User blog comment:Catzrcute/Views on Slenderman/@comment-4295646-20120831205033

If Slenderman has existed at least since the beginning of the observable universe, what reason is there for him to be so strongly humanoid? I understand that the two things may seem unrelated, but the notion is strange to me. People have a physiology suited to very specific lifestyles in very specific environments. Despite the fact that we've managed to spread across the globe, we remain biological outliers on Earth, with very few natural defenses other than intelligence and manual dexterity.

So that leads me to ask: what the hell kind of organism is adapted to living in space? Almost ten billion years before Earth even formed, what good would this particular shape be - two flimsy arms above two awkwardly-balanced legs with a spinal cord that allows us to walk upright - when there's no ground to stand on? (To say nothing of a torso that would likely be built completely differently if it didn't have to house lungs.)

Let's skip this point and assume that Slenderman just always had this form for some reason. Or could shapeshift without limit or something. What did he do for all that time before deciding to appear on Something Awful? Pray and sweep? You could sneak out of this by asserting that his purpose and thoughts are unknowable to us, of course. He's got a plan that we don't need to know. Yeah, well, I don't care what powers you have - that's goddamn inefficient.

Just some questions in my mind on the issue.