Game Theory: There's No Place Like HOME (Welcome Home)

[@Ignore__Me]

My favorite Mr. Rogers fact is that he used to narrate himself feeding the fish each episode because a young blind girl sent him a letter as she was worried the fish were hungry. I’m sure there’s others, but that’s what comes to my mind when I hear Mr. Rogers.

[@kitsunefirey]

Aww that’s actually sweet I didn’t know that! ^-^

[@SomeUsernameSomeoneElseTookIt]

yeah i've heard that fact probably a thousand times over, but it's still a very nice fact

[@Spoopy01]

Aww

[@vyor8837]

Mr. Rogers was a saint

[@Kiyoshi_otsu]

ok thats wholesome for a game theory episode i needed thsi in my life :D

[@wompwomp1457]

I really think Wally is less of a villain and more of a victim, almost like home is forcing him to send letters out. I think he’s trying to help the viewers to solve the mystery and save his neighbors. (“I can’t reach them” on the mailbox page and “can you see me? Then stay quiet.”)

[@TheChildrenOfTheSky]

Home is just making him go insane

[@anosaxo]

Ye that's what I wanted to say! And the paint all over the letters? What if Wally is trying to stop or slow down whatever is happening? playing along so that Home doesn't figure things out.

[@Skittle_Angel]

^^

[@microbeep]

Yes 👍

[@stealthsnipes7895]

I also think on the so below page, Wally is pleading Home to stop.

[@LifetimeTechnec]

Fun fact: In the characters' bio, they all referred in past tense except Wally and Home, which are referred in present tense.

[@mayamodinaa]

THATS SO COOL TY

[@Ilovecococat]

wait, what if they're dead they killed them

[@goldfishimpact736]

He killed the other cult members or they changed their identities

[@Ilovecococat]

@@goldfishimpact736 he probably killed them, I mean, he was drawn in blood, maybe he used their blood to draw

[@goldfishimpact736]

@@Ilovecococat yeah, it’s just fun to come up with less used theories

[@courtneyoreilly5913]

MatPat. There's more lore. The website is back up and there's more AUDIO FILES!!!!! The drawings from Wally and the bugs that are scattered all over the place hold those secrets. Also there's new photos of remnants from the show

[@amberveronique913]

The guest book is closed now though, so that’s also something to note.

[@courtneyoreilly5913]

@@amberveronique913 I know. You can still look through the submissions. You just can't make your own

[@Sophia-in6vq]

also if you look into the "exhibitions" page, you can see a bug get stuck on the borders, if you click on it it leads you to a page named "answers"

[@anna_0969]

There's video's too! İf you click those little bugs or flowers that pop on the side of the screen in the website there are a lot of videos of characters talking with eachother

[@Mi__xy]

YEAH!!! there's a lot to find

[@WholeYeetRye]

I love the conversation where Walley says frowning isn't easy for him like it is for Frank. Completely recontextualizes his creepy smiling pictures.

[@alex.g7317]

Why?

[@enbysandmusic217]

Exactly, when I look at the creepy Wally pictures, I remember he either can't frown or finds it hard to frown. Just look at his eyes for the real expressions

[@kishyyyyy]

I think it's because Wally is a puppet. From what we've seen, it looks like Wally is self-aware about the whole puppet thing, so him not being able to smile could be because his features are literally stitched on and that's just how the puppet was designed. Just like how Frank's puppet has a frown.

[@WholeYeetRye]

@@alex.g7317 Cause it could mean in some pictures he's scared with the way his eyes dart around but since he has to smile we can't tell.

[@sharkshakes]

​@@enbysandmusic217has no eyebrows

[@TimeBucks]

It is really touching to see matpat cares so much about the ARG

[@boj1988]

Hello checkmark wity no likes

[@ricepopp]

its not an arg, just an online horror story

[@sheelammam]

👍

[@ЯнаБордюг-н5у]

👍

[@sunnythakur2762]

nice

[@MLFLimeyO]

12:30, I’ve always believed that the crosses on him signify a “cross-brace”, which is the wooden device used to control string puppets. Also, it seems like he already knows that he’s a puppet due to him responding that he was a puppet and not a doll.

[@scrambledEgg69]

Adding onto yours, 13:37 that cross really loud to me. It really stands out against the black and red

[@UmbraLyrel]

crosses like the ones he had on his cufflinks used to represent priests and preachers as well.

[@fractality9676]

They are less a center cross and more like a crucifix

[@purrpletiger2159]

I don't think the cross is still a canon part of his design(I know mat probably mentioned that in the vid but.. why include it at all if it's not canon bruh Matpat what're you doin), Clown has stated not all the images on the website gallery are canon to the story and are more of an art display

[@Marcu6495]

​@DONT READ PROFILE PIC omg NO ONE CARES

[@ashdewaine696]

Mat! In case you haven't heard, there's been a huge update to the website with so much cool lore and hidden stuff, It's taken me all day to find it all and I still think I'm missing some things.

[@rue1829]

I love to think Wally isn’t entirely aware of what he’s doing, he’s too silly to be evil i refuse to believe it

[@bebe44144]

he's just a silly lil guy :D

[@Crazywolf-1]

This is agreeable.

