333

The number **333** is a reoccurring number in The Mandela Catalogue from Vol. 2 onwards, and is usually associated with the presence of Alternates.

In the series, the number reappears frequently throughout several episodes, often in important events such as the Murray Household Altercation and the Corruption seen in Adam and Jonah's equipment.

## Sightings

* The number 333 has the most sightings in the Vol. 2 video, with an error message with the code 333 appearing in most of Jonah and Adam's equipment. IMG\_333, an image that was taken after Adam's encounter with The Preacher, is also a notable sighting.
* In the original MyMovie.mp4 pinned comment, a MandelaTECH technician describes the nature of the 333 corruption, a virus characterized for, among other things, mashing unrelated videoclips together as if they were one. The effects of this can be observed in most of the series.
* In the non-canonical Intruder Infiltration Reel, the number 333 is alluded to by Dave Lee, who is currently in episode 33**2** of his Tech Defect series. This may also be a nod to the character's canonization in Vol. 333.
* The number is the namesake for Vol. 333. Other than this, the Murray Hosehould Altercation Reel is Thatcher's 334th case, obviously alluding to the number.
* As revealed in Vol. 4, Exit 333 is the exit that leads to both Mandela County and Bythorne County, two of the main locations in the series. Satan also makes his first appearance in the Third Day of Creation, which may also allude to the number.

## 333 Corruption

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In a now deleted comment by Thatcher Davis on *My Movie.mp4*, he refers to something known as the "333 corruption", possibly being a phenomenon in which alternates interact with various mediums of technology, one of its symptoms being the random editing of random videoclips together. However, it could be implied that 6 is the 333 corruption, with the number appearing multiple times in Volume 2, most notably at the end of the video, with 6 saying "open your eyes" repeatedly after the CarCamGPS HD malfunctions and displays the error code 333.

## In Religion

In Biblical terms, the number 333 may be in reference to the Holy Trinity conforming of The Father, The Son, and the Holy Spirit. This could be in reference to these figures being replaced by the Alternates, therefore this number referencing their presence instead. Another explanation could be that the Alternates are simply mocking the number and turning it from a symbol of hope to a symbol of dread, and by extension are also mocking these figures.

The number 333 is also the half of the number **666**, which was originally thought to be the Number of the Beast before being revealed to have been **616**. This may be in reference to how the first chronological appearance of the Archangel Gabriel was in the Third Day of Creation.

## Appearances

* The Mandela Catalogue Vol. 2
* Intruder Infiltration Reel (non-canon; alluded)
* My Movie.mp4
* The Mandela Catalogue Vol. 333
* The Mandela Catalogue Vol. 4
* Phone number for Mervin Marshall Law firm (on Mandela Police site)