Game Theory: The Animals in Animal Crossing Aren't Animals! (Animal Crossing: New Horizons)

[@eggmilk770]

I just imagine matpat playing any game for the first time “This game is really nice, i bet that there is a murderer rabbit somewhere

[@Kurzidan]

Matpat: you can't fool me, Timmy, I know you have FAIRY. GOD. PARENTS. Matpat: ROBOTS. ARE. EVIL. Matpat: er uh I mean RELAXING. BY THE. FIRE

[@human5130]

Yeah he probably does that😂😂😂😂

[@anniejoseph1148]

Lol

[@originalname5303]

In warframe you can be the murderer rabbit but only on easter

[@olivinator69]

heck bunny day

[@hscruda19]

Peaceful game: exists Matpat: we don’t do that here

[@cartoonmaster2401]

MatPat: Peace is NEVER an option.

[@itsgalazy4447]

I WAS LITERALLY SAYING THAT! Like Nintendo Release A Cute Peaceful Kid-Friendly Game Called Animal Crossing Mat: Oh Your Sick And See People As Animals Like Just Leave The Game As Cute As It Should Be...

[@zuecastx]

Can't have nothing in Detroit

[@daffydj]

@@itsgalazy4447 But why bother leaving it "cute"

[@zainekatsumi]

We all know that. 😂👌

[@cheesestick437]

Nintendo: releases a relaxing game for you to build your own town Matpat: *THE MAIN CHARACTER HAS A MENTAL ILLNESS * Nintendo: wait no-

[@depo3343]

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME

[@lonelyjessie8383]

Matt has that chaotic #xavdaddy energy in this video lol

[@Broken_Triangle]

Mental illness? I think they were furries

[@MegaDragonmark]

@@depo3343 the second time? have you forgot the many many many times where matpat basically inserted something dark into one of nintendo's games? in a nutshell it should of been nintendo: not you again.

[@prestonjoiner1940]

Like, why tho? MatPat really needs to stop with these theories they're getting way out of hand

[@liviemillie6455]

When I played this game and saw the owl, octopus and frogs, my first thought was that they were "less evolved" versions. Kind of like what other apes are to us.

[@standardhuman8675]

or kinda like the jellyfish in spongebob?

[@thebigcheese5536]

that's also a theory to explain krabby patties as less evolved crab flesh

[@jacobmaynard8873]

"less evolved" Like the octarians in splatoon 2

[@maisieandherbrothers6896]

NEW THEORY!!!

[@melodramaticdragon5826]

Or like Goofy and Pluto.

[@MsSaquilla]

Animal crossing: a cute, relaxing game Matpat: so the protagonist had a rare illness...

[@arch3r_istired]

@@calamariari2004 That *CAN'T* be right! 😱😱😱 (/sarc)

[@user_3460]

Literally me when there's no explicit lore 🤣

[@aboredhuman1022]

@@calamariari2004 No they are furries and I will not change my opinion

[@ssbfan33]

This theory is wrong because of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe because that means every single racer who races with Isabelle is dealing with the same thing. Which is false. Gosh did he forget Nintendo has a universe now.

[@ConsistentlyInconsistent_J]

yep that checks out

[@forgelord4750]

Can we have an episode where they take a really depressing or disturbing film or game and reason why it is actually a happy kids game

[@anjaliguitaristpenguin9578]

N O

[@whatwillmakebethebestforev8556]

Henry Bothwell interesting

[@greatsageclok-roo9013]

Does Jak 2 count? ... Probably not; most players get frustrated at certain points.

[@manisanotfound4926]

If they gonna agree with u i hope they select "Happy Tree Friends"

[@panickedshrieking5454]

Spoilers for a 15 year old game below That's just Pathologic, a survival horror game, actually just children playing pretend. Funeral games homie, those are the most inherently human thing on the planet.

[@pretzelproductions9120]

Matpat: The cars in cars aren't cars Also Matpat: *Wanna see me do it again?*

[@Vault_tec10]

I don’t like this he is ruining over but it’s still good video none the less

[@skidmark2737]

He’s really good at making dumb things seem smart

[@ancalagonite434]

Cars aren’t cars they’re robots -_- 😂

[@caseymudkip]

I’m your thousandth like!

[@pretzelproductions9120]

@@caseymudkip Thank u!!!

[@gecko9797]

"You can observe them in their houses with no repercussions" Wait until he learns about how the villagers yell at you for entering without permission in the first game lol

[@arch3r_istired]

true-

[@Lauralink100]

the first game was better

[@koalamanda8299]

I miss the brutality of the first game, my snooty villagers were absolutely taking no prisoners

[@Chrischi3TutorialLPs]

Matpat: "Do you remember that guy from Florida who was eating faces." Me: "Do you have the slightest idea how little that narrows it down?"

[@saiouma_simp8579]

True

[@maturechimp1219]

Ehehehehhehehehe yes

[@uckcpr]

Yes. Only in florida.

[@witchnessp]

Unfortunately...

[@waluigi7331]

Lol

[@leorafilms.]

Its honestly crazy how he can find perfectly sound theories to make the games really dark that literally never crossed the dev’s minds lol

[@AgentDigits]

I mean the last room of the Dino exhibit shows what kind of prehistoric creatures the Animal villagers evolved from. Which honestly just debunks the theory

[@JordanTruesdellYo]

cue: fnaf 1

[@TerraVulture]

@@AgentDigits it even has one for the human character! If you stand in line with the rest above the Australopithecus skull, a light turns on, shining on your character.

[@feiwnakausvkaxbdkebkswowbq8331]

@@AgentDigitsnot really. If they evolved their ancestors wouldn’t be around. Which can’t debunk the fact he saw a real owl. You played yourself

[@ChanceTheBrony]

@@feiwnakausvkaxbdkebkswowbq8331 I mean we evolved from apes and there are still apes. Maybe instead of Blather’s species having evolved from modern-day owls, Blathers and all the different species of owl share a common ancestor.