[@AriHatesMakingUsernames]

He’s just a polite silly little man

[@shadowcween7890]

​@search engine Bot

[@bellAa_akaPlusheen]

@search engine not rlly

[@Luca_1108]

"put your own mental health first" Says Matpat, with his countless FNAF theory videos

[@satsujin-shathewitchkingof6185]

Do as I say,not as I do

[@Amongusgomad]

lol true

[@seashelltheseawing]

So true XD

[@tophatcat9996]

When does he say that

[@joshlegacy1101]

​@@tophatcat9996 Near the star of the video.

[@smileyfaceinc.9110]

Massive props to the theorist team regarding that we be respectful to Clown’s personal life.

[@SillySquirtle]

Omg hi smiley!!!

[@smileyfaceinc.9110]

@@SillySquirtle oh em gee hi silly!!!

[@cheese1627]

Cheese ㅤ

[@smileyfaceinc.9110]

@@cheese1627 cheese.

[@PsychoticMusic64]

​@@cheese1627 cheese

[@renniks8441]

I know this video is a few months old but I wanted to add a comment about the line “As Above, So Below”. It isn’t only an occult phrase, but a phrase used in many other hermetic traditions, especially Kabbalah. The usage in most hermetic traditions is the idea that all living creatures contain a piece of god, because all creatures have a soul. I find it very interesting that a puppet that seemingly alive (maybe having a soul) is connected to Home. Also, the end goal of Kabbalah is to make humanity return to god, to cause all souls to recombine. I don’t personally know all of the ways that information might be useful or relevant, but I find it very interesting

[@GloryInWonderland]

10:10 Just so you know, Wally and Home’s handwriting are the same because Wally had to write his signature for him. … home doesn’t have hands. He’s a house.

[@commentturtle9892]

With eyes

[@dum4055]

But , if you look at one art project in the website you’ll see someone made a tweet saying “food for Wally !” With a Mac and cheese photo, and the creator of Welcome home then replied with him not eating the food with his house, but with his eyes. And, since Wally MAY be a puppet for Home, maybe Home can do that too.

[@seasan6485]

is it just me or is Barnaby signature similar too?

[@hyuriel7515]

​@@seasan6485 Yeah, I noticed that too

[@Sentanette]

ha

[@GAL-CAKE]

As someone that followed Clown since 2019, ITS ABSOLUTELY INSANE AND SUCH AN INSPIRATION TO SEE THIS PROJECT BLOW UP SO RANDOMLY?? I still remember when Wally was usually seen with blue eyelids and Poppy had pink feathers. It feels so surreal having Welcome home seen everywhere, but I cannot be any happier seeing this project finally get the love and attention it deserves!!💗💞💕💗

[@zoeh232]

NightMind and Inside a Mind both posted about it within a week, which brought many of us to it (now there will certainly be more eyes on it as a result of this video) Just glad Mat mentioned Clown's hiatus post tbh

[@GAL-CAKE]

@@zoeh232 THIS! Its so important to keep Clown in mind through all of this and be respectful to his boundaries, I'm happy Mat started off with telling the viewers to do so!

[@11th-lemon]

How did you find out about it before it blew up?

[@Tina-kx4ft]

Another cool detail is that out of all the character bio illustrations, Wally is the only puppet that appears to be looking directly at the player (all other puppets are shown looking off to the side or interacting with elements in their environments)

[@Demonshifter]

Just so you know he's talking to you

[@Nobody.thatyouknow]

@Demonshifter yes :))

[@Mycena-xe1hz]

Another odd detail is that all the characters (minus Wally) are talked about in past tense while Wally uses present tense in his bio.

[@Snakeysnek01717]

Ohh snap

[@itsmaggie6078]

It's just like Monika! Only Monika Just Monika Just Monika Just Monika

[@klown_r4t]

I’ve been seeing Wally everywhere so I finally decided to go to the website and look around at some of the lore around it and now I’m obsessed lol

[@MeaghanDivico]

Yeah, I don’t blame you 😅 It’s my favorite website and I absolutely love the art and puppets

[@beashemmad.sayson545]

I found it in bots gahdhw

[@Mothm0212]

Im glad that Matpat shows his respect for Clown, I swear every other welcome home video doesn’t mention the stuff Clown had posted about being stressed out and on a hiatus. Thank you Matpat for the respect for such an amazing creator

[@SimplyDeeSims]

Actually NightMind says something about it, I believe.

[@NahNo-xy2kq]

@@SimplyDeeSims he has yes

[@jimmysruffled]

​@@Nova-lu3owif he didn't want his work to be seen why bother in the first place?

[@darkestlight660]

@@Nova-lu3ow because the creator welcomes theories?? That was never an issue, you can be polite and theorize- it's not mutually exclusive

[@BreadyMcBased]

​@Nova The way I see it, if Clown is okay with theories being made, then he can do it. Obviously MatPat is still being cautious about this.

[@belleferrington-crammond4186]

I love so much how mat pat added in the fact we have to respect clown’s boundaries, it’s so nice seeing him do a theory on something I’ve been so excited about but also doing it respectfully. Thank you mat pat, we love your work.

