Logan Sanders

* Former form
 **Logs:** | * 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019

*My True Identity!* (first appearance)

*A New Year of Lying to Myself... In Song!!*

*I'M IN A DISNEY SHOW!!*

*The MIND vs. The HEART!*

*Alone on VALENTINE'S DAY!*

*Losing My Motivation*

*My Personality Q&A*

*Am I ORIGINAL?*

*My NEGATIVE Thinking*

*Growing Up*

*Making Some Changes!*

*Becoming a CARTOON! feat. Butch Hartman!*

*ACCEPTING ANXIETY, Part 1/2: Excepting Anxiety!*

*ACCEPTING ANXIETY, Part 2/2: Can Anxiety Be Good?*

*Fitting In (Hogwarts Houses!)*

*MOVING ON, Part 1/2: Exploring Nostalgia*

*MOVING ON, Part 2/2: Dealing With a Breakup*

*The Sanders Sides 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS!*
    *Can LYING Be Good??*
  (cameo)  (cameo) *Why Do We Get Out of Bed in the Morning?*
 *Crofters - THE MUSICAL!*
   *Learning New Things About Ourselves*

   *EMBARRASSING PHASES: The Nightmare Instead of Christmas!*
    *Selfishness v. Selflessness*

**Logan Sanders** is Thomas Sanders' first introduced Side. Logan represents every fact Thomas ever learned and his curiosity.

In general, Logan represents Thomas' intelligence and logic. Usually, Logan acts as the anchor to the other Sides, often pointing back to the original topic of conversation when they go off on tangents. He has also been referred to as the source of exposition for the Sanders Sides videos in "ACCEPTING ANXIETY, Part 1/2: Excepting Anxiety!".

## Etymology

Logan's name comes from Logos, which is one of Aristotle's ingredients for persuasion. Logos is an appeal to logic such as persuading an audience by reason. It can be developed by using advanced, theoretical or abstract language, citing facts, using historical and literal analogies, and by constructing logical arguments. 'Logan' also means 'dwelling in a little hollow'. Although Logan is male, the name is considered gender neutral.

## Characteristics

Logan is level-headed, calm, and insightful, seeming to detect the presence of issues better than his fellow Sides. He is also stubborn and can come off as abrasive or incredibly blunt. Logan often uses sophisticated vocabulary when he talks.

As Logan represents Thomas' logic, he tends to use a lot of research and facts in his arguments. In several video descriptions citations to the articles referenced may be found. Logan tends to disregard other parts of Thomas at times, specifically his emotions.

Logan holds himself highly in terms of intelligence, flat out stating that he is smarter than everyone else on multiple occasions. The most prevalent example of this being when he says that [he] do[es]n't think [he's] smarter then everyone else... [he] know[s] [he's] smarter than everyone else in "Fitting In (Hogwarts Houses!)". However, it seems that Logan is sensitive about his intelligence at, especially when he interjects with, [he] know[s] things too in "Can LYING Be Good??" after Janus disguised as Patton gives the background information and exposition about their topic of discussion.

## Relationships

### Roman

Roman and Logan are often times at odds with each other. Evidently, this stems from Logan finding Roman to be a little too extra. While Roman's nature is all about fantasy and dreaming, Logan's is grounded and objective. They are quick to banter, and often end up insulting each other. While their rivalry is not as extreme as that of Roman and Virgil, they are still quick to fire off nicknames at one another. However, this does not mean they despise each other. Often times, for great works of art or theater, one must include logic in their line of thinking. This compromise is particularly evident in "Am I ORIGINAL?", when Logan participates in a poetry slam. While this can be considered an excuse to insult Roman, Logan still did attempt to participate, showing some sort of camaraderie.

Most recently in "Why Do We Get Out of Bed in the Morning?", Logan and Roman argue why Thomas should get out of bed in the morning and what motivates him to make videos. They didn't come to an agreement about why Thomas should make videos, but points from both their arguments inspired Thomas anyways. However unintentional their teamwork, it seems to have helped them get along better and understand that they are equally important to Thomas. Roman and Logan still disagree with each other after this, shown by their argument in "Learning New Things About Ourselves"

### Virgil

When Virgil was first introduced as the antagonist, Logan did not like him. He thought Virgil was making Thomas anxious was exclusively a bad thing. However, Logan grows relatively friendly with Virgil, especially after "ACCEPTING ANXIETY, Part 2/2: Can Anxiety Be Good?" when Virgil was formally accepted as a side.

