Game Theory: FNAF, The Origins Of EVIL

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Theorists, today I'm taking you all the way back… before FNAF Security Breach, before Sister Location, before any of the games that we currently know and LOVE. We’re going back to the inception of Fazbear Entertainment. I’ve recently made a discovery that changes everything… not necessarily a great discovery, I’d maybe go as far as to call it… Mediocre.
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[@realistdemon7242]

The fact that the timeline is now relying on small design elements like the functionality of the jaw makes me think we’ve come full circle back to the days of counting Foxy’s toes.

[@aaronking2020]

The days of what

[@irionuchiha3823]

@@aaronking2020 back in the day of early fnaf there were theories around foxy's toes and golden freddie's ankles showing an endo skeleton therefore not being a wearable suit etc

[@Ghrathryn]

@@aaronking2020 Early lore days of figuring out who was where and what happened when ala "are the withered animatronics really the same ones as the original crew?" or "is the Freddy in this minigame the main one we face?" often came down to counting fingers and toes on the bots.

[@hotcoco2413]

@@heyguys4571 wowza

[@hak7800]

Dont forget the Freddy buttons

[@psychelocks9298]

That... actually makes a lot of sense and explains a part of Midnight Motorist. "He's off to that place again," would fit the context of Crying Child running off to a rival restaurant, only driving his father further into jealousy and revenge obsession.

[@20keys50]

meaning Midnight Motorist is in the beginning

[@covereye5731]

If Orange guy is Afton. We could assume him not being purple means he hasn't become full evil and killed yet. Making Midnight the earliest point in the timeline we have seen in the games. Only thing that's weird with that scene, is the animatronic footprint outside where the kid supposedly ran off.

[@tumblingstarmoonchild]

Dude I read this comment and literally gasped out loud. I hope Matt sees your comment because it Makes Sense

[@eliaslisikh985]

Jr's is the rival restaurant ...?

[@Larucos]

you're so right, bestie, you just changed my life

[@TotallyTails]

MatPat: the final Fnaf timeline is next week *One month later* Me: yeah about that

[@Abandoned_Account88]

Its 2023 so technically it’s been another year

[@TotallyTails]

@@Abandoned_Account88 slow claps for that dad joke. Slow claps.

[@9livesninja]

@@TotallyTails clap… Clap… Clap… Clap.

[@pissyjorts3993]

@@9livesninja thats not how you do a slow clap

[@JvMainStream]

Exactly!!!! You're the only other person I've seen talking about it. Its like everyone's forgotten about it! Where is the timeline

[@davidmiller8160]

I am watching every single FNAF theory video in reverse order because it becomes a series of videos where MatPat slowly gives up and accepts that the story is just about a security guard who killed kids.

[@Mel_Jel]

Bro is a menace

[@citiaii]

minimalism is bliss 😭😭😭

[@disturbed1013]

😂

[@Natacrafts12]

Lol

[@adventurecap654]

Yeah, but he was a founder at first

[@salt8688]

This makes so much sense. Charlie’s death was a rage filled accident with unforeseen consequences. Once Afton realized that Charlie was in the puppet is when things changed. This was his ticket to finally bring “life” into his creations

[@ReklessTW]

BOOM! Remnant was the one thing that could replace Henry’s magic.

[@inluvwtheblues]

The motive for the continued killing! Yeah hope Matpat does see this^^

[@CrazyKId955]

EVERYONE START REPLYING TO THIS COMMENT LIKE CRAZY MAYBE THATS HOW MATPAT CAN SEE THIS

[@alogarfen9]

Also we all assumed that Chica was the first to be killed because she says "I am the first I have seen everything" but what if she wasn't the first to be killed but the first to be build.

[@lillononilcomico]

Btw didn't chica come from chica's party world and not from the mediocre melodies?

[@ThatGuy38757]

Nedd Bear as a vital piece of lore is somehow the Best thing i've seen in FNAF history Edit: how did i get so many likes and comments (not counting the bots) in an hour holy-

[@unseejuice7522]

@beyond your imagination nice

[@pikkeneater]

@beyond your imagination Bots are definitely getting smarter, learning more garbage disgusting insults

[@zisischartampilas6601]

scot is gonna refuse to retire untill mat pat is deafeacted waiting for 4 more games

[@Wren_BurnsHam]

Six bot comments already? Dammmmmm

[@captainaul2609]

I guess at the end of the day Nedd Bear is best bear!

[@dmbyaz41]

Just throwing this out there... could William have originally started killing to setup Henry? So he could take sole ownership of company? Maybe in FNAF 1 newspaper the guy that was arrested was Henry and not William? Hence why he was released?

[@jakubgrono9070]

That would also explain why he was gone for so long and suddenly appered in fnaf 6

[@poppythedogofwonders]

Oh yeah, maybe that's why Henry disappeared from the story for so long, he got successfully framed and arrested.

[@tayloranderson7547]

Just the way up there William have originally started killing to set up Henry? So he could take stool leadership of the company may be in front of one the newspaper guy that was arrested was Henry and not William ? Hence why he was released?

[@tayloranderson7547]

Yes he does

[@alexoxo1]

@@tayloranderson7547 what are you doing. Why are you copying comments

[@haleymickle6340]

Who's gonna tell Mat that he looked into the history of Chuck E Cheese back in his first theory episode?

[@Lost_Dreemurr]

Wow, that was so long ago, it's crazy to think how far we've come

[@rivergaming2393]

And he used it as a comparison in his FNAF 4 science video about how animatronics work

[@kingkaiser95]

There is a layer of abject hype and fear once I see a game theory FNAF video.