[@darthpinto4100]

I appreciate Matpat being alot more self aware of the impact of his videos

[@gemtuN1]

mattledee pattle

[@naheleshiriki5496]

He did have to learn the hard way a couple of times.

[@alalalala57]

He always was.

[@hubdweller9969]

About 8 years too late, and only after one of his videos caused harassment and confusion.

[@edbogard2520]

Me too

[@CraigGeddes-mi2re]

I just realised welcome home kind of reminds me of Daniel the tiger in his theme song Who literally welcomes his neighbour as the villains also has a mix of humans and animals like characters

[@markthompson1994]

love your icon 🔴🟡🔵

[@5tr4wberrys0da]

daniel tigers neighborhood was based of rogers and his show

[@nootmareleafeon7981]

Fun fact: On the website, Wally is never looking away from the viewer. All of the other characters are looking in other directions except for Wally

[@bluelfsuma]

There is at least one picture where his eyes are closed: How Wally can't frown. Unless that's different for some reason?

[@Sire-Swagg]

Isn’t there one where he’s looking up at a sticker when Julie is putting a sticker on him

[@invertez3483]

MONIKA???

[@thegirlfromvenuss]

Clown also released that wally eats with his eyes. I'm pretty sure that there's a gif of him looking at a peice of cake, his pupils dialating, and butes being taken out of it until it was done.

[@jan_harald]

it's said that he's also the only one breaking the 4th wall, talking directly to the viewer

[@richardkirkland6805]

Mr Fred Rogers was more than just a host of a children's educational show, he was the most wholesome man alive. His wholesomeness was what saved PBS from being axed.

[@meghanrodriguez2393]

Mr. Fred Rodgers was genuinely the most wholesome man ever. His show was definitely one of my favorites back in the day.

[@addiewest6070]

One of my favorite most wholesome things he did was he fixed one of his songs bc it was transphobic(unintentionally)

[@redrepublic5557]

He was an ex soviet Russian spy hunter, master sniper. You can find old photos of his tattoos that covered his arms and torso. That’s why on the show he always wore that perfect burgundy cardigan

[@MelodyNightshard]

Well pbs kinda sucks now day

[@coledibiase5971]

Wasn't he literally a green beret that specifically hunted soviet spies? Same with Bob Ross having been a drill sergeant.

[@supersonical8770]

I'm surprised you didn't mention it but in the character bios Wally is the only one being referred to as "IS" while everyone else are referred to as "WAS"

[@kiyokiox]

in the video he made while going through it I think he commented on that ^^ mightve just missed it here

[@BombaBrutus]

OH I SAW THAT TOO, this has recently been discovered and mattpat hasn’t mentioned anything abt it but, in the TV static audio there’s hidden words. Was really hoping he saw it before the video.

[@kitkat7805]

Also, the other character bios end with a tab that says 'go back', Wally's says 'goodbye'

[@margarethmichelina5146]

Maybe it's similar to the mascots of McDonald's. Remember that Ronald McDonald's used to have a lot of friends with him and then in present day, he's the only one alone? What if Wally and Home killed them all?

[@ZeeTheGreat1]

Massive respect towards Matpat(plus the rest of the team) for understanding and addressing Clown's personal life! Also respect for Clown to tell us, and help us understand why!

[@TheWiseDoge]

I was really concerned when I found out Mat was gonna be covering this ARG. After what happened with Clown, I wasn’t sure how he was gonna handle this. But seeing how he handled this respectfully and maturely really warms my heart. Thanks MatPat, for recognizing the wishes and mental health of these amazing creators online.

[@dogecursor5190]

what happened to clown?

[@CatCat-l6c]

What happened with clown?

[@jollyimposter]

wait what happened to Clown?

[@peterhannon79]

What happened?

[@chaoticvoid2864]

​@dogecursor there has been blatant disregard to clowns boundaries in terms of content created with these characters, mainly with nsfw content. It resulted in Clown taking a hiatus from making more content

[@MLIU-ko7nn]

Why isn't anyone talking about the fact that wally admits to not having memories with his friends? It feels like a very important part of the lore.

[@MLIU-ko7nn]

@Secret what does this have anything to do with lore...?

[@ender_voide9344]

Where did Wally say that?

[@owlsvols]

@@ender_voide9344 he said in the guestbook when someone ask what was his favorite memories of his friends

[@MistaChris]

where does he say this?

[@owlsvols]

@@MistaChris it's in the guestbook page 6

[@gussss-0]

I would like to mention a detail you may have missed while looking through the website! During all the characters profiles (Except for Wally) They always say “Was a puppet” or “Was (so-and-so) best friend” When you go to Wallys page it says “Wally IS a puppet” and “Wally IS your best friend” Same with your character profile. Just something I thought I should mention

[@Tokyomybeloved]

i don't know if this counts but it probably does, when looking at the wiki fandom of welcome home; all of the characters (except Wally) are referred in past-tense also. like barnaby _Was_ the resident jokester and so on. (this might be pretty obvious) looking at the photo of wally siting on a rock in the welcoming(?) website, home the "9th neighbor" is behind him in the background staring at him the black ovals behind those windows remind me of eyes.

