Game Theory: Does Isaac DIE?!? Binding of Isaac Rebirth's Endings EXPLAINED.

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It's time to get INDIE! Today I'm taking on the indie game YOU have been requesting the most -- The Binding of Isaac. WHAT DOES THIS GAME MEAN? With 16 endings and all just as obscure as the last, it seems like this game has some deep things to say...but what are those things, exactly? Does Isaac die in the box? Is mom really a psycho religious killer? We're getting ready to analyze this incredibly deep and moving game.
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[@kalebcrogan4082]

This is exactly what I did

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+DatSmartAsian me to

[@fracturedfractal3840]

“If a kid wants to dress up as a biblical prostitute, I say let him.” -Mattpatt Context is everything.

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FracturedFractal babypat : i want to dress up as a biblical prostitute! Matpat : sure!

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Its matpat not mattpatt

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Babypat is gonna be a weird kid

[@buzzybeethingz27]

Yup

[@nyancat9681]

Yup Dadpat is gonna be awesome

[@CosmicCreeper99]

So basically Isaac’s endings are the equivalent to the phrase “You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain”

[@BOCOSHOP]

Bro it is

[@greenavmshorts9335]

Is that a jojo reference?

[@SinbadNaiver]

pretty much something that Handsome Jack did as well...

[@organizedbonfire2649]

This is my favorite game theory Matpat has ever made even to this day. Here's me hoping that one of the final 9 game theories will be coming back to discuss The Binding of Isaac now that the game has seemingly finished its story. I wish Matpat and the new generation of theory hosts all the best.

[@friendlyneighbourhoodash]

i really agree, tboi is wonderful

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I hope, too!

[@StrooV]

I sure hope he does

[@moonlightmando7163]

Didnt happen. MatPat will be missed however. 😔

[@JAPANESE_MAPLE]

see ya mat he didnt

[@GameTheory]

Under 301 club! Suck on tha...Oh wait...no I'm not. :(

[@AdamWang19]

But I am! :D /s

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matpat is a dick turd

[@aarongerhart669]

First relpy meh

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Lol

[@thedoctor5971]

Same here:(

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Sees the warning: Immediately scrolls to the comments

[@fandomtrash3453]

Maria Øverland me tho

[@raz4114]

Maria Øverland lol me TOOOOOOO!! 🤣🤣

[@dee_wave314]

That exactly what i did ligit

[@justinharris3630]

XD

[@JoshiTheYoshi]

yeah

[@ThatBirdBitch]

Ah the old intro, my memories have returned from 2019 when I first watched the series! I hope to see more MatPat!

[@X_XD]

Ok yes,as a christian myself I can say this game is totally accurate to the bible,and no I don’t feel like it’s making fun of religion,I think it’s showing an abusive parent that takes the story of Abraham too seriously and starts to go insane. Oh and also 4:37,he could’ve just made some new ones

[@mageninjaballer1449]

btw the “god” was actually the devil trying to tempt abraham

[@mageninjaballer1449]

and the mother

[@hashtags_YT]

It's about Ed's critiques about religious indoctrination at a young age, as well as other harsh topics like abuse, death, divorce, alcoholism (literally depicted as poison) and the likes.

[@HowieDewitt535]

@@hashtags_YT But what wouldn't be indoctrination at a young age?

[@hashtags_YT]

@@HowieDewitt535 Mostly presentation. There's a big difference between explaining your religion and way of life and straight up telling a kid "you will go to hell if you do this" (in reference to playing cards). The latter refers to Edmund's experience.

[@n4te_riv3r]

*When you scroll down but nobody is aggressively arguing over the merits of organised religion:*

[@dirtdoes6272]

He has lied to us everyone attack with your Bibles!

[@penguin5907]

@@dirtdoes6272 oh ok *wips out a gun*

[@LuNa_097]

@@dirtdoes6272 I'll just pick up my sword

[@Father_finder]

He must pay with his blood *pick ups Holy Cup*

[@Doom-hd9of]

@Verlisify would like to differ

[@civetmink9060]

Aggressively arguing over the merits of organised religion.