[@tinycat1177]

Indeed!! xD

[@KingAuthurTheLast]

So true

[@themadscarecrow288]

Same

[@jackwilliams8315]

Especially after you finish catching up on the fnaf/fuhnaff stuff from literally a day ago and you think you’re done

[@bibstfer]

I could not agree and relate more my friend 🥲

[@colekiesler6218]

MatPat 2014: William Afton is the true villain of FNAF. MatPat 2022 and possibly onwards: “Mr Hippo was the true mastermind all along.”

[@Sivanot]

@@seeingstar. My dude, if you're an actual person and not just a bot yourself, you're only contributing to the problem.

[@3bodYking99]

​@@Sivanot it's a bot, they're evolving

[@deforestfamily9330]

@@3bodYking99 THE BOTS ARE BECOMING SENTIENT

[@venomfan2020]

MatPat just can't stop accusing random characters in purple...

[@FloobusGoobus26]

@@deforestfamily9330 WERE DOOMED, THEY ATE STARTING THEIR REVOLUTION

[@gregarioustable224]

W. Chica’s UCN line is iconic. “I was the first, I saw everything.” Many of us assumed that meant she was the first animatronic possessed-and maybe it still does. But what if that means she was the first animatronic built under Afton and Henry’s partnership? She saw their relationship, she saw Afton’s work, she saw it all. When the child comes to possess her, the memories of the robot are passed to the ghost. The ghost saw Afton’s descent and what led him to kill kids.

[@islaythejabberwokky]

The static-like robotic quality of Withered Chica's voice line (as opposed to the ghostly whispers behind the characters' voices that indicate Cassidy's speaking through them, or the way Marionette's voice is clearly Charlie's spirit-- reverb effects and all) would support this! It's so unique out of all the lore-heavy lines in that it's purposefully distorted and robotic and without any hint of a child's voice... it makes me think that line was meant to be interpreted differently, like it's less like "dialogue" and more of a hint towards a concept like NightMarione's

[@Gloom_Shroom_Gaming]

How would Chica's possessor know that Chica was the first animatronic built though?

[@jakubgrono9070]

Accualy a valid theory considering the memories merging thing has been in fnaf becuse Elizabeth remembers her death from the pov of baby

[@jakubgrono9070]

​@@Gloom_Shroom_Gaming well Elizabeth somehow remembered her death from the pov of baby (fnaf sl easter egg when you go to her room after the bidibabs or whatever thay are called try to kill you)

[@Gloom_Shroom_Gaming]

@@jakubgrono9070 But how would Chica's possessor remember when Chica was built?

[@joshuacroll8534]

cassidy speaking through the animatronics that william hated, the once henry made at his restaurant (which william blames for his first restaurant failing) is a peice of poetry as well

[@Masqueraide]

I honestly really love the connections Matt's making with William and Henry's backstory. The question of "Why did William Afton start killing" has ALWAYS bothered me and up until this point the best answer anyone could ever seem to find was that the crying child, his son, had died. And it didn't sit right with me that I had to feel such sympathy for someone who would proceed to kill SO many kids. Knowing it could have started with being jealous of Henry just sits with me better.

[@sonicman9910]

@hope. 🤓

[@redteeth4890]

Has it not been known for ages now that William killed to harvest remnant and become immortal? I thought that was his entire gist.

[@jeannel9739]

@@redteeth4890 you're right

[@minecraftwolves2472]

You are 100% right

[@tincung7056]

*me having a stroke trying to understand anything with my small braiin*

[@cameronshand8874]

It's interesting that Matpat's very first fnaf theory was about comparing it to events that happened at a Chuck E Cheese. Now he's come full circle and is comparing the lore to the events that created Chuck E Cheese.

[@Unknown-br1uf]

Ahhh those were the days 👁😌

[@michaelk1183]

@@skyelattimore01 gay

[@skyelattimore01]

@@michaelk1183 I didn’t know they allowed children on this side of KZbin.

[@angelachapman7769]

The area he’s been I think this has become “fnaf theory”anyone else agree

[@Random_Youtuber_Tracy]

Has matpat theorized about who phone guy is? I don't remember all the videos

[@justarandomfnaffan]

Matpat, it's like ripping off an old bandaid, the timeline, we need it.

[@turniptheshade4439]

Matpat: "i think we're going to have it ready for next week?" Me Almost 4 weeks Later: *Waiting for the timeline still*😅

[@Rismose]

Stillll waiting

[@Kate-ex1df]

I came here just to find this comment, the wait is killing me

[@tayloranderson7547]

Yes we are

[@brianko8982]

Matpat is going insane. And I'm loving every second of it.

[@dartzy70returnofthedartzy74]

He only descended further with this one.

[@THEANIMALGUY]

@Dan Southwell congratulations

[@THEANIMALGUY]

@Dan Southwell 🎊🎉

[@A_Viewer]

He was already insane; he’s just getting even more insane now

[@neurodivergent_shark]

Same here lol

[@colekiesler6218]

MatPat 2014: A man in a suit murdered five children and stuffed them into animatronic suits. MatPat 2099: “To this day I still haven’t seen to figure out if Mr. Hippo is actually a hippo.”

[@Anoneko1720_]

@@mostamazing4298 here is a full explanation on why your dad left you kzbin.info/www/bejne/i6apgKuhqaaUpsU

[@anintrovertonyoutube5271]

Matpat in 2145: “Are the animatronics actually based off animals or the alien species remnant that kept William Afton alive in Freddy in Space 69”

[@man_noplan]

MatPat in 2200 : 💀

[@timothyhannon4078]

Matpat 2030: Faze-goo is made out of the same material as Gromethius from The Owl House because FNAF and Grom were released on the same date!!!!

[@mannamoth918]

@@man_noplan matpat in 4999 : ☠️

[@jovannybolden]

"that episode will be coming in the next week or 2 i swear im not putting it off anymore" -matthew patrick 4 weeks ago today

[@theforbiddenoneyt5789]

12:00 who knew an animatronic could roast so delicately😂😂

[@curlycoconutty]

I’m so glad that Chica being a Mediocre Melodie is finally being addressed. I think the fact that in Sister Location they call out that Funtime Chica is somewhere else or came from somewhere else (I can’t remember which one it is) it’s referencing that Chica came from the Mediocre Melodies to the official FNAF 1 Group.