[@FoxbrushDraws]

​@@TokyomybelovedThose windows ARE eyes. They move around to look different directions

[@Sentanette]

was, before the show endeed

[@AguynamedNick642]

Can’t wait to see a video on the updated page! This is one of my favorite game theory videos and I can’t wait to see MatPat’s take on the updated lore!

[@Thenamesze]

There has been SO many new and cool updates 🤩 I am very excited to see what matpat finds

[@idkbalvan6303]

There's one thing not mentioned in this video that doesn't sit right with me, and that is Sally. On the guestbook page, one of the comments is written by a woman named Sally, and goes like this: "Wow, I thought I had completely forgotten about this show, but this website has reignited so many childhood memories I thought I had lost. Thank you for making this lovely site =)" The doodle next to it has the title "Sally is that you?" There's two other things to note here: 1. Sally is the only one in the guestbook who actually remembers watching the show as a child. 2. Her name is suspiciously similar to 'Wally' I think Sally might be a key part in unraveling what happened back in 1974. Edit: Sally is also the name of one of the characters

[@kathrineici9811]

Paul and Care, part 2?

[@Bea-a-deer]

Sally Starlet* is the Sun WH character

[@raywolf08]

i think it’s just a fan pretending to be part of it and Clown decided to acknowledge it

[@moderndemon84]

It's "Was that the bite of '87?!" all over again.

[@darthestar8791]

0o0 HOW HAVE I NEVER SEEN THAT BEFORE????

[@colekiesler6218]

You know you gotta give MatPat credit for how much he truly does give Clown passion for all his work on Welcome Home. That is something that we mostly seen MatPat do before biggest example being FNAF, but here he truly does appreciate Clown a lot which made him analyzing the lore to be much more wholesome.

[@remixraptor1343]

I'm really happy game theory showed a lot of respect towards Clown's project and feelings about it. It really shows us that Matpat does listen! He doesn't go into all this completely blind, he really does the research for it.

[@devilynx666]

Indeed, he can be a respectful fella.

[@GIFT636]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/p5WliZmAfNOXjdU

[@SK-rk8bk]

911th like 🤨

[@raykings5244]

His channel wouldn't exist if he went in blind and didn't do research. That assertion is impossible

[@lilylove925]

@@raykings5244 I think they mean they could easily not cover the mental and call it arg since that has nothing to do with theory and lore making

[@Veranitea]

You should cover this again! There’s tons of new stuff on the website. There’s videos and audio files. On the welcome home page you can click on the flower gifs at the way bottom that lead to audio files. When you click through the picture slideshow there’s a little bug gif that leads to an audio file and way more

[@cinnamonsakura1418]

I'm so glad Matpat made a warning for Clown and to not take the theory to heart as fact or share it because of Clown's mental health! Glad he heard our pleas and possibly from the FNAF restaurant incident of 2022, he grew as to not delve too deep. Thank you for this video, Matpat!

[@BreakyOnline]

Could you explain what incident? I'm not that well-versed with FNAF

[@salemcrow5078]

@@BreakyOnline Basically Matpat made a theory saying that based on some of the FNAF books he thinks there was an ARG idea for FNAF that got scrapped and his idea of what it was going to be. /Unfortunately/ this also led to a bunch of restaurants in the area mentioned in the video being inundated with hundreds of phone calls, and Matpat had to put out a statement telling them all to knock it off. (Especially given he said he didn't even think that there WAS an arg, just plans for a scrapped one MAYBE)

[@BreakyOnline]

@@salemcrow5078 welp, that sucks Glad to know it got resolved though

[@Yammmie]

@@theaafiazaheenthe creator (clown) said he will have the website temporarily locked for now I believe he’s polishing things up and adding new stuff!

[@GIFT636]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/p5WliZmAfNOXjdU

[@huntah4011]

18:28 Wally literally asked the house "Do you like it" when he finished singing and it sounded weirdly adorable💀

[@Alastor_is_hot666]

It did

[@huntah4011]

@@Alastor_is_hot666 yep

[@SilverAshes109]

Wally has a really cute voice :3

[@DarcyTheGamer]

huntah owl house real!1!1!

[@Snek-hl4xr]

home open the noor

[@aemidaniels]

Wally sounds scared and sad when he sings. i feel like this started out so wholesome but now hes in way over his head and all he can do is play along for his own safety

[@kimatify]

When he said ''Do you like it?'' sounds like he's softly crying while saying that.

[@Demonshifter]

He's struggling to keep his sanity, or whatever is left of it-

[@lovepandabae]

I wonder if that’s the change the Clown was talking about 14:37 they changed that Wally was evil but instead a victim in this just like how you described.

[@isaacbyrne2554]

You get two videos not covered in the website. The butterfly that appears on the screen ontop of one of the titles to the merchandise section. And the worm in the guest book. I think it was on page one

[@aoikazuma3781]

14:21 i just realize from here, that pose and think about whenever he holds his Paintbrush and Palette, it's something

[@naomithornhill2079]

Just gotta say, whoever drew the designs for these characters is an artist. And if it's clown, then props to him. This feels like it would have been a real and successful cartoon. Love it.

