Analyzing EVERY single IT'S ME to SOLVE the meaning - fnaf theory

[@CandiBuunny]

The pinned comment as promised. Right now the only IT'S ME not mentioned was first pointed out by @abyssal_echo - Mike says It's Me, Michael in his Sister Location speech

[@An20008]

Ahh it's because of the ''Father is me Michael''

[@Paragon13]

That’s kind of a curveball though, assuming the theory that Michael is the player character in FNaF 1 is true.

[@cc33oo]

Ik this is for its me refrence but can william kill the minic son and maybe midmotorist is later the night of the day he killed the mimic son

[@eiiza8283]

That's interesting. I see 2 options with your theory: the fun one, where it's Mike having that realization, but not forgetting it again. He knows what he is (we don't but-) Or, the more likely one, because it's not on its own, but in a statement, it has no implications at all because it's not of definitely supernatural orgin, and is a part of a full statement ("Father, it's me, Michael...") and not just "It's me".

[@jonatanpl3899]

golden freddy uses "IT'S ME" as its attack in FIS2 (freddy in space 2)

[@already-taken]

I think Funtime Freddy should have been allowed one "it's me". Not like, a genuine one, but a mocking one.

[@onyourleft4194]

"I tend to avoid merch because I want it and I can't afford it" you have no idea how much i relate to that

[@pwall]

Ouch.

[@alexknj1]

*Teleports in* *Proceeds to excessively inform you that it's me.* *Kills you* *Refuses to elaborate* *Leaves*

[@AngelTheory-M]

its even more stupid than that, you wake up, like you just suffer was just a nightmare, but you have no idea you already trapped into eternal nightmare that repeats forever that what happen to ralph the vengeful spirit is the pride of william afton, such monster capable to affected even reality itself the reason why the purple loves when you break the game that vengeful spirit is setting up, you are following his steps

[@qurturt8872]

@@alexknj1 why won't you elaborate? Why won't you- ELABORATE DAMMIT

[@pumpkinpie2671]

Tis I! Frederick Fazington Ursine, of the gilded variety!!

[@CandiBuunny]

Alright this made me laugh

[@pumpkinpie2671]

@@CandiBuunnyTyty, I got my comedy degree at bozo university

[@shaynehughes6645]

​@@pumpkinpie2671Dr. Funny

[@TomoLamp]

Don Quixote

[@jhol2752]

i read this in the voice of dr orpheus from the venture bros lol

[@porcelainchips6061]

"it's me" being momentary awareness could explain why it takes until UCN for the vengeful spirit to "actualize" and become what it is; if it is caught in the loop of forgetting and remembering then it cannot become what it will eventually. The fire of FFPS could be the trigger; when all physical vessels are removed and it's only ghost-time with no object to inhabit. Haunting an object might "settle" a spirit into not constantly seeking self-awareness; what am i? i am the thing i am in. But if the object is stripped away, then what are you? what were you? what are you now?

[@klaudiso]

You should be a published writer... masterfully explained

[@Arusu1451]

Would never click on a fnaf video by mistake. Been locked in since day 1

[@HorrorHomestead]

I love any video that talks about how the building itself is definitely haunted, AND how the things going on are generally "ghostly". I feel that people get lost in the weeds talking about how much control a certain child has over their animatronic, which can be important but I feel takes up too much discussion in the fandom, when the truth is probably more that the restaurant is like the house in poltergeist. So I love how you talk both about which kids are more in control, which is important, but also about how it's just generally haunted. Great video, as always.

[@CandiBuunny]

I need to watch poltergeist and also many, many other movies. When you were talking about people who know fnaf but don't know other media it references... that's me so often

[@abyssal_echo]

Michael also says “it’s me” in his monologue, i originally thought it was the crying child’s repetition of the phrase rubbing off on him, but with the point you made about self-awareness and whatnot, it could maybe be he’s trying to grasp the fact that he’s still alive? he seems to do that a couple sentences later. also, i feel like the mci victims would refer to themselves as a collective, like how the girls in Together Forever refer to themselves as plural, “your ladies in waiting,” especially when Ralph asks “you’re just kids? who?” i feel it would have been a much more appropriate response to say “it’s us.” i interpret that as a sign that its not the mci victims answering, but the crying child or some other individual. anyway, amazing video, keep up the good work!

[@CandiBuunny]

Thanks for the addition! I'll be putting it in the pinned comment of things I missed!

[@teo9532]

29:03 I think that last scene is confirming why all the empty heads and endos can rarely sometimes stare at the camera menacingly in parts and service. They’re also possessed by other workers. Which makes sense considering Phone Guy says he always wondered what was in all those empty heads back there in his last call. Like this was being not-so-subtly hinted at for 10 years. Also I don’t think they can be the shadows since shadows existed way before Phone Guy was taken out lol.

[@WatchThisSpace415]

Yeah, I mean they literally get stuffed into a suit. Like of course they don't stay dead. I think people underestimate the amount of death and moreso possession that affects this franchise, it's not just dead kids, it's the adults that those dead kids killed, the employees, even the killer himself with Springtrap.

[@jubnubbens]

What's interesting to me about the word search in the Security Logbook is that it's not actually instances of Its Me throughout a grid of letters, the whole thing is entirely just ITSME repeated over and over with only two exceptions. Those being the words at the bottom of the page meant to actually be searched for, and the questions "WHO ARE YOU" and "WHAT IS YOUR NAME". They act as interruptions in a block of text that would otherwise exclusively say ITSME. Once you notice that it makes the word search really easy lol

[@HoogIGuess]

I love theories that boil down to "It's GHOSTY stuff" Even if it's a simple solution, it makes sense and helps us not get lost in the weeds of theorizing about non-issues

[@wzrdwill]

i think i had a physical explosion happen in my brain when you were talking about why foxy is so aware LITERALLY GENIUS. it was standing right infront of us the whole freaking time! there was an obvious reason why foxy is not affected by the greasy mask and this is SUCH a good theory.