[@krix4182]

game: heres a rock Matpat: Well, it actually isn't.

[@noodlebraininc249]

Well actually its an actor Who has played in the movie jumanji and Other movies

[@Huntress_thewolf]

It's a rock that secretly spring trap aka purple guy aka wiliam afton

[@steviealbarne4247]

In New Leaf, it's possible for grumpy characters to ask you what animal they'd be if they were an animal. Thing is, if you answer them with what animal they are, they're quick to point out that they already are that. So. There ya go.

[@kavlan453]

I love how everyone’s first thought when he said they’re not animals is “Ah, yes. Furries.”

[@cupidzz6747]

Lmfaooo ikr

[@Slitzzy]

Owo

[@callme_A_K]

Sooooo tru

[@LanieMae]

I actually didn’t think of that lmao

[@lillylikestosing]

Yes.

[@CrabJelly5225]

"If I had a Nickle for every time there was a face eating incident in Florida, I'd have two Nickle's. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird it happened twice,"

[@millielamagnifique2980]

Are you sure there wasnt a third case?

[@LiamsSportsandEntertainment]

A reference to Dr. Doofenshmirtz. I now am at peace

[@Toquesti]

*Nickel*

[@CrabJelly5225]

@@Toquesti fight me

[@Zephy9273]

Dr. Doof said that

[@mxrcrow8893]

Fun Fact: Blathers' fear of bugs isn't irrational, it actually came from when he was young a bug laid an egg sack in his desk and he didn't notice it until it hatched and millions of little bugs came running out I'd be scared of bugs too if that happened to me, the poor guy

[@kyndal3311]

Poor man..

[@LittleWerewolfPlushie]

He's also scared of snapping turtles since one chased him in a parking lot.

[@hollie2107]

And the snapping turtle incident.

[@reiredacted]

is... is that canonical?

[@LittleWerewolfPlushie]

@@reiredacted yup, he tells you about it if you bring him a snapping turtle

[@lasercraft32]

I like how MatPat actually said "yeah its a game made for fun" after proposing his theory, instead of pretending its what's definitely happening.

[@dedriansanchez8409]

"You caught a frog! Or it's a new neighbor and I need to apologize." I think the game knows it doesn't make sense, and it just doesn't care.

[@keithmccormick6310]

Oh no Poor frog

[@emrahalien2972]

i think these animals are just like primates. there them but not evolved to be.. well THEM.

[@tamozsenpai7896]

IS THAT AN ACTUAL DIALOGUE

[@emrahalien2972]

@@tamozsenpai7896 yeah i got it before.

[@dedriansanchez8409]

@@tamozsenpai7896 It might not be exact, but I definitely remember something along those lines when I caught a frog

[@Furo_kun]

Well, there is literally a family tree in the museum that explains that the villagers are more "evolved" forms of our normal animals, or that at least they split somewhere in the tree from the "normal animals". There is even the fossil of a primate before the spot where your villager can pose. Basically they see less-evolved animals the same as we humans see monkeys.

[@loveangelsmack0578]

yeah i couldnt really focus on the theory bc of that

[@DJAyt69]

Furo_kun can you show me plz

[@kamjorg]

@@DJAyt69 in the fossil section of the museum there is marking on the floor showing the 'tree' of life. In the last room there is a section for your character to pose in and out shows the different branches of the other species.

[@Furo_kun]

@@DJAyt69 Look up "animal crossing new horizons complete museum tour" on youtube.

[@MantaKizaemonFTW]

Uhh... Now it's deconfirmed

[@sierraarteaga9418]

*Plot twist: The whole game is just a really long costume party and your supposed dress up as an animal but you didn't have/forgot a costume*

[@abbieoconnor5466]

Y E S

[@Kaylee_Cake]

Yes

[@untypical-otrashchannelasi2781]

This is actually a plausible theory.

[@untypical-otrashchannelasi2781]

Remember zipper? He is a human or something not animal in a suit.

[@untypical-otrashchannelasi2781]

It might be the same with the rest..

[@xX_r_Xx]

It's honestly crazy how MatPat can create a theory which random NPC dialog in Animal Crossing Wild World can completely disprove

[@daeundances]

fr i forget the game but didn't mom send us a letter that was like "why are you living w animals?"

[@thedemoninyourcloset.]

@@daeundances it is possible that she means our character told her about how they’re living with animals, rather than seeing them herself? haven’t played the game though, so I may be misunderstanding

[@ismailahmed4542]

@@thedemoninyourcloset. Well we didn't tell her so she most likely heard about the town we were going to.

[@mora7563]

I spent my entire childhood trying to figure out why peppa pig characters had pets.

[@lenorrcomer3178]

He should do a film theory on that

[@leia6432]

that's a whole different channel

[@MonsieurLizard]

Maybe, there are 2 types of animals, the human-animal species, and the regular animal species. I changed society to species.

[@antoinegaming936]

Evolution

[@MonsieurLizard]

@@antoinegaming936 yes

[@gigasoldier7774]

"i dont think this game is what is appears to be" - matpat in every peaceful game

[@ryanwilkerson6255]

Nintendo: Makes a calming game with “animals” as main characters. Matt: MENTAL ILLNESSES

[@christinabass1548]

Ikr lol

[@truthbetold5155]

Its a theory which commonly unreasonably digs to much to things such as character customization which is usually present in most games

[@masony9226]

Tbh i thought the animals were failed science experiments that where exiled to to their own island/town/city

[@CelineArdela]

Ah, of course mental illnesses Our good ol' matpat

[@lawrenceadriennevalero3633]

this almost murdered me

[@whalesharks]

as fun as this is..... its a japanese game. theyre all reverse gijinkas. its like when everyone lost their mind over hello kitty and dear daniel being "little girls" because most western pop cultures dont really do the whole gijinka thing, so we tend to overanalyze

[@gothnerd887]

What's a gijinka?

