Tape 6

## Overview

Tape 6 - titled *D0n'T\_CrY.Mp4 | Lost VHS Tape* - was posted on YouTube on May 24th, 2020. The tape stars Sofia The Singing Marionette, the Ice Cream Man, The Baby Doll and the Jester. This tape also describes who had been the culprit for both Macy's and Ava's death.

## Summary

This tape opens with the insertion of the VHS tape as well as an introduction to Sofia The Singing Marionette. There is a short jingle of her traditional song along with a poster similar to Henry's introduction in I\_WaNt\_4\_T0y.mp4. The difference between the two is that Sofia's includes her silhouette instead of her overall appearance.

As the tape progresses, a scene with Sofia herself happens. She is held up by 3 strings: one on each hand and another on her head. Presumably, she is meant to be controlled via a puppeteer off-screen hence the strings unlike most of Martin's other toys which seem to move by their own accord. The room is tinted red along with there being two different sized spheres of the same color. A few candles are lit next to these objects behind her.

She says to the camera with her head facing down:

> "*Hello. I am Sofia. Will you sing for me?*"
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A quick glitched jumpscare of Ava Greywhinder appears before another scene occurs. In this scene, there is a spotlight within a darkened room. From the right side of the screen, a stop-motion doll crawls into view as "Tiptoe Through The Tulips" by Tiny Tim plays in the background. The doll stops momentarily to peer at the camera before it begins to stand and run around in the light. When the music cuts off randomly, it turns to face behind itself with the subtitle of "Mama?".

After a brief moment of static, The Ice Cream Man makes an appearance, seeming to claw/scratch at his head whilst whispering voices are heard. It abruptly ends as he proceeds to slam his head into a concrete wall, triggering another segment involving the stop-motion doll from previously. However, with this scene, the doll's face is zoomed in and has a visible wound at the top of its head. Most have compared it to a bite-mark (which links with Banzo as seen in the trivia section). There's distorted audio in the background quietly that - according to the comments' section and other possible theories - nobody has been able to decipher. The doll's right hand appears, grabbing and taking away its own mask of a face, revealing an image of Ava Greywhinder crying with amplification/distortion before static occurs yet again.

This instance instead opens up one-sided dialogue from Martin himself lip-synced by The Jester. The visuals are darkened and little expression is shown when he speaks these lines. The dialogue itself goes as followed:

> "*Macy~*
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> *Come out, come out, where ever you are~*
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> *Daddy's got a special surprise for ya~*
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> *[Momentary pause]*
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> *MACY!*
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> *I ORDER YOU TO COME HERE!*
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> *RIGHT NOW!*"
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After another transition, he is heard again speaking to presumably Macy Greywhinder after finding and killing her seen in the She\_C4n't\_Sle3p.mp4 tape. The dialogue goes as followed:

> "*Now there. Things are going to be all better now. You're going to listen to Daddy, right? You're going to be a good little girl. Daddy made you so that way you can sing. You can sing for as long as you want. No one will hurt you now. You can't leave. Not while I'm around. No-*
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> *[For visual reference to the next lines of dialogue, see the tape Hell0\_M4rtin]*
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> *What are you doing? Get back in your room like I told you to. [Momentary pause] What do you want? Didn't you hear me? What's the matter with you?! You got cotton in your ears?!*
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> *[Off-screen, a groaning noise is heard]*
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> *No...No! No...NO!*"
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As the static returns and opens up the new scene, a zoomed-in shot of The Jester appears with backwards/distorted music gently playing in the background. When a few seconds have passed, he opens his mouth leading to another jumpscare with glitches.

This leads us back to Sofia in the red room, now facing the camera with sunken eyes as she repeats her previous question in a slowed tone of voice. If on a computer, two unlisted videos will appear with the either "Yes" or "No". If on a phone, this might be unavailable. At the end of the tape, her head begins to split open as she states:

"*I want you to close your eyes*"

### **Option "Yes, I shall sing"**

In this version of the tape, the options disappear as the white-noise of the background gradually begins to increase in volume.

Suddenly, the scene cuts to black with a small version of Sofia's face in the center of the screen. In the background this time is a repeat of "Tonight You Belong To Me" by Patience and Prudence in a distorted with slightly offbeat/off-tune voice accompanying the main vocalist. At one minute into the tape, Sofia's right side of her face is shown to the left-side of the screen.

Before the song ends, the music is cut off and replaced with the sound of static. Sofia's face now becoming more pixelated and her mouth open wide. Her eye - previously seen moments ago - also vanishes.

It is assumed that this option is the better one of the two but not a canon choice according to the lore itself.

### **Option "No, I shall not sing"**

Unlike the other option, when selecting "No", an audible noise cue occurs. However, both seem to have a similar next scene as this tape also includes an instant black screen along with a zoomed version of Sofia's face. In this version of the tape, the same song is heard in the background as well. But, unlike the "Yes" option, her face begins to open up with loud crackling and tearing as an appendage is seen leaving her mouth. As the music becomes more distorted, a jumpscare ends the scene as the appendage suddenly strikes the camera.

As the tape returns one last time, a brighter version of The Jester zoomed in smiling with his mouth open appears as - like tradition - a glitched jumpscare of manic laughter concludes the video.

## Trivia

* It is presumed to be confirmed that Banzo (the family dog) was instructed to kill Ava by Martin after his transformation. However, whether or not he did so is undecided. It could be predicted the Ice Cream Man might have also been the cause since Henry was killed by him under Martin's command.
* Sofia's death had been caused by her own father as confirmed in the tape. But, the reasoning had been a mixture of good intent gone bad or pure malice through impulse.
	+ In Martin's own words, he made her into a toy able to sing to herself any time she requested. However, forcefully making his daughter into said toy proved to only anger her due to the consistent pain she undergoes.
* In the tape Hell0\_M4rtin, we are given confirmation as to who he was speaking to off-screen within this tape (the Ice Cream Man). Whether or not he was killed is unknown but it seems highly unlikely since hints have been given to Martin's survival after the attack.
* It is assumed by fans that the choice of "No" is the worse but more lore-accurate choice for the viewer to make. This is also seen in "THE\_PERFECT\_PET" where Ava and Banzo can be seen being relieved from their torturous existence (but this is not considered a canon ending to the Harmony & Horror franchise).