Marvus Compilation | Hiveswap Act 2 | Part 4/4 | Clown Car 

I think it's more that he knows that the rest of the Purplebloods won't let anyone pass without bloodshed, so the game is to sate their blood lust by making Joey kill so they won't kill her and Xefros. The game conveniently forces Joey to go back without a time limit or anyone to watch her movements, allowing her time to fake her killings and return with evidence that none of them can verify, leaving it to Marvus to take it at face value. If you believe the theory that Marvus is secretly a limeblood (i.e. a caste that isn't even supposed to exist anymore), it would make sense that he wouldn't want to risk agitating the four other murder clowns, one of whom is clearly larger than him.

It's strongly implied Marvus knew Joey would find a way out of the situations she gets herself into [ Nobody important to the plot will die :O) ]. She even legit told him that she didn't actually kill the first two and he knew. The only one that she had no chance of tricking them was the last kill and Marvus took control of the situation himself (telling Jo to go get soda and then conveniently telling Baizli to go kill her right before letting Xefros go to save her). If anything, Chahut was suspicious of Marvus for letting the first two kills slide so easily even when she had her suspicions. Marvus genuinely likes Joey and wants her to live and get through the door, which is why he kept cutting Chahut off. He breaks the 4th wall a bit so he probably already knows what she is and what her goal is. The only thing that's not quite clear is why he made her play the game. Subjuggulators have to feed the wheel to pass because of tradition? He just wanted to have some entertainment? The game would make the other purplebloods like her and would somehow benefit Jo in the future? Who knows.

i think it's more intimidation than chucklevoodoos: chahut is BIG,STRONG and LOVES to kill. marvus likely knows very well that he can't stop her from killing his friends if he just let's just pass without "playing the game" so as a showman (that has faked killings,before),he trusted joey to handle faking her kills and he would handle pretending they were real to keep "our lady of bloodlust" happy and thus not killing his friends.

@@6rebelangel Marvus does know what he is in like Boldir but unlike them he how to play his roles, killing joey would mean dooming the timeline so he must be working something out. With purple bloods its very finicky to know what their motives are but we at the very least know that Marvus isn't actually out for blood

​@@MsAnimefan95 which yeah, Limeblood or Purpleblood i think Marvus can deal with Chahut, but not all of them combined

Murvus: i kno u guyz luv me :o)

Aand it is-

As someone who does not know the context, yes. It is weird.

@@asscheeksmcgee5384 go read homestuck

@@powerONdelta I did, I just don't know anything about Hiveswap.

@@asscheeksmcgee5384 then go play it