[@SkeleSukei]

@@gothnerd887Gijinka is their word for an anthropomorphic animal. Or an animal that has human-like characteristics (such as walking or talking) but is still an animal.

[@hazakurasuyama9016]

@@SkeleSukei so Japanese furries?

[@SkeleSukei]

@@hazakurasuyama9016 Exactly lol

[@BookWyrmOnAString]

​@@hazakurasuyama9016no, gijinka is actually a humanized version of... something. It can be anything from a bowl of fruit, to my pet cat, to Kirby.

[@HGWhitty]

Matpat : THEY ARE NOT ANIMALS! Nintendo : * sigh * *here we go again...*

[@BrycenThomas2029]

Lol

[@tessasinger8683]

lol

[@temmieisakward2830]

L0L

[@SRS-sv3og]

Yes sometimes i really wish these dumb theories would go away I’m trying to live in a cute village and breaking my back for a five star rating and I don’t need to be thinking about a weird decease while doing it thank you

[@HGWhitty]

@@_hamlin_07 nope i meant to do this * e *

[@SaraHysaro]

I always figured it was just a case of branched evolution - one branch in each of the species that exist as a sapient species diverged from the main lines ages ago, and evolved similarly to humans from that point on. The realistic animals still exist because they took a different path, one that paralleled our animals' evolutionary paths precisely.

[@AltairLeviosa]

The final room of the fossil museum tells as much in a beautifully subtle manner. All of the lines on the floor that represent the paths life took end in a line up of silhouettes of the villagers, with an empty spot for the player, showing that they evolved along side them.

[@cyanr]

nah they're all furries ez

[@inkboo_4293]

That's what I always thought, I definitely like this theory much more.

[@zynet_eseled]

That actually is rather interesting. That could be a good theory

[@barrettstone5657]

Wow that’s a better theory than this video

[@hoppefrosk]

"Animals in Animal Crossing aren't animals" Mat: Mental illness Oh... I figured it'd be something like a post-apocalyptic world setting, with uplifted animal-human hybrids replacing humans following some event that decimated the original human population, like the increasingly severe consequences of global warming, or nuclear war, or something. This was certainly a more original take on it.

[@cheesygubbins5322]

splatoon who??? i thought that it was just some different universe where humans and intelligent, evolved animals live in peace, and the island getaway is a popular profession among humans, so they can meet animals and have them move to their island for a better life 🤷‍♀️

[@YNEA.]

I thought it was a child with his stuffed toys explaining the wacky colours

[@Lilyroche_12]

Same, i didnt know that it was internal

[@specklesthewolf4462]

I thought he would say they were furries. Aka my dream town

[@leekang0181]

Lily Roche Hey other Lily!

[@Kupolikop._.]

I think an even better example of the character haveing some kind of out of body experience is the dream islands. You can literally travel around other people's islands without actually being there

[@evandelle6315]

The actual game: *the game developers just thought it was cute so they did it*

[@yanetparga9816]

Lol

[@tessasinger8683]

corect

[@mariemurphy4860]

Yeah they innocent

[@redfrenchhorn4539]

Wasn't it confirmed that your player is actually dead? That's what I've always heard.

[@thelocalnecromancer1224]

@@redfrenchhorn4539 Alright then. Bring me the body, so I may raise it once more.

[@isaacwinters7642]

“I think there’s a tragic truth behind this game.” Pretty much the second motto for game theory.

[@charmeleonevolves5553]

Game theory: *makes all these theories on Nintendos' games* Nintendo: come on man I just wanna make games for kids

[@Dumbsourplum]

Matpat: ITS GROWING BONES OUT OF ITS BACK!!

[@_bubl.x9152]

*;-;*

[@moondust2365]

"For kids" lol

[@Jxhner]

Moondust2365 .

[@exclamation_markyt2852]

555 likes

[@indiajade6039]

They do comment on your look! And its funny how in Wild World on the DS Lite there was an axolotl as a shrink that would come to town every now and then and teach you to express emotions. Even in Horizons the Islanders teach you how to express certain emotions. I’ve always had a suspicion that our character is living with a certain mental illness.

[@kaotic763]

Then you realize that Tom Nook LITERALLY has an encyclopedia of unwanted animals

[@itzcheezgacha3026]

Omg...

[@tan-tan5913]

HE DOES ????????

[@kaotic763]

@@tan-tan5913 yeah the critterpedia in new horizons

[@tan-tan5913]

@@kaotic763 oh- sorry I’m just dumb-

[@Atlasworld2005]

PPPFT-

[@PokeyFinn]

"If I had a nickle for every face eater in Florida, I'd have 2 nickels, which isn't a lot but it's weird that It happened twice"

[@Buckyfella]

@Noah Gentry I wish I was half as hot as your Profile pic

[@user-ih5vp9wx7d]

@Noah Gentry I tried... and I can't

[@ahmetk5922]

@Noah Gentry I dıd😀

[@jaytoplay0]

@Noah Gentry for some reason I read it in jacksepticeye's voice...

[@ireneweeks8270]

Dr. Doofensmirsts!?!? I butured his name!! XD

[@claudedossantos3302]

Nintendo: Creates child friendly animal characters MatPat: Im sure you meant mental disorders

[@TheItzal11]

Yeah this is gonna be the first time I say this (but not the first time I think it) I'm pretty sure Mat's over thinking things here

[@jamesbraby2813]

Matpat needs to go to the fossil museum clearly shows that evolution has taken place

[@jamesbraby2813]

Why would human blathers make a museum that clearly shows that other animals are intelligent

[@dubiousproductions4815]

TheItzal11 he is overthinking but maybe he is not

[@thebattleshipcondescension]

TheItzal11 isn’t that the point though-

[@evelyneldridge6227]

But sometimes the villagers will say things like: "I maid this with my own paws" so they know they look that way

[@Heartrose7]

To be fair to the theory, they could just be playing along with the delusion or it could be the MC's mind auto changing the words in his mind to fit his delusion.

