The ENTIRE Five Nights at Freddy's Timeline - FNAF Theory

[@IDsFantasy]

Make sure to check out the Makeship plushie petition! www.makeship.com/petitions/id-plushie What is your favorite part of the Five Nights at Freddy's lore?

[@Josh651Pro]

Website has an error 😢

[@mateuszmroczkiewicz8789]

Pizza Sim and UNC

[@IDsFantasy]

@Josh651Pro it should be working now!

[@Skuller_Eonix]

Mine was the Nazi theory

[@SOULular]

​@@Skuller_Eonixthe what now?

[@Specky_Decky]

i love how like every single fnaf channel is making a full timeline video, i love hearing everybody's takes on the franchise

[@IDsFantasy]

Tis prime time it seems XD

[@noobhabs5884]

We need a ranking of all those timelines Also, imagine if Scoot has actually already revealed the entire lore of fnaf, under some little know alt account on youtube, but we just don't know it 😅

[@ZenoDovahkiin]

And none of them completely match. :D

[@RFDN0]

​@@noobhabs5884That would require Scott to have actually a final storyline.

[@Fishycheese99]

@@RFDN0 which I believe will be released on the 4th of Neverary

[@spencerofthecoast6415]

"Because no one in the Afton family can stay dead for more than 2 minutes" Wow. One of them managed to stay dead that long? That's a new record

[@IDsFantasy]

I know right XD

[@midnight4566]

It’s always fun to see what the fnaf theorists come up with their timelines based on their knowledge

[@IDsFantasy]

Yeah!

[@lucibvee]

Absolutely, i love when people give their own 5 cents with their own assumptions!

[@therealslimsagey5561]

I preferred this timeline to MatPat's to be honest. It was easier to follow (dates on screen at all times was a big help) and ID has a narrative that fits a lot more cleanly, particularly the first 6 games. I think she has absolutely nailed the afton family appearances, motivations and actions with regards to the who is the player character on shift in each game and what was happening in the mini games such as midnight motorist.

[@ShamrockKing]

Bro sounds like a menace

[@hamcheese3532]

​@@therealslimsagey5561matpats timeline is old now compared to new ones since it has less information and lore that wasn't uncovered before

[@carapar]

I respect you for making a timeline that is only 28 minutes long.

[@IDsFantasy]

Nice XD

[@blazelazin5752]

LMAO! Matpats fnaf timelone could never😂😂😂

[@blazelazin5752]

Not hating on him btw.

[@leoyamauchi5992]

You don’t want to enjoy an 8:47:38 video that gives a short introduction to fnaf?

[@itsdakilla7599]

@@leoyamauchi5992I know I did! Twice!

[@GhoulishGwyn]

This is the only timeline I’ve seen that gives a satisfying answer to the shadow animatronics, and overall just feels like a very logical order of events. I think things inevitably get messy around Security Breach and Ruin for any timeline, but hopefully Help Wanted 2 will help all of us piece more of that together.

[@IDsFantasy]

Thanks! And yeah, that sums up the HW onward situation well lol

[@batguy39]

Toy ain't Spring Bonnie 🗿

[@jonathanhibberd9983]

Spoiler alert: It didn't. 😂

[@djlopez7976]

@@IDsFantasythanks again for replying on my comment about hurricane’s pronunciation ( I hate it too)

[@balibo07]

Yeahh this one time line makes so much sense like cc becoming shadow Freddy that makes sense why he helps William cuz he is his father and he don't know that he did those nightmares and helped him destroy the animaltronics cuz he was afraid of them that just makes so much sense the answer we have been looking for was right in front of us and we just couldn't see it

[@HeyDrGhost]

Kudos to you ID for making this so grounded, short, and easy to understand, which isn't a small feat! You've been doing such a wonderful job, keep it up! :)

[@IDsFantasy]

Thank you!

[@HeyDrGhost]

@@IDsFantasy Hey no problem. Its well deserved!

[@The_Jayman]

Really is

[@Lumberjack_king]

Lol the first part is easy to understand and grounded but the last parts devolve into madness I can imagine iD with a massive corkboard

[@HeyDrGhost]

@Lumberjack_king while yes I kind of agree, I feel as if it's unfair to dismiss any theories in the post help wanted Era, as we don't just know anything really.

[@YourWickedPixie]

I am a die hard Game Theory fan, but I gotta say... your timeline makes more sense. I'm so beyond impressed! Also making a concise FNAF explanation is no easy task and this was perfect! Def my go-to video for newbies now!

[@IDsFantasy]

Thank you! I'm happy to hear it :D

[@fern4334]

well game theory hasnt made an updated one and matt himself said he wasn’t super sure about it

[@noobhabs5884]

Congrats for making a full timeline! While I dont always agree with your theorys, I really do appreciate, how every single one of them is undeniably, well argumented, well presented and consistent with the rest of theorys, that you have already made. Its also, simply nice to see a more unique and original approach to certain parts or events of the story, and not just the exact same thing, that others had already said.

[@IDsFantasy]

Thank you!!!

