User:DeadlineDracula/1x1x1x1 Hacker

1x1x1x1 was an account created by Shedletsky on May 25, 2010. It was primarily used for testing exploits such as RC7.

Although the rumors about 1x1x1x1 have long since been debunked, many Robloxians continue to hold onto the belief that, like with John Doe and Jane Doe, it is owned by a hacker. Though the account is inactive,(due to its termination), many players speculated that he became active again after Roblox released updates to character customization, which further increased fears that "1x1x1x1 is back and will hack everyone". Many hackers and game exploiters frequently claim to be 1x1x1x1. With 1x1x1x1's popularity within the game, the character has been made into a Roblox toy, though unlike other toys in the series, 1x1x1x1's toy appearance does not match his Roblox avatar.

Story
1x1x1x1 was used to prey on fear in one of the stories created by Shedletsky, mentioning an "evil 1x1x1x1 part" and as such many people have speculated he is a real hacker. However, former administrator MrDoomBringer verified that 1x1x1x1 is not a hacker and started as part of one of Roblox's backstories created by Shedletsky. As discussed in the forum post:

"I posted this in a thread that subsequently died. I'm posting it here so you can refer back to it later. Keep the link to this forum. Distribute it. Tell people the truth. Because the truth is actually quite boring. Let's talk about where the name comes from. Long ago, Telamon posted a number of stories about ROBLOX's backstory to the News. One of these included mentions of 2x2, the first brick. Copied over and over, every other brick were it's descendents.

Then, in a footnote, he mentions the evil 1x1x1x1. So that's where the name comes from. Blame John.

Let's talk about why people say he's a hacker. A guy who's name is long forgotten (not Zuka) found an exploit (not CheatEngine) to insert control scripts into online places. He sent me a message, telling me he had something to demonstrate. I joined him in Crossroads, and it started raining heads saying things along the lines of "He's coming back!" and "1x1x1x1 is coming for you!" and the likes. People in the server freaked out, I found it hilarious, he gave me instructions on how it works and I reported it to the devs. End of story.

Other people, like Dignity, would find other way to insert scripts, and people would assume that they have something to do with "the hacker group" 1x1x1x1.

Truth is, it was one guy playing off of a Roblox Lore thing. Get over it. It's that boring."

- MrDoomBringer

Trivia

 * Supposedly, the original 1x1x1x1 account was created in 2007. According to rumors, the account was deleted and the name was changed to "[ Content Deleted ]", leaving the 1x1x1x1 username open to anyone.
 * 1x1x1x1 is friends with and  just like John Doe and Jane Doe were due to an exploit regarding the Friends system which was shortly patched after its discovery.
 * 1x1x1x1's body tone changed to a red torso and white head and arms in mid 2017 due to a bug with avatars, and its torso turned white a short duration afterward. Before that, it had a grey head and arms as well as a dark green torso.
 * 1x1x1x1 is iconic for wearing the Roundy head, which has led to many fake hackers also using Roundy as part of trolling outfits for hoax places such as Blox Watch HQ (also known as Prove It).