[@Callo_2823]

@@Heartrose7 Thats fair, but how come the villagers get fleas constantly? I don't think any normal humans would get fleas this often.

[@Heartrose7]

@@Callo_2823 Could be another part of the delusion, or they could have an infestation that they don't have the means to properly combat, as the ranges for flea birthrates number anywhere from 100 to multiple 1000s depending on the breed over the course of a single flea mother's life. And yes, that's just 1, now imagine having 10+.

[@Calvinmelman]

​@@Heartrose7They acknowledge it that you got a flea off them!

[@Calvinmelman]

Like when Harvey calls you he outright SAYS that you have HANDS and they have PAWS!

[@midgematic]

Ah yes, the good ole “You thought this was a wholesome childhood game but its actually about the MC having a mental illness/in a coma/is dead and in purgatory” theory

[@noodle5177]

Hello Spleens

[@fireheart1231]

You're one to talk, Spleens, considering how much cocaine you do, lol

[@TTwSaFP]

This is scary considering I’m not near 16 or 20 yet and I could possibly get it T^T

[@AshElehaym]

@@TTwSaFP i wouldn't count on it. Given there's been less than 70 cases since the 1800's it would be VERY unlikely for you to get it. So youre fine!

[@reflectedpuddle]

“I don’t think this game is exactly what it appears to be” -MatPat in every game theory he’s ever done

[@sneepsnoopp]

16;25 my dude, 16;25

[@robertsamel9689]

True dat dat

[@nightmare_creature3757]

Exactly

[@nofoundfootage]

Matpat: Your character is under stressful circumstances. Moving out, getting a loan, debt, Me: Getting chased by wasps,

[@sagesona]

,getting bit by tarantulas and scorpions,

[@Plushy-Guy]

What about killing issabelle

[@selalewow]

Hey you can have mood swings using the reactions.

[@Calvinmelman]

me: failing to catch a rare insect

[@Krobus2099]

I think matpat puts more thought into games than the developers do

[@axolotlcow]

Normal people: cute game where you are friends with animals Matpat: *M E N T A L I L L N E S S*

[@jklrcreations8900]

Lol

[@mr.anonymous6802]

LOL

[@eclipsephoenix3218]

lol

[@lillyshooby4083]

Lol (cause everyone is is saying it) Also I like how someone ACTUALLY pointed out how obsessed his line of thinking is.

[@asrar2591]

Lol

[@ashywashy0202]

Nintendo: Imma release a cute, relaxing, calming game about anthropomorphic animals and living on a peaceful island that's totally oriented towards kid and isn't dark at all! Matpat: Im about to ruin this man's whole career

[@frindjinny6]

He’s desperate for a theory and animal crossing is popular so let’s go grab some random mental illness Nintendo DEFINITELY thought of while making the game. The evidence is weak as a leaf and is easily torn apart and discarded.

[@Tonini08]

Frindjinny6 be speaking facts

[@kaelyn6486]

Frindjinny6 hahaha

[@kaelyn6486]

Haha I love this

[@cmcgee564]

lmao

[@mmcgrath2510]

Me: oh they’re just people in costumes Matpat: you have a mental illness in this game

[@fether835]

Hmm everyone:follows lore Matpat:ignores lore

[@xann2681]

Hmm, that might somehow have less sense

[@eleven-roblox1806]

LMAO

[@elmo1313]

Lmao nice joke

[@davidgumazon]

pastebin.com/JAM1gEWV *Minecraft vs Zombies 2 (fan game crossover of Minecraft, Plants vs Zombies and Touhou, with minor crossover of Slenderman, Hearthstone and Guitar Hero, minor crossovers are bonus/bosses levels)*

[@firzanwolfred6112]

Seeing this theory legit made me concern over MatPat's mental health and sanity 🤣🤣🤣

[@Egan-pop]

Maybe we're all just animals

[@williamcanavan1290]

Video game character: exists Matpat: "Mental Disorder!"

[@thekommunistkrusader3921]

Let's he honest who tf is sane in this world

[@09ofygaming48]

@@thekommunistkrusader3921 ikr lol

[@Accidentalreef]

New Freddy game coming up this year named security breach. MatPat: off to hang my self!

[@Accidentalreef]

@@thekommunistkrusader3921 im more sane than before but im like 2% insane

[@AshPikachu9]

Tbh if it can be anime instead of animals im ok no im better then ok

[@Archfiend_Sushi7746]

Matpat seeing a nice relaxing happy game: “is this mental illness?”

[@CrisperPoet]

"The yellow birds that appeared in previous games." Okay anyone care to guess what hours matpat plays animal crossing? Because based on the fact he says previous games I'm going with "exclusively night time"

[@carol_m8114]

Theorist by daylight *Animal crossing player by nigthtime*

[@justinalicea1590]

It's probably only at night time, given daytime is probably family time, eating time or KZbin editing time.

[@divaofthedamned365]

Could be because he has a kid :/ idk

[@chip5892]

Can relate

[@alpacalypse4552]

i thought the exact same thing

[@rituburrows8924]

Matpat: Today we're gonna do another ruining your childhoods theory Me: classic Matpat.