[@Tortuga2223a]

Yes the reason I sub in the first place. Someone else has reslly gone downhill in my opinion, ID's like a breath of fresh air.

[@Swaxol]

@@Tortuga2223a Matpat?

[@Tortuga2223a]

@@Swaxol yeah. I love the guy and the nostalgia is apparent, I just think he might be burned out and rightfully so. Idk. He might feel obligated too but if the guy starts losing his evidence I just can't help but think he should move on. I mean they're alot cool and great people, like here, putting together early Game Theory quality work. Gotta respect it.

[@bluegloriousgames]

Yes I agree

[@Adventist1997]

I still dont understand how Cassie was so naive. Helpy literally talked to him when Helpie is just in her head. Gregory shouldn't know what it says through a radio... 😭

[@IDsFantasy]

Yeah 😅

[@Victor_Nova_56]

Good stuff! Some things from GT I prefer, but a lot of good stuff here too. I particularly like how you did what GT didn't/couldn't with having both Mike and Will active at the same time and balancing it so the murders and Mike's hunt could happen simultaneously.

[@IDsFantasy]

Thanks!

[@marniposaa]

This is my favorite timeline video I've seen so far! I adore your videos you take some of the most confusing elements of the franchise and make it so digestible and straight forward.

[@IDsFantasy]

I'm glad to hear it!

[@caemyncingel5495]

Got a bit confused in the security breach portion, but other than that little wrinkle, this was great! It's easy to understand, covers some admittedly confusing parts of the lore pretty well and all in only about half an hour! Great work! :)

[@IDsFantasy]

Fair. The SB portion is a bit convoluted since it added a LOT of stuff, but I'm glad you liked the timeline!

[@Metalkatt]

I definitely like your take on things. The only thing that sticks with me is that I cannot believe that a mask had enough delicacy and leverage to drill through the front of Cassie's skull, slip its way through her brain without damaging anything, and implant a transponder in the back of her brain before exiting safely. Plus, Helpi didn't say he was installing one. He said he was **pairing** with one. Cassie's transponder had to already be there, probably put in when she was in the Daycare as a smaller child.

[@IDsFantasy]

Well, she says "ow" and flinches heavily. It doesn't have to have been implanted into her occipital lobe specifically, just communicate with it. But that is an interesting thing to think about

[@Thinkafurr]

I would wager it was through the area of the eyes, in a very quick jab from a needle of some kind in a pathway similar to what ......they used to do per....lobotomy and that makes the mask even more horrifying.

[@Metalkatt]

@@IDsFantasy The ow was likely an EM pulse to wake up the chip. I just cannot see the mask having enough leverage and delicacy. Skull bones, even in a kid, are tough.

[@Metalkatt]

@@Thinkafurr If she were strapped down and had her eyes held open, maybe. There's just too much biology in the way for the mask to have the leverage needed to get something inside.

[@tinocabral4201]

@@Metalkattmost likely just a silly mis-hap in the writing. I’m sure it does implant it but we should just ignore exactly how it does anatomically since it doesn’t rly make sense lol

[@TheFootoftheCross]

I always love fnaf timeline videos. They're always a fun ride to see the different ways evidence can be interpreted. Amazing video.

[@IDsFantasy]

Thank you!

[@tenshinokuragari]

Idk if I’ve seen anyone else suggest that “remember what you saw” could be Charlie/puppet mini game. I love layering that on top of midnight motorist. It makes sense that the relationship between CC and Mike would change after CC witnessed the death of a friend/peer. I really like this read on the evidence we have

[@bilowik123]

What an awesome timeline! I'm glad you left out the parts that are still a bit too obscure and unknown rather than trying to shoehorn them into some place that they kinda fit. We will never have every answer and that's kinda the point bc if we did then this would be no fun!

[@IDsFantasy]

Yep! And thank you

[@uralink3485]

This is going to be my new head canon, I really like the order and interpretation of events. Also, very well explained and resumed in only 28 minutes, great job.

[@IDsFantasy]

Thank you!!! I'm glad you like it :D

[@duztysworld]

It's insane how huge this franchise has gotten since the first game.

[@IDsFantasy]

Yeah XD

[@erluq9309]

This is good, timeline videos between different yt channels are getting shorter and shorter which is previously thought to be impossible. Helps the community compare different interpretations of the timeline and agrees with ones that are consistent throughout different yt videos

[@IDsFantasy]

Yep!

[@tsuki-no-akuma]

Man, this is what I absolutely love about the FNAF universe and all the combined theorists out there. After watching GiBi's Good Idea Bad Idea's ALMOST 9 HOUR LONG FNAF lore vid- the conclusions he comes to differ day and night from this one. I love it, we're all looking at the same data and there's so many vast, diverse opinions, passion, hard work and soul put into each... I wonder if another franchise exists that has this much sheer love from fans.

[@IDsFantasy]

Yep! It's very cool

[@mr.cgaming2754]

This must have taken so much time to piece together. Great work! This was an awesome timeline explanation and it is true that part of the fun of FNaF is attempting to piece together the lore and how the puzzle pieces might fit together.