[@lindahamilton2996]

if Matt is looking for the inspiration of five nights at Freddy’s then why don’t they see the inspiration for Chuck E. Cheese which would be there Walt Disney animaTronic at Disneyland

[@Takejiro24]

Do you mean Chica's Party World?

[@aiwianxiety426]

Aiwi Anxiety 0 seconds ago Yes! You're speaking about Chica's Party World, which was a separate location likely created after Henry's disappearance. I wanna say that Afton had full control over all the animatronics. While he may have hated Henry's creations(because he hated Henry and GF for takin Crying Child lol), he could have used Chica's popularity to create a side location called "Chica's Party World" so he could gain more money and have another murder den. It is perfectly plausible that Chica originated within the Melodies and then Afton later uses her design to create his own version of her, like we see he does with the design shown in Ultimate Custom Night. In this theory, Afton hated and loved his rival, so it makes sense that he pays homage to his idol by recreating and using his creation and giving it her own location.

[@bobaparadise9419]

@@aiwianxiety426 your thinking about Henry in the books. Henry didn’t die in the games until FNAF 6 which is WAYY after Willam died and places like Chica’s party world had closed

[@aiwianxiety426]

@@bobaparadise9419 Yeah i realize the typo i made. I meant to say after he kinda disappeared from the face of tbe earth

[@carolynfavaloro1436]

It honestly makes the most sense. The mediocre melodies would absolutely be used by Cassidy to torment Afton by hitting him where it hurts, hitting him where it all started. I like this theory.

[@GingerofDread]

I really like it too it’s such a nice way for them to be looped into the story!!

[@micu8942]

also all the mediocre melodies have a second voice overlayed with ther normal voice, similar to a child's voice

[@rockyharmon2468]

No it’s doesn’t stop thinking his theories always make sense

[@pennynukenarc]

Yeah, since they were the crappy animatronics of his rival, it reminds William of how he helped Henry succeed.

[@Niko-ci8sw]

@@micu8942 That has been covered already by Matpat tho Cassidy is speaking through them to torment Afton

[@alexadams2291]

“timeline next week” **me over a month later** yuh huh hows that working out

[@alexadams2291]

jk im super excited

[@pr0_gam3r37]

yeah lol it felt like yesterday when he said that and now it's been over a month... I am curious as to when it comes out though

[@alexadams2291]

@@pr0_gam3r37 honestly like where IS it is he just procrastinating again or has something big happened or ??!?!!?

[@RealSamulation]

I think it'll be ready next week ... 5 weeks later

[@DutchVanderlindegang572]

Mr. Hippo: Sometimes a story is just a story you try to read into every little thing and find meaning in everything anyone says, you'll just drive yourself crazy. Matpat: *points* yes and no

[@yes_and_so_what]

Oof, 475 likes and only 2 bot comments

[@JamesDavy2009]

That line from Mr. Hippo could be something akin to a red herring character or a whodunnit villain trying to mislead the detective character.

[@brenno90721]

I love how FuhNaff helped the FNAF team igniting some lights in places they weren't looking at. When Mat starts talking about Lefty and brings up the "schematics" made me open a big smile.

[@ajkcool]

"Schematics." "Mmmmm."

[@shotboom3479]

"ill have it out in a week or two"

[@snokey1153]

“I think it gonna be out next week” Released a month ago

[@thx4chrckingin]

This is probably the most satisfying theory yet. Giving William Afton a motive is the single greatest thing ever accomplished on this channel. Purple Guys identity was revealed through the books, the community more or less solves Fnaf3 singlehandedly, FuhNaff was the one to finally make sense of Security Breach, but this is a Game Theory accomplishment! I love it!

[@xOxmortal]

agreed

[@fantasysquad8425]

As a writer, I’ve been in pain there was no sure motive.

[@josselynruiz2009]

So funny to see MatPat return to Chuck E Cheese, since it was referenced for the very first FNAF theory episode. What a way to come full circle 👏👏👏

[@CoolllamaTMM]

yeah

[@Kjf365]

Yeah this turned out to be a really cut and dry comparison to make. Imagine where we'd be if he thought to look up the background of Chuck E Cheese years ago lol.

[@EnosCountryballProductions]

Matpat: The full timeline should be here by next week *One month later* Me: Yeaah about that

[@czikyagi]

“Itll come out in a week or so i swear!” - MatPat 1 month ago

[@FFF-FFF-FFF]

" don't you hate getting killed by obscure secondary characters? " yes neddbear, yes i do

[@unseejuice7522]

@@hereisthefullvid8934 BOT

[@unseejuice7522]

@David [DOND WII?! More like Chipmunk PooPoo WII!] BOT

[@unseejuice7522]

@Doofy BOT

[@kitdoesstufflmao]

It's seriously really annoying 😔

[@gumball_playz9926]

bots, bots, BOTS!

[@daltongibson1033]

You know... going back to the Chuck E. Cheese connection for theories... it feels like a circle has been closed. That first FNAF 1 theory also focused on the same connection. This feels right.

[@insanegecko]

Literally

[@OpMonke47]

your mother

[@leeman23664]

Finally it’s here the gameplay you all wanted. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jWGodWpta7Gebsk

[@qwertymagician]

you are so right omg

[@kumaruatlas9632]

Yeah but I wish it didn’t as that theory was about a real crime

[@michaelkelly8956]

"Next week" has turned into over a month lol

[@Sanaryy]

"Next week"

[@maxithalo7796]

I've never noticed this jaw detail, it makes me really appreciate this series even more

[@reeapurr1795]

mm yeah its like full circle

[@jonahboris6681]

@@finallyotshere6800 The video is cute and all, but will you please stop spamming? I'm assuming you're a bot...