[@lilypord6618]

9:10 there's a possibility what Bronwen is long dead by night 5 and it's her ghost leaving a message to Ralph. She seems to know impossible information like the name of the kid possessing Bonnie, which under normal circumstances would be impossible to tell even if she investigated the MCI. So either she met Jeremy as a ghost or it was Golden Freddy pretending to be Bronwen. There is a whole theory about it on Reddit, it's pretty cool.

[@CandiBuunny]

Who Bronwens “contact” is is super fascinating to me and how she gets her info. I hope we see more of her but I don’t know if we will

[@thepixelman4776]

Well it’s not unlikely that either of the GoldenDuo (whether they share GF or not) can share and see others memories, I’d always assumed that’s how certain UCN animatronics came to be, so one of them could’ve gotten the info from Bronwens soul or something (might’ve also just relayed a message idk). I do honestly like the idea of one of them warning Ralph of the other animatronics plan because they don’t want them to get hurt while the other spirit is the one who’s still trying to get him (I personally think it’s Dave but it could be Cassidy).

[@spudkin564]

I still think there's some merit to the original thoughts behind "it's me." And I don't think it necessarily precludes your theory. "It's me" really sounds like a child that is terrified desperately trying to get someone to notice them. They've been trapped as spirits for a long time, scared, unable to call out for help. During those flashes of self-awareness, they call out to the security guard, Mike, whoever, hoping to all heaven that someone will realize that they aren't a robot, they're scared little kids. They aren't in control of their emotions, because they're kids. Only, their temper tantrums are deadly. They are lashing out in overwhelming anger like a kid can do, but are also still hoping to be rescued. Kids aren't the most rational creatures, and I can imagine one that was traumatized by being literally murdered would be even less so. "It's me" could be the last bit of their consciousness desperately calling out to be rescued from the hell they've been stuck in. Also, I've really enjoyed your content. Your enthusiasm is infectious, your wit is on point, and you clearly put a lot of work into presentation. We will be watching your career with great interest.

[@CandiBuunny]

Wow this was so well put. I think people really struggle with understanding how the kids can be sometimes protecting other kids, sometimes dangerous for them, sometimes tame, sometimes deadly. This nailed it on the head. Such a good analysis

[@marycatherine4902]

Maybe this was one big Super Mario reference the whole time. it's-a me, Mario.

[@pinkushatejar]

Finally, someone going back to the most retrospectively interesting parts of the lore. The Week Before and just reexamining the first game is fascinating, because ofc the "lore" we know now didn't exist in it's entirety then, so it's going back and taking these disparate elements of the game and finding ways to fit them into modern lore that make sense, it's an interesting kind of thought experiment. I'm inclined to agree with all your takes on these, honestly the complexity of adding characters like Bronwen strikes me as unnecessary (on the part of the writers of The Week Before, clearly that cat's out of the bag and people working out the lore have to acknowledge it) very cool and good / 10

[@WitheredCircle]

Ok so I finished watching the whole video and I've got to say, great theory as usual Candi! I do agree that "IT'S ME" is about a soul coming to terms with its existence as something possessing an animatronic. The real question comes with FNAF AR, at least to me, since I think it's pretty clear that the Golden Freddy in that game isn't the real one. Could Fazbear know about the animatronics saying "it's me?" I also wanted to add that I think the reason Golden Freddy, Cassidy's animatronic, is so closely tied to IT'S ME could be because she's come to terms with her possession quicker than the rest, explaining how she's so aware in the Logbook. Could also be a bit of Dave influencing the animatronic to communicate to Mike in there but who knows. Keep up the good work!

[@skyblade7438]

Honestly, Fazber Entertainment discovering this horrible fact about the hauntings they’ve been causing and then using that to improve the immersion of their new smartphone game feels on brand.

[@EpicMickeyFanOfficial]

I think you completely got it It's really cool when the community is stuck on something for a while but one person finds a different angle to look at it from and solves it. Great job! The video was a bit long before you got to the meat and potatoes, but I enjoyed listening to all of it cause your video just feels like friends talking abt fnaf and its a nice feeling

[@manteiga6522]

I'm far from the best person to explain agony, but as I understand it is the stain that suffering leaves behind, a lot of concentrated negative emotions can cause a wound, an echo of sorts. It basically causes a place to be haunted, not by a person, but by the suffering that happened on that spot.

[@jolo6051]

