Game Theory: The Grim Lore of Cooking Companions

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Theorists, not since Doki Doki Literature Club have I seen a game that makes me scared the cute character is going to come out of the computer and get me. Welcome to Cooking Companions, the sweet looking cooking game that is hiding some unimaginable horrors. You'll have to grab a snack and watch to find out what secrets I've uncovered. Be careful though, you never know what may be hiding in your food.
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Credits:
Writers: Matthew Patrick and Tom Robinson
Editors: Pedro Freitas, Jerika (NekoOnigiri), and Alex "Sedge" Sedgwick
Assistant Editor: Caitie Turner (Caiterpillart)
Sound Editor: Yosi Berman
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[@initialsleo2832]

Anatoly: F is for- Karin: FOOD! Anatoly: …I was going to say “friends.” Karin: So we were both right.

[@salemtaylor3437]

Lol I just noticed they spelled it backwards

[@marcinprusaczyk2178]

Initials LEO nice one 👍👍👍

[@beatrizcardoza3884]

Funny

[@motherldote181]

Fake

[@Starz_meow]

@Boluga jokes on you the top comment spoiled it lol

[@ThunderJimmy]

Cannibalism isn't even the most uncomfortable aspect of this game, which in itself is unusual.

[@dhruvsingh5092]

then what is

[@HeartAzuDaioh]

Bet in cooking companion karin faces is makin ur uncomfy

[@J.Osman2003]

@@dhruvsingh5092 the real life history is. The wars an everything that happened in the past and now...

[@dhruvsingh5092]

@@J.Osman2003 oh ya

[@bboops23]

As someone viscerally disgusted by cannibalism I'm gonna have to disagree

[@Veeny_]

As a Polish person I rlly like this episode. It's so cool to see stories of your childhood be noticed and your folklore aknowleged.

[@tomekrajecki3992]

Me too

[@danieldabrowski717]

Same brat

[@ChirinriDerr]

Me too

[@omarwastaken6786]

Me too

[@user-rv1fc1ce2w]

Me too

[@angelic..9906]

im polish and its so nice to see some one talk about slavic culture lol even if it is about cannibalism. my mum told me about baba yaga when i was little and every night i had nightmares of the cabin with chiken legs and i would be scared to go near the woods

[@prussiaball1871]

Well the story worked then haha

[@originality6345]

Monika really needs to take more care of herself. Knives aren't healthy if they're inside of your chest!

[@maifps]

@Boluga uiuiioii kk iuuikjpohiikjjkkkkkkj ok ioic

[@avery4149]

Well, tell that to Yuri

[@dareendoesgacha3270]

what do you mean i have a knife inside my chest and i am tottally fine? or am i?

[@furiousredsword1037]

@Beast 😈 *better*

[@Longvortex]

lol

[@xenoemblem7]

Game: Seems innocent MatPat: Now this looks like a job for me

[@eryk8340]

@UCystb4V4-D-CZmMCGC6Orfg what

[@_____278]

I played this in November. It's far from innocent

[@randomboijustsiting]

now everybody follow my theory!

[@waelsaifan1027]

@Beast 😈 shut up bot

[@eryk8340]

Just checked and the user I replied to in my first reply under this comment is making content making fun of other peoples misfortune, can we all report him for this disgusting behaviour?

[@ShyDigi]

I’d like to point out that Baba Yaga really doesn’t kill the innocent or the bullied, often acting as a mother or grandmother (hence the Name Baba Yaga). She’s basically the cannibalistic avengers.

[@Iced_Hearts]

Polish person here! Zakopane in Polish means buried

[@NikolajLepka]

Fun side note: Zakopane means "buried" in Polish

[@thea2691]

Welp lad. Here come the muslim bots! I've had some of them just randomly sending links to muslim peace speaches... And I've come to a conclusion that they only react if you mention something about Poland. Anyways, greetings from Silesia.

[@Anvynn]

I'm Polish and holy hell, never realised that haha in my brain it has always been just a name and not an actual word

[@eris2576]

In Ukrainian, too

[@skrzypczakfranciszek7339]

I'm from poland

[@babeyling8999]

In croatian too!!

[@IzoQuartz]

As much as I like this game, I really wish the creator would make a new ending (non-canon of course) where Gregor, Anatoly, and Mariah survive. For what is a pretty short game for a visual novel, I grew quickly attached to the three of them, especially Gregor.

[@DefeaterMann]

READ MY NAME!!! !

[@daamazingfireman5566]

my man is getting used. sad.

[@MMumbles]

Anatoly is my personal favorite. He clearly has a connection to animals, and he's so sweet. I love his dynamic of brain/brawn with Gregor.

[@MilesJA1904]

I didn't even play the game, I just met Gregor here on this video and I would totally kill myself (as if I'm possessed by Baba Yaga) for Gregor to live. PROTECC THE BOI!!!!!!!

[@rickypedia999]

And he was attached to his limbs. Didn't get to keep those, either.

[@marzonpadayao3803]

0:12 Monika: "I've been watching y'know, through the screen" Me: You've been watching me when I watch Netflix at the bathtub?

[@ostrowczanin]

I'm from not that far away of these sites, and I remember that being a kid my grandma would scare me with stories of Baba Jaga and her cottage on a chicken leg. Really happy that they get to wider public, and they enjoy them too.

[@iimuchii6566]

Fun fact: Baba Yaga also rides in a mortar which she drives with a pestle. These are used for grinding herbs or spices. Ties into the cooking theme!

[@PrinsaVossum]

I'm so American, when I read "mortar" the first thing I thought of was a cannon.

[@Vomvaluidung]

@@PrinsaVossum i thought of that too but i was thinking about apple mortar from pvz2-

[@Spytagen]

Didn’t internet historian talk about Baba Yaga?