[@DjDeadpig]

Me and the bois enjoying this video before Scott makes it outdated :(

[@IDsFantasy]

We should have about a month lol

[@marzbars6063]

This is by far one of the best and most cohesive timelines I’ve seen. It displays information in a digestible way and I love the explanation for the shadow animatronics and your perception of midnight moderist. Along with this the perception of security breach makes a really good amount of sense (for how absolutely chaotic that lore is). Incredible job as always!!

[@IDsFantasy]

Thank you! I'm glad you liked it

[@ellespoonies]

I think this is one of the most concise, solid FNAF timelines I’ve watched in a while. A lot of things that are normally loose ends were answered neatly, and I really like that. Good work, ID, especially getting everything in such a short video!

[@IDsFantasy]

Thank you!

[@vincentmorris8431]

While I think i might lean towards it being Henry, i don't fully deny the thought of William being behind the Puppet as per the "I am the fearful reflection of what YOU have created", and probably why Matpat considered it William's idea in his timeline, also would you consider the Puppet started at the Diner or Fazbear's? Aside from still feeling CC was bitten before Charlie (and I have seen your previous Midnight Motorist vid), I still hesitate on Puppet driving his fears. Scott even said Nightmarionne wasn't canon - why BB was, I've no idea. And while the Nightmares' stomach teeth resemble 8-bit Baby opening, that scooping's placement still muddles this. The June 26th paper detailed 2 children, implying the other 3 might've been later. Also, while I still find some issues with Molten MCI, I still don't place Mike's SL journey before FNAF 2. Also, while I don't doubt the kids surviving post FNAF 6, I still hesitate on the Vanessa and Gregbot stuff, sometimes. Ooftroop did an interesting look into MXES and how it wouldn't be the Entity. Honestly, I think a pillow of The Fourth Closet would probably be a better thing to vent your rage upon instead of plush you - it's too cute to abuse...

[@IDsFantasy]

Ooo good point on the fearful reflection thing, though I always interpreted that as him being a reflection of the Puppet post possession, which William did through Charlie's death But hey, you definitely don't have to agree with me on any of that. And fair for the plushie lol

[@cathygrandstaff1957]

Balloon Boy being a canon nightmare might be because Balloon Boy seems to have been a mechanical replacement for the Crying Child, with him having a similar behavior of hiding under the tables while other people are working. As such he would have been significant for Mike. It could also indicate we’re seeing two sets of nightmares, one set being CC’s where Plushtrap is present and the other being Mike’s where BB is. In both cases this one innocuous animatronic acts as a hope spot, with CC hoping William will go easy on him and Mike hoping CC will forgive him.

[@crowbot4424]

Love hearing different theories on this crazy lore. Thanks ID you're one of the greats!

[@IDsFantasy]

Thank you!

[@Victoria-cw7ve]

After all the different timelines that have release in the last year, I personally consider this one to be the best and most fitting to me You did a great job on this video, congratulations on managing to do a coherent timeline without losing your sanity like other theorists (definitely not matpat)

[@IDsFantasy]

Thank you XD

[@Victoria-cw7ve]

@@IDsFantasy thank you for the great videos, keep up the hard work!

[@cheesypizzajokes]

Love how you explained the shadow animatronics! Question though, if CC was the one William inflicted those nightmare hallucinations on, then what about Mike's nightmare drawings in the logbook? Like you mentioned, there's also those inverted phone guy audio bits in FNAF4, so is it alright to assume that both of them were experimented on?

[@IDsFantasy]

Thanks! I think that FNAF 4 is Mike experiencing CC's memories while being haunted by him, mixed in with bits of Mike's experiences!

[@Ace_Valley]

My favorite part of fanf lore is the confusion and the little details 😁

[@IDsFantasy]

Valid lol

[@gerardomr3283]

The full timeline in only one video :0, needless to say I'm impressed, I really love the straight forward narrative using what we already know from the games, great video like always :^D. Love your videos

[@IDsFantasy]

Thank you! And here's hoping XD

[@foxmccloudmelee4189]

It is unspeakably silly to me that so many things can create agony, but Henry dying for nothing and his daughter still being possessed not making some of the most powerful, enraged agony of all time is so hard to believe imo. Maybe it'll happen in the future but Henry ,who is responsible for the entire franchise, being given an ending like that makes no sense given that even the most minute characters can possess things in this franchise

[@IDsFantasy]

He could be in the Blob perhaps. Might be why it's so upset at William specifically

[@edgylearner9249]

I'll be entirely honest here. When you started talking about robotic humans like Vanessa and Gregory, I SCREAMED. If the person who built the robots could actually make realistic robots that trick others into thinking they are human, why the HELL didn't Fazbear Entertainment find and hire them? Then again, they could be the same person that gave the Pathfinding chips for Help Wanted.

[@IDsFantasy]

In the books, the indie dev gets killed by a robot person he thought was his wife and had two robot kid children so

[@Gdog692]

I’ll be completely honest I never truly understood the entirety of the lore until I watched you explain it, so thank you! You’ve made it far easier to understand the lore and I appreciate the time you’ve put into the whole timeline!

