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read more cause this ended up being a pseudo-analysis post lol to the point where we go into Derapchu MCSR Streamathon Exclusive Team PE Lore. exciting.

it is SO interesting to me that pentar decided to start this whole thing in light of them addressing his lies after video 1 dropped, and I've held the belief that this was a really pivotal conversation for pentar and ecorridor as a team and dyad in general. ecorridor, because it was his first significant decision within their relationship (do I lie to my teammate about having died to protect his efforts/feelings? as well as the explicit decision in that conversation to keep this secret while also being the one to bring up "from now on, no secrets?"), and pentar because, IMO, it was the convo he explicitly used cor as an excuse for his own selfish pursuits and completely unashamedly. he's done it before with the initial lie, but him hearing ecorridor's desire to take down minute & clown and using that as an excuse to "well, obviously, we should get you to start killing" -> "well, if you dont want to, i can do it for you" is the nail in the coffin. it is so important to them as a pairing that they care about each other, yes, of course, but pentar is also not being honest with ecorridor or himself about who he is trying to help.

this teaser also reallyyy supports my belief about tbeing one his main traits because like. this video is not about completing ecorridor's goal. one, its lame for content, but two, he frames the minutetech kill as the Final heart he wanted for ecorridor and we kind of knew this? the decision for pentar to duel minute on his own in ecorridor's honor is Odd. I just feel like I shouldn't have to clarify that, but it just is. Ecorridor is the immortal player. Ecorridor is the one who supposedly has not died and is Chasing that glory - weren't these hearts supposed to be so that ecorridor could take these other immortals down? so why are you the one doing it? Do you really care about ecorridor's safety that much or are you using him as justification for yourself again? Pentar just keeps lying to himself about who he is - who he wants to be - that it's impossible to take what he says at face value. We don't have his thoughts on this duel at all, but I wouldn't be surprised if he frames it in the video as him doing this for ecorridor's benefit and I just don't believe him. I don't know if I think he wants glory or to change his reputation on the server (some people. did not like him for alliancing with bandits), but I do think there is an ulterior motive. You know that ecorridor's main goal and lifesteal video is about this pursuit to immortal status, so like... how is this good content? Pentar isn't an idiot. He's content-brained almost to a Fault. He is not going to make that decision lightly.

I love that you mention the "give me ecorridor if I win" because it just really solidified for me how the server viewed, and continues to view, these two. they're team pe. derapchu, zam, bacon, everyone sees ecorridor as Pentar's passion project. it's a weird term to use, i think, but all everyone knows about them is the devotion and effort pentar has poured into. whatever you can call video 1. pentar's identity is tied to ecorridor, and no one talks about their team with regards to trust or respect, it's almost always equated to some kind of "I'm going to take him from you". because there is an understanding that Ecorridor Is His. No one on this server is normal about ecorridor in relation to pentar and I can't even BLAME them cause pentar is WORSE. so many voice lines that were used and unused in the first video that are the opposite side of the coin. where pentar uses ecorridor for his own benefit, there is also the part of him that needs to please him and, i think, craves the approval of someone who cares for him.

i haven't gone into it much on this blog yet cause I've just. been slacking. but another really vital thing about pentar to me were his relationships in season 5 and how much they've shaped his relationship with ecorridor now. I can't be assed to start double checking vods and pulling up timestamps, but it was a huge deal in season 5 that pentar felt largely unappreciated by his teammates. in the parrot video, pentar is kinda brushed aside as a gucci gang member, and his entire void arc pov is about "being on this team was fun, but also they were so fucking mean to me and didnt take me seriously." so he leaves. and he joins pbj and yes, they care about him, but there is also Something between jumper and minute. they carry this understanding between themselves because they are constantly being Forced to Endure this rigorous targeting from mapicc and zam, and anytime that pentar speaks to the players, he's dismissed. there's this constant brushing aside that pentar deals with, from his teammates to like. just him as a Player on the Server. in his eyes, the narrative moves on without him, even if he IS a pivotal member of PBJ. i have so much i want to expand on here, but the gist is that these feelings dont Go Away when the new season starts. i think a lot about his time away from gucci gang being his attempt at self-sufficiency, and how he carries this sense of needing to improve himself. he wants to be useful. he wants to be seen. he wants his efforts to be recognized. so yes, he uses ecorridor because he wants to kill and be ruthless and maybe not feel so bad about giving into that after fighting on the side of peace, but I also think it's his way of proving himself to ecorridor. he makes up these issues in his head, ecorridor needing to take down minute and clown, and over-provides because otherwise how will ecorridor know he's a worthy teammate? i think i've kinda lost the plot on this point cause i've just started rambling and thinking too much, but i hope you can see what i mean and forgive the abrupt topic change, cause now I need to get into the Ecorridor Lie. And What that Means to me.