[@blueoracle3808]

Weird. I have O’Hare in my town, and one time he talked about his moms famous potato au gratin containing weeds. He said that “oh, you’re human, aren’t you?” Or something along those lines. Just something interesting to point out that the villagers themselves could be experiencing clinical lycanthropy, and our character is seeing them how they want to be seen in order to validate their experience. This brings up a lot of different possibilities of course. Love the video ❤️

[@mr.sentient7344]

Or maybe they are just fictional animals

[@retosius7962]

so now the theory is they're all crazy

[@pizzzaeater1425]

Wait wait wait hold up... You are actually playing as a human who believes they're human. You get sent into this town/island as a sort of guardian to all the "animals". The "animals" are actually all just people with clinical lycnanthropy that is so bad for them that it makes it difficult to function. We act as a literal guardian to them, making sure they don't get into too much trouble, but since we're the only completely mentally healthy person there, we have to do basically everything in terms of upkeep, as well as decorating and otherwise keeping the residents happy. It's all a sort of "asylum" except it's more peaceful and protective than it is restrictive. After all, these people just believe they're animals, that doesn't necessarily mean they're violent, especially if they're kept happy, which is exactly why we're there. Either that or we're the victim of intense schizophrenia and the town/island is the asylum, and all the animals are employees/residents. Would explain why money is bells and stocks are turnips, because it's all fake, but made to seem real to keep the schizophrenic patients at bay. I hope I don't sound insane.

[@cassidyyy9589]

MR. Sentient hey, it’s just for fun

[@Mx_Ghost_]

I like your guys theories better.

[@Throne0fSins]

I actually thought that he was gonna come up with something about how our character ends up hallucinating these animals so that our character doesn't feel lonely.

[@katrinaoneil7919]

Actually, I really like that theory. That makes a lot of sense.

[@rantranger1527]

@@katrinaoneil7919 I mean Mats theory is logical but that doesn't mean this guy's theory wasn't good

[@psychott6]

@@rantranger1527 They had nothing to... Okayyyyy!

[@teacub5986]

So we’re paying a fake raccoon?

[@jugglenaut1955]

@@katrinaoneil7919 You can find "hallucination" theories in basically any kid cartoon... its sadly repetitive

[@Daminite]

I always assumed it was more of a ”spirited away” situation and the human villagers who stay in this place too long become animal people.

[@MAR_abisal]

I think is evolution

[@pawsnotclaws2772]

Oooo I like that

[@anotherghost1182]

There's actually this really old horror-based fanfic titled "The Terrible Secret of Animal Crossing" which uses that exact concept.

[@imribbit8850]

Huh.Neat.

[@KimmieNMR]

@@anotherghost1182 hey, i've read that

[@rosyquartz2863]

For the speech one, I'm pretty sure they speak a canon language, also you can change their catchphrases occasionally

[@austynpelton2489]

animalese is just japanese speed up in a special way using a special software

[@Calvinmelman]

ye, plus beaus catchphrase is "saltlick", goats don't say that

[@DanteYewToob]

I had this existential crisis when I went to my friend Sarah's island and she had a human skeleton in her house... a *normal* human skeleton. Regular human proportions.. I yelled "if that's a human, what are weeee?! Were goblins, or hobbits or very cute hairless dwarves!" Lol she just laughed, and sent me a skeleton as a gift to taunt me. Taunt me it does. What... why? HOW?!

[@cookie-uw1ol]

it’s probably nothing serious lol, like how the characters can create fire in spongebob when they are under the sea

[@actualmayaya]

Animal Crossing humans are evolved from regular humans to be cuter and more compact

[@rowan404]

It’s probably something similar to the owl scenario, so that skeleton may have been a wild human while you are a sentient villager. I don’t believe the theory in this video, but I do think that every species has a sentient and a non-sentient version, including humans.

[@derickseto951]

Nintendo: trying to make a game with cute characters MatPat: the main character has a mental illness!

[@prince_nocturne]

Also the off brand Easter Bunny is a serial killer, and the world is a post apocalyptic wasteland and we built our houses on graves (that's an older one, but it's a thing!)

[@foreiso]

furries

[@adilhelimam]

@@prince_nocturne or he's your FATHER [as the player's character]

[@sanndpipper4260]

The Museum has an evolution section showing which animal evolves from which prehistoric animals. The outlines are the villager animals. Standing on two legs and all. The villagers will also sometimes refer to themself as the animal they are. A hamster villager when you place a hamster cage down has a pretty funny reaction to seeing it's tiny, uncivilized cousin.

[@sesshomaruslover1]

I gave Henry a frog he thought it was weird

[@greenmoonmoon]

I mean, I assumed, and still do, that villager are to their resembling animal how humans are to chimpanzees and other primate. Gorillas and monkey villagers being only other branch in the evolution tree. I think a lot of Matpat theories these days kind of break Occam's razor.

[@GeekzAnonymous]

Really surprised he didn't mention that at all.

[@TheRunningLeopard]

@@GeekzAnonymous It's MatPat, do you expect him to do actual research?

[@GeekzAnonymous]

*He* doesn't. His team does.

[@foreveroccurring475]

I just hope one day *all* of his theories are confirmed by the creators

[@aGlaceon]

this one is disproven by many games in the series. Also Sans said he'd never wear a backwards cap in the Xbox version of Undertale thus disproving the "Sans = Ness" theorm.

[@Calvinmelman]

​@@aGlaceonyep

[@bumblebee8903]

Therapist: “Isabelle with eyebrows isn’t real, she can’t hurt you.” Isabelle with eyebrows:

[@twoytel1469]

BUMBLE BEE oh no

[@quik4783]

I don't know if I missed it or I just haven't got there yet, but I need a time stamp man!

[@FormulaSilliez]

.. -

[@leen118]

@@quik4783 thumbnail!

[@polesquemoth]

*Windows Shutdown Noises*

[@aisharae3043]

my theory is they're stuck in the middle of life and death hence the term "crossing to the other side" so they just settled instead of trying to escape

[@uRyL.]

