Brian Thomas

Brian Thomas was a former college student who was involved in the production of Alex Kralie's Marble Hornets student film and, along with the rest of the crew, became a victim of the Operator's influence. Unbeknownst to the others, he also operated as the "Hooded Man" as part of totheark for majority of the series, and was its last surviving member until his death.

Afterlife
In death, Brian found himself trapped in the mysterious realm known as the Ark, where he reunited with the deceased Alex and Jay, and later Tim after the latter also died and wound up in the same realm. The quartet encountered other fellow Operator victims over time, but also discovered they were being hunted by the entity known as HABIT, likely due to their status as the Operator's victims.

Sometime later, Brian rendezvoused with his former friends in a safehouse, where Tim introduced them to his ally, a young woman who introduced herself as "Skye", who was trapped in the realm along with them despite still being alive. Brian quickly deduced "Skye" was not who she seemed to be, and privately confronted her, exposing her as a former proxy of the Operator's. She assured him she was no longer working for the entity, and was not their enemy; Brian eventually chose to trust her only because Tim did. After a brief argument between her and Tim, Brian announced he would help them to help her escape the realm, believing HABIT could not do much to them considering they were already dead, whereas she was still alive.

Personality
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Physical Appearance
As the Hooded Man, Brian wore a black balaclava mask with stitched red eyes and frown, to disguise his identity; he also wore his mustard-yellow hooded sweatshirt with the hood up, denim jeans and black gloves. He was still wearing this disguise at the time of his death, and appeared with the same attire in the Ark, though unmasked.

Skills and Abilities
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Possessions

 * Pills: Afflicted with the Sickness, Brian, as the Hooded Man, frequently stole Tim's pills in order to alleviate his own symptoms.
 * Mask: While operating as the Hooded Man, he wore a black balaclava mask with red eyes and frown stitched to it. It is unknown if he still retains this mask in the Ark.

Tim Wright
Tim was Brian's best friend, former enemy and colleague. Though Brian was known to be sociable during college, he seemed to be closest with Tim, who accompanied him when he went to audition for Alex Kralie's student film. Brian even encouraged Tim to audition along with him, and the two subsequently worked alongside each other throughout the film production.

After the film production was cancelled, the two lost contact until it became apparent that Alex was hunting down former crew members, fearing the possible spread of the Operator's influence through them. Brian and Tim soon reconnected and agreed to work together against Alex, forming the mysterious group known as "totheark" and acting as the Hooded Man and the Masked Man respectively, under the belief that Alex is responsible for inflicting them with the Sickness. The pair also attempted to interfere with Jay's investigation into the events surrounding the film production, until the Operator intervened and wiped Tim's memories. It is presumed that Brian approached Tim again and helped remind him of previous events, as well as their vendetta against Alex, before resuming their partnership.

At some point, however, Brian managed to recover Tim's medical records, and quickly deduced that Tim was in fact the one responsible for their Sickness. This led him to turn against his former best friend and partner, accusing him of being a liar, and began stealing his pills and taunting him with his own mask when Tim had his memories wiped again. With no knowledge of their previous activities as totheark, Tim came to antagonize the Hooded Man as well, without knowing that it was Brian beneath the mask. Despite their animosity, however, it was implied that Brian still cared about his former friend, and would like to see him through the ordeal. Brian stepped back from actively tampering Alex's plans, and instead arranged for Tim to collaborate with Jay to finally finish what they started. After Jay's death, Brian uploaded one last video as totheark, addressing Tim directly, bidding him a final goodbye and telling him that "the Ark awaits."

Tim ultimately confronted Brian/Hooded Man in Benedict Hall, and, after Tim gained the upper hand, Brian allowed himself to fall to his death after climbing over a ledge. Watching the tape found in Brian's pocket, Tim deduced that the Hooded Man was in fact Brian in disguise. Brian's corpse was later deliberately used by Alex to taunt and enrage Tim during the latter two's final confrontation.

After reuniting in the Ark, Brian and Tim eventually re-established some level of trust, especially due to their mutual distrust towards Alex. Brian also claimed to Siren that he was Tim's best friend, and it was therefore his job to ensure the latter did not do anything stupid even in death. He also trusted Tim's judgment enough that he ultimately chose to trust Siren despite knowing the latter had previously worked for the Operator in the past.

Alex Kralie
Alex was Brian's former friend, enemy and colleague.

Jay Merrick
Jay was Brian's former friend, enemy and colleague. The two met while working on Alex Kralie's student film, with Alex being their mutual friend. The two seemed to be on friendly or at least cordial terms while working with each other, with Jay occasionally taking over for Brian when the latter was unavailable for shoots. The two fell out of contact after the film crew disbanded. The two would encounter each other again when Jay begun investigating into the events leading to the cancellation of the film production, when Brian, as the Hooded Man, began stalking Jay and interfering with his investigation, both hindering and helping him at different times. Brian also began to upload videos in response to Jay's entries as part of totheark, almost always with cryptic messages that provide more insight to the concurrent or past events. He also indicated to the audience watching their videos that Jay cannot be trusted, possibly due to Brian's own uncertainty whether Jay was on theirs or Alex's side, as well as Jay's deteriorating mental state. Later, Brian, in his disguise, came to Tim's house where Jay was tied up, and helped free him by providing him with a knife to cut the zip ties with.

Trivia
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