The Vigilant Christian

Mario Emery-Paul Brisson, better known as The Vigilant Christian (TVC), is an inactive French-Canadian, Christian, Young Earth Creationist, conspiracy theorist YouTuber. His activities focus on hyper-analyzing music videos, end times prophesying, and exposing people as Illuminati shills (including fellow conspiracists Mark Dice, Alex Jones, and David Icke). His favourite word, repeated endlessly about everything, is "say-tanic". It is unknown if his videos are a joke or intended seriously.

As of January 2023, Brisson has over 55,000 subscribers on his Vigilant Mario channel, and over 10,000 followers on his TikTok page. At his peak, Brisson had almost 600,000 subscribers on his original The Vigilant Christian channel, and over 100,000 Facebook fans.

2010-2014: Early years
According to Brisson's "testimony" of his life before becoming a Christian, he was a "stereotypical atheist" and "man-whore". He uses this story as the foundation of condemning just about everything that makes us human. Brisson also claims to have been a yoga teacher and uses this as proof that New Age is say-tanic. Next time you visit your man-whore New Age yoga instructor, make sure to check for say-tanic rituals nearby.

Brisson claims to have gotten his YouTube channel's name from 's book series, Vigilant Christian, which is promoted by some pretty nutty sites. The book series is huge, which may explain why Brisson believes everything is a conspiracy. Dionisi is a Roman Catholic, which makes Brisson's videos "exposing the Jesuit agenda" (as well as his young-Earth creationism, for that matter) especially ironic.

2015-2017: Rebukes from Nephtali1981 and others
On September 13, 2015, Christian YouTuber Nephtali1981 uploaded a video that mainly focused on debunking the Shemitah theory. Towards the end of this video, he spent a few minutes to announce that he no longer endorsed The Vigilant Christian or any of this content, due to what he considered to be bad fruits. Nevertheless, he encouraged Christians to pray for Brisson's soul. In response, Brisson launched two short-lived video series: "Nephtali1981 & TVC Have a falling Out!" and "WHY DOES VIGILANT CHRISTIAN MAKE YOUTUBE VIDEOS? FAME? $$$$ ?"

On September 19, 2015, Nephtali1981 uploaded a 65-minute exposé titled: "TRUTH About The Vigilant Christian & His Lies: Full 100% Disclosure!" This video has received over 140,000 views and over 4,032 ratings, with about 84% consisting of "thumbs up" ratings. On September 23, 2015, Brisson's main channel surpassed 270,000 subscribers. The exposé by Nephtali1981 led several Christians ceasing their support for The Vigilant Christian. Nevertheless, Brisson's channels continued to grow.

In 2016, Brisson stated that he had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder but refuses to take medication or enter therapy. He now claims that Jesus healed him.

2018: European Union ban
As of September 2018, Brisson's main YouTube channel has over 595,000 subscribers and 127 million views. Brisson had over 60 patrons on Patreon in July 2017 and reached 80 patrons in September 2018. Brisson's videos are frequently posted on popular conspiracy sites.

On September 12, 2018, The Vigilant Christian's main YouTube channel had all of its previous uploads banned in the European Union (excluding Bulgaria), Israel and Switzerland. Brisson claimed that "OVER 40 COUNTRIES" banned his videos, but the actual count is 29 countries and 10 dependencies. This immediately prompted Brisson to start a "PREACH" series, which likewise suffered regional restrictions. As a result, Brisson renamed his TVC Healthy Living channel to Vigilant Vlog, and encouraged his followers to watch that channel instead. The ban on the main channel continued for five months.

2019: Sexting scandal and rehab
In February 2019, Brisson posted a farewell video on his Vigilant Vlog (renamed Vigilant Mario in 2020) channel, announcing he was "stepping down from creating content" for an indeterminate period of time to work on his faith and for other personal matters. All of Mario's work on the Illuminati was wiped off of YouTube. Channel ownership for the main The Vigilant Christian channel (not Vigilant Mario or other channels) was transferred to Rich Penkoski from Warriors for Christ during the same month, and with the exception of one video ("Judging based on appearance", now the channel's first video), the regional ban was removed.

In April 2019, Brisson claimed that he made half a million dollars on YouTube and that he used his donations on hookers, drugs, alcohol and even mentioned he had "homosexual" thoughts about other men while "surfing" for them on his phone and on other websites. He claimed he was homeless and was receiving government money for "help."