[@anthonywetter4569]

so cristinity is just jewish on crack but with buddists peioples

[@notanidiot567]

@@anthonywetter4569 what

[@anthonywetter4569]

@@notanidiot567 what

[@tjgamie1711]

Anthony Wetter what

[@thatoneguyfromtheinternet2067]

No u

[@ImSorryYaroslav]

Matpat: *Makes theory about rebirth* TBOI: Afterbirth, AB+ and Repentance come out Matpat: wait what game is this again

[@proxy7598]

Haha,ýęā&h

[@DirectorNarayan]

4:30 - I actually have a personal anecdote for this reason. I used to have things like pictures and toys be taken away from me because of (insert punishment/religious/evil reason here) only for them to forget the whole thing and let me replace my disposed belongings with "new" things. It wouldn't surprise me if Issac's mom let him draw new artwork or gave him new toys to use as a leverage to punish him.

[@Verlisify]

*aggressive religion comment*

[@MrCaneron]

Whoa come down bro.

[@viwygervitq3]

Dude that's the most offensive comment I've seen so far

[@Dappis]

*aggressive religious answer*

[@missielloyd6732]

*Aggressive input on this aggressive discussion*

[@Dappis]

*aggressive rage quit*

[@Drache832]

Aggressively arguing over the merits of organized religion.

[@dwell7315]

Drache832 *gasp* What sorcery is this?!?!

[@shannonb7255]

Drache832 how DARE YOU!!!!!

[@Theminimarvela]

Aggressive argument against the aggressive argument you posted.

[@tjthegamer9059]

I I'm just posting😧

[@mrappleberry6914]

ARGUING OVER ORGANIZED RELIGONS aggressively

[@3misoraX]

Honestly this theory makes sense with repentance true ending if you think about it, after escaping the chest and his house he looks for his father, finds it and tells him the story he made and everything that happened, his father helped him to finish it and the stuff happening in true ending happens

[@killianmccartney5842]

You got to appreciate how far he will go and how much research he will dig into to make these theories it's really impressive

[@quin2700]

Matpat: "... So grab your bibles and knifes..." Me: *looks over at my desk* " Knew these were going to be useful today

[@aidanwoodward3975]

Lol

[@novabrown8162]

Haha same

[@gazterr6756]

THE POWER OF CHRIST COMPELS YOU

[@scrablse2613]

o-o

[@sarayuki7120]

Dreftzilla You have them on your desk too?!

[@tinweirdytthingy9571]

*MatPat* : Isaac left his mother and he went missing *Aferbirth DLC* : Isaac went missing because he hid and died in his chest

[@arandomzoomer4837]

Aww that's sad :(

[@andrewpaul8732]

if isaac was dead the parents would have smells his body long before it would get to the point of hanging posers for a missing son. Not that they'd ever post that anyway

[@tinweirdytthingy9571]

@@andrewpaul8732 well , tell that to the creator... since he is the twisted mind guy who made the story

[@tentative_flora2690]

@@andrewpaul8732 The same way she would have smelled a dead cat?

[@andrewpaul8732]

@@tentative_flora2690 exactly. She must've smelled the dead cat but she didn't react because she isn't concerned about Isaac or what he does. If he died they wouldn't be the ones to post a missing sign. I think the sign is made to make us believe much time has passed and others have begun to realize he's gone missing

[@SpaceFace.]

in the hush fight there are small clips of faint breathing sounds that are meant to be him suffocating in the chest

[@Garrett3371]

Me: *sees this was made 9 years ago* "Oh so it was made in 2011" *Then I realized*

[@emanueldavi._.5220]

standing here, i realize, i'm just like you, zooming throught history

[@grasperofbones2763]

"His external life is rough" *shows him in the bathroom with no toiletpaper* Well god damn

[@smiley4767]

Christian tv program s

[@ernieyusoon8170]

John Guglielmo poop.

[@jeffsnowden82]

That is the scene that fits best

[@susalev]

Poor thing just wanted to use the bathroom

[@flamingfinggildert3713]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@faithlynalycia6108]

Who is whacting this from 2024? Goodbye MatPat :(

[@d1n0jl76]

Honestly, Matpat should revisit this game for Repentance

[@quinnmaster504]

Matpat: *warns about arguments in comments* The comments: *mostly joking about ignoring the warning*

[@robloxbob4149]

So true!

[@ryealgol7686]

I thought bcuz of the warning was gonna cause ww3 in the comments

[@bubbletea6617]

Best way to get them out of the way

[@smellycat3861]

that was his plan all along... *Infinite IQ*

[@oegaboy]

This editing just has Ronnie written all over it. We still miss you buddy.

[@takingtheshot9830]

We all loved him R.I.P ronnie

[@katwood7120]

I haven't been watching game theory enough to know eho that is, but I also miss him. F in the chat.

