[{"content":{"text":"Listen closely, because the developers won\u2019t<\/em> tell you this, and the mainstream CrewNet<\/em> is too busy pushing ads for their latest scanning device to take this seriously. I'm risking everything (my online ranking if I don't find my next conspiracy quickly) to get this info out. <\/p>But I\u2019ve seen the killcams. I\u2019ve cross-referenced the blood spatters. And I've listened to the true crime podcast analyses WITHOUT skipping the ads. The pattern is too perfect<\/strong>.<\/p>The Vigilante is not a role<\/strong><\/a>. It's a cover-up.<\/strong> It's a license to kill innocent Crewmates at-will and in the name of, what, justice? What did these Crewmates know before they were unceremoniously silenced? Perhaps, the real truth.<\/p>Let's look at the facts. 35.62% of all Vigilante kills are Crewmates.<\/strong> The Vigilante refers to that stat as the \u201cJustice tax.\u201d I\u2019ve even got a clip where the Vigilante melts down the Reactor, blames it on a ghost, then speed-chats, \u2018No time! I\u2019ll handle it!\u2019<\/em> before punching the Engineer in half.<\/p>If justice is blind, so is everyone aboard The Skeld II. <\/p>"},"id":"6db6b68c-217d-4471-a767-c58ade1d4979","isHidden":false,"type":"textBlock"},{"content":{"location":"kirby","image":["file:\/\/zlLdQTGFo6xGHnOw"],"src":"","alt":"Green Among Us 3D Bean in a VR visor wearing a business suit","caption":"Your anonymous contributor who is definitely not Lime","link":"","ratio":"","crop":"false"},"id":"36f51000-cc22-4106-9727-f98872a97f98","isHidden":false,"type":"imageBlock"},{"content":{"level":"h2","text":"WHO IS THE VIGILANTE","customid":""},"id":"78ec1d16-79b0-463b-a34d-63d915ddfaef","isHidden":false,"type":"headingBlock"},{"content":{"text":"Some say it started as a failed experiment in Artificial Morality. Others think it\u2019s a Spirit Halloween employee who was tired of the memes and went rogue. <\/p>But I\u2019ve gone deeper. According to a redacted memo, they don't know where the Vigilante came from<\/strong>. They just, POOF, appeared on the Skeld II one day. <\/p>And if you buy that, I have a bucket of lava to sell you on Polus.<\/p>"},"id":"53b78546-31cc-42fe-9ffb-770445f8fa72","isHidden":false,"type":"textBlock"},{"content":{"location":"kirby","image":["file:\/\/exmiyzfnjxklrlgj"],"src":"","alt":"Spider-Man parody of Uncle Ben dying featuring an Among Us Bean dressed in the Vigilante costume","caption":"Artist's interpretation of an origin story of the Vigilante. Any relationship to other origin stories is completely coincidental.","link":"https:\/\/schellgames.com\/media\/pages\/blog\/vigilante-origins\/91a11de2fb-1751561361\/rip-uncle-bean.jpg","ratio":"","crop":"false"},"id":"f3a7d3e4-d65e-45dd-b339-b1c8c9c6ce53","isHidden":false,"type":"imageBlock"},{"content":{"level":"h2","text":"TOP THEORIES","customid":""},"id":"8e9d0598-a3e1-42a2-8beb-3a2be6f979b7","isHidden":false,"type":"headingBlock"},{"content":{"text":"What ISN'T mission control telling us about the Vigilante? I\u2019ve crawled the forums, compiled the most plausible theories backed by zero evidence and maximum vibes. YOU decide.<\/p>"},"id":"7f0c0f0c-c7fa-4e34-b700-ada99ae56330","isHidden":false,"type":"textBlock"},{"content":{"text":" 1. Took an Online Course in Vigilantism<\/strong><\/p>Posted by u\/CardSwipeTruther<\/em>I found Purple's credit card info: 17 easy payments for a \u201cCertified Hero Degree\u201d from U-R-Justice.edu. Their final project? \u201cDramatic Entrances and the Use of Catchphrases in Successful Apprehensions.\u201d <\/p>2. Grappling With Morality (and Hooks)<\/strong><\/p>Posted by u\/Toolbelt_Tattler<\/em>Built a \u201cgrapple device\u201d using integral parts from Electrical and a plunger. First and only test launched Purple directly into the ceiling. Now says they haunt injustice from above. Mostly haunts the medbay ceiling tiles.<\/p>3. The Mask - A Smokin' Gun<\/strong><\/p>Deleted YouTube comment from \"Mask-querade Madness Grips Skeld\"<\/em><\/strong>I heard Purple talking to that weird skull mask they keep in their locker. But then, they started talking out of the side of their mouth like the mask was talking back. The worst part? They were quoting lines from the wrong Willem Dafoe movies.<\/p>4. Beam Me Up<\/strong><\/p>Posted by u\/TheBigScanScam<\/em>While doing exterior repairs, was struck by static from the satellite dish. Since then, insists they can \u201chear the crimes in your mind.\u201d Mostly they're just picking up television broadcasts from other planets. No, Galactic Betrayal: Season 7<\/em> is NOT a training manual.<\/p>5. Time Traveler<\/strong><\/p>Redacted captain's log from Cyan<\/em>I'm worried about Purple. They called an Emergency Meeting and claimed they were a Crewmate aboard the Skeld III in Among Us 4D<\/em> and were sent back to save us. Got extremely confrontational when Yellow suggested we all exist in 4D because of us experiencing the passage of time.<\/p>6: Microwave Mishap<\/strong><\/p>Posted by u\/FaradayCageFighter<\/em>Microwaved a hot pocket for exactly 99:99, What came out wasn\u2019t food\u2014it was an origin story. The resulting explosion gave Purple a new purpose: to serve justice... blazing hot, with a side of vengeance.<\/em><\/p>"},"id":"77fda0d7-a03f-476a-98f9-de4953682abc","isHidden":false,"type":"textBlock"},{"content":{"location":"kirby","image":["file:\/\/ycqftlb08sp1egrm"],"src":"","alt":"Comic of an Among Us 3D vigilante dropping a fake license that certifies them as a hero","caption":"","link":"https:\/\/schellgames.com\/media\/pages\/blog\/vigilante-origins\/4fa6029af2-1751893223\/certified-hero.jpg","ratio":"","crop":"false"},"id":"6a7297d7-f6aa-4ece-89c2-1e72cfd03a28","isHidden":false,"type":"imageBlock"},{"content":{"level":"h2","text":"PROTECT YOUR LOBBY","customid":""},"id":"46e1a2a6-194b-4c42-ab38-d7f14f5ccf44","isHidden":false,"type":"headingBlock"},{"content":{"text":"VOTE OUT PURPLE. NEVER ENABLE THE VIGILANTE ROLE. IF YOU HEAR A QUIPPY MONOLOGUE OR THEME SONG...RUN<\/strong><\/p>And if you still don\u2019t believe me? Ask Red. Oh wait\u2014you can\u2019t. <\/strong>Because Red voted to skip.<\/p>\u2026and then the Vigilante yeeted them into the nearest black hole.<\/p>"},"id":"88207321-ab7d-4817-aade-1ca93d00b579","isHidden":false,"type":"textBlock"}]