[@iimuchii6566]

@@Spytagen I think I remember that- in his monster video right? I dont remember what it was called

[@zarazayan1905]

Thousandth like

[@tarasrex]

As a Ukrainian it was so interesting to watch this episode and see how you talk about our history and folklore. Can't wait for the second part

[@TheNihilisticDog]

stop that " as a ___"

[@alexandervolkanovski6058]

You mean russian sub continent?

[@holybird692]

@@TheNihilisticDog nah

[@Shadow-ub4pr]

May Allah bless you and cure your situation ☺️

[@madkirk7431]

@@benito23453 ahh, I see, you're a Russian that hates Ukraine. Kind of a disgrace to even the Russian citizens, don't you think?

[@LouisSmith1776]

Matpat: you have a spirit of Baba Yaga passed on to you Me as a Ukrainian: uhh.. that’s not really how Baba Yaga works…

[@BLET_55artem55]

But hey, it's just an theory. A F.KED UP BY AMERICANS SLAVIK FOLKLORE THEORY!

[@enricofermi3471]

Well, that's not a direct adaptation of folklore to game. It's like saying Call of Duty isn't like the real war or Counter-Strike isn't like the real special operation.

[@Krimpsopher]

Me as a Pole: Yup, that's not how Baba Yaga works.

[@akshayakaivalya3452]

It's a game.... Doesn't have to 100% realistic, if you nitpick all unrealistic or non- canon parts of these theories it kinda ruins them 🙃🙃🙃

[@427th]

​@@akshayakaivalya3452 deal with it

[@AlexMourning5635]

I'm surprised you didn't comment on Rasberry's dialogue about the storm being our fault for this theory. I do love these two videos, and these urged me to get the game for myself. These are well done!

[@lee_salts127]

I love the Slavic representation here, as a polish woman and someone who grew up with these stories and loves mythology and old tales thus is a joy to watch ^^

[@olileq4896]

Im glad im not the only one here from poland

[@marciniendo8203]

@@olileq4896 There are more of Us :)

[@martynawas8349]

I was hoping I'd find fellow poles here

[@Shyjoynr]

Is it real

[@unspeakable_reese1775]

Very nice.

[@karamelalb2328]

Matpat: Starts talking about cooking the Baba Yaga in an oven Me who grew up with an alteration of that story: Hey I know that one!

[@chidaluokoro9104]

john wick you mean

[@casualmanticore2758]

Yeah, I didn't know the story of Baba Yaga but I do know Hansel and Gretel where Gretel tricked the witch into the oven, burning her alive It's interesting how similar some stories/story elements are between folklores

[@Hal-fx9xx]

@@chidaluokoro9104 no,slavic mythos

[@randomguy7766]

@@casualmanticore2758 Yep! It's actually more common than you'd expect. For example, many teachings/stories from the Bible can be traced back to ancient Greek and Roman mythology

[@samulady4638]

@@casualmanticore2758 considering that Hansel and Gretel is a German story, and Germany is not very far away from the Slavic region, it is incredibly likely that they share the same origins. You can never be 100% sure, even if you do thorough research, but it does seem too similar to be a coincidence

[@TheAdvertisement]

Game Theory is getting better at these Monika intros, but how fitting she should be taken out by another visual novel character. xD

[@deadamoree]

“And Karin, who is a Karen.” That had me tho (girl stop complaining about my bland salad)

[@mimic3872]

One thing I want to mention that aprooves of the "Baba Yaga" theory, if during the Nightmare Mode you spam the "RUN" option, you get an additional scene where a polish woman comes to the cabin to arrest us and reffers to us as "ma'am" I know the Nightmare Mode is meant to be a joke or something like that, as it says at the beggining of it, but it's still something worth taking a note of

[@Sleepyshy712]

Really

[@CherrySake]

Karen is a lesbian?! In one route Karen gets reaaaaaaaaaally attached to the player. You and Karen live together as a sweet murdering couple until Karen gets ill and dies.

[@unatwo]

@@CherrySake It might not actually be the original butcher but a new host.

[@unknowns78]

@@unatwo Yea whatever it is it's not canon so probably not worth trying to make connections

[@eksprolek2924]

Well it probably is happening in Poland there. Baba yaga and than Polidh police woman.

[@xanderpearson731]

1. We’re a cannibal 2. We live in a shack in the woods Guys, I’m starting to think we might be Shia LaBeouf.

[@carna-9501]

It’s dark, there’s no one around and your phone is dead. Suddenly out of the corner of your eye you spot him! /whispers\ Shia Labeouf

[@xanderpearson731]

@@carna-9501 It goes “You’re walking in the woods. There’s no one around and your phone is dead. Out of the corner of your eye, you spot him: *whispers* Shia LaBeouf…”

[@rosethewolf5786]

Who's Shia laBoeuf?

[@xanderpearson731]

@@rosethewolf5786 kzbin.info/www/bejne/pWHYZYBsq9Wjeas

[@Raybro16]

@@rosethewolf5786 you ever watch the Transformers movies? He’s the lead in the first couple movies

[@MillieBlackRose]

The fact that the cabin changes their fates on death makes me wonder if the cabin itself isn't the true monster. Like it's own little pocket dimension. So down in the basement could lead to many things. It could be an ancient entity like the Hallway in the Coraline book.

