EverymanHYBRID (group)

(From left to right) Jeff, Vinny and Evan in 2010.

The **EverymanHYBRID** crew was a group of friends, originally comprised of Vincent, Jeffrey and Evan, who created a fitness web series on YouTube called EverymanHYBRID, that featured falsified appearances of Slenderman/The Operator due to their shared love of the horror genre, only to find themselves stalked and haunted by the actual Operator as well as the malevolent entity known as HABIT. It was eventually revealed that the three men, alongside fellow victim Stephanie (also known as Damsel) and the mysterious Dr. Corenthal, were involved in an iteration cycle that has been occurring for decades or even centuries, in which they struggle against the Operator, HABIT and other unknown entities in pre-determined roles prophesized in the medieval morality play *Everyman*.

As of January 2019, all members of the crew, alongside most of their friends and allies, have died either at the hands of themselves, Slenderman or HABIT, with Vincent and Evan being the last to die during their final confrontation with each other, at the hands of HABIT.

## Former Members

### Vincent

Vincent, or Vinny, was formerly the host of the fitness series, which he co-created alongside longtime friends Jeff and Evan. He was initially the most skeptical out of the three when supernatural occurrences began to befall onto them, and often played the voice of reason among his friends. He was later revealed to be the Voyeur of the *Everyman* play. Alongside Evan, the two were the last of the crew to remain alive, and he was also the last to die and join the others in Dr. Corenthal's Eden.

### Jeffrey

Jeffrey, or Jeff, was formerly the cameraman of the fitness series, which he co-created alongside Vinny and Evan. He had a younger brother named Alex, who was stalked by HABIT's enforcer, the Rake, and eventually killed by the creature. He was also in a relationship with Jessa, who turned out to be Stephanie's best friend. He was first to die among the original three, after he was tortured extensively by HABIT and subsequently burned alive. He was later revealed to be the Guardian of the *Everyman* play. He re-appeared in the Ark, chased down by HABIT and encountering Noah Maxwell when the latter accidentally stumbled across the mysterious realm. However, through unspecified means, Jeff re-appeared in Dr. Corenthal's Eden alongside the others.

### Evan

Evan was formerly the nutritional expert of the fitness series, which he co-created alongside Vinny and Jeff. Midway through the series, he became HABIT's most recent vessel, being possessed periodically at first, until the possession became near permanent from "A summoning" onward. He was later revealed to be the Firebrand in the *Everyman* play. He was also in a relationship with Stephanie, whom he fathered a child with, but later killed both Stephanie and the newborn child while under HABIT's possession. Alongside Vinny, the two were the last of the crew who were still alive in the penultimate video, and died seconds before Vinny did. He also re-appeared in Dr. Corenthal's Eden, apparently permanently free from HABIT's possession.

### Damsel/Stephanie

Initially a mysterious figure who ran a blog detailing her encounters with Slenderman, she became connected to the crew when it was revealed to them that not only was she being stalked by Slenderman as they were, but her name was also included in the Mining Town Four, which included previous iterations of all three boys and Stephanie. Later, she entered into a relationship with Evan, whom she had a baby with, until both her and the newborn were killed by a HABIT-possessed Evan.

## Trivia

* The main three members of the crew (Vinny, Jeff and Evan) were portrayed by the series' creators themselves, having named their characters after themselves (a common practice among ARG creators), while Dr. James Corenthal was portrayed by Evan's real-life father.
* HABIT is responsible for the deaths of every member of the group; directly for Jeff, Stephanie and Dr. Corenthal's deaths, and indirectly for Vinny and Evan, having pitted the two against each other during the penultimate video.
	+ By proxy, Evan is also responsible for Jeff and Stephanie's deaths, as HABIT was possessing Evan when he killed the former two. He is directly responsible for Vinny's death as well, having purposefully killed the latter.

## References

1. ↑ *EverymanHYBRID*, "Introductions"
2. ↑ *EverymanHYBRID*, ":D"
3. ↑ *TribeTwelve*, "Bridge to Nowhere"