And that is why dodo airlines can't keep record of you leaving

[@BDPrice-gf7yj]

@@uRyL. omg- youre right

[@zzzizouit]

Maybe that’s why the mom of our character is “somewhere else” and misses us. So everything she says in her letters is spoken to her “dead” child who is neither in heaven nor in hell nor on the earth?

[@zzzizouit]

Yeah maybe I’m thinking about this too much

[@taylorbritt499]

Animal Crossing = Purgatory... interesting theory!

[@bonejawdeon8486]

"They talk like humans!" Humans: yadahyaladalayahaya

[@meanwhileinthemindofagoril1343]

I have tried reading this 10 times and failed miserably. That is some solid evidence.

[@bonejawdeon8486]

@@meanwhileinthemindofagoril1343 Lol I don't even know how I managed to say it.

[@floamii2024]

closer to simlish

[@knowyep5397]

They do that because the dont want to do voice acting or something

[@lonelyfighterpg3d948]

@@meanwhileinthemindofagoril1343 Me I read it on my 3rd try

[@courtneyjervis3110]

Honestly, yes, your "animal" neighbors can actually recognize what you changed in a mirror or vanity, cause I've been playing for a while, changed my hairstyle, my hair color and eye color and have had my neighbors commenting on it, saying simple phrases like "Hey, ____, I see you've changed your hairstyle or your eye color" yadda yadda They've even been commenting on my outfit like if I put on a different shirt or pants

[@supermini-man7091]

Me: has a good childhood MatPat: “Actually, quantum mechanics forbids this.”

[@katrinaseraphina9935]

Well yes, but in an alternate reality...

[@eddiepottr]

Unoriginal

[@graelmir5991]

@@eddiepottr Idc if it's original or not funny things are funny and the internet was made to share things

[@elphieforbes1519]

When I put my hair in a ponytail, the villagers were talking about how “brave” I was for “changing my look”.

[@pidgeymon2353]

Mine hardly recognized me, probably because i changed from female to male (I'm genderfluid agender, identified as male that day) and made my hair a crap-ton shorter.

[@charliebuckley4817]

I was once called snooty because I edited my passport

[@livingbeing4517]

@@pidgeymon2353 Oh.. Did we ask about your gender though

[@memaymoo8088]

@@livingbeing4517 Bruh don't be rude

[@livingbeing4517]

@@memaymoo8088 Aight, then, 'whatever your name was, what made you think, that the information that you had gender dysphoria was something we needed to know?'

[@swaggerarmy499]

Me reading the title: so they're human furries Matpat: THE PLAYER HAS A SYNDROME WHERE THEY SEE PEOPLE AS ANIMALS

[@Totesdrache]

Aka furries

[@SwizzleDrizzl]

Totesdrache What? no

[@outershadow5093]

6:45 "So as you can tell the cases that are being reported are pretty.... wild" *insert hilarious laughter and clapping* Great video! :D

[@ΕλενηΚουρη-ζ6μ]

Imagine if Nintendo just comes out like: *Oh- uh- nah, we just wanted to make a game with friendly humanoid animals. :/*

[@Kettletwat]

Thats what they did but this video is just a theory so

[@unextrano9775]

With normal animals

[@pixelparasite829]

What!? Pfft nah!

[@Despacitoian]

Ελενη Κουρη translation: imagine if Nintendo said that this kid friendly game is a kid friendly game.

[@Mega-Brick]

I'm surprised Disney hasn't come out against any of his Film Theory videos yet. They're _adamant_ about keeping their reputation pristine, even editing cigarettes out of old Walt Disney photos.

[@Snolem12]

Game theory: Making cute games darker since 2011

[@therealmackieboo3378]

HAHAAHVSHAJSJSJSJAJW

[@ajcplayer1046]

Sums it up quite nicely

[@snovy_clover]

Xd yess

[@kinetan]

*2009

[@jimmyseit934]

That is why it says “Ruining childhoods since 2011.”

[@yousifhayder3601]

Anything cute and/or innocent *exists* MatPat: You are evil and have a dark past

[@3m35]

Ain't that true lol

[@SingingSealRiana]

I found Animal Crossing always creepy, so much cut to be harmless it makes me wary . . .

[@gitaastutikamini3812]

Lmao true

[@icetypejulia]

A few things, in the older animal crossing games you can’t just customize your character in a mirror, what about if you play multiplayer, obviously that other player character will be another human, some villagers have dialogue if you wear the animal costume associated with them where they comment that you’re dressed like them for example if you talk to kiki while wearing a cat costume

[@Calvinmelman]

Yea, 2 Villagers, Beau and Agnes, acknowledged my Henley shirt

[@valeriepena1973]

“You’re brave for changing your hair ducky” something one of my islanders told me

[@younglingkicker3833]

@Kaylee Weaver too

[@younglingkicker3833]

Ok sorry

[@Raccoon_Trash-]

@@younglingkicker3833 oh your one of those people

[@cordeliahammonds171]

I

[@midmeh]

@@Raccoon_Trash-Grammer police

[@Gamer-xz4sg]

Video Game: *Exists* Matpat: No yeah the main character totally has a disease.

[@andersnaugle4105]

MatPat: so you know every single character ever? Yeah they’re murderous demons from Mario Cart.

[@kirbgaming8192]

Game theory: **that title** Me not even playing animal crossing: **confused screaming**

[@redpandamonarchy3068]

lol same

[@sunzcyYT]

Lol same

[@kirbgaming8192]

Oi don’t use me to ask for subs

[@Beepoo15]

Same

[@memelord7532]

500th like

[@gameexplorer9777]

The Idea of Animal Crossing game came to developer after he had to move from his hometown to other city for his job. He wanted to show in this game how did he feel when he moved. So yeah. He decided to portray strangers as animals.