[@takingtheshot9830]

@@katwood7120 good to know

[@rakishpotato4783]

This comment drained the happiness I got from this video

[@oegaboy]

@@rakishpotato4783 Sorry dude, didn't mean to be a downer. He made all of us happy and i can't help but feel happy each time i think back on how amazingly awkward he was. He even made it feel charming.

[@Crouch_Gob]

Watching in 2023 and looking back post repentance and how huge fnaf has gotten, I really appreciate how reasonable Isaac’s story still is. We’ve gotten tons of elaboration, but the story stays the same at heart. The delirium ending shows a kind of purgatory space and the beast ending gives a more vague heaven sort of thing. (To me, I interpret that as him ascending to whatever ideal afterlife their is after reconciling his religious guilt, I.E. dogma and the beast.) Either way, the mother ending and ascension sequence mainly serve to flesh out isaac’s story, and strengthen the emotional core, making the beast ending specifically really emotional. Compared to the fnaf story, it’s branched out and expanded so much to the point that there’s not much emotion left, if any at all. It’s mainly just answering questions for it’s own sake, at least in my opinion.

[@keith9022]

I'm really glad that Matpat made this theory because this is how I discovered TBOI :>

[@jessylynnechance97]

Mat- *Kids are the worst* Mat (3 years later)- *I AM DADPAT*

[@northpenguins]

Hilarious

[@jasonlee6662]

Jessi Rayne ikr XD

[@dushanpersaud2925]

Lol

[@mikitamiridoka3990]

Dadpat will handle kids better.

[@goosechase1822]

MikitaMiridoka :3

[@tangycuplg1690]

Title: Does isaac die? Thumbnail: Isaac lives?

[@fishactivation5087]

Other way around.

[@lilyblackflower6936]

Multiple personalities

[@wyatt_thepals4882]

Lol

[@Bunnyleadd]

@@BanditVIP untrue. Look at the title

[@charliel2751]

Illuminati confirmed

[@crestedgecko681]

Fun fact: this video traumatized me 8 years ago.

[@xentherandomsewerrat5521]

Dang...six years ago? I remember when this came out. I've been watching this for 7 years now, and man this is bringing a lot of nostalgic memories now

[@Rin-dg4tz]

“This may be personal, but have you ever thought about death?” Welp, time to go to sleep now

[@tristyn2537]

Yeah boi

[@m0nkey4o4]

Yes

[@evanmeyer3115]

Lol

[@kill3r_tech423]

😰😨HALP

[@m0nkey4o4]

No

[@menn9116]

Therapist: Front facing Mario doesn't exist. He can't hurt you Front facing Mario: 0:47

[@rabbitgutz6556]

@PokemonFAN oh gosh no

[@chimeymystic8002]

It scared me ;-;

[@CrossRoads16]

Why must you hurt me in this way

[@CrossRoads16]

And he's 3d oh god

[@kachow08ify]

AAAAHHHH

[@stevegamington8911]

Alright, if you want newer information on this theory, (I will be using what I’ve seen from repentance) no, Isaac is not dead. It is revealed that the entirety of the game is a story that Isaac wrote, and that his dad is reading to him.

[@thatchrisguy_9431]

Edmund confirmned that Isaac is dead a while ago, the Beast ending is just to show how important Isaac's dad was to him I believe, anyways Isaac suffocated in his chest and the Delirium ending implies that he's in Purgatory.

[@ytepic9727]

but hey thats just a theory a GAME THEORY@@thatchrisguy_9431

[@tealtundra6366]

If only he did a video on repentance

[@thedoppieyeo4145]

the old intro! not to be cliche but anyone watching in 2019?

[@loqwean]

aye 2019

[@rayaraptor3611]

Yes

[@eileenwong5699]

Ayeeeeeeeeeeeee

[@felixthornley5978]

No I’m watching in 2014

[@engineerismonke4059]

@@felixthornley5978 lie

[@jacksongilman4061]

This video: exist Afterbirth and afterbirth+: imma end this mans whole carreer

[@monsieurvoid5587]

Jackson Gilman well he just got the « isaac is alive » part false.Because all the « pressure makes isaac psyco » talk is right

[@unsubscribeplease2787]

Wut ;-;

[@fundamental232]

Wolfy Squad There’s a new dlc coming out called repentance

[@tenki_]

@@goldenkoi7682 not canon

[@DerpySteve173]

Somebody really had to add one more like

[@dorafrombfdi8836]

why does this bring back nostalgia watching old videos

[@PYROMANIAC_VR]

Bro all I watch is old videos

[@dragonbeast1159]

It's weird how accurate this is to the actual story given that its from 8 years ago. Before afterbirth even

[@OVAtheVoid]

Isaac: Kills everything with his tears, including angels and Satan Also Isaac: *Is 5-8 years old*

[@josephdavison4189]

I think his tears are holy water.