Pentar explained on the derapchu stream like 2 hours ago, as of writing, that this is video 2 of the Team PE Trilogy. The trilogy that he wants to make but has No idea where to take from here. WHICH. I MEAN. COME ON MAN.

I have not been subtle about wanting team pe to crumble... but I only cheer it on because I think they are bound to. he can always prove me wrong, but I really do see pentar as someone who values knowing he can trust people, despite being a little weasel himself. he loves lying, but I can't imagine him putting all this effort into someone and just brushing it aside when they tell him they've been lying this whole time. I don't think pentar necessarily cares about lying about the death, I just think he'd care about being lied to. He's spent so much time since the beginning of the server proving that he can be trusted wholeheartedly, so what did he do for ecorridor to lie back? I don't know if team pe would split, in fact I really Don't think they would, but I DO think it'd cause a lot of questioning and introspection. does he have the right to feel hurt? is it even really a betrayal of his trust? when ecorridor asked him, "did you really think i'd think less of you because of this?" in reference to the desire to kill, what does that say about e's thoughts on pentar? does that mean he thinks pentar would care? what has he done to give that impression? there is SO much at stake, and I think it's so interesting that pentar is, you guessed it, starting to fucking doubt ecorridor.

I KNOW. INSANE.

he mentions it on the derapchu stream here, where he admits that while editing this video, he started to notice too many inaccuracies and little misaligned details for ecorridor not to be lying. he technically leaves it vague on whether his mind is made up or not, but i think the tone in his voice makes it obvious.

so where does that leave us? well, the fucking fact that he says he Doesnt Trust Ecorridor. Not just "I don't believe he's telling the truth" but "I Dont Trust Him." I've alluded to it in this post already, but I've thought for months that the revelation that he's being lied to by his closest ally would eat him alive. He also mentions in this stream that he just made the trailer, too. It's the most recent thing he's worked on. WITH THE SUSPICION IN HIS HEAD. so, ok, let's rewatch this trailer because there is just. One Sequence. That feels Too on the nose. It's right at the beginning where Pentar says "my teammate, ecorridor, hasn't died a single time" and the he Directly transitions into the clip of ecorridor saying "maybe, from now on, just- uh, no secrets?" I KNOW OKAY. its not a big thing but pentar is like. he's a freak. he pays attention to these things. i am 1000000% willing to look like an idiot in the future but i FULLY believe this was intentional. he's foreshadowing the betrayal. he's preparing for this doubt of ecorridor's to mean something. i have no idea how much of these suspicions are in the video, but I DO think that, after this video comes out, there will be developments in their relationship as a team that stem directly from pentar not being sure how much he can trust ecorridor. he still has plans to help him and kill clown - he tells derapchu this much - but that doesn't mean that he's going to be as forthcoming about doing everything in ecorridor's name anymore, and I am really, really excited to see where they take it.

god, if you are listening, let pentar discover that ecorridor's lying to him while he's streaming. and ideally when he's NOT talking to cor. zam is currently the only person who knows about ecorridor's secret (and i think he told bacon - i forgot if he actually confessed that to him or not. also woogie but. woogie does not remember that shit lets be fr) so im hoping he slips up somehow... i just think giving pentar an opportunity to really marinate on this Alone - with the help of a HOPEFULLY not annoying chat to really immerse him - would be fucking sick. but alas, we can only dream (i did dream this. by the way. guy who is normal about team pe.)