[@hankycore]

Me sat here thinking the villager was just a child imagining a world with their stuffed animals : 👁👄👁

[@meana.08]

XD

[@rwqfsfasxc286]

🤣

[@RockinRoyaltyx3]

Awww this is actually super sweet and cute. I can get behind this.

[@chikensuup7746]

Tbh, that's probably what Nintendo intended

[@joelmillard6607]

But that's just a theory, a game theory.

[@Rhinodino137]

So that means in this game, your Dad knows you have this condition, and is pretending to be an animal for you! This also explains why the other villagers think he’s so weird!

[@therainbowwillow4453]

Oh no that makes it sadder!

[@MasumiSeike]

Why would you pin that out 😭😭

[@justsomeboiwithabeard1968]

ah, yes, the animal crossing theory connected universe. and also f

[@aisha5156]

You learn something new everyday?

[@equinoxruinouseffigy7856]

But if you see everyone as an animal what’s the point of your dad dressing up as one?

[@sherlockfamily2444]

Player: catches a frog and puts it in the museum Any frog villager: *o h g o d n o*

[@stabby-stabmcgee6021]

A frog wanted to eat a frog I gave it.

[@seanlennon8172]

A squid wanted to eat a squid i gave it.

[@carddu]

oh god

[@GoddoDoggo]

Why does everyone bring this up as if it's some kind of horrifying thing? We put gorillas, orangutans, and chimpanzees in zoos all the time. It's a regular zoo exhibit that nobody seems existentially horrified by, even though all those animals are apes just like humans are apes.

[@poysona]

@@seanlennon8172 there are no squid villagers

[@brendongonzales377]

If you listen closely, nearly the whole video his voice broke at random times. I feel you, matpat.

[@raenotafurry]

Nintendo: Releases a game Mapat: Oh boy, here I go killing again.

[@SashJo]

It's like the cat in the cage scene from The Amazing World of Gumball. "Don't think about it too hard."

[@TheRealWoopSlap]

Hi

[@getdatpeppah6083]

@Minti Maddy Games Aka d a r w i n hail yeahh

[@theonioncat9034]

Why is that true

[@lofikaiju]

Nintendo: We're making a fun and wholesome game, hope the players like it! Matpat: hehe schizophrenia go woof

[@shitmultiverse1404]

Stop, this meme was never funny

[@jude297]

It's much more likely that they're all just furries

[@zensuzuki2332]

My happy mini theory: there is nothing weird going on and all the "normal animals" are just baby animals and when they grow up they become human like

[@AncientSquid]

Me: Looks at Title Also Me: Remembers that video: The Cars in the Cars movie AREN'T CARS

[@evancaras2076]

Dude what happened to the rest of the Pixar theory I was so pumped

[@stpidstuff]

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[@stpidstuff]

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[@stpidstuff]

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[@stpidstuff]

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[@tomasarnaldo3185]

Nintendo: NOO u cant just make a theory abt the characters we meant to be merchandisable Matpat: hehe mental illness go brr

[@ParsaHasani]

WallStreetBet Vibes. JPOW go brrrrrrr

[@MajorasMask007]

HAHA MENTAL GO WOOOOOOF

[@gabriellesanchez8017]

Game Theory: Explaining how Mario has Antisocial Personality Disorder Luigi has Identity Crisis Kirby is a pink walking amoeba and Animal Crossing has clinical lycanthropy, bipolar, and schizoprenia Really, you have nothing on Nintendo, MatPat?

[@guy.animations2935]

I think he cinda has something agenst Nintendo

[@n124ajdx]

Nintendo relays on environmental and metaphoric storytelling, so things aren't usually what they look like.

[@TheGeladoo]

@@n124ajdx No, it's just looking too deep into it. This video is a nice educational video about lysanthropy, but the theory itself is very flimsy and does a lot of stretching and leaps of logic.

[@kodykhaliq1451]

yeah your (probably) right...

[@JustPiscesLang]

I don't think uncle david is ok with matpat ruining his games

[@StackatackaStudios]

When I saw this video my brain said “SOUND ALLUSION DISCS” because I grew up with MatPats fnaf theories

[@ninckmane]

The animals DO talk about your appearance changes, I've changed my character a few times and they always comment on it

[@zachcoats4849]

Yeah same

[@subashchandra9557]

I get more disappointed in Matpats research capabilities every time a new video comes out.

[@BeckyNosferatu]

I've honestly never had them talk to me about it! Only thing they comment on for me is clothing.... and how I really like one particular shirt that I wear alot, apparently.

[@emphoenixcat1110]

They only ever talk about your hair tho, I've never seen them mention your facial changes

[@dubiousproductions4815]

They comment only on clothes

[@smolbean3608]

When I showed my grandmother my animal crossing game, she thought the game was about helping animals cross the road. When I told her that it wasn't, she asked if it was about cross breeding animals.. *ah I love my grandma.*

[@lunathecat5827]

Lol XD

[@catnerd3871]

Beautiful

[@cubixthree3495]

> breading animals *Vegetarians disliked that.*

[@NotASpyReally]

I also thought it was about crossing species when I first read the title of the game lol

[@CR4ZYP34RL]

Hahahahaha

[@Dragodonv2]

Clinical Lycanthropy summarized: "On all levels except physical, I am a wolf."

[@crackpapa_]

*proceeds to bark like a small dog

[@moonblaze2713]

I mean. Expect for the part where they think they actually are physically becoming a wolf, but sure.