[@steampunk-llama]

It’s all Clown!! He’s been working on these characters since at least 2019, if the tumblr is anything to go by

[@naomithornhill2079]

@@steampunk-llama Wow. this guy is an artist

[@Skittle_Angel]

@DONT READ PROFILE PIC i swear to god if you reply to one more comment-

[@willowleftweeping]

@@Skittle_Angel i report every spam bot comment i see, sometimes it helps

[@plushdragonteddy]

7:25 i rly appreciate matpat’s read on “you do?” - it sounds very cartoony/cutesy like it’s from a children’s show, but also strangely off-putting. love itttt, i’d love to hear more vocal switch-ups like that from him in the future

[@brooklyngray1527]

he was a theater kid lol

[@mjg-98]

Reminded me of blues clues lol

[@alexiabeatriz00]

he should get a va job for sure

[@js_rzy]

​@@brooklyngray1527 woah??!

[@brooklyngray1527]

@@js_rzy The very first videos on this channel are theater related, he originally wanted to use it as an acting portfolio of sorts. kzbin.info/www/bejne/e2fTnqOOiM2ibqc

[@focornali4349]

Am I the only one who wishes Welcome Home was a legit children's show? The character concepts and designs are delightful!

[@marigold5043]

Absolutely!

[@hobenatusoidigat]

Me too! I will watch it non-stop if it's real

[@tavigamer4049]

Heck yeah!

[@rustyangel404]

he said it used to be one till it disappeared randomly one day -_-

[@Zero_Is_Stopping_Time]

@@rustyangel404ARG girlypop

[@sparkystar74-q5e]

There is no word to describe how happy I am you made wellcome home theories!!! I have been obsessed with it lately, not as much as FNAF but a close second. I am still shocked with the work you do

[@dandy_74]

Clown has done such an amazing job with their art and character creation! Such a cool project :)

[@galaxytrashburger1728]

oh god the bots- *THE BOTS-*

[@thighgraine]

@@galaxytrashburger1728just ignore em they've always been here, and probably always will be

[@JXCK4L]

Me waiting for a new Amanda the adventurer vud: 😐

[@afoolishfopdoodle3284]

My absolute favorite thing on the guestbook was whoever wrote something along the lines of "Wally I really hope you're not super evil that'd suck"

[@Nobody.thatyouknow]

Yeah tho, it'd be so disappointing if he happened to be some kind of villain or something (◔‿◔)

[@v3n71lat0r]

that poor viewer, theyre in for a surprise

[@evelyn8102]

4:30 ive been watching matpat for years, and it still always warms my heart just like the first when hes so incredibly wholesome and encouraging when it comes to mental health.

[@cookiecinema9961]

he would probably know a thing or two about mental health whenever he's been making theories about FNAF for years 😂

[@faxmine]

You'd also know that he deeply cares due to digressing and side questing.

[@lloydmartel]

@@faxmine side questing of the political kind

[@robertthompson6002]

"Ruining you childhood since 2011!"BRO WHAT🤣 19:36

[@manillafolder216]

Hearing channels as big as markiplier and game theory genuinely cover caring for your mental health and personal life above all else really warms my heart

[@diamond22901]

Matpat needs his daily dose of lore, it's one of his body's most needed nutrients.

[@LlumiTheRobloxian]

For real, it's like his source of every type of Vitamin our body NEEDS.

[@mahnoor6812]

Exactly

[@sarahlethbridge7786]

Indeed and there are two games I would like to suggest that don't have many theories and matt could help us in the search and those are we happy few and the epic mickey series

[@katmckenziepanpride]

And diet Coke

[@demonslayerlover_]

His Vitamins: Food Theory Game Theory Other Lore And Theorys

[@BioshadowX]

Im convinced Game Theory has single handedly kept the kid-cute horror genre alive for the past decade.

[@Slime_for_Brains]

Agreed! MatPat always finds something cutely horrific to talk about! :3

[@Slug_ssbm]

I wouldn’t say single-handedly but it has certainly helped keep it as popular as it is.

[@Kiyoshi_otsu]

of course he does also gnores Doofy and dont want to miss

[@ZeltonXD]

Without the ARG there can be no theory. It isn't single handed.

[@Thezros]

and prp kept fnaf popular in the middle of UCN and Security breach and most of the other analog horrors

[@okarthegreat]

0:03 Ha, jokes on you. That song's way too wholesome to make me scared. I could be sitting alone in an abandoned mall at three in the morning with this video on and I would just feel comforted by that song, nothing more.

[@_sallymander_4747]

I’m hesitant to believe that Wally is evil based on that one shot of him asking if you can see him and telling you to be quiet, looking absolutely terrified

[@leifhim]

like, you would think if he was evil then we, the viewers, would just KNOW but i don't really... feel threatened? I'm more frightened of Home to be honest ha ha

[@_sallymander_4747]

@@leifhim exactly!! It’s Home, Wally does not seem to be a willing participant in these games imo lol

[@fr-day]

Hi where can i find this one shot :)

[@kschmidt6647]

Maybe it’s kinda both. Maybe he’s forced to be evil.

[@_sallymander_4747]

@@fr-day I’m not sure I’ve been following through videos because I’m not very tech savvy, though I do visit the site often and just browse around lol

[@PeAchlOveR870]

Seeing MatPat diving into his own craziness after years of fnaf is truly happiness to my eyes!

[@aaronelliotart]

Love love love how kind you were about Clown's mental health and boundaries. Excited for the series to continue, but also knowing that Clown was not prepared for this to go big so soon.

[@AlottaBoulchit]

I've never been as big as Clown has now become but I've had periods of my life where I exploded in popularity in a fandom and it was always so paralyzing for me. I can imagine how spooked I was at my levels and just multiply it by 1,000 to imagine how Clown may be feeling. Oof!!

[@amandategner1314]

I love how respectful Matt is to the creator 4:18

[@na3rial]

I absolutely love Clown’s work so far. Whether they choose to continue or not, whatever they do, I really appreciate the creativity and design and the puzzles!!!

[@burnedoutgraduatestudent4482]

They’ve chosen to continue

[@heavyy_eyess]

The sheer amount of love and effort Clown has put into this project is evident. I am astounded.

[@MeaghanDivico]

Yes clown is a very impressive person

[@dianesmith3197]

Finally, you see his eyes... Vividly watching you, Wally is always watching, He just wants to see the real world...He wants to see us.

[@elle3238]

I feel like Matpat is one of if not the most respectful person on youtube/this side of youtube. he respects and shows love to everyone and everything and it definitely needs to be appreciated more

[@Andre-vt4np]

Depends

[@Luna27609]

MatPat: **Explains why we should worry about our mental health first** Also MatPat: *Stays up late and pressures his brain to make scripts to make videos**

[@X_prwetties_X]

I know right

[@SamRasberry3332]

it's very true

[@Th_d1ff3r3nt_0n3]

Fr

[@multidebbie1]

Cares about others but don't care about himself.

[@NeyamRye]

Lead by example bro

[@1Vix1]

it's really appreciable that Matpat was respectful to Clows wishes and informed other theorist to be respectful as well.

[@CoffeeCoffin]

The fact I saw this after his earlier video is sick.

[@theGagarianplanet]

And if you think about it, "Welcome, Home!" sounds like they are welcoming whatever entity they managed to summon into their world

[@MeaghanDivico]

Yes, as in the red and blue home. It doesn’t seem trustworthy to me

[@monovailable]

Warning for everybody just now getting into this: as of right now, the Welcome Home website is shut down for maintenance, so its currently inaccessible. Itll be brought back online for the next site update sometime in the near future.

[@weird_art_kid]

Oh I thought my school just blocked it lol

[@keenenwright1781]

OHHHHH that's why it won't work for me. Thanks.

[@krishlaav]

well that explains why i kept getting an error. Thanks for the info

[@zaptrollwen]

Finally feel like I'm in the right headspace to get into Welcome Home, can't wait to see the website for myself once it's back up again! :)

[@RoboWatchgirl]

How very neighborly of you.

[@dragonofdesire]

Honestly, I absolutely adore Wally's design. He seems suave, and really really has a design that puts him even above the Sesame Street puppets for me. I don't really know why but he looks really cool.

[@avi_mation]

He’s adorable and he’s my fav character I’m making a Welcome Home OC rn

[@araciaearth]

I just wanna say, when I was younger I had nightmares about the orange headed and another yellow headed Sesame Street characters (they resemble an orange and banana, I forgot their names) popping out of my bathroom walls, wally’s design reminds me a lot of the orange head. It’s funny, cus back then, I was so young and never seen any horror stuff but it still scares me, says a lot about kids shows being unintentionally scary.

[@realdaemania6792]

@@araciaearth I had nightmares about Big Bird.

[@araciaearth]

@@realdaemania6792 ur comment made me remember a dream where a lion bit off my head, and I imagined the lion being replaced by the giant yellow bird lmao

[@realdaemania6792]

@@araciaearth My nightmare was about being in a maze trapped with big bird.

[@froggy12koreangirl]

An interestingly sad realization that, MatPat will probably not finish this* To be fair the creator is still hard at work, (probably). THEN AGAIN! 🥰 We love this nostalgia

[@justabridget]

PSA ABOUT WELCOME HOME: The creator (Clown) has asked we call it not an ARG, rather just a horror project. Also please look at Clown’s boundaries about the project! Some include not drawing any NSFW art of any of their characters and selling any merch of their characters (anything personal however is fine).

[@Jaychive_7]

This!

[@thorneisdrawn]

@Don't Read My Profile Picture okay 👍

[@stickboi922]

They drew….WHAT

[@heartlessnobody1143]

​@@stickboi922 why are you surprised, ITS THE LITERAL 34TH RULE OF THE INTERNET!

[@MegaloTnt]

This needs a pin

[@colekiesler6218]

Seeing MatPat actually piecing together all the Welcome Home lore even the secret Easter egg screens makes this not only a true Game Theory video, but also a video of MatPat actually making actual true and promising theories.

[@ghooni]

Another thing that I've noticed with the introductions to each character is that every neighbor, except Wally is written in past tense. ie: went, was, were. Meanwhile, Wally is the only one who's introduction is written in present tense ie: Is, now, ect..

[@avaroberts-pl7xi]

Thats so cool! thx for pointing that out!

