TheNick56

Nick, better known by his username TheNick56 is a YouTuber who uploads mysterious old footage of his Minecraft gameplays. 
==History==
"Nick" created his channel on January 5, 2023 and uploaded his first video, "trying the new minecraft update (beta 1.5)," two days later. With an 8-minute runtime, it appears to be a normal, innocent, non-commentary Let's Play of an early version of the game in March of 2011. However, there are several things out of place. For example, there is a point in the video where Nick freezes and stares openly at a certain spot on the icy bay near where he wants to build his house. In the description, he claims that the pause was the result of his mouse malfunctioning. In the next video, "making progress," there is a rather unusual occurance, where there appear to be dark blocks sitting on the ice outside of Nick's house.https://youtu.be/bv0ep0gS3As?si=35VQeCc4J6Dpkmnc This is accompanied by water splashes that happen more often than normal. 
In the third video, "burgeon," on March 24, 2011, Nick screen recorded his laptop while playing a video file of some gameplay footage that he was observing.https://youtu.be/S1yzVOt0QV4?si=LGdQLqY769LEHVOI After a while of normal experiences, Nick went onto the ice to investigate the black blocks, which have multuplied since the last time they were seen. When he gets close, mysterious sounds occur, and the screen flickers, briefly displaying cryptic messages before the video ends. Five days later, on March 29, in the video "watching./," Nick shows us that he got a mysterious error message, saying that he could not activate the Minecraft launcher because his Mojang account was suspended or banned due to suspicion of "INTTRUSION with malicious intent."https://youtu.be/11VISqj2cAA?si=toUcJEb6OCg6esJ1 He then proceeds to download a recently updated version of the launcher, which presents him with eerie messages, such as "Remember we are watching!" 
The next video, having a more cryptic title of "b.15_03 jar 00," previously having percentages in the name, shows Nick on a tall mountaintop in what appears to be a new world.https://youtu.be/kycm2oZxzso?si=CRZ6XrF72NZJoKge In a chest, he finds a book called "cavegame tutorial" by the "creator of cavegame (name?)" In the book, the author writes subliminal messages, and claims to be the "complier of current manifestation." After reading the book, Nick starts chopping down a tree, with some static in between clips. 
"generating[manifestation=b1.5_03]" is another very weird video, where there is nothing but some creepy music at the beginning, the word "generating" flashing on screen for a bit, and then black background for the rest of the video.https://youtu.be/LXze3ZrN1t4?si=ngy2Ii3itXtFP-tI The same thing happens with a follow-up, "generated[manifestation=b1.5_03]," with codes and everything.https://youtu.be/EwaBv7yObIs?si=MzDTzRausitK_aHF During the "generating" process, "b1.5_03 jar 01" shows Nick playing the game like normal, while there is a message, "stop watching. nick has nothing to offer."https://youtu.be/7ExT9hmXcP4?si=jk2VTF_sCLJgxH4t 
Nick's last video for a long period of time, "64 61 74 61 20 6c 65 61 6b 20 30 31," was released on May 26, 2023.https://youtu.be/mTOjbRB_NGc?si=V29KDcnmevFXI3y2 It shows a text conversation between two entities, one named "vilicus," where they talk more about the manifestation and how Nick apparently interferes with their plans. The channel would remain dormant for at least 9 or 10 months, until March 18, 2024, when "b1.5_04 1/4" was uploaded.https://youtu.be/NtG3Qi5u_jM?si=jMtAVkndBlbkZn9d Taking place on "09/05/2011" (either September 5 based on the format, or May 9 according to Nick's notepad), Nick explains a mysterious new folder that came upon his desktop. The file redirects him to a Minecraft window similar to the one seen in "watching./," but with more abnormality. He then starts playing on a new world, where he discovers some unfamiliar game features, along with a decent starter chest. He then walks to a house that he did not build, finding it empty except for a bed upon inspection. 
Following up on the last video, "b1.5_04 2/4" sees Nick casually playing the game, plus breif static.https://youtu.be/B30PWCKnHOA?si=GAnPcEh27bohipk- "b1.5_04 4/4" picks up a short time after "2/4," where Nick is trying to enjoy a good session or two of the game, when he starts to interact with vilicus (or vil_1 as displayed in the chat box.https://youtu.be/2fASc8sFwHE?si=RRMz7ghEcDl6JW8p Nick tries to ask vilicus what they are talking about, but they only answer with cryptic messages before "leaving the world," indicating that vilicus may or may not be a fellow player. 
==Personal life==
In terms of physical appearance, not much is known about Nick's personal life, especially since he doesn't show his face. However, based on his desktop backgrounds in his videos, with several applications and games from the early 2010s being present, it shows that he is an avid gamer, either in his mid to late teens or earlu 20s.
==Trivia==
*His videos were covered in an analytical video by Wifies, similarly to Old Minecraft Reuploads. It is possible that the occurrences seen on both channels are connected, but there is currently no evidence to support it.https://youtu.be/jtqXrhX8_DU?si=G8N6ZZ3SNEje_irz
==References==
Category:Gaming YouTubers
Category:Film YouTubers
Category:Users who joined in 2023