[@IDsFantasy]

No problem! Glad I could help

[@axios4702]

Just wanted to leave some impressions down here: 1: William looks f*cking insane in the visual novel, like seriously, who would ever trust ANYTHING to that guy? Never mind dangerous equipment and children XD. 2: Funny how despite his ample presence in game and in lore, we never really learn much from Phone Guy. Apparently he worked for fazbear entertainment for a long while, but wasn´t around during the early days of Fredbear´s family diner judging by how he wasn´t sure about the name in FNAF 2. And that´s it. We never even learn his fate beyond "attacked by Golden Freddy", was he stuffed in a suit? Was he ever found? You gotta feel sorry for the guy, it´s easy to forget children weren´t the only victims of WIll´s rampage, thanks to him at least 4 guys got killed by angry animatronics across the series (that we know of). 3: Phone Dude is definitely a stoner, it´s the only reason I can come up with as to why he thought making a horror attraction out of a real life tragedy was a good idea. 4: Judging by baby´s dialogue in that game, Henry promised them all children... Yup... But hey, it worked and no one innocent was harmed. 5: At this point, Fazbear Entertainment is just the Weiland Yutani of killer robots.

[@IDsFantasy]

Yeah lol Yep, and he's my favorite character. Somehow despite how little info we get he's one of the most characterized pvdkfvd Pfft wouldn't be surprised Yep XD

[@icarusthecryptid]

This was so awesome to watch and so cohesive! I laughed a lot at some parts and wrote things down that I wanted to remember. This was very clear and easy to follow along to :D Thank you for making it, it was a lot of fun to watch!

[@IDsFantasy]

No problem! I'm glad you enjoyed it

[@mr_h831]

Personally I like the idea that it was Micheal Afton that was tortured with the nightmare animatronics, primarily because I think it's more narratively satisfying when he finally turns on his father.

[@IDsFantasy]

Fair

[@gl7280]

This is far and away the best time line I have heard. Feels like less things are forced into trying to fit where they don't, and no speculation about the distant past.

[@IDsFantasy]

I'm glad you like it!

[@jesusrodriguezcolon8315]

It doesn't have to be logical though Same rules don't apply from our reality

[@UnusualPrince76]

Your theories are always great! Thank you for making these awesome videos!!!

[@IDsFantasy]

Thank YOU for watching!

[@UnusualPrince76]

⁠and thank you for the incredible explanation. Everything is making a ton on sense now, I love how you organized it! The way you don’t touch the confusing parts, but explain why at the end makes so much sense! Thanks again Ids! And keep being awesome!!!

[@ASwitchDog]

Good job ID! Think you did a great job explaining these events to the best of your ability and I really like the way you explain the earlier parts of this franchise. You may have my favorite interpretation of the order of events for the first 6 games and I like the way you logically stitch them together with narrative coherence even if there are still a few holes. Can't say I'm as on board for the more recent games but ever since Help Wanted I just haven't been a fan of the direction of the story and the reliance on old characters serving new purposes for no reason when they could just be new characters and the random insertion of new information into earlier parts of the timeline where we had never heard of them before. Thats more of just a gripe I have with modern FNAF though. Nevertheless, an another insightful video and I hope to see your plushie funded real soon! Keep up the good work ID!

[@IDsFantasy]

Thank you!!!

[@peridotasadeadbritishmonar7924]

I’m so glad you also think Charlie died before CC. While I do like a lot of the timeline videos that have “recently” come out, I honestly really don’t like how they make Afton seem…sympathetic? by saying he basically just went mad with grief over the death of CC. I like the idea much more (and honestly find it more disturbing lol) that he killed Charlie and immediately came home to be dad to CC, Michael and Elizabeth and that the reason he wasn’t suspected by the public was because they all saw him as a dad who loved his kids and they didn’t believe he could murder a kid, especially his partner and friend’s child. I paused about five minutes in to write this comment so you may address what’s in my comment but amazing video as always so far lol :)

[@IDsFantasy]

Yeah, sympathetic villains are a dime a dozen these days, but William has always been especially interesting to me in how to most people he seemed like a perfectly normal, friendly guy until the Missing Children Incident. Heck, in the books people suspected HENRY before they suspected William some of the time. Thanks XD

[@peridotasadeadbritishmonar7924]

@@IDsFantasyI finished the video and I agreed with most of it, but something I disagree with/should point out is that the Funtimes may have not been Afton’s first murder robots. About 6 years ago MatPat horrified a 14 year old me with his “FNAF, we were wrong about the Bite” video. The gist of it was basically going over how strong the animatronic that killed CC would have had to have been and compared that to how strong irl animatronics generally are, and concluded that it was built with the intention to kill but it was an accident that it killed CC instead of some other kid. The franchise isn’t exactly realistic and real science can’t really be applied to it xD but I think MatPat and that video really really disturbing me is the reason why I’ve dug my heels in about Afton being a murderer before CC died for so long lmao.

