EC

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> James on the EC,

### Aliases

EC
The EC
Electoral College

## Biographical information

Died sometime between July 2018 and March 2021

## Physical description

### Species

Cat

"**EC**", also known as the **secret project**, is an extremely secretive JAR Media project which has been in development hell since 2017. It is possibly a documentary on a white cat named **Gorgas**, nicknamed "**the EC**", of which Alex was obsessed with and became an inside joke for him, likely due to its apparent lack of ears. No evidence is given towards what "EC" stands for, but "**Earless Cat**" could be assumed.

The EC is very secretive; Alex has continued to keep it a secret and does not mention the cat because he believes jarlings are undeserving of it. As such, little information has been given. However, with many jarlings doing research on the EC by gathering clues from various eras of the posdact, the EC has become the closest thing to a JAR ARG or conspiracy theory, and is likely at the bottom of the JAR Media iceberg.

## Development

The JAR boys appear to have little work done on the project; in 2018, Jim admitted they had done nothing, even after they announced the project a year and a half ago. In 2019, Alex and James said it was in pre-production, and that half the footage was done, but nothing else was finished. The project was likely a documentary of sorts about the white cat, as hinted at by Jim in "The WORST Shane Dawson 'Documentary'", where he references how JAR have a documentary on the way about a cat. Alex has planned shirts of the EC, likely when the documentary comes out.

In 2018, Jim spilled the beans on the EC's secrecy, saying "that cat is gonna die before we do anything." (Ruben said he was going to edit it out, but obviously never did.) In 2021, when talking about the project, the cast heavily implied the cat actually died before they were able to finish, and making Jim's joke a reality. James said that with the cat gone, it was impossible to complete, but Alex stated that they could still do it posthumously, giving Carrie Fisher in the sequel trilogy as a good example.

## Evidence

Some evidence about the subject of the EC has been unintentional, in that someone had forgotten or was unaware about the fact that it was a secret, while some are intentional clues.

### Shirts

In the episode 77 of the yogs, "RAZORFLESH" Jim, Alex and Ruben wear shirts with white cats on them, with Jim's being the most noticeable as it only has the cat's face, notably appearing to lack ears. The shirts were also referenced in episode 92 from 2017, where Alex hints at an idea he has for JAR merch, glancing over at the EC poster when Jim seems confused about what's he's on about. In a cast 5 years later, Jim states the boys made EC shirts, likely making the EC the reason why he got the shirt. Alex still knows where the shirts are as of June 2022.

### Photos

From September 2017 until the Corncast, there was a poster on the wall on the JAR set with what appears to be three photos of a white cat. Despite appearing in so many casts, there have been no clear images of it. There is something scribbled at the top, possibly something written (maybe "EC"), or a drawn face.

When Alex and James did a tour of the set, James attempted to point the camera at the EC pictures, but Alex stopped him from doing so, saying "It's a secret", showing further evidence that the cat is connected to the secret project. James called it "the best thing in the room", despite how he has said he disliked Alex's obsession for the EC in the past.

### r/sadcringe post

Alex has said that the EC is in the r/sadcringe post somewhere. The icon for "Brother" in the image is a white cat.

## Trivia

* James hates the EC project, calling it unfunny, and that it lacked an idea, although Ruben found it funny.
* In July of 2018, Ruben says that "Alex knows the name of the EC", implying that he did not know its actual name yet. In another cast, Ruben notices the EC photos on the wall and reveals the cat's name is "Gorgas".
* A plush of a white cat can be seen in some videos. Another cat, also appearing to be earless, can be seen on the table on every cast since episode 281. When the EC is mentioned in one cast, James pulls the plush out. It is unknown if it is connected to the EC or the project or whether they are just plushies of white cats.
* On a tweet from Alex about the EC, James once replied "I have EC knowledge that I can leak and you can't stop me".

## References

1. ↑ https://youtu.be/zqq\_pxKh6n8?t=269
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 https://youtu.be/2Zvkh7Xvrlc?t=2197
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 https://youtu.be/2WZBcZ6-YGg?t=3288
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 https://youtu.be/2MFqZJ2y1Os?t=3792
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 https://youtu.be/dCAaHbDkucM?t=2155
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 https://youtu.be/DPwOj\_MXzG8?t=2648
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 https://youtu.be/I1pW80ojo3I?t=794
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXr9aV1\_FAE
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 https://youtu.be/YjzNgQBCQ78?t=58
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 https://youtu.be/NvN0Bbf28Fo?t=986
11. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r\_FmmLw3sbU
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 https://youtu.be/nQUIeb0Vfrc?t=576
13. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/sadcringe/comments/lr04s5/damn/
14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 https://twitter.com/ManManBBMan/status/1556636026898190336
15. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbtVSJbhpnA