The Puppeteer

The Puppeteer as seen from the 360 Character Showcase.

**The Puppeteer** is a humanoid character first introduced in the Are\_Y0u\_HappY? tape that seems responsible for manipulating the Henry Dolls to do it's bidding as well as become their corrupted guardian of sorts.

## Appearance

The Puppeteer - according to it's full body description - is a large humanoid being made entirely of flesh from (presumably) the remains of Thomas Greywhinder and other Henry dolls Martin turned his victims to.

For both of it's arms, two Henry Dolls are crudely attached which is later on seen in the Are\_Y0u\_HappY? tape during the segments involving Henry. However, the creature's face seems to lack any ears or a nose, instead only having a mouth full of sharp jagged teeth and eyes with a black sclera and white pupils.

## Personality

As the creature had been formed from the shared hatred against Martin Greywhinder, The Puppeteer seems to be extremely hostile against anyone wishing to visit the M&A HarmonyToys facility as seen in UIFZ BSF JOTJEF UIF CVJMEJOH (also known as "*They Are In The Building*").

Despite this however, it may be doing so out of a highly protective nature for the Henry Dolls themselves. As seen within They Are In The Building, The Puppeteer seems to consider the night-guard on duty during the tape a trespasser or someone capable of harming the toys residing within the establishment. This leads to the creature becoming more aggressive as it attempts to attack and dispose of the guard.

Another key trait to note about The Puppeteer is the apparent awareness to manipulate a viewer (or bystander) via using the Henry Doll appendages. In the Are\_Y0u\_HappY? tape, a Henry doll can be seen walking towards the camera whilst The Puppeteer stands within the darkness of the room behind. And - to confirm this - the shadow depicts what could be described as an arm being attached to the Henry Doll in the process.

For what purpose this segment is for has been a fan debate for quite some time. But, some have suspected that this creature could have been attempting to lure in new victims by manipulating the toys present within the facility.

## Origin

### **Are\_Y0u\_HappY?**

A 3:36, the footage cuts to a hallway with two doors on the adjacent wall. Near to a window on the right of the screen, there is something written and presumably framed alongside an unknown image. The window allows some light through to see the door in front of the camera. In this momentary shot, it creaks open before the footage cuts back abruptly to "*The Adventures of Markus & Andrew*".

At 4:40, the footage returns back to the hallway with distant music playing in the background. From the crack in the door, a twisted version of a Henry Doll is seen peering out before approaching the camera at a steady pace. Behind and above it in the darkness in the room, the eye to The Puppeteer is visible. As the Henry Doll steps out entirely, he briefly stops and remains limb as an arm/appendage is seen behind him. This lifts him into the air before suddenly pulling him back into the room as the door slams shut. The footage resumes back to "*The Adventures of Markus & Andrew*".

At 5:54, the footage returns to the hallway once more. In a flash of a second or two, a shadow from outside the window can be seen before the music from previously cuts back in. This time, both doors open all the way from left to right. A slightly soundless jumpscare occurs where the twisted Henry runs towards the screen. Before he can reach the camera, the footage resumes to the cartoon short.

### **Thr0ugh\_Broken\_WindOws**

In the first few seconds to the tape, a darkened Henry Doll peers around the corner to a set of stairs from the cameraperson. They instantly begin to run towards it only to be jumpscared by The Puppeteer and the Henry Dolls, causing the tape to glitch. This is the only instance of the character throughout the whole tape.

### **UIFZ BSF JOTJEF UIF CVJMEJOH**

At 1:03, the tape showcases the perspective of the cameraperson exploring the HarmonyToys factory late at night. As they peer up at what looks like an entrance or a set of windows of the factory, the twisted Henry Doll from the Are\_Y0u\_HappY? slowly emerges in front of them. As they shine their flashlight onto it, it gradually turns it's head over to the right with a noise cue, causing the cameraperson to do the same. What follows is another jumpscare with The Puppeteer roaring at them as the footage suddenly cuts to black. It quickly returns and cuts from them attempting to flee the scene as well as encountering a Henry Doll that begins to sing to them. In a moment of desperation, they raise a gun to it's face and pull the trigger, causing the doll's head to spill with blood. Somewhere in the background, there is a woman crying/screaming as the tape comes to a close.

### **THE\_MIRACLE\_CHILD**

In the section "Home Invasion", the Puppeteer lands on a young boy's roof and eventually enters his house. Eddie, believing it to be Santa Claus, rushes out of his room to sneak in a picture while it is downstairs. The Puppeteer is evidently disturbed by his camera's flash and starts violently pursuing Eddie through a hallway. Eddie eventually tries hiding from the monster in a closet, but it spots him and controls a Henry Doll to catch him. In the "Friends in Disguise" section, the monster is revealed to have befriended Eddie, although it is still evidently disturbed by camera flashes. Eventually the tape displays an almost exact repeat of UIFZ BSF JOTJEF UIF CVJMEJOH. However, the camera then pursues and attempts to kill the Puppeteer by repeatedly shooting it after destroying a Henry Doll. The Puppeteer's fate is unknown, but it is implied to have survived, since the monster's distain for camera flashes could have originated from potential PTSD revolving around the muzzle flashes of the pistol fired upon it.

## Gallery

The Puppeteer barely visible in Are\_Y0u\_HappY?The Puppeteer's Jumpscare in Thr0ugh\_Broken\_WindOwsThe Puppeteer in Eddie' s living roomThe Puppeteer chasing Eddie through a hallwayA side view of the monsterThe Puppeteer's Face
## Trivia

* For some reason, The Puppeteer appears for a few seconds in the Harmony And Horror 360 Character Showcase Video.
* It's presumed that the Henry Dolls are physically attached to its arms/hands to deceive/lure others closer to it.
* In THE\_MIRACLE\_CHILD, a child by the name of Eddie Miller interacts with a creature similar to The Puppeteer who he nicknames "*Mr.Handy*".
	+ Similar to The Puppeteer, Mr.Handy also has a Henry Doll suspected to be possessed by the spirit of Amy Wilson given its story about a burning with passion under The Toymaker's wing, encountering The Jester and believing everything to be fine until someone ripped out it's spine.
* In THE\_MIRACLE\_CHILD, the chapter for the section regarding Eddie making friends with these two characters is titled "*Friends in Disguise*".
	+ This might link into The Puppeteer's design used to lure in new victims using the friendly Henry Dolls to its advantage by luring Eddie into a false sense of friendship/security.
* An extended scene can be found in THE\_MIRACLE\_CHILD tape where the shot Henry Doll is laid down on the floor presumably bleeding out whilst The Puppeteer is heard being shot at in the background.
* Despite it's large size, nobody has yet to be notified/aware of this creature as it manages to reach and enter Eddie's home through the roof and down the chimney.
* It may to be Amy Willson.