[@loInani]

@@jonahboris6681 you talk like thats gonna do anything lol

[@Thomas90012]

i realized the jaw thing but thought it was just damaged, didnt think much about it

[@eleanorflynn7772]

This feels like such an interesting detail that has remained consistent throughout the series despite us neglecting to realise it. I think William's anger towards Henry could be fuelled by what happened to the crying child - he may think it was Henry's fault because it was his animatronic that killed his son.

[@karak962]

YES YES YES I HAVE THIS THEORY

[@59master60]

I agree with this statement

[@toasteroven6761]

jealousy and pride + a tragedy; sadly almost always = guaranteed murderous villain

[@br41nr0tt_]

what if william got so obsessed with spring bonnie that he started feeling like he WAS spring bonnie and henry was fredbear so he felt like henry killed his son?

[@animatrix1490]

Yeah, I just noticed when he showed the footage of the bite of 83 that Fredbear's mouth had those bars on the sides of the jaw

[@jmanzplan2074]

“It will be coming in the next week or two” 😭

[@NooBimbo]

ITS BEEN NEARLY A MONTH MAT PLEASE

[@candidesque6470]

I feel *SO VALIDATED* knowing the ultimate FNAF Theorist was also questioning Afton's motive. During all the chatter of robot kids and who really may be dead, once small part of my brain was always like "We don't even know why William kills Charlie! Who cares about Gregory!" It does seem...unlikely to me that that is his entire motive though. We seem him gleefully smile when Foxy runs to the room of kids he just murdered. The ball pit story has William excited to show everyone the kids he killed. He enjoys killing. I think it goes deeper than just jealousy. Why would he build the Funtimes or Baby if all he wanted was to live out a revenge against Henry? I think somewhere along he discovers the power of agony, maybe even seeing Henry's outpour of agony like in the books when Charliebot is created, and aims to create a place filled with agony. But that still doesn't feel like we've reached the end of the story. What was his overall goal in continously killing kids in the franchise buildings? Why does he want his cult? There is exactly one key piece missing, and it's driving me nuts.

[@gameuniverse5973]

William was angry at Henry bots being more lifelike what more lifelike than literally stuffing kid souls inside your bots huh

[@candidesque6470]

@@gameuniverse5973 But he didn't always do that. He does with the first wave of dead kids, but the others he leaves slumped in the room and the puppet gives them life, not Afton.

[@michaelraymon111]

@@candidesque6470 he liked killing killing. He enjoyed it and he did it. Doesn't go much deeper than that in real life serial killers.

[@polarity1908]

my guy wrotea paragraph

[@Naokarma]

@@michaelraymon111 It almost always goes deeper than that.

[@otheragee1144]

I love how he refers to a frog, hippo, bear and elephant as barnyard

[@aqwkingchampion13]

You don’t keep your frogs, hippos, bears, and elephants in your barnyards?

[@Box1head33]

@@aqwkingchampion13 😂

[@tayloranderson7547]

I know you refuse a frog a hippo a bear in an elephant as a barnyard

[@Pepeutra]

"About in a week" Said Mathew Pathew one month prior

[@keeganguyer5237]

Timeline theory might be next week… 1 month later

[@linkboy7212]

I think it’s more imply that William killed Henry’s daughter for revenge instead. The jaw on Fredbear implies, as you said, that the Fredbear design was probably Henry’s. This could mean that The Crying Child died before William murders Henry’s Daughter. He blamed Henry’s designs for his sons death, (couples with jealousy over Henry’s gift of robot creation) and in a spiteful rage killed his daughter for his ultimate revenge, unknowing it was going to send him down a dark spiral…

[@abdullahemek2488]

tbh this makes more sense for the timeline, happiest day, which is crying childs bd, was before the events of fnaf 1, or Williams first killing i feel like

[@SubZero-hs9xc]

No Because hw started killing before the cryng child death

[@calebbales2211]

I think Chica having a more important/interesting role here with her being a carry over from Henry’s place is crucial. I know it’s always been weird with how “I was the first, I’ve seen everything” but it always seemed a weird choice having that be chica and not a more central animatronic. This gives her more meaning in the story as Afton would’ve seen chica in particular as a direct connection to Henry

[@OsoLocoMojo]

And it makes sense for her to be first since Afton hated Henry so much he disgraced HENRY'S animatronic first by putting the first kid in Chica

[@goldenproductions9038]

True dat

[@PDD555]

It's also important to remember Chica's Party World imho. There's definitely something going on there. Maybe Chica's Party World is the equivalent to Showbiz Pizza and originally had Chica and the mediocre melodies as this theory suggests?

[@dawnberry7943]

Agreed

[@LazyLoonz]

@@PDD555 potential fangame idea

[@lames177]

"that episode will be coming out in a week or two" *five weeks later*

[@f4z-b0i81]

“The next video on fnaf is next week” its the 18th of january

[@d3Rm0Nk]

"That's it, I've solved FNAF" ahh I never get tired of hearing Matpat say that

[@sway-playz5318]

It’s going to break our hearts when he really does solve it ❤

[@Nonono123_]

​@@sway-playz5318hits hard

[@lirey9768]

Mat.... C'mon Mat.... Where is it? You said you weren't putting it off anymore, where is it?

[@kidpixel4818]

I don’t think every villain needs a reason to be evil ( sometimes it’s just fun watching someone be evil for the sake of evil, especially when they get beaten by the hero in the end) but you’re right in how it explains Afton’s motives for the series. Also makes Henry calling him ‘old friend’ at the end of Pizzeria Simulator actually kinda sad. Henry thought of them as actual friends but in the end they just ended up hurting each other. William more than Henry since most of the things that happened to him are his own fault.