[@A_Dimension_Hopper]

Maybe his tears have an extreme temperature

[@pedroian5964]

And kirby is a baby that has a pocket universe in his stomach

[@pixelworld3686]

im the 400 person to like

[@onettaviator5396]

@@pixelworld3686 I'm 480th

[@grahamoldfield2929]

AS A CHRISTIAN I don't mind this actually... Its just a game.

[@Dovankiin312]

Same. Glad there is more people like me!

[@Emoartist-ly7xt]

I don’t have really a religion

[@inquisitivebatman2019]

@@Emoartist-ly7xt That's fine dude no one's gonna judge you

[@Emoartist-ly7xt]

Inquisitive Batman thx not a lot of people say that to me in my neighborhood they say that girl such as myself should go to church every Sunday

[@iamfuzzydolphins7792]

I live on Mars.

[@Clydethepup]

POV you’re watching 8 years later

[@PhoenixCarmichael]

Yep

[@someguyonyt1308]

lol

[@memeloverr]

he needs to redo this so badly

[@elbowjuiced]

at the end he got a bunch wrong

[@hahaihaveahandlenow]

I think Isaac is religiously traumatized. He went through so much and he believes it was his fault because he sees himself as a sinner.

[@WolfyDekira]

i thought it was because he thought we was causing his father and mother to fight, which eventually led to the father leaving

[@ranferihernandezjr3104]

I believe it was trauma from being taught Christianity in the wrong light. I mean Abraham killing Isaac? That's not a biblical story you tell to a child because it is difficult for a child to understand. You don't raise a Christian child through fear, but with love. Showing the love of Christ. My parents tried raising me through fear of God, and it did traumatize me for a long time and I stayed away from faith for a log time. Then someone showed me the love of Christ, the love of God, and I realized the life I had been missing out on for almost 19 years.

[@jpixl6961]

@@ranferihernandezjr3104 Amen

[@minecrafttaher]

Right

[@minecrafttaher]

@@WolfyDekira yep that's right too

[@salvulcano491]

“Have you ever thought about death?” *it was time for Thomas to leave, he has seen enough*

[@deadeyenavigator9233]

69th like. Nice

[@genevieveharman8065]

Sal Vulcano my name is thomas

[@potatoo4905]

I love Thomas Was Alone

[@babrn1997]

@@potatoo4905 Thomas realized that he had to much and decided it was good to leave

[@gachawaffle9775]

Thomas had not seen such b****t

[@Notthingreal]

i wish he'd made another theory in the binding of isaac.

[@Yukito622]

im going to miss you :(

[@ChillyVR78]

Isaac never died 🤓

[@Yogpod299]

*WAIT!!!!!* Did you not see the warning? GET BACK UP THERE!

[@SpookyNutcracker]

actually im surprised theirs like zero religion top comments so far!

[@SmilingJester2]

Fuck no! I'm too hardcore to listen to the warning!

[@MadAnime963]

Mike McInnes thats probably because he put the warning. no one wants to look stupid and prove him right lol

[@ImInAgonyLOL]

Fuck off. I do what I want.

[@Spazmm723]

D: SORRY! =scrolls back up=

[@Kazoo_Itchy]

*Immediatly goes to the comments and finds this exact comment everywhere* Holy moly I’ve never gotten so many likes 0-0

[@isuckateverything.]

SAME Undertle forever

[@hello_awesomeboy5871]

Same

[@margarettesun4438]

UNDERTALE

[@dashawnhenry1455]

Sans is da man I Love undertale

[@dashawnhenry1455]

I'm still fighting mettaton

[@youtubebobguy]

6:16 u don't realize how relatable this is to me.

[@galaxythealphawolfdemon1497]

Remember THIS intro!? 0:42

[@billbofraggins]

And then Afterbirth/Afterbirth+ dropped, added a new final boss (Delirium) and it turns out that- SPOILERS FOR FINAL ENDING -Issac did actually die in the box and his mother finds his skeleton inside. She just didn't realise he was inside and therefore thought he ran away.

[@nova-ce9vt]

oh no, really?

[@priscilacruz475]

ya I saw it

[@ahemmentalgent4675]

Im wa

[@ngocluong5715]

It's called unforgotten right ???