While Logan and Virgil had a full video dedicated to them arguing, ("My NEGATIVE Thinking"), Logan admits that While [Virgil] may be wrong about a lot of things, [he] do[es]n't necessarily mind [his] company. In "My Personality Q&A", when asked to compliment the other Sides Virgil says, [He] understand[s] reality better than the other guys, and that is comforting. Logan and Virgil consider themselves more grounded in reality than the others, and while Virgil is inherently anxious about that very reality, there is a mutual understanding between the two.

### Patton

Logan and Patton are not exactly the epitome of friendship. Logan represents the 'Mind' and Patton represents the 'Heart' and, as shown in "The MIND vs. The HEART!", these two concepts are often times at odds with one another. This idea is very much present in the Sanders Sides, and Joan has confirmed them to be direct counterparts in the "Sanders Sides Q&A".

Patton is centered around emotions which seems to antagonize Logan who states in a video, emotions [are] the bane of [his] existence. Logan is also seen to dislike dad jokes and puns, which are utilized often by Patton. Regardless of Patton's humor, it is evident that Logan doesn't hate Patton.

### Janus

Logan initially did not realize Janus was there in place of Patton in "Can LYING Be Good??" and it is not until the end that he does so. When Virgil answers Janus' question Aren't we friends? with that [he's] not so sure [they] are, the camera shows the brief moment where something clicks in him, and he realizes the disguise. Subsequently, he is the one who made Janus reveal his true nature. He then counteracts Janus' argument of What you don't know can't hurt you. quite strongly in "Can LYING Be Good??". Janus (disguised as Patton) also made an offhanded comment on how Logan was Everybody's favorite character! Considering that Janus mostly speaks in lies, it can be inferred that Janus called Logan the least favorite character, something that Logan was labeled as in one of the first Sanders Sides videos and may still be insecure about. Overall, Logan is relatively hostile towards Janus.

### Remus

Similarly, to Roman, Logan is at odds with Remus because Logan perceives his fantasies to be extreme and unlikely. He constantly consoles Thomas while trying to get him to ignore Remus. Remus behaves in a belittling way to Logan and goes as far as to physically harm Logan to prevent him from getting in Remus' way. Logan does not show any intention to permanently get rid of Remus, and tries to make sure that Remus is a part of Thomas.

## Physical Appearance

Logan, alongside the other Sides, revamps his outfit at the end of "Fitting In (Hogwarts Houses!)". While the other Sides undergo relatively drastic changes, Logan continues to wear precise, clean-cut outfits throughout the series.

#### Former

He wears a black Express polo shirt with a light blue necktie. He wears thick black framed glasses and dark jeans. His belt is black, and he has black dress shoes.

#### Current

His current outfit is still consisting of a black polo shirt, but custom made with his logo on it. His necktie is blue and black striped instead of light blue. He still wears the same glasses, jeans, belt and dress shoes.

### Other Outfits

On occasion, Logan has worn various outfits that are more extravagant than his usual attire.

#### Unicorn onesie

Logan's unicorn onesie is white with a pastel blue circle covering the stomach area. Its hood has two ears and a horn. Logan, true to his 'serious' nature, still wears his necktie on top of the onesie. The onesie appears in "The MIND vs. The HEART!" and the end card of "Are There Healthy Distractions?"*.* Only Thomas, Patton, and Logan himself are shown to be aware of it.

#### Sherlock outfit

Logan's Sherlock outfit is a large black trench coat with his tie peeking out near the neck. The outfit includes a grey scarf with a pattern of black, blue, and white shapes on it, alongside a black and white checkerboard “Sherlock” cap. It is not an exact replica of Sherlock's outfit, though it resembles it. This outfit first appears in "Losing My Motivation" but is referenced and worn multiple times in later episodes including briefly during "Am I ORIGINAL?".

