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In Space with Markiplier is a 2022 two-part
interactive science fiction comedy film written and directed by
Mark Fischbach, better known by his online
pseudonym Markiplier. It is the sequel to his 2019 interactive film
A Heist with Markiplier, and stars Fischbach, Bob Muyskens, Pamela Horton, and
Arin Hanson in major roles. It follows a captain of a spaceship (
the audience's POV), named the "Invincible II", who is responsible for making tactical decisions when things on the spaceship suddenly go wrong when a multiversal crisis occurs. Following the success of
A Heist with Markiplier, Fischbach confirmed in 2020 that a sequel was in the works, and in 2021, after months of updates during development of the project, filming and production of the sequel took place in
Austin, Texas. The two-part interactive film was released by
YouTube Premium, with the first part released on April 4, 2022, and the second part released on May 2, 2022.
Plot Part 1 The Captain arrives at the Invincible II, and the ship's designer, Mark, gives the captain a tour of the vessel and introduces members of the crew. But suddenly, the Captain and the rest of the crew enter the cryo chambers when the warp core abruptly engages. While the ship is in a catastrophic state, the captain is sent through a wormhole, awakens, and is ejected from the chamber, which prompts them to attempt to resolve the situation. It is possible that the Captain makes a poor decision and dies as a result, sending them back to their cryo chamber when they woke up via a wormhole. There are five possible outcomes before the Captain "goes towards the light", though they are sent back again. As the Captain prepares to enter the wormhole, Mark stumbles across him and the two fall into the wormhole before the Captain reaches the Warp Core. They wind up back on the ship, and Mark learns about the multiverse. The story continues on multiple branching paths, and the Captain interacts with characters such as the alien Wug, the Lady who seeks to kill them and questions them about what is happening, and the Bandit who provides the Captain with a Warp Device. The two-part story may end in one of two ways: either the Captain encounters the aged Mark, who inadvertently begins a universal collapse by trying to resolve the paradox from his previous attempt to resolve the paradox, or the Captain freezes in a cryo chamber, only to be found later by explorer Illinois who thinks the Captain is a mummy and re-locks them in. If the Captain receives the common ending of the universal collapse, then a loading bar is displayed to show the universe is rebooting.
Part 2 The loading bar for the universal reboot finishes and the opening of Part 1 begins again, but multiple glitches occur, and the captain is transported to a universe in which they are the child of Stan the Water Man, where the prior events are implied to be a dream of the child. Stan attempts to read a bedtime story (which can be horror or romance depending on player choice), but the story is corrupted and the Captain is sent to a diner where they meet Old Mark, who apologizes for messing things up and recognizes that the fix is for Old Mark not to try to fix it. Old Mark instructs the Captain to ensure Mark never uses the Warp Core, and the Captain travels through various types of universes in search of a solution. After passing through numerous universes, the multiverse is on the verge of collapse, and the Captain returns to the now-empty and barren diner. The Captain goes into another room to watch a timelapse of Mark constructing the Warp Core after Old Mark thanks him for trying and vanishes, just before Mark himself knocks them out. When Mark tries to correct the Captain's "mistakes" using his Warp Device, the Captain distracts him and a wormhole materializes. Mark tries to convince the Captain to let go as he is about to get sucked into it by claiming he can handle everything. If the Captain releases Mark, the Warp Core vanishes and the Captain is returned to the start of the narrative, though, if the Captain perseveres and tosses the Warp Crystal into the wormhole, the paradox is resolved and the multiverse is saved. As things return to normal, Mark acknowledges that he was the one who initially constructed the Warp Core and apologizes to the Captain. The captain wakes up in the original Invincible, now operational, and when the ship reaches its destination, Mark thanks the captain for not giving up. In a post-credits scene following the decision where the Captain keeps Mark, the Warp Crystal is shown laying on the ground, and Darkiplier picks it up and says a line he said earlier in
A Heist with Markiplier, connecting the stories of
In Space with Markiplier and
A Heist with Markiplier, and the Warp Crystal could potentially be the same shard embedded into the box the player tries to steal in A Heist with Markiplier, which would explain how the contents of the box affect which path you take, as it is an object that can manipulate the fabric of the multiverse itself.
Cast •
Mark Fischbach playing
seven roles as • Markiplier • Darkiplier • Wilford Warfstache • Illinois • Inmate Yancy • Stan the Water Man • Jim • Jordan Bradley as the Captain • Pamela Horton as Celcionna F. Kelvina • Mick Lauer as Gunther B. Gunnerson • Bob Muyskens as Burt •
Lio Tipton as Lady / Universal Stability Agency (USA) agent •
Arin Hanson as the Narrator •
Dan Avidan as Sexy Crew / Danny Sexbang • Ethan Nestor as the Wormhole • Tyler Scheid as the First Mate • Wade Barnes as Wug • Morgan Simone as the Bandit • Linda Bradshaw as Dorene L. Whitacre • Steve Taylor as the Computer • Holt Boggs as the Shuttle Pilot •
Matthew Patrick as Theory Crew / Mack •
Brian Wecht as Ninja Crew / Ninja Brian • Danielle Ploeger as Alien Teen •
Seán McLoughlin as the Drones • Robert Rexx as the Chef •
Imane Anys as the Cyro Computer • Baldemort as the Invincible Tower
Production After the success of
A Heist with Markiplier, Fischbach teased the idea of a sequel in a December 2019 interview. He said, "If I do it again, and I might, I would wanna do it in an even better way than I did this time. And I have no idea what that means, and I have no idea how to say that, but, you know, if I did it again I would wanna surpass what I've already made." In November 2020, after the channel
Unus Annus was deleted, he confirmed in the video "Unus Annus - Post Mortem" that a sequel was in development. After months of updates on writing the project, Fischbach announced that he had travelled back to
Austin, Texas to film the sequel. On September 3, 2021, Fischbach announced that its title would be
In Space with Markiplier. A trailer was released on March 4, 2022.
In Space with Markiplier consists of two parts. Part 1 was released on April 4, 2022, on the same day as the 10th anniversary of the Markiplier channel, and Part 2 was released on May 2, 2022.
Reception In Space with Markiplier received generally positive reviews. In a review for
Compass News, Benedicto Campo describes
In Space with Markiplier as "fun, engaging, enjoyable, and exciting to watch and take part in." Campo also states, "Although it can be very confusing upon the first watch, it will be lots more fun once you get used to it and view it again multiple times."
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