[@jegoshar]

Notes //\\ 9:01 Alongst the city, At certain points of the game, Polish can be heard trough the whispers or scrambled text 9:32 Not only this sentence was a lot said by Karin but unsually at the normal ending or other endings Greggor (near his death) is saiyng this 15:56 The chompettes might eb reincarnations of other victims of "the mc" , a reason why somme of them seem to "not forgive" us and aswell a reason why not only potato but ALSO raspberry seem to say a lot of odd things about our background and what happened in the past something that also backs up is what potato told us about cabbage and the reason why she wanted us to play so manny games.. also Karin is not the only caniball in the storry who knows- that well- shes eating her friends- but also anatoly and Greggor. Trough theyr choices (now that i have the game and tested most of them) they are aware of what we are doing and..what they are eating (i had more but i forgor) also am i the only one who..noticed the swquirrels dissapearance? ... i hope not...it dissapeared after mariah left the cabbin,. More conections, the dreams there were 7+ dreams , 3/4 of them hinting to each death of each character. 1- Disecting dream -----> Mariah 2- getting cooked in an oven dream ------> Anatoly 3- The eye forger dream ----> (possibly? Greggor 4- Hungry Fox dream...-----> Karin Theese quite later on reveal themselves near the end when you are at the staircase until starting the new loop? Conections....to ddlc :,) 1- The story-game style Both DDLC and Cooking Companions start off as a cute dating sim with different characters to get to know, dif activities and a VERY happy surrounding, starting with triyng to impress and go further into relationships with them. as the storry goes on for both games revieling gruelsomme happenings and showing theyr actual side , the horror begining with small character jumpscarres scrambled horror texts and hints to the actual storries and to who might be the antagonist the ending of the games quite differentiate but still have a little conection. both games "end" with lasty, te love interest who prooves out to be actually- evil? not evil but also as somme sort of supernatura evil. ( the reason why in the cabbin there were numerous horrors and ...disturbing imageries and jumpscarres after everybodys disappearance ) Karin AND Monika, each very controlling , hot headed ...and crazy,, also crazy to get "rid" of everyone to theyr survival...or benefit Actually Monika and Kerin have an interresting conection..as characters then we have the other characters who are like- each 3, Natsuki, Sayori and Yuri --- and on the other side Gregor , Mariah and Anatoly

[@PieNumber4]

When he said "pets" under the category edibles, I was horrified. I can't imagine being pushed to the brink to survive like that. It's something that reminds me how lucky I am and how much support the world needs. I just wish I could give it

[@reemibrahim4127]

im in a 3rd world country . help Never gonna give you up Never gonna let you down Never gonna run around and desert you Never gonna make you cry Never gonna say goodbye Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you

[@cyperuriel986]

@@reemibrahim4127 bro not cool dont make a joke like that in order to get a rickroll. There has to be a line

[@nerida3347]

During the hunger thing in the Netherlands, we would call cats "roof hares" to make it a bit more palatable

[@Jensenrobinb]

I WOULD RATHER EAT A PERSON

[@rmt3589]

I'm from generational poverty. Fortunately I've never had to eat a pet, but I knew from a young age that was on the table if worst came to worst. Appalachian heritage for ya.

[@BensBullFrog]

“Talking vegetables!” The raspberry and bread: *am I a joke to you?*

[@jamesmeow3039]

Yes

[@coopercam5897]

😄

[@magnetic_potato9639]

That crazy but why dose the potato need to be the baba yaga

[@StarrySkyyyy]

and cornbread

[@loserlilac]

i know this won’t matter to anyone but i watched this video last night; today, i had an academic team match, and 3 of the questions related to the holodomor: the answers being holodomor, stalin, and cannibalism. i was able to get all 3 of them right, so thank you matpat for talking about it and giving information surrounding it, since i wouldn’t have gotten them right without this video. i was very proud of myself

[@lukasherald]

dude... Im gonna miss him so much... but cool comment fr

[@R41NdDR0P]

Mat:talking vegetables Bread and raspberry:boi-

[@yesty3473]

Mariah seems like the character that has a lot of lore packed into her that the game is packing into the most unnatural situations Also, isn’t it weird that the only voice we hear in game is hers when the haunting begins? Or why we can’t max her hearts in the new game plus? Or why her ghost form jumpscares us in one of the endings? Or why it’s IMPOSSIBLE to find out her backstory when everyone else has one? I swear she’s going to have more lore than karin

[@testtest-je8xb]

Mabye

[@idrk3707]

tbf u cant get full hearts in new game plus because it wouldnt be possible, it starts right after she leaves

[@yourbootyholeisyourbeautyhole]

mariah is actually the easiest to max out because she's the first to go. you just need to talk to her when given the option to - towards the end of her stay, you'll get a heart immediately if you go to the kitchen (i think). (also, when she's in the living room and asks you what your favorite kind of book, you'll get a heart if you click on the crafting option)

[@possiblyjoshua4244]

The ending with the jumpscare isn't actually Mariah! It's Monster 6 from Spooky's House Of Jumpscares! Nightmare mode is majority just references to other games and media :)

[@yesty3473]

she’s gotta have somethin tho

[@arosegaming4793]

I looked into it a little bit, There is actually a male "Baba Yaga" that might fit the story line more. "Koshchei the Immortal" is related to Baba Yaga, typically her son or nephew, and he's 'a deity who cyclically dies and is reborn' which fits better with your idea that the power is handed down from person to person. There are also references to Baba Yaga having a pet cat thats described as 'particularly clever' (that might be her), invisible servants (might be the chompettes in this case), and possibly a daughter. I didn't do any extensive research, just thought these were worth mentioning.

[@sassas1487]

Koshchei is different from baba yaga VERY MUCH

[@corntheeapple]

Omg cornbread is probably the daughter but is instead the child of one of the chompettes for this game specifically :O

[@tunafxsh]

@@sassas1487 can you elaborate?

