What did Edward do to Elliot?

The big reveal? Elliot was sexually abused by his father Edward Alderson (also Christian Slater). We come to this horrifying realization in one of the darkest ways possible.
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Why did Edward Alderson molest Elliot?

The purpose of Mr. Robot remained unclear until December 2015, when Krista Gordon, forced by Fernando Vera, led Elliot towards an epiphany: he was sexually molested as a child by his father, and his mind produced the Mr. Robot persona as an attempt to cope with his trauma.
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Was Elliot abused by his father?

Back when Elliot was a child, he was sexually abused by his father. Terrified, trying to escape, he threw himself out of a window, and in order to protect himself from the pain, created a new personality. That was Mr. Robot, the idealized version of his father, the one who did not, and would never hurt him.
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What happened to Elliot's dad in Mr. Robot?

Robot. He is the father of hacker Elliot Alderson who died when Elliot was nine years old. Elliot proceeded to create his own alternate personality based on his father named "Mr. Robot", a more powerful and aggressive version of himself with the physical appearance of Edward, in order to cope with his father's death.
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What is Elliot suffering from?

He is played by Rami Malek. Elliot suffers from social anxiety disorder, clinical depression, delusions and paranoia. His internal life is revealed via voice-overs that provide insight into his mental state, his opinions of the people he encounters and the activity around him.
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Who is Elliot's 3rd personality?

While Mr. Robot has gone meta in the past (see: Season 4 premiere credits fakeout), some fans believe the show is saving its biggest twist for the end, and will reveal that Elliot's third personality is Mr. Robot creator Sam Esmail.
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Who abused Elliot Mr. Robot?

Elliot was sexually abused by his father Edward Alderson (also Christian Slater). We come to this horrifying realization in one of the darkest ways possible. Vera spends all of “Proxy” trying to force either Elliot or Mr. Robot to explain the latter's existence.
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What was Elliot's monster?

It is a 'selficide' and his hand starts shaking as he stares at the corpse on the floor that looks just like him. The horror music playing seems appropriate and, for the first time, the "pipsqueak in the hoodie", looks truly monstrous.
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Is Tyrell in love with Elliot?

Last season culminated with Tyrell reluctantly shooting Elliot—proving once and for all that he was real and not another split personality of Elliot's—and unexpectedly confessing: "I love him." In tonight's episode, the "Tyrelliot" of it all was undeniable: Tyrell tries to tell Elliot that he loves him, only to be cut ...
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What mental illness does Elliot have in Mr. Robot?

And it started there, and then from there, the story of "Mr. Robot" kind of spun out. GROSS: Elliot is mentally ill. He has dissociative identity disorder, which used to be known as multiple personality disorder.
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Is Mr. Robot based on a true story?

Robot was inspired by real-life socio-political revolutions. While Elliot's journey and motivations were a reflection of the show's creator Sam Esmail's personal life experiences, those were not the only inspirations behind the show's creation.
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Is Mr. Robot a hallucination?

Not only is Mr. Robot a hallucination, but he is also Elliot's alter ego. The scene continues with Mr. Robot explaining to Darlene that there are some complications.
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What happened to Elliot's dog in Mr. Robot?

At the end of Season 1, Elliot answered his door only to find the police, who placed him under arrest for hacking Hansen along with stealing Flipper. Flipper was seized by the police and animal control and likely returned to Hansen.
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Is Mr. Robot a figment of Elliotts imagination?

Sadly, he is (was?) probably not a figment of Elliot's imagination, since he was a major character last season and has interacted with several people who are probably also not figments of Elliot's imagination, unless Mr. Robot goes full St. Elsewhere this year.
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Is Elliot's father real?

Elliot's mind fractured after he fell from the window and Mr. Robot came into existence the moment after Elliot's real father died before a screening of Back to the Future. Mr. Robot took on the appearance of Elliot's father, the man who was supposed to protect him but abused him and traumatized him instead.
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Why Mr. Robot pushes Elliot?

Robot pushed Elliot of the rail? We learned that he is supposed to protect Elliot, and he fully knew what happened when he was a kid. He could've kill him.
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Is Tyrell one of Elliot's personalities?

“Tyrell doesn't have to be someone for Elliot. Elliot turns out to be almost an idol, someone Tyrell wishes he was, that he didn't have to care about what other people think of him, to fit into this frame that he created for himself and his wife, all of it. Elliot stands for all the freedom that Tyrell really wants.”
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What mental illness does Tyrell wellick have?

Martin Wallstrom, the actor playing Tyrell, speculated in an interview that Tyrell may have Histronic Personality Disorder (HPD), characterised by constant attention-seeking, emotional overreaction, and suggestibility.
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Does Angela love Elliot?

The next night, Angela receives a call from Tyrell, as she is now working for the Dark Army. She learns Elliot has been shot and leaves so that she will be the first one he sees. They both agree that they love Elliot, as Tyrell is upset.
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Who possessed Eliot in The Magicians?

After possessing the body of Eliot Waugh, Nameless tracked Coldwater down and recruited him in his campaign to get his memories back and take revenge on the Librarians.
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Who does Elliot marry in The Magicians?

Eliot and Idri found out that they weren't that different and that they were each other's type. However, when the wellspring returned back to full operational capacity Eliot flipped the situation on Idri, but Eliot did not kill Idri and instead decided to split the wellspring 50/50 and Eliot would marry his prize DILF.
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When did Elliot become the mastermind?

Season 1, Episode 4, "eps1.

Angela's words had been cut off before, but in the finale she stated, "Isn't it obvious? He tried to tell you. You're not Elliot. You're the mastermind" — indicating from almost the get-go that the mastermind was Elliot's newly created identity, fixated on saving the world from E Corp.
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Is Krista real Mr. Robot?

A more recent theory from a different Reddit user agrees that Krista is real, but her intentions aren't genuine, as they wrote: "Krista isn't treating Elliot. She knows he almost definitely has dissociative identity disorder as she knows about Mr. Robot and yet she's done very little.
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Is Elliot a good guy euphoria?

Elliot seems like a genuinely nice guy and almost gives me Fez vibes in the way that he's not entirely aware of all that's going on, but he still tries his best to understand everything despite not being privy to the ins-and-outs of the high school drama yet.
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Who is Magda in Mr. Robot?

Vaishnavi Sharma as Magda Alderson, Elliot's abusive mother (seasons 1–2, 4).
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