[@TheRedRos]

I have one problem so far, I don't think W. Afton is controlling Shadow Freddy by any means I think Shadow Freddy is calling the animatronics to defeat their murderer by showing them where he is, unfortunately, he can see him because he's not an actual animatronic but the real animatronics cannot because it's blocked by their programming. that's what I believe at least, and I have no real problem with your interpretation.

[@IDsFantasy]

That's a fair theory. I just think the line of Henry saying William lured the spirits to the room again implies William was in control

[@TheRedRos]

​@@IDsFantasyunderstandable

[@Adog00]

This IP has the most complicated lore I have ever tried to understand and I love it

[@IDsFantasy]

Nice XD

[@liluziintrovert]

My head cannon with Vanessa/Vanny is that she has split personalities due to the Glitchtrap interference. That instead of taking over Vanessa’s mind it basically created a new one inside of it. That’s why Vanessa would put you in the security office and immediately try and attack you as Vanny, because Vanessa genuinely does want to help you and doesn’t know about Vanny. And the ending where she looks at herself could of been a manifestation of her original personality seeing the Vanny personality

[@IDsFantasy]

While I disagree, you're absolutely valid for having your own take

[@Sock-Monster-Simian]

I don't think I agree with everything, but this is the best, most complete story of FNAF I've heard (and with the fewest number of frustrating assumptions and holes). I still really love the 'Midnight Motorist' interpretation, which cleanly slots characters in, and makes a lot of sense out of some issues we've had with the story thus far (I especially like Michael being the TV watcher, and the explanation for the footsteps). Additionally, the Elizabot Vannessa and Vanny split is great, and really cleanly handles both characters and their motivations (and keeps Elizabeth around, which I like. I don't know why people want all the Aftons to be gone, when it's the only thing giving me hope that this story will, at some point, come to a satisfying end and not continue forever). This also tracks very nicely with what I think the movie was trying to tell us about Vanessa; that is, that she is Elizabeth in some capacity (most likely as a robot) (also, the actress is Elizabeth Lail, and Vanessa is Williams daughter, so I just don't think that can be a coincidence). If I can say anything about ID's theories, it's that they are often very cleanly built and satisfying in what they tell us. I may not agree with all of them, but she is by far my favorite theorist in the community right now. It's nice to have someone who makes me feel like we have a bit more continuity in this franchise (and without too many holes) than I usually think, and who gives me hope that this story isn't getting as out of hand as it feels sometimes (I've been worried recently, but I still think Scott's got it, especially after watching the movie, and interpreting it the way I did).

[@IDsFantasy]

Thank you! That means a lot to hear

[@stillmainingfox6881]

thank you for the correct pronunciation of hurricane UT, i understand why people get it wrong but it's nice to to see someone get it right

[@IDsFantasy]

No problem :D

[@AshBlossomWorshiper]

1:31 Another reason RyeToast needs to make the FNAF: OSHA video. WE NEED ANSWERS!

[@IDsFantasy]

Someone called fruitshark already did I believe!

[@cathygrandstaff1957]

Great video, it seems to tie up loose ends, at least mostly. Henry’s judgement can be pretty bad. Like the springlock suits have no practical reason to exist, if you wanted to give the illusion the animatronics were leaving the stage and walking around it’s cheaper and safer to have a separate costume that the staff can wear to entertain the kids. It’s also a little weird, we know Golden Bonnie, aka William’s character, was a springlock suit but everything we’ve seen of Golden Freddy suggests it wasn’t since it’s always portrayed as lacking an endoskeleton, which the springlock suit would provide. So why would only William’s suit be the ultra dangerous Springlock variety but Henry’s is a normal costume? Did William want that so he could get out of the suit, use it as a murder weapon and then get back in it to finish his rounds? That seems really dumb since if the thrashing victim didn’t set off the springlocks blood getting in the suit would have. Or was Henry trying to kill his partner? Then there’s leaving his 2 year old daughter mostly unattended at the Pizzaria, even with her own personal robot bodyguard that seems questionable. I kind of think that William is a parallel to Doctor Frankenstein, dabbling in the science of bringing life to that which isn’t alive, while Henry is a parallel to Doctor Tenma, another character whose neglect caused his only child to be killed and who tries to bring him back by creating a robotic replacement.

[@IDsFantasy]

Thanks! Yeahhhhh. When I say generally reasonable, the point of comparison was William so XD Interesting!

[@TiredMoonRabbit]

I like basically everything in here, still dont think the cc is the midnight motorist kid and Gregory be a robot could easily work with him just be possed but everything else fit perfectly. This timeline is everything you want in a timeline video, its straight forward, doesn't go on tangents, and is consistent all the way through, Great job ID.

[@IDsFantasy]

Thank you!

[@haley1219]

This is honestly my favorite full time line theory so far! It makes so much sense to me!

[@IDsFantasy]

Thank you!!! I'm glad you like it

[@Hedspaces]

I love your FNAF theorys! With MatPat they always just seem… a little too over the top and… well he skips over a few important details

[@IDsFantasy]

I'm glad you like them!