[@jasonsorin1021]

So furries are scientifically crazy, not just cringy

[@rebeccadearing8235]

*w o f f*

[@thetrunugget69420]

Jason Sorin that guy was a therian which is like a furry but they think they’re actually animals they get confused a lot tho

[@kassassin_brahgawk]

I knew a demon wolf boy in college. He was in my economics class and he said he could also control the weather, but there were no windows and he was tired. He'd also have me read his smutty fanfiction in the library whenever class got out early. Also also he'd follow me to my car every day and try to get in the back seat of my car and ask my to take him somewhere like a fast food place or gas station. Never did. A year after I dropped out, my calendar alarm went off and it said "sonso's birthday." The demon wolf boy had somehow put his birthday in my phone without me knowing.

[@jayduthie8857]

Game: Has a cute style and it made for kids MatPat: I diagnose you with sad

[@RobertoDeMundo]

Oh no he has the ill

[@superkiy32]

I find it weird that matpat didn’t mention the dreamscape and the lady watching over you while you dream when he was talking about how your soul leaves your body and wanders others houses

[@drApollo.]

this video was made before that was a thing

[@ItzReibtch]

@@drApollo. that is a thing?

[@cloud-pb9yn]

@@ItzReibtch with lunas bed and dreamcodes, this video was made and came out before that update to acnh

[@sillyoz]

@@drApollo. for NH, but not the franchise

[@drApollo.]

@@sillyoz true

[@nightmare3711]

The museum has an evolution chart type thing, with a room where it branches off into every villager animal type, and a blank space for humans. Unless they're imagining that, or someone is messing with them, this theory doesn't make sense

[@Bored_Now]

I always thought the pronunciation of the words in the animal crossing speech was them sounding out all the letters of the word in capital letters really fast.

[@kiss-im-mee]

Remember when everyone was talking about how the villager was a dead child and was stuck in purgatory while surrounded by its animal toys who walk and talk

[@juice2307]

If the character is in purgatory, then their chief lingering weakness is probably sloth. Think about it, the entire game is all about continuous work, it’s a lazy person’s worst nightmare. That said, being in purgatory means that the character would be guaranteed to be going Heaven, as purgatory is just a state of purification.

[@subline_funtime]

Well I can see I’m not gonna sleep tonight anyone got links to meme videos you can’t find from searching?

[@exanyt]

@@juice2307 huh now that you said it....that must have been one of the laziest person ever

[@Ragetiger1]

@@juice2307 Maybe they aren't in purgatory, but in a state of limbo thinking that they are in purgatory.

[@woaddragon]

Yes, I remember

[@RhysLorelei]

Hey Mat, So this is a small detail that you didn’t seem to pick up on, If you play in 2 player mode (not online) and speak to the dodo at the front desk of the airport he will say something along the lines of “Oh I see you are playing with your other human friends...” I advise you to check it out if possible

[@andreamoro8543]

The ghost also seems surprised to see a human in the game.

[@anons.9200]

I mean, if the protagonist is crazy, we can't really trust his interpretation of what others say. Also, it's just a theory. The lore of video games often have a number of points that don't add up Or... alternatively... they are all just furries like the rest of the comment section suggests. While in their fursona, they wouldn't admit to being humans

[@RhysLorelei]

Anon S. Yeah that is true

[@maxwu9954]

gabrielle sanchez kzbin.info/www/bejne/oJ-WlZ-ihqxrbNE Most underrated channel ever!!

[@james737er]

Maxpower Power stop

[@MudkepHome]

Mat: Disorganized speech Game: We call it 'Animalese'

[@Honeydewple]

in the original game it was actually the words on screen. when blathers would say "no no no" the animalese sounded like "no no no" or some characters would say a line of text and you would go "ive heard (not read, heard) that before" while you play it.

[@-metroro-]

Weelos I'm pretty sure animalese is sped up and warped Japanese

[@Carrie-qx1nw]

Is it just me or doesn’t it just sound like sped up English like I can understand it like am I crazy or😂

[@DUDLEYLETMEPLAYPS2]

0:22 omg now I’m thinking of The Bells by Edgar Allan Poe in the context of Tom Nook Now I’m making a parody poem, I’ll add a link when it’s done

[@trulynotsimon]

It's been a year, did u forget this comment?

[@DUDLEYLETMEPLAYPS2]

@@trulynotsimon Dude I totally did

[@trulynotsimon]

@@DUDLEYLETMEPLAYPS2 cool

[@maxedout6775]

Everyone: ThE aNiMaLs ArE fUrRyS Me: How is everyone on your island an animal, yet visitors are actually seen as humans?

[@ThatPancakeCat]

This is a good comment

[@catsareyes6446]

Because they are just furries while humans are just not furries.

[@slimebind]

@@catsareyes6446 make sense

[@jaydengaeth9206]

Maybe it's a selective thing? Like selective hearing in a way.

[@meatballsub7536]

🙏

[@Prolicity]

“I don’t think this game is exactly what it appears to be.” Literally every Game Theory episode ever

[@marygraceoyangorin8918]

Yes!someone said it!!

[@teacub5986]

My brother said this after watching this video: “If you see your villagers and npcs as animals why don’t you see the other players you play with as animals? Why does everyone else see them as animals if it’s a rare illness?”

[@opposite342]

It's cuz you don't know them enough to understand their traits and assign an animal to them

[@JohnnyJoestarAct4]

Or the theory is bullshit

[@septicduck]

ItzTorchicTime :D I agree with this comment

[@NeonBeansYT]

PiesTastePrettyGood there are tons of animals and tons of humans If we were going to make a theory I would say that some animals evolved and some not Considering humans used to be monkeys and just evolved This could be a different universe where more creatures evolved

[@tmsgaming5998]

or we could all just not worry about a channel that makes up lore for games that dont have nor want it for the entertainment value

[@HumanBeing1018]

13:29 also in animal crossing when you get a bed and actually sleep in it you get a special feature when you can go to other peopls islands and see what they do but they cant see you, also there is also a lady there to help you do that (which could be the angel)

[@egg_bun_]

Which game is this?