[@DM-Oz]

True. Take Michael Myers, he is maybe the most iconic horror icon and dosnt have a motive. Every movie and continuity that tried giving him a motive was largely disliked.

[@retrogirl_2]

I have a theory about Henry's "X-factor". Maybe his animatronics were so life-like and seemingly magical because he (unintentionally) imbued each one with a small piece of his own soul. Literally putting his heart and soul into his work. Afton was unable to recreate Henry's work because he lacked the passion and soul that Henry had for his craft. In his frustration and jealousy, Afton kills Henry's daughter. But afterwards he recognizes that somehow Charlie's soul has possessed the Puppet. Then everything clicks, he realizes that what was missing was soul (remnant) and begins killing children in an attempt to harvest souls for his animatronics, all in a desperate attempt to match Henry's magic touch.

[@higueraft571]

It IS backed up by the books, he literally CREATES a soul with his own pure agony, using that Ella doll he poured it all into to create Charlie in the first place... So it's not too unlikely he was simply doing so to a lesser degree with his other creations

[@monkeyboosness6781]

I think it's also big to note that Charlies death is so different from his other murders. He doesn't lure her, he isn't in costume, he's not putting on a show in the way that we know that William Afton typically acts. He just leaves the body, doesn't stuff it into anything either, and he does it right out of his car. Every other victim we know was lured by him in costume.

[@ReklessTW]

That would make sense. Think about it, Henry worked in a garage where his sweat poured into the fur, his blood from working with machinery slipped into the joints, and his passion went into their designs. Afton? He saw them as a means to an end. And they were. He used precise machinery and complex parts and computers to build weapons, not pieces and bringers of joy. They were soulless.

[@JamesDavy2009]

You may be on to something…

[@ath-ingorso8525]

They definitely need to consider this, I aint much into the lore but from what I read, It makes more sense then Henry stuffing others souls. (I hope I got it right and did not sound like an idiot.)

[@vann.E]

I know nobody is going to see this but I wanted to thank everyone for coming on this journey. It’s been seven years of theories and animatronics and I have enjoyed every second of it. I can’t wait to see what 2023 holds for the FNaF franchise.

[@Izie98]

Same. I grew up with it, and would always play the FnaF 3 demo with my cousin when we met. I'm an adult now, and I look back fondly at all the memories, new FnaF releases and Game Theory making theory after theory on this franchise.

[@bigdaddybryan7918]

nothing

[@bigdaddybryan7918]

get a job

[@vann.E]

@@Izie98 same. It’s kinda a shame that the franchise is probably coming to an end. I have a feeling there’s only going to be 2-3 games left which sucks cuz this franchise was my childhood.

[@creeper_was_here]

same,goodbye fnaf,for now

[@matthewrustad1113]

matpat i swear i fr have been in the longest week i have lived in

[@CrazyKId955]

16:40 Matpat: that episode will be coming in the next week our two. I SWEAR- Me: ok... where is it?

[@El1sL1n]

I think it would be hilarious if scott just made a really rough story that was like "I dunno some dude made animatronics and started killing kids with them, dont ask me why" and we're just looking way too deep into it to answer questions that don't have answers. Probably NOT the case, but would be hilarious if it was-

[@Sivanot]

That was absolutely how this all started, lmao. Then he went on to flesh it out more.

[@homerman76]

I imagine that's true of the first couple of games, but the theory's got him thinking deeper himself 🤔

[@DustyTheOrange]

@@homerman76 you can visibly see this from different games such as the lore changing after 4 and UCN

[@lukethefluke7]

The fact that Chica never appears at sister location, you know williams lair, gives credit to the idea she was originally a henry creation.

[@disturbed1013]

Don't know if I remember it correctly, but wasn't it in sister location, they had a schedule, and it was said chicka was on loan for a party or something like that? I'll have to check it out again

[@lettuce6006]

Uh matpat, where’s the timeline?

[@Squint-SFM]

Moral of the story: Don't go into a chuck e cheese like restaurant and kill five children in a bunny suit and gradually stuffing them into suits.

[@Ur.fav_Kinoko]

I love the fact that Matpat is slowly going insane over a timeline for a game that has been going on for over 7 years

[@netherwolf3012]

Who's more insane, the man writing it or the man figuring it out?

[@that_little_shamrock7178]

I love it 🥰

[@changelots]

And he just gives Scott ideas lol

[@isaack4046]

more than 7 years

[@Mariwend]

it seems insane but a lot of this is sound logic given the chaos of fnaf

[@KraziShadowbear]

THAT IS SO CLEAN AND SMART, WHAT THE HECK?! I knew that looking back for lore inspiration from Chuck E Cheese and Showbiz Pizza was viable, but this made it SO much more better. Overall, I was still confused with most of the story and such with how things worked, only still remembering that kids were killed, stuffed into suits, and possessed the animatronics, done by a crazy murderous purple guy, but this theory perfected all those motives and reasons and thoughts so well! It's somehow literally bringing me back to the days of early FNAF, where we only needed to assume who the motives of animatronics and Purple Guy were. The simplification is astounding! Seriously and honestly, thank you Matpat for doing what seemed to be impossible and giving something of a clearer "origin" to this random timeline mess of games. It might be just a theory to everyone, but to me it's a fact. XD

[@supershoutmonx8327]

@Don't Read My Profile Picture nobody will

[@yellohammer8571]

Nolan Bushnell, founder of Atari, must've had some problems.

[@KraziShadowbear]

@@yellohammer8571 I believe there's a video somewhere about the history of him, Chuck E Cheese and Showbiz Pizza somewhere on KZbin. I think he handled all the arcades and games, but needed someone to help with the mascot side of things and animatronics and all that.🤔

[@andrewsadach3194]

Honestly MatPat is so far off.

[@KraziShadowbear]

@@andrewsadach3194 How so?

