Atem

> **Sarah**: I... I don't understand anything. I don't want to believe. I can't... **I can't do this!**
> **Atem**: Oh, but you **can**, Sarah. You've been through so much... and now that you have a chance to be happy... **he wants to take it away.** Who's **HE** to tell you what you can and can't do, Sarah... You shouldn't feel bad... after all, it is **their fault you're dead. No one else will know.** Hey. If you don't want to spend forever here... I understand. We've been together since the very start... so I'll help you out this once. Kyle Henderson does **not** deserve to live after knowing about us. Neither does Thomas. Hey... I got an idea! I keep Luther occupied in here... and you show Tom what it's like to face a true god. But not one of Mercy... one of Death.
>
> Sarah briefly regains her morals, but Atem encourages her to keep killing.

> **I'll see you then...**
>
> Atem speaking to Tom in the series finale trailer.

**Atem** is the overarching antagonist of the analog horror web series *Needlem0use*, the first installment of the *Love's Crafts* series.

It appears as the overarching antagonist of Season 1 and the main antagonist of Season 2.

It is a supernatural entity that serves as an embodiment of Sarah Henderson's hate and dwells within a *Sonic the Hedgehog* compilation beta disk. It is responsible for most of the events in the series, having been the one to manipulate Sarah behind the scenes into becoming Needlemouse and beginning the killings against her ex-friends, using her as a pawn in its schemes.

## Appearance

Atem is primarily shrouded in darkness, appearing rarely as a silhouetted Sonic surrounded by red outlines. Atem's true form is that of a bright red Sonic figure, with its lower half completely missing and replaced by an exposed ribcage and long, skeletal arms. Its eyes are completely black and unconjoined, and its mouth is disturbingly human and realistic.

## Appearances

Season 2* *Duo*
* *Confrontating*
* *Yourself*
* *Atem*

## Quotes

> **Needlemouse**: It was the only way. The only way... to stay hidden. The only way... for the rest of the world to not find out.
> **Atem**: **Got you.**
> **Needlemouse**: **It doesn't feel right anymore. It doesn't!**
> **Atem**: **You're the victim here...**
> **Needlemouse**: **I didn't have a choice! And it's all his fault! It's all his fault!**
> **Atem**: **... It was the right thing to do. It's his fault.**
>
> Sarah attempting to justify her actions, before finally realizing what she had done to Kyle as Atem intervenes (NOTE: It's audio is reversed in-video).

> I won't let you people hurt her anymore.
>
> Atem.

> You need to get off your high horse. *You* waited until the last minute to do anything, Luther. *You* watched her die. *YOU* buried her body in the lake. *YOU* told them all not to say a word. Even Lily. Even after she took Sarah's last name. Even after she adopted a son in hopes of moving on. **You didn't even let Sarah know she killed her own son.** So tell me this, Mr. Artwright. **How do you think she feels?**
>
> Atem chastises Luther.

## Gallery

NeedlemouseVHS True Entity.pngAtem's full body in the distance.
## Trivia

* Before being confirmed by the ZeroRhythm\_, the series' director, it was previously speculated that imagery of a red entity from the Season 1 finale trailer may have been Atem.
* The series' creator, ShutUpJoseph, has confirmed that the Entity isn't a demon.
	+ This has led to speculation that Atem is some kind of manifestation of Sarah's anger, which explains why it appears in a Sonic-like form to Sarah whenever she is in her human form within the game and also why it encourages her to continue killing. This would be confirmed after the release of the finale by the series' director, ZeroRhythm\_.
		- Alternatively, Atem was theorized to potentially be another malicious spirit within the game similar to Sarah that feeds off her agony and hate to become more powerful.
* Atem's name was revealed in the description of *Yourself* as "QXRlbQ==". When put through a Base 64 translator, "QXRlbQ==" translates to "Atem", which is an alternate spelling for the name of a god from Egyptian Mythology known as Atum, who is said to have created the world, meaning that the entity took the god's name in reference to how it has the most control over the digital world inside the "Needlem0use" disc.