[@isauregodot1825]

That is some sick information roght there

[@Deletedchannel-jv9rr]

That comment needs to get pinned right now !!!

[@yumimumi03]

I searched the website up on my phone and I found MORE LORE!!!! On the screen where Wally Darling has one hand up to his house drawn in red, if your on a phone there is something beneath it. A spiral with a line going down. Take that info as you wish mat!!!

[@wobblewokgaming655]

A nice detail I saw with this website is that one of these links show Wally looking through a small rectangle, which looks suspiciously like a mail slot on a house's front door, asking us if we see and hear him. Then he says something like "be quiet" or something along those lines. It's almost like Wally's begging for help and doesn't want Home finding out. Almost like Home is keeping Wally trapped within its walls.

[@callmesummon]

I love the “home is controlling/trapping Wally against his will” theory, I always eat that kind of stuff up

[@okrightyeahsure]

​@@callmesummon samee

[@ProjektTaku]

@@callmesummon same

[@brittabutter]

Thank you so so much for your 5ps and points on not forcing or pressuring creators to make content. Truly appreciate your consideration and kindness towards Clown and their process

[@harbingus]

An intriguing detail is that the Home map is set up like a panopticon. One ever-watching eye in the center, with a clear line of site to every individual in the town.

[@tawnyevergreen4169]

The Magnus Archives is a podcast…

[@harbingus]

@TawnyEvergreen huh? a panopticon is like a real life thing

[@kathrineici9811]

Oh yeah and that again connects back to the satanic/gnostic imagery So cool

[@caril.9384]

a WHAT?

[@mauramcgovern1871]

ik this video is old, but I hope the creator knows all the audio files in this video nearly made me cry like a baby. truly amazing work, because that audio is actually traumatizing.

[@cryptonitegaming1177]

MatPat is so kind towards other creators and their privacy

[@farawayxgalaxy]

If twitter blows up about this video I’m gonna be so upset. He seriously does respect creators he tries his best as shown as the beginning. Cant wait to finish the video.

[@gottagoquack]

fr 💀 and they won't even watch it they'll just see the thumbnail and assume the worst...

[@Duvelle_]

@@gottagoquack Twitter is like that one asian aunty. Doesn't even know much about something yet spreads things about it.

[@toasterbath574]

SO TRUE

[@okrightyeahsure]

Fr- Twitter is the idiot paradise.

[@clowdthebear]

I couldn’t finish the gt live because the comments made me so upset :(

[@Bea-a-deer]

To anyone rushing back to this video to comment about how the website is now down, no worries. Clown tweeted that the town is out for a spa day. After the boost in popularity months ago, the space need pampering & that it just so happened to line up with the GT episode. No need to place blame on the Theorist team or be mad/ sad the project is gone. Be excited.

[@JadeTheAdventurer]

6:32 gotta love those Omori Refrences

[@FosterBaba]

My dad used to work on old computers and websites, so I showed this website to my parents and pretended like they should've seen it growing up. He already found a couple secrets lmao

[@villainousthing]

thats so cute :)

[@bebe44144]

omg loll def need updates on their reactions and what they found/find

[@talmanesdelovinde302]

Wally has hearts on the bottom of his shoes. One obscure factoid about cult leaders and shoes, is that Rueben Jeffs, father of the significantly more famous Warren Jeffs, had a pair of shoes with "keep" and "sweet" written on the bottom them. Probably not a connection there, but I felt the urge to point it out.

[@mccreeperqueenyt9756]

10:04 To be fair, Home doesn't exactly have hands to write with. It would make sense that Wally was writing for Home

[@mations2591]

you really need to do another one with the updates! Ive found so much stuff in an hour and a half!!

[@anna_0969]

Yeah there was a huge update and there's new secrets and new lore

[@TravellerZasha]

Mad respect on the lesson on the 5p's. I've been in many fandoms and sometimes seen fans go too far. I remember when youtube fandom culture was still new so there wasn't much experience on how far is too far in the fandom. I'm just glad now we're learning more about bettering new fandom cultures and communities albeit it still could be improved.

[@CouchSpud91]

The 5p's (extended to 8p's with the "Stay Patient, Stay Polite, and Don't Pressure" in regards to ARG Creators) should be pinned to the top of any and every ARG theory website and forum, imo. Though it can be improved on, it's a great basic standard for ARG rules as a whole.

[@Periphonics28]

thats how fandoms are tbh. its gotten SO MUCH WORSE as of late and idk why. SB even saw it with the huge nsfw content. like yes fnaf has always had that but its always been the weirdos of the fandom, SB and WH have both had it at the forefrontof the fandoms. whatever the cause for it, it needs to stop, it nearly ruined WH. 'fandoms' are honestly poison to creators

[@Inertias_Pancakes]

I love Matpat's three things either child murder, cult, or on the rare occasion alien/in world monsters.

[@Meanwhile-]

Honestly my favourite part about this project might be the character designs. They're so on point for the era.