[@Ayalaman31]

1-2 weeks btw

[@justinthompson3754]

Love how he says “the rest of this will be released in another video in a week or 2, promise” and then a whole month goes by without any news. But releasing other game, movie, food theories instead. 😬

[@pastelxenon]

but dude among us is still relevant right guys

[@benjaminoechsli1941]

Shows how big/complicated the video is, I guess.

[@Abandoned_Account88]

It’s 2023 now so it’s another year and he still hasn’t made it

[@deadbear4710]

Their is an encyclopedia of fnaf characters and lore coming out soon. He dosnt want to release the video just to have everything destroyed by 1 book. He said in a recent video he is gonna wait for the book before putting anything out

[@braedenclundgren]

I mean I respect it, I'd rather a well thought out and researched video take a lot longer than expected, then a rushed video

[@Baran_124]

Ok, this one REALLY impressed me. I think this might be one of the best theory videos you guys have made. The connections between the history of Chuk-e Cheese and Showbiz Pizza are absolutely flawless!!

[@Bigboimadestinkyfart420]

@Okeyy.. Mommy long leg's sucks her design is awful and ugly

[@fuggler3386]

@yes no bots should stop

[@coallwasthere]

Mr hippo is the type of guy who would tell you some random story from the 1940’s when he is in a nursery home

[@sophhie552]

nursery home

[@roseolivas08]

No pls next thing you know there'll be a four part theory on why Mr hippo is a senile old William afton

[@uggsy4602]

Have you ever mixed iced tea and lemonade mmm you should do that sometime but you can't because your dead

[@sparx0s]

@@uggsy4602 mix beer with ice(d) tea

[@shadowmario5991]

that week has lasted a month now

[@vensian4810]

fr

[@jamesnguyen7782]

1 month later: ...................................................

[@fiathy]

Actually, this theory makes sense of why Chica was the “first” child to be killed and stuffed; Afton probably hated Chica for being apart of Henry’s creations, and decided to get back at him in a way by putting a dead child in Chica first

[@corazondonquixote]

Yoooo

[@gamesuarx]

This would actually explain why Funtime Chica was left behind when Circus Baby's Pizza World closed down

[@PDD555]

@@gamesuarx Oh my Lord, I had never thought about that! This is pure genius storytelling

[@PDD555]

@@gamesuarx someone tell this to matpat

[@APlatypus]

Except The Puppet is the one who put the kids in the suits

[@austinelder4532]

So with this theory in mind, now Im thinking back to Chica’s UCN line about being “the first”. I’m wondering if, instead of being the first victim or whatever like we assumed she meant, she was actually just the first character or animatronics designed for the original Henry-built restraunt, long before Afton was even involved.

[@fantasysquad8425]

I’ve thought of it being the first to have their soul given to an animatronic by the puppet, but this also makes sense.

[@AstroCyclone]

Then this could relate to the mysterious Chicas party world!

[@lilwierdo1134]

I was thinking the same thing !! What if the all the mediocre melodies including chica saw everything and couldnt say anything till cassidy gave them a voice while chica got stuffed and used her ghost voice to say what she remembered. Kinda like the animatronics saw and retained what happened but couldn’t say it cuz the lacked the voice. Or something like that🤷🏾‍♀️

[@amandaway6096]

I think chica came first and then when moving to the next location got very broken in the proses and after that got burned and then changed into the ignited animatronics

[@PDD555]

I'm thinking she was the second one, but the first after Henry's daughter. William would have taken his victims in an descendant order of how much they made him remember of Henry's work. That's why Charlie was the first, because she was Henry's daughter, while Susy was the second, because she reminded him of Chica. This also explains why William didn't want to preserve Funtime Chica with the rest of the Funtimes

[@aliciabates821]

I love this timeline so far. Please finish it!

[@Abandoned_Account88]

I’m still waiting for him to do a full timeline of Nicocado avocados villain ark

[@ericnordmann4807]

It's been over a month. . . .

[@carriezaporozan2694]

I wonder, when FNAF is all said and done, if Scott will actually come forward and explain the entire lore to us so we can see how many theories were correct and which were just overthinking and straight up ridiculous 😂

[@HelloThere50728]

I hope lol

[@aSmolGoth]

Probably never in the same way horror/slasher icons are never truly explained even decades later.

[@chaosv1123]

Pretty sure he doesn't know himself

[@BlackTemplar618]

Whatever Matt says, is lore.

[@atanaZion]

It will never be said and done We had FNaf 3, FNaF 4 and Pizzaria Sim for that

[@thesalmonserver5871]

Honestly, the mention of Chuck E. Cheese makes this entire theory series come full circle. After all, wasn't one of the very first theories connecting the first game with real-life murders in a Chuck E. Cheese location?

[@alexandramcginnis8872]

Yep! When I was still just a mere child. I was like what 12?

[@finnemansie1266]

Mapat: It will be done next week! Me: 1 month later checking if the video has been uploaded every single day.....

[@matpeterson2163]

Next Week you say…

[@AkiliClaireAmethyst]

If Andrew is wearing an alligator mask, does that mean Monty is like a revamped Mediocre Melodies character?

[@Abandoned_Account88]

Thats actually kinda true

[@tayloranderson7547]

For real life that is so cool character?

[@sidscoolreviews2195]

I think that’s probably alluded to by this video’s thumbnail.

[@ajcon3874]

Yes. This is literally just canon. Shown through Mr. Hippo joining the main band when Freddy leaves in the car security breach ending

[@shrilleth]

that kinda makes sense with his backstory from Ruin

[@redthewifeyhunter4034]

Chica being part of a different group gives more light to the little detail of Chica not being part of the Sister Location

[@jazz3221]

So true

[@nameless......................]

funtime chica

[@chuckles2364]

@@nameless...................... yeah she was clearly made by afton but also wasn't in sister location, so i'm sure there's something more to it.