I feel like the FNAF 2 cutscenes we get from Freddy’s perspective is actually us seeing the animatronics become aware for the first time. These flashbacks take place before FNAF 2 in the original Freddy’s location, where the MCI occurred. What we’re seeing is them all waking up for the first time ever in their new bodies. We see them all look at each other and we see Chica and Bonnie’s animatronic faces go from mild curiosity to absolute horror. Thanks to their animatronic faces, they can’t make that much expression. So it’s hard to tell what they’re really thinking. But we get a good enough idea. Bonnie ends up staring at Freddy. We can’t see his eyes, but the vibe is clearly that he’s aware that something definitely isn’t right. While Chica looks like she’s fully turned towards Freddy, her eyes unseeable in the lighting and her beak wide and agape, like she’s screaming. We even see Golden Freddy appear right in front of Freddy too. While these cutscenes play, we can hear the echoes of children laughing which gradually turns into children screaming as the cutscene comes to a close (at least that’s what it sounds like to me). As these laughs turn to screams, we hear Freddy scream in the only way he really can - a low and monotone robotic sound. That’s all his animatronic’s voice will allow him to do. This tone is also very similar to the one we hear Freddy do in the FNAF Movie shortly after Afton is springlocked. And then the vision starts to glitch out as the animatronic and the soul are overwhelmed with emotion and it ends with “It’s me”, the words that signify when a possessed thing acknowledges that it is not the way it should be, but that they can’t understand why. That’s also why the first cutscene which we only ever see once when booting up the game for the first time ends with ERROR instead of “It’s me”. Because the souls haven’t woken up yet. The animatronic programming is still in effect. But then the Night 4 cutscene happens. We see The Puppet, constantly looking into the eyes of Freddy. No matter where he looks, the Puppet meets his gaze. But we notice that Bonnie and Chica are no longer so… disturbed looking. They’re facing forward and they’re docile. They’re… ASLEEP. The Puppet has calmed them. The Puppet has united them. They can’t understand anything that’s happened to them and they’re scared and angry and confused, but the Puppet came to soothe them. To act as a protector. Hence why Bonnie and Chica have seemingly calmed down with the Puppet’s presence. And we can assume that Freddy is also hushed to sleep as well. This also explains why the Withered’s don’t start becoming active until Night 3 (with the exception of Foxy who is active on Night 2). It’s because they’ve woken up. The Toys and their activity have stirred the spirits and awoken them from slumber. That’s also why the animatronics are so active and aware in the first game and The Week Before. The Puppet is seemingly nowhere to be found. They have no leader, no direction, nothing to keep them in check. So they make their own plans… and their own rules. Rules that even a Freddy head won’t protect the guards from. Only steel security doors. A plan to leave and wreak havoc. To become monsters themselves. And if the Puppet were there, she’d likely bring them all comfort and convince them not to leave and end up becoming the murdering monsters that they’re not. So that’s my interpretation of what the FNAF 2 cutscenes tell us! They’re flashbacks to when the souls first become awake and aware in their new bodies and how the Puppet is the only one who can soothe them and make them more docile. What do you think?

[@CandiBuunny]

OH MY GOODNESS THIS IS SO GOOD!!! What an incredible take and your writing is really good! I wish I could pin more than one comment so more people could read this

[@jolo6051]

@@CandiBuunnyThank you I try :,D

[@lewis_g]

I never tend to read longer comments because usually i just skim through comment sections not particularly reading too into anything but holy hell I do not regret reading this one this is incredible

[@jolo6051]

@@lewis_g Thanks! I am well aware that longer comments tend to end up with a response of a nerd emoji, but uh... I can never seem to cut down my thoughts XD

[@anderoth65]

Had to pause the video just to comment on how good the production value and narration is! Great stuff!

[@CandiBuunny]

Thank you!!

[@NK_Slasher]

you're growing so fast, few days ago you had 6.8K now you're almost at 8K, also i really like that one fnaf world theory you did

[@CandiBuunny]

Oh I'm so glad that's one of my absolute favorites I've made so far!

[@loorthedarkelf8353]

On first listen I love this style of pulling on a single thread and seeing just how far that specific detail is integrated into the larger weave of the story. Will contribute to theorizing when I'm back for a relisten this evening while brushin my teeth ❤

[@porcelainchips6061]

In FNAF1 Foxy is aware of the camera and is watching how active it is; freezing every time it checks on him. Foxy "resetting" when you check on him could be seen as the character losing confidence until it believes it can once again "get you by surprise". Wanting to literally jumpscare you instead of just going for it seems fairly "aware". In FNAF2 not getting tricked easily could be seen as a judgement-call; it should be easy to trick a robot from the 1980s into coming to a different conclusion, based on it's limited ability to reason. The flashlight having an effect can meanwhile be seen as a literal hardware reset; the flashing light is confusing it with rapid input and it's not an issue of "discerning" what it sees. Scott as a writer is very aware of the difference between hardware and software; programing and the literal functionality of parts. Animatronics as object, Robots as objects, are a really fine mixture of these two things. If you look into the history of robotics, you will see that a very "smart" or "aware" robot can have limited or almost no range of movement; because its software is complex but its physical mechanisms are crude. The reverse is the same as well; continuing into the present day Japanese robots are physically impressive, but most of them are "puppets" or functioning as animatronics (this is not a dis at all; their work is amazing but is very focused/specialized around movement) with a human operator sitting off to the side remotely commanding them (Asimov from Toyota is amazing but is always being controlled while being presented). Meanwhile the famous American robot Kong was basically a head with "eyes" and eventually a crude pair of arms (not really hands) but it ran with a dynamic "infant-like" AI. All of this said, given FNAF is all about ghosts and Foxy is the same generation of robot/animatronic as the others... He is exhibiting behavior that does not scream "intelligence" but definitely suggest "awareness" in the same way a spider will avoid a hand reaching for it.

[@CandiBuunny]

Wow what a cool analysis! I'm so grateful you took the time to comment this because I don't know much about robotics and it's fascinating!

[@neptuneplaneptune3367]

Honestly Agony makes more sense then remnant. Agony is just that. Agony. Suffering that has infectet whatever it came in contact with in a wary bad way. While Remnant...is it just Metal that was hauntet? Is it remnants of memories? Is it both? Does it have to be a metal at all? We see it as just white energy in the Phone game. So Remnant trips me a lot more up with the details then Agony wich I argue more is the creepy ghost stuff

[@jabbathehutt2774]

The way i see remnant, is that it is an alloy. A new material made from a concoction of other materials. Like steel, it has iron in it, but it isnt entirely iron. Remnant is an alloy made from Agony and metal being melted together. So it can make robots with supernatural properties, while not really being the actual spirits controlling or possessing the animatronic. It could also be "possesed" by the same spirits, but much less cohesive by being melded and mixed with metal but to me its name "remnant" implies thats only what energy or agony remains after a spirit moved on. My take at least.

