But such is the public persona of Mark “Markiplier” Fischbach, a.k.a. (at least, as we think of him) “the streamer that nobody hates.” Now, Markiplier is rolling that reputation—and also ...

His description made the project sound like a dream rather than a reality; Szymanski jokingly referred to his game’s nameless protagonist as “John Iron Lung,” stating that Markiplier would ...