[@JuicyJerm]

This by far makes the most sense out of fnaf time-lines, and the easiest to follow. Love your content.

[@IDsFantasy]

I'm glad!

[@Baba_Lysaga]

I love this video. The timeline fits really well and it’s now my favorite take lol can’t wait to see Matt Pats reaction to this one!

[@IDsFantasy]

Thank you!

[@shoot9844]

"IT CAME IT FINALLY CAME... THE BIG ONE" 🤩 *cracks a Fizzy Faz*

[@IDsFantasy]

Heck yeah XD

[@belenhernandoscocchi649]

hey i love your videos! im very excited to see your take on the franchise's story!! you're definitely my favorite theorist currently making fnaf theories rn. i hope you keep having as much fun making these as i am having fun experiencing them!

[@IDsFantasy]

Thank you! I hope so to :D

[@xmattar]

I have never seen anybody acknowledge the shadow animantronics

[@IDsFantasy]

Well now you have :D

[@R0BXGaming]

"Fnaf at freddy's. Under the mistletoe. Yeah!" -Jack Black

[@IDsFantasy]

Pfft

[@philipp04]

The "intact puppet" of FNaF 3 always struck me as weird. I always thought that it's just a hallucination as it doesn't seem to properly move and instead just appears on Cam 8 where it doesn't have any visible strings attached to it, the lighting on it also doesn't really match the environment, and it just T-poses, never appearing on any other camera. Yet the fantom puppet in its "jumpscare" (read: staredown) looks like all other fantoms, so the real look of the Cam 8 puppet seems to be deliberate, but why? Also funny how you can see the puppet mask on the wall on Cam 8, -but it has no tear streaks so it's not the same puppet- edit: scrap that, after a closer look it does have tear streaks

[@IDsFantasy]

It's very interesting

[@jshtng78]

A lot of fans and even a lot of theorycrafters rag on the characters for acting illogically with regards to the supernatural side of things but the way you've lined it out makes it sound a lot more like the 'dangerously groping in the dark' approach that real people would default to. Nice touch.

[@IDsFantasy]

Yeah, to me it makes sense that like. These guys may have more information than we do, but they had to figure it out through trial and error themselves. Thanks!

[@PeanutButtervr22]

This is by far the best timeline video I’ve ever seen someone do, great job👍

[@IDsFantasy]

Thank you!

[@funtimeandrookie5038]

Very Solid Fnaf Theory Timeline And It Makes So Much Sense!,The Video Ain't An Hour Long The Timeline Is Consistant,Certain Events I Couldn't Figure Out Or Make Any Sense Of You Made It Make Sense! THANK YOU SO MUCH! I Love It!

[@IDsFantasy]

Thank you for watching! I'm glad you like it

[@maciek9272]

That's a really great timeline, you have some really interesting takes on the lore of this series. Amazing video, it looks like you put a lot of work in it, so congrats on putting this lore together!

[@IDsFantasy]

Thank you!

[@luce669]

I'd never considered it before but I actually really like the implied connection drawn between the multiple endings of Security Breach and Dittophobia. That's a very interesting theory

[@IDsFantasy]

Thanks!

[@mk_kyleq]

Okay this is one of the best full timelines Sounds great and works perfect

[@IDsFantasy]

Thank you!

[@AmberbubblesX]

This is such a fascinating take on the timeline! I can tell you put a lot of effort into this. It definitely fills in some confusing blanks i noticed from other fnaf theory channels. Keep up the good work!

[@IDsFantasy]

Thanks! Will do :D

[@ShamrockKing]

Didn’t even expect this right now, a surprise to be sure but a welcome one

[@IDsFantasy]

:D

[@allengrove1864]

Omfg I absolutely love your interpretation of the beginning of this timeline and this is why I always watch timeline videos

[@SkeleVeR]

The day I've been waiting for has arrived This shall be amazing

[@IDsFantasy]

Heck yeah!

[@sarah_.2224]

This video helped me so much- i was so confused bout the nightmare animatronics but you explained everything- thank you for that

[@IDsFantasy]

No problem! Glad I could help

[@JoshuaMartinez-r1t]

I disagree with some stuff but good timeline 👍

[@IDsFantasy]

Valid. Thanks!

[@forzaflash]

I'm new to your channel after watching many of your shorts and I'm already loving the content so so much! You're very efficient with your words and remain very clear constantly, I also happen to find myself mostly aligned with your rationale which I don't always get in other channels. I won't stop watching other channels obviously, this franchise thrives with more perspectives as we well know, but I really like your approach, your phrasing, your insights and style. And I love the background music, it's on every video but I never get tired of it hahaha

[@tokyo.r6]

Henry Emily is wearing a light yellow shirt and is blonde... could he not be the one who said "You're broken. I can put you back together."? He is an engineer after all who is proficient in AI robots. So it would make sense if Henry Emily fixed Crying Child by "putting him back together" then it would mean, Gregory is Crying Child and Freddy's line in Security Breach "I feel you are broken" would confirm that Gregory is 100% Crying Child. Freddy feels that Gregory is either still broken or became broken due to not being worked on as much anymore by Henry seeing as he ran away which is why he is homeless in one of the endings...