[@gabe2902]

There is a scene in Nightmare mode where a polish woman refers to us as ma'am

[@artemlitvinenko28]

@@tunafxsh ill elaborate for them, he reads people's stories until they die of boredom or starvation or age (at least in the stories i was told) and lives in a castle he is a powerful sorcerer that keeps his soul in a sewing needle (might be different in other stories idk). source: I'm Ukrainian/ Russian I've heard all the stories mentioned in the video and know both baba Yaga and Koschei pretty well lmao, and I don't think koshchei fits the story better.

[@dangdao8068]

The fact that no one question about the missing squirrel

[@evecheetah894]

Baba Yaga isnt always the bad guy either. There are stories where she gives a protagonist a horse fast enough to travel the world in a single day or spinning beautiful dresses for girls. She’s kinda morally gray.

[@ramiyaacoub4460]

Another clue pointing at the main character being baba yaga is his ability to control the weather and instill rain and hunger. Especially in the ending where he leaves the cabin to spread his wrath, the storm ends up following him

[@TiredChaos]

That would also explain how the group gets hungry so quickly

[@tayloranderson7547]

Another clue pointing at the main character bubble Yoda is his ability to control the weather and still raining in hunger especially in the ending when he leaves the cabin too with the storm ends to following him

[@nartsadiku8249]

@@tayloranderson7547 bubble Yoda?!😂

[@bg8561]

Baba Yaga wasn't an old ugly and deformed witch woman?

[@ohreally6945]

​@@tayloranderson7547 you literally repeated what he said

[@sross720]

Game theory crew: what should we do a cross over on? Mattpatt: cannibalism Game theory crew: bu- Mattpatt: too late, already working on it! And a part 2!!!

[@truthview7261]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/aZuml2ifepp7hck finally its here .....

[@pixelpup01]

Bruh this comment is being bombarded with bots

[@ev_ring]

matpat is the lead of the team, so it is his choice

[@rickbardalesproductions1202]

@Yes shut up

[@joelcarlin2504]

My brother wants you to check out house flipper

[@wil-da-oak4793]

8:22 Is it just me or did he almost sound like he was about to Cry?..

[@michaelaborosova820]

I was very surprised when you started talking about Slovakia. I'm from Slovakia, and it's not a very well-known country. This realy made my day 😅😊❤

[@prussiaball1871]

Have I found a Tiso fan? Lol

[@writt3690]

Honestly, Matt Pat, it's hard to think it's all just a theory when you back it up with such strong evidence that fits perfectly together that fills the blanks in the story.

[@jeffsampson5822]

Of course, that was not always the case. Some of those early videos were absolutely chaotic. He had to put a disclaimer at the end to make viewers feel better. "That is just a theory" is now just a tradition, a calling card.

[@writt3690]

@JEFF SAMPSON oh no ik I have watched Matt Pat for over 8 years now. I am aware it's his little calling card.

[@ForeverLaxx]

It helps that this game practically screams the "hints" at you so there's less room for MatPat to make stuff up and intentionally misinterpret information.

[@TheBluePhoenix008]

And when he leaves out the stuff which break that theory. These are very entertaining, but not always right

[@okay8458]

@@ForeverLaxx u act as if he does this every video sometimes his theories aren't always right but some are absolutely right and makes sense and even if he is wrong or misunderstood something then it's not a issue 😂

[@Kosmenko]

I love that the title of the game can be extremely ambiguous. Similar to Doki Doki, it looks cute and fun on the outside "Cooking (with) Companions!" But once you get into the meat of the story, the meaning of the title changes because now you're literally cooking companions...

[@NeutraleLibero]

I see what you did there my boy. And I like it

[@YuniX2]

Honestly, the title gives me strong Can Your Pet vibes. Does anyone remember that one?

[@L16htW4rr10r]

@@YuniX2 Yup. Traumatizing

[@Provitia]

@@benito23453 ты паришься в комментах [помолчи]

[@Just_A_Dude]

"To Serve Man"

[@UniDocs_Mahapushpa_Cyavana]

This game is slightly messed up by how long humans can live without food and how much energy is in a human (not having oil to help digestion (for no reason) makes it more inefficient but still). Also, eating plants and staying in bed can help due to how much human energy is used for heating/thinking.

[@jesse4658]

i love that matpat stopped the entire video to show appreciation for Ukraine.

[@Fire_Phix]

When Mat said they were a person possessed by Baba Yaga, I’m just imagining a really screwed up version of The Santa Clause, where some poor mortal needs to take up mythical beings mantels lol

[@L16htW4rr10r]

There is a story about that, right?

[@LemonErky]

you mean Tim Allen's The Santa Clause movie? The dude accidentally killed Santa and is now forced to be the next Santa.

[@b05-decastromariuskievh.48]

i instantly thought of an angry man with a gun killing everyone

[@Natshuri]

but what if one personne kill multiple mythical being, does he get all their power?

[@willow8783]

@@Natshuri - Is it a mythical being version of Highlander but, for now, they've called a truce and divided the world and/or calendar into regions for themselves? And that's why so many creatures and deities from mythology and folklore are now gone?

[@frogletfairy]

I stumbled upon the demo of this game ages ago. Honestly, I thought it was some sort of fever dream my brain cooked up from sleep deprivation. Apparently, the talking vegatables were real.

[@wolfsongrising]

just remember what mother said, never eat singing food.

[@totallynameless8861]

The talking vegatables can't hurt you and you should always do what they say.

[@aura4566]

I love this theory for using the folklore of Slovakia- the country I'm from. Not many games or theories from MatPat mention this small country. Play the game. It's fun

[@Dr.Dreadzone]

Monika at the beginning of the episode: "I've been watching you." Me: "No! Not my browsing history!"

[@electricdanish912]

MatPat: "Kinda like pringles" Me: *Eyes the pringles I was just eating suspiciously*

[@lendelostrinos4981]

"proceeds to continue eating"

[@munozadan7027]

It’s also a reference to a episode in the podcast “internet urban legends” on spotify

[@Paave_]

420 likes, nice

[@UtahBoot]

you mean prongles?