[@Lanicaster]

14:40 (ish) i took Coppelia's strange behavior as she seeing the animatronics as people, like how Golden Freddy appears to Abby as the child in the movie but to everyone else you can see the animatronic itself, however ghostly he is

[@CandiBuunny]

Oh hold on that is probably exactly what happened. Gosh that's smart! Thank you!

[@Lanicaster]

@@CandiBuunny No worries! Sometimes we think too hard on things and miss/forget details. That's part of why community is so important:)

[@sleepymel22]

maybe it just speaks for how unobservant i am, but i only ever really noticed when 'IT'S ME' flashes up on the screen in the first game, which promptly freaks me out 😭 eye-opening video candi! thank you :)

[@morunderscore]

30:12 omg a dalek is such a good comparison for this!!! Also i apologise for the following FNAF/ Doctor Who rant lol. Oswin (in aslym of the daleks) has no idea she is a Dalek until informed by the doctor. Only then does she start to play through, although rather briefly) the role of a dalek. Just like the missing children, she does not recogise what she has become and she has a second of disbelief and of regonition, just like the missing children. The missing children clarify to themselves what they have become and so does Oswin. This was an AMAZING video by the way!!!

[@CandiBuunny]

Oh wow that comparison is deeper than I thought at first! That's so cool!

[@liliespetals19]

Re: Ralph, Bronwyn and Coppellia's awareness, the dead tend to forget but, presumably, theyve only just died and thus have more consciousness, at least for the moment 😅

[@JosilyneTwigg]

You popped up on my recommend again, I didn't even realize you were the same person until you had that energy halfway through, the part where you said you were so proud of yourself I love your energy so so much I subbed this time, cant wait to see more from you Have a good day/night/relevant time Good luck on your next video

[@CandiBuunny]

Thank you!! This was so kind and "Have a good day/night/relevant time" made me smile

[@shronkler1994]

19:23 oh this is so sad 😭😭 the great thing about getting into the lore nearly a decade after the games came out is that all of the pieces so far have been laid out before me. i'm so excited for the fnaf 2 movie, i don't know if i can contain it for a whole year!

[@CandiBuunny]

We've got Secret of the Mimic, Five Laps at Freddy's, AND Escape the Pizzaplex to keep us busy before then! 2025's gonna be the best year EVER!!!

[@nettowaku1252]

5:00 Scott once developed a Sci-Fi heavy RPG named Desolate Hope prior to inception of FNaF. Hence why he enjoys blending FNaF with Sci-Fi.

[@trytail]

Have we ever considered the idea that GF is simply an "unreliable narrator"? There was that theory at one point going around (might have been Game Theory but I don't remember) that the puppet was trying to guide Dave to his body because you wander as a ghost and don't remember anything until you reach your own corpse. So maybe the "It's Me"s from GF are Dave being like "that's a human, that must be me" and then tries to possess the player, ultimately killing them. Probably has lots of holes but interesting as an idea.

[@CandiBuunny]

That's such a cool concept!

[@DrMeatsuit]

You're already my new favourite fnaf theorist, honestly, your voice is so easy to focus on and your energy is rlly nice, you also keep things quick and simple, and for a series like this, MUCH NEEDED. Can't wait to see what else you have in store

[@Lonesome_Knight07]

Haven't even begun watching but I just want to say your videos have to be the best FNaF videos on KZbin. You always cover the most interesting topics in a thorough way. Seriously, keep up the great work!

[@CandiBuunny]

Thank you!! I always get excited to see what you commented when I see your Hollow Knight pfp haha!

[@Lonesome_Knight07]

@@CandiBuunny Of course! And thank you! I do really like Hollow Knight 😂

[@hellsraiser8743]

OMG i just gotta say you have a really nice voice. I love sitting here and listening to these videos in the background. I can't wait for more.

[@CandiBuunny]

[@Soccar3787]

It’s so annoying.

[@pwall]

I really hope this channel sky rockets as much as ID's Fantasy, as I subbed to her relatively early. And it would be lovely to see your awesome content reach high as well! I am really enjoying your videos, this and the "where tf was goden freddy" were an amazing watch and great theories on their own! Your editing, recording and narrating quality are on par in my opinion and I really enjoy em. And about the agony thing, at least for me (I am not the best FNAF theorist), it's the more "magical" counterpart to remanent. While remanent is something much more physical, being able to be extracted and manipulated and molded. While agony is a result of intense human emotion poured into the objects nearby. Agony is often theorised (afaik) not to necessarily be tied to a spirit while remanent is. Agony is like an energy source, that can fuel certain actions that happen in the FNAF world. Although agony is also found to be transferable as seen (if i recall correctly) when afton explodes inside a Freddy's location all the stuff his remains touch get infused with agony.

[@blademasterzero]

This theory brings questions about springtrap as well, we know he has agency and he’s shown on occasion to be smart but he’s also still bound to his suit. He can’t stop it when his suit detects voices and has to go to them. Is afton fully aware of everything too? Maybe that’s why he so happily attacks michael or doesn’t recognize him, you’d think the man who dedicated his entire life essentially to murder and researching the supernatural would have a better grasp on the supernatural too but unlike the other spirits, his spiritual power seems to end at controlling his body. While the others can influence the building they’re in to some degree, unless it’s not actually the spirits who control the phantoms in fnaf 3 and it’s actually springtrap.

[@MarathaMapping]

It's me, a gaylord toddler. In all seriousness, I love that you chose this topic. It's been at the back of my head since RyeToast's video

[@morgann2938]

Amazing video! It feels so good to have all the instances of “It’s Me” in one place so we can look for patterns. Also, HUGE respect that you’re able to say “I don’t know what this means yet.” You don’t need to have a definitive answer to every single one of your questions to still have something meaningful to say. Being open and honest is the responsible thing to do. Plus it gives the community more questions to chew on so we can build on what you’ve established!

[@CandiBuunny]

Aw man thank you so much for such a kind comment! I really appreciate!