[@caitrionacohen1933]

How is it not creepy that Wallys house has eyes I don’t think a house should be living

[@posersandprofessionals1081]

I’ll admit I was very scared and concerned about how this theory was gonna go. But I have to say I am very pleasantly surprised. The team did their due diligence while respecting Clown. And as a die hard fan of WH I actually learned some new info! Thank you for the warning/notice on the beginning it was very thoughtful and respectful to Clown :)

[@cappy699]

4:37 Matpat such a hero respecting everyone’s mental health but his own

[@dexnacorn7807]

gotta pump out fnaf theories otherwise how will he be harassed online over fictional robot kids

[@darrylmihalko2838]

I love that mindset. That's why I use it for myself.

[@dexnacorn7807]

@@darrylmihalko2838 oh my god i read this comment in my notifications page and thought it was a reply to me

[@cappy699]

@@dexnacorn7807LOL

[@Captainsherlock]

Matpat and his editors always has the best, creative intros. No doubt for me.

[@Bamb.]

Watching that thing at 4:00 in the morning was painfully amazing 💀😭

[@Captainsherlock]

@@Bamb. #relatable

[@strawberry-mochi-mochi]

my dad grew up with Mr. Rogers and he told me that Mr. Rogers was a veteran and has tattoos that he hides under his cardigan! when I first heard it I never believed it but, It was true as ever!

[@infernoflames8002]

Matpat once again being the internet dad explaining theories and teaching us many things.

[@ftrwrwbg]

It was a typical video where he says about a minute’s worth of content stretched out to full video length. Including a whole segment where he breaks down evidence and then follows it up with a statement from the creator saying everything he’d just talked about isn’t canon.

[@mycatgottoosilly306]

@@ftrwrwbg Why you hating man/hj😔😔

[@Yami-mugoni613]

⁠@@ftrwrwbgI mean that because they trying to say the idea of religion in series isn’t a new thing

[@juniperbheironquros7389]

Ive always liked this theory about Home being the true and unsuspecting villian while Wally was the messenger. Really makes you wonder what Home really is!

[@griffy6952]

It might be worth noting that the “spiral” theme with Wally and Home also kind of appears in the swirl in Wally’s pompadour. It’s probably actually really small as most pompadours are like that, but it just seemed funny to me

[@Alterus_2]

I JUST REALIZED THAT THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON FILM THEORY 😭

[@nasutchi3080]

Honestly, stan MatPat for respecting Clown’s boundaries, W MatPat Edit: Minus MatPat calling it an arg, somebody has called that out in one of the replies

[@siriusylee]

Though, I’m pretty sure Clown stated not to label Welcome Home as an ARG, so there is that. But otherwise, that’s true’

[@evagarcia865]

well it isnt an arg. args include real world stuff and connections between different channels or website. WH is just one website with links that take you to other parts of the same website

[@lilylove925]

Arg stands for alternate reality game but matpat called it something else

[@justarand0mdude159]

When the writer of the website is asked “what’s their most favourite character?” they say Wally kind of supporting the cult theory. When you click on each of the houses, you get a description of their respective character that lives in them. However, all the characters are referred to in the past tense except (you guessed it) Wally. Also ,as MatPat pointed out in his stream I think, on the same page each character has a colourful “Go back” below their description however Wally’s says in black text “Goodbye”.

[@Mewcat]

You know the rules and so do I

[@margarethmichelina5146]

It's like Wally is aware that we read everyone's bio first until he is in the end. And speaking of past tense, what if everyone else die and Wally is the only survivor that live? It's similar to how the mascots of McDonald's are gone but Ronald McDonald's still active. Maybe Ronald killed them all.

[@2PMarz]

If I was clown and Matt told me “you don’t need to rush to make content” I would honestly start crying 😭 I can imagine the pressure they’re feeling rn

[@CodeeXD]

Soft

[@BOT_CORP]

10:15 Or maybe Home couldn’t write their name beacuase they’re a *HOUSE*, Matthew, so Wally did it for them

[@mich23__]

There's also more hidden text on the FAQ page! If you highlight all the text, there's hidden white text that reads, " But it hurts.", "Does it hurt?", and "The numbers are so hard to read. Sometimes I can’t see them.". The white text can be found under a couple different questions under the FAQs.

[@Zmdekshak3]

it's kinda scary how believable mat's theories are.

[@fancytomatoes8996]

Fr

[@Fizzy_TheMan]

Ong

[@sashawallace1916]

​@@fancytomatoes8996😊😊😊

[@floweryfox_l]

IKRRR

[@3-and-a-halfgirls]

Nsn.

[@maismade6013]

Out of all the ARGs and analogue horror media I’ve seen, this may just have one of my favourite art styles that feels unique yet believable

[@thelukinator123]

Can you respect clowns wish and not call it an arg he doesn't want it to be look at it like that

[@IndigoLuvs_TSAMS]

This acctually scares me. Not a lot of horror thing can actually scare me, but this sent shivers down my spine.

[@kevinscapegoat3719]

The "As is above, so is below" part definitely has a ton more to unpack tbh. It's actually from Hermeticsm. Baphomet is a re-skinned Hermes Trimagestus, who was once more popular than Plato is to us today.

[@AlottaBoulchit]

Omg Baphomet is a reboot lmao

[@8h8_illustrates]

This is secondhand so it might not be true but i heard it be theorized that "baphomet" is a purposeful mistranslation/ warping of mohammed.