[@electricdanish912]

@@UtahBoot I meant what I said. When I eat prongles, you'll know about it.

[@jacobc246]

"Hey MatPat, can you bring back crossover weekend?" "Yeah, I can bring back cannibal crossover weekend." "No, it doesn't have to be about-" "Yeah, I get it, cannibals are the best." "No, I-" *Sigh* "This is the hidden lore channel, everyone ends up making the lore about either dead kids or cannibals. I've already beaten FNAF to death, just let me have this." "..." Markiplier: "Hey MatPat, wanna play a cannibal again?"

[@GriffinZambia]

Dont read my name.😑

[@horrordoll.mp4]

Does Matt really play a cannibal again in In Space With Markiplier?

[@chilljelloton2089]

Look, ithas abbreviation just learn to love the cannibal crossovers

[@benito23453]

MatPat is a brain burner!(Правдивое видео):... kzbin.info/www/bejne/mXK0qYOJrLJnnpI

[@IgnisGaming360]

@@GriffinZambia ok

[@sywzakat2380]

The photos used at 13:21 are the exact same ones i have in my old russian folklore childrens book my mother gave me! I'm so excited seeing this incorporated into a game!

[@d__x2555]

Did NOT expect to see Caitlin in this vid! What a neat little cameo

[@sjjkr2246]

Fun fact: in Poland when we play statues/red light green light/whatever you wanna call it, we say "Raz dwa trzy, baba jaga patrzy" which can be translated to "One two three, baba yaga looks at you"

[@wiz7106]

Google transalte

[@Lunaticl.]

@@wiz7106 ??

[@thaliacrafts407]

This game made me drop 5 kilo's and I'm planning to lose 15 more. I always struggled with my weight but I thought I just had a slow metabolism or something. Then potato started about calorie rationing, basic metabolic rate and so on. I got really fascinated and wondered what my own BMR was. Okay. Wow. That's actually much lower than I thought. Huh. I wonder how much I'm actually eating instead of just guestimating? I guess I could get a scale, download a food tracker and sweet baby Jesus, am I using THAT much peanut butter? Are there THIS many calories in a glob of olive oil? Yup. A cannibalistic potato is getting me to a healthy weight. Dear God.

[@lolagagginw812lol7]

Hey, whatever works.

[@michie2222]

Damn. And they say videogames are unhealthy

[@resting_btch_face]

@@michie2222 karin still would not care though

[@Vomvaluidung]

Feeding the chicken before the killing :)

[@DeerDreamStudios]

PROUD OF U! Congrats!

[@Illposteventually]

I wish some lore-heavy horror games like ddlc and cooking companions had a crossover, where we get to see the most powerful being from two universes fight to the death

[@consumethetea]

The game and the prequel has been out for a little while now, but I had just recently discovered this game and watched its play-throughs, and I’m hooked. After seeing the DLC of Cooking Companions, I think MatPat’s theory is almost right, but I believe two roles are switched. In the DLC, we see the kids who would later become the Chompettes, but we never see the faces of Potato or the Protagonist, even though we know they are in the story and are present when the kids are killed. We also know that Potato is the famous butcher who cornered the kids before suddenly being killed by the protagonist. But Potato is not the owner of the cabin, or the “first Baba Yaga.” When the Chompettes form into their weird food ghost forms, the Protagonist labels them as “trespassers,” including Potato. There were also notes sent to the cabin, presumably written by a toddler or someone who can’t write well. The writer of the notes was probably Potato, who dropped out of school as a kid to become a butcher. Another reason I think Potato isn’t the owner of the cabin is because it is hinted to be the creepy man by the river who the kids run away from. The man had apparently tried to smile at them to appear friendly, but it didn’t work. There is a note you get in the cabin bathroom early in the game; the note is a complaint to the cabin owner for acting aggressive towards a woman’s nephew. It doesn’t seem to make sense that the creepy man and the owner of the cabin seem to be the same person, as one at least tries to appear more friendly towards kids and the other seems to not like children at all. So with all of that out of the way, here is a summed-up version of an updated theory: Four kids hide in an empty cabin to escape a killer, who they believe has taken another child they know named Razael. Seeing evidence that Razael was in the cabin at some point, they start to believe that the cabin may belong to the killer. Sometime at night, the killer finds them in the cabin and breaks in. The kids plan to ambush the killer in the basement, but it doesn’t go in their favor as he corners them. Suddenly, the killer is stabbed multiple times by another person, the true owner of the cabin (the protagonist). Before the kids could thank him for saving them, the protagonist goes after the children too, killing them one by one. Not too long after their deaths, the protagonist discovers all five of his victims discovered in a drawer, taking the appearance of sentient anime food. Yeah, this theory isn’t as fleshed out as MatPat’s, but it’s fun trying to solve mysteries in a story like this. I wonder if MatPat plans on playing the DLC at some point; if he already has I couldn’t find it.

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

11:06 So more than 5 million lives were lost due to starvation, and they even resorted to cannibalism. Such a sad and messed up way to go.

[@couchpotato7909]

Yeah

[@FishCantFly]

Ikr

[@benito23453]

MatPat is a brain burner!(Правдивое видео): kzbin.info/www/bejne/mXK0qYOJrLJnnpI

[@benito23453]

В

[@VeryTastySoup87]

Sad

[@somerandomguy9058]

Because I'm from a slavic country, it makes me happy when somebody gives attention to slavic folklore that I grew up with, like for exemple baba yaga

[@olileq4896]

Im from Poland, and i was shocked that Zakopane is mentioned in this game. It's so cool when u see a popular game using one of the cities from your country.

