Ethan is a person of unknown origin who slipped into a coma sometime around mid-2017 to mid-2018. It was first revealed to the viewers that Ethan was in a coma on May 19th 2022 while he was dreaming about watching his favorite speedrunner, SimpleFlips.
Has everything that has happened since 2017-2018 all been part of Ethan's imagination? Are we all part of Ethan's coma fueled simulation that coma patients have, or has his imagination lined up perfectly with the (presumably) awake timeline? We can not be certain.
It's not certain if he fell into the coma during 2017 or 2018, as it was mentioned that "we've been trying to wake you for five years" in 2022. Following normal social etiquette, this assumes he fell into a coma sometime around 2017.
He is all we have.
He, before the coma was like "ya dumb bitch". This is assumed to mean that the slip that put him in a coma was his fault. This also implies that the cause of his coma was him slipping and falling, presumably hitting his head on something.
It is also not known if his name is spelled in all capital letters (ETHAN) or not (Ethan), as we have only seen the name spelled in capital letters. (Except for in Simple's dream though.)
He is most likely still in a coma as of October 14th, 2022. However SimpleFlips did dream of Ethan's death, it is unknown if this is a real event or exclusive to Simple's dream.
On April 1st, 2023, SimpleFlips attempted to make direct contact with Ethan through one of his videos. However, due to the nature of it being April Fool’s Day, the video is heavily distorted, and likely didn’t help him wake up from his coma. This video also reveals more information on how he entered his comatose state, that being that he slipped on a banana peel off a cliff and into a lake, hitting his head on the way down. It is unknown how he survived such a fall, nor how long he was submerged for. All that is certain is that he is still alive and that he’s still in a coma.
During a convention, whilst wearing his famous “Ethan, wake up” shirt, Simple was once approached by an individual wishing to take a photo with our Mr. Flips. However, this is not because they were a fan of his, but rather because the they have a friend named Ethan who they and their other friends are constantly telling to wake up. This means that with this information, we may be able to pinpoint Ethan’s exact location and help him wake up once and for all. However, this may prove difficult, as Ethan doesn’t seem to ever want to wake up.
While playing NSMBUD for the first time, Simple was just minding his business, messing around in the credit, when suddenly the name Ethan Stockton appeared from the bottom of his screen (or I guess technically the sides). SimpleFlips immediately dropped what he was doing (Literally, he dropped Toadette (Ayo, so he’s doing Toadette?)) and started screaming “IT’S HIM!! WAKE UP!!! IT’S HIIIIM!!!” At the top of his lungs. This means either Simple assumed all people named Ethan ARE Ethan, or that real life Nintendo employee Ethan Stockton has secretly been Ethan the whole time
Trivia[]
Ethan never wants to wake up.
We may or may not all be a part of Ethan’s dream. All possibilities are not only possible, but also simultaneously correct until he awakens and all possibilities collide.
Sources[]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxw4AjofMFQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XkZYxvRsZg?t=317
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrNCRYeyMJc?t=528
https://youtu.be/abgRrQkq2oo?si=JO9qK76HctePcjec&t=2307
God, why are these not citations? I don’t know where to put them now!
WAKE UP, ETHAN[]
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Channel Jokes
1, 2 Oatmeal · 200 IQ · Abandoned Children · Adhesive · BUP · Eediot · Fred · Gay Baby Jail · I Can Fly · Ram Ranch · Roxanne · Shoutouts to SimpleFlips · No Cock Like Horse Cock
Stream Jokes
50-50 Grind · Banger · C O O L · Companion P · First Try, Idiot! · Great Entertainer He Is · SimpleFlips Screaming · Speedrunners Hate Him · T-Spin · Garbage
Cursed Bangers
Banger · 1, 2 Oatmeal · Ram Ranch · Roxanne · SimpleFlips Screaming · No Cock Like Horse Cock · I Can Fly
Community Jokes
0.5x A Presses · Aching Tentacles · Bomb Clip · Counter · Dad · Need it as my Ringing Tone · Owless · Press A To Be Gay Today · Pringles Can for $100 · Releasio 64 · TJ "Henry" Yoshi · Toss Your Salad · Unmod Ben · Robot 64
Narrators
Carlos · Harry · Narrator vs Text-to-Speech · SimpleFlips' Narrator
BLJ
BLJ · BLJ the Thwomp's Cock · God-BLJ · IRL BLJ
ROM Hacking Jokes
Green Demon · Invisible Walls · Lava · Lazy Texture Packs · Out of Bounds · Quicksand · Reverse Polygons · Teleportation· Chuckya· Horrifying BUP Abominations
Minus World
Nathaniel Bandy Everytime · Scuttlebug Bandy · Striving for Originality