[@IDsFantasy]

I personally doubt it for the first instance of the line since he seems largely irrelevant for most of the story but who knows!

[@bearwaldo]

As someone that is too scared to play the games but totally invested in the lore, this video was amazing! I’ve watched a few lore explainers including MatPat’s and Fuhnaf’s but this is the first one where I feel like I actually understand now. Thank you 😭

[@IDsFantasy]

No problem! Glad I could help :D

[@allisonpriolo111]

This is honestly a really solid interpretation of the FNAF games with stuff from the books. I like it

[@IDsFantasy]

I'm glad!

[@tidalrose26]

Honestly, I think this timeline makes the most sense out of the (admittedly few) I have heard. While the idea of Henry’s plan straight-up not working after that badass speech is disappointing at best, and I personally think that there has to be more to the shadow animatronics, everything you laid out you managed to connect to everything else really well. And it didn’t even take you a full half-hour to explain it! I wish I hadn’t missed out on that plushie, because I definitely wanna support more of your work.

[@_PresidentSkillz]

Fnaf 4 is from Michaels perspective, not CCs...

[@IDsFantasy]

Yep. It's Mike experiencing CC's memories

[@Moonlight_0419]

​@@IDsFantasy Personally, I think that FNaF 4 is C.C's hallucinations thanks to the gas, but also Mike suffered from them cuz according to MatPat, William also used illusion discs. So basically what I think is for C.C it was gas and for Michael it was illusion discs.

[@gofri77]

this was the best video I've ever watched in my entire life. If I have any questions I1ll definitely watch this video

[@IDsFantasy]

I'm glad you liked it!

[@cbandit7715]

Brussels timeline is my preffered timeline but I also love this

[@IDsFantasy]

Thanks!

[@Will_Morand]

Honestly I agree with Wendigoon’s placement of Sister Location as right before Pizzeria Sim, as the Toys and Funtimes having parts from the original animatronics gives a more solid explanation for why they’re sentient, especially Molten Freddy after Elizabeth is removed. That does also mean that Mike isn’t a rotting corpse for most of the story, but I don’t think that changes too much for that part of the timeline. It also removes the need to explain it with “maybe Afton did more off-screen killings we never heard about”.

[@yoshimori_hero]

There's a lot about the mimic I didn't know before, it and other factors really helped me clear out some continuity issues I had between Pizza Sim, Help Wanted, and Security Breach. Thanks for sharing your findings!

[@IDsFantasy]

No problem!

[@renatoschlaefli7077]

27:27 That is so true and im glad somebody said that. I may don't agree whit your timeline even when I saw all your explanation videos, but i think you got some interesting conclucions that i haven't think about before, like the fact that all endings drawings are experiences that gregory lived.

[@IDsFantasy]

Thanks!

[@conorkelly-4081]

Love the theories keep it up

[@IDsFantasy]

Will do!

[@maxspeuboa5701]

I use to think that I was the only person who thought cc didn’t move on after the happiest day mini game

[@IDsFantasy]

Yeah, it's nice knowing you aren't the only one to think something XD

[@euniesdabus]

I have never once played FNAF nor do I have any interest in doing so since it's release in 2015, but watching people break it down has always been a treat, phenomenal video!

[@IDsFantasy]

Thank you!

[@TheCosmosAwaits]

Play it, it’s fun!

[@euniesdabus]

@@TheCosmosAwaits Not my cup of tea honestly! It's one of those games I like watching other people play or talk about instead though (:

[@hyhyd6135]

William in MatPat's timeline after C.C. died: Oh god... what have I done? William in IDFantasy's timeline: Oh no... anyway, let's learn more about Remnant

[@IDsFantasy]

Exactly lol

[@hyhyd6135]

@@IDsFantasy As for my thoughts on the timeline... I respect the effort that went into it and appreciate the pacing at which you explained it. There's a few sharks that I feel were jumped and the ending was dissatisfying, but overall, the timeline is well-crafted. I imagine there'll be some slight tweaking once Help Wanted 2 comes out, or any other games to the franchise but I feel confident that this will be a good way to introduce/re-introduce people to this franchise and it's mind-boggling lore. In short, it's pretty good. 8/10

[@hyhyd6135]

@@IDsFantasy Also ID PLUSHIE! LET'S GOOOOO!

[@Midgeywidgeyy]

i've been a fan since 2017 and i still cant explain the story of fnaf to anyone!🤣

[@IDsFantasy]

Dang lol

[@shopnil4]

Surprised you were able to fit this much in less than half an hour lol Tbh, I kinda see the timeline as a combination of a bunch of different fnaf theorists (including you) and for all I know, I'm probabaly still wrong xd

[@IDsFantasy]

I am speed lol Valid XD

[@kristiankalinic2663]

"emely died next to trashcans in the alley" "remanant gets absorbed into the nearby objects" so thats why trash and the gang exists in custom nights lol just straight up evil spooky trash lol

[@IDsFantasy]

Maybe lol

[@josephkeen7224]

This timeline and the one by Gabbie’s Horror Homestead are the best timelines that I’ve seen purely thanks to them being the simplest, especially compared to a lot of the other timelines (looking at you MatPat). I get why since the series story is almost exclusively told via hints (why I feel like the franchises story can barely be called a story), but I think that people tend to see things that aren’t there.

