I.F.

I.F. possessing the body of Liam.

**I.F.** (commonly known as **IF)** was the son of Fanbit. He was created in Fanbit 1 and born during Fanbit 2. He later appeared in Fanbit 3 as a fully grown entity, and created The Phoenix as his avatar.

## History

### Early Life

I.F. began his existence as Leif Bernsen, the half-human son of Josiah and Karina. Fanbit handpicked the duo from his stable of Rabbits due to their combined traits of two-facedness (Karina) and volatility (Josiah). The child was conceived during the first Fanbit game, while Karina and Josiah were simultaneously under Fanbit's control; this both ensured that the conception was successful, and allowed Fanbit to impart his power to the fetus.

Due to Karina's pregnancy being supernatural, the baby grew abnormally fast. He was born December 23, 2014, during the first half of the Fanbit 2 tournament. The delivery was fast and painful; Fanbit mocked Karina for crying during labor. After the birth, Karina named her newborn son Leif, with Fanbit's encouragement.

Leif spent the first few months of his life in Karina's care. Karina hated the child, knowing what he was and what he represented. She often neglected her son, even leaving him alone the bathtub to drown. However, Fanbit wouldn't allow Leif to die, no matter what actions Karina took.

At the end of Fanbit 2, after wiping the memories of the Rabbits, Fanbit took Leif to the Candleverse. There, he aged the child to "adulthood" and awakened his supernatural powers. The end result was a being more powerful than a Shade; an entity born of both HABIT and humans, who embodied humanity's imagination (much like HABIT itself embodied humanity's evil tendencies). I.F. honed his abilities, eventually using his powers to create his own pocket dimension, The Roost, which was adjacent to the Candleverse.

### Fanbit 3

After spending some time in The Roost, I.F. was summoned back to the Fanbit Layer, where the third Fanbit tournament was in progress. Under Fanbit's instructions, he resurrected Marty Taylor (who had recently committed suicide as his alter ego, "Michael"), restoring him to life. He also granted Marty a portion of his power, creating his own avatar, The Phoenix.

With Marty now doing his dirty work for Fanbit, I.F. was free to interact with the Rabbits. He created his own Redemption Game, where Rabbits who had been eliminated from the tournament could earn their way back into Fanbit 3. Those unfortunate enough to be eliminated from the Redemption Game were taken to The Roost, where they were tortured by I.F. before he killed them, wiping them from existence. Rabbit #15 became the first to fall victim to this. After Fanbit 3 ended, I.F. returned to The Roost.

### Survive the Trials

During the pre-game stage of Survive the Trials, Liam and Arin decided to summon I.F. to help them draw Severance on a knife, so that that they could use it against The Rake. As the pair were unable to acquire the proper equipment for the ceremony, Liam substituted an old cocktail dress and a horse head mask for the ceremonial "traditional garb" and "elaborate headdress". I.F. appeared and took over Liam's vessel, causing the lights in Arin's house to go out.

I.F. was traumatized by an encounter with VOICES, and semed skittish and frightened. When Arin tried to speak to I.F., he hid behind the dining room table and fled to a spare bedroom. After some coaxing, he whispered to Arin through a crack in the bedroom door, asking why he was there and what they wanted from him. After Arin explained the situation, I.F. demanded a pen, which Arin passed to him, along with Liam's knife. After drawing Sevarance on the blade, I.F. presumably left Liam's vessel and returned to The Roost.

Some time after this, I.F. was consumed by VOICES, who absorbed the entity into its being, transforming itself into Amaranthine. He was eventually freed, along with the other beings who had been absorbed, after Amaranthine was stabbed with another blade marked with Severance.

### Destroy the Trials

On the evening of November 13, 2020, I.F. seemingly took over #048's Discord account, changing the avatar to a distorted bright pink image and giving itself the "role" "Goo Goo Ga Ga Im Baby". I.F. began interacting with the Rabbits in the secret server; true to his name, he had seemingly regressed to an infantile state, speaking in simple, disjointed sentences and communicating largely through pictures and emojis. I.F. repeatedly told the Rabbits that #01 needed to go home, and that he couldn't go home himself until #01 did so (before seemingly losing focus and quoting the lyrics to Talking Heads' "Once In A Lifetime"). It was later revealed that this I.F. was, in reality, a resurrected Echo.

## Trivia

* I.F.'s birth name, Leif, means "heir".
* His name can also be read as "Le If".
* I.F. seemingly knew a great deal about Malek, and imimparted this knowledge to Marry Taylor. It is unknown how he originally acquired this knowledge.

## Quotes

"If I close my eyes is the moon the same color?" - *Spoken in the General chat, in an attempt to annoy Fanbit during Fanbit 3. (It worked.)*

## Gallery

Liam preparing to summon I.F.I.F. cowers in the corner after being summoned.A frightened I.F. peers out at Arin.Drawing of I.F., circa Fanbit 3. Drawn by Amrett.Line sketch of I.F. Artist unknown.I.F. as a rabbit. From the Fanbit 3 group portrait.