[@Despacitoian]

Su Mô what is?

[@kirsk8756]

You sure it's blue baby? You sure it's not white and gold?

[@ReynDrake]

It obviously is black and blue.

[@okey7281]

That's its unofficial name

[@UndermanBrian]

I'd tell you to stfu but your profile picture did it for me.

[@cybernerd3425]

Get out

[@TheBoneZoneDeluxe]

HA! Hahahahahaha!

[@beanboozled4589]

I’m gonna miss you matpat ❤

[@raea29]

Would love to see a new video on this tackling all the new info, characters and endings that are in repentance. Please have another look.

[@somerandomhuman6126]

matpat: issac dies????!!! the devs: yes, and im tired of pretending he doesnt

[@hihiha2980]

Ge aint beat the beast and see

[@Cmaymanuel]

Lol

[@emilianodominguez1868]

At least he will rebirth as Angel or a Demon

[@aceospades8781]

Tierd??? Thought it was tired.

[@notunusannus2286]

@@aceospades8781 nah bro it’s for sure tierd it’s ain’t tired

[@brandongreenland9632]

To be honest, I really hope that Mat visits TBOI again, since there’s a ton of new things that came with Repentance.

[@doggysupper17]

Me too. This is kinda Outdated since Repentance has been Announced

[@druiz5032]

Especially the final ending (no spoilers)

[@cheemzzz8966]

Yas

[@AwesomeTurtle70]

there's a two left thumbs video that covers everything pretty well

[@lizzyfredrick2363]

I hope matpat thinks about it

[@CalifornianCuttlefish]

Great Video! *this game is crazy, but I love the new grounds kind of aestethic*

[@longfurby5392]

this was uploaded 7 years ago, and this has been a theory I've been coming back to and watching again and again for years. Its honestly kinda just a take back because I remember when this came out, it's honestly just a "why am I getting old" moment

[@Rin-dg4tz]

7:32 “his external life has been rough...” OH NO MOM WE RAN OUT OF TOILET PAPER

[@lucylinia8694]

Lmfao

[@nosignal9832]

7:42-“JEEZ, KIDS ARE THE WORST!!!!!!!” Oliver- Am I a joke to you?

[@shaqsbigfingies643]

Turds

[@kengaminbro]

Candyman Puppy 😂😂😂😂😂

[@GigaChad-ij3hi]

Candyman Puppy 😂😂😂

[@TrailerDrake]

Obligatory comment that is aggressively arguing over the merits of organized religion!

[@runman624]

meh

[@Sosoreview]

Angry reply from a member of a religious community!

[@9voltbus199]

***** *inhales sharply* and so it begins.

[@KalinTheZola]

***** Obligatory comment of how people can love people and think that people themselves are intelligent in spite of thinking that religion itself is silly and harmful.

[@Chaoseyes]

Angry reply in regards to the merits of organized religion and argues about it's merits, debunking your argument and then continues a comment chain spawning a shitstorm that should never have seen the light of day

[@Technovore-X]

I feel Samson is an Oath Breaker

[@ObjectIsCool]

I’ve never played binding of isaac, but the story seems interesting to me, so this is the first channel i’m going to.

[@TheTutore]

God exists - prove it God does not exist - Disprove it There is no point to this argument because both cant really be done, so instead why cant we all just be friends and not argue?

[@GeneralSteelflex]

Arguing is fun though. At least it would be if everyone were actually open-minded and not stuck in their ways...

[@zoeysheldon5634]

Tell that to all the people thinking that this video was to argue about it God exists or nah.

[@austrinusYT]

well, i think there is a way to prove that he doesn't exist. if he created everything, then you created him? everything has a beginning and god didn't create himself. soo? plus im pretty sure scientists are finding proof of the big bang theory. not sure though.

[@kimberlyamaya4912]

Prove to me that God does not exist...

[@ravenplaysmc1254]

i agree theres no point fighting over religion stuffs

[@syzchoron16]

“Ending 16, The hardest to reach in the game “ Hutts: Well yes, but actually no.

[@labrex8761]

RIP Lenny

[@christophergarcia8358]

Lab rex you are right i want lenny challenge lenny!!!!!!!!