[@charchar635]

Maybe the reason Charlie and Lizzie are so lucid is because their lives revolved around Freddie's so they more readily recognise the environment and feel more at home there

[@marbenmin5878]

For a while I thought "It's me" was one of those forgotten easter eggs Scott made, glad to know it's still kicking. I never read into it too much, but I would say it started out as just a paranormal spooky ghost moment, but now it probably is significant in some regard, like most things in this series. Makes me wonder what the Shadow animatronics are considering they're pretty forgotten nowadays.

[@locolord]

30:48 Don't worry, you're not the only one.

[@FrankiKaye]

I read it as Bronwen being dead during the call, and "held on" to this realm until he answered. Like, my brain put a robot filter over her lines and everything, like she was using the suit's voice box. I loved that book, regardless of the "proper" reading, and I made so many flabbergasted notes on my inventory page. It was a seriously fun time!

[@Invalidcookie-bv4cx]

Also My theory is "It's me" is an answer to who are you. and because they can't remember who they are they say "It's me." it's why Elizabeth, William and the Puppet don't need to say 'its me'" They can remember who they are. "The Others are like Animals, But I am VERY aware."

[@zippyzippad]

It hasn't even been a full hour since i found this channel so the fact that there's a new upload is crazy to me!! Your theories (even though I've only seen a couple of them) and so entertaining! :)

[@CandiBuunny]

That’s so cool!! Glad you’re here!! 🍬🍬🍬

[@elizard4850]

I do like the idea that ppl who are able to say "it's me" are aware to some level that they still exist/are conscious despite their bodies being dead

[@RimHellworth]

10:49 if you read the epilogue 1:35 am it has a pretty good explanation of agony

[@cdiggity855]

This new generation of theorists is revitalizing my interest in the franchise. Keep up the good work!

[@AB.TA452]

10:50 your third theory could work because of springtraps existence that's a similar case to him

[@HolyShadow_223]

Tysm for making this video, I’ve always thought the “ITS ME” line wasn’t just a Golden Freddy thing

[@Sussyman64]

Howdy @HolyShadow_223, you seem REALLY interested in this [[yellow bunny]] so I’ve got an idea. YO @CandiBuunny MY FRIEND LIKES YOU!!!!!!!!!!! IM CALLING HIM RIGHT NOW AND BRO IS GETTING ALL FLUSTERED. HE’S TRYING TO STOP ME BUT HE CANT. ANYWAY that’s all. Bye bye.

[@HolyShadow_223]

IM SO SORRY ABOUT MY FRIEND, HES JUST KIDDING!!!!!!!

[@Sussyman64]

NUH UH, STOP LYING

[@CandiBuunny]

🤦

[@Sussyman64]

@@CandiBuunny bro he’s gonna kill me now so wish me luck

[@Luxandrel]

When I read the ending with Ralph saying "it's me" (I didn't read the book, just your video) I paused for a second and just thought how thats such a fitting way to use the phrase and how I, as an writer (or attempt to) myself, would use that in the exact same way and when I reached the end of the video with your full explanation I can't help but like it even more, great video candi lady :3

[@Prince_Zero-10]

Hey I love your videos and wanted to let you know I think you're a great theorist! And as such I wanted to send you down the rabbit hole I've been theorizing about: Rwqfsfasxc and his strange connection to William. As early as fnaf 2 Rxq foreshadows him alongside Shadow Freddy, Rxq in the office because William was the night/day guard and Shadow Freddy in Withered Bonnie's place to show he used the Spring Bonnie suit. And Rxq can glitch through 3's Minigames as William was present as Plush Fredbear and caused said events (The Mci). Then in Ucn Rxq is the shadow afraid of his wickedness (Nightmare) and Nightmare having red eyes and Rxq glowing blue: Being purple put together. Then in the AR trailer we hear William's voice speaking with Rxq's sfx in the background and Springtrap speaking with raspy-ness but no Rxq sfx. Therefore implying Rxq has his voice or is him. And in AR he's bring hunted after by "C" aka Golden Freddy searching for him post William beating Ucn. And how Glitchtrap/Mimic trues to replicate Rxq. That's the first few pieces but there's a lot more evidence supporting the idea Rxq is William himself or part of his soul somehow though considering how Nightmare/Sf is likely Eleanor I find it highly likely Rxq is either his "humanity" or himself. But feel free to come to you're own conclusion, but I believe Rxq being the only Shadow left is meant to show William's new purpose in the story cuz post-ucn all his kids are gone. Good luck and I'm looking forward to you're next theory!

[@CandiBuunny]

Wow super cool! That's a lot of evidence and a cool theory!

[@Prince_Zero-10]

​@@CandiBuunny Thank you so much! I'm really glad that you liked it! It's my favorite theory!

[@Soupgodx]

I genuinely believe all your theories. Mostly because you make some really good points but also your voice is so nice you could probably convince me of anything.

[@CandiBuunny]

[@AnRPGslime]

One of my current fav theories rn is "Shatter theory" long story short it's a theory that the reason Dave's memories are practically non existent is that his soul is split up amongst the main cast (and maybe the building?) he's a passenger to more than just golden freddy. "There's a little bit of me in everybody" vibes. I feel like the scattered "it's me" amongst the crew could be connected to that as just a fun connection/thought in general.

[@tobysinbad]

I am just really impressed with how entertaining these are. You’re becoming one of my weekly watches, up with NotRealNameNotAtAll and Rye. Keep it up and I hope you don’t lose steam! You deserve recognition/ £££ and I think if you keep going, you’ll get it ❤

[@CandiBuunny]

Thank you!!! I really appreciate the encouragement! 🍬🍬🍬

[@savviathan]

Candi, just wanna say how much I adore your approach at videos. Your energy is amazing, and your jokes and edits are expertly timed in between a genuinely fresh take or resource gathering for this franchise. I'm so glad one of your videos popped up on my recommended, and can't wait to watch so many more from you! Keep doing what you're doing.