[@bleakautomaton4808]

That's cool

[@TheSt0neK1ng]

Same here!

[@XFajk]

Im from slovakia

[@yamiakuma2592]

Same ❤❤❤

[@zarkonic298]

This man taught me more about history than school... BECAUSE OF VIDEO GAMES?!

[@winniethexiping1062]

I am Polish and I have heard teh story of Baba Jaga alot of times especially because I live in an area where Baba Jaga was assosciated so alot of the restaurants and tourist things near me have a Baba Jaga theme you can actually see Góry Świętokrzyskie from my house its about a 15 minute drive there but anyways at the beggining I had a wierd feeling that I heard this before and yeah now I know why

[@muqshot.]

Finally a game theory video that I have been craving for. This game was so confusing to me when I watched a manly hero play it, and I am still confused about the lore despite the countless videos discussing it. Hopefully this one can clear some question I still have about it

[@QueenLillyputt]

The fact that you used the word craving XD

[@e.nataliareyeshdez.3557]

A manly hero 🤣 Gosh, I love that guy. He is my favorite game youtuber

[@P34chy5c0n3]

Gamer sault made a (I think don’t quote me) hour long vid on it

[@Lyander25]

@@e.nataliareyeshdez.3557 Right? The dude goes out of his way to get every conceivable ending for basically every game he plays and has a chill but still engaging commentary style. The fact that he's an alpha weeb and plays lots of more obscure titles is only to his credit.

[@catsarepink]

i also watched it on manly's channel!

[@Ax-xo4ux]

I love that you learned more about Ukrainian folklore for this. It’s very interesting and cool. Support to those affected by the Ukraine conflict

[@DefeaterMann]

READ MY NAME!!! !

[@krum1703]

Slavic folklore in general actually.

[@recitationtohear]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnuUhJmEnq-Ugac Finally it's here .

[@ethankoh6851]

That was actually hinted by the Studio themselves on Gtlive

[@DeerDreamStudios]

Please donate: it's heartbreaking to see Ukraine go through this.

[@redh0nest877]

2:14 The fact that MatPat put a picture of Cassidy made me laugh out loud lmaoo

[@Sky82096]

As a slovak person i like this episode so much,thank you for mentioning our folklore!

[@miniwolfii17]

What’s astonishing is that JUST TODAY, one hour and 15 minutes ago I learned about Holodomor in my history class. What a crazy coincidence. I’ve also bought a support ribbon pin from my teacher who’s sending donations to the Ukrainian Red Cross!

[@Prideium9001]

16.82 million Russians died fighting on Ukrainian land

[@Prideium9001]

Judging by your profile picture you don’t know history, 2 million Ukrainians fought for nazis

[@recitationtohear]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnuUhJmEnq-Ugac Finally it's here .

[@LadyOnikara]

I read about it a few weeks ago on the internet. I was curious about Ukraine and looked up some things about the region.

[@moonfire32]

coincidence? I THINK NOT

[@SoaringFlame]

The lore is in the title: Cooking Companions. In a way, the four that arrive at your cabin are your companions during the game and you end up eating them

[@tboiproject]

istg. Props

[@SYD0N._]

Legit, you are “COOKING, COMPANIONS.”

[@popmasteralan5594]

So cooking is a verb and not an attribute to companions? (I suck at grammar so I probely got it wrong)

[@SoaringFlame]

@@popmasteralan5594 I don’t think it’s an attribute, no. Because if it was I believe that more of the characters would actually BE cooking, you know? You’re the only one who cooks in the entire game (I could be wrong.)

[@KKara268]

this same joke was already made in a GTlive lol

[@dalikolo]

I swear that everytime MatPat mentions Poland it's like a jumpscare...

[@bugaboo2532]

15:20 The way I gasped and said “POTATO!” out loud… this was a theory I was so excited for after watching the GTLive videos of this game so I am deep in it now.

[@benito23453]

MatPat is a brain burner!(Правдивое видео): kzbin.info/www/bejne/mXK0qYOJrLJnnpI

[@jacklee8385]

Now we just wait for more videos

[@its_just_me-5600]

@@benito23453 stop it

[@vikingzeroone9647]

Your comment almost gives the same energy as MatPat's "MUSIC MAN!!!"

[@justsomenessiewithinternet53]

Monika: "You can't defeat me." MatPat: "I know, but she can!" *Karin turns Monika into a human soup*

[@DefeaterMann]

READ MY NAME!!! !

[@essandera9499]

As a person from Czech Republic, we have our own fairy tale about Baba Yaga, look up Hansel an Gretel, thats basically it. Also, if you've played Witcher 3 there's the Trail of sweets that also plays into this folk tale.

[@HelloPeopleIAmHere]

We also have that tale in Belgium it scared me as a kid

[@choco-person]

Matpat: talking fruits and vegetables! Bread: •evil morty theme•

[@heresywithana]

Potato Chompette: *Has Average Detective voice* Everyone who has not played the game: *_confusion_*

[@benito23453]

MatPat is a brain burner!(Правдивое видео): kzbin.info/www/bejne/mXK0qYOJrLJnnpI

[@Holek2]

I have not expected Matt to go after Slavic folklore. To be fair, "slaughter stew" might be just an oversight from Slavic cuisine. We love meat in all kinds of ways, and "kashanka" (blood sausage) stew is just one these ways. So, unless you find me a smokehouse and some wheat groats (and you said they're low on supplies) in this cabin, I ain't going down the road they actually made and smoked some blood sausage out of each other to prepare the "slaughter stew". -- Then again the slaughter stew shows up as is, sooooo......... (there was your tid-bit of info on blood sausage cuisine)

[@thea2691]

Yep. And remeber "Czarnina" (duck blood soup) Are ya Polish by any chance?