[@christophergarcia8358]

EthernalCearel yes hutts will do 16

[@khayegravesande857]

(0\__ o)

[@microwave1148]

I dont remember doing 16

[@jamstarr]

i remember watching this as a kid even though i didnt know what issac was and i came out of it being scared of my religious parents

[@unkno_wn3595]

After beginning tboi, and returning to see if a theory has been done.. I didn’t expect this old intro to hit so hard

[@mohamedabdulla6303]

6:16 "Kids suck man" Me: Amen "If the kid wants to dress like a biblical prostitute, I say let him" Me:Amen.....wait what ?

[@heroryan2.08]

????

[@poorcrafter1451]

You are a Muslim and saying amen what??

[@mohamedabdulla6303]

@@poorcrafter1451 You do know that the word "Amen" isn't exclusive to christians alone right ? en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amen

[@DarkWarrior-eu7bg]

Mohamed is right

[@poorcrafter1451]

@@mohamedabdulla6303 yeah of course Ameen Amen

[@patrickclaudino8788]

Now, with Afterbirth+, I think we can change this theory a bit. Isaac died in the box, and he felt guilty about everything. Only with death he could accept how he was, and move on. His body was found in the box, but he never felt so free and alive, while people thought he was missing, actually, he just found himself.

[@patrickclaudino8788]

Also, I think his mother started acting like that because of his father. It is shown in the new ending brought with the Afterbirth+ that she was crying and burned Isaac's father from all the pictures.

[@chiefbool]

shh we dont talk about AB+

[@ethanedwards3357]

Patrick Claudino Actually, Isaac died BEFORE this happened.

[@yetanotherhankhill1032]

That's no reason to ignored the new lore added to the game

[@meymeyman3127]

ok no if you think this listen HEAR its the fact that well if issac WAS dead then the endings would be different

[@lolkecks1951]

please visit the game again with the new dlc's coming out (afterbirth, afterbirth+ and repentance) a lot of stuff has been added it would be so cool to see you jump on it again

[@CharZap]

i honestly hope one if the last theorys being about tboi, i want to see his view 8 years later

[@dusteddustin5643]

Especially with the lore of everything after rebirth

[@Orion3603]

Honestly, I don’t fear death itself. I fear the pain that comes with it, and the grief it causes others.

[@iamfuzzydolphins7792]

I feel the same so... Would you rather Feel EXTREME PAIN or die?

[@miamensi268]

Agreed

[@iamfuzzydolphins7792]

@Onion Cutter Ninja same.

[@natev-vd8xr]

Thx goth

[@zanebrownlee2803]

Yyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaasssss

[@simbachvazo6530]

Either the warning made everyone nice, or it just wasnt needed

[@nosignal9832]

Simbach Vazo bOtH???

[@hunteradams9994]

Nope it made everyone talk about the warning

[@aidenpearce50]

Redstone Rebel Exactly what Matpat wanted us to doz

[@72lucious]

This channel went a long way But never changed

[@therealglosetik]

0:30 Nostalgia...

[@azazeltboi3640]

Matpat needs to do an updated theory for repentance when it comes out.

[@theastrollama777]

why does my TBoI main have a KZbin channel?

[@hathead7385]

Hi Azazel

[@stupididiot4034]

Why when it basically confirmed what his theory?

[@imbopam198]

yeah

[@tragedyplustime8271]

@@stupididiot4034 I mean, Isaac does die, but he doesn't go to heaven. He's stuck in purgatory.

[@that_guy_who_yells1960]

Who else went straight to the comments after he said be careful

[@zoecrooks6426]

That_Guy _Who_Yells me

[@mysticalninjas362]

That_Guy _Who_Yells Me 😂

[@kojothewolf8550]

That_Guy _Who_Yells me XD

[@kwaiidog1519]

That_Guy _Who_Yells me😂

[@foxlp8646]

That_Guy _Who_Yells me

[@varibunn]

Rewatching this Id love to see Matt tackle another game like BOI: Cult of the Lamb. Id love to see him tackle the lore and theorize about it. The old gods and bishops have so much potential

[@MrAxolotl1263]

I miss you matpat

[@Trent819]

Hey just a quick thought that I thought I might share cause it might be true. I got bored and decided "I'm gunna go look at medical illnesses". Since this game has a true final boss, Delirium, I looked that up. When I read what delirium is and what its conditions are, I legit got chills. To name a few, Hallucinations, forgetting who you are, and forgetting where you are. Since Isaac blames himself for his parents divorce he started taking his mothers pills(one of the ways to get delirium is drug overdose/withdraw) and have major panic attacks(this can also cause delirium). The end of the cutsceen shows a drawing on the wall where Isaac is drawn as a demon amd standing on his dead parents(delirium can also cause random outbursts of anger/violence). Shoot, there is even a screen that can show up when starting a new run that says "who am I?" This would also explain all of his alter-egos. Just a quick thought I wanted to put out there and see if anyone else agrees or thinks this might have a sprinkle of truth to it. (Also if Isaac truly does die, delirium can make the person who has it more prone to death)

[@hadesflynn811]

Whoa.