On May 7, 2019, Brisson claimed he was going to rehab for nine months, and that he won't be making videos until he returns. On September 15, 2019, he announced: "I GOT KICKED OUT OF REHAB!" In doing so, he declared Alcoholics Anonymous to be a satanic cult program. He also blamed Alcoholics Anonymous for kicking him out when it was really his fault when he got caught with steroids. He also put an end to his social media break by creating and maintaining a third Facebook page, with posts and vertical videos. The page surpassed 2,000 fans in December 2019.

2020–2021: Comeback and retirement
On March 31, 2020, Brisson returned to YouTube as Vigilant Mario and uploaded a video called "Are You Ready for What’s To COME?" On that same day, he announced the launch of his TikTok page as @brothermario. From that day until April 12, he continued uploading to YouTube on a daily basis. On April 4, the Drunken Peasants announced that they will guest Brisson on their show in the future. The Peasants criticized Brisson for claiming that he predicted the 2019-20 COVID-19 outbreak in 2012, and for continuing to believe in conspiracy theories after completing core rehab. Additionally, several of Brisson's enemies have rebuked his comeback. On May 10, Brisson reached over 25,000 views for his TikTok reupload of late Little Richard's testimony, where he rededicated himself to Jesus during the final years of his life.

In July 2020, Brisson purchased a jumbo plush, listed at CA$39.99 at EB Games, to accompany him in his videos. The plush initially held Brisson's Certificate of Completion from the Ottawa Mission for the stabilization program. In one video, Luigi holds the Bible instead, and since October 31, 2020, Luigi holds Mario's Silver.

The Vigilant Mario channel on YouTube reached 56,000 subscribers on July 10, 2021. Brisson announced on July 18, 2021 that he is taking an indefinite break from the Internet, including all social media platforms. As of May 5th, 2023, Brisson remains on hiatus.

Channels
During his online career, Brisson owned and operated several YouTube channels. His latest channels include Vigilant Mario and RECOVERY IN JESUS, which were last updated with a goodbye video on July 18, 2021. At a later time, Brisson removed his Patreon and PayPal from his channels. As of January 2023, Brisson continues to profit from ad revenue and Teespring merchandise.

Brisson's inactive YouTube channels include:


 * TVC Faith Family (last updated on February 19, 2019)
 * The Vigilant Christian 2 (solely used on November 17, 2017)
 * Christian Testimonies (last updated in 2017)
 * Christian YouTube Shorts (last updated on June 21, 2021)
 * Christian Truther Network (last updated on January 4, 2015)
 * 777warrior4christ (solely used on December 3, 2010)

Outside of YouTube, Brisson's past and present social media profiles include:


 * Facebook (3,851 followers; 100K at peak; terminated)
 * Instagram (10.9K followers; formerly @TheVigilantChristianMario; terminated)
 * TikTok (10.5K followers)
 * YouNow (5.1K fans)
 * Parler (450 followers)
 * Twitch (420 followers)
 * Rumble (525 followers)
 * DailyMotion (111 followers)
 * LiveMe (terminated)

The Vigilant Christian
The Vigilant Christian was Brisson's main YouTube channel, launched on March 14, 2012. Brisson earned a Silver Play Button on January 6, 2015 after reaching 100,000 subscribers. The channel peaked at 596,000 subscribers in late 2018.

After being caught in a sexual sin scandal in 2019, and with his videos being banned in the European Union, Brisson divested himself of the channel. It was relaunched as Warriors for Christ, with Rich Penkoski assuming ownership of the channel. The usernames WarriorsForChristOfficial and TheVigilantChristian both pointed to this page. As of January 2021, the channel was down to 532,000 subscribers.

The channel was terminated on March 9, 2022, just before its tenth anniversary. YouTube stated that the closure was due to "multiple or severe violations" where Penkoski uploaded videos "designed to harass, bully or threaten" on this channel. As of March 1, 2023, the channel was reinstated and featured 517,000 subscribers.

The Godly Bros
The Godly Bros is an men's ministry channel founded on February 7, 2015. The original "brothers" are Mario, Alex, Eric, Andre and an unidentified fifth Godly Brother. In November 2015, Andre quit the group to form his own ministry, to Brisson's frustration. The last upload currently available was on October 14, 2015. The channel previously announced that "The Godly Bros are back" on March 14, 2016, but the announcement was removed in 2017. In late 2018, an attempt to relaunch the ministry as Soldiers of Faith likewise failed. The sexting scandal in February 2019 played a key role in discrediting The Godly Bros, and the channel has remained dormant ever since.