[@thea2691]

@@urolledme3087 You realy have nothing else to do?

[@commanderruby901]

@Piksel what

[@thea2691]

And yep.. Here come the porn-bots..

[@gabbief789]

@@thea2691 is that the Polish name for it? My grandma would make it sometimes but she never told me the Polish name for it. Same for the cranberry desert I think is “kisiel”

[@talohayon2098]

Matt just cant make a video without having a beautiful cause or charity or raising awareness to a problem and i love it geas such a beautiful human being

[@auburned-phoenix]

Really happy to see a semi-popular game that involves Poland and their neighbours! Seeing the folktales I know realised in a horror game is awsome!

[@markotnanatkapietruszki]

I remember being terrified of Baba Yaga as a kid. Thanks for bringing back the memories, MatPat! I'm also never visiting the Tatra mountains alone again.

[@recitationtohear]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnuUhJmEnq-Ugac Finally it's here .

[@DragonEdge10]

I just think John Wick now lol

[@arianewinter4266]

The thing about baba yaga is though, that she aint plain evil. She is a moraly quite complex character. She is cruel and unforgiving like nature itself, but if you respect and manage to play by her rules, she can also be a mighty helper, think of her as a force of nature. Like fire she can be fickle and dangerous, but it is not everything she is. Somehow that nuance tends to get lost in adaption . . .

[@KeeperOfUntoldDreams]

That could explain why the player seemed so put off by Karin's treatment of Gregor near the end. It was against "the rules?"

[@arianewinter4266]

@@KeeperOfUntoldDreams quite possible

[@TheOneandOnlyCSG]

What you described was something that’s plain evil though

[@arianewinter4266]

@@TheOneandOnlyCSG not really, a lion is not evil for hunting either, if he showed his pray mercy he would starve. Fire is not evil, dangerous yes, but whatever it harms or helps is up to the person handling it, just like whatever Baba Yaga does harm or help you is dependend on your actions. A storm can cause great distruction and kill you, but it still is not evil, it just is, ans so is she.

[@Spy_indisguiseTF2]

0:35 that dish actually freaked me out and was really disturbing to me but I still pushed through because I have nothing better to do then watch matpat actually use his brain unlike me who can't even say a sentence with it

[@Yelisey_Ku]

10:44 I gonna nerd a little, but it was systematic genocide created by Joseph Stalin, and Soviet goverment told that everyone was starving.

[@protonevoker891]

There is just something so... wrong about hearing someone say "the" before "Baba Yaga". It's not a type of creature, it's her name.

[@Oreca2005]

The witch

[@charlsondemong4922]

Oh yeah? Say that to 'the Big Bang'

[@lazilyymade]

@@charlsondemong4922 The Big Bang is the name of an event, not a person. Baba Yaga is the name of a person. Calling her "The Baba Yaga" is like calling you "The Charlson Demong".

[@thenoisytown]

by calling a person by “the” gives an impression of this person being the only of a kind, being very specific. It may not be grammatically correct but it sure is a title to give to someone as sign of strong individuality or impression. As there is only one baba yaga, *the* baba yaga. But I totally get what you’re trying to say, it’s like saying “and then the baba yaga crossed the street”, because now that is weird

[@derschattenpoet]

Well, If I recall it correctly, her Name is just "Yaga" and the "Baba"-Part meaning Grandmother, so it's already kinda a title... (... ... *actualy looks it up again befor posting it*... ... ) ohh... I see... the whole Story now: Altough it's true that the old-slavic word "Baba" is indeed the base of the word for Grandmother, "babusya", in the old times it ment 'sorceress', or 'fortune teller' instead. So it's "The fortune-telling scorceress Yaga" if you want. BTW: Here in Germany (especialy the eastern part (where I am from)) we also know her and call her "Die Hexe Baba Yaga" ("Die Hexe" meaning 'The witch' ("die" as a german pernonal pronoun is the female form of 'the'))

[@nelloed]

i remember seeing and LOVING this game for the creepy imagery, hidden lore, and the subtle nod towards the tragedy of the ukrainians and their forced cannibalism. and the twist of mc/us being the killer of some magical kind

[@DefeaterMann]

READ MY NAME!!! !

[@noxfrancis2130]

I think it's pretty safe to say the nightmares couldn't have been the result of starvation anyway, I've found the majority of dreams at that point start being about food, or have a running theme of specific foods being eaten, even if that isn't the actual focus of the dream

[@M48_super]

"Ive been watching you through the screen" so you would know how im fishing at mach 12

[@oobnoname5294]

Imagine a doki doki film with just that opening... Steph voicing Monica would be 👌

[@-blackberrybear-9692]

😏👌

[@eclipse9727]

Ever since the initial GTLive on DDLC, Steph's Monika has been an amazing performance. Glad to see that she's still doing the voicework to this day!

[@YuriButMoreGood]

:(

[@lancewinter2938]

@Don't read profile photo I read them all you can't stop me

[@lancewinter2938]

@ᑎᒍᑌᑎᗪᗩᒪ🔞 translation to English

[@thehiddengamer142]

"Karin is actually designed to look very similar to another character from slavic folklore Vasalisa the beautiful." She first reminds me of Amane Suou. And that comparison does work to some degree with more than just appearance. But that's just a theory. A very loose character inspiration theory!

[@elfodelputoinfierno]

We don't talk about Grisaia No Kajitsu no no no nooo

[@Jonesman64]

My big question of cooking companions: How did that apparently very deep, sizable basement not flood?

[@leiv9090]

“ i’ve been watching you through the screen “ me watching this while taking a sh!t : 👁️👄👁️

[@royeltea]

Im ukrainian myself, and i really appreciate the spread of awareness that Ukraine had to deal with Russia way before the war, thank you matpat!