[@CandiBuunny]

Thank you so much this was incredibly kind!!

[@Vaerlayn]

I'm not even super invested into FNAF, but hearing your excitement for it is genuinely infectious! You are enjoyable to listen to with how much enjoyment you have for the subject, so definitely keep at it!

[@iamwilts]

I was feeling a little burnt out on fnaf content but your channel is absolutely delightful and makes it feel very fresh and fun.

[@CandiBuunny]

[@jarnodc005]

As much as I'd love for it's me to have a more special meaning behind it, this theory really straightens up everything by combining everything. Always are your theories such bangers. Looking forward to every upload!! ❤

[@The01sky01]

Hear me out. The pel ending isn’t actually Chica herself saying it’s me. It’s pel. As you’re about to die, it’s pel saying that it’s her. She’s here, you’re not alone as you die.

[@CandiBuunny]

Oh no I don't need more tears today thank you I used them all up on MatPat's final stream 😭

[@thepixelman4776]

27:53 Huh….. ok so a few potential ideas I just had that could explain GFs behavior: -for FNAF 2, Cassidy’s a lot more aggressive from what I recall; you can actually set them in Custom night even. I think this could just be that the DCI had just happened; the anger of Afton getting away with it AGAIN could definetly push Cassidy to force themself to attack Jeremy as best they can. -for FNAF 1, this depends a bit on interpreting the timeline, but if you believe Aftons springlock death happened BEFORE FNAF 1, then it’s possible Cassidy’s rage has subsided to some degree. They’re certainly not at peace, but they don’t feel the need to force themself to attack Mike as much since they’ve at least partly got their revenge and their killer is in the building. Either before or after, I guess there’s also that at least with Mike, Dave might be getting in the way. - Their experience in the logbook remembering their name helped them fully gain at least that level of awareness in that long gap before 3. -I think I commented the same idea in your FNAF world video, but if Cassidy was the one who we play as there, I could see it REALLY flaring up their agony that Afton not only is moving again and out of the safe room, but seemingly escaped after the fire. Heck, they might not even find out until after they finish (assuming they don’t question the playable FNAF 3 characters but that’s a weird grey area). -being separated from Dave after HD may also be part of it; we don’t know their relationship exactly, but I like to think Dave helped calm Cassidy’s rage a bit sharing a body or not, so aside Charlie they’d feel more alone. -using that idea of Afton repairing himself with Fredbear parts, it’s possible that’s what allowed Cassidy to at least do UCN… maybe. Also I guess this would mean they got set on fire so that doesn’t help. Didn’t intend to write that much; then again, Cassidy’s like my favorite of the spirits so I guess I had a lot of ideas. 😅

[@CandiBuunny]

I am really really really hoping we see some of the relationship between the Vengeful Spirit and Garret in the second fnaf movie to get an idea of how Cassidy and Dave feel about each other... unless Garret really is the puppet. In that case I'm down to see how Cassidy feels about Charlie

[@common_skeleton]

“Freddy Fazbear laughs and hangs up” is the funniest sentence I have ever read

[@erick48104]

THEE MIMIIIIC 🗣️🗣️ Man it's refreshing finding a new content creator for Fnaf. I sort of moved on with Mattpat's retirement but now here I am watching video after video at 4am where I live 😅

[@Cyb3rMatt99]

I’m subscribed to soooooo many FNAF theory channels but your videos keep me hooked and I always enjoy them, even if I don’t always agree with them fully. I just want to say that you’re doing great and keep on theorising! :)

[@CandiBuunny]

Thank you so much and I LOVE the Grimm pfp from Hollow Knight!

[@Cyb3rMatt99]

YES he’s so iconic! My fav :D

[@Iwuznothere]

I like to think that Its Me is two separate things that sometimes correlate together, sometimes don't depending upon the spirit and what they're inhibiting. Its Me is both a feedback loop of a spirit spiraling down and becoming more lost as they struggle to retain a sense of self, but are losing every contextual memory of their past life to keep that identity together; thus all they can think of what they are is Its Me. But also, specifically for the FNAF 1 animatoronics or any machine that is less articulate or advanced than The Puppet or Circus Baby who could speak free-form thoughts, Its Me is all the lesser aware spirits can put together from prerecorded lines in the machine to say who they are. Its Me could be a corruption of character announcements they would say at the beginning of every show like Its Me, Freddy Fazbear etc. And on the Subject of Wrath Child and why the Vengeful Spirit is seemingly the most powerful monster, but is the rarest to find. I think their inability to reliably show is proof that Agony has its limits, or could even be a finite source of energy. Undying Hatred maybe can only do so much and the more you use that emotion, especially to teleport yourself or others to whatever nightmare you wish to inflict, could take a lot of what is possibly keeping The One You Should Not Have Thrilled in this world. Cassidy/Whatever specifically wants to hurt and torment Afton. They have a specific target, even if they don't care who else they murder to reach them or gets in their way. But they must have Slick Willie to put in the Nightmare Blender, Forever. So maybe, they have to choose their attacks very carefully and maybe the player just does something extremely dumb to find themselves next to Blond Bruin.

[@CandiBuunny]

I like the idea of agony having limits because with Eleanor in the Faz Fright books, it does sort of seem all-powerful. From a storytelling perspective, it's kind of sad to have the most powerful force in the word be pain. You'd want it to be something like hope or kindness

[@Iwuznothere]

@@CandiBuunny They say she feeds on it and she collected pieces of agony to make the dumb Trash Giant, so its also possible her and maybe even Yellow Bear's strength comes from acquiring and feeding on other sources of Agony than just themselves. Like vampires, they cause more suffering and evil to sustain themselves. And as a minor fan of Green Lantern, I'm interested in other emotions than just pain, fear and hatred be the strongest emotional power in Agony, but possibly the easiest to sow and reap for a horror franchise.