Videos
Unlike most conspiracy videos, Brisson can be very fun to watch. Just don't stay too long.

Virtually all of Brisson's videos have (EXPOSED!!!) the MOST CLICKBAITY POSSIBLY SATANIC-ILLUMINATI TITLES!!!

The videos all feature a dramatic intro with epic music and "Satanic" or "Illuminati" imagery. Brisson updates the intro every few months.

Brisson has a certain erratic style of rambling that just has to be seen to be believed. While he typically flashes the Illuminati subliminal imagery on the screen, he tends to start of the video with a completely unrelated rant about the media conditioning you to accept the imagery and satanic agenda. The same speech, every time.

Sometimes he will refer his viewers to another one of his Truther friends, arguably crazier than him, or to completely rip headlines from Fake news sites.

Brisson rambles on and on about how we're brainwashed sheeple who need to WAKE UP. He has four main video types:


 * 1) Most of the time, he's ranting about a TV show, music video, book, or pop fad. (His level of seriousness for what's often just comedic or entertainment television is humorous in itself.) The evidence he provides of his conspiracy is usually laughable to the point where people are wondering if he's an elaborate parody or not.
 * 2) Whenever a tragedy (think Sandy Hook) happens, Brisson looks at the evidence "logically and critically." Unsurprisingly, he always finds out the story doesn't add up. Often, he asks what other truthers think in the comments -- and uses the virtually unanimous agreement to prove he's right, rather than a blindingly obvious example of selection bias.
 * 3) Whenever he feels proud of himself for quote-mining a celebrity he'll call anyone (anyone, including fellow conspiracy theorists) either "brainwashed" or "shills". If you're a celebrity, using the word "Illuminati" is solid proof that you're a member.
 * 4) Occasionally, Brisson will "debunk" videos. For example, he attempted to debunk "Porn is Addictive?" by JaclynGlenn with his usual... flavor.

Each video ends with: '''And remember! STAY VIGILANT !'''

List of Satanic items according to The Vigilant Christian
The common thread of Brisson's rants is that the Illuminati control the media and want to bring about the Antichrist and/or the apocalypse. Brisson has helpfully catalogued many people, places, and things as Illuminati projects. Here is a list of Satanic items according to The Vigilant Christian: • 4

Enemies
• 2

Exclusions
It genuinely is easier to list things Brisson doesn't think are part of a massive conspiracy.
 * Christianity (his version)
 * Dragon Ball Z : Mario portrays himself as Son Goku in the video, so the show can't be evil, right?
 * Ironically, in a debate with the Drunken Peasants, Brisson called Dragon Ball Z a satanic franchise.
 * Himself (for obvious reasons)
 * Kent Hovind: He's a science denier, tax evader, seller of ineffective cancer treatment, and has been 10 years in prison, but being a creationist is more important.
 * John Todd: Brisson can't believe that Todd was a fraud. Instead, he thinks the Illuminati shills at YouTube went and took Todd's videos down. Ergo, Todd is telling the truth.
 * Hunter Avallone
 * NaturalNews
 * RationalWiki (yet)
 * God's Not Dead

Stopped Clock
In response to the New Age videos produced by Spirit Science, The Vigilant Christian released two videos "exposing" the "Metaphysical, Satanic, Occult Repackaged Witchcraft" and "New Age Spiritual Deception". Because why not fight bullshit with bullshit?

Reception
The Vigilant Christian was featured at No. 5 in WatchMojo.com's Top 10 YouTube Conspiracy Theorists. Brisson's video about "BBHMM" was also featured on Noisey by Vice.

Surprisingly, relatively few people have taken *being called a Satanist* well:
 * He's a shill! Who's surprised?
 * He's a Jesuit shill!
 * He's a scammer and a censorer!
 * He's an idiot!
 * David J. Stewart: he's a false teacher! (Brisson responded. )
 * He's part of a New Age conspiracy!
 * He's obnoxious!
 * Even actual satanists have gotten pissed, which, unfortunately, doesn't help.
 * In 2014, The Amazing Atheist decided he wanted to start something and The Vigilant Christian fell for it. They've actually been fighting each other for a VERY long time. If you look on both of their channels, they have videos attacking each other, except TAA actually watches Brisson's videos before ridiculing him, while Brisson just rambles about the latest evidence the Illuminati is real. In the end, Brisson made a video apologizing to TAA.

Kiwi Steve released the song "The Vigilant Christian" on December 1, 2018.