[@brianalderman7350]

Okay matpat it’s been a month where’s my theory lol

[@c4llm3m0d]

An overwhelming sense of deja vu came over me when matt told us Chica isn't from the original Freddie line up. Memories came flooding back to me as I remember an entire theory based on the mention of Chica's Party World from sister location, ah those where simpler times. I just shows how old this franchise is when even matthew patthew starts forgetting his previous theories .

[@fantasticwhovian3061]

Chica's party world! Thank you! I knew I'd heard the theory that chica wasn't originally a fazbear before, but I couldn't for the life of me place where. And google was being NO help lol

[@Kjf365]

William's original company was probably Chica's party world and then Henry's was Fredbear's diner. Edit: I forgot the idea was that the melodies were a Henry thing, swap the two around. Killing Charlotte was probably a hot blooded crime like the theory suggests, and then seeing the puppet come to life afterwards became his golden ticket to one-upping Henry. William's would be better because they were literally alive. Hence why the funtimes are made with remnant and have the goal of collecting more. This also leads into my thoughts about the new owner of Fazbear Entertainment, and why they built the pizza plex. And in particular why there are so many gosh dang endos there. Whoever is running the company found out about the remnant bringing animatronics to life and how realistic they become. Their goal is to make the best Entertainment on the face of the Earth. Mass producing entertainers who aren't just representations of iconic characters, but ARE the iconic characters. Imagine going to Disneyland and meeting the real Mickey Mouse, or finding actual Luke Skywalker. That is what new Fazbear Entertainment wants. No matter how many children have to die to make it happen.

[@Rangerforyou]

@@Kjf365 gosh that makes sense

[@J0RD1N]

I have a theory that could further explain Aftons motive. In the video, Mat Pat has concluded that Henry had his own style of making the animatronics using the up and down pistons in their mouths. There is one other animatronic that has this function, and that Animatronic is Fredbear. In fnaf 4’s pizzeria, When the crying child is about to be bitten, we see that Fredbears Jaw mechanism works and looks exactly like lefty’s, which we know is made by Henry. This could explain why Afton wants revenge on Henry, Henry’s creation took the life of Williams Child. And so William did the same thing to Henry. Let me know your thoughts in the comments below Pls like so MatPat can see this and we can leave the rest to him

[@vaporean_boylove.0w083]

I would definitely believe that is the starting motive before he descended to madness and started experiments.

[@diorsse]

i'd argue that this event actually inspired william, less so angered him. his son basically possessed fredbear which would give william the idea of eternal life

[@artofdrawing5128]

🤯

[@tayloranderson7547]

I have a theory that couldn't be further explain afton's motive. In the video map pack has consistently that Henry had his own stay or make animatronics you didn't look up and down pistons in their mouths . There is one other animatronic that has dysfunction and then metronics and is forbearance enough forge Pizzeria, when the crying child about to be bitten , we see the fredbear's jaw machinery works and looks exactly like the lyfties would Lefty's which known is made by Henry. This could explain FYI Afton wants revenge on Henry'. Could explain Afton wants revenge on Henry's creation took the life of Williams child . Also William did the same thing to Henry, and we leave the rest to him

[@horseality6250]

but..that is said in the video xD 15:45 and we also know that these pringlock animatronics are build from both of them. The electronic part coming from henry.

[@islaythejabberwokky]

Afton's motive (for ANYTHING he did or made, not just the murders) has always been the biggest, muddiest piece of the puzzle for me that prevented FNAF lore theories from feeling like a believable story. This theory piece finally ties everything together really neatly, I feel.

[@lachiehansen6211]

"I think we'll have it ready for next week" Four weeks later:

[@maxobyrne1474]

Worth noting that in The Twisted Ones, Charlie points out that she can tell whether something has been designed by her dad or William purely through the specifics of the design. Seems to line up with this perfectly

[@GhostRose6500]

It might also explain why there was a wolf animatronic instead of Chica. The twisted creatures were William’s creations and he stayed with his theme of forest animals. Excluding Chica being part of Henry’s barnyard themed animals.

[@tigerlau8593]

I think you nailed this connection that we’ve all somehow missed. The nail in the coffin for me was the fact that the Mediocre gang had masks present in the FNAF3 cutscene (an early Freddy location). I say include this part in your timeline!

[@hereisthefullclip7666]

Link to the Clip:- They finally released this kzbin.info/www/bejne/aHa7m4Woid-HnbM !

[@MelissaNiederkorn]

For me what really rings true about this being THE theory is the inclusion of all the blueprints. Over the years it’s like, why are these included in such detail? Just so they say Afton Robotics or whatever? This makes so much sense that they have deeper lore

[@tigerlau8593]

@@MelissaNiederkorn Yeah totally!

[@stuck_in_orbit1634]

Consider this, the battery packs was Henry, but afton wanted them to be smaller . so he made them like a disk, something smaller to fit into the animatronic itself. While he was at it he put in a device that would lure children from there family's . I believe that holodisks were around much longer than we realize. Anyway, Thank you for coming to my Ted talk.

[@NtronMain]

Next week, huh?

[@ibeorange5217]

This actually makes sense, and the whole Chica being part of the Mediocre Melodies, like you mentioned in one of your other videos a while back. It all comes full circle now.

[@vanconojl]

@@hope.957 reported.

[@red-lm3eh]

Something I think you may have forgot to mention was the name of "Chica's Party World" hidden in the files when Sister Location was being teased which I don't think we ever got a explanation for, I believe which may be the name of the location she was in with The Mediocre Melodies before she was transferred into the main bunch.

[@derrickdaniels3955]

Yeah that's what I was thinking, how does that play into this.