[@lemonsmug]

dude the offhandedly mentioned idea of Ralph haunting Shadow Freddy goes so hard actually,,, especially with the follow me minigames in mind,,, ouuughghhh,,,,,, I don't know if that's actually canon or even plausible in the lore but either way I am instantly writing something up for that and you Cannot stop me

[@CandiBuunny]

Haha! Before you publish anything you'll have to reckon with the fact that Shadow Bonnie/Freddy are in fnaf 2 in 1987 and Ralph doesn't die until probably 1989-1998 depending on when you think fnaf 1 takes place

[@lemonsmug]

@@CandiBuunny Timelines haven't stopped before and they won't stop me now, AU time

[@bjksuk]

This was amazing, the way you endes sounded so poetic!

[@ryokoChaan]

This reminds me that theyvall the one who aware had mini games, Susie had mini games, Charlie had mini games, Elizabeth had mini games and yes mike had mini games too even CC had mini games after he remember all thing. And indirectly their mini games show things they remember before the bad thing happened or when it happened. Foxy Sees missing children dead. ,Mike realizes when he wakes up from death, Susie finally realizes something happened like what happened in the fruit maze. Elizabeth and the circus baby, and yes Charlie with his death. Even crying child with the bite

[@Rosees_Here]

It’s both crazy and unsurprising how fast this channel is growing! You deserve it Candi, can’t wait for 10k!

[@OmgMcGamez]

I don't think Ralph haunts the building, he haunts the phone. Isn't it weird the book has a "new game plus"? (New game plus is a term used in gaming where you are able to restart your journey through the game but with added benefits from having a first playthrough.) I think what happens is that Ralph always died in the true ending with him recording the phone call, but upon his death he does not remember this, rather, he remembers bits and pieces, he actually gets a lot of things wrong. Like his daughter never going to Freddys yet contradicting himself saying she did but hated it there. He forgot so much. The second playthrough is him finally remembering what truly happened to him. He is able to record his final message (Likely a similar process Broanwin went through to record her final message to Ralph) and then moves on. It seems that, unless tethered to reality by something (William with the vengeful spirits) Adults have a way easier time to remember who they were, even if they haunt a place or suit for a while, they quickly move on once they put the pieces back together. Children can't. Either not enough memories have formed in their life to have a cohesive grasp on who/what they are. Or their underdeveloped minds cause them to be way less capable of putting themselves back together, thus requiring an outside force like Happiest Day to refind themselves. The more of a grasp of yourself you have, the more control you have over the thing you're haunting. This is very clear with Micheal Brooks? Brooke? in the novels. He is aware of himself, and therefore aware what needs to be done. It also seems that they can make the conscious choice to stay even if they remember themselves. We see this with Jake in The Stitchwraith, he collected himself, found a coherent memory of who he was and was about to move on, but Andrew's plead made him stay. After finding himself, he chose to stay.

[@megneedsfriends]

Every video of yours I watch becomes my new cannon, please don’t ever stop making FNAF videos you bring such good theories to the space!!!

[@Bloodylace]

its hard to physically express how much i agree with most of your theories! I also really love your voice and its comforting to chill in my bed with my cat and listen to you talk abt fnaf :D

[@skyenight-by8yh]

Honestly, when I first saw the ending where Ralph (the phone guy) was in the Golden Freddy suit, I think that it honestly sheds a *really* new bright light on things. 😅

[@Mysticalfrog29]

I've only seen 2 of your videos, including the 2 hour ucn one, and already love your videos. Keep it up😊

[@King_ArthurJr]

I love the idea of attuning it to memory!! I think memory struggles are (ironically) very often forgot about. It's what my latest video on the Box and Happiest Day is all about! Also, you asked something about Remnant and Agony so I thought maybe I could help with that. From what I understand, what that's all about is that there's 2 ways that something can be "haunted". The first way is more obvious, it's souls and ghosts and possession. That's Remnant. The souls, the ghosts. Then there's emotion. REALLY STRONG emotions can linger and become their own entities. Agony is just the most powerful and common of them. We first see this happen in The Silver Eyes. Henry cried into a doll and it came to life. His emotions were so strong that it created a living being. So when we hear that Edwin beat up the Mimic with all of his grief and rage... yeah that's not good. LOL But yeah. Remnant = Soul, Agony = Emotion. Just fancy terms to explain the paranormal.

[@nicolinhas_ng]

I've seen 2 videos only from you and you're already one of my favorite theorists, keep up the awesome content!

[@panafa3617]

I really dig this idea, it follows a good "everything in a loop" feel fnaf likes and the idea of a unaware golden freddy

[@lilaott6495]

i’m loving these mega analysis videos! first the ucn voice lines and now this? it’s amazing

[@gerardomr3283]

Great theory. Idk if someone already said this, but to also back up the Chica portion of the theory, in the movie Chica hesitates to put Abby in the springlock suit until sudently her eyes go red and enter "kill mode", it make so much sense now, omg n.n

[@CandiBuunny]

Oh that's so cool! No one mentioned that yet!!

[@omegalol6243]

your energy ... idk what abt it but just couldnt help to smile

[@AB.TA452]

22:22 the graphic novels show us how us how animatronics can become sentient with their own minds using others souls the "fake charlie" which is Elizabeth is actually circus baby who grew hateful because Elizabeth's soul allowed c.b to feel emotions. C.b directly says this when she talks about how she has memory of a little girl walking up to her and then the girl starts screaming but then she has the same memory but from the perspective of Elizabeth. Elizabeth isnt aware its circus baby who became aware after taking Elizabeth's soul

[@AB.TA452]

It's explained alot better by c.b herself in the comics and in a alot of pages

[@_chknug]

you are one of my fav KZbinrs, with matpat leaving, someone had to fill the Freddy shaped hole in my heart. these videos always do the trick! keep up the good work!!