[@helios_storm]

@@hadesflynn811 same

[@alykat8119]

OK here's another look at this. Reading your theory i had a thought what if he has DID( Dissociative identity disorder) he has a bunch of other personalitys that he has no idea exist but in another personality he eats his mom's pills and gets delirium after eating them every time he switches to that personality. the mom thinks hes being possessed when ever her son switches to a different personality or her son is a sin crawling on her back because one of his personalitys is a girl so she thinks her son is trans so she thinks its a sin. the girl identity has short blonde hair and the nary wig looks like her hair so one day she switches in and has to go to school but all the other kids don't understand the condition Isaac has and make fun of him for looking like a girl. If you've seen the cut scenes it looks like his mom gives him the wig but my way of looking at it is it was Isaac's birthday and one kid who understands Isaac's disorder gives him the wig for Mary as I'm going to call her and then the school thing from before happens. so to recap Isaac has Dissociative identity disorder and delirium. he has at least 2 other personalitys Mary and someone else. the unnamed personality eats the mom's pills and overdoses while the mom is away or the mom finds out and forces him to stop causing withdraw. Mary goes to school get a friend and the friend finds out about the disorder so they buy Mary the wig for her birthday. After all of that one day the mom comes in from making dinner but Isaac hallucinates and sees his mom holding a about to kill him so he hides in his toy chest but as he sees it a trap door and just hallucinates the whole game. for ending 16 i think its him thinking hes messed up so bad hes just a demon so he accepts it and smiles for the first time in a while finally thinking he has an answer. ending 13 is pretty similar to ending 16 but instead of accepting it and being happy with it he feels like a failure to his mom to his dad to everyone hes met. i just hope he gets some help like Jesus save this kid!

[@Warfflles]

This would make sense, as he knows certain pill effects like paralysis, he knows mom has a pill bottle so it would make sense he took some

[@thesquidmafia8275]

The overdose makes sense cause all of the pills in his imagination like he knows about the overdose but doesn't cause of delirium and the other thing

[@TheOneDonatru]

The entire plot point of “Isaac is dead in the chest” traumatized me when I was 9. Still scared to sit in small, closed spaces to this day

[@ThatOneGuyHere462]

So you have claustrophobic or however you spell it

[@TheOneDonatru]

@@ThatOneGuyHere462 claustrophobia you mean. I mean yeah I kinda do but it’s more like I’m afraid that I’ll die and no one will know

[@gamingwithevie8303]

This video gave me claustrophobia when it came out (I think. I'm not sure) rn I am 13

[@megablueboy712]

I guess im lucky cuz it didnt rlly affected me

[@Daniel_S_]

@@gamingwithevie8303 Im pretty sure you need to be diagnosed with claustrophobia, you cant just say you have it

[@Anzu_Anz]

What was the ad I just watched at the beginning of the vid!? Did u put that in there? It was exactly like what this vid was about

[@jessejames1175]

The old game theory intro is really nostalgic and I love it

[@Devious_Incorporated]

Even though this is old I have to point out there is literally an ending where Issac hyperventilates in the chest while getting memories flashing back to his photos then back to his scared face each time getting more blue until he’s just a pile of bones… This is probably why there is a blue baby to begin with, the pile of bones is blue baby.

[@ahedgehog9297]

Nope, the pile of bones is the forgotten And blue baby is Isaac suffocating in the chest

[@eltronic234animaciones]

That final is the delirium ending in afterbirth plus (sorry for poor English )

[@whytwokay]

That ending came after this video

[@blackrabbit8420]

This was before afterbirth and repentance Also its blue baby(asphixiated isaac), forgotten and the lost(literally a soul) Bb boi decompised inside his treasure box and ascended

[@raulbrenes778]

@@blackrabbit8420 no he doesnt. The forgotten proves that isaac can not ascend. His soul is tied to the pile of bones. In that ending we see isaac wandering in purgatory.

[@megandismuke5124]

I'd love to see an updated theory surrounding the new final area, boss, and ending added in Afterbirth +.