[@moonfire32]

u ok?

[@benito23453]

MatPat is a brain burner!(Правдивое видео):... kzbin.info/www/bejne/mXK0qYOJrLJnnpI

[@RGC_animation]

Omg are you still IN Ukraine?

[@contacter4826]

India, China, Korea, Brazil, Russia, Ethiopia and Sudan, and Ireland have also had famines and mass starvation. Ukraine is not special.

[@tantrumane]

"had to deal with Russia way before the war" seems to imply ignoring and devaluing hundreds of years spent together.

[@sydneya1164]

I always thought the “chicken bone” found with the tiny sock was actually Razael(?)’s baby corpse. The reference to Baba Yaga was something I hadn’t even considered!

[@desaug]

who is razael?

[@Imamotherfreakingavocado]

Bread has gotta be my favourite vegetable

[@jankau.9669]

I never realized Hlodomor( in my country called Hladomor) is something Americans haven't heard of, or that is not basic knowladge. Im from Slovakia( which has most of the Tatra mountains) and we learn this stuff in both history and something we call Nation science, where you learn about your country.

[@jennylin1111]

Been waiting for this since I saw the gtlives 😆

[@user-kg2ne8ku2c]

@anabale..... L + cringe + ratio + get out

[@aanatidaephobiaroadto5061]

been waiting since forever :)

[@realestcone]

Same

[@russelbanks345yago3]

Sameee

[@averyhammond1367]

Same

[@Imstillhangintherethankgod]

This game is literally just "What if Monica took cooking classes" and I love it

[@DefeaterMann]

READ MY NAME!!! !

[@johnremizeztomilloso158]

Finally the bots is here!

[@Dinnyeify]

Doki Doki Cooking Club :D

[@averagekristophgavinsimp]

matt have you done a theory on Bugsnax? It would be really cool to see one about it! It was such a greay game and it had alot of little easter eggs and lore/plot.(it also counts as a psychological horror game, if it matters)

[@deannal.newton9772]

I don't think I've ever heard of this game, but considering that it's relatively new compared to the horror games that I researched in my junior year in high school I want to thank you for bringing me this to my attention. Especially since there are so many horror games disguised as other genres of video games like how Doki Doki Litrature Club is a horror game disguised as a dating sim or Irisu Syndrome which is a horror game disguised as a puzzle game. As someone who is not a fan of the horror genre in general, I did my homework so that no one would try and trick me into playing a horror game because I know it's a horror game.

[@Damuko]

so when i first played Cooking Companions my friends and I did a bunch of nerd research in order to figure out it's lore, we came to the baba yaga conclusion but we never could figure out the chompettes or any of the other small lore bits. we had some theories but nothing concrete. im SO excited to see matpat play and do theories on this as i just have so many questions and i just love this game so much, thank you, thank you for playing

[@DeerDreamStudios]

Thanks for playing! The new story content should help you out with the Chompettes...

[@Damuko]

@@DeerDreamStudios I'm so hyped! I love them so much

[@L16htW4rr10r]

You can watch the playthrough in GTLive

[@mosshivenetwork117]

Your profile picture is scary.

[@user-od7me2cu7w]

Hello from Ukraine. Thank you very much for your words of support. A fan of your channel for many years, I did not even expect that someday I would see references to one of the most terrible moments in the history of our country. As always - I was very intrigued by the first part and look forward to continuing XD

[@rblxtutorials1881]

I can describe yo whole country atm lmao 🛩. ✈️ 🛩. 🛩 ☁️☁️☁️🌥☁️🌨🌦 💣. ☢️💣 💣💣☢️☢️☢️☢️ 🔥💥. 💣🧨🗡 🏚🏯🏰 🗼🏟🗽🌴🕍💂🏼‍♂️🔫⛪️ 💥🤯💥💥💥💥🪃💥💥💥💥 🪦☠️💀🪦🪦🪦🪦🪦🪦🪦🪦💀

[@rblxtutorials1881]

Nukes & Death!

[@BLET_55artem55]

How's water supplies?

[@raz3621]

Damn

[@haywardsebastian3713]

Okay, this is by FAR the BEST EVER intro bit in ANY of the channels! By FAR!

[@shadowunikat849]

Did you know that cannibalism is the main reason for the disease prion existing? Types of prion that we know to exist include mad cow disease and laughing death. Thing is, we can get prion from eating each other, OORRR eating animals who have eaten each other.

[@katarzynalangnowak81]

As a Polish girl myself- I must say your pronunciation of polish city Zakopane and mountains is fantastic! 😘 Love your content!

[@eksprolek2924]

Zakopane is not little tho. His pronunciation was great thi, just how tou said.

[@vywern4754]

Oh. It feels really nice, since I am from Slovakia, a little european country no one really talks about, to actually hear about it from someone like you. And also, as a slaw, I am very familiar with those folcloric stories, so even more interesting. I can't wait for part 2!!!

[@SXDVPurity]

I am Slovakian

[@vywern4754]

@@SXDVPurity eyyy

[@COBRUH]

whatsup my fellow slovakian!

[@vywern4754]

@@COBRUH wasssupp

[@kyrohowe3156]

Can't wait for part 2 as well

[@Easter--Bunny]

I was researching the famine in Ukraine for my English class, a few days later this video was posted. Kind of strange but I do enjoy this video, since Bijuu Mike did a play through of this game I really wanted a theory, so thank you MatPat

[@elisabetrouge]

"Talking vegetables" *Raspberry, bread, cornbread* 🤔😂

[@danielo6219]

I love Cannibalism Week, we need more themed weeks across the channels

[@couchpotato7909]

@@Savetion. Bot. Instantly pointless

[@antoinegaming936]

Agree

[@DefeaterMann]

READ MY NAME!!! !