[@CandiBuunny]

MatPat's GONE AHHH 😭😭😭 But seriously thank you so much for the kind comment!

[@icecreamsfluffychannel]

I haven’t read the week before but I have a theory that not a lot of people take into account. This theory is shaky at best. What if the reason Coppelia saw the animatronics as children is because she has the ability to see ghosts. I mean psychic powers are confirmed to exist in this universe.

[@CandiBuunny]

Abby in the fnaf movie sees Golden Freddy as the child not the animatronic!

[@icecreamsfluffychannel]

@ Actually she sees both the child and the animatronic, mistaking Golden for Freddy.

[@that-one-bird13]

This was such a fun watch! I’ve never commented on one of your videos, but I love the way you present your information and leave me thinking after I watch them. I think you did a great job and I can’t wait to leave more comments!

[@CandiBuunny]

Thank you for commenting! This was really kind!!

[@nexen_stars]

Maybe this is weird, but you are fr one of my absolute favorite FNAFTubers. The way you present things is just so pleasing to my brain, lmao. I'm excited to see what you post in the future ❤

[@CandiBuunny]

[@johnfkennedyinanopentopcar8976]

You've got a level of infectious energy that no other theorist brings

[@CandiBuunny]

Thank you so much but WHAT is that username and pfp LOL

[@johnfkennedyinanopentopcar8976]

@CandiBuunny user name was a joke I forgot to change The profile picture is from the opening cutscene of Fallout 1

[@dvp1694]

You can totally tell that you’re just as much a fan as the rest of us and those are usually the ones who create the best content, another lovely vid added to the books! ✅

[@CHEESEPUFF_7]

I really liked your point about the awareness of the animatronics/ghosts :D

[@Z_04_Q]

Eggs benedict was here [Also, thank you so much for the subtitles, it's really nice to have proper ones]

[@Handlelesswithme]

Given golden Freddy in the novel trilogy is someone significance And that Cassidy talks to Michael in the security logbook I think we can deduce perhaps Cassidy is someone known to Michael

[@jackfrod3679]

Your theories are really interesting compared to a lot of others. I especially love the one about golden freddy's whereabouts in fnaf 3

[@CatToy626]

Glad to see your videos getting so much traction! You're nearly to 10k Subscribers! I'm a day late to the video so I browsed your comments and see that a lot of smart people have left very smart and insightful things. I think the only thing I can really add is something that is a vague disagreement with another commenter about the whole Remnant vs Agony thing. So to me Remnant and Agony make equal sense within a clearly supernatural world. Remnant is this world's version of Ectoplasm ala Ghostbusters. It manifests physically as a liquid metal, but it can be "Injected" into other metals? The idea that it's injected (I believe that's the terminology used) as opposed to used as a lubricant or paint tells me that it's supernatural and so can do a lot of weird things. Remnant also seems to tie to a person's identity or soul to some degree. It's the remnants of their being. To me this reminds me of the graphic novel for... I think it's The 4th Closet? Whichever one has the amalgamation animatronic that as I recall looks like it has multiple animatronic heads fused to one torso, like the Candy Cadet stories about 5 becoming one. Also the idea of remnant being able to power and possess objects very much harkens back to Ghostbusters 2 and the Mood Slime to me. Agony on the other hand is psychic manifestation. Psychic phenomenon and Ghosts tend to go hand in hand in a lot of media. The aforementioned Ghostbusters added Pyrokinesis in their latest movie, Mediums and fortune tellers tend to show up in a lot of ghost stories, Steven King's Rose Red had a team of psychics investigate. I think the one thing I would point to specfically is Netflix's Haunting of Hill House and one character in particular (Leaving out name to avoid spoilers just in case) has the power of Psychometry, generally the ability to read psychic impressions left on an object and get a sense of an event that happened. Agony seems to be something like reverse psychometry, a psychic impression of such magnitude that it leaves behind something that even non-sensitive people can experience, or even create beings that act in accordance to the event that birthed them. In this case I would point to Into the Pit's yellow agony monster and note that he feels like the sort of being that would be born from such a thing. Anyway, I know this wasn't very big on exploring the It's Mes but I think you covered that part Extremely well and I don't have much of anything to add. Excellent video as always and I look forward to your next one! Have a great day! 🍬🍬🍬

[@CandiBuunny]

Man I can't believe I'm finally gonna wrap my head around remnant by thinking of it as ectoplasm hahaha!

[@cheaterpoper]

Just recently found the channel, and I really enjoy listening to your takes on things. Keep up the great work!

[@Gamingturtle090]

Candi Bunny uploads you know what that means! Depression cured, interesting discussion of the bear game AND my ears getting confused at the end

[@overfriedchikin3310]

Thank you for much such long quality content. Definitely a nice watch after a shitty day

[@CandiBuunny]

I'm sorry it was a rough day! I love your Haku pfp! Spirited Away is one of my absolute fav comfort movies

[@HazZzel-]

Found your channel and I've been binge watching everything! I don't know how to explain it but your voice sounds somewhat similar to my own, so it reminds me of walking in circles around my room theorizing outloud. Except you sound much more knowledgeable and organized 😭

[@CandiBuunny]

Aw thank you for binging!! I’m glad it comes across as organized because my notes definitely are not!

[@maggiemiller1582]

I love the joy and passion in your videos. It’s a real breath of fresh air that makes me smile every time I watch!!

[@payday7679]

I always thought it was a condemnation of the player being a killer back when it was just fnaf one I hope Scot explains his idea of what was happening when it was just one game one day when the plot is so far away that it wouldn’t spoil anything

[@CandiBuunny]

That would be so cool!