[@hochob8612]

YES oh my god that's what I was about to say

[@BleakwoodProductions]

Yes

[@loweredvermin_1215]

Megan Dismuke me to

[@donjezza10]

I doubt he will, because a lot of what I've seen actually ties in almost perfectly with his theory here. So I think there's just not enough to talk about to have a full Game Theory episode for it.

[@camerongower9261]

〈The Nickname〉 yea coz hush is a suffocating child trying to get out

[@Jessepigman69]

Need a revise including all the dlc

[@princetonowens]

Bro the way Matpat always breaks it down is amazing

[@vroom2653]

*Sees Warning* goes to comment section Edit: *AGGRESSIVE RELIGION COMMENT*

[@fork7656]

Same

[@penguinking5876]

same

[@wardragon12345]

Same

[@cristiandr6712]

Same

[@aidanswartz9015]

Yep

[@melaniebisnath717]

“No one can have so has many different endings as this game!” Scott: hold my beer

[@rozenoid0600]

Ha. Check out 'Don't touch anything!'

[@strawberrys7312]

@@rozenoid0600 *YUP*

[@texxinoncrystal6645]

MeliKeli xox XD

[@LV-oo7jd]

Drinks Scott’s beer

[@emochild2798]

Don’t you mean “hold my exotic butters” ?

[@Jana-uj2ig]

The one picture you had of Issac crossed with the demon at 12:58 reminded me a lot of the poster for the Venom movie

[@Hollowdude15]

Great video man and the blinding of Isaac rebirth is such a masterpiece :]

[@vorpalsword1424]

Aggressive Arguments over organized religion

[@dudest.v.g.5881]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJ7GkmmGf7qSock Why dont i ever get to comment on anything first?

[@Jeffgandel]

Butter God more argument about organized religion

[@samanthanne]

Unsupported rebuttal about the merits of organized religion

[@echo0497]

Butter God XD

[@mikee177]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA-

[@themudkipmando4125]

"him struggling in the box" there's a keyhole, he's fine

[@cariboudesbois9289]

Plus he got like a lot of time

[@jaxonthacreator]

But there’s no key.

[@deafaultsfromfortnitearego9984]

Lol

[@Purp1e_Grapes]

@@jaxonthacreator its for oxygen

[@ethandoge4681]

@@jaxonthacreator for o2

[@isyhamsamvr1362]

Watching this and seeing deadlock again is freaking wild. Not only does this remind how old that was, but how much everyone forgot it

[@LeSharky664]

Matpat needs to revisit this game sometime and make a theory on it. Hopefully the community can voice this. With all the updates, added lore and many many new characters and endings that he can explain and make a new story for

[@csgogaming104]

I forgot the name of the game so I searched “game theory crying kid game” and found this

[@NB-eq6gy]

I’d think you’d find a theory about Chris Afton

[@SRC7s]

Same I keep forgetting the name “Binding of Isaac” until my friend played it nonstop so its always popping up on steam *said friend is now playing Binding of Isaac*

[@skullyy3142]

Chris is not the cannon name we call it the crying child

[@TacoSharkBoi]

Ah the magic of the youtube search engine

[@AzazelTheFemboy420]

Nice

[@iota7037]

Has anyone noticed the next Game Theory wil be the... 100th theory!? Something obviously needs to be done to celebrate.

[@lqx8nz3l]

Unless you count multiple part theories, like watchdogs, as one lol.

[@iota7037]

Yeah, and like the Mario is mental parts, hopefully it will be the 100th soon, if not next.

[@daniellieu336]

is it gonna be sonic 06?

[@-__-_-_--__--_-__-_____--_-___]

Drunk game theory! LIVE (with the script tho, or at least a general layout of what's to be discussed)

[@Crazy_Gamer_OG]

I just hope the celebratory cake isn't a lie.

[@SPR_74]

Matpat:do you feel cold when you think of death? Me:hell yeah

[@hyperspeedz7135]

It’s the practically a tradition to rewatch this video every year as this was my introduction video to fame theory but now that he’s gone I feel like I would just ball my eyes out knowing it’s jover

[@fanellaraghu]

Matpat:it’s like fnaf Loyal subscribers: here we go again

[@edwardsvideoplazaogwelcome9376]

Scott Cawthon (The creator of fnaf): *OH BOY, HERE I GO CONFUSING PEOPLE AGAIN :D*

[@PsnWasTaken]

True

[@ephraimg.3578]

So many fnaf vids...

[@darrenrussell3139]

So true

[@Noname-ow8ym]

Ohh yessğ