[@gameuniverse5973]

@@derrickdaniels3955 chica party world might have been Henry version of pirate cove then when they fused they gave that role to foxy and put chica in the main cast

[@SmthCoolISwear]

next week. suuuure

[@justaduck2947]

16:45 it’s been a month Matthew

[@reptilerandykrusha6426]

to be honest, this makes _some_ sense, especially with the whole "chica was actually a Mediocre Melody" situation, it gives us a reason to why she was so special to begin with, you know, with the whole "I was the first!" thingy majig, perhaps she's talking about how she was the first animatronic created out of the Fazbear Gang. (IF Henry was the one who started the whole "Children's Entertainment" industry.)

[@itisfrosty]

Woah you actually now made things of everything we thought cause I was the first voice line was chica telling us that chica telling us that she was the first child killed of the missing children well that's make a whole new thing it may be true that she tell us to she is was one of the first animatronics and if that was true is the animatronics are actually possessed do the animatronics have their own personality and feeling without being possessed!?

[@tanoomic]

I think this strongly implies that Henry, not William, created the original Fredbear that’s kills the crying child. Not only was William jealous now, but his child had now died because, as he sees it, of Henry’s crappy animatronic design that killed his son. William, meanwhile, created Spring Bonnie that didn’t kill his son. Spring Bonnie was so safe that he trusted it to not kill him while inside many many times, and this safety would also explain William’s cockiness and confidence in the FNAF 3 cutscene where he turns into Springtrap. He was laughing at the kids’ souls because he felt extremely confident in his old reliable, safe suit, that he designed, and was shocked when it failed him and turned him into Springtrap. And the mediocre melodies coming back in FNAF 6 makes sense, as when Henry was rebuilding a new restraunt that was just a means to an end, he was using HIS old retired animatronics that he had in storage.

[@nicoangelo9928]

"thingy majig" my new favorite phrase

[@itisfrosty]

@@tanoomic well that's make sense but aren't the Springlock designed by Henry that's mean that springbonnie is designed by Henry

[@reptilerandykrusha6426]

@@nicoangelo9928 yeah, I favor that phrase too, actually! Lol (I got it from Domplays btw)

[@tanoomic]

I think this strongly implies that Henry, not William, created the original Fredbear that kills the crying child (notice the wire mouth design of Fredbear, like in the video). Not only was William jealous now, but his child had now died because, as he sees it, of Henry’s crappy animatronic design that killed his son. William, meanwhile, created Spring Bonnie that didn’t kill his son. Spring Bonnie was so safe that he trusted it to not kill him while inside many many times, and this safety would also explain William’s cockiness and confidence in the FNAF 3 cutscene where he turns into Springtrap. He was laughing at the kids’ souls because he felt extremely confident in his old reliable, safe suit, that he designed, and was shocked when it failed him and turned him into Springtrap. And the mediocre melodies coming back in FNAF 6 makes sense, as when Henry was rebuilding a new restraunt that was just a means to an end, he was using HIS old retired animatronics that he had in storage.

[@soul6733]

That sounds cool if true.

[@temporaryjedi]

You're definitely on to something here

[@Pika782]

@@shruqabdullah5036 I thought michael had nightmares

[@SubZero-hs9xc]

No He started he started killing before

[@chilpil]

game theory: “Final timeline!!” fnaf: “THAT’S THE SIGNAL, RELEASE ANOTHER GAME. MAKE SURE WILLIAM COMES BACK, MAKE A BANANA THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IN THE FNAF LORE.”

[@danny_jh1373]

Matpat a month ago:"The timeline will come out next week" Matpat now:"the timeline will be... soon...."

[@PhantomGato-v-]

It’s here. Literally. Today or yesterday haha

[@danny_jh1373]

@@PhantomGato-v- my comment was over a week ago my dude???

[@PhantomGato-v-]

@@danny_jh1373 yep. Just telling u tho

[@danny_jh1373]

@@PhantomGato-v- Aight, my bad 🤙

[@MyOpinionIsInvalid]

The fact Mister Hippo is a vital part of the fnaf timeline now is somehow the best thing ever.

[@Michealaflon]

It feels like something scott made idk why. reminds me of the fnaf 4 box having no use in the lore.

[@daniellewaites1465]

hey Matpat, when are you going to release the next video?

[@dylanammerman7818]

Matpat: “I think we’re gonna have it ready for next?” More than a month later: Nothing said about the timeline video in any other video on the main channel.

[@Mattius.-_-.101]

yes but on GT live he did give info

[@dylanammerman7818]

@@Mattius.-_-.101 What did he say about it. Is it almost done or does he still need a lot of work done.

[@dylanammerman7818]

@@Mattius.-_-.101Also he should have given some announcement on the main channel for those who don’t watch the live streams.

[@ArmarougeDude]

I love the "Why he ourple?" At the beginning Ash and Mat are always so funny!🤣

[@ArmarougeDude]

Your right

[@odaciousL]

@@chad007. You're definitely a bot too

[@andrewgraff1316]

@@ArmarougeDude bro forgot to switch accounts lol.

[@Flizz0]

@@andrewgraff1316 I think he was saying matpat is right while watching

[@atwistedb]

@@ArmarougeDude dementia 💀

[@kingofgamesandanime1683]

Another detail worth noting, in Security Breach, Gregory finds a Mr Hippo magnet in the Pizzaplex’s gift shop. That means that Mr Hippo existed as a Fazbear entertainment character either before or since Pizzaria Simulator, since Gregory wouldn’t recognize Mr Hippo if he only existed in Henry’s trap and Afton’s hell.

[@laraschroeder5195]

OHHH!!! That makes SENSE!!! Gregory wouldn’t know Mr Hippo if he didn’t exist before Pizzeria Simulator! That pizzeria did NOT last long and if they only existed during that period, they wouldn’t be well known enough to warrant even a fridge magnet based on them. Not to mention the Mediocre Melodies were bought from somewhere, so they had to have existed somewhere before the start of Pizzeria Simulator.

[@madshamilton7693]

it’s been quite a long week waiting for that final timeline🤪