA video), Logan and Roman, or Virgil and Roman argue. Virgil would just bring the counter to what Patton says, and even then, it doesn’t really shows much unless it’s really important.

That means that whatever beef they had with each other was sorted either before the series started, or if it was behind the scenes, after the New Years video, (mainly because all the sides, including Patton, was surprised, and a bit upset, when Virgil showed up.)

Which is odd, considering that Logan and Roman has sorted out any issues they had with Virgil on screen.

Patton could have been the first of the Light Sides to shut Virgil out, but he could have also been the one to let him back in.

If I'm correct about Virgil's backstory with Deciet and Remus, Patton could have been the one to get Virgil out of that environment, once learning that Remus abused Virgil and Deceit couldn't stop it.

After being rescued, Virgil could have sworn loyalty to Patton. Patton, being Patton, probably refused. But then realized something.

If he could get Virgil, if he could get Anxiety, on his side, Thomas would definitely make sure that he was a good person. So, he asks one thing of Virgil; help me make sure that Thomas is good person. He would able to get Thomas to be a good person, and Virgil would get a family.

And Virgil agrees.

In the AA videos, Virgil explained that Thomas would be better off without him and that the other sides didn’t want him there. Except Patton.

He made sure that Patton knew that he appreciated him. But why? 

In the Valentine's Day video, Patton told Anxiety that if he didn’t want to do it, he can sit this one out. This could be where the alliance could have just started. Again, Patton, being Patton, probably doesn’t want to keep pushing Virgil. Like a mentor to a student, if the student doesn’t feel ready to take on a task, they should just sit out on it and get to a point where he is ready for it. 

(Speaking of the Valentine’s Day video, Patton says and I quote “You should try to make them feel special! Don’t talk about yourself so much and make sure they feel heard.” 

I agree with this statement. When you’re out on a date or in a relationship, make sure that your partner feels special and heard. Don’t make the relationship all about you.

Logan brought a counter to Patton’s statement with the question, “But then, why would they buy what you are telling if they don’t know anything about you?”

Relationships work both ways, while it’s your job to make sure that they feel special, it’s their job to make you feel special.)

Going back to his relationship with Virgil, you can now see the things he does in a new light. In the Hogwarts video, it was shown that Virgil was never sorted in Gryffindor and didn’t like being in Slytherin. But you know who was the only Side (at the time), to be sorted into Slytherin was Patton. 

I was looking thought the comment section and I saw one comment connecting that Virgil didn’t like being in Slytherin because their symbol is a snake. And who’s symbol was also a snake?

Deceit. 

Patton and Virgil wasn’t associated with Slytherin because the symbol was the same one Deceit use. 

Virgil, because of their past. And Patton, because he sees Deceit as a threat for making Thomas a bad person.

(Side note: I would also like to point out that Virgil wasn’t sorted in Gryffindor probably because Remus would probably a Gryffindor with Slytherin tendencies if we go with the oversimplification that Slytherins are evil and Virgil doesn’t like Remus.)

That would explain why both Virgil and Patton was trying so hard to win the court case against Deceit. It wasn’t because of him going to the wedding or to the call back. It was about trying to prove that it is better to put others before himself, even at the cost of his own dreams and goals.

Even in the DwIT video, once Virgil started questioning if Thomas was a good person, Patton kept insisted that he was, bringing up the fact that Thomas puts others before himself. But when Virgil says that he can act like a good person, he compares it to Deceit acting like Patton.

Does Patton look shocked? Yes.

Disappointed? Undoubtedly.

But surprised? I don't think so.

That leads to another question: 'What was Patton's relationship with Deceit?'.

It's like he isn't shocked and disappointed that Virgil made that comparison. But not surprise that he made it?

Why?

Maybe it's because Deceit and Patton are closer than we thought. Maybe it's because Patton and Deciet are the same thing.

A liar.

As stated above, Patton is a hypocrite. He had lied about his feelings-and to an extension-Thomas's feelings.

So now what? Well now, we try to figure out what will happen next.

If the rumors are true, the next episode will follow the aftermath of the SvS episode and it's going to be have a Roman vs. Patton plot.

If this is true, then maybe during the argument, Roman might bring up the fact that Patton does lie. There are three ways this could go down. Either he shuts down and go to his room, he gets angry and takes control of Thomas, or a mixture of the two.

Let's go with option three for this theory.

We've seen that the sides have potential to seriously affect Thomas, especially if they go into their respective rooms.

So, what if Patton leads them into his room and instantly forced Thomas to put others before himself all the time.

That doesn't sound bad does it? But the thing is though, Thomas should have the choice to do that, instead of doing it because he'll be seen as bad person. A bad friend.

Remember what I said about Superman? About how he was a good person, but was the villain?

Yeah, that didn't last long. He slowly became a tyrant, that instead of protecting the world, he ruled it with an iron fist.

And if Patton doesn't stop what he is doing, if he doesn't stop forcing Thomas (with Virgil's help) to be a 'good person' and not letting him put himself first sometimes; instead of protecting Thomas, he would be controlling him.

The next question is; who would stop him?

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Or I could be over thinking things, who knows?

If this is true, then Thomas and the gang had created such an amazing plot twist, cause who would suspect Patton, the sweet and lovable dad, as the bad guy.

And if it isn't true, then this would make a great (and honestly, terrifying) Au.

Like I said before, Patton is one of my favorite characters and when I was writing this, I didn't expect to get as much evidence as I did and I am planning on a part 2.

Please let me know if you think that this theory is true or I'm just being paranoid and just over thinking things.

Warning: implied fight

Fandom: Sanders Sides Pairing: None Contents: Angry and possibly cruel Patton Summary: Too many times they had shut him out, excluding him. A/N: So, I saw this post and decided I wanted to give it a try. Although it ended up going a different way than I thought. Well for the most part. I do have more ideas to continue this, but I only will if there is enough interest. Otherwise I will work on the several other stories I have in the works. Title is a lyric from Bury a Friend, I’ve been listening to Nate’s cover recently.

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Patton glanced at the time and shook his head, lips pulling into a frown. It was the fourth time in the week that they blew him off. Not even telling him they weren’t planning on joining him for the dinner he cooked for them all. He was growing tired of it all.

Then the door opened, revealing the loud Roman as he swept into the room with Virgil in tow. Logan was following them, not far behind as he offered some input to whatever they were discussing. Patton knew better than to ask, they would just brush him off anyway. Regarding him as unable to understand. Their laughter reminded him what happened, how they had walked off and left him with no indication of what was happening. Excluding him.

Logan: Who is it?

Patton: It’s Thomas

Logan: Give me the phone!