[@IDsFantasy]

Thanks! And yeah that is very likely

[@thepyrostickfigure7637]

Love the video one small note though with the timetable I'm fairly certain FNAF 3 takes place in 2015. We can actually figure this one out because, in the security survival guide logbook, the pizzeria coupons have a note scribbled in by Mike on how to find the real price. Plug that number into an inflation conversion and you'll find the year is 2015 the same year the game was released. It doesn't actually mean anything important it's just that the 30 years after a Freddy's closing is just one of the earlier ones, it's still a massive leap in time and then immediately after pizzeria simulator you have another jump forward to the future.

[@dylanm6335]

Thank you so much for this video! I’ve been getting back into FNAF and I have been trying to find a in depth explanation of everything, this was exactly what I was looking for!

[@IDsFantasy]

Glad I could help!

[@RyantheHedgehog]

Nice timeline! I personally disagree with the order of some events but it's nice to see someone make sense of such complicated lore! I love FNAF:SB, but I can't deny that the worst part of it is the story and compounded on top of eight other games, that makes the story of the entire series even more complicated. You inspired me to do my own theory video on Glamrock Freddy, and it should be out today! It's nice to see fans like you helping ease newcomers into the series!

[@IDsFantasy]

Thank you! And I hope your video does well

[@skiled2797]

This is proabably one of the best timelines i've ever heard no jokes good job on this one

[@IDsFantasy]

Thank you!

[@theonewhoknows4978]

This was a very nice timeline, cleaning up the lose ends at the best of its capabilities, also enjoy the humor thrown around, fnaf can be silly, specially trying to explain what goes on half the time. On other note, I really appreciate you didn’t try to give William a reason for being a criminal, no hate to anyone, this is a fictional story where most of it is up to imagination and interpretation, trying to build a story out of it is the fun part. But a lot of people, and specially now that the movie came out, are things to find a reason why William committed the missing children incident, what made him the way he is, and a lot of times it unintentionally sounds like his actions are being justified, which, yeah yikes. Personally I find it more terrifying that William is Just Like That, not even an invertir or a mad scientist, those are just extra excuses to commit the crimes he does, crimes he had even done to his own family. But anyway, sorry for the rant, great timeline, had way more robot people than I expected, good for them.

[@IDsFantasy]

Yep. Thank you! And yeah, lots of robot people XD

[@45_nguyenhaiangviet95]

"I always come back!!!"-William Afton "None other than Michael Afton!" Oh my Freddy, I know you two are father and son Mike, but atleast don't take after the scariest part of him. Your mission was accomplished, you can rest now!!!!

[@IDsFantasy]

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree apparently. I'm just glad it fell far enough that he isn't also evil pbklsjdf

[@danielaustin3563]

Love the timeline and concept of security breach of being a loop. I do think some spirits stayed but I like to think at least the 5 kids from MCI moved on. At least their souls, the anger and rage remain. As seen with the blob/tangle

[@IDsFantasy]

Well, Cassidy didn't, but the other four? Yeah, I think they may have been able to rest

[@danielaustin3563]

@@IDsFantasy Oh yeah, I forgot Cassidy, yeah that’s what I mean. I enjoy your channel and theories. You have a nice day 🎈

[@RainyCarnival]

Something that I realized while watching a GTLive video with FuhNaff was that when William was springlocked, there were only 5 spirits present when there should have been 6 because of the Cassidy and CC combo. It’s probably just a retcon oversight, but I thought it was interesting.

[@IDsFantasy]

I think CC wasn't manifesting at that point/stayed behind in Golden Freddy, or due to the overlap he and Cassidy were sorta manifesting simultaneously in the same spirit or something. Leaning the first one though lol

[@RainyCarnival]

@@IDsFantasy If you’re correct in your theory about the shadow animatronics in your midnight motorist video, (and if I’m remembering it correctly) could he be linked to shadow Freddy bringing the animatronics to the back room?

[@cleverusername8319]

Yes, Hurricane is pronounced like that. Her-ickin

[@zeed8102]

Most of this seems right, but i personally think that the nightmare gas is just a book thing, cause if you remove it from the story, nothing really changes

[@IDsFantasy]

Fair. Given the fact that it lines up perfectly with the rooms in Sister Location I'm inclined to believe otherwise, but I'm glad you like it otherwise!

[@barbadroid]

OMG, this one rocks, tho SB part may have some parts that hard to agree with, I see your point due to context of your videos and I really like this one! Incredible video and really well structured version of the story that nicely connects everything

[@IDsFantasy]

Thank you! :D

[@rebr4nd]

16:39 an ad perfectly cut this so I got a great "MICHAEL AFT-"

[@IDsFantasy]

XD