#### Christmas sweater

In "The Sanders Sides 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS!", Logan wears a unique square patterned multi-colored sweater. While they are caroling, he wears a black scarf.

#### Dramaturge

Though a minor and short-term change, Logan dons a black tie instead of his typical blue one when acting as the dramaturge in "Can LYING Be Good??" He also wears a headset.

#### Puppet Form

When transformed into a puppet, Logan looks very much the same. His hair, glasses, and tie simply become metal while the rest of his body is turned into a robot. His eyes are a bright blue, and his arms and hands are typical robot fashion.

#### Halloween Costume

In "EMBARRASSING PHASES: The Nightmare Instead of Christmas!", Logan dresses up as Frankenstein's monster. He wears a prosthetic chin, forehead, and nose. His face is entirely green with metal stitches in various locations as well as bolts protruding from his neck. He wears his blue and black striped tie loose around his neck and his standard glasses over his makeup.

#### Court Outfit

Logan wears a long-sleeved shirt instead of his typical short sleeves in "Selfishness v. Selflessness".

## Gallery

Logan as he looked in the first season.Logan's look in the second season.Logan as a puppet.Logan as Frankenstein's monster in EMBARRASSING PHASES: The Nightmare Instead of Christmas!.Logan as a witness in "Selfishness v. Selflessness".Logan in his Christmas sweater in "The Sanders Sides 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS!"."Crofters, the only jelly I will put in my belly"Logan in "Working Through Intrusive thoughts"Logan enraged at Remus in "Working Through Intrusive Thoughts"
## List of nicknames

**Note: These quotes may be wrongly attributed. If you see one that is wrongly attributed, please make note of it at the talk page**.

* Sherlock
* Secretary of Logical Defense
* Mr. Gloomy Gus Teacher
* Pocket Protector
* Nerd
* Microsoft Nerd
* Microsoft Turd
* Calculator Watch
* Specs
* Sub-Astute Teacher
* Drama Turd
* Egghead
* Teach
* Erlenmeyer trash
* bro ham
* No-Funsen Honeydew..DOO
* Old Cracker Jack
* Book Germ
* L
* Genuinely Frustrating Dude
* Sanders Claus
* You Iron Giant Nerd!
* Nerdy Wolverine
* Whale Penis (dork)
* Mr. Info dump

## Trivia

* Logan's theme is a song called "Hilarious Comedy Monologue" by EpicCinematicStudios.
* In Freudian psychology, Logan's identity comes close to the Superego.
* Logan enjoys other series that are not in Sanders Sides.
	+ In "Can LYING Be Good??" he states, Doctor Who reference? Fantastic! after Thomas makes a reference to Doctor Who.
	+ He is a fan of Sherlock Holmes, going as far as cosplay by dressing up as Sherlock in "Losing My Motivation", and briefly in "Am I ORIGINAL?" and "Can LYING Be Good??".
* Logan is the only side to not reveal his own name. Patton calls him by his name as he's sinking out at the end of "Losing My Motivation", causing Thomas to question whether the other sides have names.
* Logan writes vocab cards to keep up with modern slang.
	+ The vocab cards include: Lit, Gucci, Ya Boi, DWI, You Good Fahm?, Chill Pill, Savage, Break a leg, 'shots, shots, shots, shots, shots, shots, shots, shots,' and Shake what ya mama gave you.
* In "My Personality Q&A", it has been established Logan would wield earth. In fact, he shares a lot of things with the physical element of earth, as well as its astrological personality (practical, consistent, determined, stubborn). Earth represents many far-reaching things.
* Logan has a fondness and strong enthusiasm for Crofter's jelly which is shown in the episodes "Fitting In (Hogwarts Houses!)", "The Sanders Sides 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS!", and "Crofters - THE MUSICAL!".
	+ He has his own flavor of Crofter's named Logan's Berry which is a pomegranate and blackberry mix.
* Although the exact machinations of birthdays pertaining to the Sides are unknown since they are not human and cannot be literally born, Thomas confirmed Logan's birthday as being November 3rd, as it is the date that the 'teacher' character (where Logan is inspired from) firstly appeared on Vine.